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First of all I want to thank http://www.ftlauderdalewebcam.com/ for the many hours of entertainment that they have provided and will continue to do so.

 

There she was safe from her last voyage and waiting for us to board her. A lot of viewers for that time, I guess I am not the only loser :D

 

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At last!!! It was November 4th!!!!! :D, I believe that this day had to be in the top 10 list of most awaited days of my life, I did so much more research and preplanning for this trip than any other one i've ever done. Mainly because it was something that I was not familiar with and I wanted to make sure I could experience the most possible in the time we had aboard. In any case we were extremely pumped up and ready to go. The weather you ask? it was going to be PERFECT!!! high of 82 and sunny!

 

Been waiting for that little ticker to show that for a long time!

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I barely got any sleep that night and I woke very early I believe around 6:00am, the good thing was that daylight saving was over and we got an extra hour of sleep. About an hour later I woke up my bf so he could start getting ready, my mom woke up even earlier than I did to go to mass and finish packing all the last minute stuff.. I know I know, cruise boarding starts at 11:30, but I had every minute planned.

 

My bf takes long to wake up, shower and get ready and I am time control freak, so yeah sometimes we clash there. The idea was to be out of the house by 10am, be at the parking place by 10:35, then wait there for the shuttle and be at the terminal at 11am. I wanted to be among the first ones to board to make sure we got my bf reservations together with ours. Since we added him so late, all the show reservation that my mom and I had were already taken. But I read in the review of fellow CC member Host Faith that if you board early you can pretty much get any hour you like for the shows. Thank you for the tip Host :). This in the only time that I was very strict with timing of this trip, the rest of it was going to be very lax. Since we had no excursions booked, pretty much the only thing tying us up to time constraints was specialty restaurant reservations and the shows.

 

We decided to bring the bf's car since it is a hatchback and it could fit all the bags the easiest. The other two cars have an arsenal of beach equipment in them at all times and neither of us felt like clearing up the trunks.

 

I also grabbed the Zero chocolate bars that we were bringing along for our cabin steward, zero bars are my absolute favorite kind of chocolate and most people don't even know them. I like introducing people to them if I can.

 

 

Frozen Zero bars are the bomb!

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I'm lazy and never find what I want searching these forums. Can someone direct me to menus for Oasis in the MDR and the specialty restaurants? We sail 1/10/15. TIA

We have 6 traveling in our party, Wife and I, 3 daughters and 1 BF. We book one balcony and one inside directly across the hall from each other. You need to use a TA or call RCI. Unable to do anything through website.

Are you thinking of doing something between 9 and noon?

 

The British Colonial Hilton is the closest day pass place. They have a good website.

Just checked it out. It sounds nice.

Are you thinking of doing something between 9 and noon?

 

The British Colonial Hilton is the closest day pass place. They have a good website.

Haven't really had time to discuss it with our group. Its hard to get everyone together at the same time.

There is plenty to do in Nassau. We like to walk up to the British Colonial Hilton and have tea or a drink. One can get a day pass there which includes lunch and use of small pool and beach.

 

What time does the ship arrive?

We arrive at 0700 and depart at 1400. (7-2)

details are unknown at this time

Thanks Erik..:)

Would it be worth it to get a day pass if our ship leaves the Bahamas at 1400 (2:00pm)?

Will this ship be any different then the upcoming Quantum class ships?

My wife and I split rooms when booking as my children are 18,14, & 12. We just end up changing rooms as we see fit.

I thought so. Took them on last cruise and never had a problem.

Why are power strips banned?

We are a party of 6, 4 adults and 2 children flying in on 1/9/15 for a cruise on 1/10/15. Tonight I booked a room at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites on State Road in Ft. Lauderdale. Can anyone provide any pro's or con's for this hotel? Picked this one because it fits all of us in one room and it provides shuttle service to the port. Yea or Nay?