J_Kepler

Curious as well - what were your thoughts?

Good stuff

The trolley in Bar Harbor sounds so cliche, but it is great and I recommend the 4.5 hour tour if you are wanting to get out and see the stops.  It has 30 minute stops and the other one only 15 minute stops - too fast in my opinion.

On 6/7/2019 at 3:48 PM, lilchief27 said:

Hubby & I will be on RC Adventure of the Seas July 6, ports Bar Harbor, ME, Halifax & Saint John, NB. I usually collect Christmas ornaments. I would love to know other items people have enjoyed as mementos of their cruise.

Also, if you are an Christmas ornament collector like me, share store or locations to shop!

Thank you!

We are ornament collectors and Bar Harbor has several good options.

I also enjoyed buying several blueberry items to take with me and eat.

We were very close to port.  And yes it was a medical emergency.  

Given the speed at which they had to call them in may point to seriousness. 

 Eager to know this myself as our family enjoys hiking and photographing. 

Just now, HMC RET said:

How much does it cost

I think $150 ish per day?

The left side doesn't bother me (of course I am always more worried about the other drivers)

I drove for weeks in Grenda which is also left side and very very bad roads.

The only thing for me is being able to get out early before sunset to get images.

Those are great drycleaning prices

49 minutes ago, kba1988 said:

thanks for this information.  I am wondering if it makes sense to rent twizy for the entire 3 days were at her Bermuda, or just for one day??🤔

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I can tell you what we are thinking and I have never been to Bermuda.

We arrive on a Wed.  We are headed to Hamilton that day to check out the street scene.  That would be a 45-minute drive.  I would rather not drive but take the ferry.

We plan to rent the vehicle in the afternoon of Day 2 and enjoy driving around through the evening and then through the next day at the same time.

I plan to do sunrise and sunset photography on those days.  I will only be doing a one-day rental.

9 hours ago, Sleeper3 said:

Radio:

Enjoyed your review after the fact.  We were on the same cruise and also participated in the cabin crawl. 

 

Unfortunately, my wife fell ill on D-3 and was quarantined by the medical staff.  She was not cleared until the morning of D-5, 15 minutes AFTER our excursion departed.  To add insult to injury, on a side visit to Hamilton she fell and injured a leg.  She spent the rest of the cruise in a wheelchair.  I made one planned excursion and she missed all 3.  Celebrity was not sympathetic.

 

On the bright side, we found the on-board entertainment, comedians, performers and music to be outstanding!  That was something that I did not see particularly good reviews for ahead of time. 

 

 

 

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Sorry to hear of the hiccups to your vacation.  

I am glad to hear the entertainment was very enjoyable because that is what I am least excited about heading into the cruise (I am crazy excited but this is at the lowest part of my expectations list)

On 5/19/2019 at 12:20 PM, Turtles06 said:

 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/duck-boat-dangers-have-been-a-concern-for-decades

I was wondering about this as well.

I haven't seen any effect on the current cruises or heard of plans altering, I can see that the weather continues to be nice there.  high 70's and normal precipitation chances.

Looks like even the ships there now will have a smooth go...I not sure what this does to the ocean itself though, I would imagine that it gets a bit rougher.

Let me state it again so that all those of you who are going absolutely facebook over my comments.

The unOfficial Disney Hurricane Strategy 

When a hurricane is headed for Florida, people hear "Disney".  

If the hurricane is headed to Pensacola that isn't Orlando.  

Hitting Jacksonville?  Again not Orlando.

People hear Florida they hear Disney

If a CAT 4/5 eye is headed for Orlando avoid it.  

Consider avoiding if Tampa is getting hit by a 4/5.  

But even a CAT 3 headed for Disney will drop well below a 1 by the time it reaches Orlando.  It lasts for a half day- one day and then it is gone leaving low humidity and clear skies for several days.  Understand Disney has only closed FOUR times in its history (we were there for one of those and it was for a hurricane.)  So describing me as thoughtless would be also describing Disney thoughtless.  Not really a well thought out jab......actually kind of thoughtless :-)

Just adding some fuel to the fire.  You can get the intercontinental hotel in bora bora for around or under a $1000 per night.

10 hours ago, Charles4515 said:

 

Twizy’s can only seat two. 

Yes.  We are going to mix and match our travel and rent a couple at different times.

Having kids 8 years apart is tricky - very different activities.  My daughter and I are super adventurous and mom and youngest less so.  Do wish they would have a 4 seat option at some point.

I always like insurance data because they are motivated by money to get it right.  

https://www.wsbradio.com/weather/hurricanes/florida-safest-cities-hurricane/6aMejzEg9pmqy2WIVyPoYO/

4 hours ago, njhorseman said:

Really.

 

Thousands of people can be killed, homes destroyed, and  lives permanently upended by a hurricane and you "highly recommend it". 

 

it's coming up on 7 years since I lived through superstorm Sandy. Our home wasn't destroyed, we weren't injured, but I can assure you the storm and its aftermath was anything but amazing.

 

Looks like you live in Ohio? I highly recommend that you go to Xenia and talk to someone who lived through the 1974 tornado. I don't think the words "amazing" and "highly recommended" are going to be part of their vocabulary.

 

Don't want to go to Xenia? When you're in Bermuda ask residents about Hurricane Fabian. Yeah, they found it "amazing".

My wife is from Charleston and no I don't mean Bermuda before/during/after a hurricane but Orlando is SO far inland and is rarely in the path anyway that the hype runs everyone away.  

Definitely steer clear of hurricane areas during the hurricane, but don't avoid Disney.

Thanks for the input.  We were considering the buses but now we are considering the minibus option (and a twizzy rental in there as well)

24 minutes ago, njhorseman said:

The bus stop is no longer where he says it is. Buses now start and end their trips in front of the Clocktower Mall.

Do you like buses or the mini buses?

He liked the mini buses but I think he was a solo traveler.  We are a family of 4 and we are planning a bunch of trips all over the island during our 3 days there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGJ-nSys70c

This has been good information.

8 hours ago, CILCIANRQTS said:

We’re there the 26th - 28th on NCL Gem out of Boston.

I’m guardedly optimistic! 🌝

We are on the Celebrity same time and it should be amazing.  Weather following these storms/depressions is often amazing.

We were at Disney for a hurricane and I HIGHLY recommend it.

1 hour ago, Radio said:

Here is a short video I made.

 

Bermuda with Celebrity Summit 2019

 

Radio

 

 

 

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As someone who does an edit of a video here and there...very well done.

1 hour ago, jpm1973 said:

 

This is what is showing for our May 25 Symphony sailing.

 

 

 I would describe that as within range of normal pricing for a 45 minute zip line experience.   Overall I think it would be more fun in the mountains here in the Midwest than just flying high above an island. 

12 hours ago, jpm1973 said:

 

To me that is much more reasonable. But someone must be buying at these inflated prices.

Agreed.  It only works if they sell.

Since we don't necessarily want Cabanas, in a way I am glad they are selling well at high prices...I always see that as keeping my prices low for what I want to do 😄 😄 😄

However, what is the price of the zip line again?