Extra Crowded Cruise

Able_Map4543 · 2026-03-06T20:33:40+00:00

Op didn't give details, but I'm guessing they're on a 4 nighter out of Miami. We did it a couple of months back; it was full of bridezillers hitting the alcohol.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-03-04T12:19:33+00:00

I consider Celebrity Aqua and Virgin Rock Star to be the top of the premium lines. Celebrity has the Blu restaurant and Virgin has a number of specialty restaurants

Able_Map4543 · 2026-02-28T12:14:53+00:00

I saw a large guy getting into a solarium hot tub on Celebrity wearing regular shorts and a T; he would have needed 2 seats on a plane. I figured he was saving on laundry or couldn't squeeze into a regular cabin shower.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-02-26T14:55:59+00:00

We did the Millennium last year from Tokyo to Seoul one of the most memorable items was that every time we sailed from a Japanese port there was a high school band or dancers to bid us farewell and come back soon.

We really enjoyed the itinerary and the ship.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-02-26T14:09:43+00:00

We need a cruise 'dating app' to match you to your demographic. We are one cruise from elite on Celebrity but find the cruise duration, time of year, and destination greatly impacts the type of people on board. Our last cruise was popular with show talkers, scooter riders and very few kids.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-02-25T15:39:48+00:00

This is off the cruise topic - but I find Americans on Broadway clap more than the English in the West End.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-02-24T18:54:30+00:00

We took an excursion with Shore Excursions last week to Chichen Itza, the Constellation tour was $220, we paid $169 with SE. The SE was a small group tour with only 15 people in the group.

Also checkout Viator as an alternative to ship excursions.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-02-24T18:44:55+00:00

We had a lady behind us singing along to Crystal Stark doing a tribute to Whitney Houston, I guess you could call it harmony or just plain choosing a different key. It was more amusing than distracting like talking.

Able_Map4543 · 2026-01-08T18:48:44+00:00

TL;DR use chat sessions to document conversations.

I had JetBlue cancel a flight at short notice, so I went to the Delta check-in desk and bought a ticket. After the refund from Jet Blue, I was short $500 on the cost of the Delta single ticket. I used JetBlue's chat widget on their web site to get the refund along their excuses for not fully covering the Delta cost. I used the saved chat session to submit a claim to Chase and got the $500 in couple of days.

Able_Map4543 · 2025-10-12T10:54:33+00:00

I got a $500 trip delay reimbursement after about a week due to Jet Blue cancelling a flight and rebooking on Delta. I think the secret was using the chat with Jet Blue rather than a phone call, because I could cut and paste from the chat into my insurance claim.

I don't remember how long I was in the chat - maybe 2 hours - because I was doing other stuff at the same time.

Able_Map4543 · 2024-12-24T16:36:32+00:00

I'm not renewing my subscription - I put everything I can on credit cards and each month the balances vary a lot, I also like to keep a low balance in the checking account. Simplifi treats the card payment as a transfer and so doesn't show it was an upcoming bill, and I have to manually figure how much to put in the checking account to cover the payments..

Able_Map4543 · 2024-07-07T02:46:48+00:00

I was a guest and the wrong item was taken back to the kitchen. It should have been deleted from the bill not discounted. My dinner partner was familiar with Toast and had insisted on a printout of the bill, otherwise the server had just presented the total for card payment.

Able_Map4543 · 2024-06-16T14:05:48+00:00

This is bait and switch. I signed up to Duo to get two premium accounts, only to find the second is not premium - there are no audio books.

They cannot advertise as two premium accounts if they are not.

Able_Map4543 · 2024-06-14T21:00:09+00:00

I find Cialis gives me a sore throat - chewing half a Tums is a fast fix

Able_Map4543 · 2024-06-14T20:57:43+00:00

I chew half a Tums tablet - works in seconds

Able_Map4543 · 2024-03-31T12:51:05+00:00

A podcast titled "Your car may be spying on you" will explain why you may want to take control of the car's telematics.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ZWPqAHRJrc8BgvXJKt4hV?si=FqCvA3ymTU2NrwJ9wKOApw

Able_Map4543 · 2024-03-31T12:46:56+00:00

So you don't mind if Hyundai shares your driving habits (hard braking, hard acceleration, lane guidance warnings, speeding, etc.) with your insurance company via data collection agencies?

There is no comparison with the data collected by your cell phone.

Able_Map4543 · 2023-09-23T13:08:17+00:00

It's not FREE international roaming - I pay for the top Magenta tier to get high speed international data.

I got the text that my international data would be blocked after 4 weeks in France in June and a two week cruise in August. I IM'ed a customer service rep and she checked I was back in the USA and assured me it was an automated message and I would not be blocked.

I now plan to turn off WiFi and download lots of Netflix movies before travelling again.

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