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Our son & (now) daughter in law got married on the Carib. Princess 3 yrs. ago. It was fantastic. They got married on deck on a sea day & it was beautiful. We sailed with 50 friends & family. I assisted with the arrangements & planning & can give you some words of advice (&caution). We got quotes from several online t.a.s & went with the one we were most comfortable with (and the best price). The ta had quoted us prices for each major cat. that we could include in the save the date notes that were sent. It was up to everyone to make their own arrangements for their cabins. We had requested all late (fixed) seating, but we had so many people that when we got onboard the Maitre D left us a message to see him & he assigned us an area in one of the anytime dining rooms & that way we could change tables within the section each night & sit with different people. That worked out great.

We splurged & booked the Owners Suite for this cruise. It turned out to be the meeting place for all. Our dil got dressed in there along with the bridesmaids. We had several cocktail & sailaway parties in our suite & tipped our cabin Stewart well. He deserved it.

Our dil ordered silk flowers for herself & bridesmaids & corsages & boutonnieres from a company in Fla. & had them delivered to our pre-cruise hotel. You can't bring live flowers back into the states. The ship photographer was fantastic. The captain couldn't have been nicer & everyone had a great time. We took onboard with us several cases of wine to have at the wedding dinner in the Crown steakhouse; we had pre-ordered the wine thru Total Wine. 8 of us flew to Ft.Lauderdale 2 days before the cruise; everyone else came the day before. Most of us stayed at the Renaissance thru Priceline; a couple people stayed elsewhere. We had a pizza & beer party poolside at the Renaissance (they couldn't have been nicer). The hotel helped us arrange a charter bus to get to the ship (5 min. away). We had priority boarding. Lori sent monthly updates to those attending with suggestions for shore excursions, cabin assignments, etc. When we started getting deals for hotels on priceline & hotwire, she emailed everyone & let them know so they could bid as well.

I think that about covers it. If I can help in any way, let me know.

Congratulations & have a wonderful wedding.

Linda

Just won the Courtyard in Isla Verde for 1 night 10/31 for $60.00 I'm thrilled, it's a nice place & just around the corner from a grocery store to pick up wine & water.

First time taking grand daughters on a cruise with us (ages 8 & 10). Anybody tell me anything about the kids club on this cruise?? We would like to go to Chops (one of our favs) one night, & I understand the kids club has a dinner thing one night and we thought that might be the best night for us to go to Chops. Anybody have the answer?? We have always made reservations as soon as we board, but haven't sailed with kids before. any info would be appreciated.

Does anyone know what the menu line up is on the 4 day EOS. Is there a link or a posting with this info?. Want to make Chops reservations as soon as we get on. Thanks for the info you all provide. We will be on the 7/12 cruise (just booked last week) and are in 7170. Anyone know if this is an ok cabin??

Originally Posted by penneysmama

Well, I am looking for something kind of special... my preference would be Caribe Hilton or Marriott Stellaris... looking for a great big pool... and close proximity to american food... I haven't heard very good things about the Caniero group of inns, have you been there, and if so, how was it?

I just looked at Hotwire and they have the Caribe Hilton (3.5 stars; customer favorite) for $185, but on Hilton.com they have a king room for $180. You have awhile yet, I would keep trying, maybe book the at the Hilton.com as your backup that you can cancel.

I am stunned. I figured it was way too early to bid on rooms in San Juan for pre-cruise (11/9) and post cruise (11/17-19) for 3 rooms and I was accepted at the Marriott for both for $110/night. Shocked!!

I got the Hilton Long Beach for $80 (1 night; 3 rooms) for 11/10/06. Suprised to get it this early (last week).