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@dani negreanu I know it will be a stressful night for you. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

@brillohead I am so happy for you.

I love chicken fried chicken with mashed potatoes and fried okra. White gravy with a good amount of pepper.

There are just some things that are guaranteed to disappoint. Gas station sushi, grits from unknown sources, and Texmex not in Texas.

No instant grits. Get them at the tractor shows freshly ground. Creamy and cheesy for me.

No. That would be shrimp that goes on grits. Cheese grits for us.

I love maple.

It is amazing and special!

We are booked on the Bella 2 cruise. It will so wonderful to actually meet so many of the people I have had the pleasure of virtually meeting.

@Sea Dog How are you feeling?

Radiance is our favorite ship so far. We have sailed on her twice in Alaska.

@h20skibumThat was such a good project for them and they look like it was so much fun. The grandkids are so cute!!! @dani negreanu Stay safe. I hope none of the unrest is close to you.

If it continues you might want to see a Dr. It could be something that needs attention. Probably not but just in case.

It is hard to believe that Annabel is a year old already.

I tried that but no response. I know I was not on the original so maybe I have to wait until they have a chance first. Or something like that. It is ok and my TA is really great and going through a really bad time right now so I don't mind going with her as long as I can be part of the gang for all the fun stuff onboard.

I would but have not been able to get that information.

It sounds like deck 8 it is. Now I just need my TA to get with me next week to make it happen. She has had a really bad family emergency so I am not going to bother her this week. I am sure as the many days until the cruise go by I will have a lot of questions. Like I said we have mostly cruised on smaller ships and it has also been a hot minute since we cruised at all so I am rusty on the planning. I do know I want to rustle up some people to do the escape room.

I am off to research the cabins on deck 8. Thank you everyone. It is so nice to be able to get opinions from people who know versus just looking at deck plans.

That sounds good to be able to be near the Park. We do like the solarium for sea days. Thank you for the information.

I was worried that deck 8 would be noisy or busy being near the park. Do people walk by the cabins to get to the restaurants?

We have not been on the big ships (Anthem was the biggest) what are everyone's thoughts on the best floor to stay on. There are so many floors and so many choices. We usually go for an ocean view balcony on a higher floor. We don't usually spend a lot of time in our room but do enjoy sitting on the balcony for a bit.

Or, fly to Pensacola and stay with us. We will drive down the day before and return the day the cruise ends and you can ride with us.

My TA has had a family emergency so it may be a week or two before I can book the cruise. I so want to meet as many of the Bella group and Dani's thread that I can.

I am just waiting for my accountant to let me know they are finished with the taxes and I can pick them up. It may be a few more weeks since I had to wait until the end of February to send them all the paperwork. There is always that one report that is not ready any earlier.

@dani negreanu I am so sorry that your husband is in such pain. I am also sorry about you having to cancel your trip. Sending positive thoughts to your husband to get relief soon.