Wennfred

35 Cruises to date, never had any issues with lost luggage and I fly cross country, I'm 58 and can carry on my own luggage as they only weigh 48 Lbs each. If and when I hit my 50th cruise, I will post here with any lost luggage issues. Fred

I have Starlink, no issues here with outages and there are videos online of RV'ers and Boaters out in the middle of the ocean, its already up and running. If you follow SpaceX, Elon is launching Starlink satellites weekly with currently over 2500 satellites to deal with this incomplete coverage you speak about. Version 2 satellites which are much larger will be going up within the next 2 to 3 weeks Fred

Spirit used to sail out of San Diego so I Sailed on her 4x and will be on Spirit once again this coming Wednesday, the ship is the right size with the right number of passengers, nice decor and very easy to navigate around the ship. They are the only ones that now have an Art class where you get to oil paint on a canvas, also theres another class where you can color on Tiles. I've only seen this on youtube but will try it out, I heard its first come first serve so you have to be there before it opens to sign up. Fred

They always have a 10am - 10:30am but they always open the doors at 11:30am to board the ship, and that's if the ship arrives by 6:40am. Panorama 3x since the restart. Fred

Its always been Same day service with me, I put it out on the bed in the morning and returned back by 5pm.

Could be a trust issue or people don't want to tip the porters 1 freakin dollar per bag, I will not start my cruise with a sprain back, use the porters and spend the extra dollar per bag, probably will save your back or some injury, remember most of the Elevators are busy and I can't stand having to jump over people's luggage over on Lido. Fred

Freedom of the Seas (Royal) is beta testing Starlink which will be a game changer, a few videos on that already.

Water and Unsweetened Iced Tea, just bring your packets of Stevia, the main dining room does not offer stevia, there are 1 or 2 stations in the buffet area on Carnival that does carry the green stevia packets. Royal does not carry Stevia, but they do offer the ones that causes cancers like sweet and low and equal, light pink, blue and yellow packets. Note that the Sugar Free Cakes and Desserts are not Diabetic friendly as they are made with wheat flour and Sucralose (Splenda) and Splenda does spike blood sugars in some folks. You can draft up and print out a Keto Custard Dessert and hand it over to the Matre'D, they will be happy to accommodate you so that you can have desert with everyone else. Also note that if you are suffering from some type of Neuropathy, nerve damage in the hands and feet then stay far away from anything that has Aspartame especially diet sodas. Fred

Majority of my cruises are inside cabins so no need for a balcony in Cabo, I can save and get on more ships that way. Fred

Been on Spirit 5x, and back on Spirit this August, Spirit class is my favorite. Fred

Crazy to read this, I’ve sailed on Panorama 3x, Sept, Nov and Dec. all were the best cruises out of 28 now and did not experienced anything like what you went through. Currently onboard Conquest now and arrive Miami at 4:15am so that they can go get Carnival Freedom passengers and bring them back home. Ashkir, time to start sailing with Royal. have a good day. Fred

I am currently onboard Conquest (23 - 27 May) and will arrive Port of Miami at 4:15am Friday morning, the ship will set sail by 9am. The Conquest 27 May cruise has been canceled, Conquest will be heading to relieve Freedom and pickup those passengers to bring them back by Saturday. For those booked on Conquest 27 May, make sure you check your emails for some type of notice. Fred