CDunninTX

On 2/16/2022 at 2:37 PM, CDunninTX said:

I met my husband through Love @ AOL in 2019, it's now Match.com. Married him in 2001. Took our honeymoon on the Voyager of the Seas. Been loyal to Royal since. I lived in Virginia and he lived in Palm Beach, Florida. 20 years later we're still going strong. There was some good that came out of my employment.

Okay, obviously I made a typo but I'm going to stretch here and say you're smarter than that but just love sarcasm. I met him in 1999 and married him in 2001. 

Symphony of the Seas - May 21, 2022 out of Miami, FL - 94 days and counting.

On 1/25/2022 at 5:42 PM, rjac said:

So, what you're telling us is that you're offline now?

I met my husband through Love @ AOL in 2019, it's now Match.com. Married him in 2001. Took our honeymoon on the Voyager of the Seas. Been loyal to Royal since. I lived in Virginia and he lived in Palm Beach, Florida. 20 years later we're still going strong. There was some good that came out of my employment.

Ha! I worked for AOL from 1994-1997

We drink mostly sparkling water (ie waterloo, topo chico, bubly and Pellegrino) nothing with sugar added. We like the hint of flavor and mostly the carbonation. No sugar.

10 minutes ago, Matt said:

In general, the Cruise Compass does not change much. A past cruise compass will give you a ballpark idea of what to expect.

Certainly movies or headliners will vary, but you will find more in common between past Cruise Compasses than different.

Thank you.

Sailing on the Allure of the Seas with a large wedding party as my daughter is getting married on the ship.

Making an itinerary for 16 people and was wondering if the Cruise Compass changes much between sailings? TIA

On 7/24/2019 at 2:28 PM, Joe01 said:

Time for an update!

• Adventure - Chris Brown joined early July (for 2 months?).
• Allure - Jimmy Rhodes until late July/early August then Mike Hunnerup (date?).
• Anthem - Dan Whitney started July 13 until August 29. Mitch Merucci returns from August 29 until January 5, 2020.
• Brilliance - Rob McNally joined late April (unknown how long he is onboard)
• Empress - Cecy del Razo joined mid July for 2 months then Elvis Pinto returns mid September
• Enchantment - Bobby Broughton until August 28 and will return October 28 for 4 months.
• Explorer - Clo O'Connor joined July 21 until sometime in October.
• Freedom - Katy McCullagh (former AM on HM & SY) started mid-June (for 2 months?).
• Grandeur - Cory Rogers until August 8 when John Blair returns from his vacation. John is on GR from August 8 - November 30.
• Harmony - Dennis Charles started July 7 until September 29. Marc Walker returns September 29 for 4 months.
• Independence - Cuddy Cudworth started June 11 until October.
• Jewel - Simona Ferraiuolo started early July (for 2 months or 4 months?).
• Liberty - Brian Leavitt until August 11 (next CD unknown).
• Mariner - Marcelo Alvarado is onboard until early September (next CD unknown).
• Majesty - Tanya Yates Tongue (Tornado Tanya) returned in June (for 4 months?).
• Navigator - Hugo Arenas until mid August then Cory Rogers (for 2 months?).
• Oasis - Mike Witte until August 18 (next CD unknown).
• Ovation - Joff Eaton returned June 21 for 4 months.
• Quantum - Paul Rutter returned in April and will likely be on vacation soon (next CD unknown).
• Radiance - Susan Adams until late July (next CD unknown).
• Rhapsody - Michele Scarpato started late April (for 4 months?).
• Serenade - David Bradshawe until mid September then Carly Boileau returns (for 2 months?).
• Spectrum - Fang Lixin joined mid June (for 4 months?).
• Symphony - Mike Szwajkowski until August 17 then Ricky Matthews for 2 months. Mike returns from his vacation late October/early November.
• Vision - Steve Davis returned May 6 for 4 months.
• Voyager - Michelle Oliveira returned late May for 4 months.

I think that this is all of the available info. I have no idea where to start regarding AM info so only doing a CD list for now.

I saw something about Mike Hunnerup being on the Sept 22, 2019 sailing of Allure. Can't find the link now.

On 7/25/2019 at 6:43 PM, Bob_KY said:

2 s for Michelle..  

We love Michelle too!! 2 more big s !!

2 hours ago, Zacharius said:

Not even all restaurants allow it. It really depends, both on individual restaurant policy as well as health code laws in the location where the restaurant is.

I'm curious to see what official answers are, but my GUESS would be no for two reasons - (a) food safety issues, because that fish (of which the cruise line doesn't really know its origin) will inevitably be coming in to contact with other products, and (b) it is essentially bringing food on to the ship and then leaving the country, which may or may not run in to customs issues.

Excellent points but from living in West Palm for 10+ years, our experience is restaurants around the ocean front and intracoastal waterway would cook the fish for us. I will check in with Royal directly. Thanks for the response.

We are planning on an outside excursion in Cozumel with a highly recommended family owned company. We've done this before with another group and it was a total dud.

My question is if we have a good catch of fish, would Royal Caribbean allow us to bring it on the ship to be cooked for us?

Just asking, I know restaurants would do it but was wondering what Royal's policy would be and if anyone has asked or encountered this. TIA

Also, not sure if this topic should go under the "excursions" group. Please advise.

Such a helpful post. Thank you for gathering and sharing all that information. BIG THUMBS UP!!!

On 7/17/2019 at 2:25 PM, AshleyDillo said:

Buc'ees is a destination in itself if you ever happen to visit the area of TX they are located in.  They've even expanded into other states!

There is a buc'ee's in Alabama now too.

cdunnintx; September 22-29, 2019; Allure of the Seas

3 minutes ago, tiny260 said:

I didn't look on their web site but I think they may have built one further north close to Richardson, which will be awesome for me.

I know they just opened the one in Denton off of I35E.

On 7/17/2019 at 1:04 PM, JennyJenny said:

I had to google that lol

 

Buc'ee is iconic to Texas.

We go on the Allure of the Seas the end of September 2019 and have a large wedding party. I'm taking Buc'ee Nuggets for our room attendant and a handmade journal with my city postcard in the front. Straight from Texas baby!!

2 minutes ago, JennyJenny said:

I've seen folks mention that they bring little gifts on board to give to their cabin steward?

Question 1: is there one steward or kind of a team? If a team, how many?

Question 2: would love to know what kinds of things folks bring as gifts. I like to do stuff like this and have ample time to pick up some things between now and my cruise.

Obviously this will not be instead of proper gratuity but in addition to.

Thanks!

 

 

Ooo good question. I'd like to read what people think. Maybe bring something local to where you're from? I live in Texas, so my choices are unlimited.

On 6/24/2019 at 6:44 PM, twangster said:

Port Canaveral resorted to Georgia when local residents freaked out at the idea of LNG storage near them.  Naturally the residents of Texas and the coast are much more friendly to oil and gas.  

Naturally, because Texas rules. js

Absolutely. I'm a terrible flyer. The drive to Galveston from Dallas is not terrible either. I hope they come to an agreement and get this done. I guarantee we will be on that first oasis class out of Galveston.

Our daughter is getting married on the Allure of the Seas - Sailing September 22, 2019. There are 11 of us now.

We signed up for the Prohibition Event for the first time ... looks like a blast. I'll send pics.

1 hour ago, janesta said:

I just noticed the price on our November cruise dropped about $90.  we booked with Mei Travel.  Is this small amount worth bothering them?  Our total cruise was about $2400.

 

Thanks,

Jane

That would be completely up to you. $90 could mean booking a reservation at one of the onboard restaurants to someone and someone else would just like to have the money in their pocket. Me, I'd like to use it for all the many extras that the ships have to offer.

On 7/30/2018 at 4:37 PM, Mljstr said:

 I recently transferred 3 cruises to MEI
 

How do you transfer? The website seems very limited or I could be going to the wrong site.

My husband calls me a wimp, but there's a reason I don't zip line, rock climb or surf rider. I stick to ping pong and putt putt. LoL

On 6/17/2019 at 6:27 AM, Blondie511 said:

OMGsh ... my blood sugar just shot through the roof looking at all these carbs! I will be staying away from them ... -chants to self- you can do it ... you can do it.