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Albuquerque ........................Eureka (California)

Albuquerque ........................Eureka (California)

Welcome aboard, glad to have you as a member and hope to see you posting. :D

Kent..............Tallahassee

Kent..............Tallahassee

Dear Mebert, I'm so glad to hear that everything worked out so well for you. I'm sure you will just love the Conquest and you'll have a wonderful time. Yes, I really do believe that good things happen to good people and you are definitely in that category. Thank you for the beautiful flowers and I just love all the gifs you've done. Sincerely, Cheryl :D :P :D

Dear Mebert, I'm so glad to hear that everything worked out so well for you. I'm sure you will just love the Conquest and you'll have a wonderful time. Yes, I really do believe that good things happen to good people and you are definitely in that category. Thank you for the beautiful flowers and I just love all the gifs you've done. Sincerely, Cheryl :D :P :D

Lets's all wish BridaBunny a wonderful time in Hawaii and on her cruise aboard the Legend of the Seas.Our thoughts will be with you, BridaBunny. We'll miss you and hope to hear all about it when you return. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!!!Sincerely, Cheryl

Lets's all wish BridaBunny a wonderful time in Hawaii and on her cruise aboard the Legend of the Seas.Our thoughts will be with you, BridaBunny. We'll miss you and hope to hear all about it when you return. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!!!Sincerely, Cheryl

dreamer, You're right in saying that we shouldn't have assumed they didn't come to dinner so they didn't have to tip. But knowing how much the wait staff depends upon those tips, we figured , and maybe we shouldn't have, that even if their youngest, who was 8 years old, was tired, one of them would have come in to the dining room, even if just for a few minutes, to say goodbye to us and give the tip. These were people who ate every single meal in the dining room. After all, why even put the thought in the waiter's mind that they weren't getting that tip. I know that everyone thinks differently and I can't expect everyone to think the way that I do, but if it were me, I wouldn't want that wait staff to go through the evening, as they did, wondering if they would be out the money from a family of four. I would have gone myself or sent my husband if I couldn't go , or even the teenage daughter could have been sent to present the tip just so their servers wouldn't have to worry about whether or not they were getting it. But that's just me and I'm a worrier. I'm sure there are people who leave the tipping to the last morning and it works out just fine but there's always the chance that things could be too hectic to get to breakfast or maybe the same wait staff won't be there but, as I said, I'm just a worrier and wouldn't take a chance on something like that happening at the last minute and end up not being able to tip them. Maybe the staff is used to people tipping at breakfast before they get off the ship but in this case, the staff seemed very concerned that the other family wasn't with us for dinner. If they had seemed unconcerned about it, maybe we wouldn't have been so worried and jumped to the conclusion that we did. Anyway, as I mentioned , it was our first cruise and we just assumed that the last dinner was when you gave the tips. But , I agree with you dreamer, that we shouldn't have made any assumptions. Now that we are veteran cruisers, we know that there is no set rule or standard for how things are done. We did find out the next morning at breakfast that they never showed up and we felt terrible for our wait staff.

dreamer, You're right in saying that we shouldn't have assumed they didn't come to dinner so they didn't have to tip. But knowing how much the wait staff depends upon those tips, we figured , and maybe we shouldn't have, that even if their youngest, who was 8 years old, was tired, one of them would have come in to the dining room, even if just for a few minutes, to say goodbye to us and give the tip. These were people who ate every single meal in the dining room. After all, why even put the thought in the waiter's mind that they weren't getting that tip. I know that everyone thinks differently and I can't expect everyone to think the way that I do, but if it were me, I wouldn't want that wait staff to go through the evening, as they did, wondering if they would be out the money from a family of four. I would have gone myself or sent my husband if I couldn't go , or even the teenage daughter could have been sent to present the tip just so their servers wouldn't have to worry about whether or not they were getting it. But that's just me and I'm a worrier. I'm sure there are people who leave the tipping to the last morning and it works out just fine but there's always the chance that things could be too hectic to get to breakfast or maybe the same wait staff won't be there but, as I said, I'm just a worrier and wouldn't take a chance on something like that happening at the last minute and end up not being able to tip them. Maybe the staff is used to people tipping at breakfast before they get off the ship but in this case, the staff seemed very concerned that the other family wasn't with us for dinner. If they had seemed unconcerned about it, maybe we wouldn't have been so worried and jumped to the conclusion that we did. Anyway, as I mentioned , it was our first cruise and we just assumed that the last dinner was when you gave the tips. But , I agree with you dreamer, that we shouldn't have made any assumptions. Now that we are veteran cruisers, we know that there is no set rule or standard for how things are done. We did find out the next morning at breakfast that they never showed up and we felt terrible for our wait staff.

What a great card, Moneypenny and jbond. Wishing a wonderful holiday and a healthy, peaceful and very Happy New Year to you and to all CruiseCrazies. Sincerely, Cheryl

What a great card, Moneypenny and jbond. Wishing a wonderful holiday and a healthy, peaceful and very Happy New Year to you and to all CruiseCrazies. Sincerely, Cheryl

With a one-piece suit , it would be hard for her to rinse off well when she comes out of the pool but maybe I can talk her into wearing a two-piece bathing suit . That way, every time she comes out of the pool , she could rinse off and dry the area a lot easier than in a one-piece. I don't know if I can talk her into a two-piece but I'm going to try and if not, I will definitely use your tip about the vaseline. Thanks so much, sailinglisa. :D

With a one-piece suit , it would be hard for her to rinse off well when she comes out of the pool but maybe I can talk her into wearing a two-piece bathing suit . That way, every time she comes out of the pool , she could rinse off and dry the area a lot easier than in a one-piece. I don't know if I can talk her into a two-piece but I'm going to try and if not, I will definitely use your tip about the vaseline. Thanks so much, sailinglisa. :D

sailinglisa, Thank you for the advice. I'm definitely going to try the vaseline next time. I just wonder if, because my daughter always wears a one-piece suit, are they getting trapped next to her skin instead of just floating off in the water? Could this be a factor?

sailinglisa, Thank you for the advice. I'm definitely going to try the vaseline next time. I just wonder if, because my daughter always wears a one-piece suit, are they getting trapped next to her skin instead of just floating off in the water? Could this be a factor?

Gizmo, thanks for the great ideas. I'm wondering, do you think that the neosporin would help with the sea lice bites that my daughter always gets on her stomach from the pools? Better yet, is there a way to prevent them for happening?

Gizmo, thanks for the great ideas. I'm wondering, do you think that the neosporin would help with the sea lice bites that my daughter always gets on her stomach from the pools? Better yet, is there a way to prevent them for happening?

Just too adorable- I especially love those sexy boxers.

Just too adorable- I especially love those sexy boxers.

I miss my computer. ;)

I miss my computer. ;)

I love the lobster on formal night. I also order at least 2 shrimp cocktails when they do serve it.

I love the lobster on formal night. I also order at least 2 shrimp cocktails when they do serve it.