LetsTryThisPlace

I look forward to it :)

I messaged Ebates and customer service gave me this reply for my transaction.... Thank you for your email.  Upon review of your account, I do see that there was a shopping trip created and I can confirm that Orbitz was offering 14% Cash Back on cruises on 11/27/2017.
Just have to wait about 3 months after the trip is completed to get the cashback. I will certainly report to this site what the end result is.....
 

Lol!  I'm pretty sure @twangster is on a whole other level on his own.  I was thinking of trying out a live blog for March too but I'm putting the disclaimer on right now that it's not going to compare!

If you go to ebates and then look up the store it should have the break down (if they are given it.) I think they had a special before with double points.

I've gone on/off with a TA that I initially found from a cruise bidding site.  I check for price drops and call him.  I've had no problems getting prices readjusted ever.  Just a word of caution for people who want to go that route is that you have to know what you are getting into.  The trade off with the steep discounts and extra perks is the sacrifice of service.  I don't mind because I am comfortable managing my own bookings but for others, that might not be the wisest route.
I love Ebates but I have never done travel through them.  It always says things like, "up to 14% off" and then I don't know what the discount is exactly so I give up and look elsewhere.  I would be interested to see how it works out for you.

Obviously, the propeller was damaged during her skirmish with the Carnival Magic last year.

I flew Spirit from Niagara Falls, NY to Fort Lauderdale one time.  Same reason, direct flight, cheap.  The flight was supposed to leave at 2 am and arrive at 5 am.  It is late well over half of the time, which I found out after I booked it.  Long story short, it departed at 5 am, the seats seem smaller than most airlines, and they do not recline at all.  I am a bigger guy, 6'2", and I could not have been more miserable.  Everyone on the flight was miserable, they charge extra for anything and everything, luggage, carry ons, picking your seat assignment, breathing the air on the plane, etc.  I vowed afterwards that I don't care how much more another airline is, I won't fly Spirit again.  I am a Southwest fan, and fly them 80% of the time.  
Not saying they won't get you there, but with Spirit, you definitely get what you pay for.  And flying Spirit anywhere on the same day as departure would be comparable to Russian roulette.    

The best camera is the one you have with you.  Seriously.  
It's like buying a boat.  Someone always has a bigger, faster, shinier boat compared to yours but that doesn't mean you can't have fun in whatever boat you have.  

My wife isn't even positive if she enjoys cruising and I'm already trying to book our next one. My next one is only number 3 but RCCL hooked me on number 1.