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@firefly333 I’m closer to the port, so welcome to the area. I get full afternoon sun from the west and beautiful sunsets. You will get morning sun with sunrises, but condo interior will be darker in the afternoons. 
 

I painted my condo a soft grey and like it, but I’ve found, when we are under cloud cover for a couple days in a row, that I wished I’d picked a color with a touch of soft yellow to brighten up the condo interior. The soft blue of the bedrooms and baths is even better than the grey. On sunny days I’m happy with the grey, so … both work. Had full white in a house in nc, worked for me there, but not here for some unknown reason. Guess partly the interior I inherited.

I liked the color greek villa. Check out the various sale photos of condos for sale, some are so bright they remind me of pictures of the icon of the seas, others do color blocking similar to room photos shared earlier. At least, if you find the color you paint doesn’t work once you move in, another color is easy to pick.

Ask at the front desk for a plug that will work with your fan. 

1 hour ago, Jimbo said:

Strong Winds,Heavy Rain here now.

Just how large can my Tomatoes  get?

 

What kind of clouds are they?

 

Temperture just drpped 10 degrees in the last 20 minutes ....86 to 76 degrees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shelf clouds, have them here almost daily dur to the heat and offshore winds. 

Ct5 … over the drawbridge.

you might try Southern Charm for breakfast. A right at the light, short walk.  Been #1 on trip advisor since opening. 

Congratulations on your move up offer.

luminae is the suite restaurant. Breakfast and dinner served. Lunch only on sea days.

michaels club offers complimentary drinks to suite guests. There may be snacks during the day. Not positive since restart. 
 

if you booked your original cabin with perks (prepaid tips, drink package, OBC), you will receive the package you originally booked with.

if you booked base fare, no perks, there will be no perks going to the suite. 
 

If you are on the Nov 11 cruise, we are too. Looking forward to getting back on board as it’s been a long time. 
Judy

Email said “thank you for attending”

Yes. Received a confirmation email 

enjoyed the backgrounds and photos of where we visited.

The photos show light up near ceiling. I’d add under counter lights to see what you are doing at the counter.  not sure if there is a light in the hood over the stove.

Quartz is good, have heard great reports from users who upgraded in my condo community. 
 

 our condo builder installed fluorescents instead of can lights. Noisy and not placed correctly when standing at the sink as the light is behind me not over the kitchen counter.  The new led are an improvement, just haven’t had an electrical out.  
 

Now you know why I’m adding light to your kitchen.  I like my brothers dark countertop but he has windows providing natural light all day to his kitchen. 
 

Also prefer the large cabinet left of refrigerator as never enough storage unless you have a pantry we don’t see.
 

my brother is off I-77 closer to blue ridge with mountain and stream views. So pretty but have to watch out for the black bears. Deer all around as well.

think the power outages helped fry the electronics. 

Judy 

Refrigerator

I like the corner angle as you get a full wall cabinet.  Also frees up that corner cabinet space that is usually wasted space. 
 

However, be sure that enough space is between walls and door to fully open the door. My brother had to pull the refrigerator out from the wall by about three inches to get the door open.  When his Samsung failed, he solved that issue with a smaller basic refrigerator. 
 

I had a Samsung with double doors on top, a small drawer and a bottom freezer … with what turned out to be less interior space than a my old side by side … minus of course a coffee maker.  It, like my brother’s, had an electronic malfunction.
 

My new LG is side by side with a peekaboo door for easy access to inside door shelves which I love. There is an ice maker but not in the door. Three Samsungs and one GE that had electronic failures sent me back to a basic refrigerator.  My LG refrigerator would not fit as shown as it seems to stick out further from the wall … I know it is deeper although same width as the old Samsung. 

I did see an LG version at Best Buy with ice in the door and a second, exotic, round cube ice bucket. Think I’d have liked that one. 
 

I bought a condo where the kitchen is at the back of the living room. While there is natural light due to sliding doors in the living room, the kitchen always seems gloomy and lights are required basically any time of day. The cabinets are dark and original owner picked a granite top that is speckled. It shows every drop of water. Much preferred corian from my old house although the cats scratched the surface which isn’t an issue with the granite. 

I’ve enjoyed your deer photos and remodeling ideas. I also know exactly where you are located as my brother has a place 30 minutes south of you. 
Judy

Enjoyed sail-a-way from jetty park

One more option.

do the copy and paste and save to your computer by the header I’m assuming you will be using

Original Document (your backup just in case)

document working

each of the following become a new document and the number helps you know where you want the item placed in the blog

(page) 1-background (copy, paste and saved from working)

2-booking info….

3-excursions….

3.1-booked excursions 

Open 1

….then a control a (for all) to highlight all of that document

….control c to copy the highlighted info

switch to your blog and control p for paste

I’ve also noticed that fonts can be tricky when copying and pasting to CC or were in the past when I’ve created in word and pasted here.  Bolding, underlines etc didn’t copy over the way they I thought they should. That tiny green script is almost impossible to read.

With a document that size to cut, paste and copy I suggest the following.

You will want to save the original document but do a …save as… using the original document name plus the word …working…or working copy.

you should do the copy and paste from the WORKING copy ONLY.  Your original document stays safe and sound.

Use a couple of ******* or $$$$$$ or any easy group of symbols by placing at the top of the next section to be copied … in reality, these symbols will be at the end of the section you just copied and pasted.
…..Why you ask?  If you still have a complete working copy, some has already been posted to your blog. You started your blog, answer the door, cook dinner or even go to bed ready to start the next morning. Where did you leave off?  Using search for the symbol will find your new starting spot quickly. If you didn’t delete the older symbol, you may need to search a second time.

I’ve used the working copy to cut and paste, thus eliminating the need for special symbols and search as the document, once saved, begins where I wanted to cut and paste. If the paste doesn’t post, it’s not lost as long as you haven’t saved the changed working copy.  
 

sounds confusing and working on your blog may become a chore if you get distracted, especially if the website glitches on you.  I highly recommend you create a new document pretending it is your blog and copy or cut and paste to get a feel for what style works for you.  

My refund experience - it took almost three months to the day from cancellation for the deposit to hit my credit card.  

A couple years ago, final payment used to be 70 days from embarkation and was moved out to ninety. 
 

I have a final payment coming up.  I will probably cancel due to current situation; however, if the cruise lines would shorten the span between final payment and cruise, I could reevaluate closer to cruise date, at which time I might feel more comfortable making final payment. 
 

I would like to cruise.  
 

I don’t want to wait for three months for that credit to show on my card.  I’m thinking my refund now depends on your final payments, minimal payments, slower refund.  My next refund may take four months especially with non vaccinated cancellations adding up between now and next months final payment due date.
 

It takes less than two minutes to hit my credit card. Before pandemic and shut down, one refund arrived in three days.

My husband and I agreed, mostly due to age once cruising restarts, that we will be lucky to cruise in the future.

The current mostly all inclusive three perk price (no OBC) is probably close to what most folks chose to sail with in the past.  A lot of my OBC was from a next cruise booking paying tips.
 

The after COVID-19 pricing is the price shock. Unfortunately, the cruise lines will need a huge influx of employees, mostly needing training. The food industry will need to plant vegetables in order to meet demand and costs will be higher.  Many farmers lost crops and took a financial loss with nowhere to sell their product (includes schools and restaurants).  I don’t see them willing to plant enough food now with schools closed, restaurants closing, and the cruise industry closed at least through January 31.  It may take six weeks to grow a radish, squash takes closer to four months.  Restocking a ship for 7-10 days requires a lot of supplies.

Just an FYI, the local Walmart has no toilet paper for sale.  Many shelf items are missing.  A large number of renters will lose their apartment due to job loss and minimal, if any, government assistance.  The local food banks need help.

Our country and most of the world is hurting badly.  We are fortunate to be alive and healthy and still plan enjoy our benefits without further loss to a company that has had no income for over a year and is trying to survive.

Once someone was kind enough to point out that many of our past benefits still applied, although not showing (on one spot) on the website, I feel the cruise line is attempting to make the cruise purchase easier for the consumer and still allow the cruise line enough cash to survive another year.

Has anyone read the J.D. Robb ‘in death’ series.  The books are set in 2060 NYC after the urban wars. Makes one think, especially that her first book in the series was written, I believe, more than ten years ago. Didn’t want to have my post go poof to check the date.

To be honest, the website offers different perks depending on the link. 
 

Elite + shows differences if the photos post

As I’ve now cancelled or had cruises cancelled, I’m at the wait and see.  That probably puts me into booking the last minute deals, something I was quite good at doing for about three years.  Saved enough to book a couple extra cruises.  May have lost promotions - saving me between $1,000 - $2,500 on some ten day cruises.  Happy hour, breakfast and cafe plus my 240 internet minutes were appreciated when I didn’t pay the over the top pricing when last minute packages weren’t being pushed to fill the ship.

Dark photo is on the benefit page.

Cafe el Bacio was removed as an E+ benefit. While we usually had the classic as an option, the times we didn’t, the Cafe benefit was well enjoyed.

Responded to each question. Unfortunately the software is rejecting my answers. Would like the points. 

John - regarding moving. 
 

we built a custom home on the Intracoastal. After several floods we were lucky enough to receive an offer we couldn’t refuse. For the first time ever in forty years of marriage we no longer lived paycheck to paycheck 

we moved to a Del Webb community, over 55, with a golf course,  which my husband enjoyed. Many others golfed elsewhere due to the high cost per game. 
 

many clubs were formed with many inside cliques forming. Newcomers found it difficult to get involved.  
 

I missed my water views, and facing huge HOA costs if the builder got away before fixing issues ($3M in repairs to date from emails) I wanted to move.  we got out but the builder had to make over $3M in repairs - at least we aren’t part of the lawsuit. 
 

Getting away from the water, I didn’t miss the hurricane and flooding prep and cleanup after.  I definitely missed the water views, boat activity and porpoise jumping.  Maybe a lake or storm water pond would have worked, but not trees. 
 

Finally found a condo near the beach and port with lagoon views. Don’t worry about flooding, stayed put for the last hurricane warnings despite child saying - come to my mobile home - located in tornado prone area of Georgia!  
 

if your neighbors did not offer to do your shopping the problem is with them, not you. 
 

would I move away from water view?  Not as long as I am capable of controlling my life or until our barrier island disappears 
 

I remember you having COA issues after a storm. One oceanfront condo near you had a $$$ assessment and two condos are now on the market. 
 

At his age, my husband has no desire to maintain a private home - he refused to clean the clogged gutters. My Solution - move - our COA is now responsible for all outdoor maintenance. 
 

hard feelings will pass. Several owners will move out. Give yourself time   

i Agee with the folks who recommend renting to get a feel of the area. We have cousins in The Villages. They are the only year round homeowners on their block. 

The item you left behind will be turned into Guest Services this morning. 

Once home I will post to prior roll calls if I can find them. 
 

We always use a chair to stand on when we need to check out high shelves to ensure we have all our belongings. 

I leave the prepaid/automatic tips in place.  I do, however, feel that anyone cleaning a toilet for a living deserves a few extra dollars.

If I have a dining team for most of the cruise, the assistant waiter gets the same tip as the head waiter.  Why- the assistant does most of the running, iced tea service, salad, dish clearing.  
 

i have noticed that some cruise line servers expect that extra tip - others don’t stand around long enough to collect a tip.  

10 minutes ago, jagsfan said:

Are you saying you booked, paid deposit, received confirmation and then RCI said it didn’t count, that you had no booking?

I was fully paid for a guaranteed deluxe ocean balcony cruise departing on a Sunday.  Friday, my on board account put me in an inside cabin with a note that I now owed money to RCI.  In discussion with Resolutions, no I didn’t owe more but it would cost the company too much money to provide me with a similar cabin on a future cruise (by the way, the next week’s sale pitch was equal dollar cost for the cruise I requested).

I now cruise mostly with Celebrity, Princess and HAL. My next birthday cruise on Princess is less than half the cost of RCI or Celebrity for a balcony.  
 

All I really want is a sea cruise - since the seven day cruises basically hit a private island and similar ports, it is coming down to who treats me as a valuable customer.  Celebrity, Princess and HAL beat RCI.  If I were Pinnacle, RCI might treat me differently.
 

If you don’t believe me, read the postings from the Diamond and Diamond Plus who mention the loss of previously enjoyed Crown and Anchor benefits - loss of CL, preboarding line (Elite and Platinum on Princess still get special quick line ahead of security), and whatever used to be a perceived benefit.  

I have walked home from my last two RCI cruises; I have to drive to Ft Lauderdale.  I sincerely hope that both Princess and Celebrity will cruise out of Port Canaveral soon. 

Think about it.  I booked a cruise with Royal Caribbean and the cruise line refused to honor the booking, thus, you may - or may not - look elsewhere.  I did.  
 

That’s why my next birthday cruise is with Princess and not Royal Caribbean.

I really liked the Princess answer.
 

My experience (RCI refused to honor my deluxe balcony booking stating it would cost too much money to move but I could have an inside cabin if I paid more) -my next birthday cruise is with Princess!

Paraphrasing - the Harmony of the Seas - photo shown - is operated by this company.

None of the contestants knew the answer.  Now lots of viewers have heard of the Harmony of the Seas.