Cuizer2 Posted September 19, 2017 #951 Share Posted September 19, 2017 The problem is letting children in a cocktail party for drinking adults over 21 years old. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app So if the adults don't drink, then what? And what about the 18 to 20 year olds, aren't they adults? (Just kidding, my allergies are bothering me, so I'm trying to have a little fun - I know, very little. But, its a start. Still hoping someone will asks how to tell if it a tender port or not.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted September 19, 2017 #952 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Exactly!! Best suggestion yet!! :) Cartwheels in the lounge with crew members carrying heavy trays loaded with drinks and glassware?? Safety issue there for sure. :( How do you know the trays are heavy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 19, 2017 #953 Share Posted September 19, 2017 So if the adults don't drink, then what? And what about the 18 to 20 year olds, aren't they adults? (Just kidding, my allergies are bothering me, so I'm trying to have a little fun - I know, very little. But, its a start. Still hoping someone will asks how to tell if it a tender port or not.). You are allowed to drink at 18 in the UK but have to be 21 on RC. The waiters are that good topping our drinks up i think we all have a good drink. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessa1dc Posted September 19, 2017 #954 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I have a couple of thoughts on this.... 1. Its not appropriate to call people's children "snowflakes"...these children are no different than yours, mine or yourself at that age. That "snowflake" comment is going somewhere else. :( 2. It is not the responsibility for Royal Caribbean to tell you or your child to leave because of behavior. They also have no obligation to have Adventure Ocean operating when that is their time to be closed. If you brought your child on vacation, then you are now no longer able to do certain things. They made it so that you don't have to be in the DL to have your free drinks...go somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted September 19, 2017 #955 Share Posted September 19, 2017 And so do I. It's really not the children that are the problem...it's the parents that don't parent that are the real problem. Though IMHO a cocktail lounge is not what I would think a child is yearning for on a vacation, nor it is really the best place for them to be during adult cocktail lounge time. I don't see them in hotel/resort cocktail lounges either. Agree they need to open Adventure Ocean during that time, which I would think would help a lot. It depends on the cocktail lounge. Have you ever been to the top of five in Los Angeles. It is a family friendly cocktail lounge in Los Angeles. Used to take kids there every so often (one of them is a bank manager now, so that gives you a hint as to how long ago that was). The kids could order any drink they wanted, they just wouldn't get any alcohol. So what is the big attraction? The lounge spins at one revolution per hour. Great view from 350 feet up. The kids get to pretend they are drinking adults. But no cartwheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted September 19, 2017 #956 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Snowflakes melt when it gets to warm. Keep it warm, they'll disappear. That is pretty close to my line, except I was more subtle. Snowflakes and warm was a good start, but you gave it away at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted September 19, 2017 #957 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Does anyone want to start a pool on how many hurricane threads this thread will outlast. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk This thread does seem to have legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted September 19, 2017 #958 Share Posted September 19, 2017 You are allowed to drink at 18 in the UK but have to be 21 on RC.The waiters are that good topping our drinks up i think we all have a good drink. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Actually people of any age can drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 19, 2017 #959 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Actually people of any age can drink. You are legally allowed to drink alcohol at 18 in the UK but RC say you have to be 21 to drink alcohol on board. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted September 19, 2017 #960 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I have a couple of thoughts on this.... 1. Its not appropriate to call people's children "snowflakes"...these children are no different than yours, mine or yourself at that age. That "snowflake" comment is going somewhere else. :( 2. It is not the responsibility for Royal Caribbean to tell you or your child to leave because of behavior. They also have no obligation to have Adventure Ocean operating when that is their time to be closed. If you brought your child on vacation, then you are now no longer able to do certain things. They made it so that you don't have to be in the DL to have your free drinks...go somewhere else. I didn't realize "snowflake" had an evil meaning. I thought it was a term of endearment, like peanut, or little man, or little one ... As to Royal Caribbean responsibility, I'm going to have to disagree with you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted September 19, 2017 #961 Share Posted September 19, 2017 You are legally allowed to drink alcohol at 18 in the UK but RC say you have to be 21 to drink alcohol on board. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app That is because Royal Caribbean is based in the US and most of its passengers are from the US. However, I believe that cruises that begin and end in Europe lower the drinking age to eighteen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Dancer Posted September 19, 2017 #962 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Unless Equifax sold you out!! :eek::eek: We got an email and a call from Discover last night. Our credit card was hacked, only by $1 but that is how they start to see if the charge is undetected. Problem is we used the card before and after the $1. charge on the East coast making it impossible to buy a newspaper in California at that time. Good catch Discover!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 19, 2017 #963 Share Posted September 19, 2017 That is because Royal Caribbean is based in the US and most of its passengers are from the US. However, I believe that cruises that begin and end in Europe lower the drinking age to eighteen. At 60 legal age for drinking alcohol is a distant memory for me but i would expect in Europe where the bulk of their passengers live RC would follow local European laws on alcohol. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted September 19, 2017 #964 Share Posted September 19, 2017 How do you know the trays are heavy? From the red faces and panting of the crew members and the way they walk afterwards like a pretzel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted September 19, 2017 #965 Share Posted September 19, 2017 It depends on the cocktail lounge. Have you ever been to the top of five in Los Angeles. It is a family friendly cocktail lounge in Los Angeles. Used to take kids there every so often (one of them is a bank manager now, so that gives you a hint as to how long ago that was). The kids could order any drink they wanted, they just wouldn't get any alcohol. So what is the big attraction? The lounge spins at one revolution per hour. Great view from 350 feet up. The kids get to pretend they are drinking adults. But no cartwheels. Sounds like a nice place..never been there. I always love watching the children have fun in biker bars also. :cool:;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted September 19, 2017 #966 Share Posted September 19, 2017 From the red faces and panting of the crew members and the way they walk afterwards like a pretzel. Maybe it is the drink glasses and the drinks in the glasses that are heavy. The trays are made out of plastic, so I don't think that they are that heavy. As to walking like a pretzel, if I saw a walking pretzel, I would not eat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted September 19, 2017 #967 Share Posted September 19, 2017 This thread does seem to have legs. And as Nancy sang..."These boots were made for walking" :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted September 19, 2017 #968 Share Posted September 19, 2017 You are legally allowed to drink alcohol at 18 in the UK but RC say you have to be 21 to drink alcohol on board. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app He was kidding....;) Anyone can drive also...don't need a license...just don't get caught. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Dancer Posted September 19, 2017 #969 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Cruise the Caribbean - no snow. Not much Caribbean left................Dominica had a direct cat 5 hit......The people live in shacks in the hills. So sad:loudcry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted September 19, 2017 #970 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Sounds like a nice place..never been there. I always love watching the children have fun in biker bars also. :cool:;) http://www.thebonaventure.com/bona-vista-lounge Here is the full 360 degree view - in only nine minutes ... There it is in the center of the picture ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted September 19, 2017 #971 Share Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) We got an email and a call from Discover last night. Our credit card was hacked, only by $1 but that is how they start to see if the charge is undetected. Problem is we used the card before and after the $1. charge on the East coast making it impossible to buy a newspaper in California at that time. Good catch Discover!! Yeah, I am on my fourth Visa card (same account, different number). Not the card stolen, but just the number online. Some came in with that 1.00 "test" charge. Each time they reversed the charge, and sent me new cards (overnight express). And I am sooooo careful about my purchases. I give a lot of credit to Chase Visa...they are on top of it so far fortunately. If it can be done...they will do it. No one is safe. Not a matter of if...but when. Edited September 19, 2017 by island lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuizer2 Posted September 19, 2017 #972 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Not much Caribbean left................Dominica had a direct cat 5 hit......The people live in shacks in the hills. So sad:loudcry: Yes, the Western and Southern Caribbean is going to get busy for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted September 19, 2017 #973 Share Posted September 19, 2017 http://www.thebonaventure.com/bona-vista-lounge Here is the full 360 degree view - in only nine minutes ... There it is in the center of the picture ... Sweeet!! Thanks for posting. Indeed looks like a great place! We also enjoyed that revolving bar at the Hyatt Regency (but the "oldsters" just called it Pier 66) above the port at Port Everglades. Nice view of the ships sailaway. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted September 19, 2017 #974 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Yes, the Western and Southern Caribbean is going to get busy for a while. Dominica is on our southern route scheduled for Jewel out of San Juan. Seems the entire Caribbean east and south is getting slammed. Such a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 19, 2017 #975 Share Posted September 19, 2017 He was kidding....;) Anyone can drive also...don't need a license...just don't get caught. :eek: I went nightclubbing at 15. Sent from my Kestrel using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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