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It is open a couple of nights at 9:30. May have to switch to that. But I'm crossing my fingers I can just bump it back 30-60 minutes. If not, we will just go with salty hair I guess LOL.

I booked Eden for our cruise next week. I probably booked it in October! However, the snorkeling excursion we chose goes from 12:15-4:30 and then our reservation is at 6 (for 4 of us). I know new reservations are impossible, but how hard it is to bump one back? I don't think we'll have time to shower, etc. without being exhausted and stressed.

On our Equinox cruise last summer we tipped extra to our wait staff in Luminae, our stateroom attendant, and our butler. They all deserved it. On our last Disney cruise we did tip extra but I was turned off by the wait staff harping on wanting us to rate everything 5 stars--and this was every dinner, not just the last one. I'd tip more to stop that nonsense.

That's what I was thinking of. Thanks!

I'm looking into some Enchanted Princess cruises for next spring. I have been on 6 DCL and one Celebrity with two more Celebrity booked. We are in sky suites on Celebrity. I'm trying to find out the differences between the suite class on Princess and the Reserve collection mini-suite. I know they both have a special dining area. We would be doing Princess Plus so we would get $150 OBC and drinks. What about special areas on the ship? I know the Sanctuary costs, but is the Reserve area just for suite guests or the mini-suites as well? I don't like the bustle of the main pool area. If I can still have a place to hang out with fewer crowds I could save a couple of thousand dollars with the mini-suite.

Thanks for the post! That looks great. We will be on Beyond the week before Easter and maybe the holiday vibes will be on then as well! Can't Wait!

We are flying to Hawaii this summer. My daughter lives there for a few years (Husband is a marine). We have DVC timeshare points so we are staying at Aulani on points. The flight is the money sucker, though. That would still be an issue with a cruise.

Are you looking at this year? We sail April 2-9 and while there are many balcony cabins open, there are very few retreat suites.

I looked on the Costco site just now--cruising in a little less than two months. No oceanview available, only guarantee inside and only 5 suites, but over 300 balcony rooms still open. So in no way full, but the retreat is pretty full.

Is there shade outside of the airport? My husband had a kidney transplant 16 months ago and my brother in law had a heart attack in the fall, don't want to wait in the sun, or pay more at this point. Can we wait inside of the airport and just not check in until 1145?

My brother/sister in-law are next door to us in sky suites on deck 10. Can we ask the room attendance to remove the barrier or open it up in any way? Thanks.

My adult children have also introduced me to more hard liquor than I ever drank in my own youth. I went into a liquor store in the 80s, and there was just plain vodka. Now there are dozens of them. It boggles my mind!

I'm triggered. Years ago our AP Lit teacher resigned suddenly and they asked me to cover....I had to read The Fountainhead in 3 days. Just discussing Ayn Rand gives me the jitters.

Thanks, I will! She is doing Cayman and ABC, and I am doing the same in November on Equinox because we loved her last summer. Also doing Beyond in April. Such a nice change now that the kids are grown--did Disney 6x.

Let's be honest that CC in general has a reputation for negativity. My sister has cruised Disney, NCL, Carnival and mostly Princess. Based on my Equinox trip lsat summer she has booked an Equinox trip next spring. I told her to avoid this board for a month or so and she said she hasn't been on here in 2 years because "everything is negative." So while January has been flaming hot here for the cuts on all of the lines, to an extent it is par for the course.

I know, but we will have to dawdle. Our flight just got changed to 245! Unless we take a cab somewhere for an hour or two--with luggage. I was just going to hang out in the Delta lounge. Don't want to have to sit outside the airport for 2 hours.

Dang. My flight out is at 210. The 1130 flight was another 200 per person for 4 of us. I guess we will take our time getting off of the ship!

We took our first X cruise last July on Equinox and loved Luminae. We have a Beyond cruise in April and another Equinox in November. Hoping things are still good, but I'm sure they will be. On embarkation day I had a "crab cake sandwich" that was killer!

pricing that out now. If it is worth it I might book a similar room on costco and then cancel.

Well, the answer was no. Price stays the same. And upgrade only if there is more revenue involved. I explained I couldn't have done this before the 2nd because of the pricing (I checked before I paid the final payment) and doesn't matter. Them's the breaks.

I'm on the phone right now She priced it all out and then was surprised I had made my final payment (which was due Jan. 2). The cost savings for the two cabins would be $4378! She is seeing if it can be done. She already made the change and I asked if he refund would be on our Credit Card and then she suddenly needed to check.

We have two sky suites in April on Beyond. They really dropped today! If I booked now I could get a Celebrity suite or aqua sky suite for less than our sky suites. Can I call and get a price adjustment, or upgrade? I do not have a TA.

On the Equinox in July I ordered a dirty banana--I'd never had one, but my mom always raved about them when my parents went to Jamaica. It became my trivia drink every time I played up in the Sky Lounge.

We sailed Celebrity last summer for the first time because we had taken 6 Disney cruises and were disappointed by the similar itineraries and the same menus. We got a deal on Equinox in a suite for about the same as we would spend on Disney (no included drinks or tips) and we had a great time. Cruising Beyond in April and Equinox again in November. Perhaps we will get fatigue on X but not so far.