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My bad. Though my info is correct I didn't read the part about you buying a package, so things would be different.

Every person in the cabin gets 1 free day for one device. BUT, if you all have the login and password you can use any device. If you are logged in and your wife wants to log in the information will show that. She can log you our on her device and do what she wants from her device. But only 1 device can be used at a time. So you and your wife can not be on the login/password at the same time. We are diamond, soon to be plus, and get one 1 day free each. She logs in on her phone and does what she wants and usually logs out and I can get on with my phone after she is off. But as I said if she is in a show or elsewhere and didn't physically log out herself and I know she is not using it I can log her out from my phone and do what I want to do.

As well as we do. We have booked twice in GTY but were fortunate and got cabins that were similar to what we wanted. But we like midship and mid deck. So we typically book our cabin. We get a fair number of "free" casino cruises (that usually cost twice what it would if we stayed out the casino) and have so far been able to pick our cabin. Cruises we do have to pay for and want to go on we look at cost of each category and if the balcony in a location is more than we want to spend we look at oceanview and the interior. We chose based on want, location and category. ..

And that $2600 was in 1996 dollars. We have the same experiences. It is much cheaper to cruise today then 20 - 30 years ago. But that is the same with airlines. And the service and amenities show it as well. All ships had white table clothes in the dining room every night. Many still do but not all. Airlines used to have light meals for even short flights and you could actually get into a window seat without half the plane getting up and stand in the aisle.

It is simple. Solo has been 200% for as long as I can remember and only a few lines and ships have solo cabins. I don't agree with the 200% but I have no problem with 150%. The line loses revenue from the cabin, casino, drinks, etc.

More for me. I like the options.

Really don't believe it would be that difficult. All the ships I have been on have venues that are very close to the Crown Lounge and could easily be transformed between 5 and 8 daily into an overflow lounge. A set up for coffee and a pastry bar would not be difficult to roll in. And just put a monitor at the entrance with a sign saying Diamond and above.

Just got off the Harmony and right their in the stateroom was the letter, Diamond's not allowed between 5 and 8 pm. Which for me was not a huge deal. I am Prime as well and put a lot of money into the RCCL coffers and get drinks while in the casino. I typically use my coupons for the shows or sitting in a lounge listening to the Guitar or Piano. I do like the Caps and the Latte's though in the Crown Lounge. We still a few more cruises to get to Diamond+ but should get there this year or the first part of next year. It does make feel just a little bit more special when you aren't told you are welcome in the Crown Lounge.

Supply and Demand. Very simple.

Kinda makes me wonder how many of the complainers about not having 2 or 3 towels a day even change 1 towel a day at home. I am betting none of them change their towel even every other day at home, much less several towels each day. I realize on a cruise you are not at home, but extra towels is not a reason for me to go on a cruise.

I agree, no jacket, no tie, no service.

It was also pre-Homeland Security. I was on a 7 day out of Galveston at about 11am and the person checking us in asked if we had any family or friends that could get to the terminal before 3pm, $50 a person plus taxes and tips. Can't happen now. Have to be checked in a couple days before sailing so you can be run through the computer.

I would imagine the ridiculous amount of ugly ink people are putting on their bodies today.

Really? Are you that messy? I, for over almost 40 years of cruising have thought that 2 times a day room service was ridiculous. I don't even make my bed once a day at home, just toss the top sheet and blanket up close to the pillow and call it good.

Doesn't sound like judging, just reality and observation.

And that is all fine and good. But too many parents "drag" their kids along and turn them loose on the rest of the passengers. Especially 7-8-9-10-11 and young teens. Parents that, at home wouldn't let their kid even play in the front yard for fear of something bad happening, turn those same kids loose to do what they want on a cruise ship. And as long as the kid isn't bothering the parents,the parents are all happy.

It transfers but the perks ore not completely compatible. Diamond, at 80 points on RCCL, gets a person 4 drinks at any bar on the ship. Celebrity doesn't have a perk at all that allows for complimentary drinks on there plan at all. RCCL is much better than any of the lines, in my opinion, of all the lines.

For me, the experience most important to me is to be on a cruise ship and no cares at all. The perks on RCCL are just icing on the cake. Price is, for most people, a factor in choosing a cruise line and itinerary. So if I can get 4 or 5 included drinks per day, which is all I would drink anyway, that is just another $300 I can use on either the next cruise.

You evidently got some bad information. Liquor | Food and Beverages | Carnival Cruise Line

It appears I need to move from Balcony and invest a few more thousand dollars in the casino per cruise. I get inside, oceanview and balcony with drinks in the casino for myself and a companion for the same pricing. We have contemplated spending the extra couple thousand for suites, but jsut seems a bit excessive for us. Just a little more "fugal" than many. But then I don't drink more than 3 or 4 a day and would likely overindulge if the opportunity was there. 🙂

Try the CCL 14 day from LA round trip to Hawaii. Boarding out of Long Beach. Talk about a circus. 3 lines that turned into 4 lines and people had to all move left to the next line from the one they were in and then back right after someone decided to decide that the left line was for priority people. Took over an hour standing outside the terminal and another 30 minutes inside. And that was on a small ship.

Could be but I doubt it. The airline industry is a perfect example. People fly Spirit airlines because it is cheap and no amenities. Even if they could get a meal or drinks or whatever. As long as cruise lines don't require a person to make their own bed and empty their own trash they customers will keep on coming. I have never taken a "luxury" cruise, for several reasons. Of course the cost of a luxury cruise can be 3 or 4 times what a budget cruise costs. And I don't really care for the "stuffiness" of the high dollar brands. I prefer fun to frumpy.

Exactly. I remember our first several cruises, that EVERYONE came to dinner with slacks and a button up shirt and that was on CCL, RCCL, NCL etc. Much like airlines. 50 years ago planes had 36 - 38 inch pitch where now it is 30 - 32. Seats were 22 inches wide now 17 - 18 inches. And most people were in suits. But people wanted cheap and that is what they got. And you can bet most of the ones whining are the same ones that want to be able to go to the main dining room wearing shorts, a t shirt and flip flops. If I thought I just had to have twice a day service, a chocolate on my pillow, etc, I would cruise on Seabourn or Cunard or some of the other luxury cruise lines.

I know, isn't that terrible. A whole dollar a day. That is almost enough for a 7 day cruise that a person could get a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

LOL Yes that $3 a day for going in changing the towels, emptying the trash making the bed, vacuuming should definitely be cut to $1.50 a day. After all on a 7 day cruise that could by a whole one more drink. Sorry but we Americans are quite cheap.