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  1. And to the OP: You will find 110v outlets in European hotels in only rare situations. This tends to be major convention hotels with USA chain affiliations in places like London, who installed the wiring and outlets for their USA customers. But by and large, you won't find 110v. Just as you won't find 220v as standard home/hotel outlets in the USA.
  2. Yes - I neglected that in the focus on voltage. Thanks! Interestingly, that frequency is frequently related to clock accuracy. Many clocks use mains power frequency to keep time. I noticed that my plugged in clocks, and clocks in appliances, were running slow. And all of them at the same rate. Turned out that my power company was not providing full 60Hz power, but at a slightly lower frequency. Just enough so my clocks were several minutes slow. An interesting article: https://hackaday.com/2018/03/29/ask-hackaday-is-your-clock-tied-to-mains-frequency/
  3. The sticking point, IMO, is a question of real estate. It starts with a question about "The Lounge". Is that space to be returned to casino use, yes or no? If yes, that ends the issue. But I highly suspect that The Lounge is here to stay. Especially on Serenity, it provides an area for folks to relax, read, play games, do puzzles and more. Now, if The Lounge is not going back to being a casino, just where are you going to put a casino? Tear out the Bistro? The Hollywood? Elsewhere? Whatever the choice, it's going to have negative blowback. IMO, Crystal is trying to determine if reintroducing a casino is worth the corresponding downside. Because there will be some.
  4. Absolutely. Bankruptcy is a highly specialized area of the law, with unique procedures. I know just enough to know that I am out of my league when it comes to those special factors. But I do have some general experience to rely on. Everyone needs to remember: The corporation that was "old Crystal" is gone. Kaput. Strewn to the dustbin of history. There is no "old Crystal" holding on to funds and assets. Where a court could issue a judgment for payment. What there is is a bankruptcy trustee (however that is phrased under the applicable law) who is charged by the court to resolve the various claims against any realized assets of the FORMER corporation. That trustee has to operate under the applicable bankruptcy laws and under the supervision/order of the relevant judge/court. No one is deliberately seeking to screw foreign creditors. That's an invitation for judicial sanctions.
  5. Incorrect. 110v is the VOLTAGE standard for power that comes out of the wall outlets throughout North America. I suspect you are trying to say that all devices can operate on voltages ranging from 120v to 240. (Actually 110 to 240). Yes, many are designed that way. OTOH, there are many that are NOT configured for a voltage outside the 110/120 range. Just checked and found that most every Samsung television (for example) sold in the USA wants power in the 110/120 range. So not "everything in the US is 120/240v". The correct answer is: Check the label on each of your devices that you want to use in Europe. If they indicate a range that includes up to 240v, you are fine to use the device without a voltage converter. If the range is 110/120, then a voltage converter is necessary. One thing to recognize is the difference between a voltage CONVERTER and a plug ADAPTER. The adapter only allows you to use USA A and B plugs in a different socket, and does not change voltage. A nice reference on voltages and plugs/outlets: https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plug-voltage-by-country/
  6. I'm going to second Zach. This sounds very fishy. Southwest doesn't care what your return flight is like. You probably have different locators for the two airlines, as WN doesn't interline. FWIW, I've taken a number of trips where I used WN in one direction and another carrier on the other. Never did either care what my other flights might be. And back to the original question from me....do you have an actual WN locator? Not an NCL reference, but from WN. I think that "unable to provide" comment is a HUGE red flag.
  7. Did NCL give you a six-character locator, or something else? If the six-character code is valid, you should be able to retrieve it from the app or website. And, of course, there is always picking up the telephone and calling Southwest directly.
  8. Houston is now your best option. Lots of flights between the two UA hubs.
  9. Thing is...folks see a locator and think that means they are ticketed. Trying to provide information so people are not sadly disappointed.
  10. It might not be "paying for business class". It could also be a fare that covers economy travel for one or more segments. Without actually looking at the fare construction, it's all a bunch of assumptions. For example -- was on a DL ticket from Cape Town to my home. DL offered me a fare construction that was business class from CPT to ATL, but only Comfort Plus from ATL onward. It was a significantly cheaper alternative than a ticket using domestic first from ATL. Sometimes that happens, and you end up with what is known as a "mixed class itinerary". Again, without looking at the actual fare construction and the fare rules, it's all guesses.
  11. Not sure why you aren't just going SDF-ATL-LAX? UA has 2 flights to DEN, 3 to IAH. DL has 3 to MSP and 4 to DTW. On the contrast, DL has 8 flights to ATL, and then a dozen flights from ATL to LAX. That has to be the routing with most options for rebookings. If you insist on one of the airports you posted, I'd choose IAH, as they aren't really snow or ice affected. Then again, that would mean you would have to fly on UA. Of the other three, MSP handles the snow the best -- remember Joe Patroni?
  12. And you will be universally despised by every road-warrior on the planet.
  13. You don't have "air flights". Until you are actually ticketed, you have, at best, a reservation for a flight. And that is nothing that is set in stone, or even sand. It can be changed, cancelled or even ignored. What you need is a 13 digit ticket number. If you have a six character locator, that does NOT mean that you are ticketed. Only the 13 digit number indicates an actual electronic ticket.
  14. Of course a middle-ground temp is preferred. But if it is going to vary one way or the other, it will almost always go to the colder.
  15. Suggest you read up on the rules and procedures for same-day standby. https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/travel/trip-planning/flying-standby.html
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