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That sounds about right…

I’ve been reading of others who have experienced the same. I guess they are changing the rules, midstream. Definitely a change. IMO they should grandfather those already in the program and start this “reversion” business with new C&A members.

Thanks for the warning. I have been sailing with this passport all year (most recently 2 weeks ago) and no problems (so far). I do get a warning every time I check in for a cruise, warning me that my passport will expire soon but it still lets me check in and no issues at the pier. It is my understanding that as long as you are sailing a closed-loop itinerary from the US, your passport is good until it expires. There are secondary reasons why you might want to have a passport with a minimum of 6 months left, like getting stranded in a foreign country, etc but I’m not too worried about that. We rarely ever get off the ship ! Plus, I’m a gambler ! I’m going to use this passport until the end of May and then shove it through for renewal. We have 2 more cruises in April, plus the 1 in May and I intend to use this passport until then. If something unfortunate happens, I will report back !

I am most likely going to be in your situation very soon. My passport expires in June but I have cruises in May and July. I have everything ready to go for renewal-by-mail, but I am going to wait until we get back from our May cruise on Mariner and then dump everything in the mail. Doubtful that it will be back in time for my 6 July cruise on Serenade, so most likely I will be sailing with my BC in July. No changes in name or status to worry about so I should be good. I just HATE being in this situation.

I believe this is correct. They cannot be combined. The discount only applies to onboard internet purchase, therefore, the discount is applied against the onboard internet price…full (or prorated if purchased for less than a full sailing) price internet package.

I was able to get a foot stool for our CP balcony on SY but not on OA. The stools make it much more comfortable

Totally agree with you re: the long walk. It was the only downside for me. I have bad knees too. I found it very interesting that I seemed to spend more time out on the balcony in the CP than I ever do in an ocean view balcony. Not sure why. For one thing, I found the couch in the room to be extremely uncomfortable for sitting and reading. I think that forced me out onto the balcony more but I really enjoyed it out there....especially at night.

Thanks for the correction. I guess I only looked on the deck that affected me and made a broader assumption. I'm glad that at least we won't have a work closet next to us !

I would think that the UDP would be available for your cruise by now.

Dan and I will have 12229 on Wonder. I looked at the deck plans and they have put an interior cabin next door to the "29" cabins on both sides (229 and 629) so there is no longer a steward work room next door. I think that will decrease the random banging and the sounds of work carts going back and forth. Happy to see that. I totally prefer the CP balconies over the Boardwalk balconies. I find them much quieter (even though there is a lot of pool deck noise during the day), especially at night.

Helen @FromSea2ShiningSea, we would love to have a copy of that photo. Thanks so much ! rayezfun at yahoo dot com

Our Genie recommended we pre-book both Chef's Table and Izumi Hibachi since they can sell out.

Congratulations on making Pinn, @ScubaCat3

Received a cancellation email today for our 5-26-23 Mariner sailing. It is now showing “refunded “ in the purchase history and the $100 OBC is showing. 2-3 more to go but it seems like things are progressing as they should.

I use 866-213-3116 (Prime)

It will generally become available by April 15 but there is no set date for these to be published.

Thanks. I never realized that Q class were different. Learn something new every day !

For the most part, no. The exception to the multiple entree question is Giovanni's. Because they like to serve "family style", you can usually get multiple entrees there, but generally, not at the other specialty restaurants.

I thought B-1 was scheduled to coincide with Laura's birthday ? I guess I assumed (always a bad idea) that B-2 would similarly be linked to Laura's b'day. The dates are irrelevant to us (save the Jan. potential for a charter).

You can eat at any of the specialty restaurants (with limits as described above) so long as the restaurant can accommodate you....IOW, as long as you can get a reservation for those restaurants that require reservations.

Exact same configuration as ours (8660).

Yes. I ran into this recently. I wanted to use an instant comp for a sailing on Explorer (we already have a casino comp on the following cruise. so this would have given us a B2B). The EX sailng had already reached "max comps" so they wouldn't let us book. Bummer

For most ships, the "default" free interior is a 4V. Anything above 4V you would have to pay the upgrade. If your ship doesn't have a 4V category, it would default to the lowest interior category on that ship.

We will be there ! ….but we will be on Rhapsody. March 9-23. We’re going through the canal both ways (round trip). We’ll have to see if the itins overlap at all. Maybe we can meet up somewhere.

Glad to be home ! What a whirlwind ! It was great fun though. My sincere thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make this happen. Safe travels to all Dan and Raye