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• Tables for 2 are available. The food is not spread out on the paper. Comes in a bucket.

For our June cruise we just booked it on-line in the cruise planner. Unfortunately, specialty restaurant Mariner discounts do not apply. And you can't book it as part of a HIA restaurant.

Doubt they were New England crab legs (It was a snow crab cluster, claw and three other legs, say 1/2 lb) and, yes with a 3" x 3" x 3/4" filet of salmon. Maybe 1/2 doz clams and 1/2 doz mussels. 1/3 corn cob. I'm thinking some red potatoes as well.

1. A cruise booking of 21 or plus days will get you the $300 in excursions pp, one wifi per person, 3 specialty restaurants etc. That's what we had for a single booking 21 day cruise in Dec 2023. We have an upcoming 21 night total cruise but it was booked as 7 day and 14 day segments (cheaper that way, same cabin on both) with different booking numbers. HIA is applied separately for each segment ie 7 day gets one restaurant, 14 day gets 2 restaurants if we want to add it on. If your 47 day cruise is built up of different segments on different booking numbers then the HIA rules should apply by segment and not the total 47 days.

We did it on Rotterdam last Dec. DW loves seafood and it was good. They usually setup a section of the Lido in front of Canaletto and use the same kitchen. Kraft paper on tables, plastic bibs etc. Clam Chaaauuder, bucket of crab legs, clams, mussels, salmon, corn cob in a cream sauce. People were walking by, enjoying the aromas and trying to sit down. Thought it was part of the buffet. Already booked on our NS cruise out of Iceland in June.

• On a B2B with same cabin, separate bookings, not disembarking after first cruise. I guess I'll have to print & prepare two sets. One to get on and one to get off, in case I decide to not self-disembark.

DS is on the 9 May cruise. Shouldn't have any itinerary changes since they were departing YVR at 1:00 am. OBC for missed lunch but wonder if they'll delay dinner since they won't start check in until 5:30 pm. So boarding at 6:30 to 7:00 for most.

The 45% off is for the Evian water package 12 or 24 bottles. 35% off the booze package so about $56 USD pp/pd

55 minutes ago, Steeler Nation At Sea said:

 

Hi CT.  I'm sitting in the 'jammer overlooking the Dunes and I would say that certain holes would be easier to navigate while in a chair, but, overall the course is very small. Hopefully the attached photo provides scale.  After dinner, I'll take a photo of the rules and post that, as well.

Thanks Steeler, most appreciated.

3 minutes ago, laurieal said:

A quest! Huzzah!

 

I had a look earlier and while most of it seems navigable in a manual wheelchair, one of the holes had a kind of river involved that’s pretty deep. There were several families there playing, but I’ll go back later and try to roll through the whole course. 

Sweeet!

17 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

We saw him in July on Freedom and we typically do not go the headliner show. I put ventriloquists right next to the clowns in the nightmare fuel tank.
 

That said it was a good show that had us laughing.   

Yes that movie with Anthony Hopkins. Magic?

Hi Lauriael,

Our DS would like to know if the Oasis Dunes are accessible//navigable. We were on Harmony just before Covid and had a ball up there.

You'll have to do the math. If you have HAL cancellation insurance and add HIA they will increase your insurance contribution as well versus waiting until you get onboard to add HIA.

Just like the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame seems to be less about Rock these days. Just opening up the lounge for some alternative music. Kenny G, Snoop Dog, Katy Perry etc. Just let us know if BB King's changes its name also.

Great blog Laurieal !

Lurking on this post as we are doing the Westbound OTS in Oct with our 35 ish son (manual chair). You were pretty brave at Disney. He thought Slinky Dog was pretty extreme. I'll see if he has any questions for you. We're doing Paris, Lucerne, Venice & Barcelona pre-cruise. Planes, trains & automobiles it is.

B2B in FLL you have to get off and go through US Border Services. They have to zero out the ship before letting anyone on for the 2nd leg of the B2B.

Aren't the deck 10 balconies on the small side? Not quite juliette balconies on deck 11, but close?

2 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said:

Really? You have to buy a ticket to participate in a game show? Hopefully you don’t have to buy one to watch them. 😁

 

Not like the Love & Marriage Show. Think Deal/No Deal game show which is just another form of Bingo. And you can watch it just like watching Bingo, no need to participate.

Watch the advertised price of your upsell category and if goes below what you paid then take a screen shot. You can try and claim for double points then as you paid more than an "advertised" price for a suite. Worked for us.

Sort of... When you get off the tender and walk up the covered entrance, turn left and go down the road 50 meters and take a right in the opening to enter the beach at the Large Cabana side. There will be next to no one there as they have the beach roped off from the main beach entrance due to exposed rock in the water and on the beach. Or maybe for turtle nests?

When we were there in Dec 2023 it was easy snorkeling to see a few sea turtles in the water near the Cabana feeding on the sea grass,

10 minutes ago, steveru621 said:

 

It's not their 'P-status'  it's their personality,

Yes, it's the 2 sigmas on the normal distribution curve that are entertaining.

We were on a RCCL S2S in Vancouver last May, being escorted through the US Border Services and Check-in dog's breakfast by port staff (Our son uses a wheelchair). Got to a point where the lines merged and had a P screaming "they can't go first, we're pinnacle, we get to go first". Laughable for extra 10 second delay in boarding.

Vast majority of P's I have met have been personable and genuine in trying to improve cruising for all.

Go to the Postjana caves in Slovenia ! Amazing tour.

Don't forget the Sake

Kampai !

I've seen it at the Dive In but hit or miss if they have it in stock. Don't remember seeing it on the Dutch Cafe menu though. Bitterballen for sure at the Dutch Cafe.

Get the apple pie !

• Sugar free "Maple" syrup in the Lido for pancakes/french toast etc. You just have to ask for it.

Plenty of Michelob Ultra low carb beer on board.