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I am curious, what do you think exists on Labadee that these people would even venture there ?

Wow. Are you ok? 

Had a photo taken in Teppenyaki last night on Odyssey, we were told when they brought the print back out that we couldn’t use our C&A free print benefit. 

Had a photo taken in Teppenyaki last night on Odyssey, we were told when they brought the print back out that we couldn’t use our C&A free print benefit. 

It’s getting juicy in here. Normally it’s rainbows and butterflies. Love me some Thursday zest. 

America and Haiti?  Or America and Labadee?

Two very different questions.

Then you probably shouldn't board a ship in Miami.

I think this is a good point for everyone who is saying Royal has to do a better job screening. If someone has never been caught/charged how are they supposed to screen them out? 

I see a repositioning cruise in my future

Don’t know if it’s still true, but back in the day, we’d refer to them as a “booze cruise.” Now it’s 7 nights or longer for us. 

Your passport is fine as long as it has one day of validity upon your return at the conclusion of your journey.

There's a reason the crew signs up to spend 6-8 months away from family. Because it's good money. Not good money for Americans, but good money for their own country.

And Martinique I believe, but that gets hit even less frequently than Colombia

Your passport is fine as long as it has one day of validity upon your return at the conclusion of your journey.

one of my favorites was the Tik Tok poster who, on 2 different occasions posted the following reports.
 
1. Pinnacle members were treated to an evening viewing the Northern lights while all other passengers were not permitted on the outside decks (mind you this was in the fort week and the ship was off the eastern coast of Brazil, south of the equator)
 
1. Pinnacle members were "given" upgraded accommodations that other cruises were not permitted to book.  The "reporter" used photos of an Oasis class CL suite photo for the Pinnacles and a standard inside room stock photograph for the others.
 
Let us not forget all the drunken swingers and nightly orgies on board as reported by many......................

Last year this was correct, however, both ride share companies now have a contract with the pier

For future reference always request copies of the Royal Caribbean booking invoice for all cruises and if any updates are made, changing cabins, price adjustments, etc., request a new copy of the booking invoice.

So because you don't like something it's inexplicable that others do? Good attitude.

I've read elsewhere that Royal takes a percentage for processing and handling the money. Can I prove the person's who have written that are correct? No? Royal Caribbean charging folks a fee for doing something? Hmmmmm. Sure sounds like a possibility. 

We just got back from several BtB's, (2 months straight of sailings) and the gratuities are getting out of hand. So, I went to guest services to ask just where tips are going. They handed me a pre-printed list and I was very surprised. Back in the day, tips were split between the Cabin attendant, Waiter, and assistant Waiter. Now...if you look at the list, there are several others added, such as " other hotel services" staff and others behind the scenes we never see or use directly. @ $6.50 per day per guest. If we order something to the room, there is already a 18% tip added to the bill. So why are we paying it twice? (Royal, though making it what seems easier to get it pre-paid so it is out of our minds...but as a way for the guest to subsidize the payroll system) So I asked them to remove all the daily gratuities, and we went back to doing it old school. We went back to handing out cash again. Because of all the changes in the MDR, and reduced quality of the meals and reduced options. We find that we are using the MDR less and less. Maybe a small inconvenience, but when I use the MDR, I hand the tips directly to the recipients just prior to leaving from dinner...just the way we do it when we go out to eat at home. I knew that the staff would like this, but was surprised that they were more excited about it more than I thought they would be. Of course, I informed them how I would be handling it from the start, so that they did not think they would be getting twice the amount. You would be surprised just how much what I consider as "fluff" in the amount you tip per day.  $6.50 per day x 2 = $13.00, for 7 days = $91.00

Excited about a Quantum ship in LA? Yes.
 
Excited about lame 3-6 night itineraries? No.

Last year this was correct, however, both ride share companies now have a contract with the pier

Financial debate aside my humble opinion is I pretty much think I prefer another Oasis class over an Icon class. I just think the Icon class has become an amusement park at sea. I like my vacations to be relaxing. Guess I’m showing my age 😂😂😂

Silly click-bait article 
This thought process is applicable to any ship 

Silly click-bait article 
This thought process is applicable to any ship