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Great review, @ChristyLNDRN! Thank you very much for doing it. We’re on Harmony in September and we can hardly wait. We’re on an Eastern Caribbean itinerary but will be going to St Maarten where you went to St Kitts. We love sailing on Oasis class ships. For now, I’m thoroughly enjoying cruising virtually along with you and your extended family! Thanks for taking us along!

@blue_water, thanks for mentioning that tokens “might” be needed for the ferry. I don’t recall hearing that mentioned before. I’ll have cash ready, but will plan to arrive early in case we need at go get tokens for the ferry. I’d have a grumpy DH if we missed the ferry because we didn’t get there in time to go get tokens if we need to.

We has an excursion booked through Royal Caribbean to Paradise Point for our cruise in September that was cancelled a while back. I thought it might just be a problem between the cruise line and Paradise Point, so I contacted Paradise Point through their website to find out if they would, in fact, be open when we are in St Thomas. We would have just hopped in a taxi and gone over there. They replied back that they would be closed in September (hurricane season?) and reopening at some point in October. They did not tell me why they’re closing, I’m just guessing hurricane season..They also didn’t specify when they’re reopening in October since that wasn’t relevant to my question. You may want to check with them to see if they will be open when you’re there in October.

@Ralphinsc, thank you very much! Just the information I’ve been looking for! I think I’ll be printing out your reply so I can have it readily available to refer to in my trip folder. We will probably rent a couple of chairs and an umbrella. We may get some drinks, maybe a snack, but I think we’d be more comfortable with a couple of loungers and an umbrella. We’ll bring our own snorkel 🤿 gear. I’ve had some great experiences snorkeling with turtles 🐢 in the past, but, at least in my world there can never be too many times snorkeling or diving with 🐢 turtles. 😀 I think Water Island will be just what we’re looking to do in St Thomas! 😎

I’m afraid I missed out on your last report, but I’m here now for this one! I’ll definitely be following along. I’m not going to let the rest of my life get in the way of another virtual cruise! 😂

No luck for me or DH this time - yet. I added a bunch of offers to each of our cards since they replace any offers you’ve added. Hoping the Royal Caribbean offer will show up. I do have all the other cruise related offers others mentioned on this thread, just not the one I need. 🤞🏻

I knew that an offer would come up right after final payment was due for our September cruise! I checked multiple times daily leading up to final payment and nothing! Guess I’ll have to use it towards our cruise in April 2023! Every cloud really does have a silver lining! 😄🛳😎 Thanks for the info. I’d stopped looking after I made final payment on the September cruise.

Thank you for all the info! Very helpful. Hope you and your family have a great cruise!

Thanks for doing this review, Bill. I enjoyed cruising along with you again, even though my cruise was just a virtual one this time. 🛳

Thanks for doing this review, Jessy. I’m enjoying following along with you! 😃🛳

Thank you for posting your review and cabin tour video. I enjoyed both. I liked the cabin with it’s extra space and larger windows, but I’m afraid the noise that kept your GF awake would bother me, too.

@Ralphinsc, are you still planning to go to Water Island? I’m thinking it would be a great option for us when we’re in St Thomas in mid September. If the port schedule I looked at is correct, we may be the only ship in town on our scheduled day, so it shouldn’t be too crowded. I know, of course, that the port schedule could change at any time so I’ll keep checking, but I’d love to hear about your experience there.

Bill, when I saw that you’re cruising again in September, I thought it might be possible that our paths would cross again. Barry and I enjoyed meeting you and Gina back in 2019 on Symphony. I did a little searching and found that, unfortunately we will just miss each other in September. We’re cruising on Harmony the week before you’re cruising on Mariner. IIRC, it’s not going to be the first time that has happened.

Bill, so glad to hear that you and Gina are finally back to cruising again! Sorry to hear about your bike accident. I hope you’ll be able to fully recover from it. I can’t wait to hear about Bermuda, and the rest of your cruise, so I’ll definitely be following along.

I’m so happy for you that you were able to enjoy your long awaited cruise with your granddaughters! Good for you! Those memories you made will last a lifetime for all three of you.

Thank you very much for a great review, @Ozark_Kid! Spectacular pictures all around and great tips! I’ve been playing catch up here, so I haven’t been commenting as I went along, but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the journey. I appreciate your taking the time to share your trip with us.

Great review, @CatLadyFemme! Glad I’m caught up now. Congratulations on your promotion & tenure! That really is a big deal!

Thank you, @Ozark_Kid! Great thread, great pictures!

I’ll be following along with you. Sounds like a great trip!

Sorry to hear that Mike tested positive, but glad you’re doing better, and that you’re both safely home. We started our vacation yesterday, so I don’t think the cats missed us much when the sitters were there last night. Today will be a different story! Between our original cat sitters getting Covid, getting charges twice at check in on two different credit cards (only one of which I swiped in their machine, finally figured out they had the other one on file for me and the charge kicked in automatically- definitely not supposed to happen!) and the fire alarm in just our room going off at 7AM while we were sleeping, took an hour to get it fixed, then going off again at 9 AM, this vacation has been off to a rough start. No comparison at all to what you and Mike have been going through, but still not exactly relaxing.Hope we’ve gotten all the problems out of the way and we’ll be able to enjoy the rest of our trip.

Checking in now, but off to get some sleep before we start our land vacation in the morning. I’ll be checking in here from my oceanview balcony - it just won’t be on a cruise ship!

Renee, I hope you’re starting to feel a bit better now. Sorry you had to go through Covid on your cruise. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Our cat 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ sitters are having the exact opposite experience from yours. We’re leaving in the AM for a land vacay. This past morning I got a call from that they both had just tested positive for Covid. They had their phone on speaker, and they both sounded horrible. They said they both felt even worse than they sounded. Fortunately for us, friends stepped up and said they would take care of our boys while we’re gone. They’re going away themselves shortly after we get home, so we’re turning this into a cat sitting exchange. We’ll watch their girls 🐈 🐈‍⬛ while they’re gone and we’ll save on cat sitter fees.

@twangster every time I think your pictures can’t possibly get any better, you prove wrong. The shots on this page and the previous one are spectacular. Thank you.

I still have to catch up with @graphicguy, but I’ll definitely be following along here. Alaska is on my bucket list. Unfortunately for me, it is not on DH’s bucket list, but I’ll get him there eventually. Meanwhile, I’ll enjoy cruising virtually along with you. 🛳 😎 Thank you for taking the time out of your vacation to do this.

I really should be on this cruise with you! I love my bacon 🥓 thin and crispy! If the bacon 🥓 isn’t thin & crispy, I’m not even putting it on my plate! I also love ❤️ both of your itineraries. The ABC islands are my favorite ports in the Caribbean. We haven’t been to Bermuda yet, but it’s on my list of places I really want to go. I looked at both of these sailings, but the timing simply didn’t work for us. Guess it’s another virtual cruise for me.