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

[brillohead]

2 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

And if by some chance the card suppliers do lose money on people like me then I guess I have to thank the folks who subsidize my economic management style.

 

That's how I feel about people who spend extra money on bigger rooms on cruises... they're subsidizing my tiny cheap inside room!

[helen haywood]

Even if you pay off your credit card balance in full every month (I certainly do!), the credit card companies are not losing money from your account.  They make money from transaction fees paid by the merchants/companies you’ve made charges with.  That’s why some businesses offer a 3% (or whatever) discount if you pay in cash…or tack on a 3% fee to use a credit card…so they are not having to pay the transaction fees.

[NHProud]

15 hours ago, DaniDanielle said:

So very sorry to hear your news John.  Charlie’s health woes have kept us from cruising and it looks like Atlantic City will be done with soon.  He has trouble walking among other things, so can sort of know how you feel.  Your wonderful wife and family are a great blessing❤️

Same here for us , also.  The walking is getting to be too much for my husband .  No more cruising for us either. Unfortunately, we are supposed to be on a ship right now and that cruise obviously was paid in full when we canceled. I doubt the insurance company will reimburse us for it and the nonrefundable deposits on two other cruises.  
 

Dani , I would have let you know by e-mail about Wonder 2/2 but I know you are in Amsterdam with limited e-mail access . 

[dani negreanu]

15 hours ago, Luckynana said:

John, I am so sorry that you and Sharon had to make the decision that this was to be your last cruise.  I love Ken's suggestion of us getting together to FaceTime with you, our dear friend!❤️

@Ozark_Kid

 

John, echoing the many words of sympathy from others, that's making me very very SAD 😢 😢

 

[Husky1987]

@Ozark_Kid I echo everyone else's sentiments on this thread.  

 

My mom and dad cruised almost 40 times, about 35 of them on Royal, so I saw them enjoying the sea quite often (as an aside, one running joke was that because my birthday is December 11th, and that was usually a time for prime deals, more often than not my birthday greeting was from a Royal ship phone and consisted of "Hey Lar, this call is costing us $15 a minute, happy birthday, we love you...click" 🤣).

 

Anyway, after my dad had some carotid blockages in 2007 and then slowly his health got a little worse, cruising wasn't the same for them.  He rarely got off the ship anymore, and it was harder and harder to have an enjoyable cruise.  His last cruise was to Alaska we all took together in 2009, and then he made the same difficult choice.  My heart goes out to you and I hope this decision allows you to have some extra beautiful time with your entire family!!

[h20skibum]

In case no one realized, today is 11 weeks till Christmas.  That means…….

 

[dani negreanu]

15 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Very sad that 1 yr later this is still going on.  Sounds like a great idea for DS1 to stay at your place.   Hopefully you can stay in Amsterdam for longer then planned.  😊

 

@Sunshine3601

 

Thank you, Debbie. I wish I could, but in all fairness we have to leave our temporary "abode" here to make room for our DIL's, who are arriving immediately after we leave.... They also do no have a shelter in their old house, and are really looking forward to a respite from the air raids.

 

Beside, Israel is in a kind of aerial "siege" -- all the foreign airlines have cancelled their flights, at least until the end of October. Only the Israelis ones are flying and tickets are scarce. We're lucky that we all bought our tickets a long time ago.

 

 

44 minutes ago, NHProud said:

Same here for us , also.  The walking is getting to be too much for my husband .  No more cruising for us either. 

Dani , I would have let you know by e-mail about Wonder 2/2 but I know you are in Amsterdam with limited e-mail access . 

@NHProud

 

Judy, I'm so very sorry that you had to cancel your present cruise and the subsequent ones, including our much anticipated Bella 2.

 

I was so looking forward to finally meet you and Steve in person and not just emailing....

 

Just before flying out I've "taken the plunge" and made final payment for the Bella cruise.

 

Hope to make it, and very sad that John @Ozark_Kid and you had to cancel for health reasons 😢

[Ozark_Kid]

5 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Adorable❤️. What is her name?

Her name is Halo.  She came from a family of 11 kids. She is a Golden Doodle. Finnley's dog, Millie, gets along well with her.  Millie is a Standard Poodle 🐩 

[helen haywood]

ELEVEN children?!