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@Pcardad, Speed tests are not impressive but with VPN I am also able to stream. Here are screen shots without and with VPN. Lower number is with VPN.

Maybe I spoke too soon about the internet. Mike Moore’s video won’t load for me. I didn’t buy the enhanced internet package.

The ship is stunning. Compass Rose is very light and airy. The serving stations are around the perimeter so much less dish noise in the dining room. There are etched glass panels over the exterior walls so no real window views. Seating in the theater is more spread out and getting to middle seats is much easier. Lots of light colored wood throughout the ship. The internet is much better. We have an F2 suite.

Still offloading. We can hear David Nevin calling luggage tag colors. I think he just called the last group.

Dawn beaks on the Grandeur in Trieste.

Woke up early to see her coming in to port

We are in the hotel across the street from the terminal. We’ll be there at 11:00 knocking on the door.

There was an ATM in the casino on the Mariner. It dispensed $100 bills. I was charged a $6.99 fee when I withdrew $500.

In keeping with the water bottle theme of the original question, If you are going to a warm part of the world I would suggest bringing your own insulated water bottle like a Hydroflask and using ice to keep your water cold. The Vero bottles are not insulated and your water will get warm during the day (even with ice in warm places). On our WC I bought an insulated bottle in one of our early ports and left my Vero bottle in the room. Other things that we found helpful are magnetic hooks (and maybe some binder clips) that you can use on the metallic walls to hang things and organize pieces of paper or to hang hats. My wife also brought a shoe organizer that hung from our closet rod.

Depends on your butler. Sometimes those gentlemen can work wonders with dining reservations. That is part of their job and they want to help you out.

We were on the 2023 World Cruise. We rinsed our water bottles ourselves. We didn’t feel the need to use soap as we were the only ones using them. We never asked our room attendant to clean them for us. We did not receive new bottles for each (7) segment.

The tenders on Splendor leave from Deck 3.

I downloaded a bunch of movies and TV shows to my iPad for our upcoming WC. I bought a USB-C to HDMI cable on Amazon to hopefully connect the iPad to the TV on the ship. Don't know if this will work or not. When i tried it on my Samsung TV at home the TV didn't seem to recognize the cord plugged into the HDMI slot. Maybe with a different TV?........

@flossie009 enjoy the Mexican sunshine while you can. It will be raining when you get to LA. We aren't complaining though--we need the water! Have so enjoyed your lovely photos and commentary.