Jolly Ogre

Hmmm...itinerary is not even showing up in the CP yet but you can book some excursions. Weird??

Yep... i grew up on that and we got to get it at the drug store soda fountain. Also when I was growing up we had an A&W drive up and you could bring your own jug to get root beer. Good times that will never come again.

If only they had Koegel's hot dogs and Vernors. Then all would be right in the world

My concern is that we have cruises booked now thru 2025 and they are all MTD. If they get rid of MTD do we get to pick which meal service we want? Or is it just randomly assigned? I would not be happy with either early or late time dining.

You should not be eating that late in the evening unless you are up and doing things until 12 midnight. You done want to eat and then sit the rest of the evening. Eating late and then just sitting is what leads to obesity.

Not in the morning but after dinner. But we get our 10k in before noon anyway.

We did a 4 day early on in our cruising days and found it is just to short. We have done all 7 days from then on and our last was 8 days and that was perfect. We have a 6 day spring cruise booked and I am not sure how that will feel if that is to short too.

That is not entirely correct. I had gotten my 2024 cruise all booked with excursions, dining and drink pkg over 1 yr in advance. I had my dining booked in June of 2023. The rest was booked in Nov still more than 1 yr prior to the cruise.

heh On my 2025 cruises there is nothing yet available to book as far as drink pkg or dining is concerned on the cruise planner.

Make sure she is not any more than 24 weeks PG or they will not let her board the cruise at all.

We have used Safe Cruise parking several times without any issues. https://www.safecruiseparking.com/port-of-miami/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrd2x_tG_hAMVm6NaBR2tVQdXEAAYASAAEgIMt_D_BwE

They had $5 min bet on Symphony last Dec.

Truth!!..So not have ever seen or heard anything about Cats, we saw it on our 1st Oasis cruise and were horrified at the story. The actors, costumes, singing and dancing was excellent. What I got from the story was the cats are to vote to decide which cat dies and then the electric cat kills and skins the old man cat and then they ultimately decide to have the old lady cat that looks like a Carol Burnett character die.

Booked a spring cruise. Nothing in the CP yet.

To many folks going to the snack shack for the chicken sandwich scared them away.

We get a bungalow and have a quite beach day.

We have been on Symphony two times and this last one was the best cruise ever. Everything was great but for one part of a meal. I did not let that"ruin" my cruise. I even reassured the waiter that it was not his fault and it was ok, I was not upset about it. Things happen and not everything will be perfect. No worries.

We did Wonderland on our last cruise... I had bee putting it off for a few times as it did look weird. However it was very tasty and I loved the liquid lobster. I could have had a whole bowl of it.

Bah...it is $47.99 for my Dec 2024 sailing on Oasis. I got it Black Friday for $34.99.

Heh!! That is why you book early... my 2024 Oasis is $2562.00 with insurance and gty included... My 2025 Indy cruise is $2649.12 with insurance and gty included. Both are balcony cabins that I chose the location. You can see that pricing is going up as the Oasis for an 8 day for 2024 that I booked Dec of 2022 is less than the 7 day Indy that I just booked for 2025.

Don't forget about room for your souvenirs.

Yeah I about choked when I saw it, but nabbed it quick. Have not seen it like that since. Caveat I book 2 yrs out so it was a 2021-2022 price for a 2023 sailing. My next one is at the $131.99 showing at 20% off. I booked it as it is still a $80 savings on 3 dinners for 2. I will still be watching for a better sale.

I compared this to going to Chops, Izumi and Park 150, as those are the restaurants we would go to. This is on Oasis for Dec 2024. This is also more than I would like to pay and more than I paid for Symphony last month. I had purchased at a 40% sale and got the 3-night for $85.99 per person for my Dec 2023 sailing. You just have to watch and see if they go cheaper, cancel and rebook. If you book early then time is on your side.

On our upcoming cruise in Dec 2024 by getting the 3 night pkg we save $80 total. However that is at a 20% "sale".

Is there someone in the Crown Lounge to make the specialty coffee for me? If not then I will still have to go to the Cafe Promenade to get it done. I am not a barista.