Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[Ocean Boy]

[grapau27]

6 hours ago, ownedbypets said:

I was in the hospital, in 1994, on strict bedrest, pregnant with twins. Admitted at 21 weeks and told I was staying for the duration. They were born at 29 weeks and spent 4 weeks in the NICU. The bill for the 3 of us was shy of $2,000,000. 

Wow just wow.

Our NHS is free for us when we need to get treatment.

46°F and cloudy

 

[Sunshine3601]

8 hours ago, ownedbypets said:

I was in the hospital, in 1994, on strict bedrest, pregnant with twins. Admitted at 21 weeks and told I was staying for the duration. They were born at 29 weeks and spent 4 weeks in the NICU. The bill for the 3 of us was shy of $2,000,000. 

That's crazy!  I wonder what that would cost today.   

I cannot imagine spending 8 weeks in a hospital bed, but definitely worth for twins!!😃

[Keksie]

 

I am still trying to capture the awesomeness of her tail.  These do not do it justice.  LOL

 

 

[Arzeena]

11 hours ago, xpcdoojk said:

On another question as D+ on a 13 night cruise I assume we each still just one bag of laundry?  IE we don’t get more because of the extra days?

 

posting This part separate since nobody responded earlier

 

I am going to answer this based on my experience on the Serenade and Jewel (12 Nights). We sent in 3 bags at different intervals. Put D Plu s#. No charge. Room steward did ask if we wanted to send in one more before the end of the cruise. I asked how many are we allowed per D + member, she (on the Jewel) said send as many as you want. He (on the Serenade) said he thought 2, 1 per 6/7 nights. Same on the Anthem's 12 nighter when they used to have those. So different answers on different ships. And we have had sent in as many as 3 per sailing for the two of us.

I do not know the current rules reg. how many bags per member. I don't even see it on the website list of "amenities" but also check on the welcome sheet they leave in your cabin. Perhaps they have mentioned something there.

Edited May 3, 2022 by Arzeena

[jmh2006]

5 hours ago, sgmn said:

We have Netflix and Amazon Prime. Truth to be told we rarely watch anything on Prime,  though Jeremy Clarksons farm series was funny. 

There's a new streaming service here, Britbox that has some good shows and I'm tempted but don't really want to pay for another streaming service

Totally loved Jeremy Clarksons farm series.  As a young boy our DS was obsessed with his car show!

[Luckynana]

13 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Wow!   Thank God for insurance!!

 

I couldn't believe how much the hospital bill for Eric's transplant was in 2017.    Just shy of $300,000...I don't remember what insurance actually paid but I was in shock when I saw that bill.

Same for Jim.  Yes indeed, thank God for insurance!!!

9 hours ago, ownedbypets said:

I was in the hospital, in 1994, on strict bedrest, pregnant with twins. Admitted at 21 weeks and told I was staying for the duration. They were born at 29 weeks and spent 4 weeks in the NICU. The bill for the 3 of us was shy of $2,000,000. 

I also have twins!  Our daughters' birthday is in two more days, May 5th. I had natural childbirth, and out of the 3 doctors I saw during my pregnancy, not one of them realized I was carrying twins.  The doctor, after delivering Melanie, yelled to the nurse, who was handling Melanie, get over here!!!  There's another one!!!  Judy was born transverse, presenting hands and feet together, with the cord around her neck.  I thanked God that she was healthy, if not somewhat bruised.

1 hour ago, Keksie said:

 

I am still trying to capture the awesomeness of her tail.  These do not do it justice.  LOL

 

 

Awesome!!

[Luckynana]

@BonTexasNY

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BONNIE!

                                             HAVE THE BEST DAY EVER!!!!!🌹🎂🎁

[Luckynana]

@NHProud

                            Best of luck with your DH's surgery today.  You are in our thoughts!🙏

[NHProud]

14 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

@NHProud

                            Best of luck with your DH's surgery today.  You are in our thoughts!🙏

Thank you so much !  His knee replacement surgery is on May 5th with admission to the hospital at 5:30 AM and discharged the same day .  Meanwhile, he is super clean with a Hibiclens shower , change of pj’s and sheets every day for 5 days prior.  I don’t remember ever having to do this before any surgeries.  Daughter’s biopsy is on May 9th .  

 

Meanwhile, our canceled Pacific Coastal cruise departs today from our home port .  It would have been a terrific cruise .   

 

Judy

Edited May 3, 2022 by NHProud

[dani negreanu]

14 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

@BonTexasNY

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BONNIE!

                                             HAVE THE BEST DAY EVER!!!!!🌹🎂🎁

 

 

בוני, יום הולדת שמח, מאוחלת בריאות ואושר מכל הלב 🧡

 

11 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

@NHProud

                            Best of luck with your DH's surgery today.  You are in our thoughts!🙏

 

Judy, same here and 🤞

[NHProud]

12 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

 

 

בוני, יום הולדת שמח, מאוחלת בריאות ואושר מכל הלב 🧡

 

 

Judy, same here and 🤞

Dani , looking forward to reading and seeing photos of your cruise to Malta. 

[Luckynana]

37 minutes ago, NHProud said:

Thank you so much !  His knee replacement surgery is on May 5th with admission to the hospital at 5:30 AM and discharged the same day .  Meanwhile, he is super clean with a Hibiclens shower , change of pj’s and sheets every day for 5 days prior.  I don’t remember ever having to do this before any surgeries.  Daughter’s biopsy is on May 9th .  

 

Meanwhile, our canceled Pacific Coastal cruise departs today from our home port .  It would have been a terrific cruise .   

 

Judy

I knew the surgery was on someone's birthday this week..lol!  Jim also had to to the Hibiclens shower, etc. before his surgery.🙄

I'm so glad your DD has her biopsy scheduled.  Prayers that all go well, with good news.🙏

 

Will you be, or have you, booked another Pacific Coastal cruise for several months from now?

[jagsfan]

11 hours ago, ownedbypets said:

I was in the hospital, in 1994, on strict bedrest, pregnant with twins. Admitted at 21 weeks and told I was staying for the duration. They were born at 29 weeks and spent 4 weeks in the NICU. The bill for the 3 of us was shy of $2,000,000. 

😱

[TravelGirlinDallas]

1 hour ago, Luckynana said:

I had natural childbirth, and out of the 3 doctors I saw during my pregnancy, not one of them realized I was carrying twins.  The doctor, after delivering Melanie, yelled to the nurse, who was handling Melanie, get over here!!!  There's another one!!!  Judy was born transverse, presenting hands and feet together, with the cord around her neck.  I thanked God that she was healthy, if not somewhat bruised.

This happened to my husband and his twin! No one knew my husband existed until his brother was born first and then he started to emerge. There were issues with his birth as the second twin, and he has cerebral palsy that affects his right side as a result. He is the kindest, most positive, most amazing person I know. I'm so glad he surprised the world when he was born, because it's definitely a better place with him in it. ❤️

[Lionesss]

On 5/2/2022 at 10:59 AM, BonTexasNY said:

 

 

On to happy things.  @Lionesss Will your daughter and SIL have a gender reveal?

 

 

 

 

I hope so, I do not think it  has hit them yet of becoming parents in December.

 

 

 

 

It will so much more fun down the road knowing the gender and besides, babysitting the  grand pups these next few days  are one thing but a grandchild, well (not going to cry yet).

 

 

 

 

On a side note.

 

When she was 11 she developed  a very very bad case of acne, and with the care of a dermatologist and years of treatment she was able to save her complexion. 

They could not believe someone so young could develop such a severe case and she was often the brundt of jokes at school, which was hard on a 6th grader.

 

Then she developed a case of hirtsutism (excessive hair growth) and as it started to cover her face and significant amounts on her arms and legs, she went to yet another specialist and  was diagnosed with PCOS Poly cystic ovarian syndrome.  And boy did that ruin her school days.  But she persevered.  She was placed on "the Pill" because the hormones were the treatment to resolve the hair growth. And it resolved .   She had multiple scans over the years and the last one showed that her ovaries were severely encased in cysts and at that time they informed her that getting pregnant for her may not occur.

 

Her doctors over the years slowly adjusted her "pill" doses because they did not want to have her on it forever since they started  at such an early age, and continue on with all the risks. And she has been off of them for a few years.

 

Now to the future, BAMM, a few weeks ago she just felt a little dizzy getting up and said wouldn't it be something after being married 9 months that I could be pregnant.

 

So one day she goes what the heck, I am going to do a pregnancy test..........................Yup.

She was in shock, and took 2 days to tell Brandon.  When she did he was in shock and still is taking it in, and boy is he protective of DD.

 

So I asked her has she had any cravings yet.

YUP

So Sunday I made I already had pulled a turkey out to thaw  and she wanted  a Thanksgiving dinner, turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, corn twice baked potatoes, rolls and salad.  And had a DQ Oreo blizzard cake for dessert.

She consumed mass quantities of food for her 115 pound build.

 

So as I was taking them to the airport this morning at 2:30am to catch their flight to Oklahoma for a conference I go do you want me to make you anything for Wednesday dinner.

She goes "I like your ham and scalloped potato casserole."

 

So when I get home from dropping them off I started gathering supplies and then sat down to watch some news, (hijacking Radio's phrase) when I got up I made the casserole and popped it in the oven on a protective tray to avoid smoke signals from dripping.

 

I no sooner start a load of wash and both the ADT and home smoke detectors go off like its nuclear war siren.  Now the dogs are running around, and I open the deck slider and throw them on the deck, get the window box fans and put them in 3 windows, throw the casserole outside and now the phone is ringing.  It is ADT central letting me know the fire alarm is going off, I gave them the pass code and I told her it was a smoking oven from drippings, she goes the alarm will not shut off till the smoke is gone, and she will give me 10 min. to ventilate and if not she will call the fire department.  After 8 minutes they finally shut off.

 

The house stinks, smoke gone, dogs calm, I actually threw away the casserole thinking it was the problem and it wasn't.

 

I am going to make another attempt at the casserole tomorrow in the crock pot, put I need more ham and cheese.

 

Gotta feed the mama to be.

 

So I called the DH and told him the fire alarms work, and he goes, "do I want to know how you know" I said  'LATER"

 

I really should inquire about writing a column in the Warren Tribune.....You cannot make this stuff up, and I don't.

 

 

Take care

 

Warm in Ohio

Inside house 72

Outside 57.

 

 

This is the third attempt to post this.

CC hates me lately.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[HBE4]

Regarding Medical bills, does anyone ever pay the full price?

 

Every bill I've ever received from a hospital / doctor / dentist / pharmacy would have 3 columns: 1) a "full price", 2) a "discounted / negotiated price"  and 3) the amount insurance company or I had to cover.

 

The discounted price is always substantially less than the full price. Sometimes when the insurance company only pays a portion of the discounted price,  I don't always have to make up the difference. Even when the insurance company denied coverage for a certain line item, I'd still only be on the hook for the "discounted price" and sometimes even just a portion of it or none of it.  Between deductibles, co-pays and out of pocket maximum (both individual and family), it's like trying to figure out Royal's math.

 

Speaking of which, it's kind of like Royals Cruise Planner sales. Does any one ever pay full price for the beverage package or excursion? 😉

[Arzeena]

Sue-in-Ohio,

Did you find out what caused the alarms to go off? Thank God, you, the dogs and the house are safe.

[HBE4]

10 minutes ago, Lionesss said:

This is the third attempt to post this.

CC hates me lately.

 

I've had that issue lately. Now whenever I post something more than one sentence, I make sure to copy the post first in case it doesn't go thru. If not, a quick paste and it will usually go thru on the 2nd try. 

 

I can't be bothered re-typing a long post. My typing gets worse the more I type, in case no one has noticed. 😃

[Luckynana]

1 hour ago, TravelGirlinDallas said:

This happened to my husband and his twin! No one knew my husband existed until his brother was born first and then he started to emerge. There were issues with his birth as the second twin, and he has cerebral palsy that affects his right side as a result. He is the kindest, most positive, most amazing person I know. I'm so glad he surprised the world when he was born, because it's definitely a better place with him in it. ❤️

What a sweet expression of your love for your DH!

There were a couple of women in the Twin Club I belonged to who had a twin with Cerebral Palsy.  One of the children had only a slight problem with his walking.  Another mom of twins was not as lucky.  Her daughter was severely handicapped as a result of having CP.  She couldn't talk, and was wheelchair bound.  Our club always had a yearly fund raiser, and one year we donated a lift for their bathtub as the child got older and it was becoming difficult for her parents to lift her.  These same parents, after having twin daughters, then had a set of identical twin boys.  What a lovely and dedicated couple they are.

[Ozark_Kid]

27 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

 

I've had that issue lately. Now whenever I post something more than one sentence, I make sure to copy the post first in case it doesn't go thru. If not, a quick paste and it will usually go thru on the 2nd try. 

 

I can't be bothered re-typing a long post. My typing gets worse the more I type, in case no one has noticed. 😃

After spending time and thought and then losing it, I started doing the same thing.  When I did the live review last October I sometimes would type it out in notes 1st and then paste it.  Sometimes if I refresh the page, what I thought I lost shows up again. CC can be irritating at times.

[Ocean Boy]

4 hours ago, Keksie said:

 

I am still trying to capture the awesomeness of her tail.  These do not do it justice.  LOL

 

 

I think you capture that tail quite well!

[Sea Dog]

4 hours ago, Keksie said:

 

I am still trying to capture the awesomeness of her tail.  These do not do it justice.  LOL

 

 

Wow! The ultimate feather duster. Just beautiful.

 

 

3 hours ago, NHProud said:

Thank you so much !  His knee replacement surgery is on May 5th with admission to the hospital at 5:30 AM and discharged the same day .  Meanwhile, he is super clean with a Hibiclens shower , change of pj’s and sheets every day for 5 days prior.  I don’t remember ever having to do this before any surgeries.  Daughter’s biopsy is on May 9th .  

 

Meanwhile, our canceled Pacific Coastal cruise departs today from our home port .  It would have been a terrific cruise .   

 

Judy

 

I take it they gave him pre surgery exercises to strengthen the muscles around the knee. One thing that Linda did for me that helped is after surgery she organized all my meds (I was on 10 of them) in bowls of AM and PM. It helped me keep track of when to take them. Also I think we talked about the cold therapy machine. That will be your friend. Also for the toilet I would get an extender to help getting on and off. I will thinking of you guys and wishing all the best on the 5th.

 

 

1 hour ago, Lionesss said:

 

I no sooner start a load of wash and both the ADT and home smoke detectors go off like its nuclear war siren. 

 

 

That would scare me to death. I hate that piercing sound. I've triggered them a couple of times from food cooking on the stove and the exhaust fan not getting rid of the smoke fast enough. Our dogs go nuts when they go off.

 

@BonTexasNY Happiest of Birthdays wished to you. Cheers to you!

 

[lenquixote66]

18 hours ago, BonTexasNY said:

I reboot but not sure what replacing batteries will do.  I'll try anything. 

Happy 50th.birthday

[lenquixote66]

1 hour ago, HBE4 said:

Regarding Medical bills, does anyone ever pay the full price?

 

Every bill I've ever received from a hospital / doctor / dentist / pharmacy would have 3 columns: 1) a "full price", 2) a "discounted / negotiated price"  and 3) the amount insurance company or I had to cover.

 

The discounted price is always substantially less than the full price. Sometimes when the insurance company only pays a portion of the discounted price,  I don't always have to make up the difference. Even when the insurance company denied coverage for a certain line item, I'd still only be on the hook for the "discounted price" and sometimes even just a portion of it or none of it.  Between deductibles, co-pays and out of pocket maximum (both individual and family), it's like trying to figure out Royal's math.

 

Speaking of which, it's kind of like Royals Cruise Planner sales. Does any one ever pay full price for the beverage package or excursion? 😉

I go to two doctors who constantly bill more than my insurance company states they should bill.Plus one doctor bills for services not done.I send a letter with my payment explaining why I am not paying .They happen to be excellent doctors and that is the only reason why I still go to them.