As soon as you board your ship and arrive at your room, find your life vest and participate in the mandatory safety drill, called a muster drill.
Carry a rubber doorstop to wedge from the inside of your room at night.
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They appear to be resting on an elegant countertop with out-of-focus furniture in the background, like we're glancing at a room in your house.
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But think about how much time you spent immobile: in a car or cab, in an airplane seat, on a bus or shuttle, in a meeting room or at a restaurant, watching TV in your hotel room.
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The airline might be willing to pay for your room or at least get you a discounted "distressed traveler" rate.
Ask for your whiskey neat if you want it poured in your glass unadorned, at room temperature.
You and your matey will find plenty of reasons to let your hair down at this 80-room 5.5-acre resort, starting with the oceanside barrrrr.
Whether it's music you've purchased on your smartphone, a music app on your tablet, listening to songs through the living room TV or turning to Internet radio on your PC at work, the music you love is scattered across different services.
Cavity wall insulation slows down the rate at which warm air escapes your property, keeping each room of your house warm even when it is bitterly cold outside.
More than 60 artists have lent small, domestic-sized works from their own collections which can be borrowed and installed in your own living room for three days at a time, for the duration of the festival.
Forget long lines: The stunning volcano is the view from your couples suite for your first three nights at Arenal Kioro Hotel - just add room service and let the fireworks begin.
The bigger problem with the hard case is that it takes up a huge amount of room, both at home and in the trunk of your rental car.
Now you grab the keyboard and with a few clicks have a sales brochure sent to your home -- or maybe even book a room at the spa, plus an airline reservation.
You can watch music videos on a 50-inch plasma TV in the MTV Booth, or go gaming at the XBOX Kinect Room, a new sports experience that uses your voice and facial expressions to play table tennis, beach volley and even participate in track and field events.
The bass has fantastic oomph and the audio plenty of clarity and depth when you're holding the Jambox in your hand, pointed at your face, but it won't fill a large party room (or function terribly well outdoors, as we learned camping out for Black Friday) and still sound like something worth listening to -- and the close-set speakers don't provide much stereo separation to speak of, either.
Unless your TV room is a closet, you should be looking at a 42-inch set or larger, especially if you plan to host big viewing parties.
These all should be available by the end of August, so you still have a little time to clean your room before exposing it to the world -- or at least your Skype contacts.
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You can log in, answer basic questions about symptoms, age and medical conditions, and the program tells you whether it's time to call your doctor, head to the emergency room or just try to rest at home.
Instead of standing in line at the check-in counter, you are greeted by a bellman who hands you your room key and shows you to your room.
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Add on a luxurious room at the Lodge, or one of its spacious condos or villas for your entire group, and you will not have a care in the world from the moment you arrive until you leave.
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"Imagine a scenario where you go to Ikea and buy a chair, put it in your room and it self-assembles, " said Carlo Olguin, principal research scientist at the software firm.
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Sample some chilled-out bluegrass beats at a Local 188 up on Congress St, or loosen your belt (in the name of art, of course) and make room for a heavenly dessert at Five Fifty-Five.
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