Can'tstopcruising

We are taking our grandchildren, 5 and 7, on the Solstice to Alaska and I am sure the kids' club will be fine. They don't need a million kids. A few their age will be enough. The success depends on how good the counsellors will be.

Have a feeling the mom IS the "teacher"...sounds like home schooled!

If that's the case, perhaps there's a store nearby that sells teachers' aids.

Or maybe on line??

I was a teacher a loonng time ago. Way before internet existed!

This summer, we will be taking our grandchildren, 5 and 7 on the Alaska Solstice sailing.

I was told their kids' club is similar to that of Royal Carib.

Also, on previous Celebrity cruises, I have spoken to parents of small children who told me their kids loved the kids' club.

I think a lot depends on how good the counsellors are on any particular sailing.

Perhaps if you speak to her teacher, you would get some appropriate ideas.

OK, you've got me on a roll!

Is Meghan Markle stylishly fashionable? Is she elegant?

What about Kate. Is she stylishly fashionable? Is she elegant?

How many of us would give the same answers????

The word "chic" is defined as elegantly and stylishly fashionable. Either you are or you're not. No excuses necessary.

Oh boy! What a can of worms!

Firstly, often stylishly fashionable is anything but elegant. Some people are innately stylishly fashionable and some are innately elegant. A very small percent of the population are both. Most are neither!

Don't give the posters more stress!

Dave and Kathy,

The problem as I see it, is no one on these boards know what to wear for evening CHIC.

Also all the ships have different rules. Some are adhered to other aren't.

I'm talking Celebrity ships by.

Why isn't there one rule across the board for this ridiculous problem?

Then possibly everyone who is confused regarding long, short sleeves

Etc. Will know what to do.

You shouldn't stress.

Just dress nicely.

There are many options.

Just don't dress like you are going to the beach, ball game or corner store.

I have some polo short sleeve shirts that cost me over $150 on sale and I am going to wear them.:cool:

What brand was over $150 on sale?

Was it a big discount?

Be careful, all messages on CC must start off in English, then a foreign language can follow.

You're kidding, right!?!

Guayabera

Please educate me. This is something I never heard of.

I googled!

It appears that it is a button-down shirt with a straight bottom that is worn outside.

Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks

Wow!

I am an avid Spa fan and I have never experienced this.

But now I will be on the look-out.

Thanks for the warning.

Now you'll never be able to get the look out of your mind. LOL

lol

I am not even aware of any pockets on DH's shirts.

I will have to look and see!

Actually, when I was younger, I often shopped wholesale at factories and if I recall correctly, the guys there usually had pens in shirt pockets. But that was a long long time ago and it may be my imagination!

I never heard of a pocket protector, so I googled it.

I learn so much from Cruise Critic!

A "sport shirt" has short sleeves in the majority of instances.

A "dress shirt" can have long sleeves, which are predominant, and short sleeves.

A long sleeve shirt OR a button-down shirt?

 

I think this is a language issue, possibly. Or a ham-handed attempt to placate whining pax.

My DH has lots of long sleeve sport shirts. He also has short sleeve sport shirts.

His dress shirts are long sleeve, but short sleeve dress shirts do exist.

A long sleeve OR button down doesn't make any sense to me, either! Where's the connection?

Ladies!

Don't you think the dress code is a man's issue?

I don't know about you, but I wear just about the same thing as I used to on formal night.

My DH, however, doesn't wear a tux, suit or even a jacket anymore.

He happens to have a lot of nice sweaters!

As to sleeve length...it is rather cool in the MDR. If a man isn't wearing a jacket or a sweater, I think he will be more comfortable in long sleeves.

We have been cruising for 20 years.

At first, we suffered from seasickness.

Then we discovered Bonine.

We take it every night before bed, starting the night before the cruise.

I can't recommend it enough!

There have been rough seas when some pax didn't make it to the dining room. We were surprised, because we felt fine.

They are small, chewable, fruity tasting and do not interfere with eating or drinking in any way.

Is the kids' club similar to the ones on Royal Carib?

Thank you for this information.

We booked our children and grandchildren in a cabin.

I just checked and it does have a square and a triangle.

Good to know

Agree.

We accept most things as they are.

But, now that you mention it, I find it a strange practice that there is a Bible in every hotel room or cruise cabin.

There is free ice cream in the buffet - it is freshly made onboard and IMHO as good as the for-fee gelato.

and the free ice cream may be even better! (from a fanatic who has ice cream every day!!!)

Hi!

Earlier today and also last night, I couldn't access Cruisecritic.

It showed up as being an unsecured website.

Has anyone else had this problem?

I don't know if it was my computer or Cruise Critic.

Thanks

I have a feeling this option will soon go by the wayside like a lot of their recent changes.

No way would I choose this. I prefer to be flexible.

Just double-checked - it was not RM. Although they began in 1990 and used VIA rolling stock until 1995, so the date range works, literally every trip from the very first one was an all-daylight run - it was on the very first business proposal.

 

Even now a lot of packaged tours including rail heavily push the Rockies in their marketing but stick you on the VIA Canadian which means you sleep through much of it - I'm not surprised that 25 years ago Brewster was selling VIA services with sufficient weasel words to make you think you were on RM, but it's absolutely impossible that you were if the train was moving at night...

Very interesting. It was a total waste (well, 90%!)

Our trip was about 25 years ago!

It was a part of the tour and I think it was called the RM.

If today it is only a day trip, then I would do it. But sleeping on the train was not fun.

Years ago we did a Brewster tour (the local tour company). We stayed at the Banff Springs Hotel and the Jasper Park Lodge. The only way we could get into these hotels was with a tour. There wasn't room in the Chateau Lake Louise even with the tour. The tour we chose include the RM from Jasper to Vancouver.

I hate to report this, but it was very pricey and we thought not worth the money.

We had a private room. Still it was an upper and a lower bed.

We couldn't sleep. The train stopped and started every time there was a freight train (which had priority) This went on for most of the night.

The best part was the observation car. But that was good for a short while.

I personally wouldn't recommend this experience.

But the national parks in Alberta are magnificent. A bucket list trip without a doubt.