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    clmsnskr got a reaction from Kim&N8 in VPN   
    I was able to VPN to my corporate network from onboard with no issues at all when I was on Oasis back in March 2017.  We use Cisco IPSec VPN
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    clmsnskr got a reaction from shady in Best ship for first timers?   
    The first one you find that meets the following criteria.
    1) Is in your budget
    2) Is in the time range that you can travel
    3) Has a voyage that lasts for as many nights as you want to travel.
    4) Name ends with "of the Seas"
    5) Floats.
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    clmsnskr got a reaction from myhart2hart in Star Class Harmony 11 - 18 Feb. 2017   
    They won't stock your mini-bar with liquor? That's a bummer, I typically drink mostly rum when I'm on cruises.
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    clmsnskr reacted to myhart2hart in Star Class Harmony 11 - 18 Feb. 2017   
    What a wonderful review! My husband and I enjoyed reading your "live" review - you have a fun wit and similar tastes as us! We have the ATS on Allure in December, appreciate your insights on the Genie and cruising with other suite and non suite guests.
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    clmsnskr reacted to bobroo in Woman bumped from Air Canada flight misses $10,000 Galapagos cruise   
    Know what makes a lot of sense to me? Intentionally leave the last row of seats in coach on every large aircraft---EMPTY! Just don't sell 'em.
    They will always be there for flight crew emergencies, people who missed their previous flights, people who require multiple seats, and people who have a lot of money and need to fly immediately.
     
    What could be so hard?
     
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    clmsnskr reacted to RCVoyager in Woman bumped from Air Canada flight misses $10,000 Galapagos cruise   
    Most of your proposal sounds good, but it's not really how things work.  For instance, many destinations don't have another flight available within two hours.  Secondly, most of the time, flights are not overbooked at the time of purchase.  Third is that bad weather anywhere in the country can put any airline in a bind.
    Where I draw the line is forcing paying passengers off a flight on which they purchased a ticket, were assigned a seat, showed up on time, and played by all the rules only to be forced to leave for another individual who did not do those things.  If the airline is in a tight spot, they should up the ante until the number of people needed come forward. 
    What happened to United on the Chicago/Louisville flight was to accommodate a flight crew who needed to get to a destination (not paying customers).  Most pilot contracts are written so pilots would not have to wait more than 1 flight to be deadheaded when necessary.
    I think the price listed on travel websites should actually have seats available for that price to be assigned at the time of booking.  Just last week, we booked our family on a trip.  At the time of booking, there were no seats available at the quoted price.  We had to upgrade (at about $10 per person per leg) to more expensive seats.
     Another thing that would help would be that airlines be forced to use other airlines to accommodate passengers who have been displaced through no fault of their own.  The airlines will do this, but they are reluctant to do so.
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    clmsnskr got a reaction from mom2mybugs in Woman bumped from Air Canada flight misses $10,000 Galapagos cruise   
    I'm ok with airlines overbooking, but how about saying that on the ticket you purchase For example: "The flight you have purchased this ticket for is currently in an overbooked status.  Your ticket currently does not have a seat available.  Your are currently #x in overbooked standby queue.  In the event that a seat becomes available for you, we will notify you via e-mail, phone, text and/or by displaying your name on the Gate Information Display in the terminal.  If you are not able to be assigned a seat, then we will automatically rebook you on the next available flight to get you to your destination within 2 hours and compensate you by granting you $y.yy towards a future flight."

    It's really not that difficult of a concept to me.
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    clmsnskr got a reaction from whitsmom in MyCruisePhotos.com   
    You're welcome.  Also, for reference a lot of websites only secure the pages that need to be secured (ie: login, checkout, etc).  It slows down performance a bit to encrypt every page on the server, then make your browser to the work of decrypting every page.  It is a performance reason that many websites choose to only put the pages the need to be secure behind https.  Just look for a green lock on any website's login, personal info, or billing info pages and you'll be good if it's present there.  Informational pages...doesn't really matter if they are secure or not.
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    clmsnskr got a reaction from whitsmom in MyCruisePhotos.com   
    That's the website to use to order photo packages. I use them every time I go on a Royal, Celebrity or Disney cruise.  They don't have every sailing listed, but they will list yours in plenty of time for you to order your package.

    It does have a green lock once you get to to the checkout page. Alternatively, you can just put this in your browser's address bar and it will have the green lock: https://www.mycruisephotos.com/

    It is based in the Cayman Islands. They do not charge a foreign transaction fee, however your bank might (They state this on their website).  My bank does not charge foreign transaction fees so I wasn't charged any when I ordered my photo packages.

    "MyCruisePhotos.com is a Cayman Islands registered company. Please check with your bank and ask about your credit card's policy relating to online shopping from a foreign company for items priced in US dollars. For a card-by-card breakdown of conversion fees, visit BankRate.com. BankRate.com is not maintained or endorsed by MyCruisePhotos.com, we are not responsible for outdated or incorrect information."
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    clmsnskr got a reaction from tkltomp in Lanyard or not?   
    I used the luggage tags on Oasis a few weeks ago.  I thought they were rigid enough.
     
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    clmsnskr got a reaction from Lyrical in Lanyard or not?   
    I used the luggage tags on Oasis a few weeks ago.  I thought they were rigid enough.
     
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    clmsnskr got a reaction from androckb in Lanyard or not?   
    We used a lanyard for the first time our last cruise. We liked it for the most part, however there are a few of things to be aware of.
    If you punch a hold in your card, make sure it's a wide hole, rather than a round hole They punched our round hold too close to the mag-strip and the card wouldn't go far enough into the mag-stripe reader to read the cards without removing the clasp completely from the card.  A wider hole would allow the clasp to move more.  I have attached 2 images: one showing the "wide" hole I'm talking about, and one showing a round hole that I'm recommending against. The sunscreen on your hands and/or chest/stomach while it's hanging on your neck can dissolve the printed letters on the card.  We had to get a new card halfway through the voyage because all the lettering was gone. Using a pouch type lanyard will help avoid this, except that you have to remove it from the pouch every time you need to use it. I would recommend the type of lanyard where you can detach the bottom portion from the "necklace" portion. This will allow you to quickly detach your card to hand to a server or bartender if you have your card hanging on your neck or slip-loop secured to your pool bag's strap. I have attached an image showing one kind of "detachable" lanyard.


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    clmsnskr got a reaction from whitsmom in Lanyard or not?   
    We used a lanyard for the first time our last cruise. We liked it for the most part, however there are a few of things to be aware of.
    If you punch a hold in your card, make sure it's a wide hole, rather than a round hole They punched our round hold too close to the mag-strip and the card wouldn't go far enough into the mag-stripe reader to read the cards without removing the clasp completely from the card.  A wider hole would allow the clasp to move more.  I have attached 2 images: one showing the "wide" hole I'm talking about, and one showing a round hole that I'm recommending against. The sunscreen on your hands and/or chest/stomach while it's hanging on your neck can dissolve the printed letters on the card.  We had to get a new card halfway through the voyage because all the lettering was gone. Using a pouch type lanyard will help avoid this, except that you have to remove it from the pouch every time you need to use it. I would recommend the type of lanyard where you can detach the bottom portion from the "necklace" portion. This will allow you to quickly detach your card to hand to a server or bartender if you have your card hanging on your neck or slip-loop secured to your pool bag's strap. I have attached an image showing one kind of "detachable" lanyard.


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    clmsnskr got a reaction from coneyraven in Best ship for first timers?   
    The first one you find that meets the following criteria.
    1) Is in your budget
    2) Is in the time range that you can travel
    3) Has a voyage that lasts for as many nights as you want to travel.
    4) Name ends with "of the Seas"
    5) Floats.
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    clmsnskr got a reaction from RestingBird in Best ship for first timers?   
    The first one you find that meets the following criteria.
    1) Is in your budget
    2) Is in the time range that you can travel
    3) Has a voyage that lasts for as many nights as you want to travel.
    4) Name ends with "of the Seas"
    5) Floats.
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    clmsnskr got a reaction from bcarney in Best ship for first timers?   
    The first one you find that meets the following criteria.
    1) Is in your budget
    2) Is in the time range that you can travel
    3) Has a voyage that lasts for as many nights as you want to travel.
    4) Name ends with "of the Seas"
    5) Floats.
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    clmsnskr reacted to FManke in Best ship for first timers?   
    That should cover it.
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    clmsnskr got a reaction from CowboyMedic in Best ship for first timers?   
    The first one you find that meets the following criteria.
    1) Is in your budget
    2) Is in the time range that you can travel
    3) Has a voyage that lasts for as many nights as you want to travel.
    4) Name ends with "of the Seas"
    5) Floats.
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    clmsnskr got a reaction from FManke in Best ship for first timers?   
    The first one you find that meets the following criteria.
    1) Is in your budget
    2) Is in the time range that you can travel
    3) Has a voyage that lasts for as many nights as you want to travel.
    4) Name ends with "of the Seas"
    5) Floats.
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    clmsnskr got a reaction from RestingBird in Royal Genie Experience   
    yea, that's a good point.  I'm certainly not arrogant, nor do I have a sense of entitlement, but it would certainly be an awesome experience nonetheless.  I'm, for sure, not going to be their first guest to request that, though :-)  It was just a random idea that popped into my head while discussing Chet's table on a facebook thread.  I had the realization that the balcony dining table for the PFS seats about the same number of people as Chef's Table, then there came the idea.
    My other idea was that if you're staying in a Star Class for your onboard wedding, could you have the Genie arrange to have your ceremony conducted at the aqua theater?  That would be kind of neat, as well.
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    clmsnskr got a reaction from RestingBird in Royal Genie Experience   
    Oh sweet! I finally get to hear @Matt's voice
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    clmsnskr got a reaction from DocLC in Royal Genie Experience   
    Oh sweet! I finally get to hear @Matt's voice
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    clmsnskr reacted to Matt in Royal Genie Experience   
    Tagging @Christie
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    clmsnskr got a reaction from DocLC in Royal Genie Experience   
    That's a good incentive to use a TA to me
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    clmsnskr reacted to Matt in Royal Genie Experience   
    I always use a TA.  For situations like this, let the TA do all this homework and research for you.  Time saved alone is worth it.  
    Here is why you should use a TA: http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2016/06/15/why-first-time-cruisers-should-use-royal-caribbean-travel-agent
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