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I bet you still wear bell bottom pants.......

I'm old when it comes to smart phones. I just got one because my flip phones buttons started to fall off after five years!
Can I just turn on the airplane mode? Will that do the same thing?
I'm just concerned with sea days as we have Verizon and all of our ports are included in our service.

Just don't loose the phone, then you WILL have worries!

I think the cruise lines have done a really good job, for the most part, in Houston and in Florida during these two storms.  However, I don't think the cruise lines should have forced passengers off the ship into an evacuating city.  I like the idea of coming in a day early and letting anyone off who wants to get off, but they should have taken the remainder out of the way of the storm in my opinion.

On our first cruise - EVER - last year, our flight was delayed 5 hours due to mechanical issues.  Matt always stresses how you should fly out the day before and it is golden advice.  We always, always will. 

It's an easy way to avoid pre-cruise stress...and start vacation earlier!

Special request: Please drag hilltop cabana closer to the beach. 

I am not sure how much the island has changed since we were there in 2013 but I we had a book bag with all of our stuff in it, since we did the wave rider tour we had to put it somewhere and that is where we found the lockers.  I apologize because I can not remember how much they were but you did get all day access and can go in them as much or little as the renter desired.  I do have a portable safe and use it rather frequently while on a beach, and it has come in extra handy and has allowed both of us to go play in the ocean without having to worry excessively about the small amount of cash that we bring with us, our key cards, and other items that we bring with us.  While the safe is not meant to be placed and keep the most determined criminal away from your stuff they are perfect for places where you are around quite a bit of people and will stop the typical thief that is just looking to pick up something as quickly and inconspicuously as possible and disappear.  I will leave the choice of the safe up to you, as for us it has put our mind at ease and for the $20 it cost us it was worth every penney.  There were more than enough lockers and if I remember correctly there were a few different sizes available as well!  Hope that this helps! 

Thats still a good deck! We were one deck above you on our first cruise on an Oasis class, and it was absolutely wonderful! We picked deck 14 because my sister was two rooms down so we wanted to be close to her. I will have to agree with @tkltomp that we did enjoy being so close to the upper deck as well as the Windjammer but being on a lower deck would not ruin the cruise, it actually gives my big behind more of an excuse to hit the stairs and work off some of the calories from the Windjammer and MDR!

I have to agree with almost everyone here, I too fly or drive in at least a day earlier.  The fact that air travel is as unreliable as it is forces us to arrive early.  We have also found out that getting there also relieves the added stress and tension and we ease into the cruise much faster.  I can do my best planning every aspect of the journey from Virginia to the cruise terminal but unfortunately life does happen all too frequently and the smallest incident can bring some added stress.  We love getting there a day earlier so we can go out, see the area and have a great local meal! 

Thank you @DocLC consider the invitation accepted! I am looking forward to the experience.