Rare little britain Posted April 21, 2023 #126 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Wow Uber prices vary! Last night when I checked it was $5.70 for the trip and this morning they want $27!! I never knew you could pre book a driver … ( we don’t have Uber where we live in England!). Guess we will just wait for the rush to wane… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #127 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, little britain said: Wow Uber prices vary! Last night when I checked it was $5.70 for the trip and this morning they want $27!! I never knew you could pre book a driver … ( we don’t have Uber where we live in England!). Guess we will just wait for the rush to wane… Departing guests on the way home are likely causing a surge. Give it a few minutes. Edited April 21, 2023 by twangster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted April 21, 2023 #128 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Red Roof Inn Plus hit by lightning last night here in Galveston… not a good start to someone’s holiday 😢 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #129 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Just now, little britain said: Red Roof Inn Plus hit by lightning last night here in Galveston… not a good start to someone’s holiday 😢 Hotel wifi is out here. Suspect something similar. It was pretty loud last night but I'm used it in Florida. I'm grateful the storms have moved out of the area. It would be miserable this morning if it was torrential rain like last night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #130 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Uber is still in surge pricing so I did the wait and save with Lyft. $9.99 vs $38 with Uber. 70F with no humidity so a nice wait outside my hotel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #131 Share Posted April 21, 2023 While I'm waiting... My Southwest flight here cost 8,900 points which is a pretty good rate. I'm flying Delta from LA to home after the cruise. I splurged For first class on the the flight home at 57,700 miles. For a last minute cruise booking it's proven to be pretty easy to keep the costs down. There are flight deals out there despite the otherwise crazy rates. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted April 21, 2023 #132 Share Posted April 21, 2023 38 minutes ago, twangster said: While I'm waiting... My Southwest flight here cost 8,900 points which is a pretty good rate. I'm flying Delta from LA to home after the cruise. I splurged For first class on the the flight home at 57,700 miles. For a last minute cruise booking it's proven to be pretty easy to keep the costs down. There are flight deals out there despite the otherwise crazy rates. I did pretty well with my 29 day out transatlantic booking. Dirt cheap cruise. Booked return transatlantic flight using FF miles (originally 36k, but rebooked at 30k). One-way rental car for 7 days = $345 (double what I paid last year 😞 ). 2 BD/ 2 BA cottage for 7 days = $600. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #133 Share Posted April 21, 2023 On board! Pics coming after I make dining reservations. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #134 Share Posted April 21, 2023 No traffic and no crowds! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #135 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Up the stairs... Suites and Pinnacle to the right. Through security to the waiting area for suites and Pinnacle. There I was checked in and asked the four health questions. Refreshments available: The waiting area: A famiar face pulled me aside to hand me an invitation. It's Vernon! Our L.A. Expecting 75 Pinnacle, 377 D+, 280 D. The ship was already boarding so after a brief chat it was around the corner to the ship. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #136 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Brief stop at muster and I was done. I stopped into Chops to make dining reservations, no issues with any times. Texas beverage restrictions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #137 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Starlink: 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #138 Share Posted April 21, 2023 My S22U phone would not connect to the ship wifi until I turned off randomize MAC. Then it connected right away. Same with my Tab A tablet. Until I disabled randomize MAC it would not connect to ship wifi. My macos laptop joined right away. If you are having issues with wifi, turn off randomize MAC. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #139 Share Posted April 21, 2023 With 75 Pins on board we have the Colony Club for our nightly happy hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #140 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Day 1 cruise compass downloaded from the ship using this URL: https://minio.rccl.com/compass/cruisecompass.pdf RD day 1 cruisecompass.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #141 Share Posted April 21, 2023 I see in the PDF above they have instructions how to disable randomize MAC on iPhone and Android. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathscof Posted April 21, 2023 #142 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, twangster said: My S22U phone would not connect to the ship wifi until I turned off randomize MAC. Then it connected right away. Same with my Tab A tablet. Until I disabled randomize MAC it would not connect to ship wifi. My macos laptop joined right away. If you are having issues with wifi, turn off randomize MAC. I swear that was half the problem with everyone at the voom desk last year on Radiance, I just started sharing the info with whoever I saw having problems hahaha and I keep forgetting you are on her! I like my ship! (its the only one I have been on and am going again next month hahaha) I will be looking forward to your impressions of the crew 🙂 Edited April 21, 2023 by Kathscof 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted April 21, 2023 #143 Share Posted April 21, 2023 @twangster Looks like a great start. I am disappointed with the Starlink numbers as I wish it was faster. Looking forward to hearing more of your adventures. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #144 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Cruise mode engaged. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted April 21, 2023 #145 Share Posted April 21, 2023 2 hours ago, twangster said: Departing guests on the way home are likely causing a surge. Give it a few minutes. $5.20 for Tesla Uber.. arrived in 2 mins. Result! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #146 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) On other ships I observed that Starlink internet was served using multiple addresses. So far I've been stable and using a single address: 129.222.75.159 Edited April 21, 2023 by twangster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #147 Share Posted April 21, 2023 The couple in front of me on the gangway reported they had a fire in their hotel at 4am. Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #148 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Rewind a bit... On the road here my driver took the route that went past the old terminals. There was flooding on the road and we hit one puddle a lot harder than I think she was estimating. Apparently we got a lot of rain last night. She likes the new terminals from a rideshare driver perspective. I was her fourth trip to the new terminal so far today. She is local. She thought the traffic patterns work a lot better at the new terminal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #149 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Spotted: Children on board. Not a lot but there are some families on board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted April 21, 2023 Author #150 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) Lunch at Park cafe. Roast beef sandwich. Edited April 21, 2023 by twangster 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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