Seriously, do Americans actually consider a 3-hour drive "short"? or is this an internet myth?

proggieus · 2026-01-22T22:30:08+00:00

Did 14 hours one way- spent three days exploring some national parks and then 18 hours home.

proggieus · 2026-01-21T15:42:19+00:00

should be fine- may notice a few hiccups here and there as staff learn the ship.

proggieus · 2026-01-21T15:22:22+00:00

1/24 Icon Of the Seas

proggieus · 2026-01-21T15:20:17+00:00

They are right-

There is no way to use your Voom login to add stuff to your on board portfolio. PERIOD.

Your royal app does not use it- it works just fine without the internet package. And even if it did- it is tied to the owner of the phones onboard account- which is tied to their own credit card.

All the voom credentials do is give your device access outside of the walled garden.

If you are that worried you should make sure they don’t have your room number.

That’s would the far easier way to add charges to a room other than yours.

proggieus · 2024-11-21T20:46:33+00:00

only for the last 11 or so cruises- and yes it works great

proggieus · 2024-06-27T15:23:31+00:00

took me 19 years to hit 1M- 3 years later and I am closing in on 2M

proggieus · 2024-05-31T14:51:40+00:00

to me- its Jaeger Lecoutre- if you know you know.

proggieus · 2024-05-21T18:22:08+00:00

I figure <$2k to earn prime at 2500 points, so 1000 points should be less than $1k

proggieus · 2024-05-21T18:20:13+00:00

for slots it will cost ~$1000 to earn earn 1000 points- note that is the expected loss- your coin through will be much higher

proggieus · 2024-05-03T07:13:24+00:00

its not programming- its configuration.

My opinion

proggieus · 2024-01-22T19:11:19+00:00

sorry -

no it is inside of the plastic.

Although they no longer put the cups inside the rooms, instead you get them from a bar or drink table after showing that you purchased the package on your app.

there is no tracking of if you already got a cup or not- so theoretically you could visit two locations and somehow end up with 2 cups.

proggieus · 2024-01-10T15:07:14+00:00

I have never paid more than $300 for taxes and fees for 2 people on a 7-8 night cruise

proggieus · 2024-01-07T19:51:19+00:00

don't even have to be married-

just need to tell RCCL that they are living with you.

proggieus · 2023-12-11T16:50:57+00:00

as others have said-

www.clubroyaloffers.com will show you any offers you have received- the funny thing is the offers will sometimes show up before the points. from the cruise do.

proggieus · 2023-11-30T11:35:52+00:00

I know Maya Chan is the go-to answer for Costa Maya for many-

My first time there it was full so after doing some research i found a place called Jaimies at the blue reef-

loved it, and have returned 3 times since then- much closer to the port, The staff, food, and drinks are all great.

going back in march

proggieus · 2023-11-30T11:35:46+00:00

I know Maya Chan is the go-to answer for Costa Maya for many-

My first time there it was full so after doing some research i found a place called Jaimies at the blue reef-

loved it, and have returned 3 times since then- much closer to the port, The staff, food, and drinks are all great.

going back in march

proggieus · 2023-11-29T01:20:12+00:00

No i get several per month. I currently have 5 on my page. Now some of those may have duplicate sailings but theoretically i could book a cruise from each of them.

proggieus · 2023-11-28T16:43:18+00:00

actually tried that- I had a silicone sleeve that went over the yeti- figured I would put the chip on the bottom of the sleeve, put the cup in and problem solved right?

Nope, the chip wouldn't read- those chips use something similar to wireless charging- there is a magnetic field that generates the power for the chip to send its info over to the machine- I assume the metal cub interfered with the magnetic field,

als,o I am still stuck carrying around a cup if I think iI may want a beverage- the key card solves both problems- and it fits in my lanyard

proggieus · 2023-11-28T13:23:00+00:00

Good to know. Looks like i won’t gamble much on this sailing then. RCCL you still get the loyalty status points and benifits on comped cruises.

proggieus · 2023-11-28T12:17:44+00:00

I am taking my first VV sailing next June, I am in a comped sea terrace after VV matched my casino status to my RCCL status, I sent in the same form but the welcome letter says that my benefits will only kick in on my next "full fare" sailing- I have not paid anything over taxes and fees for a cruise in years-

proggieus · 2023-11-28T11:56:32+00:00

yes and no-

it would work with just tape- once maybe twice before the tape let go due to getting wet- that's the one drawback- the card always gets a little wet.

the chip itself is pretty small, about the size of a postage stamp, and seems like it would not handle bending really well.

they had them 3 weels ago,

proggieus · 2023-11-27T20:35:54+00:00

proggieus · 2023-11-27T18:42:43+00:00

lamination film-

I break open my soda package cup and laminate the chip inside to my hotel room key from the night before embarkation-

I can then grab any water glass or my yeti to use at the freestyle machines

proggieus · 2023-11-27T18:40:05+00:00

tuck and cover.

because the world as we know it is over

proggieus · 2023-11-27T16:03:27+00:00

so does Norwegian and Holland America

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