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luckily the gratuities are included in the base fare for this cruise!

Total Agreement on this!!

I get what you are trying to say.  Hopefully no one else has to deal with this and things get resolved.  

But that is still an issue by corporate RCL. They need to ensure their call centers hire people who are respectful of their customer base. Some countries have laws or rules that do not mesh with typical American values. But if I were in a customer service role (and I have been), and someone for example, asked to speak to a man because they refused to talk to a woman, I wouldn't be rude and I would accommodate them. It's not about my personal beliefs, but how do I best represent the people that sign my paycheck, and I feel this needs to be made VERY clear to RCL employees.

Well IF it does happen I hope you are on the helipad camera in hand!!

I asked an eMed representative about that. The name on the order is only to have a name to ship to. The test can be used for anybody.

I already can’t sleep because I’m FINALLY getting on a cruise Saturday (Symphony). Now I have to lay awake wondering what’s coming out of left field? 

While I think the idea of a world cruise sounds intriguing, do you really think they could pull off such a thing right now with rigid and unpredictable health protocols around the world ?  It seems to me that such a thing would be unbelievably difficult to plan and even more difficult to actually execute.  They can’t even manage to get a 14 night Caribbean cruise out of Barbados finalized b/c the protocols are so stringent and shifting.  
 
I guess we’ll find out tomorrow but a world cruise seems like a nightmare waiting to happen, to me.

RC is putting a baseball field on a ship?

I called Bailey he says you can so do tell...

I called Bailey he says you can so do tell...

Let's find out!

You can create  a fake profile!

I called Bailey he says you can so do tell...

That is cool,, good find!

NEW CRUISE VLOG!   This week, I share with you one of the side duties I have to do as a crew member, whilst working on a cruise ship.    

It has been a couple of years so not recent however the place was filthy, we got there and told taxi driver to take us back to the shops.  There was trash all over.

I love the newly-amplified Oasis! For me, it’s the ship and not the destination…I usually stay aboard…been there, done that. Except, of course, CocoCay. But, I really like a port-intensive itinerary because most days the ship seems so empty as many guests are out enjoying their excursions. 
I also really love the Anthem. My home port is Port Liberty in Bayonne NJ (an easy drive) and I park in the garage steps away from the terminal. Sailing on the Anthem in winter from the Northeast is great! The Solarium is completely enclosed and climate controlled…as is the family indoor pool. And the SeaPlex is great for indoor activities. There’s the NorthStar and iFly and the beautiful Two70. 
Always a beautiful sail away on a dark, cold wintry day sailing down the river with ice floating by…as I sit in the pool in the heated Solarium surrounded by green foliage sipping a tropical cocktail (with ice floating) looking forward to the summer weather ahead.😎

Twangster I always enjoy your post and photos even more.
With that said that photo of the Milky Way was on a whole different level my friend!
Thank You!

Twangster I always enjoy your post and photos even more.
With that said that photo of the Milky Way was on a whole different level my friend!
Thank You!

Those 3 night cruises are always high because people really hit the package hard for 3 days. It’s harder to maintain that level of drinking over say a 7 night cruise. 

We sail mostly with Royal. But have sailed 3 other lines about 6-7 times each. It is our humble opinion that Royal has the least favorable website.  As far as the different % off the drink packages etc.. I believe the more it sells per ship the less the discount if at all.  We had a Mariner 3 night few years back and the drink pkg was showing $75 pp.  W e figured we would most certainly get it for less on board.  We lived and learned it was $81 pp.  OH well.

Quick update. 12 days to go. 
i’m following a report of someone sailing this week and posting on another site. Mama Mia is scheduled for Friday and Saturday this week. Other shows and activities seem normal according to him. Seems the Cruise Director left kind of unexpectedly last Sunday and a new one is in place. We’ll just keep our fingers crossed and continue to countdown!
Here’s the greatest thing so far:  someone asked on a FB group if anyone was going to be on the Allure in the next few weeks. I responded that I would be aboard on the 17th.  He then asked if I’d be willing to purchase some tuna pouches and Ben’s rice and take it to Romeo at the Champagne bar. Seems Romeo had taken great care of this couple and had also indicated that he missed his tuna and Ben’s rice!😂. So of course I will now be shopping for those items before we leave. I explained to the gentleman that as I get older the “firsts” in my life come less often. But this was a first!  A total stranger asked me to buy some tuna, cart it about 3000 miles and then give it to another guy I don’t know and haven’t met. I’m all in!  The tuna caper. It shall be blogged!
 
 

Perfect ship for Alaska, we loved it. Always close to a window for the view and as it is port intensive cruise, it is a great ship to have a nice dinner, socialise and re-charge, ready for the next port day. Enjoy, you will love it.   

We were on Rhapsody. Loved it.