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Pre-Cruise Hotel Info: So…..let me just say upfront that I hate Miami. It’s a beautiful port to sail away from with that awesome skyline, but other than that, I despise it. I have already decided that this is our last time sailing from there, UNLESS a kick butt itinerary that I just cannot turn down opens up. With MG and Vista homeporting in Port Canaveral, which is way closer to us, we will be choosing sailings from there. Miami just makes me alcoholism kick into high gear. Day 1 of the cruise may be my “max out the Cheers package” day. ANYWAY…we have never really found a hotel we care about down in good old Miami. The closest we came was the Hampton Inn that we stayed at before our Vista B2B in 2017, they had excellent customer service, but the location left a lot to be desired. So, each cruise from there we have bounced to different hotels. This time around I had a hard time finding a hotel with a park & cruise package that had rooms available for our date needed…I guess because I kept procrastinating on looking for one. I finally found Hilton Miami Downtown, and although the price made me choke ($592) I booked it. Good gravy, that is 1.5 months worth of truck payments on Rammit! With prices like this, it’s no wonder I freaking hate Miami. The location may be cool tho, if we make good time on our travel day maybe we can walk around. We shall see!

Thank you! That was my first attempt at a live, I will try and make this one better! And not get as distracted by the Alchemy as I did on MG 😂 Well c’mon aboard, I’ll try and at least help the next week go by faster! Welcome to the Crazy Cruisers Club!! Any questions about the ship, just ask! I’ll try and get answers!

Welcome aboard! I hope my trip will be just as awesome and relaxing. This week at work has me more than ready for a few Alchemy drinks! I'd say it does!

I agree!!!!!

Crazy Cruiser Club!! 😹

I would choose Liberty. She's bigger than Elation, and when we did an 8 day cruise on her we had a great time. The decor is so pretty too....lots of wrought iron and color changing lights, very elegant!

Welcome aboard!!

YAY!! Although I do not mind the app, I really prefer the paper version. It's easier for me to plan out the day.

I am really leaning toward Monty's, glad to hear someone urging me to go there! I not really eyeing any at the moment, we are booked up thru spring 2025 so I gotta wait for summer/fall 2025 cruises to be released. I want to sail Legend to finish out the Spirit class, and Venezia has me interested.

I do…ate there in Tampa, and in Miami, and enjoyed both.

I am bored at work, and when that happens I either a) book a cruise I have been eyeing, b) research cruises I want to book, or c) begin planning excursions/hotels/pre cruise stuff for cruises I currently have booked. If my IT department tracks my internet usage, they are probably about to put parental controls on that block the CCL website. That or they roll their eyes and say, “this girl dun got problems….if she didn’t cruise so much, she could be livin’ the high life!” Anyway…it’s almost lunchtime, so I am BUNGRY….that’s Bored and Hungry combined. Today, I decided to research where to eat in Miami on our evening there. Yeah, big mistake, now I am SUPER hungry. But, I have narrowed the decision down to 2 places: Bahama Breeze, or Monty’s Raw Bar. We know we want seafood, so that is the only criteria for our pre-cruise dinner. We ate at Bahama Breeze before our Conquest cruise in 2020 and really liked it, but Monty’s is kinda calling to me….partly because the menu looks delicious, partly because they have a cocktail called “Summer of ‘69” (my mom has a picture of me JAMMING OUT as a 2 year old to my uncle’s band playing that song), and partly because my camper (my home….no really, my camper is my house right now) is named Monty. She is a Montana High Country, so the name was fitting. 😊 Depending on how far they are from the hotel and the Uber cost and just our general moods that evening will determine the final outcome. Side note: I just looked to see if BUNGRY is a word, because my spell check didn’t pop up red like it does when I make up words, and, uh….yeah, apparently Urban Dictionary has it as a word….but I am NOT what that definition states. I am just bored and hungry for FOOD. Like, a hamburger. With mayo, pickles, tomato, onion, shredded lettuce (I HATE big leaves of lettuce on my burger), and super duper melty cheese. Yeah, I am totally getting that for lunch.

Awesome! See you onboard!

Thanks for coming along!

Welcome aboard!

Hey Kim, glad to have you along! I agree, this itinerary is NOT one of my favorites. We booked it to a) sail the new ship, and b) sail with friends we met a few years ago on a cruise. I know I am in the minority, but I prefer the Cozumel/Costa Maya/Roatan run that the MG and Celebration do as opposed to this one. But hey, at least I will be on a ship!

See you onboard!! Yes, his and Jeff’s reviews have been keeping me somewhat sane as I count down the days until we head out!

I’ll try to leave some fun onboard for you all!! 😉

This resort looks like a place I need to make note of for next year!

Thank you! The pics I have seen look beautiful! Welcome aboard! This sounds like how I want y port days to be! I hope I can help the time (or at least the next week) pass quickly! I did the same thing! 😂 Friends cruises are the best!!! I hope y’all have a great time onboard!

Oh boy....that could be dangerous!!!

Oh yes, I would get a small side of that as well....it was yummy!

I don't have a cabana booked, will they still do that??

I think this is the Voyager burger....one of my favs! They have 2 burgers, one with an egg and one without. It's super messy and DELICIOUS!!!

See you onboard! I am all packed and ready to go....although I have not done my usual pre-cruise "unpack and repack to make sure I didn't forget anything/make sure I didn't overpack" routine yet. That'll most likely happen Friday night. We will also be driving down Saturday, we plan to start our bright (not really) and early at 5 a.m. Safe travels to you and your group!

@Hogladyrider, small world.....right now we are full time RV dwellers too! We sold our house in Nov 2021, and we were going to build a new one right away (we own 2 acres to build on). However, when building prices skyrocketed, we put that off. I actually like the RV life....its so much simpler, less to clean, and our Montana 5th wheel has enough space that I really don't mind it. My biggest issue is space for my clothes...I'll admit, I have a clothes problem, and when the seasons change and it comes time to swap wardrobes I get grouchy. In the house I had a huge closet that was able to house them all, so no hour or so spent swapping clothes from storage containers to the closet. But hey, right now we are living debt free and I can't complain!