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I don't know if they changed things at the dry dock but before that there was only 4 FreeStyle machines: two of them near Sorrento's and other two in the Windjammer.

I had a cruise booked (that I ultimately cancelled) a few months ago under a previous BOGO promo where we had used the coupon code to get drink packages rather than the BOGO discount. I don't see that there is...but is there a similar offer out there currently?

Right now (until August 31st) the purchase of a Ultimate package gives the guest a free Royal Refreshment package to share with another guest and a bottle of American Summer Domaine Chandon.

Thanks for posting your experience. I do think it has a lot to do with group mentality as well. And I, absolutely, agree about parents educating their kids.

 

A situation we encounter comes to mind...we were at Disney and there were many Brazilian tour groups who were loud/rude/pushed people/walked several people across so that others had to stand to the side etc. But one day, we were waiting in line, a little boy had a jersey/shirt that had the Brazilian flag and there was something written on it, I was trying to see what it said (plus he was eating an ice cream that dripped all over his shirt...lol) and the father said, very politely, that they were not part of the "gang" (as he called them) and somewhat apologized. I think he thought that since I was looking at his child's shirt, that I think they were like that. But I apologized and said that I was just trying to read what it said and the man laughed and said that since his son had ice cream all over it, he would let me know what it said (I don't even remember what he said), but we spoke to them for a while since the line was quite long. They were quite pleasant and very well behaved. So, I just thought that perhaps if these groups had their parents with them, they would be better behaved. But I may be wrong.

 

I do agree with others that RCCL should be more diligent in making sure that behaviour like this from any group should be handled appropriately so that it doesn't get out of hand.

I'm really touched by the fact that you guys instead of bashing here and there, are really trying to understand behaviors and disgressing about the reasons behind that.

Not everyone is equal, there are individual differences and each human being is unique but when in group some manners and behaviors stand out. I'm not trying to do a philosophical discussion or start a debate about human behavior but a while ago I was watching a TV documentary about a controlled experiment on how each nationality group behaves under some circumstances. In a countryside hotel, each week they hosted a group of tourists from a different nation, then a couple of actors passing as tourists (inside the group) start to act in a inappropriate way or do something not acceptable. Cameras in strategic sites recorded how the group reacted. Culture and tradition where apparent. Latin groups were the most forgiving when confronted to odd events and some weird manners are accepted as natural.

I still think that for some people money matters. In fact money really matters but some individuals think that when spending a significant amount of money they are at the top of the world. That's not the case because rules are rules everywhere and each one must obey the rules or better go somewhere else.

Thanks, Bob. Port or starboard? I also want to thank you for your tips -- you are always on point!

I'm not Bob... :rolleyes: but you'll have "public balconies" on both sides of deck 11.

Hey guys!

Even tough I'm Taiwanese I'm still pretty embarrassed by the subject of this post. :(

Despite being grown up in Brazil, more than 4 decades after and I am still not used to the local manners. :confused: It's not that all Brazilian behave like that but more than half of them will. That's enough to bump every now and then with such a rude behavior. Just like a gang the most of them the more comfortable they will be at breaking the rules and ignoring the rest... and there is another factor... money. Living in a country where we work almost 5 months to pay taxes it's not everyone that could afford buying "cruise tickets" so they often reinforce the motto "I bought it so I can !".

As others members already said that february's holiday was Carnaval, Carnival in english. Down here the kid's vacation starts at the beginning of December and goes to the Carnaval season varying each year. Do remember that down south it's summer time.

I wonder if in a cruise is it better to keep the mouth shut or discuss with the other party and keep bumping each other until disembarkation day.

All that said I wish I could apologize for all the rudeness and lack of civilization of the Brazilian but I can't. They are the majority and I'm not the parents that educated them... although the "Like Father, Like Son" was never so true!

Peace! :cool: