Ja-sun

Sounds good. Lets just hope the weather doesn't hurt things too much.

18 minutes ago, Toby said:

It would stand to reason betting $5 a spin would earn a point whereas playing a quarter a spin would take 20 spins to earn a point.  The wildcard is which machine is paying off more $$.

Thanks for the info. I usually play card games but I guess I can try something different.

2 hours ago, Bob Burd said:

slots by far give you the most points.  I disagree how they do the points on card games and craps but my opinion doesn't change things!

So would you say the higher slots or doesn't it really matter? I've never played slots before. There's too many to decide on which ones to play and they seem complicated.

So what games in the casino will earn you the most points? Slots, card games, etc?

You could always just have a few drinks everyday. That way you would already be swaying and wouldn't know the difference, or maybe the one would just cancel the other one out. 

The staff brought us green apples and they seemed to help. Just get a couple from the buffet and keep them in your fridge.

So is all you have to do is present your seapass at the table and your automatically signed up?

16 minutes ago, tonyfsu21 said:

It happens all the time. In fact, I am sailing today & still may be upgraded at the port based on the email I received from Royal up from OS to RS. This has been the case a couple times where we get into our stateroom and I receive an email that the Royal up is accepted and my sail & sign card has been charged. They send you to guest services to get a new key. 

But I wonder if I ask for an upgrade at the check in counter if they would give it to me?

Has anybody ever asked to see if there were any upgrades the day of check in? Like if maybe there was a suite nobody ever upgraded to, and if you did, what were the results?

I remember going to Coco Cay when it was just one or two little snack shacks, and just beaches. This should definitely be a big difference. 

On 8/26/2022 at 7:51 PM, wordell1 said:

If you are going to any uncrowded beach, always make arrangements for a taxi back.  I like to arrange a pickup time, or get a cell number to call your driver back.

Good to know. Thanks

16 hours ago, Kipper414 said:

I took a taxi to Love Beach a few years ago.  Very reasonable, and the beach was empty when I got there.  I would recommend going if you aren't afraid of hopping in a local taxi to get there.

 

Thanks for the info. Sounds like the place I want to be. An uncrowded beach.

So I know that you connect your seapass to a credit card, to use for spending on the ship, but has anyone ever tried to use a prepaid card to use with the seapass? I don't want my kids to go crazy or if they would happen to lose it, someone couldn't drain their account.

So did Royal actually say your getting cash back or cruise credit?

Sounds like fun then. Thanks.

Thinking of going to Love Beach on Nassau. Has anyone ever used the local bus or transportation system, and how easy was it? Also, I chose Love Beach because it looks pretty nice and less populated with tourists, because it's kinda out of the way. Any opinions on this beach?

I will be flying to Athens, in Oct 2023, for a Mediterranean cruise on Celebrity. I've heard nothing but great things about them. It sounds like a more adult cruise line with a step up from Royal. Which Royal also owns.

11 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

We were able to check in/out towels at Coco Cay just like on the ship

So are you saying you didn't have to take one off the ship? You could get them on Coco Cay?

Well, I guess I will find out what it's like in October. Thanks for all your info.

On 5/24/2022 at 8:16 PM, IzzyB said:

How long is the tour?  Gatorland is a good hour away from PC.

It says 5 hours.

I seen that this was added to my October cruise at the Port Canaveral port. Has anyone done this excursion yet?

I will be in NYC before my cruise sets sail. Has anybody been at a hotel, and done the test over their phone? There will be 4 of us so can we do the testing all together in one call?

I don't see how you guys can cruise so much. My favorite part of cruising is the food. If I cruised as much as you guys do, I would be 500 pounds.

First Celebrity cruise- APEX.

October 06, 2023. 

Israel, Egypt & Med.

48 minutes ago, twangster said:

Even number indicates a capacity of 2 guests.  Odd number something other than 2 guests such as 3, 4 ot 5 guests but this varies on different ships. 

The number, higher or lower can be location or other aspects such as being an aft balcony, more central, forward or aft, etc. It's generally some sort of desirability factor. 

Size is typically the same until you get into 2B or 4B where the B indicates "spacious" balcony for example.   

Sometimes price anomalies occur where a more desirable cabin is cheaper than an otherwise standard or more common type of cabin.  

It can vary by class of ship.  Voyager and Freedom class have some aft facing balconies that are 4D while on Radiance class the aft facing balconies are 4B category.   

The point or takeaway is that each category can have price drops or price increases independent of other categories within the same type of cabin, i.e. interior, oceanview or balcony.  Only when your actual booked category drops in price can you request a price adjustment.  

Very nice. You learn something new everyday. Thank you.