MicDay

Just stumbled onto this website. 1200 ports listed worldwide. Tons of info! 
 
https://www.whatsinport.com/?fbclid=IwAR1GE6QBofWu5rKCjall1AZP9u8MUlDvBUKKnDCexN_6KcToQgdhgwHzm9I

This is going to sound really weird but one thing I would have loved to be able to change was the toilet in our OV cabin on Serenade. It was set so high that my feet dangled 4 inches above the floor and because of the shape of the seat it was really uncomfortable! We were very thankful for the public facilities on that particular cruise! ?

Better wifi reception and the ability to cast or stream to the TVs in the cabin.

Nice, love the updates!  Can't wait to see the finished product 

They are the BEST! I swear by @Sharla, and FYI while she was away on vacation....long ago pre Covid.....she made sure I had @krhardycontact info for emergency. Sure enough, I saw a great rate on a new booking (my type of emergency back then) and was amazed at how kind and patient Kelley was with me. Seems MEI has a knack for choosing the most personable and warm TA representatives. Color me always impressed, just awesome! 

Kelley is AWESOME!!!  We love working with her!  Congrats!!

Just booked the May 15th, 2022 Alaska cruise on the Serenade.
I have some FCC from our cancelled cruise May 2020.
Kelley from MEI is my TA.
She has been excellent on getting my deposit extended due to RCCL error.
She has gotten me a better rate then advertised.
Then today, Sunday, I get an email from her that she got an even lower rate with a refundable deposit.
If anyone is on the fence about getting a TA please know I'm more than happy, Kelley is awesome!
First time ever using a TA

Just booked the May 15th, 2022 Alaska cruise on the Serenade.
I have some FCC from our cancelled cruise May 2020.
Kelley from MEI is my TA.
She has been excellent on getting my deposit extended due to RCCL error.
She has gotten me a better rate then advertised.
Then today, Sunday, I get an email from her that she got an even lower rate with a refundable deposit.
If anyone is on the fence about getting a TA please know I'm more than happy, Kelley is awesome!
First time ever using a TA

Just booked the May 15th, 2022 Alaska cruise on the Serenade.
I have some FCC from our cancelled cruise May 2020.
Kelley from MEI is my TA.
She has been excellent on getting my deposit extended due to RCCL error.
She has gotten me a better rate then advertised.
Then today, Sunday, I get an email from her that she got an even lower rate with a refundable deposit.
If anyone is on the fence about getting a TA please know I'm more than happy, Kelley is awesome!
First time ever using a TA

Just booked the May 15th, 2022 Alaska cruise on the Serenade.
I have some FCC from our cancelled cruise May 2020.
Kelley from MEI is my TA.
She has been excellent on getting my deposit extended due to RCCL error.
She has gotten me a better rate then advertised.
Then today, Sunday, I get an email from her that she got an even lower rate with a refundable deposit.
If anyone is on the fence about getting a TA please know I'm more than happy, Kelley is awesome!
First time ever using a TA

So glad you are using Kelley and MEI-Travel - TA are good people !!!

It's truly my pleasure!!!

Just booked the May 15th, 2022 Alaska cruise on the Serenade.
I have some FCC from our cancelled cruise May 2020.
Kelley from MEI is my TA.
She has been excellent on getting my deposit extended due to RCCL error.
She has gotten me a better rate then advertised.
Then today, Sunday, I get an email from her that she got an even lower rate with a refundable deposit.
If anyone is on the fence about getting a TA please know I'm more than happy, Kelley is awesome!
First time ever using a TA

I LOVE massages!!  I guess I'm too cheap to pay for the inflated price on a ship.  
Be careful with a deep tissue massage.  If done right they are awesome but if they are done wrong, its very painful!!!!
I have a feeling that a bamboo massage is like a bad deep tissue massage.
 

Fall asleep in the sun.  
I haven't done this on a ship but I see people doing it and that sunburn before formal night makes getting dressed up a b^%$#!
Lobster anyone?

Regarding the "hard sell" that inevitably comes at the end of the session....  I have found that I can cut them off at the pass by telling them before they even start that I am not interested in purchasing any products or services and please do not waste either of our time.  You can do that in a way that isn't offensive and it saves a lot of time and pressure at the end.  Once, I had them try and do their "schpeel" on me anyway (even after I had told them not to) and I just walked out.  I didn't feel bad doing that as they had already been warned.

We built this house we currently are in.  We hit a sweet time to build, our house to build is over $100,000 more than when we did 4 years ago. GF is trying to build a house very similar.
It crazy how much detail cost! 
Our daughter (only child) just graduated at NCSU and is eyeing Savannah GA to live.  So FL would not be too far.  It important for me to live near her and we have nothing tying us here.
I'm adding it to the list, we have a bit of time due to my job.
Good call on the house.  We rented an apartment because our last home sold so quick, nothing like yours.  I thought I'd like apartment living, I hated it.  I love having a garage to start with, it just felt off.  
I'd love to hang with the cool kids, I keep watching the group cruises.  Hopefully one fits and I can meet some of you.

Nice, how is it going?
 
I was born and raised in Florida, came to NC for college.  I lived 5-10 minutes from the beach my whole childhood.  I did not appreciate that.
Our retirement goal is to live near/ on the beach.  Funny how life circles around like that.
I said I'd never live in Florida again but the benefits are stacking up.
We love to cruise, we (me) love Disney and we love to travel. 
I really like your approach on finding somewhere to live. 
I'm from Pinellas Park FL/, Tampa area.  After listening to you maybe I need to amend that statement of never living in Florida again to Not living in Tampa area.
Nothing against Tampa, just too much for me, I like a smaller city close to a big one.
Heck @twangsteralready convinced me to book an Alaska cruise with his blogs.
Maybe your swaying me to look at Florida again ?

Thanks, I did not know that existed!  
I learn something every time I log on.
 
 

Just booked the May 15th, 2022 Alaska cruise on the Serenade.
I have some FCC from our cancelled cruise May 2020.
Kelley from MEI is my TA.
She has been excellent on getting my deposit extended due to RCCL error.
She has gotten me a better rate then advertised.
Then today, Sunday, I get an email from her that she got an even lower rate with a refundable deposit.
If anyone is on the fence about getting a TA please know I'm more than happy, Kelley is awesome!
First time ever using a TA

@twangster and @WAAAYTOOO
Need to know more about the charter boats, is it like the huge groups at Disney with their little flag.  Hundreds of people following them, it's like a tornado coming thru.

Snorkeling in Ketchikan, AK.  The excursion and staff were great, but the wife and I did not enjoy wearing a wetsuit.  Nor did we look good in it.  The daughters, on the other hand, enjoyed the excursion and looked great in a wetsuit.

Stop packing so much crap we never used. 
I seriously need to be like some of you, have a cruise bag of the things we actually use.

Just booked the May 15th, 2022 Alaska cruise on the Serenade.
I have some FCC from our cancelled cruise May 2020.
Kelley from MEI is my TA.
She has been excellent on getting my deposit extended due to RCCL error.
She has gotten me a better rate then advertised.
Then today, Sunday, I get an email from her that she got an even lower rate with a refundable deposit.
If anyone is on the fence about getting a TA please know I'm more than happy, Kelley is awesome!
First time ever using a TA

Stop packing so much crap we never used. 
I seriously need to be like some of you, have a cruise bag of the things we actually use.