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Stay safe everyone.

Having spent some time studying Italian and now starting to study Spanish, I believe the op may not speak English as their first language.

This Anthem back in February of this year on the day we boarded. The picture of deck chairs was taken by someone disembarking that day and posted to the Facebook group. The picture of the ship from the road was taken by me as we drove in

We’re on the 11 night version of this cruise in January 2025. We’ve taken Anthem out of Bayonne the past two years (in Jan/Feb) and really enjoy cruising out of the cold.

Multi outlet electric adapter soon after a potentially confusing policy comes out? Nah Electric blow up doll? Probably

It’s a toss up for me….Freedom and Voyager class. Quantum class comes in a close second. Adventure holds a special place in my heart because she was the last ship we were on in February 2020 and first one we were back on in September 2021.

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We did this pre-pandemic. It's definitely a long day. Lots of walking involved, and while our ferry ride to the mainland wasn't too rough for us, I've seen a lot of reports that the ride was rough and nausea-inducing.

Definitely not taken as a slight by me. It's easy for people to be like that here in the US. Many people never leave the country (or only travel to Canada/Mexico), and that's okay. At the risk of sounding like an internet meme, going from one end of the USA to the other is a lot different than traveling across many countries in Europe or the UK. To someone who has never left the continental United States and just spent 12 hours driving east to west across Texas (one state), the thought of going through multiple countries in that same time frame can be difficult to understand. I've been privileged to have the opportunity to travel around the world while in the military as well as more recently with my wife. Despite having experienced world travel, I still fell into the habit of replying with my US state rather than USA when we were asked where we were from while in Italy last year. As soon as the word "Maine" left my mouth, I realized the person who asked meant what country, not what state in the US. He laughed and said "Oh, you're from America. Americans always answer that way". In the end, all was well and we made more friends. On a semi-related note, we're flying into Heathrow on 15 October.

I tend to eat healthier when on a cruise...more balanced meals, better variety of fruits and vegetables....less sandwiches and "salads" consisting of only lettuce. I definitely drink more water when on a cruise (and am more hydrated than at home).

We really enjoyed Sidney when we stopped there in.....October 2022 I think. It's a low key port. We walked around on our own and had a ball. We went to the military museum along with some other small museums we came across while walking around. The people were very friendly. There's a monument to the Merchant Mariners in WW II that we feel is worth seeing. It's an easy walk down the waterfront. Oh yea....there's a big fiddle at the port, too. I'm not too sure what it is with Canada and big things....where my in-laws live, there's a giant axe.

There's an acronym that ends with AFO that comes to mind. Maybe a nicer way to say it is you reap what you sow. There are other nice communities on the coast of Maine that would love to see more tourists.

We’re going on a cruise next year that stops in both places. I guess the cost just increased

This was not on Odyssey, but rather Anthem this past February, however it will give you an idea of obstructed balconies on this class of ship. Cabin 6178. Booked as a balcony guarantee The view of the lifeboat didn’t bother us at all, but we don’t mind inside cabins either.

That’s old fashioned thinking. I have an high school diploma and a smidge over 4 decades in supermarkets (I started at 13). My retail career (along with my hs educated wife who has a work from home job she’s been in for 25+ years) allowed us to raise three kids and live wonderful, debt free lives. To keep it cruise related, we cruise multiple times a year. While I do agree that retail has become absolutely horrible over the past 4-5 years, staying in school has nothing to do with working it. Full disclosure, I hit my breaking point a month ago and jumped ship. I parlayed my hobby of 25+ years into a better paying job….all with my high school education. The pandemic changed the rules of retail and I’m tired of playing.