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Schooner Bar if nothing else is going on up there. 
 

Maybe the ship needed to produce water. Ship has to be moving to do that. 

I have not.  What did you have on Voyager?

I wonder if they’ll start changing some of the Eastern ports to ports that are more “aligned”. 

Looks like when you are adding it to the cart, you assign the person you want it to belong to. 

2 hours ago, prmssk said:

When I logged in this morning to the cruise planner, it now shows Adventure of the Seas (yesterday it was still showing the Voyager cancelled).  They kept us in the same room.

What kind of room do you have?

2 hours ago, dunedinmaiden said:

It's so aggravating!  Their process for swapping ships is terrible.  We had a two-bedroom grand suite on the Allure that was changed to a jr. suite on the Wonder.  

That is NOT like-for-like. I was at least still put in another jr. suite. Just not the one on 10. And no one can tell me WHY that room wasn’t available anymore. So frustrating. 

1 minute ago, dunedinmaiden said:

Which we will loose in the swap process 😞

We lost our beautiful aft balcony, which is the only reason we picked that particular sailing. ☹️ Not sure how since the same room exists on both ship. No one can give me an answer as to why those folks who were already booked weren’t given first dibs on keeping their same room. 

6 hours ago, Lionesss said:

As a happily ever after retired CRNA, we take a “sample” version of CVS stock. 
 

Now our prescription drugs will be added later but we have and not limited to:

 

pepto bismol

benadryl

immodium

sinus tylenol

tums

tylenol

ibuprofen

visine

eye wash

neosporin

blistex

polymyxin eye drops

calamine lotion

ampicillin

amoxicillin

zithromax

zantac

zurtec

 

bandaids

ace wrap

gauze

q-tips

4 x 4s

cotton balls 

 

I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who travels with a mobile pharmacy!  I bring everything we may use on land because you certainly can’t expect to find it on a ship. 

5 minutes ago, dunedinmaiden said:

I took a month or two at least.  They actually extended the deadline for response until all the cabin reassignments were made.

Was it a same class switch or was it to a different class? I was hoping same to same would be quick. In my mind, it would seem to be easy. Just plop everyone back in the same room there were already in. If the room doesn’t exist, then those are the folks who need to get a new (unpreviously assigned to someone else) room assignment. 

9 hours ago, dunedinmaiden said:

I just experienced a different ship swap in May and it didn't go well.  I'm normally a very positive person, but based on my experience, I don't have good vibes.

How long did it take from the time you were notified until you received an updated room assignment on that one?

4 hours ago, dunedinmaiden said:

We're on B2B and hoping for our same rooms, but I wouldn't count on it.  I checked online and the Adventure already has cabins booked (12/30/23) and mine isn't available 😡

Just heard from our TA that our room is not available on Adventure. 😡 That’s not right!  Why did they start selling rooms before the had us moved?

2 minutes ago, PompeySailor said:

 

Any conspiracy theorists out there 🤔

My theory based on other sailings on other ships which have been on reduced speed - One of them has a bad Azipod which is preventing it from sailing at the correct speed and it can’t be fixed until the next dry dock. My guess is Voyager.

I am curious what these new regulations are. 

11 minutes ago, PompeySailor said:

 

Just hoping we get same AFT JS as we had booked

 

That’s my hope for our cruise, too. 

7 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

Lol I was just thinking I havent yet done adventure out of Galveston..dont take her yet.

 

Adventure is better ha! Lol I want to keep her here.

I did enjoy Adventure very much when we sailed on her (she was our last sailing before the shutdown). You’ll just have to come to Florida. 😉

1 minute ago, sandebeach said:

Just got my email. It says that my cruise itinerary will not change, so I guess it will be okay. 

Based on the new Adventure itineraries on the RCL site, ours is being switched from a Western to a Eastern, which I’m not personally against…

2 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

Same. I've been on Adventure a couple times. But it looks like Adventure was to be sailing 4/5 nighters out of Galveston so we'll stick with the switch.

We have Mariner, Voyager, and Explorer to finish that Class of ships. And we are booked on Mariner this year and Voyager was next. Sigh. Maybe I should go buy a lotto ticket. Normally, we’re not this lucky. Lol!

Yeah…..I just got the same email. I’m disappointed because I wanted to sail on Voyager. We haven’t experienced it yet.  🤨  I wonder the likelihood that we’ll be assigned the same stateroom.  I would hope high since it’s almost an identical ship as the other.  

2 hours ago, brillohead said:

Happy to help!  Shampoo is horribly damaging to hair, and curly hair is already more prone to damage because of the physical properties of the cuticle.  

I wash my hair with diluted conditioner.  I have a "color applicator bottle" (like a squeezy condiment container) and I put about 2oz of conditioner in it, and then about 4-5oz of water from the shower, put the cap back on, and shake it up.  I apply the conditioner solution directly to my dry scalp with the pointy end of the bottle (because that's where the dirt/grease is, on the scalp) and rub it all over to clean my scalp well. 

Then I apply the rest of the solution to my length and brush it through with a Tangle Teezer brand brush (accept no knock-offs -- only Tangle Teezer will do!).  Depending on the conditioner you use (I've been using Suave Essentials Tropical Coconut for over a decade, but it looks like they're discontinuing it, so I'll have to try something different - bummer!), it foams up quite well as you brush it through the length.  I let all that sit on my hair while I take care of the rest of my showerly duties.

After rinsing, I take a small amount of conditioner, rub it across both hands, and apply it to my length as a leave-in conditioner.  After spreading it evenly, I "squeegee" the excess water out with my hands, then bundle it all up in a microfiber turbie towel on top of my head.  After a while I let my hair out to air dry.  No heat, ever -- no hair dryer, no straighteners, no curling irons.

 

Things to note:

You must learn to read every hair product label religiously, and make sure you're not using any products with silicone in them.  Silicone needs shampoo to remove it from the hair, and shampoo is damaging.  Silicone is slipped into many/most haircare products, so pack a magnifying glass before you go to the store, because you need to check the ingredients on every product you might want to use.

If you're currently using products with silicone, you'll need to do one clarifying wash (lather, rinse, lather, rinse) to remove the buildup before starting with CO-washing.

You may need to wash more often at first, as your scalp is probably used to POURING out oil to replace the moisture that is lost when the scalp is stripped by shampoo.  As time goes on, your scalp will scale back its oil production, because the conditioner isn't stripping every last bit of moisture from your scalp each time.  This transition period can last anywhere from 1-6 weeks, it just depends on the individual situation.  

Depending on how long your hair is, it could take years to grow out all the damage from shampooing.  Hair typically grows roughly half an inch per month.  A couple months after I first started CO-washing, I could grab a small section of hair at the scalp, holding it between my thumb and index finger, and drag along towards the end of my hair, and I could literally feel the delineation between the smoother new hair and the older hair that had been subjected to shampoo.  It really made a huge difference in the health and integrity of my hair.

Any questions, just ask!

Awesome explanation!  Thank you for all of that! Much appreciated.  I’m going to check my conditioner now. 

59 minutes ago, brillohead said:
Given that my hair is an entity unto itself, and that I don't use shampoo on it at all, I bring my own conditioner for washing.  
 

Can we talk about this?  What do you do?  What is your hair washing routine? (I’m genuinely interested. Not trying to start anything. I have an entity on my head, too, and I’ve always shampooed and conditioned. Have to switch shampoos every few years when my hair stops liking the current product.)

Eggs Benny every single day. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. My go to breakfast on all my cruises. 

I was just able to pull that sailing up and start a booking. Maybe just a temporary glitch?  I was having issues trying to book other Voyager sailings last week. Maybe just an issue with Voyager. 

4 hours ago, kstom1 said:

I booked through RCL.   But they are not helpful.  They owe me a refund

What do they owe you a refund for?

On 6/5/2022 at 9:48 PM, Illbcruzn4life said:

we have mtd on the Allure 9/30/22 cruise. This sounds kinda messed up.

 

check your cruise date…either that or check you ship  I’m on the Allure 10/1 sailing…

16 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

Two examples from a couple of weeks ago

 

Skagway.pdf 2.76 MB · 6 downloads

 

Juneau.pdf 2.83 MB · 2 downloads

Thank you!