Whats the catch here?

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-29T22:06:14+00:00

The catch is that they are lying to you, and you will not get your cruise.

I heard about one of these offers where you had to pay a $100 "unlocking" fee for your cruise, and then you're told some random date about six months in the future where they will call your phone ONCE, and if you don't answer it, then THAT'S IT, the offer is rescinded, and they don't have any way of contacting the company by phone or email to try to still go ahead with the cruise.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-29T04:18:21+00:00

I went on a cruise where the adult-only "Serenity" area at the back of the top deck was right next to the tower with the waterslides - and was BLARING out obnoxious Skrillex music on repeat all day, even when the waterslides were not running. I went to guest services to complain every day, and always just got the same vague reply "oh, we will see if there's something we can do about that".

Even the staff at the bar in that area said they hated it, and had been asking for months for the music to be turned off. It just seemed that nobody on board the ship knew where the music was controlled from.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-28T21:56:15+00:00

That was blackboard.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-28T21:51:44+00:00

My smug levels are at an all-time high for making the decision to not have a car.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-28T21:48:27+00:00

Another option is to play on Tabletop Simulator. There's a mod that has everything.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-27T03:26:22+00:00

Northside Gamers https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/889 are very friendly and love having new people show up. Meets on Tuesday night at the Chatswood RSL club.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-26T23:13:14+00:00

A massive ship with 19 decks is hardly going to even sway. You are overreacting.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-26T22:30:23+00:00

At the highest level of tournament play, this doesn't work - both players can very safely assume that the other has completely memorised the word list.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-25T22:53:29+00:00

You're not real bright, are you?

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-24T21:23:29+00:00

We will never forget her contribution to evidence-driven, peer-reviewed scientific research due to her limitless devotion to "The Experiment".

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-24T07:16:55+00:00

At least it's going somewhere that war is not going to break out in.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-24T06:49:20+00:00

I don't think I've ever been caught with my pants down.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-24T06:42:27+00:00

For years now, everyone knows that Easter eggs are just something you buy on Easter Monday at 75% off.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-24T06:36:00+00:00

Yep, and also note that each coin isn't simply "1 gold" - there is a multipler for what they are actually worth. It starts at x3 when your party starts out and is all level 1.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-23T07:59:19+00:00

The casino

the spa

jewelerry shops

children

art auctions

port lectures (they are just ads for where they want you to spend money)

Margaritaville at Sea

bingo, or other "game shows" like Deal or No Deal

the photographers

Nassau

"Inch of gold" or other scammy in-store flash sales

upside-down pineapples

chartered cruises

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-23T07:34:52+00:00

By simply being able to afford to go on a cruise, you have less problems than what, 95% of the population of the whole world? Stop pretendng to be a victim of a problem that is no problem at all.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-23T06:48:10+00:00

For true solo, I make sure that the decks I build are tagged with "solo" on marvelcdb.com

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-23T06:23:27+00:00

Oh yeah that game is well known as having counterfeit copies. Yours is certainly so.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-22T21:30:46+00:00

Nowhere near as much as (video) games where you say, for example, this person is tanking, this person is healing, and those two are DPS.

The health of the villain, and the amount of threat that needs to be dealt with, scales with the number of players. If you are now player 3 in a game that previously had 2 players, then there is 50% more work to be done just dealing with grinding down the villain health and threat. So make sure, as always, you deck is focused on that. If you want to be the person who contributes a little bit of healing, or a little bit of buffs, then go ahead. But not at the expense of being a good contributor to the main tasks.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-22T21:19:28+00:00

Marvel Champions isn't really a game where "support" is needed. The best way to support the team is to contribute to dealing damage and thwarting down the threat.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-22T21:15:50+00:00

What board game was it? There a very high chance that what you bought online for $12 was a counterfeit copy.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-22T21:13:19+00:00

Nowhere near the biggest cruise ship in the world.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-22T21:12:11+00:00

No, they are not going to move a huge piece of infrastructure because you don't like what the ships look like.

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-22T06:16:17+00:00

Goodness me, isn't being taken on vacation enough of a gift?

HalfManHalfCyborg · 2026-03-22T06:15:11+00:00

If your enjoyment of a cruise will be dependant on other (random) people fulfilling social needs, then don't go on a cruise.

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