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  1. Ocean Boy
    Yes, the cruise lines like the American tipping system. They just don't like American labor laws or tax system. I wish I had the ability to piecemeal a system like they do.
  2. Ocean Boy
    Don't know, I've never done it...yet.
  3. Ocean Boy
    Tell your steward that you only want evening service and your problem will be solved.
  4. Ocean Boy
    Plenty of us have been around long enough to know what a "trial" of something on an RCI ship means. If this was a Covid related issue the company would have been more than happy to wave a banner blaming the virus. Heck, I'm surprised they didn't try to pin this on this on Covid anyway.
  5. Ocean Boy
    Welcome to the Kraken Klub.
  6. Ocean Boy
    Connecting with some bartenders makes the experience so much better than just obtaining a drink. I hope I am able to connect again on Odyssey like I did on my last two Allure cruises.
  7. Ocean Boy
    That is the only size meatballs I knew growing up. I had no idea there was any other size.
  8. Ocean Boy
    Three extra nights in a CL suite sounds awesome.
  9. Ocean Boy
    Math is not complicated. And you know what is even less complicated.... I agree to pay RCI a certain amount of money to sail on their ship and they compensate their employees. That is really simple. Then you don't even have to know how to do math.
  10. Ocean Boy
    I would like the new Galveston terminal so much better if Allure was not there.😆😇
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  12. Ocean Boy
    Isn't that a problem with auto-gratuities though? Say your cabin steward does a really poor job. If you reduce the auto-gratuities then the entire service team suffers. No one knows why they were reduced or who caused the reduction. So the action isn't likely to be a learning experience for anyone.
  13. Ocean Boy
    I had to run out to the grocery store and, for some reason, picked up some eggnog while there. I have no idea why as I rarely drink the stuff. I put some Kraken in it and now I might just spend the rest of the afternoon home with a cat on my lap.
  14. Ocean Boy
    I can just smell my grandmother's Sunday kitchen now....
  15. Ocean Boy
    Now I need a drink.😑
  16. Ocean Boy
    I like your version of brunch.
  17. Ocean Boy
    I think this is a perfect example of how a gratuity based system is far more complicated than a salary based system.🙂
  18. Ocean Boy
    Two same category cabins next to each other can sell for widely different rates yet require the same amount of service. I don't really see why the gratuities should be different for the two. The present system of charging gratuity per person in the cabin seems the better way in my opinion.
  19. Ocean Boy
    One of the best activities in the world.
  20. Ocean Boy
    When it is in the 50's I still bike ride wearing shorts.🙂
  21. Ocean Boy
    25°F.
  22. Ocean Boy
    You provided a home to a being that was in need of one. Good for you. No need to second guess your decision.
  23. Ocean Boy
    I just want to assure everyone that those are not my feet.😉😇
  24. Ocean Boy
    Those folks with the dirty undercarriage are probably the same ones who don't mind using the same towel over and over again.
  25. Ocean Boy
    Right, I'm clean and don't like messes. Neither is anything that I'm embarrassed about. Never been in an Air BnB but have no issue cleaning up after myself. On a ship I guess my options are throw the used glasses out in the passageway or over the balcony railing.

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