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Carolyn, I think that is a great idea to have a "Daily get together and/or meal" near the beginning of the cruise. As you know we are at sea for the first few days so one of those might work. Hope others will be interested. It would be fun! Beautiful picture of your wedding. Looks like a very elegant wedding. Love your red hair; all of my 5 siblings have red hair, a beautiful shade of color like yours. I was the only white blonde, hmmm. Just a bit of trivia about my family...LOL. I'll put my em here so others can contact me off CC; clab648 at gmail dot com. Caron☺️

Good Wednesday morning everyone! Nice group of days - we are all tourists here, it is partially what keeps us together; forgiveness should be a given but is sometimes difficult to carry out; here in the state of MN voter registration can be done at the polling place on the election day so there should be no excuses! 😉 My thanks to all contributors! Safe and fun travels to all traveling whether just starting your adventure, if it is currently ongoing and those who are on their way home after a time away. Hahaha........this is in my head right now regarding some stuff here. Can't help but laugh. @Cruising-along, @durangoscots, @cruising sister and @richwmn (did I forget anyone, if so please correct me), I looked at the HAL website this AM; it is 97 days until our GV AUS/NZ! We have been waiting and planning a long time. I am still working on getting my stuff in a group but it looks better. My lists have lists.... @Cruising-along Happy Anniversary to you and DH!! @rafinmd are you still on schedule to go? Hope so; your trip looks great! Prayers for all of us, extras for those being challenged or are struggling. 🙏 📿 Celebrate all of your joys, we do deserve them. Take care everyone and have a good day. Caron😊

Good Saturday Everyone! Welcome to Fall, we are very tired of the very hot Summer we had (whining) but still have some 80's coming up. The trees are changing so it is getting pretty around town. They are saying rain today, which we really need but currently it is partly sunny and 70F, so we will see. @cruising sister, thank you for the update on Baby Murphy. Very sad results on her CT scan indeed. Prayers for the family, not much else I can say at this time. Comfort and peace be with any decisions they make. How is the planning for the GV going? I am a bit overwhelmed but bit by bit I think it will come together, we still have some time. We have a family friend who is an Ovarian cancer survivor, very blessed to still have her in our lives. She just found out she will become a Grandmother for the first time so we are all ecstatic! This Teal Talk day means alot to us. We have been on walks to supoport research etc. Today is the 35th anniversary of my DF death; he died young of liver Cancer. Went to the cemetary to 'see' him. 💔 Hamburger hotdish absolutely reminds me of my childhood; goulash, tater tot hotdish and spider hotdish to name a few. Yum! I make them still, mostly in the Winter. My mom was a very cook good and taught all us kids how to cook so we do well with cooking. IMO it is a good thing to teach children that lifeskill. Safe travels and lots of fun to all who are currenting sailing and those who have upcoming cruises. The list of people traveling/cruising is impressive! Lucky ducks....😊 Prayers for all of us and special prayers for those who could use a bit more; you are in our hearts. Celebrate your life everyone, we are the lucky ones. Have a good rest of the WE everyone and take care, Caron

I know NCL doesn't, when I cruised Celebrity and RCL a few years ago they didn't. I also have taken a EU river cruise that didn't. I am thinking it is the Carnival products that have the limit.

Thanks for all of the answers everyone! I just have not been on a cruiseline that limits drinks with a BP. 😊

So does that mean if a person has the BP and meets the 15 drink criteria they can then buy drinks? With the BP including water, coffee and soda pop they all add up to the limit. Does anyone have experience with this? 😊 TIA.

I love the cat roller referral! Lots of other fun things.😊 Thx.

Yay!!!

Hi Everyone! Squidlips Patch Byrd here...🤭 @AroundWithMAPTravels welcome! Wonderful people here. @rafinmd congrats on the put together luggage! Do what you feel is best for you but I am hoping for you that you cruise. It is always a relaxing time for me and you deserve it. Up late today.

@smitty34877, I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your DH Lou. My prayers and peace be with you and your family. 😔💔

@CrabbyPatti so sorry about the passing of your Dad. My prayers and peace be with your during this dificult time. Know that you are a wonderful daughter.

I have done it in Miami - Celebrity to NCL. It was no issue, took a taxi, had big luggage. A fare for the taxi driver is better than just waiting in line.... I tipped well. Have fun!

Good Saturday to everyone, @smitty34877, very sad news for you and your family. Prayers and peace be with DH, you and your family during this difficult time. @marshhawk, Happy, happy anniversary! Great ideas for special anniversary gifts to each other. No comments needed on the weather here because we are getting a nice Fall week here, now how long that will last IDK. OK, that's my only weather comment. I am terrible at Sudoko so don't even attempt it any more. Sometimes I think I am a weirdo but the wonderful part may be debated..lol.🙂 Not a quinoa fan, I tried to like it but it just wasn't there for me. I do not remember ever having a teddy bear, we had dolls we cuddled when we were young. I also had a stuffed kitty which sat cutely on my daily made bed. I have been to all of the towns listed today, on a Med cruise. Beautiful and historic places. The wonderful pictures bring back good memories. Thanks to those who posted them. My thanks to all of the contributors here, big and small, informative, funny and just because things. All are welcomed. I wish safe and fun travels to all who are traveling; travel is why we are all here and what we have in common mostly. @rafinmd hope you will recover soon; take it easy on yourself to help healing. Prayers for all of us; special and blessed prayers especially for baby Murphy and Lou.🙏 Celebrate all joys in your life they are well deserved. Have a good rest of the WE and take care all, Caron

Thank you so much Megan for the great review! Safe travels....😎

Unbelieveable! So sorry.

Or in a third world country......just sayin.

Is this is what is meant by Carnival Classy? Sheesh...

The sad getting your luggage tags day.....😥

@marshhawk I am so sorry about the nurse that spoke to you like that when your father was severely ill. Very unethical and shameful. End of life decisions are not easy and certainly not the decision of a nurse. I am a nurse and am quite embarrassed at times by a nurse and their behaviors. They are not educated alot in end of life treatments so she was putting her own opinion on the situation. Your opinion should have counted. Doctors are usually trying to save a life with their decisions for treatments. Now I know not all doctors are great, trust me, but most want their patients to live.

Hello everyone, @cruising sister thank you for the update on baby Murphy. I am so sorry that sweet baby Murphy is still having problems. I am going to play devil’s advocate here a bit. Palliative care does not mean do not treat so it appears they are treating her when and if things come up. This is a good thing. This means the surgeon has not given up on Murphy and wants to continue to treat her. I for one am very happy to see this. I worked in critical care for over 25 years and have seen miracles. I have seen surgeons go to the mat for a patient and succeed when other areas of medical care have given up; it is not about ego. They do care a lot. The surgeon is the doctor in charge of the whole case, the palliative is a supportive team. I am pretty sure this high level of surgeon has seen this type of case before and knows how to treat it and has been successful and will not give up until there is nothing else that can be treated. It is really a fine tuning of a case such as this, looking at trends of numbers, labs, assessments etc. It is not easy and it can be a long time for treatment, but it can work. Medicine is not an exact science because every human body is different and reacts differently to medical cares. That said, no one has ever said that surgeons have great bed side manner. IMO, outside of the patient care realm is where the big surgeon egos show up. The family, especially the mom, is exhausted and vulnerable. I am not going to second guess what he said or how he communicated with the mom, especially if her perception was that he was almost shaming her. My questions would be, I wonder why he wanted to see the mom alone and I wonder where the negative thinking came from if not from the surgeon. I am not involved so these are rhetorical questions here. Continued prayers for Murphy, her parents, the family, and all of the people taking care of her. Take care, Caron

Thanks for the explanation. Not a good program at all for the customer. You were stuck with NCL's poor processes and planning. Certainly a lesson learned for me. I haved sailed with NCL alot but never their fly program. So sorry this happened to you, good thing you are flexible, not everyone can be. Glad you are home safe and sound. Thanks again for the great live review and pictorial! 😊

Just to be clear, because I have not done CO before, a person can call in advance to see if CO is available for the cruise you plan on booking? It would affect the category of stateroom you book, IMO. TIA. No TA use here...

@MeganGC1983 great ongoing review!! Continued good fun and taking one for the career.... Admire your stamina. 😎 Prayers for Teo.

Ugh. Off topic... @Saint Greg sorry for the intrusion on your excellent review. I have never used NCL for air travel but maybe you can answer my question. Are you offered different flight options? Can you refuse a flight and have them re-do it? I am sure the cost is a factor for different flights. IMO air travel now is a crap shoot no matter who books it. TIA.

IMO, unless technology is 100% we will always have paper. Many issues with tech systems failing in many areas not just in the MDR on a cruise ship. Everyone has pretty much had a IT failure so paper back-up is needed, especially in a business. Good question though. Less paper would be better for the environment but crusielines are usually very good about recycling.