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Yes. This is the one asking for minimum of 6. Thanks for your help. I’m going to try to do your suggestion.

I want to just get a tour for $50 pp plus tip but all I can find are tours which require me to gather a group of 6. Not happening. I don’t mind going with ours for us to drive around to sightsee but I don’t want to find other people to go. Do you think we can just grab a group tour for this price when we get off the ship? We just need a tour and decent bathroom stops, no swimming. The last tour we took brought us to restrooms which had NO toilet seats! 🙄 Thanks.

Yikes! You’re making me not want to go to the deli. Which I do a lot. We’re sailing in 3 weeks and if she’s still there and has an attitude such as this, I will give her a second chance. Then I will simply smile at her, find an officer and fix the problem. Forget that noise. I’m not dealing with that all week.

True that, sista. 😁

When is the Diamond lunch and how do you get invited?

Curious what your idea of a killer deal is.

I already use a VPN when I work from home. I have to “ approve” the connection when it sends something to my cell phone. So, are you saying that that itself is secure enough?

Yes. I went on 7 cruises in 2022, some of which were alone. I can’t recall how many in 2023 but in 2024, now that I’m back to living in the Midwest, I have 4. My boss accommodates my cruise addiction so long as I get the work done. I leave on a whim, sometimes inconveniencing other people. Nobody tells me when to go on vacation and I do what I wish. In my mind, it’s a small price to pay if the cruise is to the Bahamas or Caribbean. Now, if it was to Hawaii or somewhere else, that’s a different animal.

I use Cisco VPN when I work from home. While cruising, I just send things over email but I am curious about how “secure” it is to actually hook up to our server at work. It’s one thing to have an email be viewed by someone who’s not supposed to see it, but to have our server exposed because I’m working from a cruise is absolutely not an option. Our IT company has said that he doesn’t believe it is secure. He thinks I’d need to buy something extra. Thoughts? Did you do/buy anything special to be sure you’re secure?

I think Royal adds them daily. Carnival adds them all at once as a line item a few days prior to the end of the cruise.

Welp, I received it and it’s a big nothing burger. As most have said here, my other offers far exceed this Ultra. I went on an Ultra on the MG last year just because I had not been before. I ended up spending a lot for my room, and the same is true with today’s Ultra. I just don’t feel that unless you get a free room that it’s worth it.

Hmm. So much for receiving Ultra. Mine is supposed to arrive today but I see nothing in my email or in my offers. Not that I will likely get anything worthwhile based on the comments here so far, but I was a little curious. Anyone else receive this Ultra offer who was supposed to receive one today?

Oh. OK. I hope it’s there. The last 2 cruises our cabin was not finished being cleaned or a card to get in the cabin even at 1:30 pm. Thanks for the info.

Sorry but I’m raising this feed from the grave for just a minute. I’m turning diamond on my next cruise in May. I called the Diamond desk to inquire about the free steakhouse dinner. The woman who answered the phone sounded like I woke her from a nap and told me to just wait until I got on board. Or book it, pay for it and go to guest services for a refund. Ugh. I said ok. I had this in my shopping card for 1 day to see if I liked the atmosphere of the steakhouse and now they’re booked. Now I’m hearing you can’t get reimbursed. So I guess I will try to set something up immediately upon boarding. But I don’t think I’ll have the steakhouse paper, right? What are the chances of me getting a 5:30 booking on the first night?

Thanks. Well, I already have a couple Premier offers. I went on an Ultra on MardiGras last year and was not impressed. I keep hearing about Elites. I don’t think I gamble enough though. 😞