Geezer Of The Seas

Being new at this cruise stuff, anyone have any idea if the dock labor in Florida cruise ports (porters in particular) is union? The Longshoremen have voted to go on strike October 1st. at Gulf/East Coast ports. Hurricanes, pandemics, now labor issues to ponder.................and a cruise coming up in less than 60 days???!!!!!

Wishful thinking here I know, but RCL would do passengers a great service if they posted on their website ACTUAL PHOTOS of forbidden electrical adapters. Cruisehive, where I first read this information, displayed a photo of a plug adapter that is capable of 240v or North American 110v. Is that forbidden? Does look kinda sinister with all those prongs and a switch on the bottom.This blog, puts up a photo of a 110v corded power strip for illustration purposes, which as long as I've been getting on RCL ships has always been forbidden. So the Interwebs is furthering the confusion. The rest of it? Guns, knives, nuclear tipped cruise missiles, etc. I get......

I have one of the now banned plug in "cubes". In 4 cruises, didn't need it at all on Wonder, found it unplugged from an outlet on Jewel. I think the cabin stewards are drilled on this issue. On Wonder I left a 110v charger plugged in at the desk, was unplugged on our return. On Mariner, returned from a shore day and found our toothbrush charger unplugged. No harm no foul, the brush was fully charged. I understand and appreciate their vigilance. Can't imagine a ship fire is a lot of fun......

While the mattress protector may look/feel like a sheet, there's a liquid repellent barrier under the fabric layer. We've used protectors for as long as we've owned bedding. Protection against liquids and effective protection against dust mites inhabiting the mattress fabric. After doing the all access tour and seeing the laundry operation, the automatic bed linen folder really makes short work of the flat sheets. Never dismantled our bed on a ship and I flop around like a boated tuna at night.

My experience with the messaging in app within the RC App??? Notifications? Miraculous if it works at all. Second trip out on Jewel, even the Voom help desk crew member couldn't get it to work at all (and he struggled mightily to get Voom up and running on both our phones). Realizing we both had Voom anyway, we skulked our way to the nearby bar in the atrium............. Rookie mistake............ FWIW, since implementation of Starlink service (which shouldn't make a difference with WiFi connectivity to the ship's infrastructure), the whole shipboard Internet experience seems improved, especially on Mariner of the Seas.

Hmmmm. Looks like Symphony was having a lifeboat drill.........

Apparently if you don't sign up for the status match or they're gonna kill you or something. I've received the email not once, not twice, but 3 times since this morning. Apparently Platinum level earns extra spam.......

Exactly right!

On the matter of fuel economy. I asked the chief engineer on Jewel when we toured it how far down the road the ship gets on a gallon of fuel. His answer was expressed in feet, and not many at that. And that's for a 90000 ton ship. While LNG is a cleaner fuel relative to liquid hydrocarbon fuels, it isn't as energy dense. Back to sails and oars?

Here's a flip side story. This happened on our Wonder sailing last year. A sea day and needless to say the pool deck was absolutely mobbed. No towels when we went to check a couple out. Left to stake out any available chaise or chairs. As we were walking away, a crew member from the towel station ran us down to let us know the towels were replenished. Can Hardly Wait has a point though......and Royal is quite generous handing them out. Sure, some folks may be requesting towels for family or a group but when you see a bunch of towels laying on a chaise being used like mattress toppers......

Once caught a glimpse of Nassau port cam and it was a full house, 2 of them were Oasis Class. New Providence Island is gonna capsize..............

Couldn't recite the Platinum benefits on a bet. But beyond the sandpaper robes, because crew members in various venues were at the top of their games they informed us and applied discounts for beverage purchases (beer & wine, a hoity toity coffee for Mrs Geezer at Cafe Promenade), photo purchase discount, RC branded stuff at the "company store". Yeah, the benefits are baked into the SeaPass card, but nice the crew is thoughtful enough to give you the heads up.

Meyer Werft Problems Explained Gee, could the repo man show up on the high seas with tow tugs?

Fortress Investments, like any good hedge fund, wants an ROI sooner than later. Wonder if that includes the billion plus the Federal DOT provided in grant money. The taxpayer-investors would love some return to the Treasury......

All bets are off on walking heel toe, and with outstretched arms touching the nose with the tip of each index finger?

We have a RT booked on Brightline from Orlando to Ft. Lauderdale in November (Ft Lauderdale 11/2, return 11/10). All in for us, $551 RT. The southbound leg is Premium fare which was actually less than the SMART fare. Dynamic pricing I suppose......................... Brightline is planning to add 3 coaches to their trains in late 2024 or first half of 2025 to increase passenger load up to 450, FWIW............ What that does to fares is anyone's guess..............

Sounds like reverting to my early adolescence, slapping, shaking, and generally abusing a pinball machine............you know, the ones with an actual metal ball, flippers, and bumpers? Not to worry, I'm all growed up now and would never think of beating up a slot machine, they giveth, they taketh, they taketh more than they giveth. That's life.........................

Though we prefer a "noonish" check in time, in 4 sailings from PC in the last 2 years we've arrived 60-90 minutes either side of the appointed time and have never been hanged from the yard arm or made to walk the plank. No worries.

Not months later, but I do get emails within 24 hours if I'm playing around (not logged in either) on their website and go through the booking process up to the point of accommodation selection. This happens only when I go to the website via a marketing email they've sent. My internet fingerprints are apparently on everything I clicked.

Yes, we sat in that "pool" in the forward part of Wonder's solarium............for about 10 minutes. Felt like an ant under a magnifying glass. Retreated to shaded seating area where the mojitos were much more enjoyable.

Highly unlikely. This whole circus was pure, unadulterated, brass knuckles political pressure from Tallahassee. The Canaveral Port Authority looked to the Mouse in the West and saw their collective lives pass before their eyes. No, there was more than loss of grant funding threatened here, I'd bet the ranch on it. 1% of port revenue comes from aerospace. That's easy math. Haven't seen a single Amazon Rocket launch yet (they have issues blowing up on the ground), and SpaceX has yet to receive licensing from the FAA to fly Starship Heavy from KSC, but probably will (takes the Florida Peninsula out of the line of fire is a launch from Boca Chica gets sideways ).

To expand on this story, the space industry and Space Florida claim they will need 2800 linear feet of dock to support 'future operations'. Unless the Navy were to give up their facilities a cruise terminal (or two) might have to go, there's just not that much room in the port. I further suspect the improvements to SR 401 will NOT include removal of the drawbridge over the Barge Canal. LNG berthing facilities were mentioned in all this. Peculiar, because SpaceX's current plans under environmental review reference construction of a natural gas liquefaction facility on KSC property, which would be to fuel Starship Heavy. There is an existing 12" gas main from the mainland to KSC, which reduces to an 8" line that extends to the air force station. Not enough gas???? Money talks......................

What Now? Inquiring minds.......

Experiences and enjoyment of the food are subjective and can vary, but our one night at 150 CP was outstanding. We did order the tenderloin for 2 and you literally didn't need a knife, it was that tender. Maybe it was how we requested it (medium rare), but each course served was delicious. And the rolls........oh the rolls!!!! Mrs Geezer had to roll me out of the restaurant.

You don't mention which Oasis ship you're sailing, so I can only vouch for 150 Central Park on Wonder..... The answer is a resounding YES!! Part of a package or just a standalone reservation, YES!!!!