Vacation Crazy

Go with your gut. Sounds like you might be at the point of "been there done that". We hit that point and wanted new experiences. We have 2 first time cruises booked...an Alaskan and a Southern Caribbean. The excitement of new ports is great!! Good luck!

I'm a big price watcher. Watching airfare and cruise fare prices are like watching the stock market...... lots of ups and downs!!

Thanks so much for the tip!! I had the release date of 2/7/19 circled on my calendar to book our Southwest flights. I just booked our flights to Seattle for August. So excited for our Alaskan cruise! Having your flights booked just makes it feel so much closer.

@lauraodonnell86 Thank you so much for the feedback and pics. We have 9406 booked. I looked into the aft balconies on a lower deck and they were triple occupancy. A couple of questions. I have read aft balconies can be very sunny. It looks like deck 9 has very little overhang for shade?? Also, did you feel a lack of privacy with the upper decks looking down on you? Thanks again! Jane

Hope you had a great trip! How did you like your aft balcony? We are in a deep freeze here. I'm dreaming of our Southern Caribbean cruise!!

No emails here either. Just think of the technology on the ships yet they cannot figure out how to email their customers. Ugh!!!!!

We just started playing too. I'm hoping it is a win-win situation. We'll get some free OBC and be so sick of slot machines we will stay away from them once on board. Oh.....who am I kidding!!!?

We decided on The Boatyard when we are in Barbados. It looks like a boat tour to a shipwreck and snorkeling with turtles are included too. Can't wait!!

We have the cabin next door 9406. It will be great to hear your feedback! Have a wonderful trip!

Have a great trip. Ringing in the New Year at sea......what could be better!!!

We have our first aft balcony booked on Freedom (deck 9). Watching the wake is so peaceful! My only concern may be lack of privacy and shade. It looks like the upper decks can look down on the balconies and they are very sunny. Any feedback on this? Thanks!

We have teenage boys so the castle, garden and tea excursions they offer are probably going to be out. We will come up with something. If it makes you feel better I'm sure they really loved that popcorn!!

We are trying to decide what to do in Victoria in August. We are leaning towards walking around Fisherman's wharf for the afternoon. Do you know if you can still feed the seals? I have read they may not be allowing that anymore. Looking forward to visiting Victoria. Thanks!

We did Bernard's tours when we were there in August. They offer different tour packages. We did the beach tour. It was a great way see the island and learn some history along the way. There was still quite a bit of hurricane damage and our tour guide talked a lot about the recovery process. It was a great day! Take a look at their website.

Freedom of the Seas-May 24, 2020. We will be celebrating our 25th anniversary!

We stay at the Holiday Inn express on 17th St when we go out of Ft. Lauderdale. They have a free airport shuttle service which is nice. The sun trolley stop is located right in front of the hotel. We hop on the sun trolley and head to the beach area for dinner. The sun trolley is $1/person each way or $3 all day. The hotel has a shuttle service to the port which is expensive. We call a taxi for around $10 for the quick trip to the port.

All I read was go with the lava flow! I'll have no problem doing that. We will be on our anniversary cruise and first cruise without the kids. Thanks for the feedback.

We were there in August. Old San Juan has recovered nicely from the hurricane. I have a southern Caribbean cruise on hold for May, 2020. It will be our 25th Anniversary cruise. We decided last night this is our trip!! I will stop reading reviews. Like I said some people find anything to complain about. Enjoy your upcoming cruise. Thanks from one Jane to another!!

Thanks for the positive feedback! Enjoy your trip!!

We are looking at a Southern Caribbean cruise on Freedom OTS leaving from San Juan. We have been to San Juan a few times(port stops) and absolutely love it! I was surprised to read negative reviews about leaving out of San Juan. I always take reviews with a grain of salt because some people find anything to complain about. Any feedback about this would be appreciated??

Gotta love random price drops!! I checked mine this morning but I'm going to check again!

I'm looking at this program as a positive addition. We stay in ocean view balcony staterooms. It may give us the opportunity to stay in a junior suite someday for a reduced rate. I priced a junior suite for our next cruise and it was $5,200 more than our ocean view balcony. This thrifty girl could not justify that price(and I'm a compulsive price watcher)!! I'm hoping this program may make upgrading more obtainable because the upgrade fairy has never come knocking at our door!

Or as my kids call him "The twirly guy". I was looking for him in the pics too. He puts on an amazing show.

Thanks. That is exactly what I wanted to hear. We are booked on Ovation to Alaska for 2019. We are now looking at Hawaii 2020 for our 25th anniversary. We are definitely checking off our bucket list! I guess the saying on here is YOLO!!!

Good luck! I hope you get exactly what you want.