OCSC Mike

We really did just want a candle or something but it was a very nice gesture and good cake.

Indeed! I don't know how many times I've called myself that on here. We're not huge MDR fans but I mostly do order the same things there. Specialty is another story. I have go to items but I like so many things on the menus of our favorite restaurants that I have to narrow it down a bit so I don't explode and that leads to some variety from one meal to the next.

I have very limited suite experience but we told the concierge in advance (via e-mail) that it was MIL's birthday one night that we had CK reservations, just to see if they could put a candle in her dessert or something, and they unexpectedly brought out an entire cake that resembled the ones you can purchase in the CP. I wouldn't count on something like that, just mentioning it in case you're celebrating any special occasions.

I totally skipped over that in your first post! As someone who happily sails mostly interiors b/c we don't care about our cabin, don't really use our balcony when we have one, and would rather spend money on other stuff... this was one cabin type that looked really cool to us when we sailed Indy in 2022. We tried to RoyalUp to one but no luck. Enjoy and looking forward to some pics of it!

Hope you get your room assignment sooner rather than later... and remember if there are any other cabins available in your exact category when you do you are able to switch to any of them.

Why does the world not know I’m cruising Monday? First lasagna, then the cinnamon roll, now our neighborhood HOA has an ice cream truck coming tonight (no charge).

This is the blog that never ends It goes on and on my friend @asquared17 started posting it not knowing what it was And she’ll continue posting in it forever just because

If you missed the times I've told our interior story, we actually started out with balconies b/c I had never cruised before my honeymoon while my wife cruised as a kid and she always had a balcony so that's what we got. After a few more we were 4 points away from Diamond so I suggested we go on the cheapest 4N we could find and get an interior... then go back to the balcony for our usual 7N cruises. My wife wound up loving how dark and cold the interiors (on Enchantment of all ships) were, especially for afternoon naps, and we mostly stuck to interiors after that. She also realized that we barely used our balcony when we had one. Those 4N on Enchantment saved me a bunch going forward, lol.

Yeesh. We do self-assist but are in no great hurry with the short drive home. It was always super quick on Wonder; maybe it won't be as bad later in the morning... and if it is, oh well. Safe trip home and thanks again for sharing.

It can be any time up until embarkation day (although that’s rare). I had a GTY on Wonder last month and got mine about 30 days out. Going by the FB groups for my Utopia B2B that leaves Monday, people with GTY’s on those were assigned about 2 weeks out.

The bar code trick doesn’t work anymore anyway. You have to wait until it’s officially assigned now.

If you don't get a note in your cabin, just go see the LA onboard the cruise when you're passing 280.

If you follow the women, Claire Emslie played for our women's team here in Orlando at one point. That's all I got. I just like bringing up football with anyone who's not American. It's gotten more popular here but it's still way behind the major US sports.

Why are you telling others how they “should” cruise? We all like different things. If bringing snacks makes someone happy, they should feel free to bring snacks. There’s no right or wrong way to cruise.

Speaking of Celtic, are you a supporter by chance? I won't pretend to follow Scottish football (huge fan of the sport though, OCSC in my name is my local club) but I know they have two American centerbacks.

Sorry to hear. Hopefully you end on a positive note and get some back tonight. That's what my wife always gets, or at least the chicken breast from it to eat sort of as a platter with mashed potatoes and whatever else on the side. It's looked good when I've seen others order it. Good to know for when we have the UDP and eat there multiple times. It's something else my wife could order. I'm a sucker for the breakfasty stuff at brunch and loved the ribs at dinner. If you think of anything else Utopia-specific to share, I've got 4 days left (man do cruises really sneak up on me as it gets closer).

You had me at "Tasty Treats!" Love this. Haven't sailed anything but Oasis class in a few years but Indy was the last "smaller" ship and our first Playmakers experience (big fans ever since). I was on my way to fluent back in university (this was 25 years ago) but sadly lost a lot of it from non-use. I can still get by, or at least I thought I could until we visited a school in Roatan, Honduras last year and the 10 year olds didn't seem to think it was very good, lol. We'll be returning home when your cruise starts so look forward to following along as I'm recovering.

As long as you have your setsail pass in a secondary form (phone wallet, screen shot, printed) it shouldn't affect much.

Everything's relative, and TBF, it was spread out over almost 3 years. Don't get me wrong, I'm thankful I can cruise 3-4 times/year, but I'd certainly rather be retired and sailing monthly.

I was just able to login to the app.

No, I can't, lol, but I've been sailing the same ship over and over for a while and developed a boarding/drink/lunch routine. I have considered switching it up since we're sailing on Utopia for the first time and Pesky Parrot is right there on the Promenade but I have plenty of time to try new drinks there.

Always good to know I'm not the only one who does that. We sail Monday. Re-watching YouTube ship tours and reviews helps too.

Same here. When I try to login to the app I get the "Oops we hit a snag" message." Reinstalling didn't help.

I like being the forum contrarian who enjoys going to WJ as soon as it opens and is totally empty and doesn't get busy for at least 30-60 minutes in my experience but many people obviously share your preference. Either way, no reason to book anything onboard at full price.