Paul65

Don't know about Freedom class, but on Voyager class ships if I want to walk after 9/10AM I think deck 5 is best.

So, do you just do tiny little circles around the helipad, then?

I know what you mean, though, about 10 laps to the mile being a bit boring. It's been so hot lately that I've been running at my local YMCA, which has an indoor track above the gym. It's 15 laps to the mile, though. So, for my three mile run, that's 45 laps! A bit of a pain trying to keep track, but I find it less boring than using the treadmills.

Just off the FOS. The sign on the track reads "3 laps = 1K, 4.5 laps = 1 mile."

 

I don't think that math works.

 

10K would = 30 laps (10 x 3).

 

6.2 miles x 4.5 laps = 27.9 laps.

 

I doesn't much matter now, but something seems out of whack.

That just means that their laps per km/mile are approximate. If you're really worried about precision, then you might have to figure out a way to measure it yourself. If 4.5 laps were really a mile, then three laps would be about 1.07 km.

I realize people like to be left alone and respect that. But people also have to realize that sales clerks are required to welcome and ask if a person needs help, or has a question. We are also required to keep an eye on shoppers, otherwise the whole store may walk out the door (you should watch the videos sometimes....all those nice things that end up on ebay (NWT!!!).

I don't think I've ever been rude to a store clerk, but I have left stores pretty quickly, when I either feel like I'm being stared at by a clerk or if someone asks me every 30 seconds or so if I need help. There is a balance between being ignored and being pestered that most stores seem to have figured out, but there are a few that definitely lean toward the pestering end.

I'm with you! sorry but a slap is assault

I need to quit while I'm behind, I guess. I guess I just didn't think of "assault" when I read the description of a childs hand being "slapped" away from the elevator buttons; I just thought it sounded highly inappropriate for someone who is not a parent/guardian of the child. But in legal terms, assault requires an action that is reasonably likely to cause injury or harm.

The image that came to my mind was just of some stranger knocking my child's hand away from an elevator button; not necessarily of a slap that would cause pain. I just don't think such an action would be assault in a legal sense (by my reaction to it might ;)).

If anyone lays a hand on my son I would report that individual for assault. No reason to EVER lay a finger on another individual.

I understand your feeling, and would probably have similar thoughts, but a little slap on the hand is hardly assault; it is just highly inappropriate. I would more likely be tempted to "correct" the person in language I would normally prefer not to use in front of my child . . .

My son was pushing the Door Close button on the elevator whenever someone left, and a man actually slapped his hand and growled not to touch the elevator buttons. I was so shocked and horrified that I couldn't really react until after he left.

Yikes! I would probably be stunned, too, and not know how to react. We've sailed several times with our son, since he was about 3 1/2, though, and I don't recall ever running into any rudeness directed toward him (or us for bringing him). But he's always enjoyed being the one to push the button on the elevator. Seems to be a thing kids like to do, and it shouldn't bother anyone, as long as they're not pushing all the buttons.

I was on what was supposed to be a week-long cruise from New Orleans that didn't go anywhere, because an accident down-river had the river closed to ship traffic. But I don't think of that cruise as a disaster, because, much like with the OP, Royal Caribbean went out of their way to make things right.

As for 9/11...We were not cruising then, but had a cruise scheduled out of Miami for only a couple weeks after. It made us a little more nervous than usual about flying, and then getting to the Miami airport and seeing National Guard troops all around the airport, carrying their big guns was a little bit freaky.

Well, I had a completely different experience. Royal Caribbean saved my dog's life. In fact, they've saved my dog's life on every one of the 273 cruises I've taken. It must have been your fault that your dog died.

Are you diamond plus? If so, they will not only replace your dog, but offer you a free three category pet upgrade.