cincyman

Thanks for all of the responses

Hi everyone.

DW and I will be sailing on the Valor Sept 30th 2016 out of Port Canaveral. We will be driving from Ohio and we need some suggestions on where to stay that is near the cruise port. We will be coming in at least the day before the cruise. This will be our 1st time out of this port.

My wife and I are going on an 8 day cruise with our son and his wife.We are thinking about the Cheers package but my wife and my son's wife are not big drinkers.Is there a way once on the ship that we can switch cabins and have my son in my cabin and my wife in my son's cabin.

You might even know him! His name was Bill Johnson ... here's a link to a pic on my FB page of him and my mom on one of their cruises.

I'm sorry Michelle that I didn't know your dad but they looked like a beautiful couple. All I know is if he retired off that truck he must have been one hell of a man.

Hey cincyman! Pepsi was a great company for my (step)dad (I refer to him as my dad since he did the HARD part of actually raising me). He started at the Springfield plant then moved to the Dayton plant for the last 10 years or so of his career. His route was in Xenia, where I work. I used to look for his Pepsi truck at his stops and take him lunch occasionally ... his favorite was a good, juicy Rallyburger! It still tugs at my heart when I see a Pepsi truck parked at one of his "old" stops.

 

Pepsi was very good to us after Bill's death. They sent a gigantic flower arrangement to the funeral home. They also sent my mom a beautiful keepsake that arrived several days after the funeral. Several drivers that my dad had worked with even came to his viewing. You are lucky to have worked for them for your entire career.

 

 

 

Regarding your flight, because we are right in the middle of three airports, I check flights to/from Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dayton. You just never know! Cincinnati is about an hour and 15 minutes away, Columbus is about 50 to 60 minutes away, and Dayton is about 30 minutes away. If I can save some money, I'll drive a little farther! I've even checked Indianapolis, which is over 2 hours away! I've never flown to/from there, but I have the others. We've been luckiest with Columbus. Good luck on your flights and don't forget about Airfarewatchdog dot com! That's how we scored such great prices on DIRECT flights! And have a great time on your cruise! :D

Small world. I know a lot of people that work in Springfield and the Dayton locations. Cincinnati,Dayton,Springfield and Erlanger Ky are all in the same region of Pepsico. Please keep the review coming.

Love your review and sorry for the loss of your stepdad. I am a Pepsi man for 40 years, 20 as a driver and 20 as a supervisor. I still have a few years left to work. DW and I will be on the freedom in Oct. I'm going to check flights out of Columbus because it is so expensive to fly out of Cincinnati.