CruisingKat71

So I went to Duffy's here in Ft Lauderdale, and met with some Friends. I got to meet Emmy and Rick that just got off Oasis today!!!

They are a wonderful Couple!!! I was absolutely thrilled, as I love Emmys enthusiasm for Cruising!!

Make sure to watch the port Everglades Cam tomorrow, they will be zooming in on my Balcony.

I did a periscope, it was a little bit of a mess in my opinion, lol. I think I was really nervous!!! I will try to get better on the ship!!!

Thank You all for following.

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Have fun with Emmy tonight!

Tyvm!!! Can't wait to you and your Mom Tomorrow!!! Yay, it's our Turn to Cruise!!!!!![emoji7]

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Hey Kathy! Can't wait to see your periscopes! You have been looking forward to this cruise.

 

BTW, we are camping in our 5th wheel this weekend. Enjoying Utah!

Hi there!!! Thank You very much!!!! Yes I am!!! My turn to Cruise is FINALLY here!!!!

Have a Great weekend camping!!!

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Nice hotel! Great pics! Is that in Doral? We were thinking of staying there in July.

 

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Doral? Not sure I understand. [emoji51]

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Good afternoon ~ just off of Oasis this morning and stopping by to follow along. Will watch you sail away tomorrow and take a few photos.

 

 

 

Look forward to your scopes and this live report.

Yay!!!! For everyone reading this, I get to Meet Wonderful, Mrs Pink Boa herself, Emmy and her Husband Rick tonight, at Duffy's here in Ft Lauderdale, along with a few other friends.

Very Excited about that!!!!! [emoji5][emoji572]️[emoji924]

Pictures to Follow!!!! [emoji4]

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Excellent, looking forward to the scope. If you would not mind posting here when you are about to start the scope it would help us dinosaurs using a PC.

Yes, will do. Going to scope a little later on this evening Just to get it started off.

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Thank you for the hotel pics. We are thinking of booking here based on the positive comments in cruise critic.

 

 

 

Looking forward to your reviews and scopes this week.

 

 

 

Wishing you a wonderful cruise.

Thank You very much.

We stayed in this Hotel, last time we Cruised in 2014. We Really Like it!!! The rooms are very Spacious!!!!

They have a wonderful complementary full Breakfast, Way more than the continental Breakfast you normally see at Hotels..

If you Drive your POV here, it is only 7 Dollars a day to leave your car on their Property, which is really good, considering Port Everglades charges$20 a day to park your car. [emoji4]

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[emoji7] I am HERE!!!!!!!!!!!! Hubby is getting the rest of his sleep, from working Graveyard Shift Friday night/this morning. I am relaxing from the Drive, so will scope later this afternoon/early evening.

Very nice hotel Room!!! We are staying in the Hyatt 17th st Convention Center.

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Ah Yes!!!!!

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Wooo hoooo!!!!! We are on the Road, and on our way Ft. Lauderdale!!!!!

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Chris, did you delete your final scope? I got home from dinner near the end and wanted to watch it from the beginning.

Yes me too, I was having connection issues, so I wanted to watch it back, and see what I missed, and it's gone. [emoji853]

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Kat, I can't wait to see Allure again. Safe travels.

[emoji4]Thank You very much Andrew. I got to see her for the first time through your scopes. I am very appreciative of that, and you inspired me to want to periscope on my cruise, and share the experience with others.

You did a wonderful job covering everything. I'm not sure if I can compare to your Awesome Scopes, will do my best, as a new Scoper.

I am a fairly new cruiser, this is only my sixth cruise, and my third Royal Caribbean.

This is a Dream Cruise for me, as this will be the Largest ship I have ever been on.

Very Excited!!! Somehow I have to try to go to sleep tonight, that's going to be very difficult!!!

See you soon in my Scopes, and Celisse's Scopes.

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I will actually start Periscoping Tomorrow night.

We are staying in the Hyatt on 17th st.

I will be going to Duffy's in Fort Lauderdale, to have dinner with some friends, and fellow cruisers, on the same ship.

I think Celisse will also start Periscoping as well from her very Cool place that she is Staying!!

Here is the Links to follow us on Periscope.

https://www.periscope.tv/cruisingkat

https://www.periscope.tv/celisse

Thank you everyone for following along here, and on Periscope.

This will be new to me, but will do my best to cover as much as I can.

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I am All packed!!!!!! This is what went into my Honda Accord. My husband was worried I would not be able to get it all in my car, HA, proved him wrong!!!!

I am a Navy Veteran, THIS GIRL, knows how to Pack!! And yes I am traveling heavy!!!! I like Choices!!! lol!!!

We are leaving at 6:30am in the morning, when my husband gets off his graveyard shift job, so I will be doing all the driving. It's about five hours. We should get to Ft Lauderdale, between 12:00-12:30

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2 Days, 16 hours from now, I will be sailing away on Allure of the Seas!!!!!!

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We are currently on the Allure! I will eventually post my full review on our cruise webpage- pndcruisereviews.com- but for now' date=' you could take a look at my Oasis review there from 2010.

Here's some quick thoughts now:

- avoid breakfasts and dinners in the Windjammer at all costs. The food there is pretty awful at those times and it's a very small space and very congested. I have had good lunches there but I'd stick to only doing lunch there on port days or if you are amongst the first to board on Sunday. (Get an aft seat overlooking the boardwalk).

- all of the specialty restaurants are very good, but I'd lean towards Samba, Chops or Giovanni's first. 150 Central is excellent if you are willing to experiment outside the normal comfort zone. We've eaten at all this cruise! (We bought a five night specialty dining pkg- and our ta got us another free specialty dinner). I liked Izumi hibachi, but the others in my group weren't as impressed.

- we liked the boardwalk Mexican food location, Sabor for lunch and the Park Cafe roast beef sandwiches are excellent, too! Whenever possible, eat lunch and breakfast (the French toast is awesome!!!)at The American Icon on deck 3. The food is a bazillion times better there than the Windjammer, and it's less traveled.

- Dazzles is the best nightclub aboard

- Do NOT miss Mama Mia! Excellent show! Make reservations online if you haven't already. In fact, do this for all the shows as they were all great! (Headliner show is iffy, but get reservation anyway- better than standing in long lines!!!). If you have reservations, don't stand in line for shows- they are the people who didn't bother getting reservations.

- make sure to see the Comedy show!!! But if "language" offends you, maybe skip it...

- on at sea days, get up EARLY and stake your pool location! Generally the best spots are GONE by 9am but this can vary.

- spa facility is disappointing in its location and pricing. But we liked the walking jogging track on deck five (there's an entry/exit to the spa fwd) with it's funny messages.

- the Royal Promenade has cool events

- the VOOM internet is ok performance wise, but not as fast as home systems, regardless of how they tout it to be.

- the overhanging hot tubs are fantastic, but there are people who literally live in them all day (this is not something they should do, btw) so you might want to do these more on embarkation day or port days or at night. Allure always has some hot tubs and pools open 24/7.

- the Beach pool and Solarium pools are our favorites.

Hope that gives you some good tips!

Cheers, Paul[/quote']

 

 

Hi Paul

 

I have been doing a lot of research with this Cruise, through blog's, and Periscope.

But learned some new things from you, I did not know, like the lines for the shows. I thankfully made reservations for all the Shows.

Thank you as well for the tips about the pools and hot tubs!!!

I am very excited to go in 2 Days.

Thank You again [emoji4]

 

 

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Oh thank you for doing this. I am following. I am sailing June 12 CANNOT wait. First timer on RCL, previous 2X on Carnival.

You will notice, some differences between Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean Cruise lines.

You are Going to Love, Love, Royal Caribbean.

I am sure, like myself, you will LOVE Allure OTS.

I have been on some Carnival Cruise Ships, and they are good, but Royal Caribbean is phenomenal!!!! You will be hooked on RCI!!!

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Yup, this has been me, saving up for this Cruise!!!!!!

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Thank You everyone for the Kind, and Supportive Comments!! [emoji4] I am very Excited to share my Adventure with all of You!! I have enjoyed reading others Live blog's, and watching the Periscoper's on this Cruise Ship, as well as other Cruise Ships. I am happy to Pay it Forward!!!

It Does help with Cruise withdraw!!! [emoji6]

I have my Carry on Ready, and Luggage tags on my bags!!!

3 More Days!!!!

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Take good care of the ol girl. You'll be getting on as we're leaving. The big set of claw marks will be where they had to drag me off.

Oh My!!! [emoji15] Even more reason to book another Future Cruise on Allure then, OR Harmony????

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I'll be on board with you as well! Flying out Saturday morning to Fort Lauderdale. I'll be doing a review when I return. Can't wait to have a drink and relax! Maybe I'll run into you and Celisse periscoping! Enjoy yourselves!

 

 

 

Terry

Terry

Have you signed up for the meet and mingle get together on our Cruise? Cruise critic is the one that puts it all together.

You would need to sign up today, or tomorrow. I am not sure when the deadline is, for the cut off for signing up.

Here is the Link for the Meet and Mingle.

You will need to provide your reservation number for your cruise so they can send an invitation to your cabin.

http://www.cruisecritic.com/community/meetandmingle.cfm

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Wanted to let you guys know, on Allure's Sail Away at 4:30 from Port Everglades, the Port Everglades Cam will be Zooming in on my 10th Deck, Portside, Balcony Cabin.

I have sent a message to the Wave hi Cam on what my Location will be.

Here is the Web Site for PTZtv's Web Cam's that stream live video.

http://www.ptztv.com

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This is ONE of the Signs, I will have on my Balcony.

And this is what we will be waving in the Air!!!

Our itinerary for this Cruise, is the Western Caribbean!!!

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Hey Kat, My husband is retired Air Force. Will have to get them together!

Sounds Great!!!! He might be interested in some of the information sessions my husband will have on Space Available Travel!!!

We are going to Duffy's Sat night between 5:00 and 5:30, you guys should join us!!!!

Duffy's Sports Grill, 1804 Cordova Rd., Ft. Lauderdale.

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I'm a retired JAG (lawyer). We did a western Caribbean cruise on Allure this past Feb. It was a wonderful week!

 

Have a great cruise.

 

Cheers

Hi

Yes we are doing Western Caribbean as well.

I am very excited!!!

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