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    roundabout reacted to Xaa in Suite, Diamond and Deluxe Bev. Pkg.   
    Vacation mode is a thing for sure. 
    People are weird.  If they are taking a cruise in a few months, they buy a package today, pay for it next month and then go on the trip and order what they will feeling free and happy that they avoided a big bill at the end as if that's the only way to do it.
    I suggest for those not sure they need a DBP (if you're sure you need it, you need it), to simply add it to the cart, go to checkout and see the full amount, then cancel it and put that amount aside that day (or next month if they want to simulate charging it).  Then at the end of the cruise they have that money to pay the drink tab and what remains is their savings.  Vacation mode need not be sacrificed.
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    roundabout reacted to CruisingNewb in Hoping for Ideas   
    1. Can the friend fit inside a standard luggage case?
    2. Have the friend apply to work on the Mariner, then once the cruise starts, quit.
    3. Dress the friend up as your son's identical twin.
    4. Don't take the friend, photoshop his picture into all of your cruise pictures, when the friend asks why he is in those pictures, pretend that the friend got amnesia and convince him that he was on the cruise.  Then yell out "April Fool's!"
    Does it go without saying...I am kidding.
    If you have a TA, have the TA take care of it.  
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    roundabout reacted to bretts173 in Solarium Bistro   
    Or maybe cruise on a line that is not so family friendly. I wish there was a venue without condescending old dudes growling at kids even before they have mucked up.
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    roundabout got a reaction from jabberwk in Coffee Card   
    No.
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    roundabout got a reaction from Swar in What are your examples of crew members going "above and beyond"?   
    Daughter, 7 at the time, decided to try the climbing wall.  She did ok but just could not get past one point and was frustrated.  Next time she came to try again, one of the (female) sports staff put on the harness and climbed alongside her, pointing out where to put the foot or where to grab, and eventually literally pushing dd's bottom up to help through the challenging spot (there were no other people waiting).
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    roundabout got a reaction from Levi is good in What are your examples of crew members going "above and beyond"?   
    Daughter, 7 at the time, decided to try the climbing wall.  She did ok but just could not get past one point and was frustrated.  Next time she came to try again, one of the (female) sports staff put on the harness and climbed alongside her, pointing out where to put the foot or where to grab, and eventually literally pushing dd's bottom up to help through the challenging spot (there were no other people waiting).
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    roundabout got a reaction from Ampurp85 in What are your examples of crew members going "above and beyond"?   
    Daughter, 7 at the time, decided to try the climbing wall.  She did ok but just could not get past one point and was frustrated.  Next time she came to try again, one of the (female) sports staff put on the harness and climbed alongside her, pointing out where to put the foot or where to grab, and eventually literally pushing dd's bottom up to help through the challenging spot (there were no other people waiting).
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    roundabout got a reaction from asquared17 in What are your examples of crew members going "above and beyond"?   
    Daughter, 7 at the time, decided to try the climbing wall.  She did ok but just could not get past one point and was frustrated.  Next time she came to try again, one of the (female) sports staff put on the harness and climbed alongside her, pointing out where to put the foot or where to grab, and eventually literally pushing dd's bottom up to help through the challenging spot (there were no other people waiting).
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    roundabout got a reaction from Neesa in What are your examples of crew members going "above and beyond"?   
    Daughter, 7 at the time, decided to try the climbing wall.  She did ok but just could not get past one point and was frustrated.  Next time she came to try again, one of the (female) sports staff put on the harness and climbed alongside her, pointing out where to put the foot or where to grab, and eventually literally pushing dd's bottom up to help through the challenging spot (there were no other people waiting).
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    roundabout got a reaction from WAAAYTOOO in What are your examples of crew members going "above and beyond"?   
    Daughter, 7 at the time, decided to try the climbing wall.  She did ok but just could not get past one point and was frustrated.  Next time she came to try again, one of the (female) sports staff put on the harness and climbed alongside her, pointing out where to put the foot or where to grab, and eventually literally pushing dd's bottom up to help through the challenging spot (there were no other people waiting).
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    roundabout got a reaction from ellcee in What are your examples of crew members going "above and beyond"?   
    Daughter, 7 at the time, decided to try the climbing wall.  She did ok but just could not get past one point and was frustrated.  Next time she came to try again, one of the (female) sports staff put on the harness and climbed alongside her, pointing out where to put the foot or where to grab, and eventually literally pushing dd's bottom up to help through the challenging spot (there were no other people waiting).
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    roundabout got a reaction from Adriana in Motion sickness   
    In our family we have reliefband classic, as well as emeterm band - both work great, emeterm looks better than reliefband classic, and is not as expensive as the newer reliefbands.
    In fact, used emeterm today to wipe out nausea caused by meds I'm on.  Daughter always wears reliefband (emeterm is too large for her) in the backseat of the car.
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    roundabout reacted to AZSJ in What's the point of Pre-Cruise Testing?   
    As much as people complain about the current pre cruise tasting and can't seem to think it through logically, (I can't tell you how many people I've heard say it was useless to test 48hrs beforehand). It can prevent people who are positive from ever traveling to the port, (think of the massive crowds there), boarding airplanes and intermingling with thousands of people they would, if they were on their way to the port.  
    Of course ideally, EVERYONE should still be taking a pre cruise test at the port and masking in crowds to be most effective in stopping the spread, but there are so many whiners the lines do need to do a cost benefit analysis.
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    roundabout reacted to ChessE4 in What's the point of Pre-Cruise Testing?   
    Thanks for the report, but long-term Covid effects are the real threat now.  Scans show brain swelling even when symptoms are mild or nonexistent.  Just one example.  So we still need to be vigilent and treat Covid 19 seriously, but we also have other public health issues.  We can't just focus on Covid 19.
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    roundabout reacted to twangster in Delayed luggage?   
    Airtags are not perfect.  Understand how they work.  They don't have a GPS chip in them and they are not connected to the internet directly.  
    When a passing iPhone detects an airtag that phone sends an update to iCloud.  The owner of the phone isn't aware of this, it's all coded into the iPhone OS.  Based on the GPS fix of that phone and the serial number of the airtag Apple then presents the location of the airtag for it's owner to see.
    When I boarded Quantum in Seattle my luggage airtag appeared to be at a marina half a mile away.  Whatever phone detected my airtag, maybe in the pocket of a forklift driver on the pier or in the pocket of a dock worker, their phone didn't have a very good GPS fix so it reported my airtag where it thought it was.  
    For the purpose of tracking luggage it isn't a live GPS feed with an exact location at all times.  If no iPhone has been near your airtag it's position won't be updated until an iPhone does come close to it.  It's not usual for some of my airtags to have no position update for days.  I put one in my car parked at an airport.  Often the position report was 2 or 3 days ago because that was the last time someone with an iPhone walked past my car in the parking lot.
    One of the issues folks using airtags in luggage have right now is convincing an airline employee you know where your luggage is.  If their system shows your bag is in Dallas but your airtag is reporting it is in London good luck convincing that airline employee your bag is actually in London.  To an overworked airline employee you are just another upset, angry customer with lost luggage like the thousands of others they talked to that day.   Even if your airtag has a recent update and your luggage is really in London it might not help you at all.  At least you know where it is and if it starts moving you might see that.
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    roundabout reacted to Pooch in Can I hole punch seapass on Harmony of the seas   
    Wasn’t that what the vaccination was for???
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    roundabout reacted to therealbigredrules in Texting other guests   
    Note.  The chat feature is not included as part of the internet package. It is an extra charge on top of VOOM. Distasteful / nickel and dime after dropping a few hundred for VOOM in my view.
     
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    roundabout got a reaction from KristiZ in Covid test required   
    Earliest you can test is 22nd.
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    roundabout reacted to HeWhoWaits in Hiding Something on the Ovation...   
    I retrieved the extremely expensive, or not, prize at La Patisserie on Day 3. I had figured it out on Day 2 and had the great pleasure of meeting Mark and Jennifer but when I asked about retrieving the item using your name, I was told that Mr. Jay said you have to give us the password. Since I wasn't using Voom, I decided to wait until we arrived in Juneau to check the hint again. Because our arrival in Juneau was significantly delayed by a medical evacuation on Day 2, I stopped by to tell them that I wouldn't be back until the next morning to give them the password but told them I was sure that the only requirement said to mention "my name." The very literal clue that they were seeking was the words "my name" not the name of our illustrious co-poster.
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    roundabout got a reaction from Moby Dick in Sea sick onboard-Help   
    Yes, I've been using the classic one since we started cruising (7? years ago) and now our 8 years old daughter uses it on car trips, and I have bought emeterm bracelet for myself.  Both work great - emeterm supposedly can be used without gel but is more effective with it (works for me without, some people who tried did need gel).
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    roundabout got a reaction from Pooch in ID's accepted. In panic mode!   
    :(. Sorry there are no appointments.
    I was able to get an appointment as I had a bit more time before the cruise than you have (the appointment was scheduled for just 2 business days before the cruise, per their rules).
    There was someone very recently who was allowed to board with a photo of old DL iirc (lost wallet), expired passport is way stronger identity proof than that.
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    roundabout got a reaction from AlohaLivin in ID's accepted. In panic mode!   
    :(. Sorry there are no appointments.
    I was able to get an appointment as I had a bit more time before the cruise than you have (the appointment was scheduled for just 2 business days before the cruise, per their rules).
    There was someone very recently who was allowed to board with a photo of old DL iirc (lost wallet), expired passport is way stronger identity proof than that.
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    roundabout reacted to CruiseGus in ID's accepted. In panic mode!   
    Guess you have to determine how bad you want a stressless boarding process and to ensure you can get on the ship for your cruise.
     
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    roundabout got a reaction from Moby Dick in ID's accepted. In panic mode!   
    Not to mention having peace of mind for covering any contingencies that could result in a need to fly internationally (everyone, regardless of age, needs a passport for that - which was the reason why my daughter has a passport).
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    roundabout got a reaction from LizzyBee23 in ID's accepted. In panic mode!   
    Depending on where you live and when you are cruising - same or next day in-person passport service may also be an option.  See https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/get-fast/passport-agencies.html and yes, cruise qualifies for international travel definition (did this for daughter back in September as her passport was expired, though being 7, she didn't strictly need the passport).
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