sk8erguy1978

Honestly, this happens to me a lot. Maybe it's because I am 5'3. Maybe it's because 9.5 out of 10 times I'll just shut my mouth. People on vacation and cruise ships are just rude. You're not invisible.
I even had a friend say, you need to stick up for yourself more. I don't disagree, but is it worth it at Cafe Promenade? "Excuse me, I was next, okay, I will have my 3rd ham & cheese sandwich" ... I just don't want to bring myself to that dark place to be that angry over it. Go ahead, everyone knows what you did, enjoy your sandwich 3 minutes before mine. 

Or maybe Bizarro World from "The Bizarro Jerry" Seinfeld episode...

Well... Nothing official yet but, sent an email to my MEI agent. My thoughts are book refundable with some FCC as a deposit and hope for the best. I'd really like to make this trip.

Well... Nothing official yet but, sent an email to my MEI agent. My thoughts are book refundable with some FCC as a deposit and hope for the best. I'd really like to make this trip.

Honestly, this happens to me a lot. Maybe it's because I am 5'3. Maybe it's because 9.5 out of 10 times I'll just shut my mouth. People on vacation and cruise ships are just rude. You're not invisible.
I even had a friend say, you need to stick up for yourself more. I don't disagree, but is it worth it at Cafe Promenade? "Excuse me, I was next, okay, I will have my 3rd ham & cheese sandwich" ... I just don't want to bring myself to that dark place to be that angry over it. Go ahead, everyone knows what you did, enjoy your sandwich 3 minutes before mine. 

+1 for being well written. That's about it. Their first post is a long complaint. I suspect it's another person thinking this forum is in someway related to Royal Caribbean and they'll get some sort of compensation. 
Got COVID on the cruise. There is no proof of that. How long was the cruise and what day did symptoms appear. Could have been flight, work, grocery store, or yes, the cruise.
100+ have COVID because the poster "heard" employees saying "there's another one, that makes 30" and it was early on in the cruise. I want to see the posters mathematical equation that gets them to 100+ by the end of the cruise.
Okay, rant done, I have been missing from this site for a while and really have no place to play along being "mean" but really... After everything we all have endured personally during COVID-19 quarantine / lock down over the past 2 years: lost loved ones, watched our essential family and friends keep working and now with massive fatigue, our own mental health from it all, no vacations, etc ... even if the complaints are valid - are we really still here in life - complaining that Sorrento's pizza sucks? That people are inconsiderate? That lines suck? This makes my heart hurt. We need to appreciate more. 

Honestly, this happens to me a lot. Maybe it's because I am 5'3. Maybe it's because 9.5 out of 10 times I'll just shut my mouth. People on vacation and cruise ships are just rude. You're not invisible.
I even had a friend say, you need to stick up for yourself more. I don't disagree, but is it worth it at Cafe Promenade? "Excuse me, I was next, okay, I will have my 3rd ham & cheese sandwich" ... I just don't want to bring myself to that dark place to be that angry over it. Go ahead, everyone knows what you did, enjoy your sandwich 3 minutes before mine. 

I can find very negative reviews of pretty much any Royal Caribbean ship, CocoCay, Star Wars, and ice cream. Would that change your opinion of those things?
My point is don't let others' opinions prevent you from at least trying the ship.
I've sailed on Rhapsody before (Spring Break 2018). Not my favorite ship by any means, but I didn't hate it or regret booking it. 
Not to mention this itinerary is extremely port intensive, so we're not spending a ton of sea days onboard.
 

While a different itinerary, here is a live blog from 2019 as an example of what to expect for a Panama Canal transit on a Vision class ship:
https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/16344-panama-canal-vision-of-the-seas-oct-30-2019
 
Start here to avoid the unrelated preamble:
https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/16344-panama-canal-vision-of-the-seas-oct-30-2019/&do=findComment&comment=167099
 
Or start here to cut to the actual Panama Canal transit:
https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/16344-panama-canal-vision-of-the-seas-oct-30-2019/&do=findComment&comment=168624
 

Three bucket lists in one: Panama Canal, Smaller ship, & group cruise. You have my attention. I'll be SERIOUSLY considering this.

We have booked this one and the return trip, too.  Never been on Rhapsody, so looking forward to it.

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/event/royalcaribbeanblogcom-panama-canal-group-cruise

I received them complementary on Anthem sailing in a Grand Suite. I believe a friend also got them as part of his Junior Suite.
I too loved them and would pay $5.00 without question. 

Made a crude little Blackjack game that suggests what to do in each situation, this picture came in handy. Good luck on the tables!

Made a crude little Blackjack game that suggests what to do in each situation, this picture came in handy. Good luck on the tables!

+1. Just got back and I enjoyed Nachi a lot. Very quiet and my understanding daily limits so doesn't get crowded. My friends and I grabbed a taxi right outside the shops. Easy.

+1. Just got back and I enjoyed Nachi a lot. Very quiet and my understanding daily limits so doesn't get crowded. My friends and I grabbed a taxi right outside the shops. Easy.

It's a shame on two fronts: guests not following the rules and Royal not enforcing the rules. Both are pet peeves of mine, primarily the latter. 

VPN saved my bacon recently when I needed to install a number of apps for an unexpected flight home mid-cruise.
The Apple app store is blocked by policy on Voom, only select apps can be accessed such as the Royal app.  I couldn't load some travel apps I needed to upload vaccination and tests results into unless I activated my VPN, then I could install the apps needed.  

I'd also add with almost any site using the HTTPS protocol, it's a secure transaction. Not like the old days when most sites were not using HTTPS.

This. Consider a VPN. Doubt hackers are taking a cruise just to hack ... But, safe than sorry.

This. Consider a VPN. Doubt hackers are taking a cruise just to hack ... But, safe than sorry.

This. Consider a VPN. Doubt hackers are taking a cruise just to hack ... But, safe than sorry.

This. Consider a VPN. Doubt hackers are taking a cruise just to hack ... But, safe than sorry.