oybolshoi said:
It would be nice to think that we could board a little early but I'm not holding my breath. And actually, after waiting in line for a little more than an hour to board last year just to get those Palo / Spa reservations I'm looking forward to a more leisurely boarding experience this time around. We're going to have a car pick us up about 11:00 on Saturday morning (we're going to Halloween Horror Nights on Friday at Universal, so I think we'll need to sleep in a bit!).
Hey Brenda...guess there is really no reason for
DCL to allow me on the ship earlier. but, The 'little kid' in me says...LET ME ON THE SHIP - NOW!!!! I WANT SOME...JUMBO 'PEEL AND EAT SHRIMP'...TO BE NEXT ON THE MICKEY SLIDE...SUN...FUN......YEE HAW!!!!!! OK - I feel better now.
Which is it? Do the waiters get all $30.00 ($10/person X 2 and $10.00 tip) or does the cruise line get some of the $10.00/person and the waiter gets only the extra we leave behind?
Hello Nanc...The boards appear to have a 'pet peeve of the week'. Last week, it was debating the dress code...this weeks is - Palo tipping. Next week...who knows? Honestly am hopeful the amount you leave is distributed among all who support Palo
i.e.; servers, wine steward, cook, dishwasher, management staff and others. DCL does not post who gets what on the amount you leave. Id suggest letting best judgment be your guide. You are required to leave $10 per person as gratuity/service fee for each person who dines at Palo. Should you feel the need to compensate further
you are free to do so or not.
Personal experience weve celebrated some wonderful occasions at Palo. Those serving us
made these celebrations an event that was beyond our expectations. Sure wish the same experience for you. I cant wait to hear about your special time at Palo. Pssssst
if you really want to stir up the pot on the regular DCL boards
.refer to Palo with an S on the end. Ohhhhhh youll get a post or two on that alone.
oybolshoi said:
Alright, alright...I'm done being a grumpy! I just get spoiled by the clear-headed common-sense minded Molar Express cruisers and when I venture out into the general boards I usually end up annoyed. Come on vacation...Brenda's on edge because of her drugs and needs some serious R&R!
Brenda
gotta tell ya
you got a few AMENS, out of me, on your post.
oybolshoi said:
By the way...are we going to try to have a post-tag Dismeet in order to share good natured baseball humiliation with each other? It would be fun to see what kind of pixie dust everyone can sprinkle around the ship. I'll make these suggestions and let's see what you guys think...
First DISmeet - Sunday...1PM Promenade Lounge
Second DISmeet - Thursday evening...someplace... ok...need a little help here on this one. I would suggest Friday but I think that could be really hectic. I'd love to suggest a late Thursday night meet at Sessions over some martinis or even up on deck with a nice bottle of wine, but that's not really feasible for those of you with little ones...so...what do you think...what do you want to do?
A second meet sounds great. A Sea Day
might be easier to coordinate another meet so, Id agree that Thursday works better than Friday. Just go easy on me - feel Ive gotten enough baseball humiliation this year. My D-baks got spanked by their last road trip 3 wins in 12 games OUCH!! I still cant believe they are only 4 games out of first place (still have my hopes up 8th inning and we are losing to the Mets 3 to 1). Yes my glass is half full.
oybolshoi said:
Jason and I are pretty flexible as long as it doesn't conflict with our naughty mud treatment!!!
RUN, Jason
.RUN!!!!
All kidding aside we had a blast during our (and, I like your choice of words) naughty mud treatment. I thought about booking this again but, am really giving some thought in booking some time at the personal spa. A private veranda, hot tub and outdoor shower
sounds too cool to pass on
oh well we will see. If anyone hears some details on this
plz feel free to post or e-mail me directly.
oybolshoi said:
As for the fee vs. service charge debate... it's endless and I'm not sure if there is a right or wrong answer and DCL is annoyingly vague. but it's such a subjective topic that I really don't think there is a real answer. It comes down to what you think of the whole experience once you are finished
All I can say
again is AMEN.