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Reporting back on our experience today on Allure. Went to a pool bar where a white shirt was behind the bar. Initially he said no. Asked if we brought these onboard (what?). He clearly didn’t know about these bags. He still said we couldn’t switch the Bud light for corona. Hubby was not happy! White shirt called someone else and he finally let us change them out. I went into the cruise planner afterwards and this is on the bud light page. I suggest screen shooting it to show that you absolutely can substitute for something similar

This is the page. The post is still there

I’ve been to Antigua 3 times but never on an oasis class. I’m assuming they’re building a new pier or extending a pier to accommodate oasis class and it’s behind schedule. Have been to St Kitts twice and going again on icon in April. It’s ok. Went to a small (really small) resort on Nevis the first time and Cockleshell the second time. This time we may charter a boat

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We’re on after you and the forecast is windy all next week too. October is a real crapshoot. We missed CocoCay 2 years ago in October because of a wicked cold front. A friend of mine is on your sailing @OCSC Mike. Hope y’all have good weather. Heard she got a deep cleaning on her way to PC

I’m hoping 2025 is the last season. We can’t do 2024 because we already have a 13 night overseas trip (river cruise), plus Icon and Utopia for 2024. Looking at port schedules, looks like Brilliance out of Amsterdam along with celebrity eclipse and I think Silhouette. Indy out of Southhampton along with Edge Waiting impatiently for next week. Anthem still has cabins for 2024 but I just don’t think we can swing that.

I’ve got 10:30 for my Allure next Monday. Her first 4 night!

Geiranger: I’ve always heard it’s a “must” port but it’s only offered twice on the 7 night. Neither date works for us. Will I be super sad to miss it?

We still love the big girls for the Caribbean but as we near “bucket list” age, ports are priority. The big girls get old going to the same ports.

Yes I agree. Changing the name to Crown gives them the ability to be flexible.

To confirm:

There’s artwork depicting skateboarding of some sort in aqua dome on icon. Upper right under the “E”

It’s beyond their control. It’s in the contract you agreed to. That’s what travel insurance is for. We did this cruise exactly a year ago. It was an amazing experience but there was always a chance we could be cancelled at any moment. It was a risk we were willing to take. It’s always been an extremely unstable part of the world. The situation can change in an instant just like it did this past Saturday I hope you get there someday because it was unforgettable

For me, our Odyssey block is a remembrance of our Holy Land cruise where I put over 100 names of cancer patients/survivors in the Western Wall in Israel. It was also my 6 year anniversary of being cancer free from stage 4b cancer, a cancer that gave me a 15% chance of making it 5 years. So yeah those “cheap crystal blocks” actually can mean a lot to some people. I hope you never experience something like that but if you do, it’s nice to have a remembrance.

We eat the same as we do at home. Decent breakfast, small lunch or snack, dinner. We don’t really eat rolls at dinner, only eat one app with entree, maybe get dessert. I always walk the track. If I gain weight it’s definitely from alcohol

We still bought the package with 4 free drinks but now with 5, we aren’t. That $14 makes a big difference!

Allure 10/30

Will just miss you! Boarding 10/30

The jump from Emerald to Diamond has always been a little one. Without double points promo, you could do it with 3-4 regular cruises. Many did it in 2 during double points. We were Covid D+. Went from 83 (pre Covid) to 187 with 4 cruises. 2 were plain balcony, 1 GS for 7 nights and a 12 night in JS. We would NEVER have done that in a regular year. I really can’t understand how they didn’t see this massive influx to top tiers when they offered this. I mean really, what did they think would happen? 30% increase to top tiers is HUGE! Not to mention allllllll those free drinks! If they ever do away with the drink vouchers, it’ll be waaaaay bigger than PizzaGate or doing away with the crystal blocks (which ultimately were cheapened to the current version). Hmmmm could we see a return of the old, limited Happy Hour drink menu? Grab yer torches and pitchforks!

I wonder if this has something to do with possible merger with celebrity benefits? Or…….you can now buy access to the lounge through The Key

No one can seem to verify the age. 55 or 65. It’s not showing up on any of my 3 and I’m 56. Also read about Diamond discounts in cruise planner but don’t see any.

Vision and Radiance are the only classes that can fit under the bridge

In the fine print it says one bottle of champagne

I’ve lived in Florida almost 35 years. We are between Jacksonville and St Augustine in St Johns County. We get a change of seasons with occasional freezes in the winter. Hurricanes tend to skirt by us as they get sucked into the Gulf Stream. We don’t really have snow birds except when passing through on I-95. We are a golfer’s paradise and having the St Johns River, Intercoastal waterway and Atlantic Ocean, boating and fishing are very popular. St Johns is a great county.