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On 12/4/2023 at 11:39 AM, compman9 said:

The best Scotch is the Glenllivet (quite easily)

Best of the worst. 😄

You can also print luggage tags from the web site.  Sign in, Click the View More Details for your cruise and you will see Print Luggage Tags.

I just printed my for the Dec 14 Vision  cruise

On 12/4/2023 at 12:14 PM, crewsweeper said:

Cruise lines home ported in US are under Federal Law, not state law.  Until Federal Law is changed, there won't be separate cannabis lounges. 

AND they enter the waters of other countries where it is not legal.

1 minute ago, smokeybandit said:

Brilliance has a 2 BR Owner's Suite

OK, the original post said older ships.  And Vision class are the oldest. 😄

Dupe

1 hour ago, schooner_Drinker said:

I believe the RFS were different configuration 

 

Nancy

On Vision class, the RFS is the same as a 2BR Grand Suite, just a name change.

We sailed in an RFS in 2014 on Grandeur.  And I recently sailed in a 2BR Grand Suite on Vision.   In between were 2BR Grand suites and one OS on Grandeur and Enchantment.

5 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

All ships have 2 BR suites. On older ships it's a 2 BR owner's suite.

Which ones???

Vision class have 2 BR Grand Suites.  Each aft corner and one on each side just aft of the 1BR Grand Suites.

I have not seen a 2BR Owner's Suite.

In 2014, they were called Royal Family Suites.

Family does not HAVE to get off.  They have the option to do so.

My mother had an issue in port and was transported to the hospital.  My Dad and I got off to deal with and my then wife stayed on board.  That way we did not have to fully pack everything in a rush.  I packed two carry on size bags for us.

A lady was also transported for a broken collar bone.  Her husband fully packed and got off with her.

On 11/29/2023 at 12:01 PM, sgmn said:

As someone who worked for large international airlines for over 40 years and had to deal with denied boarding at the sharp end, this is not true  at least not for large international airlines. Anyone on a free mileage ticket is a valued frequent flyer. Why would they upset their most valued customers. 

Nonrevs are staff, and even they get looked after if they are confirmed and away from their base station. 

We would offer a sweet deal to pax who would still make their onward connections if they travelled on the next flight. We always got volunteers 

 

Not according to airline people I have discussed this with.  Maybe airline to airline.

I was on a flight where due to issues with the aircraft, they had to remove people from the plane.  There were a number of people flying on miles that got removed.

I sailed the repositioning from Ft Lauderdale to Baltimore in May.  I was happy with the food.  Sailing again in about 2 weeks.

2 minutes ago, cruisin from florida said:

Smart travel companies sweeten the deal until they get volunteers. 

Yes.  Some of the airline offers have been simply amazing.  Unfortunately, every time it has been offered for me, I had to be where I was going.

But a bit harder after most people have boarded, like a cruise situation.

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

So RCI offers GTY fares and then looks at the people who take the offer as second class customers who they are happy to cut lose.🙄

So, you think the should bump suites and put the GTY in there????

Pretty much the same will all companies, you bump the ones without loyalty status or lower or base fares. It only makes sense for a business to do so.

I don't book GTY cabins and I don't fly free on miles.  For airlines, I use my miles for upgrades.  If you get a ticket with miles you are a non-rev passenger.  Basically the treat you as if you are flying for free.

On 11/22/2023 at 9:19 AM, spunks said:

Agreed that it does not mean abandon ship....

 

But that begs the question as to why they want the passengers gathered?

 

I submit that they only want you gathered because it is a very strong possibility they will call for abandon ship

Hmm, maybe if there is a person overboard, they want to figure out who it is without knocking on every door?????

And, and just because, you do NOT get double points for a suite.  You get one extra point per night.

One point per night for sailing.

Plus one point per night for suite

Plus one point per night for solo.

Maximum 3 points per night per person.

On 11/26/2023 at 10:50 AM, Another_Critic said:

Not necessarily a moot point for shared status IF one partner has more actual points than the other.  You want the higher (actual) points person to get the most points.  Example:  Wife has 66 points, husband has 20 actual points.  You want the wife booked in the JS for a 7 day cruise.

Yes.  So figure this out BEFORE you book. 🙂

On 11/25/2023 at 8:10 PM, coachmike1959 said:

If your husband is in the JS he will get the points along with your friend..you will not get the points but when you travel agin he will be ahead of you by the number of points he got for the doubled points but they match his status..just not the points..so in all probability he will be D+ sooner but you will get the perks when you are with him

If you link the two accounts, both people get the loyality perks no matter if they sail together or not.

They keep changing the link address.

My experience has been less Pins in SL since they no longer get free drinks.  They might pop in for a snack, but less likely to hold court all evening.

On 11/8/2023 at 4:16 PM, cruiseguy1016 said:

 

This is the way to go if you both don't need to be on at the same time. You can use unlimited number of devices on the one account but only one device can be logged on at a time.

This is what I always do.

On 11/20/2023 at 6:06 PM, Denversail said:

Those are pretty much the odds on the strip in Vegas now. Unless you are at a higher limit table you are getting 6:5 payout on BJ with a few exceptions. Unfortunately it is the new standard. 3:2 is just a fond memory along with those $1 steak and eggs. 

Yes.  When I started playing BJ in Vegas about 20 years ago, the rules were very player friendly.  House odds were less than 1%.  About the only big house edge was dealer hitting soft 17.

Now, no early surrender, 6:5 BJ payout, the house edge is probably doubled.

But I play for fun.  I learned to count, but I can't count and play properly at the same time. 😄  But when I was learning counting, we were waiting for a show, so I was watching a table from the start of the shoe.  The entire play of that shoe was house positive count, but the players all were winning constantly.  Counting does not mean you will win.  It just means the odds are slightly in YOUR favor.

Call and see what it going on.

RCI can and has screwed up Royally.

I went on one cruise with my then wife.  We split up and I went on several cruises with my GF, and our accounts were linked.  Wife and my account were never linked.

Ex-wife decided to take a cruise.  RCI managed to mix up ex-wife and GF C&A accounts.  Ex-wife got credit for all GF cruises.    It took her over 3 hours in the phone to get her account straightened out.  

Then it took me over 3 hours on the phone to get GF account straightened out, but to fix it, they assigned her a new C&A account.   Then, on the next cruise we took, they had her under her original C&A account, which was supposed to no longer exist.  Luckily that took a few minutes to explain at the loyality desk on board.

On 11/18/2023 at 11:06 AM, SG65CB said:

 

 

The consequences are the drone will be confiscated and returned at the end of the cruise. So worst case it will be confiscated and they will get their drone back along with the footage they wanted to take. 

Guest MAY be disembarked.  That would hurt.   

On 11/16/2023 at 9:14 AM, starvenger said:

I think you're looking at my words out of context.

 

I don't talk about "overcoming" or anything of that nature. I simply stated what I think gives you the best opportunity to be net positive over the short term. But I probably could've been clearer, as I was trying to imply a very short term - maybe one or two shoes at most. That's hardly "overcoming" a disadvantage. That's simply trying to capitalize on the cards falling in your favour.

 

But to your point, unless you're card counting/playing with a team... yes, you're almost always playing at a long term disadvantage at a casino. That is something you know and accept once you step up to a table. 

Progressive betting it a good way to lose a LOT of money.  It is not unheard of to lose 30 more more hands in a row.  You will be out a LOT.

No, you don't need a team to make card counting work.  But you have to change your bets based on the count, and the casinos look for that better pattern.

On 11/12/2023 at 11:10 PM, PhillyFan33579 said:

What were the specifics of your situation? A couple in my neighborhood divorced back in August. The husband (the guy I am friends with) was D+ only because his spouse was D+ (third marriage for him, second marriage for his now ex-spouse). They went on five 7 day cruises together. When we cruised together (in separate cabins) on Freedom less than two weeks ago, he was still considered a D+ and got five free drinks a day. I think that is the only perk he used during the cruise. After typing this, I guess there is a good chance RCI does not know he is now divorced. 

How would the know?

Someone has to call and unlink the the accounts.  But why should he call???  😄 😄

On 11/12/2023 at 7:23 PM, Morecruisesplz said:

Dated when?

Over the past 6 years that I have paid attention to linked accounts.

I just unlinked someone one, but I couldn't tell as both had Diamond points each.  If I had left her on after my next cruise, then unlinked, I could check.