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Empress of the Seas November 15-23, 2019


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1 hour ago, twangster said:


I’m not a big seafood fan but I will eat Conch Fritters.  Yumm. 

I prefer “Cracked Conch” over the fritters.  I found that out in Nassau where I tried it the first time. The fritters have a lot of fillers whereas the cracked one only has light breading on conch meat.

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So, I had this interesting conversation with the one in charge of reservations for  dining events.  As I have mentioned in a previous post, I have chosen the Bottomless Galley Brunch as the +1 for my Chops +1 package.  For some reason, the BGB hasn’t shown on the My Calendar on the app so I asked about it.  After going to the “back office”, this guy told me that they will have to confirm whether my booking for the package has gone through. I found that weird because I had already had my dinner at Chops last night. I have a witness on this forum, right @twangster?

Anyway, after going to the “back office” again, he came back to tell me again that the reservation might not have gone through.  This time he added, “Sometimes, people think their reservation has gone through, but if their credit card didn’t have enough funds, it won’t go through.  For example, if the purchase was $100 and they only had $99, it won’t go through.”  (That’s verbatim)

In the nicest way possible, I said that I was sure I had enough funds on my card.  Actually, since I purchased the package on the ship, it should have gone to my folio, not my credit card account. To this he replied, “We are still learning how to use the app since it’s new to us.”  Shouldn’t he have started with that???

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2 hours ago, PG Cruiser said:

So, I had this interesting conversation with the one in charge of reservations for  dining events.  As I have mentioned in a previous post, I have chosen the Bottomless Galley Brunch as the +1 for my Chops +1 package.  For some reason, the BGB hasn’t shown on the My Calendar on the app so I asked about it.  After going to the “back office”, this guy told me that they will have to confirm whether my booking for the package has gone through. I found that weird because I had already had my dinner at Chops last night. I have a witness on this forum, right @twangster?

Anyway, after going to the “back office” again, he came back to tell me again that the reservation might not have gone through.  This time he added, “Sometimes, people think their reservation has gone through, but if their credit card didn’t have enough funds, it won’t go through.  For example, if the purchase was $100 and they only had $99, it won’t go through.”  (That’s verbatim)

In the nicest way possible, I said that I was sure I had enough funds on my card.  Actually, since I purchased the package on the ship, it should have gone to my folio, not my credit card account. To this he replied, “We are still learning how to use the app since it’s new to us.”  Shouldn’t he have started with that???

What does your account show?

More importantly, what would you like to do?  If you need some help reaching the end goal, glad to assist if I can.

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25 minutes ago, twangster said:

What does your account show?

More importantly, what would you like to do?  If you need some help reaching the end goal, glad to assist if I can.

My folio shows I have been charged for the package.  I guess I’m just venting.  The credit card comment irked me. I’m torn between letting management know what happened or just letting it go.

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4 hours ago, PG Cruiser said:

STATEROOM TV MOVIE: “Poseidon Adventure”

Some months ago I made a joke about showing “Poseidon Adventure” and other maritime disaster movies on the stateroom TV.  I can’t believe they’re showing it right now.

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Can you image the uproar if they played Titanic on the pool deck one night? Now my sense of humor is pretty twisted, so I would find that hilarious, I’m sure others......not so much.

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DAY 4: COZUMEL

Chichén Itzá Excursion

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Pyramid of Kukulkan

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Our guide, Rafa, used up the time talking about Mayan history and culture. The Math geek in me came out when he talked about the “Base 20” Mayan number system.  The talk was interesting but it took away our time to explore the site on our own and shop for souvenirs.

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Lunch and snacks provided with the package.

 

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5 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

Not normally a fan of Mexican food but that looks good. Was it?

I don’t think I can be a good judge of what a good authentic taco is. The only tacos I’ve had are the “Americanized” ones.

All I could say is that I liked it.

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DAY 6: Sea Day

Bottomless Galley Brunch

Note: Only the drinks, champagne and fruit punch, are bottomless.  The brunch is pick one option per course - appetizer, main course, dessert.  The guy at the table next to mine asked for a second main course, he was told he would be charged for it. This package should be renamed, “Bottomless Drinks Galley Brunch”

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Sorry, I was too hungry to take a picture of the Filet Mignon ? 

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30 minutes ago, PG Cruiser said:

Note: Only the drinks, champagne and fruit punch, are bottomless.  The brunch is pick one option per course - appetizer, main course, dessert.  The guy at the table next to mine asked for a second main course, he was told he would be charged for it. This package should be renamed, “Bottomless Drinks Galley Brunch”

Very interesting.  I've never done this event but had no idea that they would limit ANYthing with a name like "bottomless".  Pretty cheesy, actually.

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38 minutes ago, WannaCruise said:

What are you doing in Grand Cayman?  7 Mile Beach?  We'll be there in December and not exactly sure where to go (but the beaches are beautiful there).  Enjoy!

I will be there as well in December, December 16 to be exact, so I am following along for suggestions as well.

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