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4 hours ago, klfrodo said:

Did Op file a claim with their travel insurance for lost/misplaced/stolen baggage?

Nope, too busy blaming the cabin attendant

12 hours ago, Lilfeat said:

I unfortunately left my black backpack on the Carnival Venezia cabin #2400 last November 2023.

Clearly your own fault, stop trying to blame the cabin attendant for your carelessness

7 hours ago, Vibe said:

All of us here are able to afford a cruise vacation, that is a luxury in life. Holding back a few dollars a day and taking away money from someone that is not as fortunate as we are is just awful and mean. 😢  

You are entitled to your opinion

19 hours ago, TwoMisfits said:

you are breaking US norms on a US-based cruise.

So what??

19 hours ago, SNemeth said:

I was taught it is customary to tip at buffets in the US in addition to sit down venues.  10% for a buffet where they bring you drinks and pick up your dirty dishes for good service in US land based restaurants.  

19 hours ago, TwoMisfits said:

 

Buffet service is absolutely a tipped position in the US.  All buffet restaurant meals should be tipped at US restaurants.

 

So, if you cruise in the US, the expectation is ALL meals are tipped meals - breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

This is because tipping in the USA is completely out of control. 

18 hours ago, mz-s said:

I was on a cruise last year or the year before and a group of folks had LAMINATED sheets that said something to the effect of "table reserved for so-and-so game group" that they would put on Lido tables when they decided they wanted to play Uno or whatever stupid game they played.

these sheets would have immediately been in the nearest trash can if we were looking for a table.

7 hours ago, cruzfool said:

YES THIS!!!! I was so vocal about RCCL's continued misleading advertising, I cannot believe they've not been sued by any one of the many folks who wake up in Venice to "get a cab" to the ship, only to find out its 3 hours away.  We heard so many nightmare stories last year.

Anybody who "wakes up in Venice to get a cab to the ship"?? Maybe they ought to look at a map once in awhile before traveling?

1 hour ago, S.A.M.J.R. said:

As in, what words does Royal use to REQUIRE passports w/6 month before expiration?  A "recommendation" is NOT a "requirement".  If it was, the "dress code in MDR" threads would be a lot shorter.

This is exactly correct! Passport REQUIREMENTS are set by each country.

2 hours ago, dramamommao said:

Nowadays (in the US anyway) the historical plantation is losing popularity due to a more modern gaze.  

totally meaningless post

8 hours ago, highfields said:

You just asked this exact same question on the Carnival Boards????

So What??

32 minutes ago, arealcheapskate said:

A few points to make here - I don't need an excuse. I'll let someone else pay my way. 

 

I will flat out just tell you that each cruise (if it's a USD booking) we go and have them removed from the account. I don't even do it at the end of the cruise to try to get the "benefit" - just straight at the beginning or perhaps Day 2 to get it out of the way. 

 

No shame and no guilt. If the cruise line can't pay a fair wage - it's not my job either. If the employees aren't being paid fairly, they will speak with their feet and if they don't that's okay too - I'm not going to lose sleep. Same reason I don't lose sleep when I buy cheap clothes, or an overpriced Apple product made in China with less than questionable labor sourcing. 

 

Just because I spend x amount on the cruise doesn't mean I want to tip a certain percentage. 

 

I always find these threads so amusing because they always devolve into some sort of lecture on ethics and morals. I'll be the first to say if not tipping makes me unethical or some sort of pariah, I'm happy to wear that label. After all, my username checks out. 

Totally agree!

57 minutes ago, Elaine5715 said:

There is a Consulate in the every country and you are required to present yourself there in person. 

Not true, there are a number of countries that do not have U.S. consulates.

17 hours ago, aborgman said:

For air travel - even when the arriving country doesn't require a 6 month valid passport, the AIRLINE often does.

This is simply not true. Airlines enforce the country's rule.

7 hours ago, silvercrikhix said:

it’s so wrong, dumb, cheap, selfish to remove them.  

That's your opinion

On 3/25/2024 at 1:44 PM, BossyKat said:

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON'T REMOVE TIPS!

 

What is wrong with people!  UGG

Please please please always remove trips!

13 hours ago, mz-s said:

if need be they can boot someone out of an accessible cabin if they don't need it.

Not true.

15 hours ago, Pinboy said:

ROLF ??
Good for you!

I’ll bet you remove the tips on the last night instead of the first.
Question: When you remove your gratuities do you make eye contact with the GR staff person or just mumble “ The service wasn’t up to our standards”.
 

 

and again,  ROFL!

9 hours ago, Pinboy said:

That’s what you think!

The line on the last night at GR is long, like “real” long with @#$&@# removing gratuities— the first night is not as long because the #$&#$ know that their Room Attendant will be notified.

For those of you that remove gratuities, just think of the $$ you saved and whether it was worth “stiffing “ Staff that bust their butt for you to have a good time.

 

ROFL! 

7 hours ago, Mum2Mercury said:

I wouldn't think Royal would care /pay any attention to her cast; I'd think that'd be a parental decision.  

Royal absolutely DOES care.  Our grandson was told that he was not allowed on any of the slides with a cast.

3 hours ago, NekoChef said:

 My guess is that during the collective bargaining agreement negotiations, Celebrity/RCCL wanted to reduce the salary component on their financial books and thus increase their margins but wasn't opposed to the salary being asked.

a guess is exactly what this is.

3 hours ago, NekoChef said:

add the "daily gratuities" automatically with a time-consuming process to eliminate them, they could count on the salary they wanted.

there is no time-consuming process to remove the daily gratuities.  5 minutes at Guest services is all it takes

6 hours ago, Dannymarg said:

It sounds like everyone is saying that Belize will be a problem, are you saying that Honduras is the same? From the responses so far it sounded like the ship would be docked in Roatan.

yes, the ship should be docked in Roatan,  Belize will be a problem.

17 hours ago, 1025cruise said:

Unfortunately, you will probably not be able to tender.

this

14 hours ago, cruisefoodie1946 said:

My Family and I (wife,son,daughter in law,grandson and grandaughter 7) will board Icon of the Seas for the March 22,2024 sailing,my grandaughter

broke  her wrist and is on a arm cast. Does RCI policy allows her to be in the pools and hot tubs,and to ride in slides,her doctor says that with care 

is ok, she will use a waterproof cast cover that protects over the elbow

we had a similar situation with our 11 year old grandson.  He was allowed in the pool but not on the water slides.

10 hours ago, QTBabyNurse said:

WOW. I'm seriously embarrassed for those of you who choose to take a cruise but are too cheap to compensate the crew who service your needs. 

ROFL!  Be embarrassed for yourself, for making a statement like this

10 hours ago, RichYak said:

Well, I'll just say this: your entire post, to me, is backward and illogical, filled with strange presumptions and absolute contradictions, leading to a result that makes little sense to me. We clearly disagree about seemingly everything, so I'll just leave it at that.

totally agree!