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SuperStarian

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  1. I agree with @CruisingOz! Fairmont Hotel Vancouver is lovely! It offers the quintessential Vancouver view of city, sea and mountains! Plus the gargoyles will protect you!
  2. My deepest sympathies to you and your family! Feel your mom’s presence on this adventure!
  3. I am loving this blog! Like @PPPJJ-GCVAB said, your writing style is great! Your state room is beautiful! I always worry about the styling of older ships, but that looks great! I wish for you an amazing cruise with MisterZ and MomMe! May you make memories that will last a lifetime!
  4. Pre-Cruise Planning Travel: We are flying from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, November 14. Drinks: Kiesha has the Refreshment Package. I have the Soda Package. We are allocating for a few cocktails during the cruise. Dining: No package, because I NEED to be able to fit into my pants! We are going to utilize all of the pre-paid options with maybe one specialty dining adventure. Kiesha eats almost everything. I have been a vegetarian for over 15 years. I am excited to try out the vegan offerings in the MDR. Internet: We both have Surf & Stream. Excursions & Activities: With my surgery recovery, I will not be able to do really strenuous activities. At port, we are going to do beach/pool days. On the ship, I will assess things daily. In June, I did the Pearl Harbor VR experience in Hawaii. It was amazing! Since then, I have been searching for more virtual opportunities, especially those in a non-somber environment. Zone Zero is a MUST DO! Overall, I am excited to have this great location to continue my recovery and have some QT with Kiesha!
  5. Originally, we checked in on August 17 by submitting our pre-cruise documents. On September 7, the port check-in times opened. I got us a noon time slot. We were then “unchecked-in”. Yesterday was our second check-in date. We did not have to do anything. All of our information was still in the system. The check-in time is still noon. Woot! Due to COVID restrictions, I have to do a pre-surgery quarantine on Monday and Tuesday. That means yesterday was also my last day in the office until after the cruise and US Thanksgiving.
  6. Does this mean we might get double blog/crossover episode? @Tiffeven meets @Booscruize!!!!!!!
  7. I got great news from my TA today! The cabin’s fare has dropped over $500 since the June booking. We are getting it refunded to our original method of payment. No OBC to try to spend. We already had $450. With almost $1,000, we would have had to get a dining package. I am not sure my pants would be able to sustain that!
  8. I love Symphony!!! Your family is going to have the best time!!!
  9. I am not sure how valid this information is, but CruiseMapper does not show a ship there until October 31.
  10. After reading many wonderful cruise blogs on this site, I decided to be a follower and write my own. With me being too excited about this vacation, I need more people to talk about it. So, let’s go! Parties Involved: My best friend, Kiesha & I (Ashley Joy) Ship: Odyssey of the Seas Cabin: Virtual Balcony Dates: Monday, November 15 - Saturday, November 20 Ports: CocoCay & Labadee (at least, it is still on the itinerary) Reason: Celebrating 25 years of friendship, but do you really need a reason to cruise?! Cruise History: Kiesha did a Royal Caribbean cruise about a decade ago in a Balcony I went on a Symphony in April 2019 in a Virtual Balcony, which works with my irrational fear of heights and losing objects overboard. It was my only cruise to date, but I left addicted!!!!! Backstory: This trip has been a long time coming. I would always say, “Kiesha, we hardly ever vacation together.” When we met our freshman year of college, we used to take trips all the time. As real adults, we have gone on a couple of long weekend adventures. This past June, I had just returned from vacation and was needing another vacation (why is it always like that?!) so, I was researching the Royal Caribbean website. Luck would have it, I found a: great cruise itinerary set of dates that would work decent price new ship my favorite type of cabin I asked Kiesha to join me. She only had one question, “is it Royal Caribbean?” I said, “is there any other cruise line?” The next day I reached out to Caroline at MEI. Now, we only have 50 days to go! I told you I am too excited to not have anyone to regularly talk about this trip. To keep things interesting, my doctor and I decided this a great time to have surgery. In about ten days, it will be operation day. The cruise will be six weeks into a seven week recovery plan. I am thankful that my doctor believes my only underlying issue will be tiredness.
  11. @Booscruize I watched some of your YouTube videos and the wedding highlights! My fiancée and I are planning a similar event. We plan to elope with just two of our closest family members. We want to have a buddymoon where we celebrate our nuptials with everyone who has the resources to make it. Originally, I looked at getting married on a ship. As a same sex couple, this would have been difficult due to laws of the various ports. Congratulations again!
  12. I also received an email. The spammer’s account name is Barakuda.
  13. I had the same thing happen for my November cruise. It was there yesterday morning, but disappeared yesterday evening. I am now being told check-in is on October 1. Luckily, I added my SetSail pass to my digital phone wallet.
  14. Thank you so much for correcting the issue! It worked for me! Great episode!!
  15. I also tried listening to the episode on this site. I received the following message: When I clicked on Download this episode, this is what appeared:
  16. I have been trying in Apple Podcast all afternoon. I keep receiving this error message:
  17. Looks like you are on to something! I saw this in the app today.
  18. Odyssey of the Seas - November 15, 2021
  19. Please let us know how this goes! I (intramural) fenced (for a semester) in college. When I heard they had this as an activity, I got so excited! What style do they offer?
  20. Maybe my girlfriend was on to something with saying no this sailing for my birthday cruise request! @Matt, et al, stay safe this weekend!
  21. With the location move to the MDR, does this mean Jamie’s is no longer a choice for The Key embarkation lunch? The only enticing program benefits for me are the internet and lunch. Being a non-meat eater, Jamie’s was more appealing than Chops.
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