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I am coming from RCI and Starlink. Does Jubilee have Starlink? Does Jubilee's internet allow me to use chrome remote desktop back to my computer at work? Anyone use a portable router onboard and does it work? Thanks

I am based in Galveston so the main sbip here is Harmony. Let's say I go on 3 cruises this year all on Harmony. 1. Are the shows all the same? Grease and the aqua theater guy spining around in his dress? Will they change the shows around? 2. After going multiple times, does one get bored of the same ship in terms of activities to do?

Any sale on the overwater cabana at coco cay , the ones that go for 3k?

I do that already. Only thing extra I spend is wifi package for my business and kids and bags of 4 dollar popcorn. Lol I do not pay anything extra and feel like the value is not as good as land based cancun trip. Before, yes, I was cruise addict and I thought value was good. Now not so much.

I think after long thought. cruising has gotten out of my price range. Why? Not only has the price gone up even with picking guaranteed interior room, but those gratuities. 7 day cruise, 1000 a person. Add in 126 dollars of gratuities in per person for a week trip. I thought it might be a whole lot cheaper to use my hyatt points, and get all inclusive hyatt ziva for points and no tipping required unless you want too.

I see all these you tube videos of people who went cruising and posting their video online. If I say want to start recording all my cruises so that way, maybe a cruiseline will see me and sponsor me. Can I tax deduct the cruises as a business expense in my effort to get a cruise line to sponsor me?

I paid less to stand in front of Bubba Gump times Square to see the ball drop, restrooms, buffet, and party. Pay 1200 on rising tide bar so you can see the mc countdown on the promenade? Why can't you just wait at the pizza place 20 minutes before for free? I wish I can be rich to afford rising tide bar on new years eve.

Karl you are just the person I want to talk too. I love cruising but cannot afford the tip amounts. Heck, it might become 30 per person per say pretty soon. You did not tip at all. Did you experience any backlash from the crew?

How about downgrading tips. Can you ask CS, that you do not want to give 18 dollars pp per day, instead 10 dollars per person per day?

Oh my gosh, 2 people for 130k? That's more than I make in 2 years. Can 2 people use up all the room in the townhouse?

Question. I do not know anyone on here personally. For someone like me who is not as wealthy as 99 percent of others on this forum, a 725 gratuity is like 1 cruise right there for 1 person. Does anyone know of anyone, who takes off auto grats and tips staff zero. If so, did they go on multiple cruises like this without paying one cent in tips?

How do the crew divide the tips? Is it like a mom and pop restaurant, all tips go into the jar and divide by 5 employees? Does my 18 dollar per day per person go directly to my cabin steward and waiter? Or is it combined all together and divided by 2000 employees? So the people who have the genie give him 1000 dollar tip so he has to put it in the pot to divide with 2000 other crew? If it is all put together, then me not doing autograts and giving 50 cash dollars total will not be even noticeable to the crew. Just, do not know how my stateroom will treat me if he knows what I am doing. But again, I am paying for his services in my cruise total fees.

My debate is this. Lets say I eat in buffet all 7 days and not once go to main dining room. Should should be in the hook for tipping the mdr crew? Maybe give the assistant waiter a 10. I am sure many on here would be glad to tip 20 plus 20 plus 10 for total of 50 rather than 725 dollars. Three of my family were .kids 10 8 8. Why am I having to tip .RCi 18 dollars a day for each one?

Wow, are you saying you declined auto pay gratuity and pay zero tip? I want to do what you do. Do the staff ever treat you differently?

I would just give a 20 dollar tip for all 3 of us for the stateroom, I would give a 20 dollar tip to head waiter for all 6 of us in the dining room. Would I be put on some, "watch out for this guy list?"