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I’m a bit late with my anniversary wishes, but at least by now I know that you and Linda had a wonderful, memorable day celebrating your 25th anniversary. My anniversary wish for the two of you is that you are able to share another 25 years of days as wonderful and memorable as today was. 🌹🥂🌹 Happy Anniversary! Your iPhone pictures looked awesome.

Thanks, Benny! I’ve fallen behind on your first week, but I’m caught up now. I’ll be interested to see how Aqua 80 will be with a new cast this week. Our first Oasis sailing was in 2016, her first sailing out of Port Canaveral. The show was Oasis of Dreams and it was a brand new cast. The cast did not know the show at all. We had a Boardwalk Balcony for that cruise and DH was injured in a pre cruise accident, so we spent a lot of time on that balcony and watched many of their rehearsals. The acts that they were performing were things that I could still perform even though my days as a competitive synchronized swimmer and diver were already many many years behind me. I will say that I saw some improvement as the week went on, but nowhere near the caliber of the Aqua Theater shows I’ve seen since. I hope your new cast comes in much better prepared and ready to perform than that cast was.

@emeraldcity We’re on Odyssey in April and can hardly wait! I’d love to see a copy of the show schedule if you have it and would be willing to post it. Did you have any problems getting reservations for shows and activities such as North Star and iFly? I’ve tried looking at current sailings on the app but it hasn’t been much help. Thanks! 🙏

Listen to Linda! Wear your sling! And while I know you love ❤️ your bourbon, please go easy on it on this cruise. You’re recovering from an injury right now so your body won’t handle alcohol 🥃 as well as it normally would. It’s focused on healing. I’m sure you don’t want to trip and fall on your already broken collarbone or your relatively recently replaced knee because your adult beverages caught up with you faster than they usually would. I’m not saying don’t enjoy yourself, just keep your injury in mind while you’re enjoying.

Thanks @rudeney for doing this review. I’ve enjoyed following along with you and Jan.

I’m looking forward to this Bermuda trip. I’m not sure why I haven’t booked it yet….. 🫤 Meanwhile, I’ll enjoy cruising virtually along with you and Laura. 🛳

I’m loving this, and you’re just getting started! Thank you!

I want one of these! It looks delicious! 😋

@Sea Dog, I’m so sorry to hear about your fall and broken collarbone. I hope your recovery goes quickly and without much pain. My DH broke his collarbone exactly two weeks before our first cruise on Oasis. He literally snapped the bone in half with one end about to break through his skin and the other end threatening to puncture his lung, the doctor told me. He had surgery to put a plate and screws in to hold it together. With his doctor’s ok, we were able to cruise on Oasis as planned, albeit with a greatly reduced schedule of activities for him. We happened to have been booked in a Boardwalk Balcony on this cruise. His favorite thing to do was to sit on our balcony and watch all of the activity on the Boardwalk. It was exactly the right activity level for him with his injury. DH was certainly not feeling his best, but we still had a very enjoyable cruise. I hope you and Linda do, too. Thanks for sharing your story with us. It could have happened to anyone.

I’m here and ready to follow along! 🛳😎🏝

Thank you for doing this review, Renee! This is a true bucket list trip for me which, unfortunately, is not happening for us any time soon. ☹️ For now I’ll have to do it virtually by sailing along with you. I’m excited to be coming along, and if the picture you just posted is any indication it’s going to be a fun ride!

We’re on Odyssey in April, our first time on a Quantum class ship. We’re looking forward to trying both North Star and iFly. We’re driving to FLL the day before we sail so I’m planning to check in as early as possible so we get an early boarding time. I’m not much of a morning person so I don’t usually bother with an early boarding time, but since we’ll have to be out of our hotel anyway and we’ll be close to port I might as well take advantage of the opportunity. I really hate having to wait until we board to be able to book things like North Star, iFly, and shows. All I want to have to think about on boarding day is settling in and having fun. I know I’m dreaming, but I really wish they’d let us go back to prebooking shows and activities. I’m not holding my breath waiting for it to happen, though. 😟

We were on the same Harmony cruise in September in a JS. I requested paper compasses from our stateroom attendant and got them every day except day 1. By the time I caught up with her to ask for them she wasn’t able to get that one, but by the time I asked it didn’t really matter anyway.

I’m here! Following along. 😎 Thank you very much for deciding to go ahead and do this review, and live, no less! Based on your intro video, it sounds like you’re going to Bamboo Beach Club VIP in Falmouth. I’m considering that for our Odyssey cruise in April so I’ll be interested to hear what you and Linda think about it. I’m also interested in your Grand Cayman day. We have spent a fair amount of time on the island on land trips as well as cruises and love it there. I’m always looking for new things to do, but the stingrays are so much fun we may end up doing that again. Big decisions to be made! 😂

All joking aside, Benny, you earned the crystal block. You should keep it. BTW, if your Port Canaveral day is Tuesday on all three legs of your cruise Waldo will not be found, at least not by me. 😟 That’s the one day of the week that I can’t readily adjust my schedule around other commitments and make my way down to port. 🛳 Being Disney fans, Mickey and Minnie magnets were on our door during our recent Harmony cruise. However, every evening while we were out, Mickey and Minnie were also going out and doing a little bit too much partying. 😱. Perhaps they managed to sign themselves up for the all inclusive beverage package. 🤷‍♀️ I don’t know.. I certainly didn’t buy it for them! At first they were upside down. Then they moved around on our door. Finally they couldn’t even find their way back to our room! I found them trying to get into someone else’s cabin! At that point, they were rounded up and thrown into the brig! Their wild partying could no longer be tolerated! They were not allowed out for the rest of our cruise. They do, after all, have a wholesome image they have to protect. It has yet to be determined if they will be allowed to sail with us on our Odyssey cruise in April. The mudslide cookies on Harmony were most definitely delicious! I may have eaten one or two……. 😋🤣😋

I know you already had an inquiry about that crystal block, but if you really don’t want it, DH and I could meet you at Grills in Port Canaveral on one of your stops there and pick it up from you. 😎 I could also then say I’d found Waldo! 😂

I’ll be looking for your Liberty review! Thank you for deciding to do another review. I really enjoy my virtual cruises along with you and Linda.

Thank you for another great review! Hope you have a safe, smooth trip home.

Thank you for doing this review. I’m enjoying cruising along with you.

Thanks, Andrew. I really miss Labadee. Haven’t been there in a while. Glad Allie was there with you. 🌈💗 Memories like that are really special.

Thanks, Benny! I’m finally caught up. Just in time for Oasis. I’ll be looking for you. 🛳🏝

Thanks @rudeney! Loved the sailboat! ⛵️ The donuts 🍩 looked yummy!

We had a booking that qualified for the double double promo on our Allure cruise last month. I was expecting problems and had the paper trail ready in case I needed it. Fortunately our points came through including the promo points so I didn’t need the documentation, but I was glad I had it anyway. I really wish we could have booked a few more cruises under that promo. 😔 Hope anyone who’s entitled to those promo points gets them without having to chase them down..

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 I did wonder about that comment! We hadn’t even started dinner yet! When we’re watching from Fishlips we are both waving and eating like fools, especially when someone we know is on board the ship. There is a reason I never use auto dictate. While I make a lot of typos on my own, and autocorrect frequently changes what I actually meant to type, doing my own typing is still way more accurate than auto dictate for me. Most of the time when I edit a post it is to correct what autocorrect corrected but was what I really did mean to say. The others are when my 16 pound lapcat thinks he’s in charge of typing. 😻😇 Glad you’re enjoying the wave. I can’t believe it’s been three years for you! Hope the wipeout wasn’t too bad and any bruises heal quickly. 🏄‍♂️

No pressure, but know that I’m certainly keeping my fingers crossed 🤞🏻 Live or post cruise, whatever you prefer. I promise I’ll be there!