ericreev

I do appreciate the suggestions, but this was more of an FYI. The advice about tipping in front of the pit boss and making sure they are tracking are both good. This was a compted trip from last years play. I will probably be on 2 more before March 31 when this years evaluation ends, so I don’t need 2500 points all on one cruise to hit prime again for next year.

The more $’s gambled the more points. I played next to at least 2 individuals who dropped $6000 plus at the blackjack table. I’m positive they already received status for next year. On the other hand, I played all week, probably close to 35 hours on a free trip, and ended up $50 on the positive side in the casino for a weeks worth of entertainment. 

Eric

Sitting with my butt planted, with occasional bathroom pit stop from at least  8pm - 1am every night. One til 3am a couple of others til 2:30am. So straight playing. 

Was there a mistake in the points total? Who knows, possibly I earned prime status with 2 cruises last year.

Eric

I can only tell u that is what the casino host told me on the sixth day

Just returned last Sunday from a 7 night on Liberty. I played blackjack only the first 5 nights,  at least 5 hours every night,, usually the $15 dollar table, but occasionally the 10. Playing mostly the minimum, with a sporadic 20, 30:, and even a couple of $50 bets mixed in. Before gambling on the six day, I visited the casino host, to see what sort of points that amounted to: 540. I hope  this is helpful to the curious out there. 

Eric

I foresee future lawsuits in the making. 

Eric

5 hours ago, KLAconQueso said:

Hi! I'm on your cruise - We chartered a private catamaran for just our group through Good Times Catamaran charters. We are on the smaller catamaran, but they may be doing tours on their other (larger) catamaran Good Times Too. They came highly recommended through a friend. 

http://www.goodtimesbarbados.com/en/

I haven't looked too closely at the cruise planner, but I'm sure there are similar tours through the cruise line as well. 

Thanks for the ideas. Doing the catamaran / train in St Kitts and the galleon in St Lucia. Hoping for something different. 

Eric Reeves

Looking for ideas on the best things to do in Barbados from those of you that have been there before. I'm on adventure this Saturday with the last stop being Bridgetown. I've heard of the turtles and I'm sure the beaches are great as well. Suggestions anybody?

Eric Reeves

19 hours ago, Michael Vitale said:

I’m also flying in next Friday. You sailing on Jewel or Adventure ?

Adventure.

Eric Reeves.

Flying in there next Friday, hope there won't be problems with the airport or cruise terminal. The people of Puerto Rico have sure been through quite a bit these past 5 months. 

Eric Reeves

17 hours ago, KLAconQueso said:

I’ve heard of that one - unfortunately, we will be in SXM on a Sunday and I do know they are closed on Sundays. 

 Plan on taking a taxi over to Orient beach. I had an excellent lunch right there on th beach last time I was there( red snapper I believe.) 

Eric Reeves

On January 29, 2018 at 8:16 AM, WAAAYTOOO said:

This past Christmas we had Adventure booked with a very good deal on an Owner's Suite.  When I started pricing airfare to SJ I cancelled the cruise.  We have flown to SJ 4 times and it was never that high !  The southern Caribbean is wonderful and I love those islands...but I'm not going to pay the price they want for airfare to SJ.  It's outrageous.  

I found those deals on the suites and posted them. I booked one as well, but ran into the same situation as you. The flights from both Austin and Dfw to Sju where in the $700 and up range. What I ended up doing was rebooking in December, but only when I could immediately book a decent priced flight. 

Eric Reeves

14 hours ago, KLAconQueso said:

SOLD! We're planning on doing something similar in Marigot - locating a French cafe for a slice of baguette and a coffee. 

We were thinking about hanging around Phillipsburg and walking back to the ship ourselves rather than getting dropped off - is there a fair amount of beachfront bars in walking distance that we could plant ourselves at for an hour or so before going back? If so, any recommendations? It's our first time to SXM! 

Several bars on the boardwalk. I didn't go in any of those, so I can't vouch for the food and drinks there. One that stands out in my memory, only for the name, was the "Blue Bitch Bar." 

Eric Reeves

It's a frozen pizza. I've found that there a times when coming back from a long day ashore, it's good to grab when you're tired and just want to nap.

eric reeves

I haven't posted in a while, but I will be sailing on adventure February 24th, the same cruise as KLAconQueso. It will be my 11th cruise with RC and I still get excited.

Eric Reeves

For anyone interested, I noticed 3 cruises to Cuba available for booking.

Eric reeves

The slides were great and your right the green one was faster. I did the tidal wave once and came fairly close to the padded barrier at the top which made me a little nervous. It was still fun.

Eric Reeves

That's what I've come across as well. About six months ago, I swear I saw a photo or deck plan with a hot tub for the royal suite on vision at least, but can no longer find it. I do appreciate the info.

Eric Reeves

What ship? The ships within the Vision class are differ more from one another than do ships in there other classes.

Eric Reeves

Does anyone know if the Royal suite of the vision class has a hot tub on the balcony? I've seen conflicting info, Rc's website doesn't seem to list it. I know I can always call them.

Eric Reeves

I've seen several of these in the last few weeks. These were prices listed for single occupancy after selecting the number of travelers

And room type. Some were inside cabins for 7 nights at $295 before taxes. Others were balcony or junior suites for $195. In all cases the price jumped dramatically after selecting the specific room number and attempting to complete

the booking.

So it's not just you. I've seen some of these. It has to be a glitch of some sort.

Eric reeves

This is quite some distance LA to Galveston ( 1600 miles), but interstate highway 10 goes all the way from LA to Houston.

Eric

The following week is the same price with taxes a little higher.

Eric

I was just on Liberty from Sept 11 - 18th and saw one offered on day 5.

It was around $85 for a 10 drink card. I don't remember if it included tips

or not.

Eric

Navigator is one of my favorite ships as well. Sailed her twice when she was in Galveston. I like all the voyager class ships. Just love the layout.

Eric

I received the email and it is a legitimate offer.  We are already completely booked so I am not able to take advantage of it but if I had the time I probably would have gone.  I did call and ask for a price quote.  For the "free" oceanview room, it would have cost $464.40 for both of us for the 11-11 6 day.(Veteran's Day week) 

 

Yes, it is a small, old ship....but it would have been nice to take a very inexpensive cruise if I could have.  From all accounts, they have largely solved most of the "issues" that they had with this ship when it first came back into the fleet.

I'm considering it. It's a good offer, but there's flight, baggage, and parking costs since I'm in the Austin area.

Eric