AlliG

Thanks for the feedback everyone. We're now scheduled to leave FIRST thing Saturday morning on a direct flight to FLL. If the forecast gets much worse, we'll see about switching to a Friday night departure.

Now to book rental car and possibly change hotels...

I'm travelling on the Navigator out of Miami this coming Sunday 1/15. Our current travel plans have us arriving in FLL Saturday evening, with FLL hotel and then Larry's Limo direct to POM on Sunday morning.

Our departure from Baltimore on Saturday now looks risky due to some projected winter weather, so I'm weighing switching our flight to Sunday morning with a 9:30a arrival time in FLL. I normally wouldn't risk it, but we also just got an email yesterday from RCI asking us to arrive for check in (by deck) between 2:45 and 3:30p (assuming because of past POM issues w/ long lines).

Even if our arrival is delayed beyond 9:30, we should still have enough time to arrive to POM by 3:30 (5p all aboard), right?

Another vote for Love Letter (there's a Batman version too). Our 8 yo daughter could play it at 6 but still likes it. Adults in our game playing group like it too.

Other good games:

Aquarius (good for up to 5 players, VERY easy to pick up but still fun)

Saboteur (good for up to 10 players...but you need to find a bigger table to play on...we've pulled several bar tables together or played in the buffet between meals)

Mille Bournes

Guillotine

Hanabi (cooperative)

Looking forward to the rest of your review and photos we're in 1390 next door to your cabin in a month!

They're at Skindergade 17, which is not far from Stroget. They're on the same side of the street and a few doors along from a camera shop called Fotografica. They had more kinds of Monopoly than I knew existed! http://www.faraos.dk/

Thank you! I've added a pin in my Google Map and will definitely swing by!

Have a wonderful cruise!

We leave on the NCL star from Copenhagen in two weeks, so I'm so excited to see your posts about Copenhagen. Can you share the location of the stores selling vintage board games? We are travelling with gaming friends and I'd love to surprise them with something unique.

And thanks for the bus photos!

Danish Viking-

First of all, thanks for all your insights on Copenhagen. I've read through a lot of the thread and picked up some wonderful tips.

I have a question about Tivoli Gardens. We have a one-night stay before getting on the NCL Star on July 3 and expect we'll want to spend that evening at Tivoli, grabbing dinner and riding at least a few rides while we're there. (Do you have any favorites?)

Do you recommend purchasing admission/ride tickets in person or online in advance? We'll likely eat dinner while we're at Tivoli, so would one of the packages (PULS) be a good investment?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

Thanks for the additional thoughts, mking.

We originally chose deck 12 because it's a newer section of the ship with only suite neighbors so assuming the hallway would be pretty quiet. We also like the idea of being up by the Bier Garten and having easy access to pool deck since we won't have a balcony.

But your thoughts on easier access to gangway on port days is something to consider.

Thanks again. The oceanview options right now are deck 8 and I think we'd prefer to stay up on deck 12. Maybe we'll switch and try a sideways.

Any other thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks Mary Kay. I just noticed your posts on a thread a few years back about sideways cabins. We have that option as well, staying up on Deck 12. Perhaps that would a good option? Which would you prefer?

We're booked in an IC inside cabin on Deck 12 of the Star for the Baltics next month. I've been watching prices and there are now obstructed oceanview cabins for the same price we paid for the inside.

I'm not super concerned about getting the view since the itinerary is so port intensive we won't be spending much time in our cabin. But I've noticed that oceanview cabins are listed as being approx. 159 sq. feet as opposed to 142 for inside cabins.

Can anyone tell me where that extra square footage is in the cabin and will we actually notice it? It's just me and my husband, so no worries about 3rd or 4th passengers. But for 9 nights, perhaps we'll want a little extra space?

Thoughts (and photos) would be much appreciated.

Chiming in as another who'd love a copy of the walking tour. My email: allison dot gilmore at gmail dot com.

Thanks!

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