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I'm sailing 2/22 on the Breakaway and haven't heard anything.

What percent of people would you guess bid on a higher category?

Cruised the Epic last year during March.  The ship was full of college spring breakers.  Don't worry about getting a seat at the pool.  The entire deck was wall-to-wall college kids.  You wouldn't or couldn't want to sit there.  You couldn't even walk through-you had to go down or up to get across.  The lines to get a drink anywhere near the pool were at least a half hour.  Your kids will have a blast but it's not like anything I have ever experienced on a cruise before.  As far as I could tell they didn't really eat much except watermelon so the restaurants weren't a problem.  Enjoy!

I like to just get one bite of a lot of different items to see what I like and then go back.  I couldn't ask the crew to serve me a plate like that.

That's a great idea but I already booked the sunset catamaran cruise for the first night.  I wish we were there a bit longer.  Maybe next year!

Thanks for your reply-that sounds stressful!  Maybe we should skip Hamilton and do something else?  Any suggestions?  We arrive the day before in the late afternoon and we are taking a sunset cruise from the Dockyard and plan to shop there before the cruise and then checkout the nightlife at the Dockyard after the cruise.  We are beach people so we feel obligated to go to Horseshoe the next morning.  

We plan on getting to Horseshoe Bay early via the shuttle and leave by noon.  What is the easiest way to get to  Hamilton from there and how do we get back to the ship?  This is our first visit to Bermuda-very excited!  

Paradise Beach is my favorite. I'm going back in June. Wonderful pool and nice bar and beach. Very inexpensive. I have also been to Mr Sanchos but liked Paradise much better. The world's cleanest restrooms too. They have a lady who stays in there cleaning with every use.

I sailed on the regal last month. Although a beautiful ship, the bar staff and most of the waiters are very grumpy. They closed the bar on the private island at 2:00 when we sailed at 5:00 for example. A man took the drink order for the man sitting next to me in the theater before the show but when I tried to order he said it was too late. For a brand new ship there is a lot of peeling varnish too. It's the only ship I would be reluctant to go on again. They do have lots of creme brûlée which is a good thing,

We are headed there in mid June. We went to Sun Beach last year and are planning to return. It is so much fun and a great deal to get a chair a drink and restroom use for the day.

I got an email yesterday that said they would be showing The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything on April 11th sailing. Wonder if they're good?

I booked a BZ guarantee in January for an April cruise and got a BA assignment in February.

Thanks so much for the ideas! How far a drive is Boca?

I'm sailing out of Ft Lauderdale in April driving down from SC the day before. Availability is low and cost is sky high near port. Can anyone suggest a hotel a half hour to an hour away ( to the north) that might be more affordable with a nice pool?

I'm on that same sailing Carolyn! I booked a BZ guarantee and got assigned a BA midship on Dolphin deck today. I am super happy!

Me too!

I'm sailing This Saturday and we got an email saying that the Liberty is sailing out of one terminal but then returning to another, so it is moving on the 15th.

Thanks. I hope the one in my cabin on the Liberty will be comfy!

Is the sofa bed comfortable?

On the day the ship was docked in St. Thomas last November the captain and his wife and my 18 year old son spent over an hour going down the slide over and over. It was great fun. I don't think the slide is normally open while at port though. There was a long line on sea days.

I'm sailing on the Sun Halloween week. If the White Hot Party is on that night I guess we'll all be ghosts and nurses???

Once on the Majesty the White Hot Party was Christmas Eve. It felt kinda strange dancing at midnight!

Bring yours....the ship's hair dryers do get hot...but they don't BLOW...and that's the whole point of a "blow dryer"! Your husband could breathe on your hair and get as much blowing action as the dryer's have!

So, should you bring your own blow dryer too?

I too just ran across this review two days ago. I spent most of Sunday reading it! It was better than any novel. I'm not sure that Don is still reading this thread, but if you are...thanks for the good read. I read that you are sailing the Sun on its first cruise back in the states. I'm sailing on the 29th of Oct. so I'd love to read about any tips you have for this ship. I feel like I could walk right onto the Epic without a map and be right at home.

I'm lost, who is John?:confused:

Sorry! I meant Dave...My only excuse is that I teach high school and I spend the entire day talking to teenagers and then I have 2 of my own at home. Sometimes my brain just goes kafluey...:o

Thanks again, John for all the wonderful reports! Your thread has been much better that a review written upon return. Thanks to all who replied about the steak, too. :)