Haljo1935

I'm sure the Rangers parade was quite the sight - thanks for the update.⚾ 2. I thought I saw some preliminary work once near the "fancy" coke machine and tap beer dispenser, but the fencing was gone as quickly as it went up. Nothing appeared different when the area was cleared. The only things I've been told are "mechanics," installation of library & Starlink and removal of staircase by the casino. Hope GS will tell me more when I visit them tonight. 1. We used CabRoma.com for the hotel->pier shuttle. It was not our 1st (or even 2nd) choice, but others were already booked even 6-8 weeks out that we went w/a company that got good reviews and had good communication. They were great!! We're using SharedShuttle.com for the end of the cruise (they are 1 of the companies that was booked for the front side). I am back also for the Nov 26 TA!!

Thank you - it's been fun and I owe you all a lot of pics. All I've been able to learn: in addition to some "mechanics" is installation of library and Starlink and removing the staircase by the casino. Will compare Nov 29 when I'm back.🫣

A couple tenders coming in Sun beginning to set over Sorrento as seen from our balcony Captain says he expects us to be in Rome about 5am. Shuttle is meeting us at 9:30 to take us to Hotel Intorno al Fico where we'll stay 1 night 🌙 😴 before returning home. Tonight's agenda consists of very light dinner, packing, attending 2nd chance scratch off drawing and cashing out our onboard account. Will post our pictures from Pompeii later, but this should examine why dinner will be light.

Tender tickets secured. Test run was a success - Rainy Soggy Pompeii here we come!!

Weather update - weather.com shows rain may be clearing, so we may have better weather after 10. I can like that 😉

Good morning, Sorrento - our new tender port for today. No real sunrise for me to share; it was cloudy & 🌧. Looks & sounds like we're here now. Tender tickets 🎟 will be available starting at 8 in BB Kings. Since we are not on a ship excursion, we have to go there before we get off. Tour guide has acknowledged port change, so fingers crossed. Likely will be schlosshing through Pompeii in rain 🌧️ but at least we'll be there 🌂 ☔ in hand. And looks like port hours have been extended - All Aboard has gone from 3:30pm to 5:30pm.

I don't either, but DH does; since they're his eggs, he went foraging for s&p.

I am not able to find any details about the Salerno pier damage - curious for details if anyone learns anything. Thanks!

😪 my PG burger was really good, though. 🥴

We have been notified of a very last minute port change for tomorrow. Apparently, the pier at Salerno has collapsed into the sea because of a storm. So, we will now go to Sorrento, a tender port. Here's when it bites it to have a non-ship excursion - we have not been able to get a response from the tour company for our tour in Pompeii - ugh!

It was a fabulous day, thanks! I will post pictures in a bit when my phone is charged. Thanks for the encouraging words.😊

Quite enjoyed our day today - the weather was fabulous! We had the BEST bruschetta ever - made fresh in front of us and cooked in a woodfire oven. I will post pictures of both the bruschetta and oven from my phone in a bit. Very nice day, indeed, in Sicily.☺️ And we left early - guess everyone paid attention to the All Aboard - no Pier Runners today. 😵

The horror - epic fail!! We received NO s&p vessels this morning. DH even asked "what happened to the salt & pepper we used to get?" His eggs were eaten w/o seasoning.😪

Sunrise over Messina Sicily as we come into port We're already seeing some lovely old buildings with the mountains as a backdrop Bow cam 2 hours apart 4:45am 6:45am We are doing a Godfather tour today - should have nice weather for it Breakfast was in room since we have an early start. Enjoying hot oatmeal - not on the menu but they will serve it if you just right it in. Other pictures coming into port

It IS amazing! During our Sept B2B, which overlapped with @Jamman54 we had dinner twice and lunch once and wanted to go again!!

We'll find out tomorrow morning; I think they're the shorties. 🤔 I did not get a picture from the steakhouse, so they cannot be judged.🙄

Very respectable numbers; that's almost 1 every day for your mom!!🥇🏆

No, I don't think they're ever mixed up - one set is from Lido, the other from MDR, so geographically separated, lol.

Ok here they are - shakers & grinders from another line. Pass or fail?

@jam19872016 Have thoroughly enjoyed following your journey across the waters and back; hope to read your next one. Safe travels!!

Congrats - enjoy!!

Very much looking forward to your posts and pictures. Thanks for letting us come along. Safe travels - enjoy your cruise!

The credit is immediate - if you refresh the Navigator App you will see it before you leave the Shore Exc Desk. At disembarkation when they close out your account, HAL will issue credit (if you have any) to whatever card you put on file; how long it takes for you to see that depends on your bank. I always see mine in less than a week. You can also go down to Guest Services and have them give you hard cold cash. So, no, you're not waiting a full CC billing cycle (or longer) to receive the credit. And because it ultimately goes on the CC on file for the booking, it may or may not be the same CC you used to originally book the excursions. I am not loyal to any one card, so the card I put on file at check-in very likely will be different than the 1 I used when I booked the excursions.

Same for the cruise I'm currently on

All good days - I don't play the saxophone but think the musical world is better for it. Girls Who Code is worthy of donations if you're so inclined. Passion the meal, no idea about the drink, would try the wine, not been to the port. This day in history was indeed important for Mexico. Prayers and positive thoughts for all. Sunset (what there was) over our final Sea day enroute to Messina Sicily.