livingonthebeach

Stock price closed at 135.53 yesterday. It's all time historical high. Wish I would have bought some at the all time low of $19 during the pandemic. I missed the boat (pun intended). I did buy some more at 2023 lows back in April so I'm doing OK.

Yes when it's a drive for us, we take them as well - never when we're flying back and never for the comped ones - although I have been tempted to take our bottles of Conundrum back. Conundrum sells for $60+ on the ship. Ouch! Are you still on the World Cruise? How's that going? What do you do for wine? Are they allowing passengers to get wine at ports of call?

They are most welcome to leave their unopened bottles of wine. 🍷 But I guess they get snatched up by the cabin attendant first. When they had the stocked mini bars, someone left one for us - much appreciated!

Yes -- I've experienced that as well. On Oasis Class ships the best spot for ballroom dancing is Dazzles when there is a band that plays waltzes, foxtrot, swing, night club etc. For latin dancing Boleros is tops for salsa, bachata, merengue, on the ships that have Boleros.

When you find a good band, request and tip. I find that Celebrity and other cruise lines are more geared towards bands for dancing pleasure - RCI not so much.

That’s the spirit….Not

These items may not be useful or needed to you, but they are to me and some other cruisers. Not sure why you feel the need to comment on other people’s lists instead of making your own.

Think I would choose the duck thing over the upside-down pineapple thing...LOL

Less than the Caribbean cruises -- if you are talking about hunting the rubber duckies people hide.

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Not really "fun" - the not so fun things I always bring: 1. First Aid Kit & essential over the counter meds 2. Magnets - the strong ones with hooks - they can even go on the ceiling to hang things 3. Cruise approved non surge outlet with usb and extra plugs 4. Clear plastic over the door shoe holder - to store lots of goodies 5. Sunscreen / Hats / Sunglasses 6. Folding backpack or beach bag 7. Lanyards - wrist & neck 8. Ziplock bags 9. Dirty clothes bags 10. Miniature lysol and wrinkle release spray 11. Kleenex / Wipes 12. USB speaker to play music from Iphone 13. Lots of recharging cords 14. RFID wallet 15. Shampoo / Conditioner 16. Blow Dryer As for "fun": 17. Cash for slot pulls 18. Lots of dollar bills for bar tips 19. Rum runners... sssshhhhh (not really) 20. Rubber duckies to hide

More photos of Hideaway Beach

No dividends for now and stock price is not guaranteed to keep going up nor are UDP or specialty prices decreasing -- could be a no win situation -- time will tell.

Well if that's the case then yes, it's kind of scary - not going to pull the trigger until prices go down.

I did buy the shares at the lows and rode it all the way where it's trading now - so sitting pretty. No dividends yet just OBC. Wish I could buy AI direct but am content with Microsoft and NVIDIA.

I'm booked on Wonder this December - UDP and all specialty restaurants are available. Waiting for a good sale - not holding my breath,

Speaking of stock prices...RCL went up today by 6.5% - not bad for a daily increase!

Had they allowed you to board, RCI would have broken US law. Whether you are a U.S. citizen or Dual US citizen, the law requires you to enter and exit the country with your U.S. documents. While they can not deny any U.S. citizen to enter the U.S., you will have a very difficult time with Customs and Border Patrol. Do you have a case? Only an attorney can answer that question.

The earnings call scheduled for today @10:00am will be available as a live webcast - this is an in-depth report as opposed to the earnings announcement scheduled before markets open today. Registration for the webcast can be found here: https://www.rclinvestor.com/webcasts-presentations/#heading-2 Too late to edit above post but should read EPS (earnings per share) and not PPS (price per share). Let's hope it's a good report!!!

Earnings come out today before the market opens. Expectations for Q4 are $1.14 a share. Will PPS be better than that? I hope so! The stock has more than doubled in 2023 and just recently hit an all-time high. Watching and waiting to see if RCL makes some waves today. Stay tuned....

Wonderful review! Thanks for sharing your adventure!

I once changed my photo after I got the boarding pass and guess what? I was denied boarding and had to go through a special line that took forever until I was able to board. Never again. I let them take my pics.

Someone has posted one for sale on EBay for $25.

Yes it was still available in Nov.

Here's the recipe so you can have it anytime, anywhere.