Mikamarii

Ive been tracking internet prices for two upcoming cruises (did it as well for 2 previous ones last year) what I found is that regardless of the sale the price was within about 5-10$. We have a 12 nighter coming up this summer that I’ve been tracking since we booked in October. Plenty of sales in the last 6 months. Lowest I’ve seen for 1 person/2 devices is $506 cdn…highest has been $513 Cdn.

oops you are correct....not sure what I was thinking there

We recently did a back to back on Quantum this past December in Ft Lauderdale. Met and waited in 270, got our new sea pass cards and waited until the ship was empty. They then escorted us off where we scanned out of the first cruise. Waited in a small waiting area off the ship (I think they were waiting for the remaining passengers to clear out of the port area as to not confuse us with any stragglers). They then walked us all to a customs agent who did their thing then they walked us back up to the waiting area. Waited about 5 minutes or so then they took our group and let us scan and get back on the ship. From the time they started walking us off the ship to the time we got back on was about 45 minutes tops.

Empathy and sympathy are two very different things. I empathize with their situation, but I most certainly do not feel sorry for someone missing a ship.

You can ask your stateroom attendant as soon as you see him/her. We usually book a separate room for our kids. Last year on a b2b we had the beds together on the first leg but they wanted them separated on the second leg. Asked our stateroom attendant and when he was cleaning the room that day he split the beds for us.

Ya that is what I figured....There are 4 of us that will hit diamond for the 2nd cruise.....4 drinks a day x 4 people x 16 days is a lot to the point I would feel awful if they got nothing from those drinks haha.

awesome thanks! Just wanted to make sure we didn't walk away assuming they got something

I apologize if I start a tipping thread here....not my intention We will hit diamond on the first leg of a b2b this summer (already plan on going to the loyalty desk to have it set up for the second leg) When we order a drink does it include a gratuity for the bartender/server or is that charged separately?

We use the scotiabank passport infinite visa. I love it. We used to have an RBC Usbank visa but traded that one in for this one since we can use it world wide. Like previously said it also has insurance benefits and includes 6 lounge passes per year which we love using. Not all airports have a lounge available but we've generally been able to find one. For the most part, its the plaza premium network. The point system is through scene+. It works out to 1PT=$0.01 if redeeming for travel or groceries. The redemption valhe isnt that great if redeeming for straight statement credit. We primarily shop at Sobeys which is on the Scene program so lots of opportunites for bonus pts. We usually redeem for travel. Can be done right on the app and shows up as a credit within a couple days of requesting. Im very happy with this card.

We use a the scotiabank infinite passport visa. There is an annual fee but the six free lounge passes are awesome in addition to the no fx. We used to have a us visa but this one can be used worldwide.

Since you've already done the 1st interview the second needs to be done at the airport and can no longer be done at a land border crossing. As previous poster said you will have to do it in Quebec after going through US customs as you will not clear US customs in Edmonton. It is no guarantee you will be able to get it done. You need to make sure you have a long enough layover to allow the interview of your entire party. You'll have no idea how many others are waiting and how fast they will move. We ended up biting the bullet and driving 8+hrs to the border for our interview rather than trying to do it at the airport. We had originally planned to do both interviews on the same trip with a layover and booked a flight with a 3+hr layover. A few months after we booked, our flights were changed and we had a 60 minute layover so we are glad we had already went the land border route. If it doesn't work out this time the best bet is a direct flight to the US as it eliminates the layover issue as you can arrive early to your flight and get it done. Book the cheapest round trip flight you can find and eat the cost. Going somewhere like Seattle from Edmonton you could probably do it all in one day. Or since it is a sunk cost anyway just no show, or book flex tickets and get a travel credit. Its an expense and there is still risk with that but trying to schedule around layovers could be a lot more difficult.

We had laser tag on odyssey on a recent cruise. It was free and reserved on the app once onboard. Just find the time slot you want and select reserve for the people in your party who want to attend.

We did the two odyssey cruises prior to yours. We throroughly enjoyed our time on the ship and quantam class is probably our favourite as weve also been on ovation. The food was fantastic and enjoyed every meal we had other than the UK night. Prior to the two odyssey cruise we did 4 nights on liberty. On liberty windjammer opened at 6 for dinner and was always packed. It was surprisngly difficult to find a table. On odyssey it opened at 530 for dinner and it always seemed so quiet in there. We are generally early eaters so probably why we can avoid the rushes but liberty was an anomaly for us.

Our train car seemed quite full. We were at the one end and appeared every seat was full when we left west palm beach. When we got off there was a lot of people getting off and the Orlando station seemed quite busy. When we originally checked in we got there much quicker than i expected. I mentioned to the employee that we were quite early and he said he couldnt move us to another train beczuse everyone that morning was sold out.

Sorry i should clarify we took a taxi from Port Everglades post cruise not FLL.