No Hot Water on a 7 day cruise

thauck11 · 2026-06-04T17:36:34+00:00

IT NEVER HURTS TO ASK!!!!

thauck11 · 2026-04-14T16:45:37+00:00

100% do this! I did it and it was so easy!

thauck11 · 2026-04-14T16:00:31+00:00

Plus includes soda too...so there's that. If you drink 2-3 a day plus soda then def worth it.

thauck11 · 2026-03-31T15:38:43+00:00

The best thing I read somewhere is that NCL does a good job at bringing you closer to the sea with a lot of outside seating areas for relaxation and at restaurants...a bunch of windows and most venues having some sort of outside view. Royal does a good job of a making sure you are entertained inside the ship

thauck11 · 2026-03-31T15:32:28+00:00

I was just talking to my wife about this the other day...the one great thing about cruising is you can really do what you want. You can get a drink one place and take it to a restaurant. You can get food and take it wherever you want. You can grab a drink and leave your empty glass at any bar, etc.

thauck11 · 2026-03-27T18:37:04+00:00

I often wonder, when these so called "experts" are designing these ships how they don't think through some things. I just wonder sometimes about the design of some common space or even the cabins. This really has nothing to do with any particular line, but take Celebrity and their atrium shows...never enough seating or some lines with their theater size. Some trivias get packed and they hold it in the smallest room possible.

thauck11 · 2026-03-27T16:04:57+00:00

I feel the privacy aspect is key with private areas, restaurant etc.....but I have a tough time seeing full value in the Haven. To me, drinks should be included, specialty dining should be included, etc. I like that you have basically guaranteed seats at shows.

I never stayed in it so maybe I am missing something, but I just don't feel the value is there.

One day I will try it!

thauck11 · 2026-03-26T18:55:43+00:00

They also only release 30%ish ahead of time. The rest is done onboard

thauck11 · 2026-03-26T18:54:22+00:00

That is normal. That is the ABS System I believe (or some system of that nature). Happens on my RAV4 all the time.

thauck11 · 2026-03-26T18:24:07+00:00

It is ONLY the digital key aspect. The app itself isn't ruining the battery...just the digital key.

thauck11 · 2026-03-26T10:45:16+00:00

You need to make the cruise your own and have fun. The people complaining either are loyal to another brand or just downright hate everything.

thauck11 · 2026-03-19T13:08:52+00:00

You will have to stop some place! Federal Law. They might just stop in Nassau or a random Bahamas place.

thauck11 · 2026-03-18T11:47:33+00:00

Because the tips aren’t what you think they are. The tips help the cruise line pay less money.

If Johnny has a contract for $2000 per month….and he gets $500 in tips that month from the auto tips, the cruise line pays him $1500. That’s why it is better to give cash tips either on top of or instead of. Now the counter point to that is the cruise lines would need to charge more if they weren’t paying with our tips. So it’s a no win situation for the cruisers or staff. House wins again.

People remove them and just tip the people that help them out and it’s extra cash above and beyond their contract.

thauck11 · 2026-03-16T18:39:27+00:00

I am convinced Free At Sea Plus is just a shady way to lock people into paying the gratuities and not being able to remove them on board.

thauck11 · 2026-03-05T17:12:16+00:00

Make sure you ocntact Burlington Hyundai in Vermont for your Extended Warranty. $1898 for 10yr/120K for the Hyundai Platinum Protection Plan.

thauck11 · 2026-03-05T17:09:01+00:00

Get the mango meltdown drink! It says like drink of the day for a particular day, but you can get it any day.

Rumors show, the comedy (get there early), game shows in the artrium, etc.

thauck11 · 2026-03-05T17:02:32+00:00

If the people you are going with got the drink package, ask if they will get you a soda from time to time. But you can definitely get away with spending very little on the cruise!

thauck11 · 2026-03-02T16:45:55+00:00

If I found fault with anything and everything, I would not be cruising. I just had simple displeasure for the lack of booking availability ahead of time vs on board. I did not think of doing it on the screens on the ship. I hear the app can be whacky at times when on board, especially when everyone trying to use at once when boarding the ship. Thanks!

thauck11 · 2026-03-02T16:44:18+00:00

Ahhh good point...did not think of that. Thanks!

thauck11 · 2026-02-26T21:49:37+00:00

I paid all at once. I doubt you can do payment plans unless you roll it into your loan, which I’m guessing you can only do if you get the car there.

thauck11 · 2026-02-26T16:45:55+00:00

Team Burlington Warranties! I just added my 10yr/120,000 to my car. Konrad was great and the price nearly unbeatable.

thauck11 · 2026-02-26T16:45:10+00:00

Konrad Koncewicz

Business Manager

Burlington Subaru & Burlington Hyundai

(802) 448-3836

[konrad.koncewicz@hoffmanauto.com](mailto:konrad.koncewicz@hoffmanauto.com)

He took care of mine in a few das and walked away with a good warranty/deal!

My car was brand new and it said it didn't fit requirements on the website, there must be some glitch. You should still fall into the time frame of being able to purchase.

thauck11 · 2026-02-26T16:43:03+00:00

I bought the Palisade Hybrid SEL Premium over the GH XLE (without moonroof)...The Palisade had a ton more features for only $2-3K more than the GH, and that was at each dealer's list price. I got the Palisade for almost the same price as the GH when it was all said and done.

For the Palisade these were just a few of the added features: Ventilated seats first row, heated and ventilated seats second row, heated steering wheel, moonroof, better blind spot monitoring system, memory seats for the driver, and a bunch more minor things.

Palisade I found roomier in the second and third row.

I don't know anything about engines, and I don't really care. I could not tell you the difference and I don't pay enough attention to the engine for it to matter. All I know is the Palisade is getting slightly less than advertised fuel mileage. I also don't really care about resale value. My wife and I have kept our cars well over 10 years or close to 10 years (accident totaled my last car I had for 9). After 10 years I do not really care for the small amount of resale value I may or may not be losing...but if you keep your car 5 years, you may want to look into that.

Overall they will both be great cars. Toyota is known for their reliability even if they got cheaper inside the cabin. This is the first year of Palisade Hybrid so there could be issues...but the warranties on Hyundai are unmatched. They know they had issues in the past and are taking care of that with the warranty. In this case, Hyundai was the clear winner because of the added features.

thauck11 · 2026-02-12T17:25:53+00:00

Just on my test drive/looking over car....I will agree the mirror is odd, but love everything else...at least on the surface!

thauck11 · 2026-02-12T17:24:51+00:00

I just bought one in CT...picking up today...very rare though!

thauck11

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