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The point is most people wouldn't wear shorts to a wedding or a nice land restaurant because it would be considered rude. It wouldn't literally "affect" anyone in a negative way or ruin anything, but it would be in poor taste. Which is something people with manners generally try to avoid.

 

 

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I would argue that many many many people would actually wear shorts to a wedding, or to a nice restaurant.

I've said it several times, where I live it is very common to go into an upscale restaurant and see people in shorts and a collared shirt. It is considered acceptable attire.

The truth is that fashion dictates what "formal" and other dress codes are, and fashion is constantly in flux. See the example of a tuxedo not being considered "formal" enough for dinner, not all that many years ago.

Fashion has evolved since the time of top hats and tails, and is changing still. Not that many years ago it would be unheard of to go into almost any office building and not see all the men wearing suits. Now you can walk into the office of several fortune 50 companies and the CEO might be wearing a jeans and a t-shirt or a hoodie. You think these multimillionaires are putting on a suit to go to dinner? No. Times have changed whether we like it or not.

There was a sale this past weekend on a lot of cruise planner items including drinks packages and internet, however, the savings amount seemed to vary especially on the internet packages. As a matter of general practice I ignore the percentage indicator (50/30/20% off) and look at the cost of the item only and see if it's actually a savings. Every time I've seen it the wording is "up to X% off" which is meaningless marketing speak to get people to look and buy.

It's certainly frustrating, and the ethics of the practice are debatable, but it's what has been done for many years in the US. I know the UK and Australia and many other countries have different laws regarding truth in advertising, so this may not be applicable there.

Regardless I'd be frustrated as well, sorry to hear that they won't honor their own pricing after not answering your questions in a timely manner. That's certainly irritating.

Thanks!!! That is exactly what I needed to know. I suspected as much.

How gauche of me. Banish me to steerage. :o

Sir you will be lucky if we don't set you adrift in a life raft. We don't need them anyway.

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Congrats on the savings!!!!

And I don't stand the waiting I just check my cruise planner 3-4 times a day. [emoji15]

Not allowed, as that too would be athletic wear. ;)

Nah that's totally ok. Polo is a posh sport, therefore what ever you do wearing a polo is automatically eccentric not rude, cuz you've obviously got money and should therefore be left to your own devices.

But their legs and Adams Apple for most part, look the same as Men in Shorts. Why is ok for one and not the other??

 

 

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Yeah, but when was the last time you shaved your legs? You get the extra points for that so it balances out.

All done. Got 8150 and 8152. I can't believe we've saved so much. Its actually more than I thought it would be. $458USD per cabin. By the time I convert that to AUD its over $1200.00. I'm amazed we were able to upgrade and save. Now we can stay onsite at Universal Studios. :)

Sweet!!!!!!

And nobody is willing to say why is is bad for men to wear shorts but ok for men to wear dresses. (not kilts).

 

 

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Dresses are a lot more effort than shorts, therefore by virtue of wearing a dress a man has shown the requisite amount of effort required to be "dressed up" enough for dinner. Hows that? [emoji6]

Yes they do, to an elementary school in India. However, I don't know which city nor the name of the school.

If I recall correctly it's a language arts school.

I see you are just off the Adventure, I know this is off topic. (sorry) Do you recal the price of Voom (internet) per day for 1 device? Not sure whether to book on the ship or a special they are running for 30%off . Thanks for any help.

Probably better off booking in advance. Everything is cheaper booking before sailing. I can't imagine internet would be different.

Seems like you had a good trip, always nice to hear about that. We sailed on radiance several years ago and really liked her, especially all of the Windows everywhere.

Glad to hear its all worked out for you suztocruz!! Hopefully no more incidents! Hope you all have a wonderful trip!!

Yes, welcome to the internet where the clueless have a place to get together and pity themselves ad nauseum for poor comprehension skills.

 

 

 

Glossed right over was that Cruise Critic once was a useful place to share information about cruising. It's now become what njm5378 says it has. The fact it's the "internet" doesn't change that (unless you're 12).

Yes. So let's just add more anger and ad hominem attacks right? That will make it all better. Let's just tell them they're stupid and then they'll quit bothering us.

The internet is a great and open place, and people get to say what they want for better or worse including you and all the other grouchy people here who have nothing better to do with their time than attack people for asking questions.

There is enough misery in the world. Why add more? If you don't want to read about someone's misunderstanding or frustration then don't. Better yet, ask for a refund of your cruise critic membership fees.

I'd imagine it will remain but I don't know if there are maintenance techs that are allowed to work on them in Europe. My understanding is that they are only sold

/leased from Coca-Cola in the states, so they may not work.

Unfortunately it is out of frustration. Post after post of people who want the rules to be changed to accommodate their incompetence, and then want the cruise line to compensate them for their lack of due diligence in reading the contract. It just gets very old. Cruisecritic used to be a place full very insightful information and has now become a place where people go to complain about not getting a free cruise because they booked a balcony cabin and the ocean was too noisy. It would be much better if people really took to heart that when you enter into the contract with the cruise line you are accepting THEIR terms as written.

Hello. Welcome to the internet. ಠ_ಠ

I'm just curious. If you have made final payment on a cruise with a deluxe balcony booked and find that the superior balcony cabin is now on sale - is that considered the next category even though both are balcony cabins? Or..is it only balcony to suite?

 

Thanks for any clarification!

I'm pretty sure that would be considered an upgrade and would be allowed, but that's worth what you paid for it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (Less if you compare it to the value you get from trip reports like cheapo dad and many many others).

The $26 a day package is not a package designed for little kids. It's an "adult" package for those adults that want to look like they are drinking and are not......It includes premium coffee, tea, "FRESH squeezed OJ", bottled water, and non-alcoholic cocktails, known as mocktails. Most 10 year old kids wouldn't need this package!

 

 

 

The soda package is just like other cruise lines. It's a soda package. Bars generally do not have juices available. (maybe cranberry juice and pineapple juice). Anything out of the "gun" is included. Also, some ships have a soda machine, where you can use the cup to get some soda.

Need? No. I would argue that it's a good package for kids though, since they can have lots of the fluffy drinks which they may like. Also the fresh squeezed juices are not quite so sugar filled flavored water as the other stuff so a little better for them.

The only really bad thing we've ever seen happen was on a 3 day out of Charleston NC about 4/5 years ago. Walking down the hallway to our cabin we noticed an individual who had taken the term "booze cruise" a little to far and was currently taking a brief respite in the hallway to summon the energy up to finish getting to his room. Thankfully the outstanding staff on the ship had gathered to assist him in remembering this high point of the cruise by taking photos of his nap.

We don't sail from Charleston anymore.

How was the 70000 tons of metal cruise? I've seen a couple of folks that mentioned coming back from it but haven't heard how it went? It appears things went well from your post.

thanks. i was hoping for carnival pricing, not NCL pricing :p

I will say that carnivals pricing for water is right on point. I think they might also be more stringent about what is allowed on board. I know royal doesn't always enforce the no liquids things, I suspect carnival might. Of course I did see about 100 YouTube videos on how to sneak booze on board in water bottles, and there seemed to be more than a few of the videos filmed on carnival ships, so perhaps sneaking booze was a bigger issue for them than royal.

In the dolphin encounter we did I would not have wanted my kid in there without me. The platforms are fairly low in the water, at least waist deep on an adult. While everyone has life jackets I'd still want to be in the water with my child. Also these are large animals, and it might be very intimidating for a 5 or 7 year old.

Well I don't wear my Bermuda shorts under my kilt.:)

 

 

 

THAT WOULD BE SACRILEGE!!!!!

And that friends is more than I have ever wanted to discuss about what another man wears under his kilt.

I'm all for kilts, someone else mentioned seeing them on board and it looking ba. I'd agree it one of the best looking and coolest formal outfits around.

I'm half Scottish and I'm a dual citizen of Bermuda.

 

 

 

Will you look down on me if I wear my kilt or my Bermuda shorts in the MDR?

Only if you insist on proving that you wear your kilt properly. [emoji33]

I'd say it depends on your family, if you want to meet new people and chat with them, and don't mind the small risk of them not liking kids or being terrible table mates go for it. I always enjoy dinner with a group beyond the family, we've never had a really bad experience, and usually enjoyed it.

if someone has a problem with kids they can request a move.