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Excellent. Now, how about the cheeeese?

"Hey, is that a Vicodin?" "Can't tell, pick it up." "No, you pick it up."

I can kind of relate. I'm giving up the last opportunity in my lifetime to see a total eclipse. Oh well, I'll be cruising. I'll get over it. It will probably end up being completely overcast where I was planning to stay anyway.

How does that work, exactly?

They aren't even bronze yet.

I will take one (or three) for team, starting next week on the Encore repo. This will be my 7th attempt. I'll be going in with pretty low expectations, so who knows?

Thank you so much. I was unaware. 😏 Here's a few ideas: leave Friday night after work or take a cruise that leaves on Sunday (there are 6 of them just in Miami this weekend), or maybe suck it up and take an unpaid day off. If that stretches the budget too much, maybe think twice about a cruise. It's not rocket science to figure out how to get in a day early.

It's called "sail away" for a reason, man! 😄 It's a thing. I would have no problem waiting for awhile. I guess the party would just last longer. But how long do you wait, and for what number of passengers, when no one knows if or when they will arrive?

I'm not. Why are these people flying in the day of embarkation? Getting left behind is the price you pay for that mistake.

I saw no personal attack, just a common reference. But I did notice you recognized yourself immediately.

We're well aware of the gnarly daily strip steak. We're watching the featured (changing) entrees. No beef yet.

Yeah, obvious one-off. Our show was not what you guys are describing. Maybe we were tired, or maybe we just didn't know what to expect. Maybe it was the song choices. But I'm absolutely on point when I say the show we saw was ALL about the tips, and ONLY the tips. Now we need to get back on a ship that has it, to see what we missed.

I am flummoxed. What I've read about Howl, and what we experienced, are like we are living on a different planet. Howl is the one.only.single show that we have ever left early on any cruise ship. We saw it on the Escape last November, and they were absolutely awful. The main guy left for 1/2 the time we were there, and he was the only redeemable quality in the show. I don't know if this was the last show of their contract or what. The performance of the songs was a joke, and I swear they were more drunk than I (and that's saying something). The entire thing, from start to when we left was a straight up money grab. At one point, the main guy stood up with $5 bill and said this was just a suggestion. Then he held up a $20 bill and said this is a request that will be played. I didn't know if he was joking or not. Tell me that this was just a one-off and maybe I'll give it a second chance. But damn, it was shiat-show as far we were concerned.

There is a reason why I get none, and it doesn't even include rocket science. 😄 Interesting thread, but no one will give it a second thought in a few days.

We're travelling with Mrs. IA's sister and husband for 21-days with $250 OBC each. He asked me what he could possibly spend all that money on? (we have all our specialty dining, drink package, excursions, and gratuities prepaid) I just laughed and told him we'll revisit this discussion at the end of the 1st week. 😆

Is there truly nothing in "the shops" you could use for $50? The list of liquor alone would give me no problem whatsoever.

Ok. They can do whatever they want with Galaxy Pavilion and Laser tag, but if they try to pull a Joy OL change, that will get some sand in my privates. Don't believe the infrastructure exists on the Encore for that though.

Is this new? Is Encore dry-docking in November for a major refurb? I guess I missed it.

And I will state, again, that it is not. Are you anti-fun, or what? 😉 We know:

Nice puffery. The value of my time is negative. I no longer work to make money; I just spend it.

I am so proud of you right now, I'm tearing up. Basically, the post reads that a harbor pilot will die 5 times every time they attempt to board the ship. That's a tough gig.

He'll be on the phone to you shortly. Be patient, it could take a while.

No, you really didn't. The fact that they were on a random island in West Africa makes their choice of excursion, and being late, even more inexcusable.

You are correct. My bad. In my case, my 10% off a future cruise equaled 20% of my original cruise. I was happy.

My grandpa would have said that cat food is a waste of good liver. I did not agree with him.