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They raised it to 495! Wow.

I saw the Discovery special on the maiden voyage of Allure of the Seas and there was a parent on there traveling without that documentation and they had to somehow get it before they let the mother board with her kids.

So safest bet is to get a document before hand. Whether they ask or not, better safe.

Enjoy your next cruise, can't wait for your next review.

That's great! And nice of your employer too!

What a great review & positive outlook.

I was wondering how well those loft suites came through the storm. My big objection was during rough seas, I could see the bed (or me) on the second floor going right through that wall and landing on the first floor. Not sure what's worse, falling to the first floor, or having something fall on top of you.

When they first created the loft suites my first worry as well was what would happen in a storm if you were going up or down the stairs.

Looks so cool.

I agree, looks modern. I love it.

Have a great trip!

I'm happy for the people scheduled for Saturday.

I don't think Rccl planned to put everyone in danger. I simply think its an issue of lack of planning . They were just casual and routine about it. A lets just go and see what happens kinda of attitude. How they have handled everything since has been terrible

I'm sorry, but what? How has everything been terrible?

• They kept giving PA updates
  
• For safety they asked everyone to stick to their cabins
  
• They gave everyone free everything
  
• They refunded 100% (those Carnival disasters that had people not using bathrooms/no power/sleeping on the pool deck never got full refund)
  
• They also gave 50% for future.
  
• They gave everyone free phone & internet to make alternate arrangements
  
• They let everyone stay on board overnight after coming to port.
  

What more did you want?

I just don't see how a cruise ship that cost them A BILLION dollars to make, is worth losing to them for one probably not even sold out cruise to the Bahamas and back. It's not, there was weather. They thought they could skirt it, they were wrong, they apologized and everyone is back.

Sorry they bumped you from appearing Bedazzled.

Have a safe trip home and hope to see you do another live review on your new cruise later this year.

Posters such a Katrina and bedazzled are truly in the minority in how they feel about the experience. I have not heard much "positive" response as it was in know way a "positive" experience.

I'm not sure why you'd get to decide who is in the minority and who is not.

3000 people chose to stay ON BOARD last night instead of rushing for the exits to get off. Yes, not everyone drinks but having the open bars is a huge plus for passengers as well as the internet. Just to have a beer and not have to worry about the costs and know cruise line is taking care of it, is a little thing but goes a long way.

I also don't buy the internet package, I don't go on vacation to use my email and devices all week. So not everyone purchases the added internet package, so giving that to customers to make alternate arrangements was also something I would be grateful for.

I don't think they'd go into dry dock at this point. Maybe the guest services meant they were going into repairs.

It would make sense nobody could stay on board, because it would need to be repaired and go over with the engineers before the next sailing.

Really glad everyone is safe and no serious injuries. Sounds like the captain and crew did a great job through the storm and updating the guests.

It on Canadian itunes.

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/tv-season/mighty-ships-season-8/id1022950344

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) was what I used and I went to Miami, but it had a stop in Atlanta. It worked out cheaper because it was a Delta hub to hub. (Detroit-Atlanta flight) then connect to Miami.

Have you tried other airports other than Buffalo? I once got 3 seats out of Detroit for the 1 seat I would have paid out of Buffalo.

It was further to drive to Detroit, but still not as far as driving myself to Florida/cruise destination.

It's on the blog too. Sounds great!

http://www.******************.com/category/category/harmony-of-the-seas

Royal Caribbean announced today that one of its newest ships, Harmony of the Seas, will feature the DreamWorks Experience, all-new Adventure Ocean youth programming and new family amenities.

DreamWorks Experience

Harmony of the Seas will offer guests the DreamWorks Experience that other ships in the fleet have offered and many guests have come to enjoy.

DreamWorks Animation characters including Po of Kung Fu Panda; Shrek, Fiona and Puss in Boots of Shrek; and from Madagascar, Alex the Lion, Gloria the Hippo, King Julien and the Penguins will be available for guests to meet during their cruise.

DreamWorks Experience activities onboard will include

• A DreamWorks Character breakfast in the main dining room
  
• 'Meet and greet’ experiences throughout the day
  
• Photo opportunities with the characters
  
• Adventure Ocean programming featuring DreamWorks Animation
  
• Story time
  
• Dance parties
  
• Adventures rooted in the popular character stories
  

In addition, guests will have guaranteed seats on “opening weekend” of highly anticipated feature films such as "Kung Fu Panda 3,” which premieres onboard the same day it does in theaters on land. Year-round, guests can watch the latest and long-term favorite DreamWorks Animation films in the ship’s 3D movie theater and on a dedicated DreamWorks TV channel in their stateroom.

I wouldn't consider driving to FLL since that's the majority of the storm you have to drive through.

I'd try to get flights from the west and drive west. Buffalo/Syracuse/Rochester/Albany. Buffalo is 6 hrs from JFK and have Delta/Jetblue/Southwest direct to FLL.

http://www.tmz.com/2016/01/15/norwegian-cruise-line-cuban-refugees-board/

A Norwegian Cruise liner got some extra passengers Thursday night, when a boatload of Cuban refugees were spotted drifting aimlessly in the Caribbean.

A passenger tells TMZ the boat made a sudden stop when the makeshift, raft-like vessel was spotted. The 17 people on board said they were from Cuba and had been lost at sea since December 24.

One of the women on the raft was pregnant. The people were hoisted up onto the cruise ship and taken somewhere away from the passengers.

The ship docked in Cozumel, Mexico Friday and it appears the 17 refugees were turned over to Mexican authorities.

We've reached out to Norwegian for comment ... so far, no word back.

My cabin with my parents were booked together and when I went out on the balcony I was able to open the divide. No request needed, but possible the stateroom attendant knew we were a group and left it like that.

Great review as always and love the photos. Can't wait for the next one!

There's so much more deals and options at the ports. You'll for sure be able to get a watch on St. Martin.