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So 100% of the money goes to staff?

Oops. Sorry I guess I missed that. So how ARE they distributed? Color me uninformed.

So has O said that the staff will be getting all of that tip money. Or will they be deducting "costs" from it.

I'm not a regular cruiser or have many O cruises under my belt. But what you wrote here has just put an icky taste in my mouth. I'll be looking around.

Omigosh, a patient with a brain 🙂 Keep us posted.

A great suggestion!

Thanks for narrowing it down.

It sounds like you've educated yourself on this problem. Have you looked at the Cleveland Clinic (highly rated) link. It mentions a couple of specialists. Here it is and I wish you the best of luck. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24796-mal-de-debarquement-syndrome-mdds

I like your posts and just wanted to get an idea of other types of travel you do. Sounds good. I think cruising is super but, age permitting, hope not to be limited to that for at least a while. Thanks.

Thanks, Hank. Perhaps looking for a change for an occasional cruise so this is good info.

Curious. Does all your intl travel involve a cruise at least?

Oh, goody-gumdrops! And thanks 🙂

I've read that some banks require that they be deposited into your account.

Because of you and a number of your posts elsewhere I just started looking here. Hopefully the caviar is still generously available?

Absolutely. And more comfortable than the kind of chairs on cabin balconies. Ah well.

Oh, I know. But we can dream, can't we?

And I never do. That's what makes life interesting, doesn't it?

When we were stlil working we lived below our means. And now we still do. Get to do more that way.

I'm beginning to figure out that some people who cruise are perhaps not terribly adventuresome and also like to be ordered around. That sentence is pretty darn dictatorial IMneverHO.

I'm with Jon. Cruising is nice but there are other things just as nice or even nicer. A villa in France or Italy with friends, cooking the local food, drinking the local wines. Ah yes.

I totally agree with you. Sites like this give people an opportunity to complain without any consequences. In other situations I've been known to go to the top pretty darn quickly. If someone cares a lot about this decision I'd suggest they speak up. And do so strongly. We've only traveled with O a couple of times and LOVED it. But I'll be looking around at others now.

You were the teacher and they were the students. Different dynamic. When we've broken away from a group we always informed the tour leader and we knew when to be back if necessary. I remember in Hue, Vietnam, the group was going on some kind of day tour. We were going to a restaurant that Tony Bourdain said had "the best soup in the world." We were there at 8AM when she started serving and when it was gone that was it for the day. Our day in no way interfered with the group.

So was that an attempt at humor?

You used the word yourself and the overall tone was that. Sorry. Maybe ask your wife after a couple of glasses of wine and she'll be honest 🙂

Good grief! Spare me from the likes of that kind of tour!!!! We've done quite a few escorted land tours over the last ten years and frequently break away from the group. Sheesh.