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I do remember that! A few harrowing moments. We will miss you in The Club this week! mac_tlc

Hello Starlink!!!! Let’s see how it is as we progress along. mac_tlc

Let’s have a couple obligatory cabin pictures .

Had lunch in Luminae: DW said the chicken sandwich was excellent. I had the burger. Fries not in a metal container, and they were not the normal truffle fries. Fine by me, I was not a fan of the truffle . mac_tlc

And today’s activities:

These are some of the important people this week:

Didn’t notice, but I will take another look tonight. mac_tlc

My son has gotten me into Whiskey/bourbon after 40 years of mainly beers. Retreat Lounge seems to have a decent selection: Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve, Bulleit, JD, Gentleman Jack, Wild Turkey 101, Monkey Shoulder, Glenlivet 12, and a couple more. Here’s a Wild Turkey 101, a healthy pour indeed.

Approximate timeline of this morning : Leave Vero Beach - 7:30 Arrive at car rental in Ft Lauderdale - 10:15 Shuttle to Beyond - 10:35 Sitting in Suite arrival area - 10:50 On board - 11:05 Stop at room to drop stuff off and grab sea pass cards - 11:15 Sitting in Retreat Lounge - 11:32

It took until we were almost ready to leave Vero to see it:

Just a lazy day at Vero Beach today, too chilly/windy for water though. I thought I would get into that LIVE cruise review mode and take some pictures of some menus. Lots of that coming in the next 7 days. Started with breakfast at the Wind & Waves restaurant at the resort. It was very good. We had breakfast at about 10:30, so we skipped lunch and did an early dinner at The Italian Cousin in Sebastian, about 10 minutes from the resort. We have been here before and really enjoy it. It’s small and only open for 4-5 hrs a day. I can’t wait till the menus next week have no prices on them. We are targeting a 7:30am departure tomorrow for the drive down to Port Everglades. Drop the rental off at the Budget location nearby, hop a shuttle, and be at the port 10:30ish. Next report —- onboard Beyond !!!!!!! mac_tlc

I will inquire about the available options. mac_tlc

Please, don’t forget the passports 😜😜😜. mac_tlc

This is our home for two nights: The view: A few more room shots:

Made our way over to Vero Beach. Windy and a bit Florida-chilly. Here are a couple pictures of Disney’s Vero Beach Resort. Main Building lobby Main Pool: A few shots around the grounds:

Yesterday was packing day, which doesn’t take very long. I figured we would head over to Disney Springs for a late lunch but then I saw that there was a 4pm reservation available at the SciFi Restaurant in Hollywood Studios, so I jumped on it. It’s been tough to get in there since the restart. Crowds were not bad, at least compared to December when we were there last. Finished the night watching Famtasmic, which is the best nighttime show, IMO. Later today it’s off to Vero Beach where there probably won’t be much beach—- only in the 60s today. Fun to watch the natives! 🧤🧤. mac_tlc

Hope to see you next week! If a 60 something guy with glasses randomly walks up to you -- don't be alarmed 😄 mac_tlc

I know I’m not up for Wonder pricing! mac_tlc

It was about three minutes of sheer terror, thankfully my son was nearby and around! On the flight down, I reluctantly started a list in a note on my phone. 😞. With the house in Orlando, we always come a few days early and get go buy “almost” anything we may forget 😬. mac_tlc

Yah, that seems like the new GC normal. We will grab a couple chairs in the Solarium and guess who will make the trek to the Pool Bar😜😜. mac_tlc

Crisis averted! The Eagle has landed:

That is my plan for Beyond next week. I’ll let you know how it goes in my LIVE thread. mac_tlc

It’s looking positive for my delivery tomorrow!

OK, here we go! We will be on the Beyond this Sunday, 1/29/23, with a two-day stop at Disney's Vero Beach Resort on the way. We flew down today from CT, just getting out before the snow started. We fly into Orlando since we have a house about 5 minutes from the airport. A one-way rental car will do the trick to get us to Port Everglades. Since we have a house down here, we really don't pack anything, just a personal item each. We almost always fly Spirit and use their Big Front Seats ! Its a great option if you don't need bags, can't beat the comfort. (OK, this is the cue for all the Spirit-haters to join in). An advantage of having the house is we don't pack much, the disadvantage lately has been that I don't spend a lot of time thinking about what I need to bring before we leave CT. Today that became a real problem. When we got to Bradley airport, I remembered that I forgot our passports 😯. With not enough time to drive the 40 miles home and back to get them, we developed Plan B. Very luckily, our son lives about a mile from our house. A frantic, yet quick, call to him and he went to our house, got the passports and made a bee line to the nearest UPS Store, about a mile away. $96.60 later, they are (hopefully) on their way and we will have them tomorrow morning at 8am. Boy, I sure hope so.................. So, let's pretend that nothing happened this morning and we will continue the LIVE review... We will pack tomorrow and leave Friday morning for Vero Beach. We have been Disney Vacation Club members since almost Day 1, but haven't been to VB in a while. We will have two nights in an Ocean View Studio room. Looking forward to going to the Italian Cousin restaurant in Sebastian... We are in a Sky Suite on Beyond, so we can answer any Q's people have on the Retreat and the amenities. Due to the "current events" on the Celebrity board we will be making almost-nightly trips to the Oceanview Cafe to scope out what's there. Only Specialty restaurant we have planned is Eden on Day 3 but will probably do LeGrand Bistro for lunch. We did both on the Apex last year and they were wonderful. Other than that, we can be found at Cafe alBacio every day and some days multiple times. Will probably do some of the shows, make a few donations at the casino, and spend some time in The Club. As far as ports, we have no plans at Nassau or Costa Maya, although we usually go to Maya Chan. In Cozumel, we will head to Nachi Cocom as usual. Here's hoping the pool isn't too cold like last January. Do not plan on getting off at Grand Cayman and, it seems, we will be spending time at the Pool Bar that day... More later.. mac_tlc

As of mid March, Harmony moves to Miami. Coincides with Symphony going to Europe.