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with the GTY (Guarantee) cabin you could end up anywhere on the ship. I booked a GTY cabin last week when I booked a trans-Atlantic on the Allure. Once you get assigned a cabin you can call and get it changed but they must have a cabin you want with the same cabin catagory as the one they gave you. I do a lot of GTY cabins because I value the saved money over the location or balcony type. I would expect the worst cabin in the category and that way you will be excited about getting anything better. We have done the same cabin on the Allure and Symphony ships. The only differance is the Symphony has a dry slide that blocks part of your view. The Allure does not have the dry slide. You can see one of my videos on the Bordwalk Cabin on the Symphony. If you jump to the end it shows the balcony and views.

It was $30.99 for a 3n freedom sailing and this 4n freedom sailing I'm currently on has it for $27.99.

So it is officially my birthday as i type this. Matt is on this sailing and we meet on the casino. Super nice and down to earth guy. I also met Andy and Sheryl.....I think that's how her name is spell....also super nice. I was planning to play until my mother called and said she landed. But I played until I felt like my luck ran out, already at 440. I'm back I'm the room reading and waiting on her. There was casino shenanigans, mainly people fighting over machines.

Not to be a downer but in all honesty I had a horrible childhood. There were plenty of times I had to be an adult. For years I didn't have a relationship with my mother. But therapy has allowed me to accept her for who she is.

It's rich and delicious but also smidge dry so get ice cream if you can.

Are you flying in/out of LGB or LAX? It makes a huge difference . . . If flying into LGB, perhaps think about the Hyatt, Hilton, or other hotel on the beach in Huntington Beach. The beach is great and there are tons of restaurants and shops near any of the downtown hotels. All offer great hotel restaurants and the Hyatt and Hilton have great pools. It is about 40 minutes to the cruise terminal but only about 20 from LGB. If flying to LAX, it is much further.

Day 6: * Sea Day * (CONT.) After Christine woke up and was ready to head out, we went to Surfside Eatery to check out their “mini” breakfast buffet. They had French Toast sticks, pancakes, scrambled eggs, egg omelets, etc. Not quite as expansive as the breakfast buffet at El Loco Fresh on Wonder or the “Windjammer Lite” buffet at the Solarium Bistro, but a nice choice for a quick and quiet breakfast. After breakfast we headed back to the Hideaway for the rest of the morning… Once again, it does not get crowded until around lunchtime and it tends to be crazy throughout the afternoon as they have a DJ and a fun party atmosphere. So, while we were taking a break from the pool, another “Rover Alert” came in! We rushed over before she moved on! She was near the Sprinkles ice cream machine and I finally met her! Looks like she was a little wet! She's so cute and tiny… I think she’ll be smaller than our Bella (62 lbs.) and certainly smaller than our Jake (86 lbs.) when she’s full grown. I think she's still only 8-10 months old now. OK, now I can enjoy the rest of the cruise, LOL! Mission accomplished! We walked past Crown’s Edge… we're scheduled for that later in the afternoon! We headed back to our cabin to change before lunch. A couple of shots of the balcony… Never tire of this view! Lunch at Hooked today… Took some pics of the Chef’s Table / Celebration Table area once again… The cheese biscuits… very tasty, but not nearly as flaky and delicious as Red Lobster! We both ordered the New England Clam Chowder for our starter… tasty as well… Christine ordered the Messy Fish Sandwich and I ordered the Steak and Lobster… For dessert, I ordered the Coconut Cream Pie and Christine ordered the Decadent Chocolate Brownie. During our meal, our awesome waiter/sommelier (Ljubo) from Chef’s Table kept checking in on us. He of course recognized us from the other night. Today, he was a food runner in Hooked… I’m sure he enjoyed the less stressful duty today! After lunch, we wandered around the ship and then made our way to Crown’s Edge. I’m proud of Christine as she is terrified of heights, but wanted to give it a try! Some screenshots pulled from the videos you receive as part of the fee for this activity… You can see the fear and concern on the first run… Now, my turn for my first run… they only video the first run. We were allowed to go a second time. Christine at first decided against it, but once she relaxed for a moment she changed her mind and did the second run! She actually loved it the second time! For the $32.99 pp we paid for the activity, we felt it was worth it. Would we do it again? Maybe a few years down the road. After Crown’s Edge, we went back to the Hideaway and sat at the bar for a couple of drinks. The area was buzzing at this time (around 3:00 PM) with the DJ. You can see it’s getting crowded. We had no problem finding a seat at the Hideaway bar (in the shade as we were sweating from wearing those suits for Crown’s Edge!). OK, bedtime once again! I go back to work tomorrow… Have a great night!

Was wondering the same thing. I want to get one a group cruise and that might be a good opportunity for me

I've been SO busy, I'm scrambling to catch up and just last my place lol. Par for the course .... i just want to ask ... what was your childhood like?! Was your mom always this Colorful?!

Are there places at the port to rent mobility scooters? My hubby is fine on ship, can always go slow or find somewhere to sit. My fear is the long walk from port to Perfect Day for instance.

We have an Alaskan Cruise leaving Seward AK in August. I would like to try and leave our tagged baggage with a porter about 1:30pm but not complete boarding until around 5pm. We want to visit the Alaskan SeaLife Center before boarding and then return to our ship later in the afternoon. Is that scenario possible?

The ones she bought were long and skinny - like 5 inch long vienna sausages. The rolls she got for them were more like a hoagie roll so she served them up with 3 "hot dogs" in each roll. This was probably almost 20 years ago now and it still ranks high on my list of most revolting things LOL.

Matt mentioned a group cruise for October 2025, but I don't see it on the events page. Just wondering if it's up yet on another page. Thanks!

How is the chocolate cake? I’ve always thought of trying it but haven’t. Now that I’m thinking of this I’m on a cruise… they don’t care if I don’t like it and get another dessert

Ovation has Starbucks coffee, but it's not a standalone Starbucks, so that exclusion doesn't apply.

Dinner of champions!

Can I used my complimentary drink vouchers to buy specialty coffee on Ovation of the seas even though they sell starbucks coffee? Im confused with the Starbucks exclusion.

I mean, could be a lot of things. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/results.php?comp=weight&unit=lbs&amt=11

40 bucks is a rip off alone. Wow just ridiculous.

Try Bounce! https://usebounce.com/ I also read about people asking hotels to hold their luggage, but sometimes a day pass is needed.

Thank you! When you arrived in Taormina, how much time did you spend there?

So somehow we were delayed leaving. The casino was supposed to open at 6pm. We went down at 6:26 and they said they woul open after 7pm. I told my mother to try for an earlier flight and hers has now been delayed until 11pm. The connecting flight was only delayed 45min and she would have been home. The plan was to get room service but they said because of the late start, they wouldn't be taking orders until after 7pm. So we are heading up to the WJ. So far my impression is a ton of smokers and children. Despite the casino not being open we saw a favorite server and he got us a couple of prime drinks. The internet does work well everywhere but our room. I tried to make a work call and had to leave. The WJ has ribs and donuts, so that was pretty much all I got. My brother said the crab cakes were better in here than the MDR. People are letting their children run wild in the WJ. I'm heading to change into my casino clothes.

Indeed we will! Multigenerational family cruises are always a bit more complicated as far as planning & coordination goes.

Thanks Mike. I should have known that - think I read that before. First time cruising with this large a group and age range so trying to get my ducks in a row. First cruise for all of them. Also looks like we’ll be on the same cruise. Wonder, July 14.

I mean, they clearly weigh 78.55 lbs.