BigKarl

I hope it isn't "Titanic"

Japan Coastguard helicopter passes right by our balcony and landed in 50 kn winds and successfully evacuated the person. This persons condition is still unknown at this moment. Our prayers are with them.

Today we are returning back to Tokyo for an emergency helicopter evacuation right now. No news on the condition of the individual but our prayers go out to them. We have stopped about 30 miles from Tokyo in the pacific and can hear the CoastGuard helicopter from our balcony but we will not rush to the helicopter pad like so many others have. If (most likely not) we hear any more we will update. update: helicopter was unable to land in high winds. We are uncertain what they will do next.

We set sail on Thursday the 15th

I just checked my upcoming cruise and noticed that all of my Royal-Up bids have disappeared. Is that a sign that they have given them all out? i guess it is better luck next time! oh well, I will look at this as a "Half Full" situation. I can take the $$ I would have spent on the upgrade and get more packages.

I did the same thing. only issue I ran into was a few (Not many) would look very strangely at me (a 60yo man) so I would approach the parent and ask if it was o.k. first . Funny that my wife received a much better reaction when she handed them to the children. While I hid all of my ducks spread out over the cruise ship I would also pick up those I find and restock those for my next cruise. I sign the tags (If they have one) and then reply where I find it Taking a Selfie. Then I take those Ducks and hide them on my next cruise. Imagine if you will a traveling gnome--- er I mean duck. I found some while in Mazatlan and Ensenada and they will end up on my Tokyo/Osaka Cruise Thursday.

My first RCI cruise was in 1986 on Song of Norway and one of the ports we visited was this brand new place called Labadee. There were a couple of hammocks and very few beach chairs. The one and only "Excursion" available was to snorkle (For Free) off the beach and dive for colored golf balls.

Just checked and no flowers for my wifes birthday cruising this Thursday. Maybe because of the port we are sailing from? Yokohama, Japan

Whoa! a time traveling Cruise Ship. Imagine all of the possibilities.

Hmmmm, I am sure it also must have a camera on it as well. I will know for sure if one is at my window and I hear the controller begin to scream!

Didn't he have a girlfriend with the last name Dumass

Mr. Salsedo states a very accurate Number as well. I gave the price quote for an inside/Promenade cabin. A Balcony cabin which he states in the article that he books is 100% to 150% more . Last year I spent 145 days cruising B2B2B... on Navigator of the seas mostly in a Promenade cabin and spent an average of $105 per night. I live on the West coast and can cruise out of Port of Los Angeles with no airfare costs.

$1M in a treasury account making 4.5% interest for 1 year = $45,000/yr in interest Average daily cruise cost including Gratuities = $100/day (Inside or Promenade cabin Easy to find) $36,500/yr (if D+ you receive 5 drink coupons/day) so: $45,000 - $36,500 = $8,500/yr for any other expenses (Flights/transfers between Itineraries) This is for a single Cruiser. You would need to double everything if you must take your spouse! No luck involved and no need to hope that RCL will send any offers at all.

@SPS's choice would have been better than that one!

I was feeling bad for you right up until the point you said: "I was on a ship using VOOM!"

@smokeybandit could you please send me Thursdays "Powerball" numbers?

Hue Jass of the Seas. Never seen an Icon class ship as yet but every time I sail on an Oasis Class I say "Wow that is a Hue Jass ship."

I have Gig speed internet and I too have experienced this site slowing at times? I can switch between web pages and this site is the only one slowing so it cannot be just a bad internet provider connection for me.

I have NEVER seen any offer . Guess my wife spending a max of $20.00 on slots doesn't get me a free cruise offer? LOL

Norwegian May have something to say about that one?

This just happened to me. I have been sent a gross amount of email advertisements (6 so far) offering VOOM for $269.99 for my 17 day cruise on may 15, 2025. The Email then asks me to log in to my royal account to purchase. It takes a moment longer than usual for the web page to open then immediately tells me that the Voom package is sold out. I am starting my conspiracy theory now: I believe that the web site skims source code to see if you have already purchased the package and if so then tells you that it is "Sold out." To test this theory I spun up a VM machine and logged in to my email using my wifes account. Low and behold We were made the same offer and the advertisement said it was available and to log into the Royal web site to purchase. I logged into her account and after a couple of seconds it opened the page and once again it said that the offer was "Sold out." Now that both accounts have been "skimmed" for the purchased information. I can never get the sale price again because it now always says SOLD OUT in the email as well. The part that bothers me is that we keep getting the Email add. If they made the page smart enough to tell that we have already purchased the package at a higher price, they should be able to make the add not fill my email in-box. Not to be seen as "Fake News" just my humble paranoid opinion.

Isn't EVERY Royal Cruise a "Shakedown" cruise? Just had to say it.

I just saw a T-Shirt I like: "I enjoy romantic walks to the bar to redeem my drink vouchers!"

The wife doesn't get out of bed until 10:30am on some sea days so that would count as breakfast for her.

Skipping-Labadee of the seas?