BigKarl

On 6/5/2023 at 4:13 PM, smokeybandit said:

Meanwhile, some of us would find ourselves thrown overboard if we suggested "how about we not unpack" to our wives.

Yes, but if the person does get thrown overboard just chuck the luggage along with them and you free up space!   Win/Win

LOL,  I jumped on this deal early this morning as this is for the 4 night Mexico Cruise and it is a fantasstic deal. I immediately went to pay for it to lock it in when I found that my transaction would not go through.  I called my Credit card Company and they said that the block was not on their end.

I went back to the RCI website Only to find that I no longer had the package purchased but that it looked like the purchase was never made and now I return to the offer to try again and I am greeted with this! 

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IT Website team makes yet another price error?   BUT, this time RCI does not honor the error and hides the mistake?

If I were King of RCI I would have just one selfish rule implementation:

Rule 1:  The RCI King is to receive Free Cruise booking and Upgrades for Life!

On 5/21/2023 at 6:41 AM, twangster said:

I never do well in these exercises because to be king for a day requires that I think like a king for that day. 

That means I must stop thinking about my personal needs or desires and I must think about what is best for the kingdom.  Rarely are the two the same.  

Let them eat Cake!

On 4/18/2023 at 11:11 AM, billdauterive said:

Already looks much better in that picture than it did back in Feb.

Scary but that shadow box in the middle of Central Park looks like ME behind a shower curtain.

Cannot get that ugly image out of your head now can you?

On a competitor Cruise line next week and currently still show Skagway as a port stop.  Maybe it might be that only one large ship can port there at a time due to the landslides and RCL doesn't have priority docking privileges in Skagway?  Just my guess other than Carnival Corp. purchased the White Pass/Yukon Railway in 2018 so they have a bigger stake in that port.

On 1/13/2023 at 2:15 PM, smokeybandit said:

If Utopia is destined for the Asian market, there might not be as much pomp and circumstance in the US market about it.

There may not be any Pomp depending on the Circumstance?

Flash sale today!  rebooked and saved $150. Come Join us!  we would love to meet all who wish to partake and your first drink is on me.   

I have never won a bid with more than two people in a room. Does a third and fourth person in that room get charged the same bid price?

Example:  winning bid $750  is that  $750 X 3 occupants =  $2250

Or is it for the first two occupants? What about a solo cruiser, Do they get charged for two when Upgrading?

I will stop with the questions for now.  My head hurts.

On 4/8/2023 at 8:20 PM, anneglubis said:

What are these discount sales I hear of?

It is not a sale per se.  It is a bid to upgrade from lets say a balcony room to a Junior Suite. please follow the link for Royals description of a Royal Up. 

PLEASE NOTE!  Your bid does not state it clearly enough but your bid is a per person price so if you bid $750 it will be $1500 charged for 2 people.

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/booked/cruise-room-upgrade 

On 1/16/2020 at 9:14 AM, Jolly Ogre said:

I don't see what all the fuss is about. I was topless on Allure in Jan 2019 and on Indy Dec 2019.

I always go topless in the pool or hot tubs.

Some of those Moobs can get scary also.  Hope those words are not against posting rules?

7 hours ago, SteveK said:

Seems to be issues with the tech.

 

1800 number down in Aust and can't log in either online.

Nonsense  RCL NEVER has Tech issues.   

On 3/28/2023 at 5:40 PM, Koepper said:

My wife and I just reached Diamond status. If she goes on a “girls cruise” with her girlfriends, will her cabin mate be leveled up to Diamond also? 
 

Follow up question, will the cabin mate keep that status going forward?

If this does become a thing I am surely going to seek out super Mario and pay him to be a Cabin Mate for my next cruise!

The wife (and I) enjoyed Victoria. We booked an excursion to Butchart Gardens and the Butterfly Gardens (two Separate places).  We also enjoyed just walking around the City as it was very beautiful as well.

I think recently they changed from 1pm to 2pm because the fewer Cabin Stewards were given more rooms to prepare thus taking more time to complete. 

We booked a Baltic Cruise over two years ago because we wanted to visit St. Petersburg.  Needless to say that port was cancelled but the nightmare was just beginning. We made it to Heathrow from LAX when my wife noticed that the small bag with all of my medications was not in the carry on. I left the bag on the counter at home so that at the last minute I could put my Insulin in it so it would remain cold for the flight until I reached the ship (I forgot and left it on the counter). I was able to enjoy the cruise but my Glucose level Was averaging 500mg/dl and I had to watch what I ate and drank. When the cruise ended we were stuck in Copenhagen due to Bad weather in Canada. We were given a hotel room and they Booked us a Flight back to LAX the next day. To our surprise, when we arrived back at the airport to board the flight Air Canada did not follow through with the new flight booking and we were stuck for yet another day.  By Day three in Copenhagen they finally had us on a non-stop flight to LAX Confirmed. While waiting to board the flight I began feeling very bad and started hallucinating but was afraid to tell anyone for fear they would not let me board the plane. One of the ticket counter Agents that recognized me and knew of our plight grabbed our boarding passes and arranged for us to sit in First Class for the trip home.  To this day I do not know what my Glucose level was because the meter only reads to 800mg/dl and this time it just read "High."

3 hours ago, DoomSlayer said:

Accidentally answered that my daughter was pregnant in the health section of check-in which got an instant denial of boarding message for her.  A phone call later and an explication at the terminal fixed it all, but my daughter was worried they wouldn’t let her on.  Gave us something to laugh about later, but it definitely had my daughter worried that she was not going to be able to go. 

Grats on the new Grandchild!   

3 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

Just call it "muster that's not a cluster..."

NCLMuster = No Cluster Line Muster.

35 minutes ago, RCVirgin22 said:

Glad that this affect me in absolutely no way. When I take a vacation I block out the rest of the world and enjoy why I'm there in the first place, everything I left will still be there when I get back. 

Now I am Disappointed!  Does that mean that my two "Adult" children will be there when I return?

Early/Late  doesn't matter to me.  What I have done is on Day 1 introduce my wife and myself to the Cabin Steward/ess and Emphasize that we are o.k. with THEM picking their schedule and to let them know that we have Prepaid Gratuities and will be o.k. with their choice.

We think that the prepaid gratuities cover basic room service for the Steward/ess and the behind the scenes employees in housekeeping.  We then determine if we feel our Steward/ess puts in a little extra effort  even if it is a cheerful good morning, how was your day, or you can just see the "Hustle" they put into their job.

That is when we give something extra to say "Thank you,  we noticed your efforts and appreciate you."

I also consider my Prepaid Gratuities as part of the cost of the cruise and understand why it is this way.  The amount we pay in "Gratuities" is not considered as income to RCL and is not a payroll expense thus RCL saves in Taxes by doing this instead of just removing these gratuities and rolling the cost into you Cruise fare.

3 hours ago, TimeRacer said:

The fact that it covers both my needed caffeine *and* my alcohol is what sold me. I drink a lot of Coca-Cola, so that alone would probably make it worth it. Throw in the alcohol, and I'm guaranteed to be ahead of the game. It helps that I snagged a BOGO 50% Off sale, so it didn't hurt as bad as it could have getting it for me and the husband.

Rum and Coke and you cover both ends?

If you are going to store valuables in a suitcase I recommend you toss your underwear on top before you lock it. No one will bother once they open it.

Also Underwear has been securing the "Family Jewels" for hundreds of years.

Starbucks locations are only available on Allure of the Seas®, Harmony of the Seas®, Mariner of the Seas®, Navigator of the Seas®, Oasis of the Seas®, Symphony of the Seas®  Currently.  They will give "Stars" as usual when you purchase a drink but do not however honor the redemption of any starbucks promotions such as "Free Drinks."  None of the Items at a Starbucks Kiosk are included with any Drink Packages as well.  Cafe Promenade does have some coffee selections made with Starbucks beans (Seattle's Best) that can be obtained with a drink package.

I giggle every time I read "The Naughty Room."  What is the charge to get to visit this room?  Can I get a VIP pass?

Did anyone quickly book a cruise just to get in on this deal? I have to wait for my wife to check her work schedule and was going to book another Navigator Mexico trip tomorrow. Lol, I am still going to book the cruise if my wife can get the time off however, If there are people that booked a cruise just for this deal and the deal gets cancelled can they get a 100% refund and cancellation on their cruise by saying "Woops" also?