Jump to content

SweetPea

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    2,031

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    34

 Content Type 

Everything posted by SweetPea

  1. SweetPea
    P.S. I love that GITCC is catching on! It was a joke between Batman and i that started when we sailed on the Norwegian Breakaway Bomb Cyclone cruise years ago. Kinda like when Jack was holding on to the door while in the ocean after Titantic sank and he said he would be writing a strongly worded letter to the White Star Line. That doesn't even address that we spent an entire night at a 10-12 degree list, but you get the idea. Anyway, that is the origin story of GITCC!
  2. SweetPea
    I feel you. IDK what it is about cruises, but warm, wet, humid conditions are peak cold sore conditions for me so i have to be super careful as well. I blame my grandparents for kissing on me too much when i was a baby because they were prone to them too. I'm with you. I fail to see the point of 3 night cruises at all, but it's going to feel good when you get to stick around and everyone else is packing up and you see all those suitcases waiting to be whisked off, but yours are not among them!
  3. SweetPea
    I agree with your assessment re: OTW v Hideaway Cabanas. We'd go with whichever one was cheaper.
  4. SweetPea
    Ughhhhh, definitely #GITCC. Pretty soon they won't be able to visit you in the cabin to check in.
  5. SweetPea
    #GITCC
  6. SweetPea
    Ok, so no tram at all when getting off the ship? And did Haffnar escort you all the way to Hideaway? Haha, sadly, no! It's your completely average poolside fare, so get whatever tickles your fancy. The Greek Salad was adequate, but I'd ask for extra dressing unless mine came undressed for some reason! Oh, and it never got really busy for us either!
  7. SweetPea
    Ha! I really am not a huge fan of food porn, but food pics + cruise blogs are like sneezing + closing your eyes. Plus, how else do we get @OCSC Mike to read our boring Star Class blogs?! Beer bloat is real. Very, very real. And i *do* know. Yes! We had to do that on Anthem! Honestly, we're adults. If i want to turn off the stair lights, i should be able to turn off the stair lights! On Anthem, they made a huge deal and said we'd have to sign a waiver, etc. I barely slept on that cruise!
  8. SweetPea
    Well, we leave Jan 5, so not much sooner than you! But i will likely blog as i see this as our last Royal for the foreseeable future. Ha! Never received the survey. Heard from shoreside Genie Nov 22. Crickets since and i refuse to follow up. The cards are falling where they land. There is reasoning behind my madness so i honestly hope i don't hear back at all. Can't wait to read about your collective ATS experiences. We liked our room well enough on Symphony but Allure and Oasis, like many of their staterooms, i just can't. I stand by my "90s College Dorm style" comment that i can't shake. C'mon, for what they are charging, it doesn't take a lot to rehab/update their upper tier suites to this century.
  9. SweetPea
    It's hard for me to be excited for anything other than Q or O Class, but i still mourn your loss.
  10. SweetPea
    There's been a change ... I feel that!
  11. SweetPea
    I love that @Lovetocruise2002 is not only a moderator but a Community Note contributer as well.
  12. SweetPea
    What the actual %$@/=@#$^. Sorry, had to pile on here. For all ships? Or just Allure policy? Batman is NOT going to be happy since the cooler doesn't keep the beer that cold.
  13. SweetPea
    No worries. I won't blog mine in January
  14. SweetPea
    For clarification (because i am completely invested in this but sometimes get confused) ... is mom's BFF upset because your mom got married and she doesn't like your mom's husband? Or, did your mom marry the man that was once her BFF's husband? Amen. Sounds like a good call. For you. Not necessarily for your loyal readers. Honestly, what in the Sweet Hello is up with Black Friday that just confuses Royal IT to that extent? Black Friday is their full moon or something. They should be embarrassed at this point, but they just seem to double down. Well, now i feel bad. I do hope mom's hubby is OK. Selfishly, i will miss her appearance in your blog. Imagine my surprise Re: RUBs. I get that suites are sold out, but I'm trying to understand the starting bid price discrepancy between the Owner's Panoramic and the Grand Panoramic.... they're the same room, with one minor difference (i think just in the closet?), that doesn't equate to a $2015 starting bid difference. Make that make sense.
  15. SweetPea
    No better day than embarkation day, baby! Let's do this!
  16. SweetPea
    I feel this sentiment. Every time i blog. But wow, that tow truck must've been stalking Lyndsay to act that fast. And I'm shocked he got it off the truck for you. Because why wouldn't he take it back to the yard for the extra money.?
  17. SweetPea
    Why do i feel like EVERYTHING is a money grab lately? Like honestly, for what they serve can one person even eat $50? I've never stayed club there, but when we stay club at Universal, they weren't exactly breaking out the expensive appies and breakfast was predominantly continental. And P.S. sorry, your story about not latching the hatch and almost losing your luggage is only because it was a close call. I wouldn't have laughed if it actually happened!
  18. SweetPea
    Wait, what? Why would she go postal over you hitting the elevator button for the level you needed? You asked her to and she ignored you. What did she expect? SMH
  19. SweetPea
    In May, Shane arranged for us to get a tram off the ship and then explained how to transfer trams to get to Hideaway. We did not get an escort beyond that and were on our own to find cabana check-in, so I'm interested to see how that works for you. On Oasis last September, Lety escorted us all the way to the cabana check in area at Coco Beach, but she had us and another family both in OTW cabanas who wanted to arrive at the same time. I think with Shane, we were his only family at Hideaway so we were on our own.
  20. SweetPea
    Does every perk of upgraded air travel and cruise suite travel have to change for the worse? What is the point of booking premium anymore? Obviously, that is only mildly hyperbolic. Mildly.
  21. SweetPea
    Dupe
  22. SweetPea
    Oh, i agree with you re: Silas when he was first cut . I honestly cried! I was devastated ! Enough about cats! I wonder if Royal realizes how absolutely shortsighted this nonsense is. I wish them luck luring new Star Class cruisers or, worse, 'Royal Up only' SC Cruisers. IYKYK, and everyone else just feeds their ridiculousness. I can't imagine sailing them again after how much opening fares have escalated while included services dwindle. We aren't ones to downgrade to Sky Class either, because we'll never sail Sky Class with the Haven being so much better for our needs. We are also seriously looking at Windstar at this point. Royal needs to evaluate their pricing compared to other lines. They are sometimes arrogant for no reason.
  23. SweetPea
    Also not sure if it's worth it to find out.
  24. SweetPea
    Yup, and please, we've never tried Wonderland, but the $25 surcharge pp? C'mon, how does this affect our beloved shrimp nest appetizers you taught me to get delivered to the room?
  25. SweetPea
    Worst, shortsighted decision ever. We're super ticked, particularly over the $20pp per fast serve restaurants pd (e.g. Playmakers, etc). No Bueno. We're out going forward and can't wait to go to town on our last cruise survey.
×
×
  • Create New...