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Tom-n-Cheryl

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    Pt. Canaveral -or- Canaan Valley
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    Cruising - and when cruising: EATING... RELAXING... EATING... :)
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    We've sailed w/Carnival the most, but are finding that Celebrity, RCI, and NCL offer more for us!

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  1. So, other than having a cabana (as I understand it) for our Seashore sailing in an RS next weekend (4-nt), is there anything else I should expect to receive with the cabin -- in addition to the apparently diminishing list of perks for other YC cabins? Tom
  2. I sat down at a table once and played a couple of shoes without a BJ. As soon as I was finally dealt one, then paid me 6:5. I collected my chips and left !!! Tom
  3. Thanks for the info. I was trying to book their steakhouse for 15 people (taking my office staff). Apparently that's impossible ahead of time. Hopefully after boarding, they can make some arrangements for us. I guess that's "the MSC way". 🙄 Tom
  4. We'll be in a RS on the Seashore later this month - should I expect anyone to reach out to us prior to the cruise? THANKS, Tom
  5. This is what I'm seeing as of today: Pretty slim pickings, given that it's not uncommon to come off the ship +/- $10k (black chip BJ player). The free insides are only for a few 3/4 night Reflection sailings. Tom
  6. I got a little break on this (Allure) sailing - getting an Aqua Theater suite for about $2k. What I like about Royal, anyone at Club Royale Prime level gets free drinks when playing and can also purchase chips at the table with no surcharge. Having said that, I've enjoyed a few great casino bookings on Carnival, getting up to $2,000 OBC, and CHEERS (Drinks on Us Everywhere). There's some real value there. So - pros and cons, as is always the case! Tom
  7. We have quite a few Carnival sailings under our belts, with a fair # of Royal cruises (on the Allure at the moment - 3 night!). One place where Royal shines (on Oasis and new class ships) is the suite lounge and Coastal Kitchen. Even though we have in the past, I don't see us sailing on any prior class of ship with Royal. Kind of the same way I feel about Excel class on Carnival. We presently have the Utopia booked for later this year (again, a 3/4 night Oasis class ship!) and then the Star for '26. The Star is nearly $2k/per person for a 7-nt inside (not what we booked), so it's a significant premium. A comment was made about the passengers -- when we left Pt. Canaveral yesterday, the (Carnival) Liberty left on their 3-nt as well. We've sailed on that very itinerary several times, and hands down you can tell a difference. Everything else being equal - and in general - on Carnival you're going to see a difference in how people perceive "Cruise Casual" attire. You're also going to see more undesirable behavior (language and such). Again, each sailing (on any ship) will have variances and unique characteristics, but there are baseline differences nonetheless. Tom
  8. Things they never even contemplate when building in Italy or France I suspect ! WOW Tom
  9. I found a rough guesstimate HERE. I suspect that something like the Star would probably exceed their upper range (of 2.5 million man hours). Tom
  10. Perhaps they could run live online auctions... and all of the potential cruisers can BID against each other for the best offers... LOL Tom
  11. Anyone know roughly how many "man hours" of labor are involved in bringing one of these behemoths to reality ? Tom
  12. Really - that's interesting (and surprising) ! Tom
  13. It's an Italian line - of course they're not going to be very concerned with cigarette smoke... 😉 Tom
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