Ampurp85

I actually went to cosmetology school, so I cut my brother's hair (as well as do my own), he goes over it with a straight razor after. No straight razors for this girl. My brother can sew, with or without a sewing machine: I can barely close a hole or thread a needle, hem is Mandarin to me . How long does the drive usually take? Is the hotel you are staying at close to the port?

I love a bowtie on a doggy. I have to say I admire how resourceful you are: you teach, bake, dance, cut hair, sew and then all the regular things we mortals do like cook and clean . I am with you on "fluff" books for cruises. I always try to find some short stories because that way I don't have to be too invested and can people watch. I gave up on the Wheel of Time years ago and recently Stephen King's Fairy tale because they were just dragging. I was always so sleepy after about a chapter. Hopefully the drive down is smooth and uneventful.

I feel for the OP but blaming Royal is a tad much. It sounds like whatever company the credits are from are at fault. Also, not a common opinion but so is the OP. At no point did they seem to verify anything. If I was spending money on something, I am making sure all my ducks are in a row. Yes, Royal's IT sucks but the onus was on the OP to verify things like name spellings and credits.

Not every bed can be split, some rooms, particularly suites have beds that cannot be split.

Theoretically that should work but with Royal you never know. YMMV but they had a list on my last couple of sailings and they checked off the room. I recall somebody doing this and was checked off as used even though they didn't use all the credit. Now they could have each used $10 instead of like you are asking, but they were denied the credit.

Then it might be better to get the 3N package, if CK is the main draw. I only say this as it might be financially better. I also would imagine that they would prepare all your meals sans salt. Flavors might differ as they substitute and sub out ingredients.

I think this is me, I feel seen .

I don't know what to expect but.........why get the UDP if you plan to eat most of your meals in the CK?

I recall reading that if you get caught smoking, they remove you. It's in the policy that smoking is only allowed in destinated areas and therefore you are breaking the cruise contract and subject to being removed or banned from the cruise line.

The people (not all) in the WJ are often a special breed. I will never forget that kid sucking that sausage and putting it back, the mom seeing but not telling the staff.

I am doing my first Alaskan cruise this Sept on Quantum. I too normally cruise regular. We are in Interior VB and have excursions planned for 3/4 ports. So, I am looking forward to this blog.

I saw that story about the ammo and was like wow. But 12 years seems excessive.

I was able to do the same with my previously booked Icon sailing. I am hoping to do Icon in 2026 with my annual prime cruise. Hopefully 2yrs will be enough

I booked a S2S using mine and my brothers. Me: Symphony of the Seas Jan 12-19, 2025 Him: Oasis of the Seas Jan 19-25, 2025 Also, thanks to the blog I found out you can do GTY for Freeplay. It was $25 for Interiors, $50 for balcony, $100 for JS and $200 for GS or higher.

I thought it would be fun to see what cruise people chose for their annual prime reward.

The airport is close to the port, you can see it actually. So, any chains with airport locations will be good. I normally do the Fairfield Inn when sailing out of port everglades (PE).

There are hibachi lunches. You should be able to look in the cruise planner as it will only be available on sea days. I would book asap because the spots fill up much faster than sushi.

I remember that commercial with Ray Charles

Wait are those mussels in the CL? I love when they do the key lime cheesecake bites. Last time I was on Indy wasn't "high ranking" so I have never been to the CL, is it very small?

Welcome to the boards, I am not sure if the land portion will show on your account. As long as you have confirmations, you will be fine.

I have found out, thanks to the barcode trick, but they haven't been officially assigned yet. My brother is indeed kind for sharing a room with her . I always ask if she wants to go and try to make the arrangements for her to have her own room and she tells me no, she has plans. They never work out.

I loved this. I think one of my cruises has a stop in the Dominican Republic and I am going to look this excursion up. Those sea lions are so cute, the nurse sharks are adorable as well. I was cracking up at the birds.

I was just coming to say I can't wait for my firecracker shrimp. Also ventriloquist shows are creepy.

21 days to go....... Work has been stressful all around and the weather in Chicago has been bipolar. Sat and Sunday were like 30 degrees and today on Monday it was 65 and sunny. My documents were right on time for the first cruise but a full day late for the 3n and a day early for the last cruise. Royal IT strikes again. The luggage tags for the first two cruises are still GTY. Last time they updated around 10 days before I cruised to say the actual room number. So, I will wait until later and print them out. I believe I saw in another post that a few blog members and Matt will be on the May 20th-24th Freedom cruise. When I booked the cruises, it was just my brother and I going, each with or own room. But my mother turned Emerald after our Mariner cruise and now she is obsessed with making it to Diamond so she can relax in the lounge. Yes, not the drink vouchers or internet discount......but lounge access is her goal . She was upset that she couldn't go on Wonder, I had booked her, but she allowed her bf to talk her out of going. During that Mariner cruise I offered to help make her prime to get offers, she said she was going to be land traveling with her bf and don't bother. In March when she found out we would be doing these cruises she was sad, her bf had cancelled 2/2 of their land vacations. So, my brother was like, we can add her to my room, and she can come with us. She was so happy to be going. As usual she is brand new. I feel like she gets amnesia every time we travel, and I have to hear the same questions. This is her sixth RCG cruise and she texted me about luggage limits. Somehow her logic was that shorter cruises only allowed weekender bags and/or carry-ons . I just told her to pack as she would normally. Last week she fell at work and thankfully she is okay, but her front left tooth got chipped slightly. The dentist rounded it out and it is barely noticeable, but she was afraid she might have been toothless for the cruise, she is so dramatic. I did my pre-cruise shopping: which involves going to Kohl's, Marshall's, TJ Maxx and Walmart for any essentials, and giving Bezos his offering. After reading about wearing red (I hardly ever wear it) to ensure some casino luck, one of my casino outfits is a newly acquired red shorts and a red shirt. I am currently making my packing list and the plan is to pack a separate cube, with special casino outfit to contain the smoke, in each cube. I figured I will need about four cubes since I always carry an extra not in my checked bag.

I love how it is always one broccoli and one carrot.