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You start and end on the sports deck. There are stairs that take you to the top and you slide back down. apologies as I don't remember offhand what the deck number is.

Maybe the Publix at The Harbor Shops off 17th? https://goo.gl/maps/gcKERadASH3ywUVaA

Agreed. Saw it on-board in January. Get there early or you'll get the seats behind the pillar.

My Symphony cruise in August is hitting both.

Bring someone to help you "take care of" the food. Believe me, it is a lot.

Thanks for the kind words Highly doubtful about becoming a CD - hours are way too nutty for me!

You can make new friends with that wine.

New screen doesn't appear to be giving me much troubles but I remember the issues from a couple of years ago so... maybe they're not using us to Alpha test the webpages now?

Interesting perspective. Hadn't thought of that. But my nieces might be the exception to the rule. They seem to have as much fun as my kids in the clubs. Mind you, my older one is now 12 and it's a whole new world going to the teen clubs. The club on Independence was empty for the post-New Year's cruise and I'm hoping that the August cruise on Symphony will be a different experience for her.

Same. This also helps when I do online checkin for flights, as it saves a bit of time and hassle in opening up everyone's passports.

I believe the compass had an item about signups. Happened roughly 2 hours before the first skating session in Studio B. thanks for reading!

I think porters are great for folks who have issues lugging their bags around. For example, my dad's using a cane now and his mobility is rather compromised. Perfect time to use a porter if there's more than 2 pieces of luggage - somewhat of a rarity for my parents, but it happens. With that said, I'm fine with lugging my own stuff, and the ports I typically sail out of have Global Entry, and my NEXUS (best $50 I've ever spent wrt travel) grants me access there. But if I was sailing out of, say, Tampa, it might be worth the money.

It really is great.

Honestly it was more a timing and price thing that led to so many Allure trips, but I do love that ship. It'll likely be similar to Oasis after amplification and I won't know how I feel about that until I get a trip in.

As mentioned, Indy has a swipe/barcode card so you (or guest services) can punch a hole through it. I'm not at home, but I'll post a photo of my SeaPass later.

Harmony, like the other Oasis class ships, offers a lot to do for everyone. I like that there's no staircase to the casino, so no smoke wafting into the Promenade. The water slides and splash area were unique at first, so that was nice. I do think not having a kids area pool was a bit of a miss though. I do like Allure better but I don't know that this will be the case after the Amp. Empirical research is required.

For me, I like Harmony, don't love Port Canaveral as you need to think about transport to and from MCO or Sanford if you're flying in, whereas you might not need to sailing out of Port Everglades or Miami. Still, that transport is not going to significantly eat into your $800 savings so it might come down to the cost of flights.

I did Indy for the first time right after New Years - my trip report is in the "Live" section. i prefer 7 night sailings as well but I gotta day that I wouldn't mind another 5 night on Indy. It's a great ship and while there aren't as many amenities as the Oasis class, you will enjoy sailing on Indy should you give it a go.

They are clearly not The GOAT Ken Jennings...

On DCL I was constantly concerned about my 5yo getting trucked by a 12yo in the Oceaneers club. Never happened (in part because 8yo big sister was with her) , but still I was concerned about the fact that the age range was 3-12 Royal's new 6-12 range basically covers grades 1-6 and I'm ok with kids in this range being grouped together. It's not as well divided as the smaller groups were (IMO) but I can live with it.

I wasn't on the metal cruise itself, but from their Facebook page it looks like the stage was set up in front of the video screen. So basically the main pool area.

Just an FYI - if you need small bills you can go to guest services or the casino to exchange for ones and fives.

I bought these: https://www.amazon.ca/Mpow-Waterproof-One-Piece-Cellphone-Compatible/dp/B07T422DZ2/ref=dp_ob_title_sports The brand says MPow but I suspect that you can find similar style pouches.

Poster joined an hour ago and drops this on us.

We had 70,000 Tons of Metal right after our cruise. We saw lots of folk loading things onto the ship, but overall there were no issues getting off.