Jedi Jason

I was a diamond C&A member before I discovered Matt and this website, podcast and more.
I have learned plenty from Matt and this community despite having been on quite a number of RC cruises in the past.  I feel like I have a better cruise experience because of what I have learned.  Well deserved honor and #1 in my book.  A lot of the information is relatable to other cruise lines as well.

I was a diamond C&A member before I discovered Matt and this website, podcast and more.
I have learned plenty from Matt and this community despite having been on quite a number of RC cruises in the past.  I feel like I have a better cruise experience because of what I have learned.  Well deserved honor and #1 in my book.  A lot of the information is relatable to other cruise lines as well.

I was a diamond C&A member before I discovered Matt and this website, podcast and more.
I have learned plenty from Matt and this community despite having been on quite a number of RC cruises in the past.  I feel like I have a better cruise experience because of what I have learned.  Well deserved honor and #1 in my book.  A lot of the information is relatable to other cruise lines as well.

I was a diamond C&A member before I discovered Matt and this website, podcast and more.
I have learned plenty from Matt and this community despite having been on quite a number of RC cruises in the past.  I feel like I have a better cruise experience because of what I have learned.  Well deserved honor and #1 in my book.  A lot of the information is relatable to other cruise lines as well.

I was a diamond C&A member before I discovered Matt and this website, podcast and more.
I have learned plenty from Matt and this community despite having been on quite a number of RC cruises in the past.  I feel like I have a better cruise experience because of what I have learned.  Well deserved honor and #1 in my book.  A lot of the information is relatable to other cruise lines as well.

Great to you have you following the blog. Not sure yet about Costa Maya or Roatan. TBH, we rarely find anything to do in the Caribbean ports (we don't like beaches much) but I'll try and provide some info.

Thanks for the live blog.  I will be following along.  I have the western Caribbean cruise on Harmony in October with the same ports.  I haven't been to Costa Maya or Roatan either so I am interested to see what you do there.

I haven't seen it in the cruise planner either for a July 12 Mariner cruise.  I am guessing we book it onboard.

I have seen Sabor on Harmony for $22 in the cruise planner for my October 20 cruise.  If the specialty dining is not selling well you may see waiters wandering the windjammer at breakfast or lunch time or be in common areas trying to get more bookings and sometimes at a discount.  You can always ask on board if there are any specials.  I don't think the price will be any higher on board.  The advantage to pre booking is being able to reserve a specific date and time.  If you book on board you might be limited by days or times that are left.  I know I have seen this or even had my wait staff at a specialty dining restaurant tell me they would give me a discount if I returned to the restaurant on a future night.

Looks like we are on the same cruise :)

If you scroll down to the bottom and click the "Get more details on ships we support"  you will get a listing of ships.  Select the ship for your cruise and it will show future sail dates that you can use.  It seems like you have to be within a certain number of cruises of your sailing.  For example, Mariner cruises only lists through July 5 but Harmony is through August 18 since Mariner is doing two cruises per week and Harmony only once a week.

If you scroll down to the bottom and click the "Get more details on ships we support"  you will get a listing of ships.  Select the ship for your cruise and it will show future sail dates that you can use.  It seems like you have to be within a certain number of cruises of your sailing.  For example, Mariner cruises only lists through July 5 but Harmony is through August 18 since Mariner is doing two cruises per week and Harmony only once a week.

That's weird that fun spot might not be open since Spring break in Florida happens for one county or another almost every of the month and if not he public schools the University is on break. 

I asked the Facebook team, they said it would not be covered ? 
Which makes no sense to me, but there you go

According to their Facebook team, Izumi Hibachi and playmakers are now included.  So you can do sushi and hibachi now.  I thought I got value out of the old plan, now I will need a cart to get myself off the ship.
 

You should be able to get some type of alcohol like vodka or rum with one mix in like coke or juice.  I frequently get Vodka and cranberry juice for diamond drinks.

I live in the Orlando area and I have been to all of these attractions. 
The Icon Orlando 360 is an entertainment area that has shopping and restaurants and attractions around three main attractions.  It is in a tourist district and there are other attractions, shops and restaurants nearby as well including Ripley's which are with walking distance and even more (top golf, Mario Andretti's entertainment center) witin a short drive.  The three main attractions here include the Ferris Wheel (the Orlando Icon) it has AC and provides a great view of stuff nearby, Disney is a little far but you can see Sea World and Universal Studios fairly well.  It is located south of downtown Orlando and it takes about 20 minutes to make one trip around.  It is comparable to the Las Vegas Eye or London Eye.  There is also a Madam Tussaud's wax museum that is somewhat interactive that features mostly pop figures (movies and music and athletes) but also includes some historical figures as well.  Finally, the Sea Life Aquarium has one interactive area and features some local wildlife but also features sea life from around the world including some areas that have glass floors.  I am not sure what the excursion includes but on location the tickets can be purchased separately or as a package.  There is also a new attraction on site that has swings that go up at least a couple of hundred feet above ground.
Disney Springs is just an area outside of the theme parks that features a variety of dining, shopping and entertainment options.  There is a VR experience there called the VOID which is pretty cool.  There is also bowling, movies concert halls and more to entertain.  Some of the things to do are Disney related and some aren't.
The Kennedy Space Center is the closest attraction to the port and there is plenty of cool NASA and space related stuff there to see and do including a tour that goes near the launch pads.  One of the space shuttles is on display here.  You may have an opportunity to meet an astronaut as well.  I would probably recommend this as your top option unless it is not of great interest.

Well, Enjoy your Summit cruise.

There were a lot of things my wife and I liked about our 3 night Ede Bahamas preview sailing back in December.  I haven't been on a quantum class ship but I see a lot of features from there and Oasis class ships along with some new features and the best of Celebrity cruise ship features.  While we didn't care too much for the entertainment including the Eden area of the ship because it was a little too artsy and without a clear direction or purpose.  The ship did not feel crowded and we did like the multiple main dining rooms despite having different servers in each of them.  The ship was like a modern resort with lots of spaces with ocean views.  It was definitely non traditional with the added element of technology with the app and the infinite verandas were unique, we were fans of them overall.  The ship was fairly easy to navigate and had plenty of design features they were unique like not having  a large desk at guest relations but a series of small counters instead.  We would love to go on more Edge class ships when our kids aren't with us.  However, Edge only sails the Caribbean in the winter months and it is expensive since it is the only ship in its class for now.  We are looking forward to having more options including one that might sail the Caribbean year round. Definitely recommend it @SpeedNoodles

Ask and ye shall receive 

Solarium at night



 
Nice being trusted with towels and not worrying about being possibility of being charge $25 for one...

For the random post of the night... Elevators!
It is nice knowing clearly what elevator is doing what. On the call button panel pressing up causes the up arrow to outline in green, going down red. When the elevator arrives it is clear as day what direction it is going.


Inside the elevator the screen clearly shows what floors have been selected. (I'm looking at you blue outlined buttons that just get brighter when pressed)

 

They are building four other sister ships so maybe one of them will eventually sail in the summer in the Caribbean.

There were a lot of things my wife and I liked about our 3 night Ede Bahamas preview sailing back in December.  I haven't been on a quantum class ship but I see a lot of features from there and Oasis class ships along with some new features and the best of Celebrity cruise ship features.  While we didn't care too much for the entertainment including the Eden area of the ship because it was a little too artsy and without a clear direction or purpose.  The ship did not feel crowded and we did like the multiple main dining rooms despite having different servers in each of them.  The ship was like a modern resort with lots of spaces with ocean views.  It was definitely non traditional with the added element of technology with the app and the infinite verandas were unique, we were fans of them overall.  The ship was fairly easy to navigate and had plenty of design features they were unique like not having  a large desk at guest relations but a series of small counters instead.  We would love to go on more Edge class ships when our kids aren't with us.  However, Edge only sails the Caribbean in the winter months and it is expensive since it is the only ship in its class for now.  We are looking forward to having more options including one that might sail the Caribbean year round. Definitely recommend it @SpeedNoodles

I'm keeping a copy of this handy.