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I like it. The room is large and the beds are extremely comfortable. It does look a bit tired in places but I'm satisfied with it.

Pizza is better. Once you tried the best (Chicago), nothing comes close.

I use the scan function built into my iPhone. It is not as good as a scanner at home but it does an alright job.
You just need a flat surface to take the scan.
 

I drag mine home and run them across a flat bed scanner, I'm old school like that ?
Speaking of...i've got my Allure to do. ?

I actually brought mine home, cut them up, and run them through the scanner; I prefer the cleaner look. But that does mean you have to pack them with you....

A flatbed scanner at home is going to yield the best results but I often don't feel like dragging all that paper home so I use the Adobe Scan app for scanning on board.  
The trick with Adobe Scan is trying to start with good captures.  Since I travel with a laptop I use my laptop as an easel to hold the cruise compass (with screen dark or off).  This way the distortion is minimized which makes for better potential focus across the document.  The goal is to have the sheets of paper you are scanning as flat as possible during capture.  The Adobe Scan app allows you to modify each corner to eliminate any keystone effect.  Capturing images at the desk with the desk and overhead cabin lights generally results in decent images to start with. 
The only issue I have with Adobe Scan are the relatively large file sizes it produces so then I use my Mac to optimize the PDFs that Adobe Scan creates. 
I created a custom Quartz filter in the Preview app set to 110 DPI with Medium Low compression.  This generally reduces the PDFs to something that can be sent by email.
https://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-reduce-the-size-of-your-pdf-without-compromising-image-quality--cms-21698
At that point I can email them to @Matt on the last day of the cruise and I have a copy for myself so I don't have to drag them home.  

Do you also see dead people ?  ????  Couldn't resist..lol!!

At the airport - flight leaving at 0940. Time to go! Long day ahead, wish me luck.
Will miss proper breakfasts on the ship - this is this morning's offering:

I made Royal an offer they couldn't refuse.  

I experienced the same when we cruised from HK but then HK is not really China , but if you say the same was Ok from Shanghai I am very happy and sad . on one hand I will be able to connect and work on the other hand I will be able to connect and work during my vacation ?
 

For the research I will take the regular Stream one and will buy one hour of the high speed to check the differences 

Passport should be left at the hotel safe , I take cache and credit card , when I travel , I take at least two credit cards , one with me one with the hotel safe , if a credit card being stolen its very easy to block it and I will still have a credit card I can use. You do not even need a passport copy , I do carry driving license , sometime shops will ask a way of identification if you using your credit card , foreign driving license with a picture works perfect. I always carry my wallet in the front pocket , its much harder to take it. Never leave a bags on the floor near you. be careful from the petition  scam , where people try to convince you to sign a petition and and ask for money, just ignore or pretend you only speak some rear  language (they usually  know English , Spanish , Russian, french, German )   . After saying that , which is by the way true for all Europe and many other places, I do not think its that common , I have been to Barcelona many times and traveling almost every second week to Europe , if you keep the basic awareness  to you surrounding (same as I guess you do in your home town)  you should be OK. 

The wine is quite simple , the main thing is not to allow glass touch glass or any hard things in the suitcase .
What I do is to wrap each bottle with nylon bag and make sure they are divided (the park west brochures  are very good wrap materials). I will put one layer of dirty cloths bag on the bottom of the suitcase , put the bottles with some divider like shoes between them and put another layer of cloth above them  , making sure they will not move.
Another option is to use a shoe box (you are going to visit Italy , do not tell me you will not buy at least one per ?) , here its even simpler , wrap each bottle, put some park west material between each bottle until they can not move and put the shoe box inside the suitcase.
if for some reason your bottle has a screw cap make sure you secure it with some tape , the only accident I had until now is leakage from such bottles.  from our last cruise we brought 6 bottles of wine , 3 in each suitcase +1 Limonochelo  and two vinegar  bottles  , they all survived.

Passport should be left at the hotel safe , I take cache and credit card , when I travel , I take at least two credit cards , one with me one with the hotel safe , if a credit card being stolen its very easy to block it and I will still have a credit card I can use. You do not even need a passport copy , I do carry driving license , sometime shops will ask a way of identification if you using your credit card , foreign driving license with a picture works perfect. I always carry my wallet in the front pocket , its much harder to take it. Never leave a bags on the floor near you. be careful from the petition  scam , where people try to convince you to sign a petition and and ask for money, just ignore or pretend you only speak some rear  language (they usually  know English , Spanish , Russian, french, German )   . After saying that , which is by the way true for all Europe and many other places, I do not think its that common , I have been to Barcelona many times and traveling almost every second week to Europe , if you keep the basic awareness  to you surrounding (same as I guess you do in your home town)  you should be OK. 

The wine is quite simple , the main thing is not to allow glass touch glass or any hard things in the suitcase .
What I do is to wrap each bottle with nylon bag and make sure they are divided (the park west brochures  are very good wrap materials). I will put one layer of dirty cloths bag on the bottom of the suitcase , put the bottles with some divider like shoes between them and put another layer of cloth above them  , making sure they will not move.
Another option is to use a shoe box (you are going to visit Italy , do not tell me you will not buy at least one per ?) , here its even simpler , wrap each bottle, put some park west material between each bottle until they can not move and put the shoe box inside the suitcase.
if for some reason your bottle has a screw cap make sure you secure it with some tape , the only accident I had until now is leakage from such bottles.  from our last cruise we brought 6 bottles of wine , 3 in each suitcase +1 Limonochelo  and two vinegar  bottles  , they all survived.

I use the google photo to backup my pictures from the phone , but you will need WIFI for that. regarding the canon , there is a memory card that comes with internal WIFI if your camera dose not support it already.  

As I tend also to over pack I set some rules to myself:
1. Always have a folded duffel bag inside my suitcase so if I want to send extra bag at least I do not need to buy it.
2. Use a travel scale , so at least I know were I am from weight perspective  (well at least for the suitcase , my weight just ignore until the end of the cruise).|
3. I always make sure that what I pack minus things I will leave/consume during the travel will be the weight allowance minus at least two bottle of wines which I would like to carry back with me.
4. After I pack I always take out few items.
5. I always use the wash bag at the middle of the cruise.
6. I always pack more underwear than I need , its easier to buy other stuff if needed, I feel much comfortable to wear new shirt which I just bought than new per of underwear ...
7. I try to bring a few white cotton shirts (the simple ones  that are being sold in 5-6 shirts per package) , I can wear them under the dress shirt and it will allow me to wear the dress shirt again if needed.
8. Always take allot of extra big garbage bags , use them for :  pack things in them ,dirty cloths, wet swimsuit, put them over the shelf and the drawers if they are not looking too clean, wrap bottles of wine before packing them inside the suitcase and many other things.
9. Always take extra zippers bags for small things , I even pack shampoo inside them (always use two just to be on the safe side) , by that I am saving allot of weight .
10. pack a small bag pack for sיore excursions + folded back pack if I want to buy something.
 

I experienced the same when we cruised from HK but then HK is not really China , but if you say the same was Ok from Shanghai I am very happy and sad . on one hand I will be able to connect and work on the other hand I will be able to connect and work during my vacation ?
 

I use the google photo to backup my pictures from the phone , but you will need WIFI for that. regarding the canon , there is a memory card that comes with internal WIFI if your camera dose not support it already.  

So I just got done reading @Whizbank live blog and she stated that she would pack lighter next time.  I'm now sitting and looking at the suitcase I'm going to have trouble closing today.  Ugh!  So thought I'd share some things I'm going to do for the European cruise this summer (16 days in Barcelona and on the ship) as an accountability post lol.  Please chime in with suggestions and encouragement lol.  I know like the drink pkg we have beaten this to death, but hey, it's fun! 
1.  Royal has amazing storage in their rooms, both interior and outside.I have sailed 5 classes now and fit everything every time.  Majesty had a dinky closet but a great big side table and window ledge.  Others have hidden shelves, ottomans, other closets.   Obviously the longer cruises are a bit more challenging which leads to....
2.  Rewear!  I have favorites that I take on every cruise that I could totally wear over.  Some things I will wash when I get home that I only wore once (or not at all) and they aren't even really dirty.  I get if it's super hot you might have to selectively rewear, but I don't pack that way.  7 days, pack for 9 lol.  Ugh!   Do I need 2 formal dresses? Heck no. Is it ok if people are me in the same outfit twice... Absolutely.    Do I need extra clothes not at all... That's where #3 comes in...
3. Laundry!  I will freely admit I haven't used it in the ship and I won't risk any favorite clothes (I worry about too hot dryers).  But I spend everywhere else...Porters, drink pkg, extra 2 dollars for my favorite ? etc....   A bag of laundry will not kill me to pay for!   And my bathing suits, etc, are wet when I came back...I can hand wash them in the shower.  Now again, with how long everything takes to dry I am not bringing detergent and hanging everything... But a small stain is solvable by a  quick rinse.
4.  Packing cubes....   That was a long thread earlier.  I personally love them but didn't use them correctly.  I was in 3 different places pre-cruise, cruise and post-cruise.  I should have packed the cubes that way rather than every time I wanted an outfit having to go through different ones.  I could have put my pre-cruise two outfits in a bag with a bathing suit and pair of jammies and never opened the rest!
5. Shoes....  Sigh.  I did do better this time.  I wore my tennis shoes on the plane and once again, it wasn't necessary for me personally to have them.  I will just wear my walking sandals on the plane too.  I took my lighter weight sandals this time and didn't fuss with the 3 inch heals I would wear once or twice. I actually packed 2 pairs of flip flops in case one pair broke....omg WHY?  Which leads to...
6.  This next cruise no matter what I'm going with the Rick Steve's packing rule which I never do but am going to start!  I love his travel blogs and YouTube videos and he says "always pack for the expected, not the unexpected".  Ok...I'm a pack for the unexpected....my shoe might break, my phone cord might break, I might spill coffee on my 4 sweaters... All 4!  All the unexpected back-ups come home unused and talking up space.  I'm not traveling to the middle of Africa where I might have trouble getting something!!!! (If you are, you are probably better at packing than I am anyway and not reading this!).  Next time I will truly try and follow this.  Heck I will pack a $100 extra dollars just for things I might need to get and when I don't, take myself out to a nice Cafe somewhere!  
7.  Go with your history and your gut.  Every trip I pack shorts "just in case I feel like wearing them" and workout clothes "just in case I want to work out".  Ok...I've now been on 6 cruises.  Not once have I put on shorts or tshirts (Im a sundress girl) and the only time I've set for in the fitness center is to take pics on day one.  If I haven't used something at home (do I really want that dress) or on a ship, it is just not gonna get used here!  
8.  Compare with the other lovely people in your family.  In March my family brilliantly brought 3 tubes of toothpaste.  Seriously.  We all packed our regular travel kits and we all have toothpaste.  Oh well.  Next time I'm going back to the family ziplocks...1 toothpaste and common shampoo, soap, etc.  And I'm getting slightly better at judging amount we use.  For example, I love using the bath & body works squirt soap better than the bars.  They smell nice and I just like them.  We don't need a whole bottle...I can bring a half-used one and then I have 2 more oz and space at the end of the trip!  Same goes for shampoo, lotion, etc!  
9.  Suitcase stuffing.  I'm a stuffer.  If the suitcase is at 40 lbs and not full, I can stuff just one more extra dress or pair of shoes just in case.  Nope.  The problem is that it takes me forever to fit everything in at home.  I don't have that time on the trip and what happens is I frantically stuff everything in and one day I'm gonna break the zipper.  I have had to buy and check an extra suitcase at Disney before (ok...I could get into souvenir shopping here.  I didn't buy the rum in Nassau because I knew I wouldn't have the space or weight lol).  So next time, things will fit better at the start.  I will do what you are supposed to... Pack and then unpack and take out a bunch you don't need!  Because I don't need the stress at the end of the trip!
So I've now spent time I should have been packing avoiding it but when I get home, this is what's I'm going to re-read before I pack!!!!!! Jane

I also use this one , 
It allow to resize batch of pictures also and very easy to use.

I experienced the same when we cruised from HK but then HK is not really China , but if you say the same was Ok from Shanghai I am very happy and sad . on one hand I will be able to connect and work on the other hand I will be able to connect and work during my vacation ?
 

I also use this one , 
It allow to resize batch of pictures also and very easy to use.

When it comes to photography @JLMoran and @twangster are in a league of their own and I am not that talented but for what it is worth I used an android app called Photo and Picture Resizer. It was pretty user friendly and effective. The ads were not too bothersome.