MommaBear55

I certainly understand the concerns about getting sick. Our last cruise I got bronchitis and my husband got pneumonia, which he took almost 3 months to recover from. We, personally, choose to wear masks inside crowded areas as we are tired of others not covering up and making us sick. So far, we've gone 5 months without catching anything additional. That's a long time for us! Better for us to mask than give up traveling.

My DH and I agree that the MDR has really decreased in quality over the last 10 years. We generally do an ultimate dining package unless we have multiple port days. We just went to our first all inclusive resort and the food was far superior to Royal Caribbean's.

At 70, I must still be a kid because I like the Effectors, I find the technology fascinating. I'd much rather go to that then anything resembling the Temptations or the Rat Pack

Cruise ships don't travel directly when doing a repositioning.

It's a great port to stay on the ship. Our one Royal Caribbean sponsored tour was so bad we got 40% back and we certainly didn't feel safe at the "private beach club" this tour took us to.

I usually like articles in the Atlantic. The hyperbole and disdain in this article make it better suited for the National Enquirer or twitter. And in no way is 51 old.

Try reading the cruise contract you signed. You are not entitled to any recompense.

I remember several years ago someone outlining all the work and cost of making sure her service dog had all the appropriate vaccinations in the correct time frame as well as the paperwork for each island. I know there was one she chose to miss because of the onerous requirements.

Sure, I've done independent excursions on some Caribbean islands, in Mexico, in New Zealand and in Europe. I wouldn't do it in an area that has limited transportation options or where I didn't speak the language. The Captain did not abandon his passengers, he took care of the thousands that returned on time.

Odd then that the passengers said they were in Gambia waiting to get on the ship. Hope they are in the right place and just misspoke.

They are making the rounds of the major news networks this am. The Today show made it seem like it was all NCL's fault, and the two people interviewed took no personal responsibility.

But would you have risked returning late by taking a non cruise sponsored excursion?

Two of the passengers were just on Today Show and they basically said NCL abandoned them, they took no responsibility for missing the ship. They've flown through 7 countries over the last 48 hours to get to Gambia where the ship is, but now they aren't sure they'll board the ship today due to lack of trust. Sadly, the interviewers were playing into this and making NCL look like they were at fault.

We've found since they've started the Royal Up program, we don't get our GTY cabin assigned until we've checked in.

Who could possibly evaluate someone's fitness? That would be a huge liability and could really open up a company to a law suit. We certainly aren't happy about the age restrictions, we had just biked across Austria but were denied an excursion to bike around a city. We are certified divers but couldn't take a snorkel trip. We work out at a high level and ski black diamond runs. To look at us, no one would think we were in good shape. If you looked at our medication lists, you'd think we had one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel. We just find alternate activities rather than try to fight the age restrictions.

Not sure about carnival, but they had to pay Grand Turk

Will the Australia release next week have the transpacific in April 2026?

I always find it curious that people try to swim laps with so many other people in the pool, it seem like it would be a frustrating endeavor. I feel the same way about people who try to run laps when there are so many people out and about. I know I tend to do activity early in the am before many people are around.

Other people's drinking habits will not cause me to have an asthma attack. Other people's smoking will.

Actually the damage of second hand perfume in no way resembles the dangers of second hand smoke.

And try to get a cabin near the elevators.

Your TA can take care of that for you if there's is still availability. If there's no availability, go to the maitre D as soon as you board to see if the can make that change for you.

And when we had the onion ring tower on playmakers, the center was undercooked and the batter was still runny. Yes, we could have sent them back, but we were too full after the fries and burgers to want to bother.

You can make any changes you want up to 72 hours before sailing, with the caveat that one person from the original reservation must remain in that room and the number of people total in each room must remain constant. Having said that, once you get on board nobody cares who sleeps where so you can do whatever you want at that point. The real impact is on the room charges. I don't know of a way of contacting anybody to get the room dividers open before you actually board. You can just ask your cabin attendant the first day when you see them.

I love the lamb both in Chops and in Jamie's, I like the presentation slightly better in Jamie's.