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    cobra614 reacted to Lovetocruise2002 in Recommended Miami hotels with a balcony?   
    You will find us at the Intercontinental Miami.  Perfect unobstructed bay views.  I don't know about the the cigar thing though...
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    cobra614 reacted to MrsFL in Recommended Miami hotels with a balcony?   
    We are getting off the ship and staying one more day in Hollywood Beach at the Hyde. 
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    cobra614 reacted to mcoler18 in Recommended Miami hotels with a balcony?   
    We are having three nights at the Grand beach hotel surfside on Miami beach, think it is about 30 mins from the port though.
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    cobra614 reacted to Matt in Recommended Miami hotels with a balcony?   
    The DoubleTree Biscayne Bay has a balcony for sure.
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    cobra614 got a reaction from Lovetocruise2002 in Drink Package   
    We are on the same sailing.
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    cobra614 got a reaction from Baked Alaska in Drink Package   
    On my upcoming July Symphony cruise I've seen a price as high as $59pp. I bought it at $52pp, then saw it drop to $49pp. I just canceled and rebooked. I did see it drop one other time to $48pp, but didn't bother. One thing I did learn tho was keep checking RC`s prices. I,'ve saved $1000.00 on our Jr. suite cabin price from our original booking thru 3 price changes!!!
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    cobra614 got a reaction from nanowerx in Deluxe beverage package   
    As others have said, if you want it, book it. Then keep checking prices for better deals since you can canceland rebook.  I was on the fence originally about getting the DBP. Originally it was $56 a day pp and went down to $52. I didn't jump on it and missed out because it went back upto $56. I kept checking the cruise planner and finally it went back to $52 and i pounced on it. 
    A couple of months later it went down to $49pp. I ended up just calling RC to cancel and rebook, saved a few bucks, worth the free phone call. 
    This also applies to your cruise fare. I have called them out twice now since I purchased our cruise in late December for our July cruise and have saved almost $1000.00 for our JS on Symphony. 
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    cobra614 reacted to twangster in Deluxe beverage package   
    Different sailings get different promos.  Pricing is relative to on board pricing which also varies. Short cruises cost more than longer cruises.  Unless you are Diamond Plus or higher it is always cheaper to buy it before sailing.
    If you buy it now and the price does drop again you can refund the purchase and buy it again at the lower price.   If you are happy with the price now,  buy it since it might go up and never come back down.  If other people buy it and sales are good they will increase rates on a cruise by cruise basis.
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    cobra614 reacted to SpeedNoodles in Virtual stateroom tours   
    I got trapped in the bathroom of the Grand Suite and couldn’t get out. 
    While I was there I found this mildly amusing typo. 
     

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    cobra614 reacted to twangster in Drink Menu 2019   
    Fresh off Navigator in March 2019 here is the latest version of the drink menu found on many ships. 
    It's largely unchanged from 2017 but prices have been updated.









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    cobra614 got a reaction from Lovetocruise2002 in Refreshment package on sale...should I get it?   
    I ended up just calling them, took care of it all on the phone and saved $49.56. Worth a free call.
     
    Thanks again to all for the info in this thread.
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    cobra614 got a reaction from Lovetocruise2002 in Refreshment package on sale...should I get it?   
    I'm glad I saw this post. I purchased the DX package for my July sailing on Symphony for $52 a day and now it's $49. For 2 that is a savings altogether of $45.56. Not huge but if I found it on the street I'd pick it up, lol.
     
    To get it I just cancel the purchased ones then buy the new ones? If so, use the cancel option in my purchase section of the cruise planner?
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    cobra614 reacted to Matt in Passports on Beach?   
    We stuff it in our beach bag, below the beach barbies, used tissues and spare kids underwear. No intruder would dare dig into that bag.
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    cobra614 reacted to tiny260 in Cigar lounges?   
    Have not been on Symphony but all of the other O class ships allow cigars in the smoking area.
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    cobra614 reacted to tonyfsu21 in Cigar lounges?   
    For whatever is worth, my dad and I were smoking a cigar on the pool deck aboard Symphony and the man next to us had a cigar torch (I borrowed it to light my cigar!)
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    cobra614 reacted to Todd W in Cigar lounges?   
    Correct, casino doesn't allow it which drives me up the wall.   I don't understand the double standard but that's a discussion i'll keep to myself as I'm pretty passionate about cigar rights and want to keep my reputation nice and shiny here lol.
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    cobra614 reacted to twangster in Cigar lounges?   
    No cigar lounge.  Not all smoking areas are cigar friendly.  Casino for example is not (I think).  Pool deck smoking area is cigar friendly.  
    Conventional lighters work.  Not ideal but they work.  
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    cobra614 reacted to spiralqueen in CPAP extension cords?   
    One other note about the Cpap. Even if you request it, if you don’t see it in your room after a bit (we gave it until about 6 or 7) just mention it to your stateroom attendant and they will get the missing items without issue. Distilled water and extension cord was waiting in the room for us after dinner. 
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    cobra614 reacted to twangster in Explain Voom   
    I have an older one and a newer one.  
    TP-Link MR3040:  Pro's - small with self contained battery.  Con's - Long since discontinued, no firmware updates, 2.4 GHz only, have had mixed success with.  More fiddling to get it to work.

    TP-Link AC750 TL-WR902AC:  Pro's - 2.4 & 5 GHz bands, current model, good experience so far.  Con's - No internal battery but can be paired with an external battery and carried in a pocket or backpack.

    There is another potential benefit of using a travel router.  Ship wifi access points are in the hallways.  The ship's access point may be down the hall away from your cabin.  Cabins have a lot of metal including the door.   Sometimes the wifi signal isn't that good inside each cabin and if your bed is further away from the door the signal can be really weak in bed or for your device on the nightstand each night.  The travel router connects to the ship wifi and then broadcasts its own wifi that your devices latch onto.  In that sense it is like a repeater than be placed closer to the door where ship wifi is stronger and since it is generating its own wifi within your cabin your devices should have little trouble connecting to it.   
    In another thread someone asked about newer units just released with all the latest and greatest wifi standards and >1Gbps throughput. In my opinion I don't need all that when traveling at a higher cost.  I also don't want the most powerful AP that could interfere with the ship wifi and catch the attention of onboard IT.  
    I am planning to do a separate thread on using a travel router onboard.  
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    cobra614 reacted to bobroo in Explain Voom   
    Thank You Twangster! 
    In two easy to read posts you have concisely cleared up what the Crown and Anchor Facebook group goes on and on and on about......and on and on....
    Thanks! I always enjoy reading all of your posts.
     
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    cobra614 reacted to twangster in CPAP extension cords?   
    They will supply a gallon of distilled water (if needed) and an extension cord for free.  You can contact them or your travel agent before sailing and ask for them, or simply ask your cabin attendant for one once onboard.
    Also...
    When you create a topic on the forum, please use a descriptive title in the "Title" box.  Do not put your username here.  Something like "Are extension cords allowed?"  

    Thanks!
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    cobra614 reacted to KLA in Flying from Canada: what to expect   
    I'm not sure I'm able to answer your question, but I know there are quite a few on the boards who might be able to assist. 
    To that end - instead of titling your posts as "Mitch", it might be helpful to post the topic of your question as the title to give others some context to the question being asked.
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    cobra614 reacted to rtread in The Mini Fridge   
    Lol! Thanks for clarifying.....I promise I spent 20 minutes earlier Googling "offer buckets"....it was interesting!
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    cobra614 reacted to KLA in The Mini Fridge   
    You can also just ask your stateroom attendant for a bucket of ice to serve the same purpose. They'll bring one daily if you ask. 
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    cobra614 reacted to twangster in Power strip/surge protector allowed on FOS?   
    Likely fine, but...
    I think if you were to take 100 cruises it would be confiscated around 33 times, but that is simply a guess.  Here's why:
    Security staff screening carry on and luggage are not electrical engineers who understand the nuance of why one item versus another item that both look identical are in fact different.    They simply see something that *could* be prohibited and since it looks like something they've been instructed to confiscate, they *might* confiscate it.  On any given Sunday you might be fine but then on another Saturday you might not.
    Someone might offer "I've cruised before and mine wasn't taken"  (therefore it must be universally approved).  
    With only a few cruises under my belt (around 45) I've gotten things on board several cruises and been randomly denied on several cruises.  Once I get to a 100 cruises I'll consider myself to have taken enough cruises to have a large enough sample size to consider my experiences to be the basis of a conclusion.  Until then my random denials suggest to me you too may be subject to a random denial as well despite your item appearing to be acceptable.    
    Reading the description I don't see where it claims to be "certified".  It does say that it adheres to the terms and conditions of cruise lines.  However that is not a "certification" that you can argue or point to at the moment in time when security is objecting to it.
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