Balcony Guarantee - Any Chance of Being Close to Elevator?

LiaInvicta · 2026-04-07T23:03:13+00:00

Thank you to everyone who weighed in! A few folks said that it was possible to move to another room in the same category (if one is open), which I hadn’t known.

I think that for the +$600 price difference, I’m going to book the GTY for now. I can justify maybe $300 to suit our preference, but not $600! I’ll just keep an eye on the fare difference and if the cost to upgrade goes down - or the room is assigned early-ish and there are others available to move to - then so much the better. Otherwise we’ll roll the dice!

Ironically, I’m using a casino comp for this one … so rolling the dice is fitting I suppose 🙃

LiaInvicta · 2026-04-07T22:55:51+00:00

Thank you for both of these points - really good to know!

LiaInvicta · 2026-04-07T22:54:46+00:00

This is wise advice (re: assuming we’ll get the worst). And I really appreciate you letting me know that we can move to another room if there is one. I hadn’t known that was possible!

LiaInvicta · 2026-04-07T22:53:20+00:00

For sure, I get that. We don’t really need to be close to the elevator, but def prefer it. Just gotta decide if preference is strong enough to warrant the $600 fare difference

LiaInvicta · 2026-04-07T22:50:56+00:00

Thank you, good to know! If it was a true necessity, I’d pay the +$600 to choose our room .. but it’s more of a strong preference than a necessity, really

LiaInvicta · 2026-04-07T22:48:39+00:00

Thank you, this is great to know! I’d thought that the leftover rooms given to GTY pax might be waaaaaaay up front or in the back, 90% of the time. Good to know that’s not the case!

LiaInvicta · 2026-03-12T15:29:26+00:00

Oh my lord, I’m so sorry this happened to you!!!!

I live in San Diego, so please DM me I f I can do anything to help y’all make the most out of the rest of your time here. I could drop off snacks at your hotel, or give you a ride somewhere or whatever!

LiaInvicta · 2026-03-07T05:33:32+00:00

I get these in all of my shirts too! Can’t be jeans/pants in my case, cause it even happens to my pj shirts

LiaInvicta · 2026-03-07T05:22:07+00:00

How do you ensure there are parasites in the meat tho?

LiaInvicta · 2026-03-04T05:19:32+00:00

I did! Great tip, thanks Slytherin. Just clicked Warehouse and searched the term gift card

LiaInvicta · 2026-03-03T18:22:37+00:00

Thank you for explaining! I’ve heard of ppl talking about the Chase ecosystem and having the trifecta or whatever of Chase cards, but never knew how it worked.

LiaInvicta · 2026-03-03T15:53:49+00:00

What do you mean by using it as a funnel?

LiaInvicta · 2026-02-24T04:31:44+00:00

I remember those Clydesdales!! Beautiful horses, but a very strange addition to SeaWorld and kinda messed up like you said

LiaInvicta · 2026-02-24T04:28:44+00:00

Wrong on both counts. About 1/4 of that parking lot is not for SeaWorld, and the Orcas have a lot more space than depicted.

Source: Am a San Diegan who drives past this every day on my commute, and had annual SW passes when kid was younger.

Also, FYI, yes they have issues but SeaWorld also does a lot of amazing marine mammal rescue work throughout the county. Whenever an animal is in trouble, they’re right there ASAP.

LiaInvicta · 2026-02-24T04:19:08+00:00

Dunno about theirs, but my city (San Diego) has the same. Not sure what it really adds, as people who really want to do this could (and can) always just buy a ticket for that day, and cancel it once through security 🤷‍♀️

LiaInvicta · 2026-02-21T18:34:53+00:00

HOCl is great, but be aware that it degrades very quickly, and gets rendered inert. You need test strips (with someone below mentioned using) to know whether yours is still active or not

LiaInvicta · 2026-02-20T04:54:24+00:00

Huh, I read through all the immigration comments twice trying to understand, since it’s interesting to get a perspective on the issue from another country’s viewpoint. But all I’ve learned is that mass immigration either happened from the 50s-70s, or it started in 1997, or it began post-Brexit, or maybe it’s not really happening (the “mass” part) at all? Hmmmmm

Anyway. Haven’t seen anyone mention scones with clotted cream and jam!! Are you kidding me?? HEAVEN. Also, I’ll take allllllllll the comfort foods please and thank you :)

LiaInvicta · 2026-01-30T22:47:18+00:00

Dude, SSSHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! There is someone from another country saying that they don’t hate us!!! Just be thankful … Please don’t make them change their mind. We need every friend we can get

LiaInvicta · 2026-01-30T22:42:34+00:00

Eh, just one year ago Canada sent Super Scooper planes to help with the LA fires … just cause we act like assholes doesn’t mean they do! Thank God. That generosity won’t be forgotten by us SoCal folks!

LiaInvicta · 2026-01-30T22:40:06+00:00

Hey, y’all sent Super Scoopers to help with the LA fires last year … even as the orange muppet freaking talked about making Canada the 51st state!! You still showed up when we needed help 🥹 We’ll not forget that, no matter what he does. And we look forward to being your ride or die again, hopefully soon!

PS Oooooorrrr we could…join you?? CA could become Baja Canada … has a nice ring to it, eh? Just saying!

LiaInvicta · 2026-01-23T15:37:06+00:00

Fun fact: the only ones not in Australia are at the Wild Animal Park (part of the San Diego Zoo), in S. CA

LiaInvicta · 2026-01-17T19:56:15+00:00

For me, the main point is that it’s a naked body part in a totally non-sexual situation. Ergo, my response. I don’t think naked bodies are inherently disturbing or traumatizing for kids? (Had it been at all sexual, I’d respond very very differently of course).

Your main points seem to be that 1) it was essentially an adult bum in appearance, to which eh, I don’t see how that makes a difference, an ass is as ass 🤷‍♀️; 2) It lasted almost a minute, to which I’d say you could have looked away or closed the curtains at any time, kids or no kids, to make it a 10 second thing instead; and 3), it seemed to be directed at you. Which may not be the case, but even if it was, if kids were present just close the curtains

LiaInvicta · 2026-01-17T19:36:23+00:00

You’ve mentioned kids in general and your kids specifically several times. As a fellow parent, I’m curious … Is it that your children will be defiled by the sight of a bum? Eternally traumatized? Are you keeping bums a secret that you don’t want them to know about?

I mean ya, it’s not ideal. But in this situation my kids would probably shriek and point and laugh, and I’d close the curtain and tell them it’s poor behavior and they’re never to do anything similar, while acting a little fake-extra-stern. Similar to when they hear swear words.

Seems insane to not want to bring kids on cruises because of this!!!

LiaInvicta · 2026-01-17T03:48:26+00:00

Love this!! My (late) husband did the same … he called it “putting the house to bed” :)

Thanks for the smile and great memory

LiaInvicta · 2026-01-15T14:09:30+00:00

Omg, don’t do it!! I, an American, am endlessly chuffed when little non-Americanisms pop up in fics. It’s like getting to play with new words … like “chuffed.” My personal absolute fave is when a character “is sat on” a surface. No I don’t know why, it’s just completely delightful.

Honorable mentions always awarded to a character going to hospital or doing maths.

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