zanydoc Posted May 15, 2023 #26 Share Posted May 15, 2023 17 hours ago, Ocean Boy said: I wonder what they would do with the loads of confiscated sunscreen?🤔 Resell it in the ship store for twice the price! 😁 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigque Posted May 15, 2023 #27 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Been cruising since 2008 and never have my sunscreen been inspected for proper kind nor has it been confiscated. I guess I’ve been bringing the the right kind and didn’t even know it because I have never known about this until I have been reading about it on this and other cruise group sites lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie51 Posted May 15, 2023 #28 Share Posted May 15, 2023 18 hours ago, Ocean Boy said: I wonder what they would do with the loads of confiscated sunscreen?🤔 I would assume they would give it back at the end of the tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathscof Posted May 15, 2023 #29 Share Posted May 15, 2023 On ALL of my Alaska excursions the recommended list of "what to bring" includes "reef safe sunscreen" which....is a little much hahaha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare HappyTexan44 Posted May 15, 2023 #30 Share Posted May 15, 2023 1 hour ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said: So yes, we who had applied before leaving the ship were protected for the first portion of the trip, but once the water activity was over we had nothing to reapply and many of us ended up sunburned. That is rough. As a sun-phobic redhead, that would have totally ruined the remainder of my cruise. You would have thought that they'd give them back after the water activity. I use hats, rash guards AND sunscreen. I've gotten a sunburn in the dead center of a 60' pavilion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted May 15, 2023 #31 Share Posted May 15, 2023 36 minutes ago, Marie51 said: I would assume they would give it back at the end of the tour. RCI boards 5600 - 6000 people on an O class ship. I'm sure they are keeping track of sunscreen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WrittenOnYourHeart Posted May 15, 2023 #32 Share Posted May 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Marie51 said: I would assume they would give it back at the end of the tour. On the excursions, that is what they did. The sunscreen was held in a basket and at the end of the excursion we got it back. I have never seen them checking it on the ship as a whole, but on excursions it can definitely happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseboy89130 Posted May 15, 2023 #33 Share Posted May 15, 2023 1 hour ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said: On the excursions, that is what they did. The sunscreen was held in a basket and at the end of the excursion we got it back. I have never seen them checking it on the ship as a whole, but on excursions it can definitely happen. Just don't put it in the basket - problem solved! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum2Mercury Posted May 15, 2023 #34 Share Posted May 15, 2023 6 hours ago, BND said: We always apply it before we leave the ship. You are supposed to put it on at least 15 minutes before exposure. I was going to say the same thing: Apply a good layer before you leave your room, then bring just a bitty bit for reapplication. They make little bars (not unlike deodorant bars) that're useful for this purpose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WrittenOnYourHeart Posted May 15, 2023 #35 Share Posted May 15, 2023 17 minutes ago, cruiseboy89130 said: Just don't put it in the basket - problem solved! Then you were sent back to the ship with no refund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseboy89130 Posted May 15, 2023 #36 Share Posted May 15, 2023 4 minutes ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said: Then you were sent back to the ship with no refund. Don't belive the had you empty out your pockets....I'm pretty sure it was only a suggestion to do it - but nobody challenged it.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEMJMcC Posted May 15, 2023 #37 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Lather it on heavily before leaving the ship and don't advertise it. We've never had a problem using what we normally use anywhere/anytime else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Fusion FoodsJ Posted May 15, 2023 #38 Share Posted May 15, 2023 I really thougt at some point we'd run out of truly ridiculous posts........I was wrong....... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Engineroom Snipe Posted May 15, 2023 #39 Share Posted May 15, 2023 49 minutes ago, Funky Fusion FoodsJ said: I really thougt at some point we'd run out of truly ridiculous posts........I was wrong....... Do not underestimate the creative process of Cruise Critic Participants. This is a celebration of the the most pressing items demanding our attention. Is is not great that we have left so many others posts in the dust of the pandemic years? 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted May 15, 2023 #40 Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Funky Fusion FoodsJ said: I really thougt at some point we'd run out of truly ridiculous posts........I was wrong....... Well, what exactly do YOU think people should post about? I'm curious as to who you think should decide? You? 😏 Edited May 15, 2023 by BND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted May 15, 2023 #41 Share Posted May 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Funky Fusion FoodsJ said: I really thougt at some point we'd run out of truly ridiculous posts........I was wrong....... Did you really know how to apply sunscreen correctly before you read this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted May 15, 2023 #42 Share Posted May 15, 2023 19 hours ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said: I had it both at Cozumel and Grand Cayman. The excursion instructions stated biodegradable sunscreen required. Mine was - but I still had to put it in the basket.A lot of what was going in there from others was NOT biodegradable - so I get why they collected it. Of course it didn't help the ocean if people had already put it on and what they had was just extra. What were you supposed to do if you wanted to reapply it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WrittenOnYourHeart Posted May 15, 2023 #43 Share Posted May 15, 2023 1 minute ago, ReneeFLL said: What were you supposed to do if you wanted to reapply it? You were SOL. Hence why a lot of us ended up sunburned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted May 15, 2023 #44 Share Posted May 15, 2023 6 hours ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said: (And as for being defensive, it's because your comment read like we should have known to put sunscreen on beforehand and there wouldn't have been a problem. The problem came AFTER the first activity because it was locked in a van until the end of the excursion and we couldn't reapply it.) 👍🏼 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted May 15, 2023 #45 Share Posted May 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said: You were SOL. Hence why a lot of us ended up sunburned. That’s sucks. Hope you complained to Royal if it was a ship excursion or who ever you booked it thru. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WrittenOnYourHeart Posted May 15, 2023 #46 Share Posted May 15, 2023 6 minutes ago, ReneeFLL said: That’s sucks. Hope you complained to Royal if it was a ship excursion or who ever you booked it thru. I did. It was on Celebrity. I got a small OBC and they comped some aloe for me. The Guest Services person I spoke with agreed that especially since we met on board the ship, they should have done a sunscreen check on board so that those of us following the rules got to keep ours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted May 15, 2023 #47 Share Posted May 15, 2023 2 hours ago, BND said: Well, what exactly do YOU think people should post about? I'm curious as to who you think should decide? You? 😏 Maybe it is you who decides considering your words on another thread.... " If you want to be cheap, be cheap, but quit complaining about it on here." 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Engineroom Snipe Posted May 16, 2023 #48 Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said: Maybe it is you who decides considering your words on another thread.... " If you want to be cheap, be cheap, but quit complaining about it on here." Al, of Al's Toy Barn (Toy Story), dressed as a chicken as he says, "We sell everything for cheap, cheap, cheap." 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted May 16, 2023 #49 Share Posted May 16, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said: Maybe it is you who decides considering your words on another thread.... " If you want to be cheap, be cheap, but quit complaining about it on here." I asked the poster a simple question on THIS thread. You feel like a big man digging up something that isn't even related? That's actually kind of creepy. What should posters be talking about? Edited May 16, 2023 by BND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Engineroom Snipe Posted May 16, 2023 #50 Share Posted May 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, BND said: I asked the poster a simple question on THIS thread. You feel like a big man digging up something that isn't even related? No insult intended. I was trying to lighten the mode. This is only a cruise blog. No one is that important, including myself. Remember that we do have cruising in common. Have a good night's sleep. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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