Jacqueline

Thanks ! I am figuring that the veranda are covered... Are there chairs or loungers?

I am considering Miami to Miami next month and never having cruised on Oceana, I was wondering how much drama is involved on getting lounge chairs on sea days?

I really want to relax on this one...

Thanks in advance for any feedback. This would be my first time on this cruise line.

Looks fascinating. I did have trouble understanding what differentiated the cabin prices at the lower ends... They all seem to be the same size? And only the H has twin beds, until one approaches the very high end...

Sooner or later I hope we hear from others!

On amazon you can find deet wipes.. Which saves you carrying liquids.

They dress for formal night and tip the room service waiters. They don't smoke as they know that this is bad for their health.

Bed Bugs live in the mattresses (among other places such as outlets)...and they come out at night. Washing the linens would only take care of the blood that drips out of the victims bites. BB do not live in linens or bedspreads. They need human blood to live. They are not easily killed either.

All these facilities, hotels and cruise ships alike have the same challenges. Maybe it is easier on a ship as there are the same passengers for weeks at a time..

The advice the exterminator gave on travel (which was pretty much what I saw on TV) was unreasonable. Example-keep your clothes and suitcase in the bathtub as that is the only certain place to be pest free. Take a flashlight and look like everywhere in around and under the bedding! He would not have us put our clothes in drawers. He also does not believe in using the luggage stands as those are host sites. After a while it just got to be so impossible that I just gave up on the whole premise of trying to avoid them.

My daughter worked at a camp for disabled adults this summer many of whom live in group homes. All of their clothes were opened onto white sheets and inspected for BB. Every two weeks the beds were treated by an exterminator (between sessions). they did have BB but they also got rid of them, albeit not permanently.

Just curious... I have not yet heard of meds for bed bug bites. They are gross but do not carry disease. And not evertone gets bit or has a reaction.

I been to a demo on how dogs sniff them out and heard the exterminators explanation of infestations. They were really tryng to scare the daylights out of everyone. On one hand, it is pretty hopeless. Anyone can carry them into a clean environment. They can climb into your handbag at a department store. They can be in seams of clothign that you bring home. They can be in movie theaters, on airplanes (they come out once the lights are off), dresser drawers, wall outlets, under wall paper, etc etc). they are real hitchhkers and very resilient.

The dog trainer has to feed his bed bugs for training the dog and he showed us his arm where he lets them do their thing.

There seem to be more bed bug threads than bed bugs...

I really enjoyed reading the early pages of this thread until I saw a post from myself....years ago! Not only had I forgotten the thread, but had no memory of posting.

I guess that is why I am so easily entertained. You can just tell me the same jokes over and over.

What's wrong with giving Butler $20 on first day just to let him know you that you want to be well taken care of and that he will be duly compensated at end?

Mostly it just stems from what is considered standard operating procedure on cruiseships. . Who knows- maybe they get stiffed by people that pre-tip....

I finally had to see what was going on with this thread. It is just tooo funny!

What a riot. I dont think I can top any of you .