tripmom44

Thank you for the reply.  When I looked online it APPEARED that the sq footage of the balcony and the cabin are just slightly bigger.  Guess we got lucky!

We are looking for a hotel near airport for one night pre-cruise Dec 2019.  2 adults and 2 kids - 17 and 20 at time of sailing.

Of course with it being the holiday season hotels are really expensive.  We don't need anything overly fancy, just want to have somewhere to sleep, maybe have a swim once we land.  Your usual chains like Hilton Garden Inn, Comfort Inn etc all fine.  If they have shuttle from airport/to port even better.

thank you for the reminder about Mio... We took these (or similar Crystal Lite type) years ago when we did Disney in the summer but I had forgotten all about that trick

We will be sailing on Navigator for the New Years cruise 2019 (DH and myself both 45 at time, DS 17 and DD 20 at time of sailing) and are trying to decide if it is worth getting soda packages for the kids.  They don't drink a lot of pop and I don't mind paying for the odd one but want to make sure there is enough for them otherwise.

I seem to remember iced tea and lemonade machines around the ship that were free with cruise fare as well as milk, tea and coffee but it has been about 8 years since we sailed.  Is this still the case?  What beverages are included free with your fare and how easy are they to get?  

On the same note - are there any fill stations for water bottles that they could use?

TIA