ChiefMateJRK

Jack Bogle was famously quoted as saying that, when it comes to the stock market, "nobody knows nothing." If you don't know who he was, then you probably shouldn't be reading this thread. Just buy the freakin' 100 shares and enjoy your OBC.😎

I bought 100 shares at $16. Since then, it's been up, down and all around. I don't know what it is today and I really don't care. I'm getting another $100 dividend in a few weeks. That works! 😎

I've been on many cruises and never had a meaningful complaint. I guess the time they cancelled a pre-paid SHOREX, didn't notify me and didn't want to issue a refund was likely the closest. But, that too passed.....😎 disclaimer: after a small amount of complaining, they did issue a refund.....twice. I let NCL HQ know that I owed them money, but they just let it pass....🤣 I love cruising on NCL!!!

Just use the key card you forgot to leave at the hotel. I’ve also used an expired AAA card. 😎

The District Brewhouse is my happy place. 😎

Of course, there is a CVS on the strip. They don't have those on NCL ships. I'm not even sure that they have those in Alaska. 😀

So, just like a lot of new threads?? 🤣

😎👩‍🎓🐀 ^^^pretty cool hieroglyphics, ehh? But, what could they mean.......

You folks are all here on the internet. Why on God's green earth to you even look at those brochures? For my convenience, there is a garbage can exactly three paces from my mailbox. It is used on a very regular basis.😎

Aw, c'mon!! It was a little bit funny. So that really was just a flip phone in your pocket? 🤣🤡

Well, there are good lawyers and there are cheap lawyers. I don't believe that there are any good, cheap lawyers. How much FCC does it take to offset the cost of a good lawyer? Have you actually sued a cruise line over a bungled upgrade bid in the past? Please tell us how that all works.

What could go wrong???

Mr. C?

I haven't had a teen for decades, so I guess I don't need to understand any of this (I don't).

This is a fantastic tale. Please tell us more!

I'm pretty sure there is an old Mae West joke here. I'll let the peanut gallery weigh in. 🤣

Why??

I've only been on the Epic twice, and it was years ago. I was SHOCKED that when I sat down to 💩, there was a full length picture window exposing me to everybody in the Atrium. I had heard the "horror stories" about her 💩rooms, but didn't realize how awful it was until I actually experienced it. Lesson learned: when it comes to the Epic restrooms, DO NOT believe what you read on the internet. Wait until you actually experience the horror. You may never return.... (jk) of course. It's just a freakin' terlet, and it is fully enclosed. Some of us like being able to use the facility while our partner is in the shower. If you can't stand the thought of your traveling companion seeing your blurry fat behind, then draw the curtain. I've got nothing to hide and nothing that anybody else in their right mind wants to gaze upon. If I'm on the Epic (or any other NCL ship), I'm having a great time 24/7.

My point was that you can make reservations and still be free to decide when to eat. If it's 5:30 in the MDR, great! If not, just stop at any restaurant around (or pick up the phone?) and tell them "never mind." To be honest, I just get so excited about an upcoming cruise that I want to be wasting time making meaningless reservations for this and that. It makes it all more real! 😎 I think I'm about 5 weeks out. Is that right @ggTexasGal? 🤡

Surprisingly, so far it's crickets. My fans must be sleeping right now.🤣 disclaimer: we usually show and, if not, just tell any restaurant to cancel our dinner reservations. I like having a 5:30 MDR placeholder, and that's usually when we eat so as to be free for the evening's entertainment. But, we're on vacation (along with everybody else), so as long as everybody is in proper "chill" mode (they aren't), nobody will get hurt.😎

That's funny. I used to miss my flip phone, but evolution happens (albeit at a glacial pace). DD has dragged me into this century. Did I like it? NO!! Did I survive? Sure. I've done one or two helpful things for her so it's all good. 😎

Just text me, or leave a voice mail on my normal phone. I'll get it in a day or two. If it's a real emergency, call the number and I'll pay you whatever it costs. Just don't consider the neighbor's dog 💩💩on my lawn to constitute an emergency.

You would also likely be shocked by the number of people in this here 21st Century that have never accessed the internet or owned a smart phone. Many of them are part of the cruising demographic. Strange but true.

Add the Local into that mix. That's generally our choice, as it opens before Taste or Savor.

It actually happened to me in January, and it wasn't a guarantee room. I booked a specific inside cabin and months later NCL just arbitrarily moved me to another. The agent I spoke with had no idea why I had been moved. This was months before the actual cruise, so highly unlikely that it was some sudden maintenance issue. It worked out fine. After a bit of productive complaining by me, they tossed in a hundred bucks of OBC, and I ultimately had another agent find us (and DD) a nice pair of inside cabins one deck down. This was on the Sky, and they were actually the nicest inside cabins we've had on any ship. 😎