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Your on Vision, I bet. I think that is the benefit of having a Scottish cruise director!

My wife and I were scheduled for the cruise also. We were looking forward to seeing Venice. As I started to look at replacement cruises, I noticed that there no stop near Venice anymore. At least not in October 2025.

Count me in for some new port stops out of Baltimore.

I was looking at private companies in port. They have ATVs you can rent for the day a drive around the island. Bowcar Bahamas – The #1 Guided Atv and ATV Rentals in the Nassau, Bahamas

I am thinking about renting an ATV for traveling around Nassau on our next trip. Anyone done this before and have any advice or guidance?

My wife and I are planning a cruise around Italy in 2025 on Voyager. We plan to stay a couple of day in Venice before the cruise and Rome afterwards. Any recommendations for hotels in Venice and Rome?

I have bid up and won an upgrade twice. Once on Princess and once on Royal. Both times I did the same thing. Princess was an Alaska cruise early in the season. I was in an ocean view room. I noticed that there were a number of balcony cabins still available. I bid slightly above minimum; I believe $150. The Royal cruise was a January Caribbean cruise to Labadee, Puerto Plata, and Nassau on Adventure. I had an inside cabin. I noticed that there were a number of inside promenade view cabins. I bid slightly above minimum; $50. I think the key to winning was the number of cabins available and being slightly above the minimum bid.

I used European outlet converters on my last cruise. Worked great and gave extra outlets in the room. Here is a link to the converters I used. https://www.amazon.com/European-Adapter-International-Charging-Essentials/dp/B0B3LZ5896/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=N7VKNNWN36BK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.PlbQR5IribbhDa2yzK_ZSkaFTdyDEmV-0RpdUuAMyajXMFv_i31IaYXXdDl9ZoFIAW5Yq9T1aSU5M5tXiZCaBabVqBYoQLNB9wQ4HPTTDaK-N-qfFLbxJE_cClbKSvlXOLSg8KFZia5Cd-n3lbqW_rNhtaFR7ryD9Al41FQm54pBViCoiCzIDZhKJbgIQh8QkM8VkpSyQ5T3F5WXfU6GRw.Ix4eDvx2x1CfEN0jw5AcmP0e5sU84fSRRHOfFyiEFzw&dib_tag=se&keywords=european+travel+plug+adapter&qid=1710980777&sprefix=euro%2Caps%2C72&sr=8-3

Yes, you’re right. 5 1/4 floppy drive.

I was the cool nerd of my friends. My dad got the 5 3/4 floppy drive for me! All my friends had to use the tape recorder with their Commodore 64 and Texas Instruments computers.

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My family when on a Christmas cruise a few years back out of New Orleans. We stayed at the Place d’ Armes hotel. Close to everything in the historic district but in a peaceful area. I highly recommend it. https://www.placedarmes.com/

My wife and I just reached Diamond status. If she goes on a “girls cruise” with her girlfriends, will her cabin mate be leveled up to Diamond also? Follow up question, will the cabin mate keep that status going forward?

If you don’t want to buy a drink package, there are free options. Coffee, unsweetened tea and water are available at the restaurants. I also look to limit the high sugar drinks as a fellow controlled diabetic.