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    Houston, TX
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    Reading, photography, and more reading
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Royal Caribbean
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Caribbean

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  1. Is... is that a latke? 😱 --bruce T.
  2. Braums? BRAUMS?! Son, we need to talk. πŸ€ͺ https://www.bluebell.com/ --bruce T.
  3. My turn in the box is 3 days after we return on Harmony, when I get foot surgery. I've already got the scooter, and I'd agree that this would be the way to go if @chiguypaul can kneel without issues. It might help to practice three-point-turns before into a very tight cabin. 😬 Good luck, @chiguypaul! --bruce T.
  4. Talking to Royal this morning (and taking the agent's information with a giant grain of salt), this doesn't seem to be the case anymore. We've gotten nothing for our Sunday cruise - for last year, we received the email about 6 days prior. --bruce T.
  5. American Airlines: staff meteorologist Delta Airlines: staff meteorologist United Airlines: outsources meteorology Southwest Airlines: staff meteorologist Air France: unknown British Airways: unknown KLM: staff meteorologist KAL: Unknown I kind of have to wonder about the shade being thrown at van Fleet in this thread. Or, maybe I don't have to wonder. --bruce T.
  6. I'm glad those halcyon days are behind me! 🀣 It's unclear to me why Starlink Maritime would function differently on a TA. As others have pointed out, Starlink Ground restricts the location to supported countries and just offshore. You can see the Starlink constellation by clicking here. Another factor to consider will be your actual connection to work - particularly if your IT department requires a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access SalesForce, your email, etc. VPN was not supported on Voom Internet; however, I was above to get it to work on Freedom OTS a few years back. I've seen anecdotal comments about VPN working on RCL Starlink-equipped ships. I think the key takeaway here is to hope for the best, but expect the worst. If connectivity is required with minimal off-line time, a TA may not be the best for you. Good luck! --bruce T.
  7. We did the private custom tour in December of 21. It was raining, so we limited the tour to an island drive-around plus the sloth / monkey experience. We also had a "real" Roatan lunch... excellent baleadas at... a gas station / convenience store, which amused our guide to no end. Our guide was excellent! I can 100% recommend VB Tours. --bruce T
  8. I might have gone to the Owl Cafe more than a few times... πŸ” --bruce T. P.S. Readers, please humour me as I weep for my lost college years. πŸ˜„
  9. Which kinda discounts the effects of a competitive market. A cruise line - like almost any other business - that offers consistently higher Quality of Service than the competition will gain more revenue. More revenue = higher profits, both in total profit $$ as well as the opportunity for lines to increase revenue in other & more profitable areas. Lower Quality of Service often leads to having a higher profit margin... but on lower revenue. Example: Food is arguably central to the cruise experience. If Celebrity cut back on food quality, wouldn't you expect some of their pax to jump ship (sorry) to MSC? And if RCL cuts food quality, wouldn't you expect some of their pax to jump to NCL or <GASP> Carnival? --bruce T.
  10. But... but then steam would likely not be coming off of it then, would it? --bruce T.
  11. No, but going back to my gazpacho comment... 🀣 --bruce T.
  12. Is that you with the NM Zia tat on your arm? --bruce T. (NMSU Alum)
  13. Agreed. They were more concerned with the inconsistencies - for example, offering Indian curry and mozzarella sticks on a French-themed night, etc. I would lean more toward the latter. I doubt they've changed much of anything in preparing and plating meals... but clearly, something was broken in the service. There is no way that just their table was experiencing this; IMHO, there was a systemic failure in service quality that the head waiters and restaurant management should have been aware of. The fact that they had issues with MDR lunch service as well kind of reinforces that. --bruce T.
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