KroozNut

Do the designated smoking areas have tables and places to sit down, or are they just an ash tray where people can stand and have their cigarette(s)?

I wasn't implying that anybody said those things, only expressing my opinion on the topic. But since you brought it up, if the shoe fits...

In my opinion, regardless of how you feel about the way gratuities are handled on cruise lines, if you remove gratuities, you’re taking away well earned compensation from those crew members working behind the scenes who may have otherwise received part of the daily gratuity rate. If you can afford a cruise these days, you can afford to pay gratuities and you should not remove them. Opting out of gratuities is not a way to boycott service charges and save money on your cruise. While many passengers would prefer gratuities be included in the cruise fare, that’s not the way it works for most cruise lines, including Royal Caribbean.

I don't agree that this is a good option for a variety of reasons..

And we prefer not to gamble on the 'if' part, so we always factor some extra time in to our plan to account for any possible glitches along the way.

Not sure I understand where the 'worry' comes from. You either pay them when you book, or when you sail. Simply a matter of choice/preference..

Sounds like he needs to be taught a thing or two..

Especially the 'even on formal night' part..

As many of us have. I was simply commenting on your blanket statement about a specific dining venue on specific ships that the pizza was the tastiest on planet earth (if I may paraphrase).

That's good to know, but how is the pizza at Cafe Promenade on the Voyager Class ships?

Yikes 😬

Even on formal night? 😲

But if two 'smaller ships' dock at the same port, they get the same financial boost for the local economy. I vote for the two smaller ships scenario.

As a recent HAL cruiser, I can say that their ships are generally smaller than Royal's, even HAL's newest vessels.

I wish this weren't true, but you're probably right. I'm also a fan of the smaller ships..

For the continental breakfast, do you put a door hanger order out the night before, or do you have to call them in the morning?

Not to split hairs or anything, but nothing is really 'free' onboard a cruise. Some things incur an up charge such as excursions, specialty dining, etc., and others are included in your cruise fare, i.e., dining room food, buffet, entertainment, etc. Bottom line is that you pay for everything one way or another. 😉

Yes, there are always those few people that just can't let go, right? 😁

Absolutely true, sorry.

No.. did you make that one up?

When you work through a TA on a booking, you release all control of managing the booking by adding that middle person into the process. As one example, when a TA is managing the booking, you cannot deal directly with the cruise line on anything. Everything must go through the TA.

Oh but I am my own TA, as nobody but me manages any of my bookings.

No excuses

Might be your status... *****?

Maybe it's time then to switch agents, or become your own agent as we have.