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I am probably worrying about nothing, but the Royal app shows menus for all restaurants and the MDR for all meals, including CK, BUT it says that CK is not open on Day 1.  I hope that this is just a glitch because I really like to have a relaxed lunch there on boarding day, and of course, I must have the filet on the first night (or I am afraid that @Lovetocruise2002 will find and filet me!
Does anyone know anything about this?  I am on Oasis on March 1.

I think that booking a refundable deposit cruise is a very very smart thing to do.  I sure wish they still allowed you to book a suite with a refundable deposit.

@Andrew72681, I’m not sure I could even figure that out!  Maybe my 20 year old a can.  I’m actually amazed that Jack Daniels and I have been able to even do this much?

I hope she is able to recover her jewelry.

It's cruise day!!! Happy Sailing @Rags1 and family!

I may in the minority, but while I agree that CK breakfast and dinner are outstanding, I also enjoyed their lunches.  The menus are limited and repetitive, but it is an enjoyable option on a leisurely sea day.

Grand Suites and above include internet.

Just got email that Royal Up bid was accepted. Upgraded to Grand Suite from Junior Suite for Feb 20th sailing on Grandeur. Put in the bid about a month ago for $135 over minimum bid of $300. 
 
Received email last night that RC tried to charge the payment card I put down on the bid, but I didnt realize the card expired. The email told me to either contact my original card issuer and RC would try charging again or to change payment method within 24 hours. I updated the card and sure enough about 24 hours after that first email I got a confirmation email of the upgrade. 
 
 

I was on Harmony in August and loved it.  I was in a suite and ate dinner each night in the suite restaurant (Coastal Kitchen).  I also at various times, enjoyed MiniBites, Park Cafe and Sorentos.  I did not eat in either the Solarium Bistro or Windjammer-the buffet options, due primarily to personal preference.  I am not a huge fan of buffets.  There is at least one other included option-the Dog House, but I don't like hot dogs, so I did not try it.  There are also a lot of specialty restaurants-my group did not try them because we were very content with the included options.  

I would avoid the deck immediately below the pool and Windjammer to avoid overhead noise from moving chairs, etc.  I’ve always found Deck 8, midship to be convenient. 

In my experience the pours are generally very generous 

I usually asked for less-the bar tenders used to laugh at me!  I guess I am somewhat of a lightweight, but I do like to at least see the color of the mixer!  I had a couple of Mimosas and if the bar tender waved the oj over the glass, that was all he did!  I also had some daiquiris that were VERY pale.   

In my experience the pours are generally very generous 

Always happy to see positives!   Hope your cruise is going well and you are having a great time

I usually asked for less-the bar tenders used to laugh at me!  I guess I am somewhat of a lightweight, but I do like to at least see the color of the mixer!  I had a couple of Mimosas and if the bar tender waved the oj over the glass, that was all he did!  I also had some daiquiris that were VERY pale.   

In my experience the pours are generally very generous 

We are super impressed with the very fast refund on a cancelled excursion today. 
 
We are in Labadee and our 1pm snorkeling excursion was cancelled due to rough water conditions. 
 
We walked back to the ship and by the time we got there, the refund was showing in our folio. 
 
I figured a good story would offset the few complaints we see here as well as reassure people who are concerned about their excursions being cancelled. 

My issue with Traditional dining is the timing.  5:30 is too early but 8 is too late.  

My issue with Traditional dining is the timing.  5:30 is too early but 8 is too late.  

I suggest bringing in a drink with you as sometimes it does take a little while to get your drinks from your server.  

My issue with Traditional dining is the timing.  5:30 is too early but 8 is too late.  

Rage is not a phase of grief, it's a component, and I doubt that they are "past it." It takes years to get over the rage at having your child snatched from you, from life! Think of them as being insane, because that's what grief is like, when it's acute, by which I mean severe. It's not insanity, in that it's normal and predictable, but it's indistinguishable from insanity. Maybe their rage is at the grandfather, maybe it's at God, maybe it's at the whole world, but RCCL is a convenient scapegoat for them. Let's hope the jury is strong and clearheaded and impartial, because the family cannot be those things, and will not be for quite some time.
Also, don't forget denial, which is more powerful than you would believe. If they've looked at the video, they have not been able to see what it shows, because denial protects them from losing their minds permanently. 
My daughter was killed 31 years ago (not by me, but by someone else), and I was quite out-of-my mind for at least a couple of years, and sporadically for even longer. Her father was even more crazed than I was, and it went on for a very long time. Guilt, which all parents feel when they have failed to protect their child, creates even more misplaced anger. At its core, the anger is at themselves, for having trusted Grandpa with the baby.
Please, no "sorry for your loss," I know that you would not wish this on me or anyone, just try to learn from someone who has been there. May it never happen to your family. I blame the lawyer, who is just using these poor people, and their suffering, to make a bundle from RCCL. I know lawyers, too, and some of them work for the benefit of the oppressed, and others work for their own benefit. This guy is a slime ball, in my opinion.

Have a FANTASTIC cruise!

Wonderful!

Might end up on Mariner in October for a quickie since we’re only 2 hours from canaveral. We shall see.....