NutsAboutGolf

Yup! I just wanted to point this out as sometimes people freak out over cooking plastic despite having no problem microwaving food in/on plastic. Most Sous Vide machines cannot even reach 200f which is when some plastics start to release their toxins. You can also use reusable dishwasher-safe silicone bags

Sous vide keeps the interior of the steak medium rare as you don't have that well-done gray outer band. It's also foolproof cooking as you pretty much set it and forget it

Several sources state an App's annual maintenance costs are 15%-20% of the app's initial development costs. I have no idea how much X paid for their app but it's downloaded and used by a lot of people so you'd imagine considerable costs Do you have a source for your claim that more people use 16 than use 17? I just googled it and the first two answers were more use 17...

Simply put, cutting iOS 16 support is another cutback Thanks for providing the email, I'm not trying to discourage anyone, you have nothing to lose by emailing them. But I'm trying to manage expectations as this isn't a developer issue where something like a bug is preventing people from updating. It's a financial decision by RCG since RCI has also cut iOS 16 support

It’s the same with RCI, requires iOS 17. They simply don’t want to spend the money to support iOS 16 or older. I don’t think a few dozen people asking for X or RCI to support iOS 16 will cause them to spend money on it. They’ll probably just suggest workarounds including buying a new tax free iPhone on your next sailing…lol

I've found Celebrity/X on Twitter/X is responsive, but I'd guess they rarely reach out to those in the Exec offices

It's only happened to me once. The issue is, that there isn't "uncertainty", they just give you a receipt with a pen. I mention it should be free as I'm elite plus, they respond "Not on embarkation day", it's only when another seemingly more senior worker corrects them. So from now on, I confirm with them it is free

Six months ago I mentioned the embarkation day exclusion to Celebrtiy/X on Twitter/X, wouldn't be a training issue if they removed the Elite happy hour embarkation day exclusion. I also mentioned RCI doesn't exclude it. Like when I asked them earlier about X serving inferior spiny tail lobster while RCI and Carnival serving superior Maine lobster, they replied "We're happy with the current offerings"

I just want to point out for anyone reading this, they like one drink at a time per seapass. They've made exceptions for me when Ms. Nuts was still asleep and I didn't take her card but just pointing out the rules don't allow you to get 4 drinks at a time

I've had issues in the past, and what seems to work is to say "There should be no charge because I'm elite plus, correct?". One issue was the crew member didn't even know Elite+ shouldn't be charged in the first place which was surprising, the other time they said there was a charge for it on embarkation day. In both cases, a more senior crew member corrected the crew and promised I would receive a refund. Never did, had to go to guest services

I liked it, balanced review. Save me from searching, what's happening with dry dock?

We nearly exclusively sous vide our steaks at home but occasionally at friends or family gatherings I'm tasked to grill so I'll just share some other tips 1) Buy a steak at least 1.5" thick, 2" is better 3" is best 2) Buy your steaks from Costco/Sams, if you buy prime or American wagyu, you'll have a "99 steak" or a steak that's better than 99% of the steaks you've ever had 3) Use at least salt, pepper, garlic powder, and msg (no, it's not bad for you, google it; restaurants use it all the time) or a rub. The steak will be delicious as is without a rub, but we typically use Guga's rub, it just adds more flavor

Yup! You nailed it again, when you cooking with high heat and have strong venting fans, you need still need to open a window or door for the fan to work properly

Spot on. Taste tests have determined that basting a steak doesn't add anything to the flavor that deglazing with butter doesn't. The latest craze is the "cold sear" method which eliminates the gray band. You put a cold steak in a cold pan, turn the heat to high, cook for 2mins, flip, reduce heat to medium, continue flipping every two mins

I agree with this except you need to salt it at least an hour before which allows it season the entire steak. Pro-tip, you put your pan on an outdoor grill if your kitchen's ventilation is the best

They've done taste tests, the general rule of thumb is they say at least one hour and it becomes pointless after 24 hours. If you sous vide it, you don't even need to salt it in advance

This is so wrong and pointless, it does nothing, I'm surprised they're saying this. Like social media or not, we have backyard grillers to professional chefs performing blind taste tests on youtube. However, I will mention that letting it increase to temp won't make the steak any worse. Anyone who claims to let it come up to temp has not taste tested it come to a steak cooked cold

"healthy" is quite subjective, some avoid carbs, others do not. However, I will say if you order a Ceasar salad and a chicken breast with your meal, it's quite filling and you may eat less of your entree

We cruise on Carnival, the most recent was in December. With Carnival you do not need your phone/app, phones can break or be stolen on a ship or while in a port. You did have the ability to walk to the host stand to check in but you may get told 50 minutes and you have no idea how accurate that is. At least with using the phone, it notifies you when your table is ready so you can be anywhere on the ship With X, if they're busy you MAY get a pager (they can run out) but the range of the thing only allows you to go to one bar, I wish they could send a notification to your phone

Thanks. FLL, the port by Rome and Vancouver did not do this but it appears the outcome was the same. Quite the free-for-all cluster once they announced we're ready to board I will add with line cutters that I'm seeing more and random people let line cutters cut them. Got off the Summit earlier this month, and self-carried off with I'd guess 200 others. Watch a guy and his daughter come right up to the door who kept trying to cut people to get off the ship. There was an officer at the door, and many angry people said something like "The back of the line is that way", the line cutter just said "Thank you" to anyone who commented and continued to attempt to wedge into the line at the exit door. Within a minute of arriving, a couple just let him cut, and the officer said/did nothing

Yes...To simplify it, you connect to X's wifi 1 device plan, turn on your wifi hotspot and your mom connects to your wifi hotspot. You can even connect additional devices but the speed is split between them You cannot do this with an iPhone. However, you can with a laptop running Windows or a Mac

Were you in the first wave of people to board? I believe that the premise that people are asking if they have a later boarding time but show up at 10 am, will they be allowed to board with the first wave of people or are they forced to wait until their scheduled boarding time (unlikely)

Have arrived 3 times early enough to need to wait at the terminal, yet was able to board the ship with the first wave of people. Arrived another 3 times after the first wave but no later than noon, and again was let right on. Was never in a suite, and no one checked/asked about your boarding time. During the restart, they were queuing up people outside for a bit but that was more about terminal building Covid capacity limits than enforcing the boarding times as they quickly stopped queueing up people as soon as they were able to

So when you arrived early at 1030, what happened?

I would google your phone model of how to set up a hotspot as the person you quoted has a different model. My WAG (Wild A$$ Guess) is when you go into settings, network, and hotspot. So once you successfully get your phone in hotspot mode, you would log in X's wifi, which would then share the wifi through your hotspot. Then your mom simply connects to your phone's wifi. Your phones will need to somewhat be near each other and it will split the speed between the two of you