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Glad to know I'm not the only one. Been awake since 2:30 am After following along, I'm getting excited about cruising on Utopia. Then I realize, nope, that's not me. I'm on little sister Adventure OTS 😜
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Am I the only one that can not sleep the night before a flight to a cruise? Or a flight anywhere for that matter. Nothing like 2 1/2 hours of sleep to make a person feel refreshed. After taking a dinner break where Little Miss HBE4 made a slightly inappropriatly name but very delicious meal called Marry Me Chicken (sorry, no photos. You'll need to Goggle it) , resumed packing. Finished at 10:30 pm, in bed by midnight & awake by 2:30 am. Gave up trying to fall asleep by 3;30 am. Gonna be a long day.
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Leonard was not happy when he saw the suit cases come out. Non-stop meowing & howling and normally he'd be sleeping at my step daughters side right now but instead he's been my shadow. After what seems like 96 hours of non-stop petting, he's calmed down. He going to be happy when he realizes his human mommy is staying home with him.
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Thank you. Yes, I leave on Friday as well on Adventure. And if somewhere along the way in my travels between the airport & restaurants at Port Canaveral, I see someone wearing a "Summer of Fun 4.0" t-shirt, you can be sure I'll do my best to photo bomb! 🤣 Just kidding. Thank you again! Part of the issue is I'm a chronic overpacker so I pack extra of everything. Just in case I spill wine all over myself. Twice. Or if I fall overboard on the first formal night, what am I going to wear on the 2nd formal night? You know, stuff that never happens but just in case, I'll be ready. I've already made on shopping trip to buy extra but necessary clothing items (socks and undies) & may be making a second for all the ancillary items and kick knacks that will make the trip more pleasant.
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I had a mega-herd of 14 deer run though my yard one morning a few years ago. Maybe half of them stopped to munch on roses, hosta, etc. Usually would only see 2 or 3 at a time. A few years ago, a viral disease killed large amounts of white-tailed deer in NY. For years, I seldom see a deer in my yard but the population seems to be rebound. Saw 4 at once last week. A mom and 3 fawns.
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Same with me, late morning flight on Thursday and arriving at MCO a little after 1:00 pm. Friday, I have a 10:30 check-in time at the pier. I forgot how much needs to be done before a cruise.This will be my longest trip in 6 years, I'll be gone for almost 2 weeks. Spent the day running around gathering last minute shopping for the basic travel stuff and taking care of a few things on the home front before leaving - paying bills, mowing lawn, laundry, etc. Currently working on my packing list and clothing schedule - singinalot would be proud of my chart!! The gathering of clothes and packing will start later tonight & continue into the morning as I will pack and re-pack repeatedly for no other reason other than to think it can be better packed. Oh, and I decided to take advantage of a last minute sale Royal was having to cancel/repurchase my internet package & excursion in Aruba. Except after cancelling both, I couldn't repurchase right away. Either would got the spinning circle of lost hope and/or the "add to cart" button was greyed out. Finally after almost an hour, I was able to repurchase both. One hour of anxiety to save $21. Sheesh! I returned home late last night from a poorly timed 5 day trip to a cabin in the Adirondacks without cell & internet service. Same trip I did last year at this time with college friends & while I had a blast perfect weather and lots of laughter, I really could use 1 or 2 of those days back.
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My wild butt guess which is based on nothing would be that if the ships are intended for port-intensive itineraries, they would ditch the seaplex, flow riders, water slides, etc and focus on adding specialty restaurants, loungers etc.
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The app being used is called "GroupMe". I don't know anything about it but since I'm basically a Johnny-Come-Lately to this trip, I'll just follow along. As a last time Emerald, I would get 15% off whatever the imaginary on-board price is. So you're right, this will probably be the lowest price I see. I actually already pulled the trigger on it. $167 for 8 days of internet. I've spent way more on food & drinks at a 3 hour NY Ranger game. That's pretty much how I rationalize all my purchases. 😄
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My Set Sail Pass for my cruise in 9 days does not indicate I have the DX package. But I see it reserved in the cruise planner, I have email confirmation already printed out and more importantly, it's already been charge to my credit card. This is thru the Royal App on my Android phone.
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Thank You both. Normally I'm a "disconnect from the world" type person but the friends that invited me are actually part of a much larger - almost Bella2.0 size - group and they are using a certain group text messaging app that requires wifi. So that's the main reason, to stay in the loop & coordinate gatherings. The streaming movies would just be a side benefit. The 3rd benefit would be keeping in touch with family at home & in case of emergency. One of the most heart-warming things that was said to me recently was my step-daughter sorrowfully saying "I can't believe I have to go 9 whole days without seeing or talking to you".💖
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I've never purchased the Wi-Fi package but may do so for my upcoming trip for various reasons. 1) Is $20.99 a good price? It's "on-sale" (haha) @ 25% off. 2) Will I be able to access NetFlix and my DVR recordings (Comcast Xfinity) from my laptop? I know while in the USA I can but I seem to remember people having difficulties when out of the country. Not sure if that is still a "thing". Normally I don't watch TV or movies while on vacation. Even the cabin TV is hardly on except to watch the cruise director's show. But this trip may be different so I'm trying to be prepared.
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In all seriousness, while I am a night owl & sleep in-ish kinda guy, it's been years since I've stayed up late enough to see the sunrise. And I really don't sleep in as much as I used to as I figure I've spent big bucks on vacation, I'm not going to sleep it away. There may be a night or two where life in the fast lane catches up to me & I'll crash early. The following day is when I usually might catch a glimpse of the sunrise, all bleary-eye in my PJ's from my balcony.🫣