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I had the same thought as @SPS. Wonder if any policy change will come of this?

We choose to dress up. I have my son dress in black slacks and a shirt/tie combo from JCP, and I think I even got one at Walmart one year around Christmas or Easter time. Relatively inexpensive and usually there are enough options that we can coordinate for pictures.

We're less than an hour from Denton. Thanks for the info!

I think the pre-packing phase you are in is my favorite part sometimes. I just bought some Black Friday stuff for our trip (excursions, photo pkg), and we've started designing our cruise shirts for April - DH wants to tie dye them for some reason. I just watched a couple of YouTube videos of the new terminal, and I didn't see any signage for star class. I wonder if you just go to the area with the rest of the suites and then split off to a star area and meet your genie from there? And what about your luggage? I'm glad you are posting all the details for my anxious, must-have-all-the-answers-before-we-go mentality! Sounds like the perfect excursions for 4 boys!

Where did you park? I'm assuming not on-site? We usually park at Lighthouse, and I'm curious if there is any noticeable difference using a 3rd party parking lot from the old terminal.

It (and the lamb in the MDR) wasn't available on Radiance in June. I was hoping they were just having trouble sourcing those ingredients in Alaska.

It's not listed in the app for April on Allure.

I agree, it has been awhile, but I saw a Facebook ad just yesterday for the 23-24 world cruise

You would go to guest services on the last night of the cruise to get your remaining cash back.

Radiance had paper menus in June.

Can't wait to follow along! 174(ish) days until we're in 9730, the same cabin on the other side of the ship!

We homeschool, and I plan our schools' breaks around our booked cruises. It's not why we homeschool, but it certainly is a benefit. The kids don't miss a single class, and we get to take advantage of the lower prices. Best of both worlds.

We bring 2 of these each cruise. One goes in my carry on and the other in one of the kids. We've never been stopped or had it confiscated.

I'm so excited having Allure B2B aqua theater live blogs thanks to you and CravingaCruise! Have a great trip!

Our Radiance menu in June out of Alaska was identical to our Liberty menu in February to the Caribbean. They had issues getting a couple items on the Alaska cruise (no duck or lamb in MDR, but Chops had lamb), and they were replaced with something similar.

I can't ride in the backseat of a car without getting sick. On a cruise, I take a non-drowsy dramamine every morning starting the day of embarkation before we step on the ship and I'm fine. Even on Enchantment out of Galveston in February when it's pretty choppy I was ok.

If you are northbound, the starboard side of the ship will be facing land while port will be facing water when you are in open water. We took a southbound cruise on Radiance this summer, and because the ship sailed a lot of the inside passage, there was land on both side a good portion of the time.

We love taking a cab to Paradise Beach and staying there for the day. Last time we swam with the dolphins at Chankanaab, but we didn't really have time to explore and enjoy the rest of what they offer. We're going to go back there next time. DH and I have also dived with Dive Cozumel. We've never done a Royal Caribbean excursion at Cozumel.

@Ramja It auto filled on my phone!

Did anyone else read that in Schwarzenegger's voice?

Yes.

April 28, 2024 Harmony. We're going to finally try two balconies instead of the 2BR suite.

Following along in anticipation as we'll be in the same cabin, same deck in April.

Maybe look on YouTube for a video of the new cabin? Usually people show the balcony as well, so maybe you can get an idea of how high up deck 6 on an Oasis class would feel.

Cruise Day 7 and Disembarkation Day 7 was a sea day, and the requirement to test to fly back to the US had dropped. We had planned on getting Surf and Stream just on this last day so we could use our emed tests. Instead we just used our free day of Surf diamond benefit to look for potential next cruises. We stopped by the Next Cruise desk and booked 2. We're not sure if we're going to make that 2 separate cruises or finally try sailing in 2 balconies instead of the 2 bedroom suite. We have Allure/star class in April '23, a b2b on Liberty in Oct and Nov '23, so maybe something in January or April of '24 (or both!). We're still considering our options. The rest of the day was spent napping, packing, buying our photos, losing in the casino, and watching some harbor porpoises play in our wake. I don't think I mentioned the photos yet. We always get a digital photo package because I make photo books when we get back home. No digital package was ever available in the Cruise Planner - all the packages specifically stated they were for prints with no mention of digital anywhere. I asked when we got onboard and was told that this ship does not do any digital photo options. Everything is print only on Radiance. We wound up buying several that I'll scan in for our books. Also, they didn't have the photo set up like they do at every port stop in the Caribbean. You know, the one with the sign that says which port you're in. They only had it out for a couple. Or maybe, because we had so many early excursions, we were getting off the ship before they set it out. About half way through the cruise we had Ilona add transfers to the Vancouver airport for us. They were $23.95 each. Our flight was at 12:45pm and DH didn't want to risk having issues finding an UberXL for us and all our luggage. Public transportation is available, but wasn't a good option for us with the kids and all the luggage too. Be aware that more than one cruise line can use the terminal at once, so you have to get to the correct luggage area for your ship. We were put on a bus at the terminal, and took the 20-30 minute ride across town. The wait to get checked in at the airport took well over an hour and there were only a few families in front of us in line. We made it to our gate and had about 30 minutes before boarding and had a smooth flight home.