Kristi1357

It's funny - we picked this ship because of the go karts, laser tag & VR!    My son is not into sports at all.  We've been on the Escape and it was not our favorite.   My 16 year old is bringing a friend, and I know they will have a blast.   Cannot wait for February!

I'd love to see it as well!

We purchased the portable Sunpass transponder a few years back. Great purchase! We travel to Disney alot, as well as cruise. It's very easy to log in and put the rental vehicle information in online. Highly recommend this if you travel to Florida fairly often.

I also would be thrilled if Carnival came to Boston! We sailed on NCL to Bermuda in 2012 and the convenience for us was fantastic. 45 minute drive, park in the garage and walk across the street to the port.

I just booked FTTF for April 2017! Check your sailings!

Fantastic review, Lou! Thanks so much for sharing your photos. Getting even more excited for our cruise on Vista in April.

I already can't concentrate here at work and now you started this thread....

Will Saturday just get here already?! :D

Kristi....they do have craft cocktails at "home". :)

Fantastic! Normally, we sit ourselves at the pool deck all day due to the small child. But he's not so small anymore and I think we will be doing more exploring this trip. We could never compete with your wandering, of course, but we will try!

Good luck with the transplant and please cruise again soon so we can read about your shenanigans!

I'm so sad your trip is almost over! Luggage in the hallway is the worst. :eek:

Seriously, thank you for the best CC thread ever, and a fantastic way to get excited for our sailing in 2 weeks. I might even go "home" because of you (and I hate beer).

Thanks for entertaining us all week - you rock!

Vodka & Red Bull. Vodka & Red Bull. That should do it.

^ this!!!

Fantastic review! I will be following along all week. So glad to hear that the brat pack went on last night. We will be really disappointed if it's cancelled on our sailing in a few weeks.

Keep the pics, reviews and humor coming!

Thanks for the recommendation!

We are a group of 9 - 5 adults, 4 kids (ages 12-17).

We were hoping to do the 6 hour island tour thing (brief shopping stop, Mountaintop, etc. then stop at Coki Beach for awhile).

I see Sunny Liston, Godfrey, & Air Force 1 recommended here - anyone have experience with these operators (or recommend another)? We used Godfrey previously but not as a private tour.

TIA!

Great to hear these wonderful reviews! We just book this excursion for February.

Thanks everyone!

Thanks! :)

I booked a cruise on January 31 for Feb 2016. I totally spaced about buying travel insurance within 15 days of booking for the pre-existing condition waiver.

Prices for my stateroom are the same as when I booked. Could I cancel & make a new booking so that I could get the pre-existing condition coverage?

Is the best route to take one of the popular shuttle services? Would trying to book a minivan type cab work better?

There is a chance another party of 5 will be joining us. If we end up being a group of 11, is there a private limo type service that might be more economical?

Sleep Inn sounds perfect for us! Thank you.

A much as I would like to get as close as possible to POM, I know I will probably be joining everyone late at night. I just don't feel comfortable shuttling or cabbing from FLL alone that late at night. This would be a quick hop from the airport.

Thank you!

Can anyone recommend a reasonable hotel? We don't need to be near the port. Since we are really only sleeping in the hotel, proximity to the beach or other sights isn't a concern. A pool and breakfast incl. are a plus, but not necessary.

I work in a school, so I am unable to take Friday off from work. Our group will probably fly down early Friday. I will have to pay through the nose to fly down Friday evening and join them. We always fly Southwest, so we will be flying in/out of FLL for our Miami cruise. Since I will most likely be joining the group rather late Friday, I think staying in FLL is the best route. Then we can all travel to POM in the morning together.

Also, is it easier to just take a cab(s) from a FLL hotel to the port of Miami, or are the shuttle services better?

We stayed in Epic aft balcony 13282 last week.

Yes, you can hear some noise from Spice H2O at night. And yes, it is loud with lots of vibrations from the thrusters at times. If you are a very light sleeper, this is something to consider.

None of this bothered us much and we (and our friends in 13280) loved the aft balconies!

Thank you so much or taking the time to post your review! I loved it, and am now more excited than ever for our Epic cruise next week. :D

We really want to try to do all 3 things. I can't seem to find a tour operator that will do this. Any suggestions?

Since these 2 locations are relatively close to the port, could we cab on our own?

TIA!

Kristi

We are staying at the Hampton Inn near Bayside, so that will work great!

I will also look into the Miami go card - thanks!! :D

We are coming in to Miami 2 days before our cruise. We are interested in taking the type of bus tour where you can hop on & off all day so that we can explore the city. I can find some tours with google, but have no idea which one might be best.

Does anyone have any recomendations?