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If I had tickets, I would be on that ship. My feeling is that Princess and the Coast Guard would not allow that ship to sail without some assurance that this would not happen again! The safest day to fly is the day after a crash. And teacp, I'm glad to hear that Princess really took good care of the follow-on cruise passengers.

LOL! Just be careful, Joey. I used one of the napkin folds at a family dinner once, and I frightened my in-laws! :grin:

This is a link to the Royal Caribbean brochures for Towel Folding and Napkin Folding. http://www.normandtia.com/HTMLFiles/napkinstowels.htm They have classes to practice some of these folds, and give out the brochures then.

Rat, I think that makes sense in your case. But there is a big difference between a 15 yr old and a 19 yr old.

Mary, that's right. They figure that just by walking into the casino to get money, chances are good that you will drop some money there, sometime during the cruise. We use the casino as our "ATM" during the cruise. This way, we can have money when go into port, and not have to keep too much in the cabin.

I am enjoying reading about all the different kinds of entertainment available.

Thanks Joey! Now I know what to tell my husband if I want him to limit his gambling. :shocked:

I think you got a better deal if you got a tour of the bridge!!!! The Captain is more comfortable there, and he probably had a better time too! Whoever did the invitations probably got a stern lecture, I'll bet.

Royal Caribbean lets you use the casino to get cash without charging a fee, and I think the same is true of Celebrity. That makes it easy for us to get cash, and that way we don't have to worry about saving cash for the end of the cruise. Since everything we get from the casino goes on our sea pass card, it's just like charging the tips to our bill. Royal Caribbean gives you the option to auto tip, but also gives you envelopes. (This is for the person who asked about Jewel of the Seas.) This iswhat their website says: We do self tipping, so that we can give it to the person who did the work. On our river cruise, there is one tip for the cruise director (who really gets to know you - there were only 150 on the ship) and another group tip for the rest of the staff - housekeepers, navigation crew, restaurant staff including the cooks and dishwashers, front desk - whether you met them or not. It was OK, but I missed getting to know our cabin staff, and having a personal wait staff. I did get to meet more of the kitchen staff though, so that was good.

My favorite show was the Ice Skating show on Adventure of the Seas. There was a couple who did an aerial fabric act, which was totally new to me, an then landed on the ice and joined in the skating. WOW! http://www.aerialexperience.com/ My second favorite was Toxic Audio, which does all songs a cappella, even the rhythms. They do jazz, rock, and some old classics as well. [url=http://toxicaudio.com/]http://toxicaudio.com/ If you're on Rhapsody of the Seas Oct. 26 - Nov 2, you are in for a treat!!!

Sounds good to me!!

Based on just number 1 (7 hours notice, and Aruba), I suspect most people do not get much more notice, but if you already had plans for that night, I could see you declining. Based on just number 2, (Omitting your daughter), I would have called guest relations and explained that we were travelling with our daughter and would need to dine with her. Since she was over 18, they may have had her on a separate record, but since she was rooming with you, it was certainly peculiar that they didn't think that you were a party of three. They probably would not have had enough room at the table for her, so I would decline. Based on both the conditions together, I am guessing you asked for a raincheck!

Sorry Joey. :cry: I guess you could always get off the ship after 7 or 8 days, but I suspect they would not refund you for the days you miss. And THAT would be an unnecessary expense!

Thanks, Mrs. Sully. I didn't win either, but I didn't expect to. Sure wish I got the bonus prize though. But I paid nothing, so at least I didn't get less than I paid for!!!

It looks like several people are already booked for a cruise during our cruise around South America in January. So I am looking to see if anyone is interested in our second cruise next year, in Nov. 2007. It embarks from Ensenada on Nov 12, and then there are 5 days at sea. This is followed by 2 days on the Big Island - 1 in Kona and 1 in Hilo, 2 day on Maui, and 2 days in Honolulu. The first day is Thanksgiving, and the second day is debarkation day. It should be a slow relaxing cruise overall! Please consider joining me and my husband. Well, at least me. DH will probably be out on the balcony most of the time! (Actually, I know he won't mind some company out there. Bring your sunscreen.) Mindy

Thanks everyone! I'm still looking around, but I'm sure I'll find plenty of reasons to post before too long. I saw the link to this site on JoeyandDavid's website, and since I am a fan of Joey's at another cruise board, I HAD to see what it's all about. And as I suspected, Joey's recommendations are always worthwhile. (But I have disagreed with him about towel animals in the past.) I have cruised on NCL and Royal Caribbean, and we just got back from a Danube River cruise, which is a totally different experience. We have plans for 2 cruises on Celebrity next year, and am anxious to learn all I can to get ready for both of them. If anyone has questions about my past cruises, (S. Carib, Panama Canal, W Carib., Bahamas, South Danube), I will be happy to answer all!

Here's a website I found for them: http://www.accl-smallships.com/ By the way, I am here because I saw a recommendation for this site on Joey and David's webpage. I like what I see!!!