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I bring $1000 cash.

Everything on the ship is on the S/S card.

The best part of the Mardi Gras was, in order to blow dry hair,

there was a separate room,.................down the hall.

Kinda miss that with all the noise and heat from ex-wives and now girlfriends

blow dryer.

I was hoping for some pictures of a familydoing just that.:D

Want a long M. drill, try Costa or MSC.

Its done in five languages, even from Florida.

Wow.

Its a bus.

Let it go blu.

Some people can only afford the bus.

They all didn't just get released from Starke.

Here's how to enjoy the M Drill.

1. If you are a drinker, don't leave your bar stool until the bar starts to close.

2. Then stroll to your room to get a topper from your smuggled booze.

3. After a shooter, head for your M Station. Take the stairs.

4. As your wandering, smiling to all the crew that are directing you to your station, your close.

5. The horn sounds, you should beat the landing 1/2 floor below the muster deck.

6. When you get to the door of the muster station, ask if you are in the correct area, walk through the doors.

7. Try to figure if you go right or left.

8. Arrive at your muster station, usually you can slide to the back row,

after checking out the ladies, lean back, enjoy the announcements.

9. Warning, you should have finished off your cocktail. 10 minute drill.

How about having an overnight stop on the flight home.

To add: There's NO free parking in downtown Miami of Miami Beach.

$1.50+ per hour or a flat rate of $20+.

One other thing.

Tri rail runs every hour weekends until 7pm.

Then the last train of the day is three hours later.

Grab a schedule.

Metro rail is every 10 mins weekday and every 1/2 hour weekends.

so they (RCL staff) stole from you.

You must remember that years ago when they allowed you to bring liquor back to your room that you purchased, cruise prices were much higher... They have lowered the cruise price, but started charging more for drinks, specialty rest. etc.... Drinks used to be cheap on a cruise, but you paid a higher fare then you do today... The people who dont drink ( or dont drink much) and dont eat at the specialty restuarants make out under this system..

I agree, charge more for the cruise and let us bring our special beverages.

****!

How the heck are you going to tip the buffet people?

Are you going to give $1 per person for each omlette you get.

$1 PP for every beverage refill.

Last of all $1 PP to the one who cleans the table.

Now repeat that for lunch.

How about the pizza guy.

With so many people that we interact with at the self service buffet

the opt-outers will be carrying around quarters and dimes.

PS; the sandwich guy and the fish and chips guy too.

Once the world economy gets back on tract, solos will be back to 200%.

Cruise lines don't care about us.

The host hotels are the Diplomat in Hollywood and the Fountainbleu in Miami Beach.

12 and 18 miles respectively.

fellow solo traveler, all you need is a place to sleep it off.

Not a place to spend too much time in.

Get out there and socialize, don't be a cabin sitter.;)

There's a lot of heavy hitters sailing on carnival.

I'm kind of embarrassed about smuggling booze now due to

sailing with so many that are well off.:o

They don't know or remember you 5 seconds after you walk away. The porter loads the carts; the carts get loaded by machinery. After the porter loads my luggage on the cart I tip them $5-$10 but I am under no delusion that I am paying them to not have fun/batter/mess with my bag. They don't have the time or opportunity to; they want to get to the next person for their next tip.

I agree Maxwell.

The urban legend about not tipping the porters is not true.

Two seconds after you walk away, they are hustleing the next cruiser.

I pay them a $1 to leave me alone.:D

I stumble to the drill when the bars close.:p

Yes

I'd like to see 48+ yahoos blairing their ipods to that song.:p:p

Where are Mr Pete and H82seaugo when we need them>

I wonder how often that move works for him,

umm, never.:p

Creepy, Don't be so smug.

If there were a picture of lucisous beefcake, it'd be gone.

:D:D:D:D:D

Take the Metro rail to the Metro mover.

Or not.

Here's what a flight from Tampa to Miami sounds like.

Pilot: We have reached our cruising altitude.

Seconds later. Pilot: Crew prepare for landing.

20 minute flight.