Thursday, April 14, 2011

10 DAYS TO GO . . .

     WEDNESDAY APRIL 13, 2011

     GO OVER YOUR BILL EARLY.  YOU CAN CHECK YOUR CHARGES AND/OR GET A PRINT OUT OF YOUR BILL AT ANY TIME DURING YOUR CRUISE.  YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL A COPY IS SLIPPED UNDER YOUR DOOR LATE ON THE LAST NIGHT TO GO OVER IT.  AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU SHOULD CHECK IT.
     ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IS CHARGED TO YOUR ROOM KEY, AND THEREFORE YOUR ROOM.  DRINKS THROUGH ROOM SERVICE, ANY DRINKS AT ANY OF THE BARS OR LOUNGES, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AT MEALS, SHOPPING IN THE STORES, SPECIALTY DRINKS ON DECK, PLUS WHATEVER BALANCE YOU MAY HAVE OR PRODUCED OTHERWISE BEFORE OR DURING YOUR CRUISE.
     YOU CAN PUT TIPS ON YOUR ROOM BILL AS WELL.  YOU CAN PRE-PAY THEM OR HAVE THEM CHARGED TO YOUR ROOM INSTEAD OF PREFERRING TO PAY THEM IN CASH TO YOUR SERVERS ON THE LAST NIGHT.  WHAT SOME DON'T KNOW IS THAT ALL ALCOHOLIC DRINKS ON BOARD HAVE AN AUTOMATIC 15% GRATUITY ADDED ON.  THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BE A SOURCE OF OCCASIONAL CONTENTION WHEN THERE ARE TOO MANY TIPS ADDED OR TIPS ON DRINKS YOU NEVER HAD APPLIED.
     THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY MANY DIFFERENT CHARGES THAT COULD GO AWRY WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ALL CHARGING TO THE SAME CARD, BUT DISNEY DOES A VERY GOOD JOB OF KEEPING THE CHARGES FAIRLY STRAIGHT.  ANOTHER IMPORTANT REASON FOR CHECKING YOUR BILL BEFORE THE LAST SECOND IS THAT YOU'LL WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL YOUR ON-BOARD CREDITS, YOUR DISNEY REWARDS, AND/OR GIFT CARDS HAVE BEEN PROPERLY APPLIED TO YOUR ACCOUNT.  BY CHECKING EARLY ENOUGH, YOU WILL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO HAVE ANY MISTAKES CORRECTED QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY WITHOUT TOO MUCH WAITING IN LINE EITHER. 
     MOST OF THIS CAN BE HANDLED AT AND THROUGH GUEST SERVICES ON-BOARD, BUT THE LINE THERE CAN GET UNBELIEVABLY LONG THE LATER IT GETS ON YOUR LAST NIGHT OF YOUR CRUISE AND ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE DEBARKING.  SO PLAN AHEAD AND YOU COULD NOT ONLY SAVE YOURSELF A HEADACHE, BUT FROM STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND WORSE!
     SEA YA REAL SOON!   ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIES ARE "LADY AND THE TRAMP II", WHICH IS NOWHERE NEAR AS GOOD AS THE FIRST, AND "THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE", WHICH IS GREAT IF YOU'RE A SMART ASS LIKE ME AND ENJOY DAVID SPADE AND HIS SENSE OF HUMOR.

    
    

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