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bobroo last won the day on February 14 2023

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  1. If you see the name bobroo.....cash out immediately and take the money for yourself!
  2. Just this morning I booked the Hilton New Orleans Riverside for my upcoming January stint on Brilliance. I admit I am paying a premium for this stay so that I do not walk outside on embarkation day and it is essentially kitty corner from Harrahs. I'm over spending by $50 for the night probably because of the free hour of indoor tennis I will never use. If I were you I would look up The Riverwalk on Google Maps and ANY hotel within a couple blocks will make for the easiest embarkation day you've ever had. Many people talk about the crime but my experience with New Orleans is this. The French Quarter is nothing but fellow tourists looking to eat and party. And the Quarter offers me everything I want in an embarkation port--and it is all walkable. Two days pre-cruise is a correct answer and you'll need more if you want to see it all. New Orleans is the absolute best embarkation port in North America if you fly-in.
  3. My memory of Labadee during Covid is different. I thought some of the local riff raff broke into the compound over a couple nights, arsonized a building or two, stole the jetskis, and a few squatters took residence. A part of me fears that what happened during Covid happens on a larger scale and there is nothing left.
  4. Are folks here optimistic that Labadee reopens and continues business as usual? I'm thinking much darker thoughts that probability of Royal completely losing the property is... Oh! about 50-50 right now. But I will say that Michael Bayley cancelling all port stops puts the company at a potential negotiating advantage in the future. RC deserves a huge high five for making this decision. There are some really tough decisions the company still needs to make regarding Labadee but I think Royal management deserves a great big RCB group hug for doing what they have so far. Good job team!
  5. The US has sent troops into Haiti before and it was of little benefit, they aren't going to do it again.
  6. YES! 100% Chicagoian approved. And there are now a couple Portillo's locations in the Orlando area too.
  7. No doubt about it, there are shortcomings to Guaranteed bookings. Your way around this is to phone your travel agent, select the cabin you'd like from what's available, and pay the extra $.
  8. Notifying CAS and having matching addresses makes it an easy request for them to process.
  9. I've stayed at the Hampton just south of the airport for it's walkable proximity to a In n Out and a Ralphs. It was a "just shack up for the night" stay. In the morning I went back to LAX and took Royal's shuttle to the port. Will I do it again for an anticipated Quantum sailing? Well...LA offers so much pre cruise, the "just shack up for the night" is really selling a great port short, and in turn selling myself short. So...likely not. I shouldn't need to remind you of some really good shore diving in the LA area.
  10. Guilty as charged......I empty the grounds and refill the beans whenever required, just like at home. I also frill the napkins while I am waiting.
  11. Please mention to Hailey that a working North Star would be an excellent tool in locating a man overboard type situation. I do not believe Royal uses any of the North Stars for this purpose--but I sure would.
  12. Pro Tip: Sleeping late enhances Crown Lounge coffee machine performance. Try it 'bout the the crack of 9 or later for best results
  13. Oh Boy! 5 gallons of gasoline was just thrown on the bonfire, this is going to make for great reading this upcoming weekend.
  14. I presume that stage is exclusively for the locals to use during Carnival and the Goombay Festival. Much like the grandstands that are left up year round and--quite strangely--take up some seemingly very valuable real estate on Bay Street. I think it is wonderful that part of the port of Nassau is dedicated for use by the residents of Nassau since it is they who the area was taken away from. OTOH, let me be the first to say, Mother Nature does not want a great big canvas sail to be installed on the island of New Providence. Someday soon she is going to let the port of Nassau know how little she wants a great big tall anything to be in the Bahamas.
  15. Quantum going to LA will make me book more cruises! Los Angeles has lots and lots to offer pre and post cruise.
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