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42 minutes ago, twangster said:

 

Explorer correct? 

 

Galveston to Miami without stopping in the ABC Islands is a PVSA violation.  They are selling October 31st cruises from San Juan now so I don't see how they can end in Miami on 10/31 and sail from San Juan the same day.

 

I suspect they aren't finished making changes. 

22 hours ago, twangster said:

 

Unknown at this point.  There is a 5 night Galveston round trip departing on Oct 20, a gap, then she starts sailing from San Juan on Oct. 31.  

 

At the moment the 25th through the 31st is not listed.  

 

San Juan has a PVSA waiver so they don't need to include the ABC islands on that repo.  Many repo cruises between the mainland and San Juan are ~5 nights so the gap appears consistent with a traditional San Juan repo.

We were on the original 9 day repo. and it was changed on our current cruise page to a 6 day by removing Aruba and Curacao. The replacement was Falmouth, but we still end in Miami on the 31st.

Any chance you might swing by the casino? My DW and I would like to know if they swapped out most of the tables for Slots, since they left the table dominant Asian market.

What a shame, My DW was really looking forward to trying a Scotch egg.

I'm still trying to figure out how 313 people fit inside of those lifeboats on Anthem. I wish the video included footage of a simulated evacuation. I guess they readily acknowledge we are in for pure every man for himself chaos in the event of an actual emergency. I'm pretty sure the Solarium squatters will try to bring their chairs with them.

I make sure to put a towel and book down on a seat inside the life boat to save my place.:evilsmile:

That's perfect, thank you both! Now we just have to wait until April of 2019 to get them.

I seem to recall someone mentioning Scotch eggs being served at one of the pubs onboard, but I can't remember which ship... anyone?

Well it looks as though Royal changed their minds and decided to move the Sky loft suites on Anthem to Sky class. Just got off the phone and now all we have is an over priced suite.

There were quick hit machines when we played in February

Thank you, those are our favorites.

DW and I were wondering if there were any "Quick Hit" Machines in the casino?

Good news, we were able to use the valet program! The form was left in our suite and we were disappointed to see that the earliest flight was 2:00 pm. Ours was at 1:55, so naturally we went to ask guest services. The young man working there said no, not even if your flight is at 1:59. This was very early in the morning and rather than demand his supervisor, I decided to come back when more staff was available. BINGO! We asked about the service without mentioning the earlier conversation and the young lady said she would put it through for us. On the last night our special tags and our boarding passes were there in our suite after dinner. This was the very happy ending to a great cruise. Cookies on first day (C&A), fruit on second day (suite perk), chocolate strawberries and 2 bottles of champagne on day 4 from the casino, and we actually received our Emerald pins in our suite without asking. Say what you want about west coast cruises, but this one was one for the books for us.

Just curious, is it 4600 tier points or $46. If 4600 tier points, did you get a free cruise. On Brilliance there was, again from memory(?), that if you earned 2500 tier points you would get a free cruise.

It's points. Both My DW and I earned the free cruise and the certificates were left in our cabin. We opted for the cash since we already have cruises booked through early 2019, and their calendar only goes out to 2018.

Just off the Explorer. We were informed (a day late) that we had to ask Wednesday by 10pm, for a cruise that ended Friday, for our points to be applied to our onboard account. Instead we received slot vouchers for our points. My wife and I both had over 4600 points each. We put both into one machine to change the voucher and cashed it out at the cashier.

Left the Explorer yesterday, and yes the food was greatly improved! We did Chops on the last night and there was no comparison. This was with out a doubt the best windjammer experience out of all others for us, and not a single sales pitch for the pay to eat places.

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Is your real name Ralphie and did you grow up in Hohman IN and want a Red Ryder 200 shot, Carbine Action Air Rifle for Christmas? You two have the same story telling style!

Funny, reminded me of Dave Barry.

I just saw the cookies Merion_Mom, Thank you!

I know you mean telekinesis, but I laughed really hard imagining you telepathically communicating to a dinner roll and convincing it diplomatically to get up and hop onto your plate.

Yeah, that's a keeper.

Isn't it against maritime law for a foreign flagged vessel to carry firearms into U.S. waters?

On the port of Seattle web page they offer the service for free after your cruise, but only for certain airlines. Ours (Alaska) is covered. We are going to give it a try. We'll report back if it's a good service or if our luggage goes to Hong kong.

We have a September cruise on the Explorer and I see that you can check in for your flight and have your luggage transferred to the airport while still on the ship. Has anyone used this, and how was it?

DW and I always enjoyed the daily crossword puzzles found in the library.

update to time table. Port now says 23:15 tonight for arrival.

Just checked the port everglades public view port schedule, it says the Allure has a 0200 arrival time on the 30th, and a 0600 departure time on the 31st. Hope that's just a wide berth for them to complete the work needed.

Was reading the Royal Caribbean Crown and Anchor Society face book page and a couple of people have received emails stating the Allure will leave at midnight. Has anyone heard of any issues?

This may be a bit of a leap but if you like sweet wines I suggest going online and ordering from a vineyard in St. Helena, CA. (Napa Valley). The name of the vineyard is V. Sattui, and they make a wine called Gamay Rouge. It's under the Rose catagory. take a chance on this one and you will not regret it.