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Enjoying so far Thanks

She has no problem with the going part LOL. She's always up for a trip somewhere. She just doesn't like the part about booking now for a cruise 54 weeks from now as she says something might come up. But it didn't take much convincing ?

Getting close myself 8 years (would love to be able to retire at 62) but will have to go to 65 so I can get on medicare. Plan is to take at least 1 cruise per year with maybe 2 occasionally.

Terrible & sad

Well I went from not cruising for 8 years Jan 2011 to booking a cruise in Dec for Jan 2019. Than I put a deposit down on 1/9 for a cruise in Aug 2019 & today I put a deposit down for one in Feb 2020. My wife asked was I getting carried away all of the sudden LOL but she didn't say no. Upcoming cruises Allure 1/27/2019 Ovation 8/9/2019 Adventure 2/1/2020 Guess I'll just work on planning excursions ect.. for the last 2 & hold off booking anything else for now. Thanks to Michelle - MEI Travel.

Enjoying following along

Thanks for the tips ?

Thanks for all the tips as I just booked an Alaska cruise last week.

Good to know

I'd like to be retired LOL but I still spend time planning cruises or at least thinking about it!

Just check your cruise planner occasionally as it dropped to $42 on my upcoming cruise about 4 weeks before sailing & the refreshment package dropped 3 weeks before

This helps pass the time until you actually get to cruise!

Quote from twangster (Oh to be a 4 hour drive to a cruise port. Sounds heavenly.) Guess you better move to Florida LOL In reality unless you do live there (unless you're like my friend who drives 13-14 hrs every year for his cruise - I pass) it involves the added cost of flying. I've done the shorter cruises but for me if I'm going to fly I'd at least have to do a 5 day or longer cruise.

Thanks for the live blog & all the pictures

Just wondering if anyone here will be on this cruise as well. First time for me as well as first cruise in some time. Got so excited planning it, I've scheduled 2 more. LOL

Maybe RC determined it was crew related & that's why they refunded the cruise

Always wanted to due an Alaska cruise so I pulled the trigger this week & booked an August cruise. Can't wait!

I took advantage of it to book an Alaska cruise in Aug 2019 & maybe also a Caribbean cruise in Feb 2020

Allure 1/27/19 Ovation 8/9/19 Adventure 2/1/20 Maybe (room held)

I concur. Thanks Matt. Have enjoyed this site since I stumbled across it

Yes all my excursions purchased & shows I've scheduled each night show up in my calendar on the app including my nightly dinner times

Thanks I see the DX on my printed seapass

From reading somewhere I assume you just show your seapass card to get your beverage? When do you get your seapass card after you board the ship?

I just did all my spreadsheet figuring to see if I thought I would hit the $42 per day based on the prices I've seen posted here before I pulled the trigger & purchased. Since I figured I would I bought & now I don't have to think about it on the ship & I can just go & enjoy being on vacation! 17 days to go

Nice