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This is me waving as you pass my building - 410 N Mary (Mary Three)! Nice walk.

Hooray, following along!

We experienced the same for our BCN to LHR. I was shocked to be asked to pay for pre-assigned seats with a Business class ticket!

@Jim_Iain I believe we connected on this before. I work near you at the Central and Mary campus. I look for you when I arrive, hoping one day I will see you walking by on your daily walk 😀. I hit my 34th Apple Anniversary this summer. Congratulations to your step sister!

Have a wonderful cruise Jim and Iain! Looking forward to following your adventures again and you are tiding me over until our Med cruise in September 2024. Singapore is one of my favorite places to visit! It was the first place I traveled when I started working at Apple, and my first international trip ever in the early 90s. Enjoy!

Our cabin steward on Edge last November was named Mustofa. If this is the same person, he was excellent! Enjoying your TR!

We found about a month ago that on our upcoming cruise (Ascent Sept 2024), excursions were not only available but also sold out. Yes, that was more than 1 year in advance! I keep hoping that X adds more choices. I have booked some through Shoreexcursions.com because of this.

So excited to follow! We are on the Ascent next Fall, Rome-Greek Islands-Barcelona, with a stay in Rome before and Barcelona after. This is a great ‘appetizer’ to our cruise. Have a great time Charla and Jeremy!

We were in an Edge Villa (15101) on our Caribbean cruise and LOVED it! Deck with hot tub was very private. We heard some very light ship noise as we crossed through bumpy waters, but otherwise it was a quiet as can be. Love our 'secret' entrance to the Retreat Lounge as well. We did not get an EV for our next cruise, which is Mediterranean in Fall 2024, because it is so port intensive, we didn't think we would use the space as much as in the Caribbean.

I asked for a sharps container on our trip as well, but given how few items I put in it, next time I think I will just carry them home in a ziplock bag. I am sure the medical center will allow you to drop there as well. It also seems to me that I saw sharps disposal containers in some bathrooms, but perhaps I am recalling the airport instead.

Me too! Could not pass it up any day of our cruise!

We really enjoyed Magnifica when we sailed in November! We thought they were by far the best that performed in the Atruim in the evenings.

We thought Hyatt Place was serviceable. Since we, like you, came from the West Coast and arrived quite late we didn't mind. To be honest, it is not somewhere I would stay if the location was my vacation destination. Having said that, it was clean, the staff was friendly and the coach to the cruise port was fast and easy.

Yes, you get EVERYTHING!!!! That was not clear to us when we booked it. We are not fish eaters and there was a massive seafood tower in the appetizer section. There was also Charcuterie so we just assumed we would pick that and be happy. We enjoyed the dinner but we really threw them off when we asked than not to bring the seafood tower or the lobster entree.

This is an improvement with the umbrellas. Only two when we were on in November, as I recall. Alex and Yulia are fabulous ....made our trip very special!

I have tried both the online form (4 weeks ago) and an email to the address above (2 weeks ago) and still zero response! I just sent a reply to the ‘we have received your email’ note and am keeping fingers crossed. Certainly not seeing the 3-7 day response others are.

I am afraid I had you mixed up too! Thanks for setting us straight!

Really looking forward to following your adventures as our November cruise inches closer and closer! Wishing you and Iain good health and fun! Side note: I plan to be back in the office next week (Apple - 410 N Mary). I guess I will have to wait a while to hope I catch you walking by on your daily walk 😀

Hubby is a Below Deck Fan. We will have to check this book out. We do love Captain Lee!

We have not cruised on X yet and I have 45 status points and am in the Classic level. So, by my experience, the answer is yes!

Yes! Thank you so much @MarKay525! My go to summer dinner shoes are like the ones in the top row of your examples.

OK, I am sure this is a hot button, but really asking so I don't cause an issue. I have sparkly flip flops that I generally wear out to dinner or whatever in the summer. Will these be OK? When coming in after an active day in walking shoes, these are a nice break. I can and will follow the rules and buy specific shoes if these are not acceptable. Just wondering about other people's experience.

Thank you so much for posting this @luv2ndhalf! I was just about to post a similar question. Hubby and I are on the Ultimate Southern Caribbean in November and I have been researching excursions. We are not too keen on the 50 person bus tour (especially now) and I recall @Jim_Iain mentioning setting up a private journey. For those who have done this, have you typically arranged it ahead of the cruise or just worked with someone in The Retreat when you are on board? Also, thanks @Jim_Iain for an idea of pricing. I realize they will all be different but at least that gives me a general idea.

Sadly, it was just announced that the Gilroy Garlic Festival will not return.