Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[clochette]

21 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

If you have VOOM SURF + STREAM Internet Package with 2 devices, can both (people) devices be on the internet at the same time?

 

Total package would be $391.86 for 14 nights? Is that a good price?

Yes you can have 2 devices on at once, we paid $349 for the 2 devices package for 15 nights but that was during black friday and the cheapest I had seen.

[Ocean Boy]

25 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

If you have VOOM SURF + STREAM Internet Package with 2 devices, can both (people) devices be on the internet at the same time?

 

Total package would be $391.86 for 14 nights? Is that a good price?

Yes both devices can be connected at the same time. 

 

As for pricing, you come out to $27.99 per day. On my Odyssey cruise, 8 days, I bought the Voyage package for one device for $15.99 per day (total $127.92) during the black Friday sale. Buying on the ship it would have been $24.99 per day and would have cost me $149.94 with my D+ discount. Sorry I don't recall the price for 2 devices.

 

When do you sail? If any holidays come up before your sailing I'd keep an eye on your cruise planner pricing.

[Jimbo]

8 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Yes both devices can be connected at the same time. 

 

As for pricing, you come out to $27.99 per day. On my Odyssey cruise, 8 days, I bought the Voyage package for one device for $15.99 per day (total $127.92) during the black Friday sale. Buying on the ship it would have been $24.99 per day and would have cost me $149.94 with my D+ discount. Sorry I don't recall the price for 2 devices.

Price above works out to be about $14.00 per day per device, so I guess that price is pretty good for 2 (people) devices.

 

September 2023

 

If I book it now, how or where do I check to see if the price is lower? to be able to cancel and rebook?

Edited February 23, 2023 by Jimbo

[Ocean Boy]

6 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Price above works out to be about $14.00 per day, so I guess that price is pretty good for 2 devices.

How do you come up with $14 per day? $391.86 / 14 = 27.99 per day.

 

Edit: I see you are deciding by 2 for two devices.

[akcruz]

2 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Price above works out to be about $14.00 per day, so I guess that price is pretty good for 2 devices.

 

We paid 23.99 a day for 2 devices for the Bella cruise, think it was 13.99 for the 1st, 10 for each additional.   That was a black friday price.

[akcruz]

Just now, Ocean Boy said:

How do you come up with$14 per day? $391.86 / 14 = 27.99 per day.

 

Assuming he is dividing the 27.99 in half so basically 14 each device.

[Ocean Boy]

2 minutes ago, akcruz said:

 

Assuming he is dividing the 27.99 in half so basically 14 each device.

Yes, I caught that and edited my post. Thanks.

[Ocean Boy]

15 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Price above works out to be about $14.00 per day per device, so I guess that price is pretty good for 2 (people) devices.

 

September 2023

 

If I book it now, how or where do I check to see if the price is lower? to be able to cancel and rebook?

After you purchase you can go into the cruise planner. If you click on internet it will show that you already purchased it. However, you can also see the current price. If it is lower you can cancel then repurchase. You could still catch a Memorial Day, July 4th, or Labor Day sale.

[Jimbo]

6 minutes ago, akcruz said:

 

Assuming he is dividing the 27.99 in half so basically 14 each device.

Correct, I'm wondering now just how good the signal will be at the top of the world?

[bobmacliberty]

Decent first day in Napa. Bouchon Bakery was great for breakfast.

 

We wandered around town and saw many interesting sculptures.  This first one is called Muse with Attitude. 

 

 

 

 

Our hotel is great. Very large and comfortable room. 


Our private patio. A little too cold for us

to enjoy it. 

 

 

Nice common areas. 

 

 

 

This place must be great in the summer. 

[Jimbo]

What should you not do at a winery?

 

Here are 5 NEVER Do's at a wine tasting

• Smoke or wear perfume. ...
• Criticize someone who uses the spit bucket. ...
• Criticize someone who does not use the spit bucket. ...
• Loudly proclaim your review of each wine. ...
• Be closed to trying wines that are new to you.

[lenquixote66]

16 hours ago, HBE4 said:

 

Breakfast for dinner??

 

I love having breakfast for dinner. Need to do it more often.

 

I got a call this morning from one of my doctors.My wife answered the phone and he said “May I speak to Leonard”.I thought he was calling your cat.

[lenquixote66]

18 hours ago, BonTexasNY said:

I just got a message from CC congratulating me on reaching 3,000 posts.  I have over 3,900 posts so this congratulations was a bit slow in coming but gladly accepted. 😏

Feel better soon,Bonnie.

 

 

[bobmacliberty]

We visited two wineries yesterday. First was Laird Family Estate. Micheline had a flight of mixed whites and reds, while I went all reds. The wine was OK but I wouldn’t want to pay what they were asking for a bottle. 

 

Their vines reminded me of a menorah, although with more branches. 

 

We were literally the only guests there. It was sort of like cruising right after Covid. No crowds but no “energy” either. Laird must also be very nice in the summer/fall. I think this will be a recurring theme. 
 

Our second winery was Baldacci Family. We did a cave tour in addition to a tasting. We liked this place a lot and their cabs were fantastic. Their tasting area was built less than 2 years ago and was very well designed. There were a few other people there but we had the cave tour all to ourselves, which also meant a private tasting with a dedicated host after the tour. 
 

Cave entrance. 

 

 

 

Although we were tempted, we decided to wait before making any impulse purchases. $$ 😳

 

[lenquixote66]

22 hours ago, jagsfan said:

Great. We sail Sunday. We like getting a paper Compass. I guess that’s out!

Enjoy your cruise,Mimi.

[Lionesss]

So my mom passed away almost 15 years ago. She was able to live with us for about 10 years. 
We made her room a guest room/storage area since we have 2 guest rooms and the other one is used first. 
I just usually dusted off the room. Washed the linens from time to time. 
Today was the day to rut up. Rotate mattress and give the room the old college clean up. 
Well found between the mattress near the center of the bed. some containers full of her valuables. 
 

I think I hit the jackpot. 
 

So i transferred the coins/paper money  into 4 cool whip containers and just got back from putting them in our safety deposit box. I do not have time to go through them. 
 

I thought these were cute. 
 

 

Some paper money. 

I also found some old political pins. 
 

 

And tons of flat jewelry cases. 
just starting to open. 
 

 

I am sure some things are of value. 
 

 

 

 

Edited February 23, 2023 by Lionesss

[lenquixote66]

1 hour ago, BonTexasNY said:

Major Ouch.  Heal quickly!

When I had Moh’s last August on my forehead the surgeon wanted to do a skin graft rather than letting the area heal on its own.I opted not to do the graft because one time skin was taken from a part of my body where I was told I would not have a scar .I still have the scar.

I have a hole in my forehead instead of having a graft.It looks like a bullseye.

[bobmacliberty]

We walked to the restaurant last night and stopped at a wine shop that did tastings. We enjoyed some good wine that was more reasonably priced. The owner had her dog there…a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Charlie. He was a very good boy. I took pictures since he looks a lot like @Sea Dog’s Charlie. 

 

Dinner was at Bouchon Bistro, a sister restaurant to The French Laundry. What a great meal. Micheline had the fish special with cod in an artichoke sauce.

 

I had the mussels in a saffron wine sauce with truffle fries.  I was a little wined out and went with a local IPA. 

 

Absolutely fantastic. Chef’s kiss. 
 

Three wineries today and then dinner at what is supposed to be a great Italian restaurant. 
 

 

 

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

Greetings from Sayulita, Mexico.  It’s a miracle we made it here for my son’s wedding this weekend.

 

We started out Tuesday morning.  Took a Lyft to get to the airport.  We got to the airport at 7:15 AM.  Went to the check-in kiosk to check in and get our boarding passes.  Got to the part where you scan your passport.  DH went to his jacket pocket to get the passports out.  They weren’t in his pocket.  He searched and no passports.  My heart dropped.  We lost our passports.  He ran outside but did not see the passports that might have dropped out of his pocket onto the ground.  So he must have left them in the Lyft car.  He tried to figure out how to contact the driver and finally found the way to message him to see if he found two passports in his car.  And then he found a phone number to call Lyft.  He called three times and then after that, it just locked him out.  He couldn’t call anymore.  Tried texting again.  Still no response.  The driver could’ve been making a run to who know where.  It could be a long time before he can answer his phone.  

 

Meanwhile, we went to the Checkin desk to see if they can use photo of the passports. I knew it wouldn’t be accepted.  But we had to try. The kind representative said, no.  We couldn’t use it.  She said, without a passport, you can’t go.  My other heart dropped. 

 

What were we going to do now.  My thought was that we were going to miss my son’s wedding and the Bella Cruise.  My other other heart dropped.

 

At 8:15, DH got a call from the driver.  He had our passports.  He’s 10 minutes away, he would bring it to us right away.

 

More later.

[Ozark_Kid]

@Sunshine3601@Sunshine3601 Debbie, hope you heal quickly. 

I missed the original post about the procedure.  I tried to go back to the original post and CC wouldn't let me.  I wonder if it was deleted. 

[Ozark_Kid]

The area we go to on Lake Erie now has a live Webcam of the lighthouse at Marblehead Ohio. Looks like a foggy day today. 

 

Link to the Webcam.  It's halfway down the page. 

 

https://www.shoresandislands.com/communities/north-shores/marblehead/#webcam

 

[Lionesss]

So we are in the process of getting rid of the old deck.         (30 years old) and going with a concrete patio, a driveway to man cave. A concrete area next to garage for if we ever get a motor home, landscaping in back, and new landscaping in front. 
 

Oh what the heck let’s extend the roof over new patio. 
 

So we contacted a landscaping business this winter and we were put first on his list to be done after snowplowing is done. Well minimal snow this winter. So they started last week.  Then the rains came. 
 

Hoping all is done by April. 

 

I could only find old pics of deck. 
 

Partial view old deck. 
 

Base for new patio. 
 

 

 

Mud galore. 
 

Hope for a dry period. 

Edited February 23, 2023 by Lionesss

[Rusty_lock]

2 hours ago, Jimbo said:

If you have VOOM SURF + STREAM Internet Package with 2 devices, can both (people) devices be on the internet at the same time?

 

Total package would be $391.86 for 14 nights? Is that a good price?

Yes any two devices can be hooked up and that seems like pretty good a price to to me.

[Rusty_lock]

44 minutes ago, FromSea2ShiningSea said:

Greetings from Sayulita, Mexico.  It’s a miracle we made it here for my son’s wedding this weekend.

 

We started out Tuesday morning.  Took a Lyft to get to the airport.  We got to the airport at 7:15 AM.  Went to the check-in kiosk to check in and get our boarding passes.  Got to the part where you scan your passport.  DH went to his jacket pocket to get the passports out.  They weren’t in his pocket.  He searched and no passports.  My heart dropped.  We lost our passports.  He ran outside but did not see the passports that might have dropped out of his pocket onto the ground.  So he must have left them in the Lyft car.  He tried to figure out how to contact the driver and finally found the way to message him to see if he found two passports in his car.  And then he found a phone number to call Lyft.  He called three times and then after that, it just locked him out.  He couldn’t call anymore.  Tried texting again.  Still no response.  The driver could’ve been making a run to who know where.  It could be a long time before he can answer his phone.  

 

Meanwhile, we went to the Checkin desk to see if they can use photo of the passports. I knew it wouldn’t be accepted.  But we had to try. The kind representative said, no.  We couldn’t use it.  She said, without a passport, you can’t go.  My other heart dropped. 

 

What were we going to do now.  My thought was that we were going to miss my son’s wedding and the Bella Cruise.  My other other heart dropped.

 

At 8:15, DH got a call from the driver.  He had our passports.  He’s 10 minutes away, he would bring it to us right away.

 

More later.

Wow, my heart would have stopped too. 

[DaniDanielle]

Spent the night in the ER with Charlie.  He has pneumonia and is now on IV antibiotics.  Waiting to hear from hospital.

Debbie, your poor head😳