Moby Dick

LOL
But, be realistic, they can't even get the WOW to work properly.  And that only goes around your wrist.  Imagine actually putting something in your body.  They'd probably hire a proctologist to do that.

Well, I guess my wife is going to have to wait on getting her hard ............................sided luggage for a while.  We decided that we need a new mattress more than luggage.  So, I ordered (from Amazon, damnit) a hybrid mattress (inner spring with cooling gel topper).  Our current one is fully memory foam.  Where we lie looks like the Grand Canyon X2 now and it is less than a year old.  I like it but my wife wakes up almost unable to walk for several minutes.  So, we'll see how the new one does.  The best sleep system we ever had was a Sleep # bed, duel control.  But, they have really priced themselves out of my comfort zone.  Having said that, if this one isn't comfy for both of us, I'll go ahead and spring (get it) for a new Sleep # as it is getting expensive trying out several different mattresses.  
Marian, will just have to wait for Christmas, 2023 to get her hard sided luggage.  Well, that's if the supply chain allows it.

Rahul actually sent me his company phone phone number in our 1st or 2nd email conversation.  I only used it twice, once to verify that it was, in fact, his phone and the 2nd time to let him know we were at the terminal.  This was on our last Alaska cruise in May.  That was a first.  Before that (pre-COVID), we relied on email.  For me/us, the availability to Whatsapp and virtually live communications with our Genie is a vast improvement compared to pre-COVID. I actually had a situation that I felt needed my Genies attention, in the Pub.  I sent him a text and he was there in less than 5 minutes.  All I told him was that I needed him in the Pub "ASAP".  Poor guy had no idea what he was walking in to.  All went well and clear-up.  

We have both, our larger bags are soft but the smaller ones are hard sided (Amazon Basics, surprisingly hearty). DD has the large Amazon suitcase, and it holds quite a bit.
For me the wheels are the thing. I like the 360° wheels are important for getting around. Hard vs soft- well we drive more than we fly these days so I don't know that it matters (though I think the hard sided would float if dropped in the water)
 

Wasn’t that what the vaccination was for???

I guess it depends how much you love the "old bag" 
 
Definitely cheaper to keep the older model....getting a newer model will cost you as it won't be just a standard bag it will come with lots of extra costs you may not have considered!
 
Difficult one this! Soft sided ones are obviously more likely to let us down as they are more fragile 
Where as the hard sided while more robust come with other issues for a more senior person.
You could keep the older soft one and your wife could look into getting a new hard one to cater for her needs. 
Theres always young men at the airports/cruise terminals who would assist in helping her with it. 

I hope you can understand that my post was a dry attempt/opportunity at humor.    

LOL, I miss the good old days when you asked for a coffee or tea and the only options were, cream and/or sugar with that!  Now a five person line takes about an hour and a half just for the people to order their coffee or tea.  
"I'll have a cafe latte, mogopichu, crem al la puke, semi sweet dark chocolate sprinkles, with marmot stool, vegan sweet cream, milk chocolate shavings, grande in a vente cup with Hershey strawberry syrup and a cherry on top of the whipped nondairy cream".  Served exactly at 192 degrees with a side order of a glazed donut.  

Exactly, If you pay "FULL PRICE" for a cruise you ether have too much money, booking too late, or you're just not trying hard enough.  

The best sale finding strategy is to have a shopaholic like my wife.  She spends about the first hour or two of every day going through Royal's site, Amazon, Best Buy, JCP, et al.  I don't think we ever paid the original booking price for a cruise yet, because of her.  So, I don't mind making my mind up, spontaneously, and purchasing a cruise, sale or not (it's really just the deposit anyway).  I know she will eventually find at least one lower price for that cruise, usually several times.  Both my daughters and their husbands work hard and don't really have time for that kind of shopping so my wife does it for them.  

I'm 10-42, Jay1021, Nimrod, Suite Snob, 1st Mate, and now Moby Dick and maybe a couple others.  LOL
 
EDITED IN:  I need to clarify, I do not have more than one current login in here at a time.  I don't argue with myself.  

My wife just hit me with something that I just don't know how to deal with it.  I didn't think I'd have to deal with this for at least another year or so.  I am at a cross roads and I don't think I can handle the old bag anymore.  I've been think of getting a new one but it's cheaper to keep the old bag.  So I'm asking for your help, any and all comments are welcome and please be candid with your suggestions, answers, criticisms, I'm a big boy and can take it.
My wife want to buy new luggage.  I've told her the old bags are just fine, at least until our next cruise in Jan 2024.  So, my question is:  Hard side or soft?  Which is the most durable.  I like soft sided but I've never had the hard sided ones.  She wants hard, imagine that.  
 
Besides the B.S. innuendo, this is really a serious question.

We just ditched some bigger hard sides for soft, expandable overhead bags. We are trying to travel with small rollers and backpacks. In training to whittle down the amount of stuff we bring on trips. Our hard sides took a beating and were dying. 

Yep, he should be Royal's version of John Heald!

Thanks Moby. We usually get a response within a day. My how times have changed. 

2 luggage set ago, we switched from to hard case luggage.  I am happier with it than our old soft side that we used to have.
Any suit case can sustain damage so I'm not sure it can be prevented no mater what.

My wife just hit me with something that I just don't know how to deal with it.  I didn't think I'd have to deal with this for at least another year or so.  I am at a cross roads and I don't think I can handle the old bag anymore.  I've been think of getting a new one but it's cheaper to keep the old bag.  So I'm asking for your help, any and all comments are welcome and please be candid with your suggestions, answers, criticisms, I'm a big boy and can take it.
My wife want to buy new luggage.  I've told her the old bags are just fine, at least until our next cruise in Jan 2024.  So, my question is:  Hard side or soft?  Which is the most durable.  I like soft sided but I've never had the hard sided ones.  She wants hard, imagine that.  
 
Besides the B.S. innuendo, this is really a serious question.

My wife just hit me with something that I just don't know how to deal with it.  I didn't think I'd have to deal with this for at least another year or so.  I am at a cross roads and I don't think I can handle the old bag anymore.  I've been think of getting a new one but it's cheaper to keep the old bag.  So I'm asking for your help, any and all comments are welcome and please be candid with your suggestions, answers, criticisms, I'm a big boy and can take it.
My wife want to buy new luggage.  I've told her the old bags are just fine, at least until our next cruise in Jan 2024.  So, my question is:  Hard side or soft?  Which is the most durable.  I like soft sided but I've never had the hard sided ones.  She wants hard, imagine that.  
 
Besides the B.S. innuendo, this is really a serious question.

My wife just hit me with something that I just don't know how to deal with it.  I didn't think I'd have to deal with this for at least another year or so.  I am at a cross roads and I don't think I can handle the old bag anymore.  I've been think of getting a new one but it's cheaper to keep the old bag.  So I'm asking for your help, any and all comments are welcome and please be candid with your suggestions, answers, criticisms, I'm a big boy and can take it.
My wife want to buy new luggage.  I've told her the old bags are just fine, at least until our next cruise in Jan 2024.  So, my question is:  Hard side or soft?  Which is the most durable.  I like soft sided but I've never had the hard sided ones.  She wants hard, imagine that.  
 
Besides the B.S. innuendo, this is really a serious question.

I'm 10-42, Jay1021, Nimrod, Suite Snob, 1st Mate, and now Moby Dick and maybe a couple others.  LOL
 
EDITED IN:  I need to clarify, I do not have more than one current login in here at a time.  I don't argue with myself.  

LOL, I miss the good old days when you asked for a coffee or tea and the only options were, cream and/or sugar with that!  Now a five person line takes about an hour and a half just for the people to order their coffee or tea.  
"I'll have a cafe latte, mogopichu, crem al la puke, semi sweet dark chocolate sprinkles, with marmot stool, vegan sweet cream, milk chocolate shavings, grande in a vente cup with Hershey strawberry syrup and a cherry on top of the whipped nondairy cream".  Served exactly at 192 degrees with a side order of a glazed donut.  

LOL, I miss the good old days when you asked for a coffee or tea and the only options were, cream and/or sugar with that!  Now a five person line takes about an hour and a half just for the people to order their coffee or tea.  
"I'll have a cafe latte, mogopichu, crem al la puke, semi sweet dark chocolate sprinkles, with marmot stool, vegan sweet cream, milk chocolate shavings, grande in a vente cup with Hershey strawberry syrup and a cherry on top of the whipped nondairy cream".  Served exactly at 192 degrees with a side order of a glazed donut.  

Can't wait to try the creme ala puke and marmot stool😂

They are and a much better quality than I would expect for a $12.XX item.  

Haven't even been home a week from our last cruise and booked a Jr. Suite for Spring Break in March. We are Diamond, but have never booked a suite. Super excited for double points to get us closer to D+. Any other suite tips?