I'm a public school teacher, for goodness sakes), and I've gotten to do some pretty great cruises and see some amazing places with the offers I've been fortunate enough to get since the shutdown. I get decent casino comps (I'll play a lot, but incredibly low stakes. They were my first (Celebration '88), I honestly enjoy the heck out of the product and they treat me well. It'll be my first Royal class ship.Ī little background for those of you who haven't come across my stuff before - In my modern Cruise Critic era, I'm far and away most frequently a Carnival cruiser. Well well well, it looks like it's about that time!! We're four work days out from my first Princess cruise since Ruby to Alaska about 7 years ago, the Regal out of Galveston.