So if I was to say buy a 4 device package for a cruise but only need 2 devices can I gift a login of unlimited surf and stream to a crew member or are your devices registered and blocked from using another login?
I was chuckling as you were describing your internet connectivity and the differences between how it works in the Caribbean and Alaska. I'm a satellite engineer, so I'll try to give you a simple explanation. At present, Royal's (and most cruise lines) utilize communications satellites that are in geosynchronous orbit (approximately 24K miles above the earth in a belt above the equator). When you are in the Caribbean, the angle from the ship to the equator is closer to 90 degrees or straight up and therefore more direct line of sight from the ship to the satellite. When you are in northern latitudes, the ships is still "in view" of the satellites, but you are looking up at them at a more shallow angle. This becomes problematic for you when you are in an inland waterway near glaciers where this angle may be obstructed due to the height of the glacier. You're basically looking for a signal that has to pass through a wall (the glacier) and that's why you have no signal. This is very over simplified, but I hope it helps you a little.
It's zero if you work for Virgin Voyages. That was the one thing the crew kept commenting on when we asked how they liked working for VV on our Scarlet Lady cruise last month. Apparently the pay scale is higher than most cruise lines, but they said the free WiFi was number one their favorite perk. And it's good WiFi too, we had no problems streaming TikTok videos all day long and I added the $10 upcharge for the higher speeds to do two livestreams from the ship. The crew is also allowed to eat in all of the restaurants free of charge, just like the guests. And that applies to all crew according to those we talked to, not just the public facing crew members. There is no reason for cruise lines to charge their employees for WiFi. The guess are paying more than enough to keep the WiFi signals paid for. You all should have free WiFi to keep in touch with family and friends more easily.
Is messed up the crew have to pay for internet, they already get hunger salaries and work every single day countless hours.. it should be free. No wonder they’re struggling to get crew
I could be wrong. But I believe satellite broadband at sea is extremely expensive. 6/7 figures a year for a cruise ship. Since crew make up 50% of the people on board (and use 50% of the internet). I can see the rationale to it. What is messed up though. It should be free for crew when the ship is in port. Since the ship gets wired to the port at a way lower cost
@@aightm8 you are completely right but guests are been charged too money. How a dish or pot washer making $500 a month is going to be able to communicate with their families then? Wait while on port and get free wifi where available I think
Other merchant ships like tankers and containers get the internet for free...It is absolutely slow but it is good enough for say a WhatsApp voice call.
Hi Chris! This is my first ever RUclips comment 🥳! My absolutely fav place to grab a quick snack in Pike Place market is at Piroshky Pirosky. It’s an Eastern European bakery that sells all kinds of stuffed pastries. They have savory one and sweet ones, but my favs are beef and onion and cheddar and garlic. My go to sweet one is the chocolate cream hazelnut. They’ve been in the market (just to the left of the Original Starbucks. The line may look long but it moves fast,they are so efficient!!! It’s woman owned and community and culture focused, and there is something for everyone!li love your vlogs, thank you!!
I just read your post after adding mine. I, too, recommended Piroshky Piroshky. Love your added history and details! Another notable piece of trivia is that the late food critic and author, Anthony Bourdain, ate there as well - his picture is on the wall!
I also agree! It isn't as though all crew members would be on at the same time due to working such varied long hours. Virgin is giving free wifi to their crew.
Thanks for sharing the info on the internet cost - internet in general at Sea is still more expensive than it should be. I believe Viking provides their crew members with free internet access. Great job on your VLOGs.
That gum hasn't been there for a long time. They actually pressure washed the gum off of the walls in 2015 and people had to start over again. As far as Pike Place, piroskhis from Piroshky Piroshky, croissants at Le Panier, anything at Athenian Seafood, chowder at Pike Place Chowder, anything from Beechers Handmade Cheese (grilled cheese is fantastic), all the drinks from Rachel's Ginger Beer. So many things to try in Pike Place. One of my favorite bars in the world, Alibi Room, is in Post Alley, across from the main part of the Gum Wall. Their pizzas are great.
Thanks for the VLOG today. Regarding the immigration check. As a flight crew member we just had to complete a form, in the UK we were all on one from. As the Purser 99.9% of the time the crew bus would stop at a door on the ramp and I alone would take the one sheet of paper in and drop it off in a box. No immigration officers around. The was true at LHR, Gatwick and Manchester. However upon arrival in many countries, most often the UK and USA the Immigration and Border Patrol would be standing at the aircraft door as passengers were deplaning. In all cases they knew exactly who they were waiting for. When spotted they would motion for the person and walk away with them. Now, this would happen with crew. Sometimes they would be smuggling expensive ladiies shoes or watches and selling them at the destination city. So beware. Most likely they may ask the Captain for a crew manifest and then proceed directly to a specific crewmembers cabin for some reason. I do find it odd that the crew would be told in advance if they were looking to check one or ten persons. Be well. ⛔⚠
FYI to my knowledge VOOM is not a company/provider. It is just the branding Royal Caribbean adopted to Internet on ships that got the upgraded O3b satellite connection over the past several years.
Chris, thank you for sharing your adventures with us! Always interesting with great info and cool sites/experiences! Wishing you nothing but the best!!!
My wife and my first cruise was on Rhapsody of the Seas in 2006 sailing the western Caribbean from Galveston. We were able to bring my wife’s mother with us, and we all had a fantastic experience. Somewhere there are waiters who have PTSD due to being attacked by my mother-in-law for mimosas! She has since passed, but she always talked about how wonderful the crew was on Rhapsody. I’m sure your friend is carrying on that tradition. My wife and I will be sailing on Adventure of the Seas for a Christmas cruise (Dec 2022).
Hey Chris - love your shows - thank you for your creative content! Nice to hear you bought those gifts for Steph that you saw last time - woo hoooo! I've only been to Seattle and Pike Place one time but I think you would enjoy Piroshky Piroshky in Pike Place Market, located at 1908 Pike Pl. Kinda like the BBQ pork buns you like but baked - enjoy!!
I've seen Top Gun twice and would be happy to see it again. The Baklava at Pikes Place is to die for. Have had it every time I've been in Seattle. Had a great time last week onboard in Alaska. Our shore excursion to Tracy Arm Fjord from Juneau was magical. Best ever tour and highly recommend.. Can't wait till September 1 to be on Adventure. Hopefully I will see you again on a future cruise.
The embarkation at Seattle was nothing short of a hot mess. I don't blame Royal. That port cannot have two large ships like that in port together I love you were wearing the outfit that we met you in. You were such a good luck charm for me in the casino we need to sail with you on your next ship. Great meeting you. We had an awesome cruise!!!
For guests we can choose between two internet options = surf-only, or, surf and stream. I got the surf-only one time and it was very very slow and I couldn’t always connect to my email. So now I only get surf and stream. It sounds like crew have the equivalent of the surf-only package.
Chris if you get the opportunity later this month or next month I would LOVE to see a video of the Northern Lights in Alaska. And when the best time of the year (month) would be to cruise in Alaska to see them.
That embarkation line is not long. Also it flowed very comfortably. We were at the far back to board in June. Check-in was roughly 30 minutes. Chris if you have 2 hours free, I think you can make it to Seattle’s hot pot restaurant called Haidilao hot pot on 600 Pine Street Ste 355 in Seattle downtown
Apparently the best wifi in Juneau is at the top of the parking garage using the free library login. We don’t get wifi. We follow crew or ask them where the best free places are in port.
That is a long line up getting on in Seattle. Sure hope we have a better day when I am there in Juneau in Sept. Thanks for your vlog. Great one as usual. Have you been to the popcorn shop in Skagway? They have great popcorn if you like popcorn.
I live close to Seattle, and I can’t recommend enough a Russian bakery called Piroshky Piroshky located in Pike Place Market at 1908 Pike Pl, Seattle (400 ft. from Mee Sum Pastry). Open 7 days/week from 8 am to 7 pm.
So I just came back from a Cruise on Oasis of the Seas and had internet access. It was horrible. If Crew internet is slower and you are paying for it - wow. Thats shocking! Cruise ships need to add a couple of Starlink dishes to the ship and provide access to all for no additional costs (include it into cost of cruise).
I live in WA State south of Seattle. The Bubblegum Wall was “unintentionally” started in the 1990’s. It used to be one little wall! It has REALLY spread!
Surprised? These major ships are too busy putting their monies into making more ships. Not caring about the crew member's pockets. Crew members really depend on THOSE TIPS. SO DONT GIVE THEM CANDY BUT GIVE THEM MONEY INSTEAD.
Chris I am not sure of the name of the place but there is a Chinese place in the Seattle Farmers Market (very small) who I promise you has the BEST Crab Ragoons.. I wish I could remember because I would have them ship me some. Enjoy every day you have and thank you for the videos .
Chris, try Uli's Famous Sausages in Pike Place Market. (1511 Pike Place) Uli is a personal friend and I love his products. Quick and easy for you during your 2 hour visits.
I'm sad to report there is no outstanding non American food in Seattle. The one you should try near you is Sugar Tiger which has black sugar tapioca bubbles.
A complimentary 5-10 hour per week allowance should be given to staff to stay in contact with their family. It's a hard job but they shouldn't make it harder.
There is a restaurant that has a main floor and then you go upstairs and it's right near where they're throwing the fish just to the right from where you are standing I like their soup in a bread bowl they were doing that before Panera.
I can't believe that RCL charges their crew members so much for Internet. RCL should be giving their crew members FREE internet! This would make for happier crew members, who can stay in touch with Friends and family in their home countries! Each crew member should at least get free email & texting! If the crew members want streaming, they should pay a discounted rate!
Can i use the wifi to play online games both for pc or mobile? I am currently playing a game that kinda force me to log every day i dont want to miss a single day cause i am a bit addicted myself😅. I am currently working on the restaurant industry myself but i still able to play my games before shift cause i am use to waking early and during breaks
Chris, since you have such a short time in port for Seattle, what time of the day do you return to the ship? Thank you for all of your videos and work, I will be sailing on Quantum at the end of next month.
Hi Chris, is this vlogs taken during the 8/5 to 8/12 cruise to Alaska because I was on this cruise during that time. We must see each other around without noticing.
So Chris I have a question.... We are about to take a cruise with Norwegian. We are going to Canada. We were wondering if we could gift Wi-Fi to our room attendant? Do you know if this is something that happens? If so, how would I approach and who would I talk to about this?
I know I'm late. But you can go to guest services and tell then you want to gift your attendant wifi/an internet card. We got $10 ones for rewards so they do exist!
Hi Chris, Is there one sim card better than another . I am in Australia and I found your info on gifting to crew very interesting. What would you say is the universal sim card for any location and what amount of data would be a decent gift. Not too expensive as we usually do tip here even though we don't have to in Australia. I just wanted to gift something useful as well. thanks
Chris, do you pay for all of your food on ship or just if you go the the restaurants the passengers eat at? Do you get a discount on the food you pay for? What ship are you planning to sign on to for the winter?
Good afternoon Chris wanna let you know that I got your latest and newest video loved it I’m glad you had an opportunity to go on porch and grab your movie good movie top gun very good I’m glad you picked out one enjoy your trip please be safe and hope to see you very very soon my brother take care love your videos you’re getting better and better every day I see it
very nice video ..enjoyed bubble gum ...wow amazing. weather is unpredictable in alaska .your girlfriend doesn't mind you seeing other females guess she is very confident with your relationship. When i did cruise gigs I was divorced had no problems having guy friends in photos or showroom friends musicians met Joey D/peppermint twist before your time/my time and he bought me few drinks. Musicians onboard the ship are excellent by the way.
Internet service and speed varies everywhere. I'm not sure why there are those that believe you should get free stuff. Internet is discounted like everything else right? My employers never gave me anything but a paycheck.
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So if I was to say buy a 4 device package for a cruise but only need 2 devices can I gift a login of unlimited surf and stream to a crew member or are your devices registered and blocked from using another login?
I was chuckling as you were describing your internet connectivity and the differences between how it works in the Caribbean and Alaska. I'm a satellite engineer, so I'll try to give you a simple explanation. At present, Royal's (and most cruise lines) utilize communications satellites that are in geosynchronous orbit (approximately 24K miles above the earth in a belt above the equator). When you are in the Caribbean, the angle from the ship to the equator is closer to 90 degrees or straight up and therefore more direct line of sight from the ship to the satellite. When you are in northern latitudes, the ships is still "in view" of the satellites, but you are looking up at them at a more shallow angle. This becomes problematic for you when you are in an inland waterway near glaciers where this angle may be obstructed due to the height of the glacier. You're basically looking for a signal that has to pass through a wall (the glacier) and that's why you have no signal. This is very over simplified, but I hope it helps you a little.
Thanks for answering this, as I've heard the same thing. The same goes for satellite radio such as Sirrus.
Also engineer and also agree! Wish more people knew how this worked!
Big freaking help bro...I didn't know dat
Thank You for the detailed explanation.
It's zero if you work for Virgin Voyages. That was the one thing the crew kept commenting on when we asked how they liked working for VV on our Scarlet Lady cruise last month. Apparently the pay scale is higher than most cruise lines, but they said the free WiFi was number one their favorite perk. And it's good WiFi too, we had no problems streaming TikTok videos all day long and I added the $10 upcharge for the higher speeds to do two livestreams from the ship. The crew is also allowed to eat in all of the restaurants free of charge, just like the guests. And that applies to all crew according to those we talked to, not just the public facing crew members. There is no reason for cruise lines to charge their employees for WiFi. The guess are paying more than enough to keep the WiFi signals paid for. You all should have free WiFi to keep in touch with family and friends more easily.
Is messed up the crew have to pay for internet, they already get hunger salaries and work every single day countless hours.. it should be free. No wonder they’re struggling to get crew
I could be wrong. But I believe satellite broadband at sea is extremely expensive. 6/7 figures a year for a cruise ship. Since crew make up 50% of the people on board (and use 50% of the internet). I can see the rationale to it.
What is messed up though. It should be free for crew when the ship is in port. Since the ship gets wired to the port at a way lower cost
@@aightm8 you are completely right but guests are been charged too money. How a dish or pot washer making $500 a month is going to be able to communicate with their families then? Wait while on port and get free wifi where available I think
Other merchant ships like tankers and containers get the internet for free...It is absolutely slow but it is good enough for say a WhatsApp voice call.
@@cesara136 well, their accomodation, utility bills and meals are free. So that would be how they can afford it.
@@cesara136 sorry did you just say $500 a month bro or two weeks?
Hi Chris! This is my first ever RUclips comment 🥳! My absolutely fav place to grab a quick snack in Pike Place market is at Piroshky Pirosky. It’s an Eastern European bakery that sells all kinds of stuffed pastries. They have savory one and sweet ones, but my favs are beef and onion and cheddar and garlic. My go to sweet one is the chocolate cream hazelnut. They’ve been in the market (just to the left of the Original Starbucks. The line may look long but it moves fast,they are so efficient!!! It’s woman owned and community and culture focused, and there is something for everyone!li love your vlogs, thank you!!
I just read your post after adding mine. I, too, recommended Piroshky Piroshky. Love your added history and details! Another notable piece of trivia is that the late food critic and author, Anthony Bourdain, ate there as well - his picture is on the wall!
Cruise Crew WiFi should be free!. they can limit the speed and keep it off hours only, but it should be part of their cruise contract.
Fully agree all the cruises I been on the crew staff work their socks off
I also agree! It isn't as though all crew members would be on at the same time due to working such varied long hours. Virgin is giving free wifi to their crew.
Please continue to work on a cruise ship after your contract ends! We love your content of every cruise ship that you are on. Keep on being you man!
Thanks for sharing the info on the internet cost - internet in general at Sea is still more expensive than it should be. I believe Viking provides their crew members with free internet access. Great job on your VLOGs.
That gum hasn't been there for a long time. They actually pressure washed the gum off of the walls in 2015 and people had to start over again.
As far as Pike Place, piroskhis from Piroshky Piroshky, croissants at Le Panier, anything at Athenian Seafood, chowder at Pike Place Chowder, anything from Beechers Handmade Cheese (grilled cheese is fantastic), all the drinks from Rachel's Ginger Beer. So many things to try in Pike Place. One of my favorite bars in the world, Alibi Room, is in Post Alley, across from the main part of the Gum Wall. Their pizzas are great.
Thanks for the VLOG today. Regarding the immigration check. As a flight crew member we just had to complete a form, in the UK we were all on one from. As the Purser 99.9% of the time the crew bus would stop at a door on the ramp and I alone would take the one sheet of paper in and drop it off in a box. No immigration officers around. The was true at LHR, Gatwick and Manchester.
However upon arrival in many countries, most often the UK and USA the Immigration and Border Patrol would be standing at the aircraft door as passengers were deplaning. In all cases they knew exactly who they were waiting for. When spotted they would motion for the person and walk away with them. Now, this would happen with crew. Sometimes they would be smuggling expensive ladiies shoes or watches and selling them at the destination city. So beware. Most likely they may ask the Captain for a crew manifest and then proceed directly to a specific crewmembers cabin for some reason. I do find it odd that the crew would be told in advance if they were looking to check one or ten persons. Be well. ⛔⚠
FYI to my knowledge VOOM is not a company/provider. It is just the branding Royal Caribbean adopted to Internet on ships that got the upgraded O3b satellite connection over the past several years.
Most cruise lines make the crew pay which is ridiculous, they already pay you crap for the amount of hours you work, should be cheap, or free
Chris, thank you for sharing your adventures with us! Always interesting with great info and cool sites/experiences! Wishing you nothing but the best!!!
My wife and my first cruise was on Rhapsody of the Seas in 2006 sailing the western Caribbean from Galveston. We were able to bring my wife’s mother with us, and we all had a fantastic experience. Somewhere there are waiters who have PTSD due to being attacked by my mother-in-law for mimosas! She has since passed, but she always talked about how wonderful the crew was on Rhapsody. I’m sure your friend is carrying on that tradition. My wife and I will be sailing on Adventure of the Seas for a Christmas cruise (Dec 2022).
Yes , stay on ship to Australia so we can see Doug Pacific. I will watch you everyday Chris. Happy Sailing
Dang why does rccl squeeze their employees? You'd think I'm 2022 internet would be very cheap
Agree. It isn’t like the crew is paid well
It's a shame. They could at least make it as easy as possible to stay in touch with family and the rest of the world while on board. 🇺🇦🇺🇸🤜
Dont think they care much about the passengers or crew, the pandemic showed that lol
It should be covered for crew members like room and board, meals, etc. That’s ridiculous. Take care of your people. They work hard.
Underpaid with overtime@@coachab100
Hey Chris - love your shows - thank you for your creative content! Nice to hear you bought those gifts for Steph that you saw last time - woo hoooo! I've only been to Seattle and Pike Place one time but I think you would enjoy Piroshky Piroshky in Pike Place Market, located at 1908 Pike Pl. Kinda like the BBQ pork buns you like but baked - enjoy!!
Have you been to the Fremont troll under the bridge?? It's a really cool sculpture in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood worth checking out! 😎
I've seen Top Gun twice and would be happy to see it again.
The Baklava at Pikes Place is to die for. Have had it every time I've been in Seattle.
Had a great time last week onboard in Alaska. Our shore excursion to Tracy Arm Fjord from Juneau was magical. Best ever tour and highly recommend..
Can't wait till September 1 to be on Adventure. Hopefully I will see you again on a future cruise.
The embarkation at Seattle was nothing short of a hot mess. I don't blame Royal. That port cannot have two large ships like that in port together I love you were wearing the outfit that we met you in. You were such a good luck charm for me in the casino we need to sail with you on your next ship. Great meeting you. We had an awesome cruise!!!
For guests we can choose between two internet options = surf-only, or, surf and stream. I got the surf-only one time and it was very very slow and I couldn’t always connect to my email. So now I only get surf and stream. It sounds like crew have the equivalent of the surf-only package.
Chris thank you for the information on crew cost of internet. Love your blogs. Keep it up we enjoy them.
Chris if you get the opportunity later this month or next month I would LOVE to see a video of the Northern Lights in Alaska. And when the best time of the year (month) would be to cruise in Alaska to see them.
Thanks for your honesty. You are always informative and your videos are enjoyable. Thanks
That embarkation line is not long. Also it flowed very comfortably. We were at the far back to board in June. Check-in was roughly 30 minutes.
Chris if you have 2 hours free, I think you can make it to Seattle’s hot pot restaurant called Haidilao hot pot on 600 Pine Street Ste 355 in Seattle downtown
The bubble gum wall is much older than 20 years - I grew up there and am 63; it started when I was a kid. The pork steam buns are the BEST!!
I see Elon Musk is putting starlink receivers on the Freedom of the Seas
Apparently the best wifi in Juneau is at the top of the parking garage using the free library login. We don’t get wifi. We follow crew or ask them where the best free places are in port.
We don't use wifi on cruise ships, we tend to head towards a local bar/cafe in port and get a drink in the bar.
That is a long line up getting on in Seattle. Sure hope we have a better day when I am there in Juneau in Sept. Thanks for your vlog. Great one as usual. Have you been to the popcorn shop in Skagway? They have great popcorn if you like popcorn.
I live close to Seattle, and I can’t recommend enough a Russian bakery called Piroshky Piroshky located in Pike Place Market at 1908 Pike Pl, Seattle (400 ft. from Mee Sum Pastry). Open 7 days/week from 8 am to 7 pm.
I'm going on the ship that you were only 2023 in October
I took an Alaskan cruise a couple months ago out of Seattle. You should try the cheese curds and Mac and cheese at beecher’s on pike place. Have fun!
I am headin onto Royal Caribbean Celebrity Constellation
So I just came back from a Cruise on Oasis of the Seas and had internet access. It was horrible. If Crew internet is slower and you are paying for it - wow. Thats shocking!
Cruise ships need to add a couple of Starlink dishes to the ship and provide access to all for no additional costs (include it into cost of cruise).
I live in WA State south of Seattle. The Bubblegum Wall was “unintentionally” started in the 1990’s. It used to be one little wall! It has REALLY spread!
That wall is so gross. Thanks for the info in the wifi. That's interesting. I don't think crew should be charged for it though.
You’d think since they make so much off customers using wifi that they’d let the employees use it for free. Just my opinion though.
That's only gum for the last 7 years, they cleaned it in 2015 and removed 1.75 tons of gum.
Never been on a royal ship , looks like we should cruise to Ak Would love to meet you. Love your channel.
That’s how the weather was when we were in Juneau in 2015!
Surprised? These major ships are too busy putting their monies into making more ships. Not caring about the crew member's pockets. Crew members really depend on THOSE TIPS. SO DONT GIVE THEM CANDY BUT GIVE THEM MONEY INSTEAD.
Chris I am not sure of the name of the place but there is a Chinese place in the Seattle Farmers Market (very small) who I promise you has the BEST Crab Ragoons.. I wish I could remember because I would have them ship me some. Enjoy every day you have and thank you for the videos .
Have they mentioned anything about Starlink to the crew?
Chris I'm on the boat, haven't seen you yet though
Chris, try Uli's Famous Sausages in Pike Place Market. (1511 Pike Place) Uli is a personal friend and I love his products. Quick and easy for you during your 2 hour visits.
Chris can you tell us how the weather has been now in all the ports. Coming to Alaska the beginning of September. What should I pack?
Can I go on the bridge store because I'm in a wheelchair or is there restrictions?
Its the same long line I did to board Celebrity Solstice in June. Ridiculous! Doesn't happen at all at any other ports.
When I was there I did a clam chowder test through Pike Market. I don't know the name of the place with best. But it was on lower level.
I'm sad to report there is no outstanding non American food in Seattle. The one you should try near you is Sugar Tiger which has black sugar tapioca bubbles.
A complimentary 5-10 hour per week allowance should be given to staff to stay in contact with their family. It's a hard job but they shouldn't make it harder.
There is a restaurant that has a main floor and then you go upstairs and it's right near where they're throwing the fish just to the right from where you are standing I like their soup in a bread bowl they were doing that before Panera.
Your ship life is expensive. You stay positive.
I can't believe that RCL charges their crew members so much for Internet. RCL should be giving their crew members FREE internet! This would make for happier crew members, who can stay in touch with Friends and family in their home countries! Each crew member should at least get free email & texting! If the crew members want streaming, they should pay a discounted rate!
Was that $89.99 charge for internet for just that one week?!?! If so, yikes!
You mentioned in a previous vlog re: crew gifts a out phone cards. Is there a specific type that works better. I'm not techie at all.
love the bubble gum wall. will visit it in sepember
You are good. Subscribed Chris!
Thanks for this info. Are there any updates to the crew internet experience with the onboarding of starlink? 🤔
My cruise ship internet (VOOM) was very slow. Could barely execute a trade on Webull buying 100 shares of all things... RCL
Can i use the wifi to play online games both for pc or mobile? I am currently playing a game that kinda force me to log every day i dont want to miss a single day cause i am a bit addicted myself😅. I am currently working on the restaurant industry myself but i still able to play my games before shift cause i am use to waking early and during breaks
Chris, since you have such a short time in port for Seattle, what time of the day do you return to the ship? Thank you for all of your videos and work, I will be sailing on Quantum at the end of next month.
That's a very long line. Good thing it's not raining. Lol
It is terrible you have to pay especially being slow. Other Cruise Vloggers have complained of slow internet too and they are paying guests.
Hi Chris, is this vlogs taken during the 8/5 to 8/12 cruise to Alaska because I was on this cruise during that time. We must see each other around without noticing.
sad I missed you last week. Everytime I went to the Casino you were busy or finally got some time off.
So Chris I have a question....
We are about to take a cruise with Norwegian. We are going to Canada. We were wondering if we could gift Wi-Fi to our room attendant? Do you know if this is something that happens? If so, how would I approach and who would I talk to about this?
I know I'm late. But you can go to guest services and tell then you want to gift your attendant wifi/an internet card. We got $10 ones for rewards so they do exist!
Crew internet should be free like on Virgin Voyages and Viking.
Hi Chris great video 🙂
Can the guests go to the helipad on the front of the ship on Ovation of the seas?
Hi Chris, Is there one sim card better than another . I am in Australia and I found your info on gifting to crew very interesting. What would you say is the universal sim card for any location and what amount of data would be a decent gift. Not too expensive as we usually do tip here even though we don't have to in Australia. I just wanted to gift something useful as well. thanks
Great job Chris
Hi 👋🏼 Chris 🙂you looking so elegant! Complimenti . Thanks for information about this topic 🥰
Piroshky piroshky! Just down from your pork steam bun! Also, there is a food court in Uwajimaya and they make fresh sushi there!
The original Starbucks is at Pike’s! It’s not like amazing and it’s just like all the other ones but it is neat to see.
OMG, I love Mee Sum Pastry!! Did you go to Beecher's and have Mac and cheese?
Love your vlogs but do you get uniforms when you join? Does anyone know?
Is your cell phone from the UK and do you pay for international texting? What do other crew members from other countries have for texting?
Hi boii
Will u continue ur next contract on a RCCL
Love from goa india
they steamed off all the bubble gum in 2015, so this is a new 7 year (and growing) creation
Chris, do you pay for all of your food on ship or just if you go the the restaurants the passengers eat at? Do you get a discount on the food you pay for? What ship are you planning to sign on to for the winter?
I'm wondering the same. Hope the crew gets a discount
I'd love to see crew market..
Wifi for customers is overpriced. I need it to keep track of my parents in case something happens at home.
Try MOD Pizza. They originated in Seattle.
Is that rain or snow in your hair in Juneau?
I actually will not cruise lines that charge their crew for wifi after learning about it.
Hi Chris great video. Will you be doing a video explaining the changes RCL are allowing from September for unvaccinated guests?
Can you ask some room steward What’s a good gift they would like other then cash$
Do crew members get to keep their cash tips?
Good afternoon Chris wanna let you know that I got your latest and newest video loved it I’m glad you had an opportunity to go on porch and grab your movie good movie top gun very good I’m glad you picked out one enjoy your trip please be safe and hope to see you very very soon my brother take care love your videos you’re getting better and better every day I see it
I've read somewhere that on Royal you have free whatsapp (only message) for crew, is it true?
very nice video ..enjoyed bubble gum ...wow amazing. weather is unpredictable in alaska .your girlfriend doesn't mind you seeing other females guess she is very confident with your relationship. When i did cruise gigs I was divorced had no problems having guy friends in photos or showroom friends musicians met Joey D/peppermint twist before your time/my time and he bought me few drinks. Musicians onboard the ship are excellent by the way.
That line seems incredibly long 😳
(at least from my experience with RC embankment)
Internet service and speed varies everywhere. I'm not sure why there are those that believe you should get free stuff. Internet is discounted like everything else right? My employers never gave me anything but a paycheck.
Where is the Ovation going after Alaska?
Chris you should try biscuit bitch if it’s still there. Hole in the wall but the biscuits are great.
Love Biscuit Bitch!!!!
Good Morning Chris
It's a shame that the crew has to pay for internet!😡
Hello do i need a perfect english for a casino cashier ?
I literally pay 7$ for my home wifi 😭 It’s 30Mbps. I know it’s slow for Americans but that’s more than enough for 3rd world countries.