krhardy

Hey y'all ?
My husband and I cruised with our kids quite often when they were small. All of us absolutely loved it and looked forward to every cruise. 
I have been saying for years that I couldn't wait until my grandkids were old enough so I could take them on a cruise. Now I'm rethinking this.....today marks 12 days that we have had all 3 of them (ages 6, 3, and 11 months) while my son and daughter in law have been packing, moving, and unpacking. I'm whooped! These little people do not operate on my schedule. Trying to keep them all fed (holy cow can they eat!), keep up with the kindergarten homeschool (and I homeschooled all 3 of my kids through high school graduation, so I'm no stranger to that either), AND work is about to do me in. Let's not talk about the state of my house.....
Fellow grandparents out there please reassure me that I won't die if I take them on a cruise without their parents ?

Hey y'all ?
My husband and I cruised with our kids quite often when they were small. All of us absolutely loved it and looked forward to every cruise. 
I have been saying for years that I couldn't wait until my grandkids were old enough so I could take them on a cruise. Now I'm rethinking this.....today marks 12 days that we have had all 3 of them (ages 6, 3, and 11 months) while my son and daughter in law have been packing, moving, and unpacking. I'm whooped! These little people do not operate on my schedule. Trying to keep them all fed (holy cow can they eat!), keep up with the kindergarten homeschool (and I homeschooled all 3 of my kids through high school graduation, so I'm no stranger to that either), AND work is about to do me in. Let's not talk about the state of my house.....
Fellow grandparents out there please reassure me that I won't die if I take them on a cruise without their parents ?

Hey y'all ?
My husband and I cruised with our kids quite often when they were small. All of us absolutely loved it and looked forward to every cruise. 
I have been saying for years that I couldn't wait until my grandkids were old enough so I could take them on a cruise. Now I'm rethinking this.....today marks 12 days that we have had all 3 of them (ages 6, 3, and 11 months) while my son and daughter in law have been packing, moving, and unpacking. I'm whooped! These little people do not operate on my schedule. Trying to keep them all fed (holy cow can they eat!), keep up with the kindergarten homeschool (and I homeschooled all 3 of my kids through high school graduation, so I'm no stranger to that either), AND work is about to do me in. Let's not talk about the state of my house.....
Fellow grandparents out there please reassure me that I won't die if I take them on a cruise without their parents ?

Hey y'all ?
My husband and I cruised with our kids quite often when they were small. All of us absolutely loved it and looked forward to every cruise. 
I have been saying for years that I couldn't wait until my grandkids were old enough so I could take them on a cruise. Now I'm rethinking this.....today marks 12 days that we have had all 3 of them (ages 6, 3, and 11 months) while my son and daughter in law have been packing, moving, and unpacking. I'm whooped! These little people do not operate on my schedule. Trying to keep them all fed (holy cow can they eat!), keep up with the kindergarten homeschool (and I homeschooled all 3 of my kids through high school graduation, so I'm no stranger to that either), AND work is about to do me in. Let's not talk about the state of my house.....
Fellow grandparents out there please reassure me that I won't die if I take them on a cruise without their parents ?

Definitely agree with more outlets by the beds...my husband snores HORRIBLY...at home, I can move to another room, but that's not an option on a ship. With the WiFi package, I can stream a podcast to listen to and drown out the snoring, but my battery would die if I left it on all night. 
I would love ALL of the showers to have a foot rest for shaving. I've sailed in some that had this feature, and some that did not. With the showers being as small as they are, this is a huge help!
 

Like everyone else, I'm SO ready! I've flown, been to Universal, and Walt Disney World. All good things, but I need to get on a ship ?

Like everyone else, I'm SO ready! I've flown, been to Universal, and Walt Disney World. All good things, but I need to get on a ship ?

Definitely agree with more outlets by the beds...my husband snores HORRIBLY...at home, I can move to another room, but that's not an option on a ship. With the WiFi package, I can stream a podcast to listen to and drown out the snoring, but my battery would die if I left it on all night. 
I would love ALL of the showers to have a foot rest for shaving. I've sailed in some that had this feature, and some that did not. With the showers being as small as they are, this is a huge help!
 

Like everyone else, I'm SO ready! I've flown, been to Universal, and Walt Disney World. All good things, but I need to get on a ship ?

Like everyone else, I'm SO ready! I've flown, been to Universal, and Walt Disney World. All good things, but I need to get on a ship ?

Like everyone else, I'm SO ready! I've flown, been to Universal, and Walt Disney World. All good things, but I need to get on a ship ?

Definitely agree with more outlets by the beds...my husband snores HORRIBLY...at home, I can move to another room, but that's not an option on a ship. With the WiFi package, I can stream a podcast to listen to and drown out the snoring, but my battery would die if I left it on all night. 
I would love ALL of the showers to have a foot rest for shaving. I've sailed in some that had this feature, and some that did not. With the showers being as small as they are, this is a huge help!
 

Like everyone else, I'm SO ready! I've flown, been to Universal, and Walt Disney World. All good things, but I need to get on a ship ?

XX% off onboard price is the common way used on the website. The only way to check that is to go ask about it when you're onboard and compare THAT price to what you paid.

Kelley is AWESOME!!!  We love working with her!  Congrats!!

So glad you are using Kelley and MEI-Travel - TA are good people !!!

They are the BEST! I swear by @Sharla, and FYI while she was away on vacation....long ago pre Covid.....she made sure I had @krhardycontact info for emergency. Sure enough, I saw a great rate on a new booking (my type of emergency back then) and was amazed at how kind and patient Kelley was with me. Seems MEI has a knack for choosing the most personable and warm TA representatives. Color me always impressed, just awesome! 

It's truly my pleasure!!!

It's truly my pleasure!!!

It's truly my pleasure!!!

I'd also recommend working with a travel agent to make this less confusing

It's truly my pleasure!!!

We do first and second breakfast too! First breakfast is coffee, juice and bagels delivered to cabin. We spike the juice with champagne. 
 
Second breakfast is either at Johnny Rockets or MDR. We like a cooked to order. Mimosa there too! 

2 years ago today I was boarding Symphony. What I wouldn't give to be boarding ANY cruise ship today! 
#goawayrona #stupidcovid
 

Hmmm...it really depends on what I have planned for the day. If I want to do the "active" stuff like Sky Pad, Flow Rider, Zip Line, etc (I may be a grandma, but age is just a number!), then I don't have my first beverage until I'm done with those things (an injury would definitely put a damper on the vacation!). Typically, something like this:
8:00...escape the snoring log of a husband and stumble down to the Cafe Promenade for a specialty hot tea (life is tough for those of us who don't drink coffee). Get a bottle of water or 2 for good measure
8:30...first breakfast...maybe with a mimosa and another bottle of water
9:00...morning run (gotta burn off all the dessert and drinks!) followed by another bottle of water
10:00...second breakfast when my husband finally emerges. Definitely a mimosa here
The rest of the day depends on what I'm doing...if we're hitting up the trivia (don't challenge me at 80s music trivia...I'll win), then it's time to start looking at the specialty drink menus in whatever venue we're in. Fallback drink is a Dark & Stormy. On Mariner, we loved to camp out in the Bamboo Room and try the different rums!
12:30~ish...time for lunch and more water
After lunch...pool deck and whatever tiki drinks the very sweet cabana boy will bring me. Along with water. All the water
We do late seating dinner, and I usually have a glass or 2 of wine with that.
After dinner...time to hit whatever entertainment and a nightcap.