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  5. YOLO booked it

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    Hey guys! It’s been a bit but I YOLO booked it tonight! I’m curious for suggestions.

    Independence of the seas May 11-16, 2020.

    Girls Cruise! 
    Visiting labadee and then coco cay. 
     

    This is a cruise for just my friend Julie and I. We’ve been living on opposite sides of the country for ~8 years and not been able to meet up. We for the last 6 months or so have tossed around ideas but we’re both busy moms and a few weeks ago I said let’s hop a cruise we don’t need to plan anything other then airfare after it’s booked the rest will work out. Needless to say we cleared some dates and talked to my TA and here we are! Deposit is paid ? this is her first cruise my 3rd. But first on Independence. I’m also super excited about going to Labadee and Coco Cay back to back but we have no other ports. Does anyone have suggestions for what to do (except thrill water park I’m saving that to do with my family). Share to me all your tips and tricks and things I shouldn’t let her forget ? 

  7. Casino Royale

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    On 3/6/2019 at 5:46 AM, AGSLC5 said:

    Do you play slots or table games? Slots will get you points and comps much quicker than table games.. To get an offer for a free interior room cruise you need 2,400 points. I believe Oceanview is 3,200 points but it might be 3,600 I forget. Then Balcony is 4,800 points and junior suite I think they made that 8,000 points.. I normally walk away with either the interior or Oceanview offer. 

    Are points based on $1 spent? Time spent? Any idea what the math is to get to 2400, likely I’ll just play slots

  9. Worth it?

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    So I ended up finding it on my phone but not on the web version of my cruise planner ? hoping they will honor it on the ship as we want to do dinner at chops with our bogo package and I don’t want chops for lunch and dinner on the same day 

  10. Worth it?

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    On 2/3/2019 at 7:09 PM, JohnK6404 said:

    In addition to the other perks you mentioned that caught your attention... For me, my wife and friends, we all planned on doing the lunch at Chops Grille anyway (and now Giovanni's Table/Jamie's Italian was added as an option... hmmm decisions, decisions), so this was another bonus for us... not dragging around our carry-on bags was another little bonus and we were getting at least one device w/ VOOM.

    Just an FYI... looks like they finally updated the benefits of the Key online to include the Giovanni's/Jamie's lunch option and the entertainment reservation requirement:

     

    Summary of your benefits: 
    • Priority check-in and boarding. Upon your arrival at the terminal, follow The Key check-in signage to your designated waiting area. 
    • Carry-on bag drop off and delivery to stateroom. Drop-off located in main theater onboard and available until 1:30pm. Up to 2 carry-on bags per guest. 
    • Exclusive embarkation lunch at a specialty dining venue. Choose between a Steakhouse (Chops Grille) or Italian (Giovanni’s Table or Jamie’s Italian depending on your ship). You can select your venue of choice once onboard. Seating is first come, first served from 11:30am – 1:30pm. 
    • Private hours at onboard activities including Rock Climbing, FlowRider and more. The private hours schedule will be provided at check-in. 
    • Priority port of call debarkation. 
    • Reserved VIP seating at shows in the Main Theater, AquaTheater and Studio B. You must reserve your tickets in advance in the Entertainment section of Cruise Planner up to 72 hours before your sailing or onboard the ship. 
    • VOOM ® Surf & Stream 1 Device high speed internet. 
    • Choice debarkation with exclusive A La Carte breakfast from 6:30 am – 9:00 am.

    John, where did you find the addition of Jamie’s? We really want Jamie’s vs Chops for lunch and are weighing our odds (key already purchased) if we will get lucky.

  11. Which Airport?

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    We are choosing FLL as we can get a non stop with south west from buffalo, we’re flying in the day before so distance didn’t matter much. We’ll grab Lyft from the airport to the hotel and then again in the morning from the hotel to the port. Like Matt I’m egar to get to the port so we’ll be up bright and early! 

  12. The Key

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    So we booked the Key and are set to have lunch and chops but we also have a dinner already scheduled for chops at dinner. Anyone has luck asking nicely (or tipping nicely) to get embarkation lunch moved to Jamie’s? Current cruise planner says they will be open for lunch.

  14. Restaurant temps

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    I'm with Matt's wife its quiet cool in some places but very warm in others. I'm from Western NY and the evenings were much cooler than I expected in March I'll take a sweater and leggings this time for when I'm that cold. I didn't take a proper dress sweater the last time so plenty of pictures of me with a zip up fleece on with dresses.

  19. Group Cruise ideas for Matt!

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    9 minutes ago, JLMoran said:

    @Matt has had a bunch of us badgering him for a 2020 July group cruise to Canada & New England. Granted, that's only a 6-night itinerary; we might have to make it a B2B with the 8-night Bahamas & Perfect Day run for a proper vacation, not to mention giving enough time for all of us to properly sample the Kraken and other libations. ?

    I need more vacation time!!!! That sounds amazing and I’m droving distance to NJ ? 

  23. Digital Photo Package

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    7 hours ago, function12 said:

    They will ask for you sea pass card or your room number we you stop for pictures or they stop you.  Then you can go to the photo shop and view them.  The last night you can pick up a flash drive with all your pictures on it.  We enjoy doing it because we rarely take couples pictures.

    Yes! we don't have pictures since our last cruise! so I'm hoping to get more this time and make a point to have them look good. Only our formal night ones came out well the last time but I think it wasn't on our minds that we cared much.

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