Alaska Cruise - GreatLakes-Travel

alaska cruise with casino

alaska cruise with casino - win

Velma Buttolph (Feb. 14, 1931 - Dec. 31, 2020)

Velma Valentine Buttolph
Feb. 14, 1931 - Dec. 31, 2020
The angels came for our Valentine on the last day of 2020.
Born in S.E. Portland to John and Margaret Blanton our incredible lady was hospitalized her last three weeks. During her final week, our son, Randy, stayed next to her, on a roll away so she would not pass alone.
Born poor during The Depression, but rich in life adventures.
Shortly after moving to Willamette her preschool was interrupted as her father was placed in a veteran's hospital in Roseburg and, as minors were not allowed to visit, she did not see her father again until on her honeymoon trip.
In Willamette, a second family was acquired, the Bietscheks, resulting in a lifelong girlfriend, Nori.
The love of outdoors kept her near or in the Willamette River learning to be an excellent swimmer. Swimming the entire width and back out to meet tugboats and swim under log rafts.
Velma attended West Linn High School where she met Vern, and they eventually married June 1, 1949. Both mothers served as witnesses. Her love of travel was set crossing the states, where, with children in tow, twice accompanied Vern to Ft. Benning, Ga. In early years vacations were mostly used for camping in the county, state, and national parks with trips to Canada, Mexico and Disneyland. This was accomplished in 10 passenger station wagons. In later years, motor home travel took us to Washington, D.C., Niagara Falls, Key West, Branson, Graceland, Dollywood and countless other places. Anniversaries were celebrated in travel. Alaska cruise, Canada, Hawaii on our 50th a month-long trip to Europe with brother-in-law Lloyd and Ruth. Velma was a devoted mother to a daughter, Jodi; five sons, Ron, a special needs child, Randy, Dennis, Steven and Tracy. She also helped raise several neighborhood kids.
Our Wonder Woman kept an immaculate house and was active in PTA and neighborhood associations. She was the cosponsor of the Clackamas County Association for Retarded Citizens in the 1950's resulting in school programs ahead of the state mandate for special education.
Velma enjoyed fishing, flower gardening, Blazers, casinos, travel and clan picnics. Those that pre-deceased her were her son, Ron; mother and father; sisters, Wilma, Lucille, Marie; brothers, Virgil, James and John. Those she left behind are her husband Vern of 71 years and seven months; daughter, Jodi; sons, Randy, Dennis, Steven and Tracy; son-in-law, Rick; grandson, Travis; sister, Danyale; sister-in-law, Peggy; brother-in-law, Jerry. Her neighbor friends and church family of Oregon City United Methodist.
We wish to extend our appreciation to the Providence Portland Hospital for the kindness and compassion they showed our incredible lady. The clergy and James were top notch. We were blessed with a long happy marriage.
A memorial service will be organized later when gatherings can be safely held. Willamette National Cemetery will be her final resting place.
To the world she was just one, to us she was the world.
Please sign the online guest book at www.oregonlive.com/obits
source: http://obits.oregonlive.com/obituaries/oregon/obituary.aspx?n=velma-valentine-buttolph&pid=197459732
submitted by portlane to pdxobits [link] [comments]

Harry Styles Drag Race - Episode 3

Episode 3 - Whatever happened to Taylor Swift?
Previously on Harry Styles Drag Race: Racist, Racist, Karens, Spongebob, destroy, that's hot, Myspace, hacking, Palm oil, die, cabra, Stacey Layne Matthews?
The Queens walk back in the werkroom. Oh honey, yass and okurrr is written all over the mirror. Carly washes the mirror.
Carly: I'm gonna miss her.
Crickets.
Carly: Just kidding!
Everyone laughs.
Serena: Well Carly, you slew that lipsync.
Alexa: She what?
Samba: É a maneira correta de conjugar slay no pretérito.
Granny: Anyway, condragulations to Serena for her first win!
Alexa: I just want to say...
Siri: We could have won too.
Nyxtamore: There's no we in winner.
Alexa: Huh?
Siri: Yes there is.
Granny: I think she meant that you two girls are not competing as one person, but as two separate Queens.
Alexa and Siri: And?
Serena: Well there's gonna come a moment where you two will have to compete against each other.
Alexa: Lol, as if.
Siri: This will never happen.
Yuhua: narrates Harry Styles Drag Race will only have one single winner. Her cash prize will be a year-supply of One Direction goodies and an autograph from Harry Styles's mother.
Tammie: Well well, your girls look fracking well out of drag. Today your mini-challenge will be to invent some unique and eccentric sentences à la Clue.
The girls get into detective quick drag.
Granny: Mrs. Peacock was found dead in the library with a glass of wine.
Carly: My bully was found trampled to death in the streets.
Nyxtamore: My foe was found with her wig snatched to Uranus.
Samba: Minha falecida avó escapou com o assassinato de dois de seus maridos.
Serena: Michelle Visage was found dead in the Gold Interior Lounge with a buttplug inside her.
Alexa: Mr. Green was found green...
Siri: With envy 'cause we're that bitch.
Beatrix: The lobster was found in the casino with a cat giving her cunnilingus.
Dora: Harry Styles was found in my head, like all the time.
California: That's hot.
Tammie: Condragulations Alexa and Siri, you both won! Your prize is a cruise for one person for Sweden... Ladies, I got some bad news. Taylor Swift can't come to the phone right now, 'cause she's dead! #DidIEvertellyouofthetimeIfoundaDeadBody?
Jade Jolie falls from the ceiling.
Dora: Yes! Serves her right for breaking up with Harry!
Tammie: In teams, you girls will have to interrogate the suspects and Nancy Drew your way out of that mucho mucho mystery. Alexa and Siri, as the winners, each of you will be the captain of a team.
Alexa: Wait? So it means that we're...
Siri: Competing against each other?
Tammie: Right as a Conservative. By the way, here's a clue, the culprit's names start with a K.
Alexa and Siri choose their own team. Samba, California, Serena, and Dora are in Alexa's team. Whereas, Beatrix, Carly, Nyxtamore, and Granny are in Siri's team.
Serena: So...
Alexa and Siri cry while hugging each other.
Alexa: I don't want to compete against you, sister!
Siri: Waaaah! Me either. *sniff sniff*
Carly: I think it will be better if we left them in the werkroom while we investigate.
Granny: Yes, it does seem better for everyone.
Alexa's team walked toward a fake cardboard police station.
Serena: The report is informing us that Taylor Swift got killed by being smacked over the head with a VMA statue.
California: That's hot.
Dora: It has to be Kanye West then!
Samba: Não, o verdadeiro assassino obviamente o está incriminando.
Serena: Hmm, I think that Dora is right! What do you think California?
California: That's hot.
Meanwhile, Siri's team is reading magazines.
Granny: Oh well, Taylor and Katy Perry had an ongoing rivalry that young people called a fude.
Carly: We say a feud actually.
Nyxtamore: The bad blood between them could have pushed toward murder!
Beatrix: Plus if we look at Taylor Swift's corpse, it seems like she got hit over the head in a downward swinging fashion.
Granny: Which means?
Carly: She got hit by someone who flossed it at her skull.
Nyxtamore: Floss? Isn't that some tribal dance by Katy Perry and her followers?
Both teams come back into the werkroom.
Granny: Are you girls better now?
Alexa: Yes, we have decided that...
Siri: We will compete against other!
Serena: Great, then let's tell each other what we found.
Alexa and Siri smile.
Carly: Hmm, how though? Alexa and Siri can't be separated?
Beatrix: I think I got an idea!
The teams ASMR to each other the information. Then they get ready for the runway.
Alexa: Ooops, I dropped my tampon.
Siri: It's rolling outside, we should go get it!
The siamese sisters run away.
Alexa: Siri, I have to tell you, Kanye West is the killer!
Siri: No, it has to be Katy Perry!
Alexa and Siri: What are we gonna do?
The runway starts.
Harry: Today the category is Snake Fashion! Yuhua, do you like snakes?
Yuhua: Only if they're between a hot guy's legs.
Harry: Ooh, spicy. Tammie, I heard you love nature, even snakes?
Tammie: The only beings I don't love are the ones who frack with nature. Are you one of them?
Harry: No, don't worry.
Tammie: Then why you sprayed the hell out of your boy toy hair? Don't you know hairspray harm penguins? You fracking Climate Change Chode!
Harry: Ugh, let's this runway started already.
Nyxtamore: For my snake look I choose to dress as Medusa. Don't you dare glare at me, or I will stone you like some criminal in Arabia.
Dora: For my snake look I am dressed up as Harry Styles with a snake on his shirt.
Alexa: Our snake look is a gown with a snake pattern.
Siri: It's a little simple but then we looked at Dora and it got better.
California: That's hot.
Carly: For the runway I decided to take a risk, quite literally. She removes her dress and reveal a sparkle body suit covered in living snakes. This kiss is something you can't resisssssst.
Granny: When I was young, there was this pre-prehistoric animal called Titanoboa, which what my look is a tribute to.
Samba: Estou vestido como Santanico Pandemônio , pronto para usar meus poderes de vampiro réptil para sugar alguns homens.
Beatrix: As always, I went out of the box. So here I am as a female version of Snake from Metal Gear Solid.
Serena: I decided to pay tribute to my sister Jade Jolie and that clip she had with Alaska. Ssssnaked!
Harry: Nyxtamore, Carly Rae Muckduck, Dora the Rectioner, Beatrix Weirdo, Alexa and Siri Grady... You represent the tops and bottoms this week. The rest of you can leave... First, before we start judging, what are your results from the investigations?
Nyxtamore: The killer has to be that swish swish bandit, Katy Perry.
Beatrix: Yeah, I agree.
Alexa: I think it's Kanye West personally.
Siri: Same.
Dora: Well, I have something else to say... Alexa's team members all have their names ending in "a".
Yuhua: Poor girl.
Carly: I think that Kim Kardashian is the killer.
Everyone stares at Carly.
Harry: Condragulations Carly, you're the winner of this week's challenge.
Nyxtamore: What? How?
Carly: Tammie said that the culprit's names start with a K. Namessss. Kim Kardashian is the only suspect with Ks at the start of her two names.
Harry: Carly Rae Muckduck, you won a cameo in the next stage representation of Me! Next up, Dora the Rectioner.
Yuhua: Girl, are you even trying?
Harry: Next, Beatrix Weirdo.
Yuhua: It's weird. Good weird.
Harry: Nyxtamore.
Yuhua: Nice try.
Harry: Alexa and Siri.
Tammie: Bottoms.
The thunder music bangs.
Yuhua: Wait wait, stop it right now. You two, you can't lipsync while linked by the finger.
Alexa: But we're siamese...
Siri: We can't be separated.
Yuhua: Can't you hear what I just said? Take that thing off your hands.
Alexa and Siri remove the glove on their hands. On their middle fingers, there is a Chinese finger trap.
Harry: What's that?
Alexa: It's our link.
Siri: It's impossible to-
Yuhua removes it.
Alexa: We're free!
Siri: Shocking.
Harry: Anyway. Tonight, you girls are gonna lipsync to We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together by Taylor Swift.
Yuhua: This is certainly your last chance to impress us.
Tammie: Good luck and remember, you can take the whole world and shove it up your ass.
Alexa twirls around while Siri twerks.
Harry: Ladies, I've made my decision. None of you have survived that lipsync.
submitted by WatchoutforaSerena to RPDRfantasyseason [link] [comments]

(Malcolm in the Middle) Most Reasonable Conclusion of Where They Live

I would like to just point out this is just my opinion using the facts I was giving. I figured that finding Francis' location in Alabama was the easiest. I concluded that Francis most likely was in Birmingham, AL because he was five hours away from New Orleans for the episode where he went to Mardi Gras with his friends (S2E15 Grandparents: 3:32). From there I looked for what places where 5,000 mi away from Alaska because Malcolm said their house was 5,000 miles away from Alaska (S3E2 Emancipation: 11:10). Since Alaska is a huge state I concluded that he was most likely in Anchorage, AK because Francis said they would get cruise ships (that is farthest north cruises go) and the rest of the state is not that accessible. Also it was in wooded area which Anchorage has. Most people say that it's in California or even Texas but those are only 3,000 miles away. I figured the state had to be south because it doesn't snow often (S6E3 Standee: 2:00). Also their lockers were outside in high school which is more common in hotter states (S4E4 Stupid Girl: 2:20). From their I tried South Carolina which still was too short so I tried Orlando, Fl which ended up being 4,753 miles which is almost 5,000 miles. To make sure that was accurate I saw how long it would take from Orlando to Birmingham which was a little over eight hours which fit with what Hal said it took to drive to Francis after Hal lied to Commandant Spangler (S2E12 Krelboyne Girl: 16:14). So in conclusion I believe they live somewhere in Flordia near Orlando, possibly. This fits with being able to visit Lois' half sister in Manitoba Canada (they say 21 hrs but it is about 29 so it's little off but it works better than other ideas) (S5E20 Victor's Other Family: 2:30) and when they go to an Indian Casino (S2E5 Casino) which could be in Arkansas, Oklahoma or Texas. The only true thing that doesn't go with my prediction is that Malcolm goes to Harvard which he stated is 2,000 miles away, it's 1,281 miles, which is more consistent with Texas (but that doesn't go with the other information) (S7E22 Graduation: 1:15). Since this is more of an outlier than other given information I concluded it was a random number (as most of these could be). Of course everything depends on where in Alaska Francis was which was more of a prediction of mine (even though it fit with the cruises) as well as the Canada thing. Though some things are inconsistent, this is the most reasonable conclusion. As I would like to say again this is only my opinion with the facts that were given to me.
submitted by Idknowatthemoment to malcolminthemiddle [link] [comments]

[USA] [H] Consoles, Controllers, Literally Thousands of Games [W] PayPal

All prices include shipping to the US (with the exception of Hawaii and Alaska).
I always give discounts on purchases of multiple games/consoles. Feel free to make your own offer on multiple items. The only prices that aren't negotiable are individual items.
This post is organized as follows. There's a TON here, so please check out everything, as items can be easy to miss!
Feel free to ask for detailed pictures on anything! Pictures for a lot of items are hyperlinked throughout the post. If you want more photos on any items, just ask! I'm honestly cool with taking as many photos as you'd like.
https://imgur.com/a/AyR27xa
1) Consoles/Console Bundles
Consoles are all tested thoroughly and working. ALL consoles listed have all cords needed to play right away
Nintendo
Handhelds
Regular Consoles
Sega
Sony
2) Controllers/Accessories
Controllers are all OEM and tested thoroughly. Any defects are noted.
N64
NES
Playstation
Playstation 2
Sega Dreamcast
Sega Genesis
Super Nintendo
Wii/Wii U
XBOX
3) Games
Games are CIB, unless otherwise noted. Games are all working great, and condition of games ranges from good to like new. As a precaution, assume discs and cases will show normal wear. Feel free to ask for pictures of any game(s)!
Gameboy Advance (Game Only)
Gameboy Carts
Gamecube
N64
CIB
Game and Box
Game Only
NES
CIB
Carts Only
Nintendo DS
Loose Games
Nintendo 3DS
Carts Only
Playstation
Playstation 2
Playstation 3
Sega CD
Sega Dreamcast
Sega Genesis
Carts Only
SNES Carts
TurboGrafx 16
Wii
Wii U
XBOX 360
5) Factory Sealed Games
Playstation
Playstation 2
Wii
XBOX
XBOX 360
5) Build Your Own Commons Bundles (designed for completionist collectors)
*I have a lot of respect for people who go for complete and near-complete sets of games, and I want to help other collectors check off common games in bulk. Of all the games above priced at $5.25 or $6, you can build any custom bundle from these options: *
6) Manuals
Manuals
Gameboy
*Pictures here
N64
NES
PS2
Sega 32x
Sega Genesis
submitted by arandomuzzerame to GameSale [link] [comments]

[USA] [H] Pokemon, Mario, & Zelda classics, TurboGrafx-16 Console and games, Over 1K games for other consoles, much more! [W] PayPal

All prices include shipping to the US (with the exception of Hawaii and Alaska).
I always give discounts on purchases of multiple games/consoles. Feel free to make your own offer on multiple items. The only prices that aren't negotiable are individual items.
This post is organized as follows. There's a TON here, so please check out everything, as items can be easy to miss!
Feel free to ask for detailed pictures on anything! Pictures for a lot of items are hyperlinked throughout the post. If you want more photos on any items, just ask! I'm honestly cool with taking as many photos as you'd like.
https://imgur.com/a/XrMUcyK
1) Consoles/Console Bundles
Consoles are all tested thoroughly and working. ALL consoles listed have all cords needed to play right away
Nintendo
Handhelds
Regular Consoles
Sega
Sony
TurboGrafx 16
2) Controllers/Accessories
Controllers are all OEM and tested thoroughly. Any defects are noted.
N64
NES
Playstation
Playstation 2
Sega Dreamcast
Sega Genesis
Super Nintendo
Wii/Wii U
XBOX
3) Games
Games are CIB, unless otherwise noted. Games are all working great, and condition of games ranges from good to like new. As a precaution, assume discs and cases will show normal wear. Feel free to ask for pictures of any game(s)!
Gameboy Advance (Game Only)
Gameboy Carts
Gamecube
N64
CIB
Game and Box
Game Only
NES
CIB
Carts Only
Nintendo DS
Loose Games
Nintendo 3DS
Carts Only
Playstation
Playstation 2
Playstation 3
Sega CD
Sega Dreamcast
Sega Genesis
Carts Only
SNES Carts
TurboGrafx 16
Wii
Wii U
XBOX 360
5) Factory Sealed Games
Playstation
Playstation 2
Wii
XBOX
XBOX 360
5) Build Your Own Commons Bundles (designed for completionist collectors)
*I have a lot of respect for people who go for complete and near-complete sets of games, and I want to help other collectors check off common games in bulk. Of all the games above priced at $5.25 or $6, you can build any custom bundle from these options: *
6) Manuals
(I know $5 is steep on some of these, but it's the lowest I can go without losing money from shipping and fees; feel free to make aggressive bundle offers with these!)
Manuals
Gameboy
*Pictures here
N64
NES
PS2
Sega 32x
Sega Game Gear
Sega Genesis
submitted by arandomuzzerame to GameSale [link] [comments]

Just finished a 7 day Alaska cruise on NCL Joy and I’m mostly disappointed with the ship and crew.

I’ll qualify this with the info that I came down with a cold the morning after embarkation, so maybe I’m just cranky but...
The crew definitely were not well trained nor knowledgeable. You’d ask the same question (for example where to smoke) and get vastly different answers. Definitely the least smoker friendly of the three ships I’ve been on.
Events would be rescheduled without notice, often moved up. The casino closed early and beverage service was practically non-existent unless you were at a high roller table.
Several staff at the service desk were downright rude. One sent a woman asking for lost and found for a missing wallet to end end of the line because he didn’t have access and refused to tag another crew to help. (The wallet was returned intact!)
The crew and medical staff were very slow to respond to medical emergencies, nor did they have first aid supplies readily available. One man had a seizure and then went into cardiac arrest, then died the day we left. This happened in the middle of Cagneys and other passengers were helping him while staff did not help. It took the doctor over 40 minutes to respond. The staff continued to seat and serve meals throughout.
Minibars were not restocked.
A small thing, half the ship got towel animals in their cabins, half did not - and about the same spilt for getting their account details under the door this morning.
Latitudes members were not given their discounts in the Photography shop.
This was my third NCL so I know not to judge them by this cruise, but I heard a lot of first timers say they’d never go on NCL again.
It’s too bad because Alaska was beautiful and what I could do whilst being ill was fun, but I won’t recommend this ship for sure.
submitted by ReadontheCrapper to Cruise [link] [comments]

Self-exclusion on cruise ship casinos?

I have a friend who has a gambling issue that she’s been working on. She’s self-excluded from all her local casinos but we want to go on an Alaska cruise (probably NCL) to celebrate six months of being clean. Since most ships have casinos, she asked me to make sure she’s not tempted. Is that an option with cruise ships?
submitted by dter to Cruise [link] [comments]

JUST GOT OFF the NCL Bliss - My personal impressions (long)

Of course, the first disclaimer is “we all have different interests and likes.” We were excited to sail aboard The Bliss based on many good reviews. I was a little hesitant because of the size and number of passengers. We just returned from the 7 day Mexican Riviera cruise. Weather was meltingly hot and humid in Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan. Cabo was quainter than we expected.
The good stuff - and it’s almost all good! Large ship, very clean and easy to get around (walking) and navigate. Beautiful art. Fantastic chandelier at Ocean Place atrium! Nicely appointed.
We had a balcony room, which was just fine. The closet is facing the sofa and it was quite awkward to access the hangers. I mean, there was 6” between sofa and closet door. Haha, we moved the bed down just a bit so we could squeeze in. There was room for summer stuff, but it might be tight to stow jackets and heavier clothing if you went to Alaska.
The bathroom was great. The glass enclosed shower was really a nice touch. There was also a little coffee maker in the room, which we used often. We had a mid ship location, slightly forward, and it was not far from elevators except.... (see cons).
We did not partake of any. speciality dining. The Local is open 24/7, and great for light meals. The Korean chicken wings were fabulous. The service was very nice. You could sit “outside” the restaurant, around the atrium, watching things happen, and they would bring you your food.
Taste and Savor main restaurants were very good with very good service. We usually booked a reservation to avoid any wait. After all, there are a LOT of people on this ship. It wasn’t five star dining (i.e., when the waiters come to your table and lift off all the domes covering your food at once, etc.), but we liked it. The appetizers are small, so don’t hesitate to order more than one.
The Manhattan room is larger and a bit noisy. We had the misfortune to go on a busy night with not many table choices. We were sat next to a table of 12 kids (parents were at different table). They were not bad kids...but they were kids, talking and doing all the stuff we all do. I mean, any party of 12 might be a little crazy. However, it took any quiet elegance away from the experience.
The Garden Cafe is their buffet and breakfast is insanely crowded. We loved the Indian food, the soft serve ice cream, the omelette station. Really, things were quite edible. There is free Iced tea, coffee, lemonade and water.
Gem of the ship: The Observation Lounge. This is truly an island of tranquility amidst a lot of action. It’s a large area, with great lounge chairs, views, and ambience. The PErFECT quiet space. Also, Suzanne Jade is wonderful at the Piano!!
The Bliss theater is huge. Get there at least 15 minutes early to obtain a good seat. You need reservations for “Jersey Boys” so do that prior to departing if you can. They also had a production called “Six” which was lots of fun~! They say it will be going to Broadway in the future.
Casino: pretty large with a LOT of slots. Most table games were 10.00 minimum, which meant we weren’t gambling.
If you like pools and slides, you have come to the right place. The kids (of all ages) loved it. There is also “Spice H20” club which is more adult, if you don’t want quite so much frenetic action. The crowd tends to be younger and livelier than on other cruise ships. However, it wasn’t “spring break” antics! Just happy people. Most were super polite and we had some good laughs - especially about the elevator waits.
The hot tubs were plentiful even on busy days. Surprise!
The Gym/fitness had plenty of treadmills but not much more in the way of exercise activities. I think one cardio class that was maybe held there. I do my own thing, but if you are looking for a lot of organized classes, forget it. Bring your own water to center or sip from the fountain. I didn’t try the Thermal Suite, which is a big upcharge. Based on the crowds everywhere else, I’m glad i didn’t. I have a feeling every lounge chair would be booked. That’s not tranquility to me. (Save that for the Haven Lounge, which i’m such is quite refined).
“The Waterfront” was nice to walk around during the day. It wasn’t crowded at all, so we sat there, looking out on the ocean, on one of the days at sea. Peace!
We found the staff to be friendly and accommodating. Our room steward, Roel, was so sweet. We aren’t demanding, but he learned our schedule so when we went out, our room was quickly made up. Thank you, Roel!
Take ten steps in just about any direction in a public area and you will find a very nice bar. I had two drinks on the vacation. They were each 13.30 with the tax and auto tip. A lot of people purchase the unlimited drink package. Keep in mind, even if it is a “free at sea” perk, the gratuities and tips are NOT, and they add up to at least 200.00 dollars - maybe more. - and everyone in your room has to purchase it.
I liked that the smoking area in the Casino was closed off with glass doors.
If you like to be casual, you will LOVE this cruise. There really is no real dress code. People wore shorts and flip flops everywhere except, i believe, in the uber fancy ocean blue restaurant.
The “Cons” I’m going to start with the very worst thing that happened on the ship. The debarkation. I know, it’s always a drag, but this one was a REAL drag. People left their rooms and hung in the stairs well before it was their turn, creating a nightmarish traffic jam everywhere. There were ZERO elevators to take. We survived, but pity anyone who is even slightly handicapped. We literally stood in a roped off line that wended all through the ship, two persons wide: through the casino, restaurants, down the hall, make a turn, etc etc. etc. It took us over 1 3/4 HOURS to debark, and we were carrying our OWN luggage. Customs was a bit slow, but NOTHING compared to (what i felt) the haphazard and thoughtless way to make guests feel like cattle as they departed their vacation. Standing for THAT long, without able to use the restroom, get something to drink, even sit for a second - the absolute PITS.
The obvious solution is to pay through the nose and book “The Haven” where there is preferred treatment. We couldn’t afford that, but, really, that’s the thing to do on this ship.
Disorganized entertainment listings: Using the NCL app, it said that “The Beatles” at the cavern was SOLD OUT. Not “first come, first served” - which is how it really is!!! We finally caught on, but it was very misleading and even the box office wasn’t clear. She said, “oh it’s sold out but you have a waiting line.” No, it’s first come, first served, and maybe a waiting line for people who don’t get in. I have a feeling this also applied to the Social Comedy club and that we missed out, thinking that it WAS sold out.
We didn’t find that many activities to do that we liked. That is just personal. Also, many featured things like “Deal or No Deal” have to be bought into, in order to even get a chance to play. It seemed that we were being nickel and dimed all the time. Some folks would say, “Well, i just pay for what i want and don’t overpay.,” Well said, but i like a more inclusive experience, I think.
Excursions: Glad we didn’t do any based on the crazy crowds that lined up. However, we walked to the marina in Cabo San Lucas, and you can easily grab a little boat trip out to Land’s End for 10.00 - that’s right, 10 bucks - per person. It was really fun and lasted about 45 minutes.
TV selection. I guess this is a cruise ship problem. There were few things to watch on TV. We like to chill in our stateroom in the afternoons, so it would have been nice to grab a movie or series. We saw one only (A STar is born).
Crowds crowds crowds. This wasn’t just our observation. The place can be a madhouse after the end of any show. People crowd the elevator areas and it’s very difficult to get a lift during some hours. VERY difficult. During the “next” cruise presentation, NCL said that except for one ship, future ships were going to be a tad smaller. I wouldn’t rule out a smaller NCL ship.
I didn’t like that they were always pushing the sale of some lotto ticket and chance to win money for the cruise. Like, before just about every show or presentation.
Shopping: o.k. Not as many high end watches (if ya care) or other souvenirs. I’ve seen more on smaller ships. Just saying...
Rooms: our end tables were 6” wide - that’s right, SIX INCHES - and everything kept on falling off. There were nice USB ports on the lamps. I didn’t find myself sitting on the balcony, BUT it was very fun to have when arriving or leaving port, or to grab a wonderful sunset.
In conclusion, this was a very fun cruise for us, and we enjoyed the entertainment, but didn’t find that many other activities to draw us in. (The game shows were held in the very active, noisy Atrium, so they weren’t as engaging as they would have been if held in a smaller club or bar).
All in all, I enjoyed my cruise on the Bliss. I don’t think i would sail her again because the crowd size and constant “pay for this” mentality that left me feeling a little disenchanted. It’s partly our fault, because we aren’t into go-carts and laser tag, which many adored. I think we prefer more of a classic shipboard atmosphere. It was GREAT that it wasn’t stuffy, but sometimes we missed certain traditional things.
Also, the disembarkation was really really awful. They need to spread it out or find ways to manage the hoards better. People totally lost their civility, getting in line 1 hour before their “color” was even called. They packed the elevators and stairwells, preventing an organized exit. This made things almost dangerously crowded and difficult. Then again, pay for the upscale “Haven” and i bet it was an entirely different animal. But one still might venture out into the huddled masses (which is how I felt) and then, ugh, very crowded. They need to explain how the smaller clubs work on the ship (first come, first served) and not say “This is sold out” on the activities app. That was really annoying! I loved ditching the “formal nights” and that nonsense. I like “freestyle dining” although it is still wise to book a table if you also have other evening plans. If you can afford it, “The Haven” is the way to go. It will give you a respite from the crowds as well as a lot of priority perks (including disembarkation). I personally would book a smaller, more upscale ship if i were going to spend that money, BUT if I had teens and pre-teens, might consider this ship because of the water features, laser tag, and track.
This is especially good for young adults and families, as there are singles cabins and plenty of music venues as well as that super water park and scary slides!
submitted by leftcoast7777 to Cruise [link] [comments]

I brought weed on a cruise ship. Maybe this little story will help someone going on a cruise soon.

So I just got back from a 1 week cruise to Alaska and Canada and had a amazing time. Before my trip I tried searching this thread and others for info on others who went on a cruise and brought weed and what the outcome was. All I could find was people asking beforehand and not updating after. Well I figured I’d tell ya how it went.
So I took the Norwegian Cruise Line Pearl ship and security was pretty relaxed. You have to put your bag through X-ray and go through a metal detector but that’s it. No pat downs. I packed some edible gummies and pre-filled vape cartridges with THC oil and 5 pre roll joints. I packed the gummies and vape cartridges with my toiletries and such in my carry on bag. The joints I kept in a smell proof container and put that in my shorts under my pants. And kept it towards my private area. Got on the ship no problem.
Smoking on the boat was fairly easy. I only ate edibles and vaped during the day and waited till around 12am everynight to smoke flower. I was able to smoke on the 7th deck smoking area. The Norwegian ships have plenty of areas to smoke. I was able to vape in the casino onboard as well as smoke cigarettes. I never smoked flower in the casino though.
When we docked in a few different towns in Alaska we were able to depart the ship for the day and check out the towns. Went to some recreational shops and bought more pre rolled joints(which was crazy expensive). Was able to get back on the ship no problem. No pat down. Just X-ray bags and metal detector. Went to Canada yesterday and checked out a shop called the farmacy in Victoria and bought some vape carts and pre rolls. I thought security would be tighter in Canada due to customs and such but same thing. No pat down. X-ray and metal detector only.
Overall it was way easier and less stressful than I thought it would be. It seems like weed is the cruises last concern and they are after weapons and the like. Hopefully this helps anyone leaving on a cruise ship soon!
submitted by AkaYoDz to trees [link] [comments]

Sailing Sea of Cortez

Sailing Sea of Cortez
Sailing Sea of Cortez
Go Baja Sailing provides various types of water vessels to explore the adventurous Sea of Cortex. The cruises witness the diverse nature, its history, and its varied culture. Swim or Kayak or whale watch in the crystalline blue waters.
Experience an 8-day water safari in a luxuries cruise of GoBajaSailing.com with good food and warm hospitality watch birds, whales, dolphins and other marine life to your heart's content.
A multiday cruise can take you further into the world Heritage Sailing Sea of Cortez. Engage in adventurous Kayaking, snorkeling, and board diving. Play with the sea lions. The warm gesture of the crew and the captain's guide will mesmerize you.
One can cruise along the coastline. The miles and miles of calm water will make one possible to explore it in the stand-up paddleboard or do kayaking or snorkeling. Along the coast, the spectacular colourful cactus blossoms will keep one mesmerized. Play hide and seek with the dolphins or watch the grey whales stalking one another.
Want to spend a fortnight on the sea? That is possible with GoBajaSailing. Go island hopping or watch the whales, dolphins and colourful birds. The pristine white sand will beckon you to visit the virgin beaches and wild shores. The meticulous housekeeping and the gourmet's delight provided by the crew will make the time fly like a wink.
A shorter trip is also available in a yacht that will stopover at remote islands and beaches along Baja’s Sea of Cortez for hiking, kayaking, and snorkeling. You can even follow a gray whale or get some first-hand fishing experiences. The friendly crew will help you to freeze the catch or cook you some delicious recipe with the fish.
A five-day escape into the tranquil sea will rejuvenate your body and mind with the wellness programs of yoga, stretching, and meditation. Along with relaxation, activities like kayaking, snorkeling, hiking, and stand-up paddle boarding awaken your adventurous mind.
Well, to fit your time and budget we at GoBajaSailing.com will personalize the tour plan according to your activity level and travel style. You can set sail from La Paz or Cabo San Lucas and visit Topolobampo, Mazatlan, Bahia Loreto, Santa Rosalia or Guaymas according to the trip plan. The unique ecosystem, the spectacular islands, amazing wildlife the Mexican cultural essence will make your destination Baja an unforgettable experience of a lifetime. One can choose from plenty of cabin categories and dining options, not to mention the casino and other entertainment on board.
Mid-January to April is the high season to visit the Sea of Cortez as this is the time for the migratory whales to arrive. They come from the Arctic and Alaska waters. Near the waters of Loreto, one can spot the blue whales while the gray whales seen at Magdalena Bay are spotted between February and March. The common fin whales are the longest guests as they stay from December to May. Besides the whales, dolphins, sea lions, frigate birds, blue-footed boobies and pelicans can be seen. While snorkeling manta rays, sea caves, reefs, and brightly coloured fish will feast the eyes. While cruising along with the coast deserts with large cacti, cliffs, and coves for the contrasting landscape.
Do not miss the chance of experiencing genuine art and culture and the excellent restaurants offering Mexican food which are too tasty and palatable.
Last but not the least, while on an adventure of the deep-sea diving lookout for oysters, the rainbow-lipped Pteria sterna oysters found in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. Why? Pearls are world-famous. They are mostly found near the city of Guaymas. So, don’t miss a chance!
submitted by gobajasailing to u/gobajasailing [link] [comments]

My Experience with Stephen Paddock the Las Vegas Shooter and a very strong case of the motive being Revenge

The two people addressed briefly at the beginning of this Email are a Paralegal at the Connecticut law firm of Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder https://www.koskoff.com/
who are suing gun manufacturers as part of their overall lawsuit strategy and doing the same in relation to Sandy Hook and independent journalist Mike Turber, one of the producers of the upcoming documentary Vegas Wrong, along with Ramsey Denison https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1774444/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1 , producer of the award winning documentary What Happened in Vegas https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6615426/?ref_=nm_knf_i2
Hi Lorena,
The following is a very good overview of what I know of what happened in Las Vegas on October 1, 2017 - and I venture to say I know way more valid information than 99% plus of the population about this subject.
It was originally sent to Mike Turber months ago. I have added comments where needed, but for the most part it was already very complete and well documented.
Please let me know you received this, there are many links and a few images so not all email systems will treat this as serious correspondence.
Thanks,
Rodney Peterson
​
Hi Mike,
A week before you posted the videos with Eric (Paddock, Stephen Paddock's brother), I posted roughly 120 to 130 posts on Twitter in succession with links to back up everything I say. These are the original writings I culled those posts from.
Eric Paddock interviews for Vegas Wrong:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPEmD5KKvb0
(Long)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diofrf4nwaE&t=9s
(Short)
On his last day on Earth, just hours before committing the Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shootings in which he killed 59 people, including himself, Stephen Paddock won $860,000 playing video poker. Independent Journalist and Investigator Mike Turber has seen the official records. (while this is true, he LOST even more than that. This gives you an idea of just how fast paced and pressure filled becoming an addicted gambler playing video poker for up to 14 hours a day year-round can be).
There is more about that specifically and about Mike Turber later in this email.
Rodney Peterson
​
You can also find an extended interview with the shooters brother Eric Paddock, who is speaking through Mike Turber on this video, and myself on the You Tube page of Weg Oag, who has posted many videos about the Las Vegas shootings here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zR1rBjtwHI&t=5s
All of that is true. If you read my comments beneath, and there are many of them, you'll see that I've answered all the inconsistencies and reasonable objections anyone brought up.
All of the interview and all of my writing is first and foremost based on the following. Without this, it's very unlikely I would have remembered meeting Stephen Paddock, let alone what he said with regards to wishing to extract revenge on the casinos through extreme violence.
I did not remember it right away, it took several days after I read the comment below and it was not very clear at first. It took probably right around a week to actually remember everything accurately. Here it is copied and pasted from the Los Angeles Times website at which it was published on October 17, 2017 - two and a half weeks after the shootings where it was posted after an article about Jesus Campos appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres Show:
robert.roberts0361
1 year (s) ago
Quite a while back talked to that guy in an Edmonton casino about how the casinos cheat their patrons. Not a Muslim terrorist thing at all. Same guy Filipino girlfriend. Lived in a hotel in Vegas. Asked him why he came to an out of the way place like Edmonton. He said just to gamble. He mentioned he was a retired accountant. Talked about nothing you can do about the casinos cheating if you tried to sue they would bury you with their lawyers. He said he tried that once. He said he was going to do something about it. He mentioned something about a AR 15. I said I didn't know what that was (at the time) I'm retired military what would that be in military talk? He said M16. When I left I thought that guy is an American so he can't get guns in Canada. Can anyone figure out the dates he was up here. I recall he said he drove in from British Columbia and was on a 2 day stopover from a 19 day cruise when I met him. Maybe 30th September 2016???
Compare that with my conversation with him, which started as just being at the same Blackjack table where he and Marilou Danley were in the Excalibur, staring at me for half an hour or so while I played, Then complimenting me on winning money as he noticed the mathematical progressions of my betting patterns, then his bizarre rant about the casinos cheating, and finally this exchange when talk of cheating became talk of revenge:
"How? How are you going to get revenge on the casinos? They'll have you before you get ten feet on the floor!"
"LOOK ALL AROUND YOU! WHADDAYA SEE?! WINDOWS!"
Couple that with having nearly the same set of mental issues as Paddock. The major difference is I became obsessed with music and movies, not guns and not gambling 14 hours a day. I'm sure there are other differences as well, my contact with him was limited, but in retrospect, there was a ton of common ground. The types of personalities he and I have are not in the slightest bit desirable or advantageous. Especially when every effort is made to deny a problem even exists, as is the case with him. Anyone with these same issues and real introspection abilities would never have carried this out, they would look inside themselves first. He couldn't even blame himself for his own gambling issues, let alone anything else.
How he even thought for a minute he would survive such a heinous act uncaught, unpunished and with impunity is probably pretty good proof he couldn't ever accept the reality of his predicament and mental disabilities. The reality is from what I know of him he didn't attempt to deal with problems in any constructive way and just let the anger keep building, it's toxic. Lots of people with these same issues snap violently and always will. Largely because of the introspection he apparently lacked, I know I would never get away with such an act, even if I wanted to, even on a much smaller scale, no matter how much I tried or wanted to.
I knew immediately that comment was very important, it literally checked many of the boxes of what I instinctively believed, as well as had been originally reported, and urged the writer to contact the FBI. I had no idea when I read it I would have a similar story to tell, to say that was shocking when I began to remember my own encounter with Stephen Paddock is a huge understatement.
You can find it at the comments posted underneath the linked Los Angeles Times article here. To find it click where it says Be the first to comment (I don't know why it's set up like that, but it is) when you do comments will open. Keep clicking until the comment above appears.
Here is the link to the article:
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-jesus-campos-20171017-story.html
It's extremely detailed as you can see, plus EVERYTHING FITS. A couple of important points - a retired military person would not have to know what an AR15 is, maybe they didn't have a huge interest in guns. And maybe they knew what it was but didn't know what it was called exactly. And the part about the two day stopover from Vancouver is irrelevant. ALL 19 day cruises to Alaska end with a two day stopover in Vancouver. That means Stephen Paddock had already disembarked, and did not have to go back to the ship at all.
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND SOMETHING THE FBI COULD EASILY DO IF THEY WANTED TO GET TO THE TRUTH OF THE MOTIVE
>>>>This would be easy to prove by checking passenger manifests for 19 day Alaska cruises that began in early to mid-September 2016 from the port of Vancouver.
My experience with Stephen Paddock was very similar and is written in detail, particularly at Instagram. Telephone, text or Twitter are the best ways to contact me directly.
I suspect he has aspergers as I do. That explains his obsession with numbers and math. That was why he wanted to talk to me - he saw I was using a mathematical system to win money. No one, before or since, has ever wanted to speak to me about using progressive math to win money, and that’s counting hundreds and hundreds of Casino Blackjack games. Very few people ever even notice it.
Being obsessed with activities and collecting stuff is part of the aspbergers, I believe, another part is the math. He collected guns and gambled 14 hours a day at times. My obsession is not about those things, it’s about collecting music, movies and television series, on every conceivable format at one time or another. But it’s part of the same pattern of aspbegers.
He’s unfriendly, he was annoyed I sat down at the same table he was playing at. He stared at me for a good half hour while we played, hardly saying a word. So he was both annoyed and studying the math I was using to place bets, which I didn’t know until after the game had ended for me, and he started talking about how I using math to win money. He thought that was smart.
He is incapable of blaming himself for his problems. He lacks introspection. Losing money at gambling is not his fault, the casinos are cheating him. That’s what he told me and I disagreed. The casinos don’t need to cheat.
He flies off the handle quickly. Disagreeing with him sent him into more of a rant about the casinos cheating, getting revenge, and finally when I asked how he was going to do that, yelling about shooting out of windows onto the Las Vegas Strip. It didn’t make a whole lot of sense, and even though he mentioned he lived at Mandalay Bay, which sounded like bullshit and I pretty much didn’t believe him, we were at The Excalibur which I’ve never thought of as a place with large windows, so it sounded even more ridiculous.
All in all, it sounded like a fantasy of revenge that would never happen. Yet, clearly, 15 months before he did it, he already had a clear plan of how to proceed. I believe that over the next 15 months it gelled from an insane idea to a workable plan.
But he still made a ton of mistakes. Otherwise, if he knew what he was doing when he shot at the jet fuel tanks, it could have been way, way worse. Just as an example of how inefficient the entire plan was.
It is extremely frustrating not to get real traction on this part of the story being reported, and it seems to be a deliberate decision possibly made by people in power at various institutions that have an interest in not divulging these details. These include MGM Resorts and other casinos, for certain, which in turn have a large degree of influence over the FBI and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, as well as media outlets, especially the Las Vegas Review Journal which is owned by casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.
There are new stories being investigated and confirmed that concern other angles of this story that are not being disclosed by MGM Resorts. This includes MGM gifting security guard Jesus Campos with Real Estate in the form of Las Vegas condos to sign an NDA and not talk about the events, including that management knew there was a huge quantity of guns in the room but chose to ignore them because of Stephen Paddock's High Roller Status.
See this article, one of many written by Doug Poppa. It’s important to note his background is in casino security, while my story revolves around my experience with Stephen Paddock, and examines both psychology and a very strong case of explaining the motive as revenge against the casinos, which is what he told me in person.
http://baltimorepostexaminer.com/exclusive-mgm-resorts-international-buys-mandalay-bay-security-officer-jesus-campos-silence-with-all-expenses-paid-trips-condos-in-exchange-for-nda/2018/12/09
Here are a couple of newer posts I’ve written at You Tube with relevant information about what Stephen Paddock told me:
Regarding what Paddock shouted “LOOK ALL AROUND YOU! WHADDAYA SEE?! WINDOWS!!” and Doug Poppa saying he’s never seen windows in the Excalibur, he wasn’t talking about that casino. He was talking about the entire strip. It was pretty obvious.
In fact, when he said it the image that came to mind was that he would shoot out of the windows of a central location, like Aria, not Mandalay Bay and certainly not Excalibur. Although he did tell me he lived at Mandalay Bay, which just added to how nuts I thought he was. People do not live at Mandalay Bay, and yet, he actually was very close to that, but I didn’t believe him.
Naturally, when I remembered all this I felt horribly guilty I never reported it. But now I know thanks to the efforts of Doug Poppa interviewing Luis Castro it wouldn’t have made any difference at all. Mandalay Bay knew about the guns in the room and ignored them. They weren’t about to take my word over his no matter what I told them on July 6, 2016. He was a high roller, I was not. I didn’t know he was a high roller, of course, I just thought he was a disheveled angry nut.
The interview also includes comments by Eric Paddock, who tries to negate my testimony in two ways. First, he claims Stephen Paddock didn’t play table games. Second, he tries to negate my memory of Stephen Paddock with a beard and mustache by saying he’s clean shaven. In both cases in the comments section I link to articles and photos that prove he did play Blackjack - for up to $2500 a hand. Photos of Stephen Paddock with a beard and mustache are easily found searching Google for images.
All reasonable objections and any time I misspoke during the interview are addressed in my comments - there are a lot of them. A lot of people asked questions, but some were redundant and others just will not accept that this tragedy was not a conspiracy, or that it didn’t happen. Of course, it happened. And it wasn’t a conspiracy.
Here is an early article from October 7, 2017 printed in the Las Vegas Sun confirming Stephen Paddock did indeed play Blackjack:
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/oct/07/dealers-lv-gunman-paddock-would-spend-long-hours-p/
Excerpts from that article specifically about Blackjack:
When one blackjack table dealer at the D Las Vegas first saw Stephen Paddock’s picture on television last week, she thought it was Paddock that had been shot — not the other way around.
Upon later finding out Paddock was responsible for the deaths of 58 attendees and the injuries of nearly 500 more at last Sunday’s Route 91 Harvest Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the dealer said she was surprised that a man she knew to be calm yet reclusive was responsible for the largest mass shooting in modern United States history.
“He wasn’t the nicest guy, but he never came across as threatening,” said the dealer, who asked not to be identified. “Unpleasant in general, but he didn’t go out of his way to be rude or go after other people.” “I never would have thought he was capable of something like this, not him,” she added.
The dealer was one of several to speak with the Sun about Paddock, who owned homes in Mesquite and Reno but spent his retirement years and the final weeks of life frequenting the tables and machines of downtown and Strip casinos.
An avid blackjack player, Paddock also played video poker, interviewed dealers said. His girlfriend, Marilou Danley, enjoyed playing video slots when the two came to the casino together.
Another female dealer at the D Las Vegas, who requested anonymity, said Paddock had been a regular at the casino for “many years,” gambling as many as four days a week and sometimes spending an entire afternoon shift between gaming tables and the upstairs video poker room.
Despite betting up to $2,500 per hand on high-limit blackjack tables, Paddock was a poor tipper at first, she said. But he eventually came around when she gave him a hard time for “being cheap.” “I told him, ‘Steve, it would be nice if you started tipping me,’” she said. “From there on, he always left a fair tip.”
Three other dealers at the D Las Vegas said they last remembered Paddock at the casino on Sept. 26, just five days before he opened fire from his 32nd floor hotel room onto the 22,000 attendees of the country music festival.
SOME OF THE FOLLOWING IS REPEATED. THERE ARE OTHER AS YET NEW TO THIS EMAIL ANGLES OF THE STORY FOLLOWING THE REPEATED BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
Independent Investigator and Journalist Mike Turber has seen official records confirming Stephen Paddock won $860,000 on September 30, 2017, just hours before he committed the Las Vegas shootings. However, that figure doesn’t include losses for the day, which are right around $890,000.
Mike Turber, along with Ramsey Denison, who produced the documentary What Happened In Vegas, have interviewed me extensively on camera and in person. Mike Turber has stated that he observed my body language and other factors as a sort of lie detector test to determine if I was telling the truth without my knowledge which he states in that You Tube video. His conclusion is that either I am telling the truth or I believe I’m telling the truth.
Mike Turber can be contacted here:
[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
I believe, based on behavior, both Stephen Paddock and I have similar mental illnesses and Asperger’s syndrome. I believe that’s why he instinctively talked to me and noticed I was using the same type of mathematical formulas he did and was familiar with. (It works too 98% of the time the problem is it doesn’t work 100% of the time and that’s what you need). So was he crazy? Of course he was crazy! So am I. But instead of guns, my obsessions are artistic – movies, music, media production, and the like. There’s nothing I can do about the Asperger’s or High Functioning Autism that’s part of this. Like him I’ve had it all my life. You cannot fake this.
I would never have even remembered meeting Stephen Paddock, let alone what he said to me about wanting revenge against the casinos if I hadn’t come across this post written after an article about Mandalay Bay security guard Jesus Campos appearing on the Ellen show. Everything here fits:
robert.roberts0361
1 year(s) ago
Quite a while back talked to that guy in an Edmonton casino about how the casinos cheat their patrons. Not a Muslim terrorist thing at all. Same guy Filipino girlfriend. Lived in a hotel in Vegas. Asked him why he came to an out of the way place like Edmonton. He said just to gamble. He mentioned he was a retired accountant. Talked about nothing you can do about the casinos cheating if you tried to sue they would bury you with their lawyers. He said he tried that once. He said he was going to do something about it. He mentioned something about a AR 15. I said I didn't know what that was (at the time) I'm retired military what would that be in military talk? He said M16. When I left I thought that guy is an American so he can't get guns in Canada. Can anyone figure out the dates he was up here. I recall he said he drove in from British Columbia and was on a 2 day stopover from a 19 day cruise when I met him. Maybe 30th September 2016???
You can find the original at the comments posted underneath the linked Los Angeles Times article here. To find it click where it says Be the first to comment (I don't know why it's set up like that, but it is) when you do the comments will open. Keep clicking until the comment above appears.
Here is the link to the article:
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-jesus-campos-20171017-story.html
It's extremely detailed as you can see, plus EVERYTHING FITS. A couple of important points - a retired military person would not have to know what an AR15 is, maybe they didn't have a huge interest in guns. Or maybe he knew what it was but didn't know what it was called exactly. And the part about the two day stopover from Vancouver is irrelevant. ALL 19 day cruises to Alaska end with a two day stopover in Vancouver. That means Stephen Paddock and Marilou Danley had already disembarked, and did not have to go back to the cruise ship at all.
AND HOW TO PROVE THE EDMONTON STORY IS TRUE:
Any FBI investigator or private investigator could prove if what Stephen Paddock told that commenter is true by checking passenger manifests for 19 day Alaska cruises that began in early to mid-September 2016. Unless Stephen Paddock and Marilou Danley were on that cruise, this person couldn’t have possibly known about it unless he was directly told by Stephen Paddock, as he says.
THE FOLLOWING IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO MOTIVE. THIS IS WHAT STEPHEN PADDOCK MEANT WITH REGARDS TO THE CASINOS CHEATING, NOT TRADITIONAL CHEATING. I don’t play Video Poker, so I had no idea what he meant by his talking about the casinos cheating that morning unless he had explained it to me, which he didn’t do.
Here is another recent You Tube post I’ve written which details more about Stephen Paddock and Video Poker with links to yet more relevant information. There are several posts by myself near the bottom of the thread. Just like on my Instagram page, Rodney4K, you can see how the details of the memory of meeting Stephen Paddock was not at that time completely clear and changed as I remembered more and more of what happened.
There are very rare video poker machines known as 9 over 6 Jacks or Better. If played perfectly they give the player 100.8% payout. But that's no guarantee. Someone figured out that in order to have a 90% chance of winning $140,000 you need at least a six million dollar bankroll.
There is a whole thread about this and Paddock in one of Anthony Curtis columns on the Las Vegas Advisor website. Of course, beating the house long term is close to impossible. Even the Sheriffs department admits Paddock had lost a considerable amount of wealth prior to the shootings.
There's also a report that he won $860,000 on the day of the shootings. But that figure doesn't include losses, which are reported to be some $890,000. Mike Turber knows the details of this.
I have several comments in that article. Just like on my Instagram page, if you read them, you'll see how they change more and more as I start to remember meeting Stephen Paddock and what he said about getting revenge on the casinos. It was a very bizarre few days as that memory returned:
https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/the-shooter-gambler-steven-paddock/
Because that blog is about gambling, many of the posts are about how much Stephen Paddock did gamble, his odds of winning and related subjects. It is this post from the above thread that appears to be the most accurate about the level of Video Poker Stephen Paddock played nearly every day:
What everyone is forgetting is what kind of bankroll is required when playing 9/6 Jacks or Better at $125 a hand. According to Video Poker for Winners if you bet $125 a hand and you get 0.5% slot club return, which I think is generous for a strip club casino in 2015, you need over $6 million bankroll. And that is for a chance of going broke 10% of the time! If the average gambler can make this calculation so can a casino. There’s no way a casino is going to give you free rooms, food, shows, etc and at the same time let you win $5 million over the year!
You can see how complicated it gets. Did he win the $5 million? Sure, probably several times. But at a cost that probably was more in the neighborhood of after 6 million dollars of losses.
Another insightful commenter provided this information about changes in tax law under Donald Trump which would be something that could very much upset Stephen Paddock to the point of taking these drastic actions:
I am surprised nobody has commented on an obvious angle to the Shooter’s profile. He had millions in Royal Fushes each year. At Tax Time those wins were undoubtedly counter balanced by his losses. Anthony Curtis related in the latest issue of LVA that the last 2 books purchased were about Taxes and Gambling Law.
Under the Trump tax plan guess how much will be allowed to be written off as losses?? ZERO!!!!! That deduction dies and so with it will any AP (Advantage Play) play on VP. The Shooter was an accountant, he had to have knowledge of that reality. Anyone who plays VP, at any level above a $1200 Royal, would have to be an idiot to be in action under those conditions.
The winning sum of $5.000,000 has been used in previous posts, Can you imagine having won $5.000.000 and subsequently losing that back plus an additional $500,000? You would not only be stuck the $500,000 but also owe the IRS another $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 in taxes on your non deductible winnings.
How come nobody in the casinos is screaming about this? It will kill destroy $1 and up Slot and VP play.
According to Mike Turber, who says he has seen the records, Stephen Paddock won $860,000 on September 30, 2017, just before the shootings. But, he also very likely lost $890,000 that very same day, according to the full accounting.
This is also very important, in that besides my testimony of what happened when I met Stephen Paddock and when Robert Roberts met Stephen Paddock, here is a CNN article quoting his Caesars Palace host that says that when they switched out the high payoff machines, he stopped coming altogether.
This helps give credence to the motive of being angry at the casinos, wanting revenge, and his belief the casinos were cheating. They don't cheat in the traditional sense - they don't have to, and that's why I disagreed with him and why he became angry. But, in his mind, switching out the higher payoff Video Poker machines for the ones that gave the house a better edge after years and years of playing them-I can see how he would equate that with cheating:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/16/us/las-vegas-shooting-documents/index.html
This is an excerpt from that CNN article:
A man who worked for Caesars Entertainment who had known Paddock for years said Paddock was a regular guest for several years but Caesars took out his favorite video poker machines.
Paddock was a skilled gambler, the casino host said, and he stopped coming once those games were taken out.
The host said Paddock was an odd guy who either came to one of the Caesars properties alone or with his girlfriend, Marilou Danley. Danley was in the Philippines at the time of the shooting, and police said they don't think she was involved. Paddock, who killed himself, acted alone, police have said.
The host said there was one incident years ago in which Paddock yelled at him over late luggage, something the host thought peculiar. When asked to specify why he thought Paddock was odd, the host said: "He was just weird."
I'm also on Instagram where you can find more information. The Instagram account is not active, I can’t respond to it or anything anyone else chooses to write there, or edit or remove comments from others, but there are several posts there that are relevant. The top of the page explains which posts to look for by date that are relevant.
www.Instagram.com/Rodney4K/
I also have a Twitter page, which is active, with brief tweets and through which I can be contacted for communication or chat:
www.twitter.com/Rodney4KBluRay
Rodney Peterson
​
📷
submitted by MusicologistinLA to conspiracy_commons [link] [comments]

alaska cruise with casino video

ALASKAN CRUISE/ SEATTLE CASINO BONUSES!! - YouTube My Solo Trip to ALASKA Cruising From Vancouver to ... Grand Princess Alaska Cruise 2019 Ep. 18 Ship Tour & Food ... Alaska Cruise Tips. 6 Need To Knows Before You Go - YouTube 2019 Alaska Ruby Princess Cruise - YouTube Alaska Poker Cruise

However, in the case of Alaska, cruise ship casinos are permitted to open 3 miles after departing from one Alaska port until 3 miles before arriving in the next Alaska port, regardless of proximity to land. That’s good for gamblers, as cruises in southeast Alaska tend to hug the coastline. 3. Smoking is part of the game. Princess Alaska Cruise Casino, how much does a slot machine weigh, poker face pa-pa-poker face, safari spirit slot machine Is the casino open on an Alaska cruise? Gambling is not legal in the state of Alaska. However, the cruise lines will open the casino during the period when you are sailing in the international waters around Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. At all other times, the casino will be closed. Er zijn kook- en danslessen, volop sportieve activiteiten en naast een zwembad ook een casino. Een cruise Canada en Alaska dompelt u onder in plezier en ongekend mooie natuur. Hieronder vindt u een overzicht van de voorbeeld cruises Alaska en Canada die GreatLakes-Travel aanbiedt. About casino gambling on Alaska cruise ships This handy list shows all cruise ships sailing to Alaska with ship names, cities of departure and ship destinations for cruise vacations to Alaska. Plus information on casino gambling including the ship's casino size, number of slot machines and table games played.. Alaskan cruises are a popular way to see the glaciers, sail through the Inside Our world-class cruise ship casino rivals the biggest and the best land-based casinos with custom limits, better odds across a variety of games, and a smoke-free environment. State-of-the-art technology meets the familiar games you love to play including over 2,015 slot games and 148 table games and much more available across our fleet. If you’re looking for a cruise vacation that’s a little bit out of the way and a little bit out of the ordinary, make an Alaska cruise your first choice. If your first thought is “Alaska… cool!” you’re on the right track — even in the mild summer season, you should still pack your sweater. The best way to cruise Alaska just got better – with five ships now cruising Alaska, you have plenty of opportunities to enjoy the onboard experience that’s right for you. Thrill seekers will jump for joy at our two-level race track and laser tag; available on board Norwegian Encore and Norwegian Bliss. I found the comment Gambling is not legal in Alaska, so the casino will remain closed for most of your cruise. The only exception is when sailing in the international waters around Vancouver, Canada on alaskacruises.com. If my itinerary is Seattle / Sea Day / Ketchican / Juneau / Skagway / Sea Da... Alaska has 10 casinos in which you'll find more than 92 slots and gaming machines. Click a casino on the left for more information on a particular property. If you wish to stay at some nice casino hotels in Alaska, visit the Alaska casino hotels page. We actually have 0 Alaska hotels you can book directly from World Casino Directory.

alaska cruise with casino top

[index] [5216] [1660] [3985] [1615] [6394] [1774] [7932] [183] [3154] [8425]

ALASKAN CRUISE/ SEATTLE CASINO BONUSES!! - YouTube

Discover the 6 top Alaska cruise tips that you need to know to make the most of your Alaskan cruise. I explore topics like when is the best time to go to Ala... I spent 11 days cruising up the coast of Alaska and it was MAGICAL.•ALASKA BLOG POST: https://allisonanderson.com/blog/cruising-the-inside-passage-of-southea... I took the Grand Princess to Alaska on a 10-day cruise in September 2019.This video shows the ship, some of the crew, as well as some of the food I encounter... Juneau - Whale Watching / Skagway - White Pass Railroad Yukon Train / Glacier Bay National Park / Ketchikan - Misty Fjords Seaplane. We just got back from an Alaskan cruise and I can't wait to share it with you guys!! We had a blast and of course played at all the casinos we could get our ... A gigantic ship, extraordinary views, various excursions, and poker! This was easily one of the best weeks of my life; Alaska is INCREDIBLE! Follow me: Twitter @wildwAAland Instagram @corybinks ...

alaska cruise with casino

Copyright © 2024 top100.realmoneygametop.xyz