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On 1/26/2021 at 1:21 PM, drsel said:

If you can only control your urge to gamble on a free Cruise....

I budget for it, so it's no different than a shore excursion or other planned entertainment on any cruise... "free" or otherwise.

On 4/13/2021 at 7:49 AM, twangster said:

 

I've always thought it odd to compare current ships to something that is arguably the best known disaster in the maritime industry.  "Look how much bigger we are compared to this ship that couldn't stay afloat".

I don't think it's so much odd or even disrespectful to use the Titanic in this manner. It's arguably the most well known cruise ship in history including the Love Boat.

It's still a long way from July, 2022, but planning can never be done too early. 

Thanks to all who have responded. I have decided on what I need.
Happy Cruising to everyone.

Information on what is now acceptable on RCI ships (scheduled for Mariner, July 2022) is scattered and searching gets mixed results on what is deemed "surge protection device" or whether or not a cord of any type is allowed.

Would this pass inspection and be allowed?
 

On 1/17/2021 at 12:36 PM, neverbeenhere said:

When cruising returns chair hogs will not be an issue, three coughs and the chairs will empty.

Cruising will return before before COVID completely is gone. Chairs will still be set up for social distancing, which means fewer chairs in total. Social distancing will not prevent chair hogs from doing their thing.

My last cruise was in 2011. Do I win a cookie or something?

Thanks so much for all this information as it's quite apparent that the whole process should be quick and easy. I booked B2B for July 2022 for 2 families (2 cabins). It was quite a chore finding cabins which would allow us not to move AND having adjacent cabins.

RCI's system couldn't keep up with what I was trying to do and it took 2 hours to finally get their pages to respond and allow me to advance through the booking process.

Having never done a BTB, and often considered one, I'm curious about a few things. Assuming you were able to book the same cabin again, what is the scenario for this? Do you have to "move out" everything just to bring it all back onboard? What is the procedure if it's a different cabin (a more likely thing)?

Second BTB situation: it's possible, for example, to get off the Symphony in Miami and the Explorer is also in port getting ready for its departure that same day. Is it possible to walk from the Symphony to the Explorer or is it necessary to find transportation?

Thanks, and like everyone else here, we're so ready to start cruising again. 

On 4/21/2020 at 6:52 PM, RCI Cabin Reviews said:

 

The spreadsheet is located at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P02jhe9iw-mXyk3L9xhEJ_8lv_j4LHI6Qt0TMYy_WP8/edit?pli=1#gid=109586028

It would be an improvement to the spreadsheet if a column was added to indicate where the bed is located (bath vs balcony). For many cruisers, this is a factor in selecting a cabin.

Hit 2 royal flushes ($1K each) playing video poker during the same 7 day cruise and on another cruise, won their slot tournament. Other than that, on nearly every other cruise, the Gaming Gods got their revenge.
Compared to land casinos, video poker pay tables on cruise ships are unplayable. With that understanding, budgeting one's cruise casino money is vital. If cruise casino activity makes the week pleasurable, go for it.

There were quite a few on board smaller issues as well.

The issue with the credits is indeed unfortunate, but for those of us who are considering MSC as a potential cruise line, exactly what are your "smaller issues"? Such information about one's actual sailing experiences is more helpful to readers in this forum than anything else.

Yes we are experienced cruisers (26- majority with RC). We were thinking of trying celebrity in August but after reading this forum yesterday morning, staye with royal. Justbecoz, wish I had read your post and truly hope that the strong opinions on this forum is not really a true measure of a celebrity cruise as we hope one day to enjoy.

As someone who has yet to experience Celebrity but, like you, have extensive voyages with RCCL, I sense just a bit of pretentiousness throughout these discussions. Hopefully, additional reading of all that Celebrity veterans have to offer will change that as I remain keenly interested in some of the Celebrity itineraries which RCCL does not offer.

The bottom line is that wandering around the ship at night in shorts is not going to cause an issue unless you try to enter the MDR, a specialty restaurant, the theatre (maybe) or a venue like the Sky Lounge during a special event.

New to Celebrity, so bear with me. After going through this thread, and sifting through the posts from all the drama queens, is THIS the definitive story on wearing shorts at night?