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On 3/27/2024 at 10:16 PM, smokeybandit said:

I don't feel sorry for anyone who gets left behind. They knew the rules.

Make sure you're never in a situation where you get left behind somewhere. Or miss a flight or anything unpleasant. You know about karma right. 

Really? You can't buy a glass of wine while you're out?? The things people come up with to save a buck...

Tons of YouTube videos out there. Take a look at those and decide for yourself if its worth it to you. Personally I loved it.

Get ready for TONS of parenting advice from boomers you never knew you needed. I would do some of your own research rather than asking random nobodies. 

Well cruise critic is a toxic dumpster fire and I would def not send anyone to this site for reviews. It’s basically full of boomers complaining about chair hogs and loud kids. Nothing you read here should be taken as fact. Same goes for Facebook. I recommend YouTube. JMO of course 🤷🏻‍♀️

1 hour ago, Mum2Mercury said:

That's not been my experience.  

My personal experience, my family’s personal experience, every FB group member and virtually every cruise vlogger I’ve watched all checked in hours earlier than assigned. So 🤷🏻‍♀️

1 hour ago, toxicfairy said:

I've actually had a very bad asthma attack in church froma woman who was wearing very strong perfume in front of me. I excused myself and left to go inhale my medicine. I had to be driven home. Yup not just cigarettes 

 

Wow talk about grasping at straws 🤦🏻‍♀️

2 hours ago, berwyn said:

Is it allowed?

No. Stay on the ship and smoke in the designated areas

I was at Hideaway in Feb on Odyssey. Wonder was there as well. It was fabulous. The heated pool and adults only was very worth it for me. Now I only paid $34 and would not pay much more. I got there a little after 9am and got one of the last loungers in the front at the pool. I also ventured over to South beach and Oasis lagoon later in the day and the water was absolutely freezing. I was kicking myself for giving up my Hideaway lounger. Btw I noticed the drinks were stronger at Hideaway than on the ship.

1 hour ago, Indiansbaseball said:

I saw a woman on debarkation morning grab 12 slices of toast. She sat and buttered every single one of them and put them in a container. The people sitting  next to her ( I was across) just stared. She didn’t care at all that people were watching ! I guess they were too cheap to stop for lunch on the way home. People are ridiculous!

Carnivals gonna Carnival 🗑️ 🤷🏻‍♀️

I recently spent 4 nights in Florence and could’ve used a couple more. No way will you experience this amazing city in just a few hours. And Pisa is a tourist trap. Complete waste of time 

On 2/26/2024 at 9:50 AM, Mum2Mercury said:

Even if they do "hold back spots", which makes no sense, would you want to be part of a packed-to-the-gills excursion?  

SaturnGrl gave you good advice:  Look into private tours for the same activity.  You'll be part of a smaller group, which almost always moves faster and gives you more options.  That they're cheaper is just a bonus.

Agree 1000%. We have private excursions booked in St Thomas and St Martin on our next Wonder sailing. We're done with the RC cattle call excursions.

Just off the Feb 11 sailing. Overall was lots of fun, fabulous weather, great ports, etc. The ship is very nice, clean and probably the best shows I’ve seen to date. Def go see The Book and Showgirl. This was our first cruise since 2017 though. 
One thing I noticed was the extraordinary amount of kids taking over the pool decks. Our previous cruises were on Oasis and Harmony and I don’t recall it being an issue. It was so bad you couldn’t even step foot into the pool without being kicked and splashed. So we spent a lot of time in the Solarium which was very nice as well. 

I just sailed Odyssey Feb 11 from Port everglades. My check in time was 12:30 but I got there at 11am and no one even glanced at my check in time. From drop off to boarding was 10 mins total. So fast and efficient!

IMO nothing comes close to an Oasis class ship - well except for Icon I guess. We've been on Oasis and Harmony and will be on Odyssey this month then Wonder in June. Hoping to get on Icon within the next couple years if prices stabilize. Have no plans for Carnival

Check out YouTube and decide for yourself 

On 1/28/2024 at 1:29 PM, sjmbruce said:

Unfortunately she doesn't have one. She's a bit of a late bloomer who had a really hard time with life the last few years due to health issues and parental abandonment. She's finally getting it together but no job/no credit card.  

Then maybe the nice thing to do would be to treat her on your card. 

16 hours ago, PhillyFan33579 said:

Unless they are cruising in the next 13 days, Icon will be the top of the line. 😎

Can't recommend a ship I haven't been on.

If you’re gonna go through the trouble of switching might as well move to an Oasis class ship. They’re the top of the line 

Omg how much over analyzing is necessary?? I would never trust some rando on cruise critic with food choices. Just look at the menu when you sit down and decide then.

Even if someone did have luck doesn't mean you will. Why don't you call and see for yourself. 

13 hours ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said:

This is one area where I do like how Disney does it. Your boarding group is tied to your selected/assigned Port Arrival Time - so it doesn't matter if you arrive at 10:00 with a selected PAT of 12:30; your Boarding Group is tied to that 12:30 so you're just going to be sitting in the terminal even longer until that boarding group is called. So you know going in if you insist on getting there early, you're going to be sitting for a while.

Cool for Disney. Thankfully Royal is different

I feel sorry for all the staff that came into contact with you. You seem a bit unhinged. And “laying into” the hard working crew says a lot more about you than them. 

3 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

Uber to the port and for hotel the Hyatt Place on 17th Street is priced right and has always been a very good place to stay. 

 

The Embassy Suites is over rated. 

Agree with all your points. We stayed at Embassy Suites 9 years ago and it was a dump then. Love the Hyatt Place

Has anyone gone to Palm Heights on 7 mile beach? I saw a youtube and it looked very pretty and uncrowded. TIA