teddy

I work in a supermarket.  Our state made masks mandatory only a week or so....and few people wear them correctly anyway.  In addition, most customers have no idea what six feet actually is.  I've had crowds of people right next to me since this whole thing started.

It's kinda funny...for all the posturing I've seen on various social media sites and the mainstream media, people seem to forget about everything when they come grocery shopping. 

Flying to the port and cruising doesn't worry me at all.  We plan on flying November 8 and cruising November 9

12 minutes ago, bossdog421 said:

I'd confidently get on the first ship out if I could. Not everyone would feel the same though.

Me too.

 

We have a 4 night to CocoCay and Nassau in November that we are hoping will go as scheduled.   Seeing the reference to Perfect Day made us very hopeful.

If I was 150 lbs, they wouldn't let me on the ship because I'd look malnourished.

1 hour ago, CJS2766 said:

If I could find that type of price, I would book! I'm going from Washington, D.C. to FLL and the cheapest I have found so far is around $325 pp. Maybe I'm wrong, but that seems pretty high to me. Waiting for Southwest to open up their flights for November and see where they are at with prices.

I'll never understand how pricing for flights works.  Just when I think I have it figured out, I'm wrong.

The same round trip flight we booked on 4/26 for $117 each is now $147 each.  It's still a good price, but I don't understand why the price changes like that.

Good luck finding cheap flights to Fort Lauderdale!!  

We're leaving on Navigator from Miami on November 9th.  We decided to say the hell with it and booked our flights/hotel room a couple weeks ago.

I found the cheapest flights I have ever seen from Maine to Miami and didn't want to wait.  $117 pp round trip.

 

87 Days since back to back on Adventure.

194 till a quick 4-nighter on Navigator

487 till a back to back on Liberty

 

Hope all turns out ok for you

16 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Michelle Cunningham.  [email protected] is a great agent.  There are many more.

We have Michelle in our corner as well.  She's awesome.

29 minutes ago, CJS2766 said:

So far, the cheapest I have seen from D.C. to Ft. Lauderdale is about $325 per person round trip. This would be in first week in November. Does that seem high? I'm thinking so, but wanted to get other members replies.

 

Thanks!

booked this yesterday. 
 

Portland, Maine to Miami. November 8-13. 
 

$234 total round trip for two people. ($117 each)
 

American Airlines basic economy. One stop in Philly each way. 

On 4/22/2020 at 10:06 AM, teddy said:

We passed up the cheapest flights I have seen for our cruise this coming November.  They keep dropping

We have every intention of going on our cruise, however my wife thinks we'll see lower fares once summer arrives.  While I enjoy winning bets with my wife, I hope I lose this one.   

Never mind.  I booked our flights.  $234 total for two people round trip from Maine to anywhere is awesome.   The cheapest we have ever flown out of Portland, Maine in the past was for over $500.  

My wife did tell me she reserves the right to tell me "I told you so" if fares drop.

I was able to add the flights to our existing trip insurance policy with no additional cost.

Said screw it and booked a room for the night before the cruise too.
 

We passed up the cheapest flights I have seen for our cruise this coming November.  They keep dropping

We have every intention of going on our cruise, however my wife thinks we'll see lower fares once summer arrives.  While I enjoy winning bets with my wife, I hope I lose this one.   

That's interesting....the Perfect Day and FAQ are live links for me.

I’ve never really cared what other people think anyway.

As far as cruising, people who ask me about it get an explanation of why we enjoy it so much. I’ve actually been able to educate some people who knew nothing about cruising but had all kinds of opinions. 
 

We will have no concerns going on our next cruises (first is in November).  
 

I’m considered “essential” since I’m a butcher/meat cutter for a large regional grocery chain.  Our reality is that I’m risking exposure to all kinds of things daily.  I’m probably safer on a ship.

It's interesting to hear all the anti-cruise rhetoric from the media and people who listen to them.  

I came back from my last cruise on Feb 1.  I felt fine all day traveling, but when we were on the bus a couple hours from home, I started feeling miserable.  By the time we arrived at the local station, I had to be helped out to my truck, and my son had to drive us home.  On Feb 2, I tested positive for Influenza...then I tried to go back to work too soon and got pneumonia, but that's another story.

All of the doctors I interacted with were of the same thought...cruising isn't as big a deal as flying.  My own doctor told me that she sees many people who get sick after flying or being in contact with someone who recently flew.  

If we were lucky enough to be able to cruise in the next few months, the only thing I'd consider doing differently is driving to the port instead of flying.  I would cruise in a heartbeat if we could get the time off with such short notice.

I work retail in a supermarket.  Give me a cruise any day of the week over people who don't even pay attention to me at work.  We are the proverbial flies on the wall.  So many times people will be shopping and turn their head to sneeze or cough....right on me.

...back to the issue of cruising getting a bad rap....it's a perfect time to be a good ambassador for cruising.  Something as simple as the tv in our break room showing a news story about coronovirus and cruising is an opening to educate people.

 

Toilet paper is in short supply in a lot of places. 
 

My wife and I did the tour on Vision and enjoyed it.  My son did the tour on Adventure and enjoyed it as well.

I think it's worthwhile to do once to see what happens behind the scenes.

1 minute ago, Ogilthorpe said:

There are 2 places to print your luggage tags. One is the eDocs (cruise documents) the other is under the "view boarding pass / edit check in" selection. Perhaps one was updated and one was not after assignment.

This is what I've found to be the case when we've done gty.

The eDocs link isn't always up to date.

On 1/25/2020 at 3:37 PM, teddy said:

Liberty of the Seas

29 Aug 2021 to 5 Sept 2021

5 Sept 2021 to 12 Sept 2021

 

582 days from today.  

Just added Navigator of the Seas - November 9, 2020 

Little less than half as many days away as Liberty.  Makes things a bit more palatable.

Just set up your Uber ride for multiple stops

On my b2b in January on Adventure, my muster station was in the Imperial Lounge...Deck 5 Fwd.   It was awesome.  

....there's something fun about booking a cruise while on a cruise.....

My mini review.   

We went there for the first time last month.  All we reserved was a Beach Lounger for Two.  We originally paid $45.99 but found it at $34.99 around Black Friday.  I'm glad we reserved the lounger....there were plenty of lounge chairs available first come, first served, but we liked not having to chase the shade.  We felt comfortable leaving our belongings in the lounger while we went exploring

We really enjoyed Labadee, although we are kind of boring people and are content sitting on the beach and occasionally going in the water.  

The beach immediately in front of the loungers was not the best for swimming....not overly protected and there was a lot of surf that day.  We would walk over the the right (as we faced the water) and that area was well protected.  Great place to hang out in the water.

We don't drink, so I can't say anything about the service, but the guy who took us to our lounger told us to let him know if we wanted anything at any time.  I spoke my rusty Quebecois to him, and he really appreciated it.  

We ate the complementary lunch, and it was good...Windjammer quality stuff.  I ate more there than I usually do at the Windjammer.  There was plenty of room to sit under the canopies, and the lines moved very quickly.  One thing I realized right off was that everyone lined up at the first place to get plates/silverware, but there were at least two more places to get them and start in on the buffet.


Both my wife and I are in agreement that an itinerary with Labadee will be a priority for us in the future.  I will do the zip line next time.  It looked awesome.  

Our first cruise was a 5 night on newly amp’d Mariner.   It was definitely a “toe in the water” kind of thing. 

Our experience was great and since that cruise in Jan 2019, we’ve done three more.    Their business strategy works  

As far as Navigator and short cruises, we just booked that 4 nighter on her to bridge the gap to the two weeks on Liberty we’ve booked in 2021.