jackretired Posted December 29, 2010 #276 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Just remember to turn it off, especially if you have a smart phone with limited data plan. Put your smart phone in airplane mode. Nothing in or out, but you still have camera, calendar, notes, deck plans, etc. We take the compass and add items from it into my iphone's calendar. When you meet someone, add them to your contacts list complete with photo email address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger1955 Posted December 29, 2010 #277 Share Posted December 29, 2010 If you or your kids are milk drinkers remember. The little containers are out in the WJ for breakfast only. If you want milk after that you will have to ask a server. I find it quicker to bring an extra one down and put it in the Cabin refrig and just grab it before lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbernardlover Posted December 29, 2010 #278 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Put your smart phone in airplane mode. Nothing in or out, but you still have camera, calendar, notes, deck plans, etc. We take the compass and add items from it into my iphone's calendar. When you meet someone, add them to your contacts list complete with photo email address. My plan exactly, plus I have both the kindle and the nook apps on my smart phone and plan to have plenty of books downloaded before I go. I also added a currency converter app today. Also, this is my first cruise after becoming disabled and I will be on a scooter. After posting some concerns about getting thru crowds on the disabled forum, someone suggested bringing a fog horn (which I personally think would be rude and annoying) but I found a great app which I added to my smart phone that has several "horn" sounds including the fog horn, mexican hat dance and whoopie cushion. May be fun for giggles and grins:rolleyes: Great idea about adding new peeps to your contact list with photo. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kembo Posted December 30, 2010 Author #279 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I love the idea of taking a picture of the day plates to help keep the pictures straight! Adding that to my ever growing cruise file :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2go Posted December 30, 2010 #280 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I've enjoyed reading the tips. Thanks everyone for sharing. Here's a tip... Moving the coffee table into the closet gives you a little more floor space and one less thing to bump into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pack My Bags Posted December 31, 2010 #281 Share Posted December 31, 2010 I can attest to that! My mom is blind & with staterooms so small, the first thing I do is get that darn coffee table out of the way. Getting whacked in the shin is not fun!!! I am guilty of putting table out on the balcony, but mom has graduated & now made it to Jr.. Suites. With all that extra room we now just put it in the corner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORANGEinINDY Posted December 31, 2010 #282 Share Posted December 31, 2010 I can attest to that! My mom is blind & with staterooms so small, the first thing I do is get that darn coffee table out of the way. Getting whacked in the shin is not fun!!! I am guilty of putting table out on the balcony, but mom has graduated & now made it to Jr.. Suites. With all that extra room we now just put it in the corner! You don't need to be blind to run into that table! Good tip!....for all of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piemom9397 Posted December 31, 2010 #283 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Regarding the coffee table--if you're not going to use it, just ask your room steward to remove it--easy as pie! We've done that almost every cruise. Another tip: if you're just itching to buy clothes or jewelry or even luggage in any of the shops on the ship, if you can--try to wait until the end of your cruise where it will go on sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piemom9397 Posted December 31, 2010 #284 Share Posted December 31, 2010 If you buy alcohol in port (or on the ship) I will be delivered to your room the last evening... Indy, was that a Freudian slip there? ("if you buy...I will be delivered to your room...");):D Hehehehehehehe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kembo Posted December 31, 2010 Author #285 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Indy, was that a Freudian slip there? ("if you buy...I will be delivered to your room...");):D Hehehehehehehe! Good catch! Bahahahaha!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfd_2 Posted December 31, 2010 #286 Share Posted December 31, 2010 It appears that I have hit upon a cultural nerve. Which was most certainly not my intention. I know only too well from these boards that Americans do not appreciate criticism of their ways and customs. It only takes a "few minutes" for my food to get cold while you are sitting there not eating. At times the Windjammer is extraordinarily busy - I appreciate that it is clearly acceptable in your culture, it is quite rude in ours. Did you ever ask to sit with a couple sitting at a large table which has spare seats? DW and I have met great folks from the U.S., Canada and Scotland by simply asking that question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORANGEinINDY Posted December 31, 2010 #287 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Indy, was that a Freudian slip there? ("if you buy...I will be delivered to your room...");):D Hehehehehehehe! Maybe wishfull thinking.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_Mc Posted December 31, 2010 #288 Share Posted December 31, 2010 This is the best thread I've found on cc so far....Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted December 31, 2010 #289 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Another tip: if you're just itching to buy clothes or jewelry or even luggage in any of the shops on the ship, if you can--try to wait until the end of your cruise where it will go on sale. The problem is not much goes on sale. And sometimes it does sell out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nydiana Posted January 2, 2011 #290 Share Posted January 2, 2011 (edited) Any idea how to find 'mini' versions of deck plans, versus printing out individual pages for each deck ? I make a photocopy of the two page deck plan from the cruise catalog. I wear a fanny pack with my sea pass card, these photo copies and the cruise compass highlighted with the items I am interested. Diana Edited January 2, 2011 by nydiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackretired Posted January 2, 2011 #291 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Are there any drinks that are free? I know the alcoholic drinks are not, what about non-alcoholic drinks? A glass of ice at any bar. Lemonade etc in WJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nydiana Posted January 2, 2011 #292 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Now that I have a digital camera I don't need to worry about wasting film. I take a picture of a sign in each port so I know were the pictures are from. I also do this for the name of the museum or other tour site so I know were those pictures were taken. I bring my laptop and each day when we get back to our cabin I off load the pictures. Then the pictures automaticly go into a folder which I name the port name. Diana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxxgent Posted January 2, 2011 #293 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Orange, that is just not right. Orange himself is not right ... trust me, I've sailed with him and his lovely wife a few times! LOL (then again, what's that say about me if I enjoy their company?! LOL) Oh, hi, Bill! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxxgent Posted January 2, 2011 #294 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I love the idea of taking a picture of the day plates to help keep the pictures straight! Adding that to my ever growing cruise file :) I have to laugh at myself, we've done that on nearly every cruise ... or started to. I have lots of the first day pics, but always forget to take any the rest of the week! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElaineD Posted January 2, 2011 #295 Share Posted January 2, 2011 The official RCCL app doesn't save the deck plans. It will try to go online each time and download them. The non RCCL "Ship Mate" has the deck plans built in to the app. It's not free (but it's not very expensive) and the deck plan resolution is not that great, but it's a pretty handy app all the same. The RCCL app does have deck plans, but, at least on my iPhone, they are not accessible in Airplane Mode. In Shipmate (which only 1.99, and I will be able to use on future cruises!) you CAN access it in Airplane mode. Thanks for the tip!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdroom101 Posted January 12, 2011 #296 Share Posted January 12, 2011 This is a great Thread. Wonderful tips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twospoiled Posted January 12, 2011 #297 Share Posted January 12, 2011 For those that smoke, please don't try to flick your cigarette butts over the railing! It doesn't work! I know from personal experience as I was once on the receiving end of one of those butts when it flew back onto the deck where I was relaxing and was burned.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleckle Posted January 12, 2011 #298 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I like to start taking photos early in the morning as we are approaching the next port. My problem was that I would take a lot of shots before I ever saw a sign with the name of the port. As a result, the establishment shot that identified the place would end up somewhere in the middle of my photos from that port instead of at the beginning. Then a photographer gave me a simple tip. On the ship they give you a program every night for the next day and it always has the name of the next port and the date on it. So now I shoot a closeup photo of the name of the next port and date as my last shot each night. Then when I wake up the next morning and start taking photos, even if I am still half asleep, I already have my establishment shot to identify the next port, and it will be in exactly the right place in the sequence. But this really is not an RCI tip as it works for any ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxxgent Posted January 12, 2011 #299 Share Posted January 12, 2011 For those that smoke, please don't try to flick your cigarette butts over the railing! It doesn't work! I know from personal experience as I was once on the receiving end of one of those butts when it flew back onto the deck where I was relaxing and was burned.:( Yikes! We're smokers, but would NEVER do anything like that - it's inconsiderate, and it's littering! We try to be very considerate about our smoking. We do, however, smoke on our balcony - it's one of the reasons we pay for a balcony cabin. (We try to get one more towards the back.) We have encountered some very inconsiderate (rude and obnoxious would fit well here, too) smokers that did not care who they offended with their habit, or where their ashes or butts ended up and we were quite disgusted with them. So, smokers (us included), please be considerate of those around you! While it is our right to smoke (albeit in limited, designated areas), it is someone else's right to not smoke, and to not be exposed to our habit. Don't be a litterbug, put ashes and butts where they belong. Happy Wednesday, ya'll! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trickie Dickie Posted January 12, 2011 #300 Share Posted January 12, 2011 A favorite sail away spot for me is the helicopter landing pad at the very front of the ship (Voyager, Freedom and Radiance classes). Most folks don't figure out the way there until later in the cruise. Just go out to the wrap around promenade under the life boats (deck 4 on Freedom) and walk all the way forward. There will be stairs that take you up one deck, continue walking toward the front and you'll soon be at the heli pad with one of the best views on board. I too love the beak of the ship! Boy was I upset when I found out I couldn't go there on Oasis! I had to do my king of the world picture in another (fake) location. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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