"I asked a bartender what time the rooftop jacuzzis closed, and he matter-of-factly told me it was whenever the first person of the night threw up in one. I'd noticed the tubs were drained that morning, which I trustingly imagined was part of some daily cleaning regimen, not the result of one of my fellow passengers tossing their cookies in our shared amenities. I wondered if I should tell my boyfriend or leave him blissfully unaware."
"I'd honestly thought my boyfriend was joking when he said he'd won a free cruise by playing Tetris on his phone. I would later come to realize, after sharing the information with friends and coworkers, that that was a typical response. But he did, thanks to approximately four years of an hourlong New York City subway commute. Turns out the Tetris app is tied to some casino app, and the more you play, the more points you accumulate for various prizes,"
On the second night a bartender said the rooftop jacuzzis closed whenever the first person vomited, and the tubs had been drained that morning. The cruise was a prize won through a Tetris-linked app tied to a casino rewards program accumulated during long subway commutes. The traveler dislikes cruises, calling them floating petri dishes and fearing outbreaks or disappearances. The trip was marketed as free but incurred surprise fees and taxes. The couple paid for a window cabin and an unlimited drinks package. Heavy drinking during the week led to postponing an annual physical. The experience combined cheap rewards, unexpected costs, and unglamorous onboard realities.
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