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When you exit the gangway, there is a tram that will take you from the ship all the way down the pier to the island. Then there is a short walk to pick up another tram that will take you around the island, making several stops.

Rashguards are good and so are goggles. I was going to ask about GoPros for POV videos.

YIPPEE !! Glad you found some useful sales !!

Alas, we received an email from RCCL a few days ahead of departure advising our bid had not been successful.

Amazing Secret River was amazing but there are different paths to vary experience. We had to climb through a narrow opening. We did river rather than cenote but did arrive at a large chamber that other tours use. Remember there is a ferry ride to mainland that some find discomforting.

Ok, I have a question on this subject that I might make its own thread for. Would you still get Travel Insurance if you were going on a 9 night Canada/New England cruise? I mean half of the cruise will be in the US. Stops in Boston and Maine then to Canada.

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At the risk of getting caught up in your shenanigans, there are some VERY good prices on Freedom in the first two weeks of December... DH and I are booked on the 8-night sailing on the 7th of December. This was a shenanigan in itself. Royal cancelled it and several others around the same date then subsequently re-instated them, at which point they contacted everyone who had been shifted and asked if they'd like to move back! We did because we wanted the itinerary but others preferred to stick with some very lucrative deals that they'd snagged by being moved to Oasis with price protection. This will be our first time on any Freedom class ship.

I am always very grateful for a sea day on these longer international cruises. We slept in a little bit and missed breakfast at blu so we headed up to the Ocean View for breakfast. After some food we grabbed coffee before heading to the Beyond the Podium lecture. I love learning something on vacation and Celebrity always has amazing speakers. Today’s topic was on the transatlantic exchange diving into the history of the americas and some of the food that is unique to the americas. After the lecture we walked the shops before heading to Sushi on 5 for lunch. Sushi on 5 is an al la carte restaurant. After lunch we headed to the Loyalty event for Elite and above and enjoyed hearing the captain and cruise director speak with a glass of wine. The art on the ship is so beautiful! By this point it was mid afternoon so we decided to take another glass of wine to the balcony to read. It was such a beautiful day and with our ports of call to come I wanted to take it easy and stay out of the sun. Tonight was chic night so after getting dressed up we headed to the martini bar for a pre dinner cocktail followed by blu for dinner. After dinner we hit the casino for a little bit and enjoyed some of the music on the ship. I was still a little bit hungry after dinner so we grabbed a slice of pizza at the ocean view. We ended the night with a late night hot tub soak. Using the pools and hot tubs at night is often underrated but such a good way to relax. Tomorrow we will be in Croatia!

First of all make sure everyone is on airplane mode so they do not connect to the ship cellular. I also turn off the roaming on my phone. Second: when you get on the ship you can select the ship wifi from your cell phone. It should automatically load the ship page that asks if you want to connect to the free wifi or the paid wifi. You should select the paid wifi. the next step will show how to pay and one of the opions will be your paid package. Next it will ask you to select a user name. I just set that to my last name but you can set it to anything your family will remember. Then it asks for a 4 to 6 digit password. Then you are connected. When you connect to the ship wifi and it does not load the connection page go to the ships app. Select the right most icon of the three on the top; the one that looks like a little man. About two thirds of the way down you will see the option to connect to the internet. You will use the same user id and password for all three connections. it keeps track of how many devices are connected. If your family is switching between computers and cell phones make sure they sign out or it will tell you all three are taking and you will have to tell it to disconnect one.

Congratulations on school ending. We have until June 7th. Then I am off on a cruise. I taught an extra class, so we will be going on Utopia in July. Thank you Chicago Public Schools. Have fun on your cruise. I will be following. I am thinking about this cruise in 2026.

While I want to make sure I give credit to great service, I will say the constant reminders to give a 10 really annoy me jane

looking forward to your blog and loving your pics so far! We will be going on voyager for an Italy/Croatia graduation cruise next June, and already thankful we are embarking out of Rome and disembarking in Venice! Thank you for taking us along! Jane

I am SOOO excited to read your blog. We have besties in California that I finally convinced to sail with me on Navigator in March 2025 for the 4 day cruise. It will put me just short of reaching diamond on my Alaska cruise in July 2025 and get me another national parks stamp (I think!). I have been so trying to get on a ship with lime and coconut, an escape room (does it still exist?), and a bamboo room. Can’t wait to read your blog and see your pics! Jane

Yes, I always do this. As well as helping remember their names it also ensures you're able to spell them correctly.

I'm trying very hard to get to diamond on royal and then start trying celebrity, which I think will be a really good fit for us with smaller ships. Looking forward to your blog because I will have a very long hiatus between June 2024 and March 2025 when I hope to sail next! Jane

Thank you so much for your blog! I've been chomping at the bit to get on my cruise in a week, and this kept me sane! I am so tempted to try and Gamble now...I just need someone to show me the way to prime! Hope you had fun along the way, and thanks!!! Jane

I'm usually ok, but Jeff can get a little seasick. I was soooooo excited to win that bid for sure!!! My first one . Jane

I know i probably wasn't supposed to, but i literally LOL'd at this!

I just have to say, i am bookmarking your blog for when we ever get to Europe again. Great tips and so detailed. Thank you! Also, i see Eva as alerting Interpol about her 2 missing headsets .....

I was watching @Bill OH on the Port Canaveral webcam for sailaway and posted a screenshot on that other blog. Since I’m here now and found Bill’s roll call thread I figured I’d post it here as well. It sure looked like you had a beautiful sailaway. http://www.portcanaveralwebcam.com

Thanks for the heads up, I saved a heap on our Thanksgiving week cruise on Icon. Great discounts on transfers, shore excursions, etc.

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Who else is sailing the week after July 4th? Hoping for a great cruise, our first one out of California.

I got the new kind. I actually love the newer ones. To me they look nicer than just the clear kind.