SweetPea

Hey! IYKYK!

Here's the deal ... We've rented an OTW cabana at Coco Beach in the past and loved it. However, on our upcoming cruise, i absolutely will not spend $4099 + tax on our upcoming cruise for < 8 hours. Yeah, i can't justify that as we are not sharing the expense. There are 7 Cabanas still left with a cruise date of 5/31. Good for Royal for getting 3 sold; we will not be one of them at that price. I thought about the Hideout Cabanas but i wasn't sure Hubs would go for a pool on a beach. By the time he agreed, they are sold out. Our intinerary is such that we're only getting off the ship at PDCC. Hubs won't get off the ship without a decent home-base where sand isn't getting in his nethers, IYKYK. He's totally a cabana man. That said, which part of PDCC are you booking a cabana if Coco Beach and Hideaway Beach are off the table? South Beach? Chill Island? Not sure hubs would consider Oasis Lagoon? Thanks for any input. .

Ok, i had to look up where you're from because i was genuinely worried for you. I see in your case CPS stands for Chicago Public Schools (at least i hope!). In my neck of the woods ... CPS is Child Protective Services.

Oh, I can't WAIT for this! Congrats!!

Good for you! I had my very similar "feigned profanity" edited here once. Thanks for tagging on for a joint report!

I can only imagine. But ... IME (which is based on the only time this happened to us, on Norwegian), that each of you will get a credit, based on fare. So now ... at least in my head ... you NEED to have one more cruise with the 4 of you.

Hey, did you get a 10% FCC like Andrew?! Maybe for the water? That would be .

Ha! Batman left his phone on the counter on our Norwegian cruise. Of course he realized it outside the terminal and i messaged the concierge. He found it immediately, but we were being ushered into the car and told to move along at that point. I think it cost us $20 to ship back? More with insurance. It took awhile, so i wish you better luck. But XS? Don't waste my time!

Safe travels, you crazy kids! Looking forward to your week aboard!

I agree, and i do hope they give those rooms a refresh. We were fine in the OP since it's newer, but when i had a fleeting thought of downgrading to save a few thousand dollars in the Star Loft, i couldn't do it. I stand by my 90s College Dorm Room decor comment. As always, thanks for taking us along! Have a safe trip home!

A week is definitely too short. We've decided that Symphony is our last week long cruise, unless it's a B2B. I feel like you just got on the ship. We also skipped Cats on our first time in Oasis. You all have been way too vocal about it to fall for that. We told Lety we were skipping it and she didn't even try to change our minds.

Happy Cruise Eve! Are you too excited to sleep?

Fine. I may have oversold it .... Hmphh

That's what i like to hear! The pub is underrated!

You should've tried it! I promise you, an Irish car bomb really doesn't taste like beer!

Reminds me of the old adage... Like your meat well done? Order the chicken!!

Ok, maybe not #TeamMike'sWife! But Batman is! If I'm going BBQ, chicken is a waste! Give me dry rubbed ribs! But BBQ chicken is Batman's fave.

You lost me on this, 100%! Best hang out with great entertainment! Can you please put in a good word for us?! I don't think my life will be complete without having Shane as our Genie at least once. Symphony 5/31, 8734 thank you so much. Bye!

Ah, so you made a decision! Nice! #TeamMike'sWife well, at least i think. I don't like BBQ sauce at all.

I can't believe i didn't see your blog until page 2! Driving to the port is the BEST, and that doesn't make a blog boring! I mean it certainly adds drama, but reading about travel to the port gives ME stress. And i loved Capt Bob's! Have so much fun! We used to cruise with the Mouse the same time every year, and we got close with several other families who also cruised the same week we did. One trip there was about 30 of us or so and one of my friends got Capt Bob to dedicate two of his boats, just for us. And she negotiated both boats have rum punch as well as beer, soda, and water. It was one of my favorite cruise memories! I miss those friends (we pretty much all abandoned the Mouse since, though we did manage one more cruise on Norwegian together a couple of years later). Looking forward to you getting aboard Sunday!

P.S. Thank you. I've had a really CRAP day. I appreciate the Escape you're providing!

Hey! I admire the resourcefulness of the 2 guys, stalking unneeded Star seats! Super smart! Nice bottle. Lovely! The other day i dreamed of having Shane as our Genie and showing up with a bottle of Opus One. I love red wine. Now, do i drink that myself? Hello, no. At the rate i drink grapes, I'd be destitute. Would i buy that for my Genie, however? In a heartbeat.

I have no idea, but I can tell you that was the exact line that caught my attention too! I am going to ask around and try to find out. We used to get this insurance policy before we moved over to Chase Sapphire. It covers shorex reimbursement for missed port stops so this letter would be helpful to make claims. Universal Cruise Nationwide SVG Logo ITINERARY CHANGE – PRE-PAID EXCURSION In the event a cruise line makes a Change in Your Trip itinerary, after Your actual departure date that prevents You from participating in an event/activity that was pre-paid prior to departure and scheduled on Your Trip itinerary, Your nonrefundable pre-paid event/activity expenses will be reimbursed up to the Maximum Benefit shown on the Schedule of Benefits, subject to any applicable sub-limits. Benefits will not be paid if the event/activity is rescheduled during the course of the Trip. Verification by the cruise line of the change in the scheduled Trip itinerary will be necessary for claim payment.

OMG, this drives me nuts!

OMG, 150CP was like my fave. I'm already planning my next meal there: short ribs 1st course, short ribs 2nd course, short ribs for dessert ... yum!