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  1. Anyone who's sailed these forums for more than a few months has heard it. Probably the most common, universally applicable, and well-known piece of cruise advice of all time: How many clothes, and how much money should I take?? Answer: Lay out your clothes, and lay out your money. Take HALF the clothes, and TWICE the money! Who was the first to come up with this gem, and when? I've been here on Cruise Critic for 21 years, I heard it way back then. Could it be 30 years old? 40? Would you believe it is AT LEAST forty-six years old!? I just happened to run across this clip on an episode of The Love Boat. I'd love to know if anyone can cite a reference to the advice prior to that episode's first air date of October 6, 1977. Wouldn't it be hilarious if one of the best pieces of cruise advice started as little more than a television show joke!? Theron (Sharing this short clip under "fair use" for educational (historical) purposes.) That's Loretta Swit and Richard Mulligan. LoveBoatClip-S1Ep3.mp4
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    Steve, I just replied to your e-mail. V/R, Theron
  3. In Excel Post tab, click Copy button. In Word: Ctrl-V, Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C In this window: Ctrl-V Adventure (10 weeks) - Capt Erik Standahl (started 10-7-23) Adventure - Capt Jaret Barry Allure (10 weeks) - Capt Shawn McDuff (started 11-19-23) Allure - Capt Tobias Oster Anthem (10 weeks) - Capt Srecko Ban (started rotation 10-15-23) Anthem - Capt Toni Calne Brilliance (10 weeks) - Capt Juan Luis Caranti (started rotation 10-1-23) Brilliance - Capt Pero Sutalo Enchantment (10 weeks) - Capt Kenneth Moeller (started rotation 9-17-23) Enchantment - Capt Daniel Budzelewski Explorer (10 weeks) - Capt Frank Martinsen (started rotation 10-28-23) Explorer - Capt Toni Tomljanovic Freedom (10 weeks) - Capt tbd (started rotation 10-6-23) Freedom - Capt tbd Grandeur (10 weeks) - Capt Antun Regjo (started rotation 11-3-23) Grandeur - Capt Pehr Pehrsson Harmony (10 weeks) - Capt Marshall Bartlett (started rotation 9-24-23) Harmony - Capt James McDonald Icon (10 weeks) - Capt Johnny Faevelen (started rotation 10-1-23) Icon - Capt Henrik Loy Independence (10 weeks) - Capt Gus Andersson (started rotation 11-5-23) Independence - Capt Iv Vidos Jewel (10 weeks) - Capt Michael Lindberg (started rotation 11-10-23) Jewel - Capt Trond Holm Liberty (10 weeks) - Capt Dustin Catelsky (started rotation 10-20-23) Liberty - Capt Malvin Bardnes Mariner (10 weeks) - Capt tbd (started rotation 11-11-23) Mariner - Capt Panos Panagopoulos Navigator (10 weeks) - Capt Johan Hill (started rotation 9-22-23) Navigator - Capt James Nazar Oasis (10 weeks) - Capt Ante Cavala (started rotation 9-24-23) Oasis - Capt Gรถran Peterson Odyssey (10 weeks) - Capt Marek Slaby (started rotation 2-25-24) Odyssey - Capt Per Kristopherson Ovation (10 weeks) - Capt Sverre Ryan (started rotation 11-13-23) Ovation - Capt Espen Been Quantum (10 weeks) - Capt Francesco Suma (started rotation 9-17-23) Quantum - Capt Arild Hansen Radiance (10 weeks) - Capt Marek Slaby (started rotation 10-7-23) Radiance - Capt Rumen Yovchev Rhapsody (10 weeks) - Capt tbd (started rotation 9-16-23) Rhapsody - Capt Mathias Sebom Serenade (10 weeks) - Capt Stig Nilsen (started rotation 10-29-23) Serenade - Capt Kjell Nordmo Spectrum (10 weeks) - Capt Huimin Wu (started rotation 11-11-23) Spectrum - Capt Flemming Nielsen Star (10 weeks) - Capt Inaugural3 (started rotation 6-1-25) Star - Capt Yard Captain 3 Symphony (10 weeks) - Capt Angel Oviol (started rotation 11-19-23) Symphony - Capt Rick Sullivan Utopia (10 weeks) - Capt Inaugural2 (started rotation 7-22-24) Utopia - Capt Yard Captain 2 Vision (10 weeks) - Capt Mise Tevsic (started rotation 11-4-23) Vision - Capt Ole-Johan Gronhaug Voyager (10 weeks) - Capt Thordur Thorssen (started rotation 10-29-23) Voyager - Capt Carl Graucob Wonder (10 weeks) - Capt Rob Hempstead (started rotation 10-8-23) Wonder - Capt Trym Selvag
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    Testing again Enchantment (10 weeks) - Capt Kenneth Moeller (started rotation 9-17-23) Enchantment (10 wks) - Capt Kenneth Moeller (started 9-17-23) Enchantment (10 weeks) - Capt Kenneth Moeller (started rotation 9-17-23) Enchantment (10 weeks) - Capt Kenneth Moeller (started rotation 9-17-23) Enchantment (10 weeks) - Capt Kenneth Moeller (started rotation 9-17-23) Enchantment (10 weeks) - Capt Kenneth Moeller (started rotation 9-17-23) Enchantment (10 wks) - Capt Kenneth Moeller (started 9-17-23) Enchantment (10 wks) - Capt Kenneth Moeller (started 9-17-23) Enchantment (10 wks) - Capt Kenneth Moeller (started 9-17-23) Enchantment (10 wks) - Capt Kenneth Moeller (started 9-17-23) Adventure (10 weeks) - Capt Erik Standahl (started 10-7-23) Adventure - Capt Jaret Barry Allure (10 weeks) - Capt Shawn McDuff (started 11-19-23) Allure - Capt Tobias Oster Anthem (10 weeks) - Capt Srecko Ban (started rotation 10-15-23) Anthem - Capt Toni Calne Brilliance (10 weeks) - Capt Juan Luis Caranti (started rotation 10-1-23) Brilliance - Capt Pero Sutalo
  5. Also, pre-Covid, the fleet mostly implemented a 10-week rotation schedule. Each Captain was "on" for 10 weeks, and then "off" for 10 weeks. During and post-Covid, it has been observed that there are now a variety of lengths of the rotation, which does make it a little more challenging to predict who the Captain will be on any future cruise. Theron
  6. Very cool, thanks for the additional info!! I'm also an Excel nerd. I developed the sheet that Wolfcathorse uses to track Captains. Theron
  7. Hi Rob, just curious, what's this about? I'm a bit of a cruise data nerd myself! Theron
  8. Thank you very much. You are most certainly welcome, and it brightens my day to hear that it was helpful! I still remember very clearly my very first cruise, and that last afternoon we sat down to try to stuff those envelopes. The voices inside my head were practically screaming, "Why am I doing MATH on a cruise!?!?" ๐Ÿ˜„ When I got home, I first created an Excel spreadsheet, but quickly realized that not everyone has access to that program, so I taught myself Javascript, set up a web page, and the rest is history! Theron P.S. I am still using my geeky Excel skills to help wolfcathorse maintain the Cruise Captains list for RCCL! ๐Ÿ™‚ https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2589801-current-captains-continued/
  9. Aww, thanks for the very kind words. As we all know, traditional tipping has been almost universally replaced by automatic charges to your account, so no more need to prepare cash. I haven't updated it in years, just no more need. For me, it was a great excuse to keep in touch with the cruise family, even when I didn't have a cruise scheduled! Theron
  10. Last report from VDOT (6:12 PM), they have restricted "certain types of vehicles" but the bridge/tunnel is still open. You can go to this page and zoom in on the map to get the latest status. The Route 50 bay bridge is in Maryland, so not covered by this page: https://www.511virginia.org/ Theron
  11. This is that 1% where the weather affected the port of departure, not "just" the itinerary. There's nothing you can do about that. There was a case a few years ago when a storm hit Florida on a weekend. Obviously all the turnarounds were delayed as no ships could come into port. That first day back, the ports were all way overloaded! Theron
  12. That matches what the ship trackers are saying! Theron
  13. I don't think this is correct. Obviously every decision is based on the facts in play at that particular time, and the decision to cancel tomorrow's cruise don't involve the bay. 1. Vision of the Seas is currently south of the storm due to the last cruise being rerouted from CA/NE because of Hurricane Lee. In order to return to Baltimore on time, she would have to sail right through the heart of the storm, actually arriving in Baltimore ahead of the storm to be "on time." 1.b. Then the next sailing would had to have sailed back out again, also right through the heart of the storm again as it moved north. 2. That next sailing was to be a 5 night to Bermuda. Geography precludes any significant deviation in itinerary, i.e. any late departure means the ship cannot make it to Bermuda and then back home on time for the next cruise, and there are no other foreign ports in range available to visit "instead". The fact that a Carnival ship is scheduled for the Baltimore berth on Sunday adds to this problem, reducing by an additional day the time available until the next scheduled cruise. Point #1 is really the only one you need. Even if Vision was sailing out of Norfolk (meaning no bay to transit from there) there is simply no way they would have had the ship plow through the heart of a border-line tropical storm to keep the required schedule (as described in point #2) OR conducted a turnaround literally in the heart of the storm, which according to the latest track forecast, will be centered over southeast Virginia by 8 PM Saturday night. This one was just unlucky. Sometimes that is what you get when you cruise the Atlantic in the fall. The good news is that according to the company web page, the cancelled folks are getting a full refund plus a 50% off future cruise voucher. That's really not a bad deal. Theron
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