Should You Tip Cruise Terminal Porters? Rethinking It
Tipping cruise terminal porters $1-$2 a bag is customary, but they're often union longshoremen; the crew who bring bags to your cabin get none of it.
vipticketreg.com: How to Redeem Odenza VIP Tickets
How to redeem an Odenza VIP ticket certificate at vipticketreg.com: $50 refundable deposit, $20 shipping, 72-hour rule. I got two $135 seats for $20 net.
How to Win Crazy Quest on Royal Caribbean (Item List)
How to win Royal Caribbean's Crazy Quest: how the six teams work, scavenger hunt items to bring in advance, the dance-offs, and the Manliest Man finale.
How to Win 60 Seconds or Less on Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean's 60 Seconds or Less: the three challenges, winning scores at the game I attended (32 jellybeans, 18 and 26 seconds), tips and prizes.
Why FlowRider Mixed Wave Sessions Waste Everyone's Time
FlowRider Mixed Wave sessions remove the lane divider, doubling bodyboard lines and leaving stand-up surfers about one turn an hour. What to do instead.
How to Change TV Input on Royal Caribbean TVs (No Remote)
Switch a Royal Caribbean Samsung cabin TV to HDMI using only the power button under the screen, so you can use a Fire TV Stick without a universal remote.
Royal Caribbean Gratuities Offset Crew Pay, Not Add to It
Royal Caribbean gratuities are $18.50 per person per day ($21 in suites). Leaked pay records show they're subtracted from crew wages, not added on top.
U-Haul vs Home Depot Truck Rental: Cost Calculator
Home Depot rents trucks by time with no mileage fee; U-Haul charges a daily rate plus mileage. Enter your miles to see when Home Depot is cheaper.
Hilton Grand Vacations Timeshare Presentation in Orlando
Hilton Grand Vacations Orlando preview, Aug 2024: $223.88 for 3 nights plus 25,000 Honors points back, about $75 net, and the pushiest sales team I've met.
Westgate Lakes Timeshare Presentation: 3 Nights for $95
Westgate Lakes Orlando timeshare preview, April 2024: $95.13 net for 3 nights (87% off), $0 at check-in, but the 90-minute tour ran 2.5 to 3 hours.
Royal Caribbean Bartender Hours: 70-Hour Weeks (Leaked)
A leaked offer letter and schedule show Royal Caribbean bar servers work 303.1 hours a month, about 70 a week with no days off, for $1,377 ($4.54/hr).
Royal Caribbean Bartender Salary: Leaked 2024 Pay Stubs
Leaked 2024 pay stubs show a Royal Caribbean bar server's $1,449 monthly guarantee, with guest gratuities subtracted from it instead of added on top.
Royal Caribbean Casino Wine of Shame: How to Get It
Royal Caribbean's "Wine of Shame" is the free bottle Casino Royale sends after roughly 1,000 Club Royale points, about $5,000 in slot play. How it works.
Negotiate Your Spectrum Bill: How I Got My Promo Rate Back
Call 1-800-319-4293 and say 'disconnect' to reach Spectrum retention. That's how I got my expired promo rate back: $77.99 down to $62.99 a month.
Kroger Clearance and Markdowns: How to Find the Best Deals
Where Kroger hides its clearance shelf, what green tags and reduced stickers mean, the best time for marked-down meat, and how to stack digital coupons.
Utility Grade Ribeye: Is Cheap USDA Utility Beef Worth It?
USDA Utility grade ribeye at $7.19/lb is safe to eat, but mine smelled of sulfur and made poor steaks. What Utility grade means and better ways to use it.