u/ImHereForTheEggNog

So like many others, I've been looking forward to the Memorial Day sale to save some money on the drink packages.

I've been eyeing the NA drinks + premium wifi package for a while, and from the moment I booked the cruise until now, the price has stayed at $55 per person.

When I checked the price today with the Memorial Day Sale, the price of the package magically went up to $75 per person, so now with the 40% discount, it's a measly $44.99 per person.

The normal flash sale 10% off was already $48.99, so it's barely a "sale".

The base price of every other drink package is the same, so why is it only the NA drinks + wifi package that has increased in price?

Is it like this for anyone else? Should I call customer service and complain about this ridiculous price hike overnight?

My brother (25) and I (24) both live at home and caretake for our mother who has ALS, which is a terminal illness. Given she's had the diagnosis for about a year now, the average timeframe she has left is 1-4 more years.

We had a Mother's Day card and I asked him to sign it. When he handed me the card to sign it, I couldn't believe what he wrote. He said "Happy Mother's Day! Hope to celebrate many more!"

I gave him a side eye and told him that was really tactless to write to someone with a disease thst is terminal. He responded by saying I was trying to start a fight, and that what he wrote was true- he did hope to celebrate more years with her. I told him he was going to make her cry when she read that, but he brushed it off and told me to let it go.

Once she opened the card, she immediately started crying, just as I predicted she would. Since her diagnosis, all holidays have made her teary eyed, but had already cried a few minutes before while opening gifts. I really do suspect it was the "many more" years part that made her tear up, but I didn't ask her specifically.

Later, I texted my best friend about it to see if I was overreacting. My friend agreed it was insensitive, and when I told my brother that they agreed with me, he said I was just being "purposefully mean" and "trying to validate myself".

So AITA then?