BrianB

I know it’s been discussed before…but…
One of the most important tasks to perform just before leaving is to make sure nothing gets left behind. I understand the difficulties when dealing with a family group including children, especially toddlers. One positive thing is this regard is usually the cabin isn't so expansive as to include lots of space.
I recommend a quartering search. Search like your looking for a lost quarter!🤣
Once everyone with you steps out of the cabin, one person goes back and starts moving through the cabin…left to right, up and down…bathroom first, every shelf, hook…then the cabin, opening every drawer, cabinet and door…every nook…the safe…over and under the bed, including moving pillows and sheets…behind the curtains…on the balcony…the mini fridge…all the way back to the door, including the back of the doors. Search with your eyes and with your hands. Be thorough and patient.
Finally, I always make sure that the last thing I take is the card I inserted into the power slot (if one wasn’t in there when I arrived). If it is mine, then I usually hook a hanger over it the night before just to remind me.
Even though I usually travel solo…sometimes I find something that would have been left behind if I didn’t do my search.

I know it’s been discussed before…but…
One of the most important tasks to perform just before leaving is to make sure nothing gets left behind. I understand the difficulties when dealing with a family group including children, especially toddlers. One positive thing is this regard is usually the cabin isn't so expansive as to include lots of space.
I recommend a quartering search. Search like your looking for a lost quarter!🤣
Once everyone with you steps out of the cabin, one person goes back and starts moving through the cabin…left to right, up and down…bathroom first, every shelf, hook…then the cabin, opening every drawer, cabinet and door…every nook…the safe…over and under the bed, including moving pillows and sheets…behind the curtains…on the balcony…the mini fridge…all the way back to the door, including the back of the doors. Search with your eyes and with your hands. Be thorough and patient.
Finally, I always make sure that the last thing I take is the card I inserted into the power slot (if one wasn’t in there when I arrived). If it is mine, then I usually hook a hanger over it the night before just to remind me.
Even though I usually travel solo…sometimes I find something that would have been left behind if I didn’t do my search.

This happens to me every time I book at NextCruise. I book solo in a balcony or suite and I figure their system automatically splits the OBC into two.
Each time, the NextCruise worker always tells me to ignore the OBC on the confirmation page they print out. I know as soon as the cruise goes through the landside system, the correct full OBC amount is applied and I get a new confirmation page.

I know it’s been discussed before…but…
One of the most important tasks to perform just before leaving is to make sure nothing gets left behind. I understand the difficulties when dealing with a family group including children, especially toddlers. One positive thing is this regard is usually the cabin isn't so expansive as to include lots of space.
I recommend a quartering search. Search like your looking for a lost quarter!🤣
Once everyone with you steps out of the cabin, one person goes back and starts moving through the cabin…left to right, up and down…bathroom first, every shelf, hook…then the cabin, opening every drawer, cabinet and door…every nook…the safe…over and under the bed, including moving pillows and sheets…behind the curtains…on the balcony…the mini fridge…all the way back to the door, including the back of the doors. Search with your eyes and with your hands. Be thorough and patient.
Finally, I always make sure that the last thing I take is the card I inserted into the power slot (if one wasn’t in there when I arrived). If it is mine, then I usually hook a hanger over it the night before just to remind me.
Even though I usually travel solo…sometimes I find something that would have been left behind if I didn’t do my search.

I have one that even comes with its own commercial….

Seize the excitement! 
Seize the action! 
Seize the day! 
Seize the moment!….
On Royal Caribbean’s new…
Seize of the Seas!
Seize the Seize as she seizes the seas!
Come be a seize seizer while sailing the seas on the Seize of the Seas!
See?

I'm glad you have a day job.

This happens to me every time I book at NextCruise. I book solo in a balcony or suite and I figure their system automatically splits the OBC into two.
Each time, the NextCruise worker always tells me to ignore the OBC on the confirmation page they print out. I know as soon as the cruise goes through the landside system, the correct full OBC amount is applied and I get a new confirmation page.

5 pairs of sunglasses? Impressive.

This happens to me every time I book at NextCruise. I book solo in a balcony or suite and I figure their system automatically splits the OBC into two.
Each time, the NextCruise worker always tells me to ignore the OBC on the confirmation page they print out. I know as soon as the cruise goes through the landside system, the correct full OBC amount is applied and I get a new confirmation page.

My article on travel insurance: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2024/03/02/travel-insurance-for-cruise-tips

I haven’t done a Miami-to-Canaveral S2S but I have done a Miami-to-Tampa S2S, which is even further.  It worked just fine.  It was a long day but we got to Tampa and boarded without incident. We drove our own car since we live in FL.

Threads live forever!🤣
My issue is I have sleeping difficulties at home. But onboard I sleep much better. Even in very heavy seas when I’m getting pushed around, I still seem to sleep a lot better while on a ship.
I asked my doctor, solely in the interest of my health and wellbeing, to write a prescription for me to cruise as much as possible…but my cheapskate insurance company still won’t pay for my cruises. Ba$t@rds!😡

Threads live forever!🤣
My issue is I have sleeping difficulties at home. But onboard I sleep much better. Even in very heavy seas when I’m getting pushed around, I still seem to sleep a lot better while on a ship.
I asked my doctor, solely in the interest of my health and wellbeing, to write a prescription for me to cruise as much as possible…but my cheapskate insurance company still won’t pay for my cruises. Ba$t@rds!😡

Threads live forever!🤣
My issue is I have sleeping difficulties at home. But onboard I sleep much better. Even in very heavy seas when I’m getting pushed around, I still seem to sleep a lot better while on a ship.
I asked my doctor, solely in the interest of my health and wellbeing, to write a prescription for me to cruise as much as possible…but my cheapskate insurance company still won’t pay for my cruises. Ba$t@rds!😡

Threads live forever!🤣
My issue is I have sleeping difficulties at home. But onboard I sleep much better. Even in very heavy seas when I’m getting pushed around, I still seem to sleep a lot better while on a ship.
I asked my doctor, solely in the interest of my health and wellbeing, to write a prescription for me to cruise as much as possible…but my cheapskate insurance company still won’t pay for my cruises. Ba$t@rds!😡

Threads live forever!🤣
My issue is I have sleeping difficulties at home. But onboard I sleep much better. Even in very heavy seas when I’m getting pushed around, I still seem to sleep a lot better while on a ship.
I asked my doctor, solely in the interest of my health and wellbeing, to write a prescription for me to cruise as much as possible…but my cheapskate insurance company still won’t pay for my cruises. Ba$t@rds!😡

Threads live forever!🤣
My issue is I have sleeping difficulties at home. But onboard I sleep much better. Even in very heavy seas when I’m getting pushed around, I still seem to sleep a lot better while on a ship.
I asked my doctor, solely in the interest of my health and wellbeing, to write a prescription for me to cruise as much as possible…but my cheapskate insurance company still won’t pay for my cruises. Ba$t@rds!😡

Threads live forever!🤣
My issue is I have sleeping difficulties at home. But onboard I sleep much better. Even in very heavy seas when I’m getting pushed around, I still seem to sleep a lot better while on a ship.
I asked my doctor, solely in the interest of my health and wellbeing, to write a prescription for me to cruise as much as possible…but my cheapskate insurance company still won’t pay for my cruises. Ba$t@rds!😡

Prayers to all of those affected by this horrible tragedy.
I’m sure the investigation will be federally led and include the Coast Guard, NTSB and other federal investigative agencies.
The loss of commerce due to the stoppage of container vessels and also the interstate road system used by trucking will be substantial. Although rerouting vessels and vehicles to other ports and roads will quickly take precedence. 
As for replacement cruise ports…Bayonne is a good possibility. There are many days each week where there are no ships in port. Right now it’s only the Anthem on Sundays. In May it will be the Liberty and Symphony. There’s also the possibility of the Manhattan Cruise Terminals which consist of piers 88, 89 and 90. Pier 88 is the one most used at this time…primarily by NCL. There is also the Brooklyn cruise port used primarily by MSC and Cunard.

Bayonne has been pretty loose as far as arrival times are concerned. Lots of people show up early and as long as the security lines don’t get too backed up, they just keep waving you into the terminal without checking SeaPasses. Just keep in mind the garage doesn’t usually open for new passengers until approximately 10am…to allow disembarking passengers to leave first.
Even after checking in, the seating is first come-first serve for general passengers. Suites have their own seating area. When general boarding does commence, they have each row stand one at a time and they board.
Hopefully they don’t change this as the weather gets nicer and being forced to stand outside isn’t the issue that it is during the winter in NJ.

Onboard the Anthem sailing from Bayonne NJ…
Last night (day 1) in the casino there was an issue with the player card recognition system on the slot machines. Only the machines…not the tables.
When players tapped their cards, the receiver turned green and screen said ‘Welcome Guest’ instead of ‘Welcome (players name)’. Because the receiver turned green, many players thought their card was accepted and the points would count.
However, although the points played would count on the display…they would not be applicable to the player. The casino host had to keep making announcements over and over as the casino became more crowded after dinner.
Apparently, there was an IT issue resulting in all of the player’s information being deleted from the system. The onboard technical members were working with shoreside to manually enter each player’s information into the program and that was taking quite a bit of time.
The casino host kept telling people to take a photo of their points before leaving a machine. Otherwise, there would be no way for them to post the points to the player’s account when things got back to normal.
As time went on, the host kept announcing how many more players had their information restored and kept asking for patience from those still in the queue.
Wondering if this was just on the Anthem or were other ships affected.

Onboard the Anthem sailing from Bayonne NJ…
Last night (day 1) in the casino there was an issue with the player card recognition system on the slot machines. Only the machines…not the tables.
When players tapped their cards, the receiver turned green and screen said ‘Welcome Guest’ instead of ‘Welcome (players name)’. Because the receiver turned green, many players thought their card was accepted and the points would count.
However, although the points played would count on the display…they would not be applicable to the player. The casino host had to keep making announcements over and over as the casino became more crowded after dinner.
Apparently, there was an IT issue resulting in all of the player’s information being deleted from the system. The onboard technical members were working with shoreside to manually enter each player’s information into the program and that was taking quite a bit of time.
The casino host kept telling people to take a photo of their points before leaving a machine. Otherwise, there would be no way for them to post the points to the player’s account when things got back to normal.
As time went on, the host kept announcing how many more players had their information restored and kept asking for patience from those still in the queue.
Wondering if this was just on the Anthem or were other ships affected.

Onboard the Anthem sailing from Bayonne NJ…
Last night (day 1) in the casino there was an issue with the player card recognition system on the slot machines. Only the machines…not the tables.
When players tapped their cards, the receiver turned green and screen said ‘Welcome Guest’ instead of ‘Welcome (players name)’. Because the receiver turned green, many players thought their card was accepted and the points would count.
However, although the points played would count on the display…they would not be applicable to the player. The casino host had to keep making announcements over and over as the casino became more crowded after dinner.
Apparently, there was an IT issue resulting in all of the player’s information being deleted from the system. The onboard technical members were working with shoreside to manually enter each player’s information into the program and that was taking quite a bit of time.
The casino host kept telling people to take a photo of their points before leaving a machine. Otherwise, there would be no way for them to post the points to the player’s account when things got back to normal.
As time went on, the host kept announcing how many more players had their information restored and kept asking for patience from those still in the queue.
Wondering if this was just on the Anthem or were other ships affected.

@RCIfan1912 Agree…strange and concerning. I commented on both sailing’s Roll Call pages to see if anyone else had any different experiences…waiting.

Update….
I just checked in for the next cruise on this back to back. On the Liberty May 9.
Because it is a b2b, I didn’t check in at midnight.
But, when I checked in at 9am, the earliest arrival time was 12 noon.