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My Ship Mate app was kind enough to let me know this morning, I have 26 days left. Cannot wait to get out of this freezing Indiana weather. Viva Mexico! :cool:

I am by no means a wine expert but, am wondering what a nice wine would be for steakhouse? I will be ordering steak. I never have done so before as the wine list generally intimidates me LOL! Any assistance would be appreciated. We will have the drink package so a glass that would be covered by it, is best.

SamFritz I am so very sorry for your loss. I cannot even imagine what your family is going through. Prayers to all.

I hate hearing this about FOS.......It is our favorite ship out of all the cruises we have taken. I will say that some of the issues mentioned we also found on IOS. Hope this is isn't becoming common place on RCI.

Use the safe for most things. I have left my Kindle in a drawer. I never leave anything out where it can be seen though. I trust the room attendant but, not all of the other cruisers walking by while my door is open for cleaning.

I wouldn't say, we didn't "like" our tablemates so much as we had little in common. We were seated at a 4 person table, on the Dream I think. Since there was only the four of us, conversation dried up pretty quickly. It was uncomfortable for them as well as us. We finally threw in the towel and went to the Lido.

We love long cruises. We just did a 5 day back to back with a 15 day Transatlantic. 20 days at sea wasn't even enough. :p

Just thinking about Labadee when we visited last year , we had just come out from a swim & drying off when a couple asked would we look after their bags while they had lunch , no problem , now it was a large backpack each & 1 bag each , they came back almost 2 hours later &'apologised they said they met a couple of friends and had a few drinks together needless to say we were unable to take another swim & missed lunch it was cleared when we made our way up

 

But now what do I do if that ever occurs again say NO then I will be considered rude ?

No I don't think so. I would probably say no as well due to just the situation you described.

Just arrived home from the Transatlantic on Nov 13 & we are off again in 59 days! Blame it on Indiana winters. :D

Others have explained so let me just say, you will LOVE it!

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I did not know that. I was having issues with the purchase of a drink package. Thanks for the info!

The elevator shoehorns who decide they can fit onto an already full elevator are the people I feel are rude. When there is no place to move back except too close to someone else and they step onto the three inch space available, I wish an alarm would go off so they would back off and wait for an elevator with space for them.

 

When an elevator is full, it is full, and additional people should not try to compress everyone else just to avoid waiting for another elevator. It is especially rude if there are two, three or four people who want to squeeze on. It is such a relief if someone gets off on the next floor. I actually should get off.

 

I hate being trapped on an overly full elevators, but I never say anything to the shoehorn who happily squeezes on. :rolleyes:

Elevator shoehorns. Oh I like that one! :D

Sadly we have. There were the "Sand Sitters" at Labadee who kept moving closer and closer to our clam shell while chain smoking even though the beach is not a designated smoking area........There was the, "Elevator Drunk" who leaned on me for 10 floors. There are always the "Stair Sitters", who manage to come late to every show and then sit on the stairs in everyone's way. There are the "Elevator Jumpers" who simply cannot wait for people to get off, before plowing in. Don't even get me started on the "Chair Hogs" LOL. I understand your frustration and I often share it but, I generally do not engage. No one is going to ruin my cruise. No matter how much of a butt they are.

almost getting too easy to get this crowd riled up -

 

Wanna talk about smuggling (LOL)

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LOL!

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And don’t forget the crab cake apps at Chops.

Oh my gosh! They are sooooo good!

Disappointing. I hope they have some drink package/excursion/dining deals.

I am a planner. I generally book a year out and the initial planning begins then. I do feel a fair amount of stress with the planning. I generally don't relax after I board the ship! :eek: DH is definitely NOT a planner about anything. I do envy him that.

You will LOVE Matt! He is great!

We just were in Martinique last week. Many of the cruisers took the ferry to the beach. Easy and cheap. Just turn right after exiting the ship and walk to the ferries.

While we have done plenty of travel on land & sea both...

 

In terms of cruising...it's a true "vacation" because your job is to show up...and everyone else's job is to do all the work to help you enjoy it.

Agree. That is why we love it. Plus who doesn't like waking up in a foreign country?

I also canceled previous drink package on 9/23/17. I re-ordered at the lower price. We are waiting for our refund as well.

To me my Vacation does not start until I am on the ship.

No worries of missing flight, taxi getting a flat etc

Agree! ;)

The walk to the liquor store to buy Bahamian produced rum, then back to the ship to enjoy the peace and quiet while most everyone is on shore.

:') Agree!

I find more things the same than different with the exception of entertainment. IMHO Royal is much better in this area.