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Happy Anniversary to you both! Love the "then and now" pictures in front of the Pineapple Fountain.

Greg, I wish you all the best for your upcoming knee replacement.

She is a darling!

We have booked the Serenade Oct 2024 in aft balcony 8672 or 8072 (? I believe, will confirm # after checking reservation). Right under your balcony I think. I am so excited! Have been on a similar middle aft balcony on the Jewel in the spring and loved it. Spent most of my time there.

😨😨😨 OMG! But what is more OMG is that people seem to be paying!!!!!

Greg, did those dreaded good bye tags appear? I have really enjoyed this so much. Thank you! @mo&fran And Francis, so happy to see you in a picture. You look fantastic. Sorry, I think I forgot to acknowledge that before, in all the excitement of reading this thread.

That's about what I have too on a sailing ... $40. I believe food is extra charge. Kept it for now but I'd watch for the Beach Club.

Beautiful! What ship is this and what cabin #? (only if you don't mind sharing)

Love these! Looking forward to the fully decorated pictures!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Graham! Good Luck and enjoy the weddings Bob!

Yes, Jersey City.

Thank you! I checked ours. No sales on our X sailings. Probably because we booked "bare bones" so no drink package available to upgrade. I like the zero proof, but it never goes below $26. We have a Classic included on an upcoming, but no upgrade sales for hubby. I usually get mine downgraded to zero proof as I like the smoothies and juices at Spa Cafe and can make use of the zero proof more efficiently than the classic.

Sounds great! I will try and do a spreadsheet or at least some notes. Thank you for all the great suggestions.

I agree about staying in Newark. JKF area is a NO NO (in my humble opinion). The Westin in Newark is very nice. I think it is called the Newport area. Not like Newark downtown at all. There are other hotels in that area too. Train/path to the city right across the road. Restaurants and shopping galore outside. We really enjoyed the stay. This was some years back (maybe 2018 ish?) before a cruise. They upgraded us to a suite that had a view of the ship coming in (the hotel is not on the riverfront but has rooms where you can see the river front).

So we should be OK using 26 in mid September to get to 77. And then back 77 and 26 to 95 S .I think? No birdies going up or down then.🥰 Midway stop Charlotte NC or Columbia SC (Driving from Orlando to Columbus OH)? I think I have caught the Greg and Crystal bug of micro planning.🥰 When I ask RJ, he says "We have Waze!" , "For God's sake its almost a year from now! ." and all those phrases!!!!! 😁😁But I have friends in all the right places (aka Cruise Critic) that can help me and talk to me! I am excited but I am also a bit apprehensive.....ya know family-in-law event and the family is a mini United Nations.

I missed everything about Bonnie's card player. and someone not being nice to NHProud because of ethnicity. I am so sorry that this happened. Posts are removed (I think?). Anyways, hugs to Bonnie and NH.

E mail exchange yesterday.

yes! Hence the glass of H2O 😁😁🥰

Bob and Mark, Looking at map and it is taking me along 95 to 77 then 77 up to Silverton then a route 33 to Columbus. But to get to 77 around Columbia Sc, one has to use I 26. I can work around that. Sorry, this is woman asking for directions 🤣. Would a man ever! Thanks for all your input.

OB we will have a private consultation on Bella 2. Accompanied by a glass of Kraken and a glass of H2O.

Thank you. I am taking notes.

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Thank you. The winding road I was thinking was from a trip to the Biltmore in Asheville, that took us from our home in NJ, up to Hagarstown (MD), then Blue Ridge Pkwy....(absolutely gorgeously beautiful but I was terrified); to Tenessee and then to Asheville. I am also looking at 95 north (from Orlando) up to N. Carolina, then 77.

That is a WOW balcony!

I need some planning help from the CC family, please: We are planning on driving to Columbus/Polaris Ohio, next September for a family wedding. Need suggestions please: - Best routes to drive from Orlando FL to Columbus /Polaris OH and return. Not too fond of mountains 😨 and although the Blue Ridge is absolutely beautiful, I am absolutely scared of that winding drive. I am absolutely terrified of flying now, so not flying. - Any hotel suggestions in Columbus/Polaris area plus other suggestions? - Any suggestions for along the routes: stops, hotels, etc etc. - How many stops suggested along the way. We want to do one stop over night and do the trip in 2 days since it cannot be done in one day. Thanks in advance, for all the help I can get. OK to send me email with trip suggestions.