Snotarni

Still jacked up for me

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September 6, 2024    Utopia of the Seas

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43 cruises to date (41 on RC); 30 scheduled. (We have a Pinnacle Plan  )

We live in FL so like @AshleyDillo, most of ours are weekend cruises so we limit our PTO.

It's our favorite form of relaxation....

On 4/28/2024 at 7:17 AM, Snotarni said:

Our 4/18 - 4/22 points aren’t in yet, but we’ll see what pops in this week.

Checked this morning, all of our points from our 2 April cruises are in.  Dorothy and I are (gulp) tracking how much of our cash in it actually takes to get to Prime for each of us.  Happy to report, that I made Prime this year for "net-net nothing"!!  (Of course, I'm going to whittle away at that goodness over the next bunch of cruises as I continue to play, but, I'm going to rejoice for now!)  Next step is to get Dorothy to Prime starting next weekend.  Yippee.

Our 4/18 - 4/22 points aren’t in yet, but we’ll see what pops in this week.

Booked Rhapsody Nov 3 - 10, 2024 from San Juan.

9 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:

I have some, but I've had 2 sailings..one was split over the new casino year so that may be the one missing points. I didn't think to keep track of how many I earned on those sailings

Yeah, I didn’t either on our April 5 - 8 Freedom.  I got 840 points but only seeing 223. Only “proof” I have is an instant Certificate.  I think I’ll just wait itt out, see what shakes out. 
 

(Going forward, I now will take a picture at the end of gambling to record my points).

Anyone getting points yet from April cruises?  I saw a partial amount show up, but haven’t seen the bunch we earned on the first weekend yet.  
 

I'm assuming they’re still getting the 2023 info cleared for everyone.  

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   Rhapsody of the Seas, November 3, 2024

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waiting....   

Rats!!  Maybe another weekend journey sometime!  

Looking forward to checking out the newest!

On 4/5/2024 at 7:55 PM, smokeybandit said:

That's my sister!!!! 

Happy Birthday!!!  Enjoy the adventure!!!

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   September 13 2024 - Utopia of the Seas

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   May 24 2024 - Adventure of the Seas

   November 8, 2024 - Liberty of the Seas
 

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We would be LOST without our MEI TA Kelley...  Cannot recommend her enough!! (she says she's our Pinnacle-Enabler )

Last year, Mariner was "testing" an embarkation lunch in the MDR...  we tried it and it was very good, and more importantly, it was quiet and not crowded.  We're going on in a couple weeks, not sure they're doing that anymore, and/if it's still the same quiet/uncrowded experience.

23 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

We have not had any real issues with parking in Miami (I assume you're talking about Terminal A since you mentioned Icon).  Yes, the parking garage was crowded, but never so much that we couldn't find a parking spot.  In fact, our last cruise out of Terminal A, we managed to park in the closest possible parking space to the elevators on Floor #2 (I have a handicapped parking permit though).  We arrive early - between 9-9:30 and have always found a parking spot within a couple of minutes.  NO WAY would I do the WPB/train thing.  WAAAYTOOO much work.

Awesome!! Thanks!  Person I spoke to last month mentioned that trying to park in A for non-Icon cruises (even if your ship is in A) was difficult, and that they had to park in another lot, and shuttle over...  not worried, this happens in PC sometimes too...  as you mentioned, it's NO WAY as "$ss-painy" as parking in WPB and taking the Brightline. 

Headed to a 3-day on Freedom in a week and have heard some grumblings about parking at the Miami terminal since Icon arrived.  Anyone with recent experiences?  I was advised to park in West Palm (coming from Space Coast) and take the Brightline...  seems excessive, but I'm open to any info.  Thanks!

3 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

What was the company that you used?

We used The Limo Shuttle in October taking us up to Odyssey.  www.civitavecchiashuttleexpress.com   Nice ride, shared with 2 other groups who were cruising.  

12 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

We actually booked one of the “complimentary for one person” offers recently.  It was the oddest thing…so long as we stuck with the interior offer, it included both of us.  When I tried to upgrade to a higher category, suddenly they wanted to charge for person #2.  So for the first time ever, we have an interior booked !  Yikes !  I plan on hitting the RU HARD when it comes around.  It’s only a 4 night on Indy, so I guess I would survive if I don’t get any upgrade….but I won’t be happy !

We're going on one of those on Freedom in April...  we got a RU to a Spacious Ocean View ($150 RU).  

On 3/16/2024 at 11:17 PM, AshleyDillo said:

I have never gotten anything sent complimentary to my cabin courtesy of the casino. Not surprised as I barely make Prime over 40-50 days sailed in a year

Us too...  We're both Prime and we've never received any Casino cruise (other than our yearly, or what we've "won" during a sailing) offers/food offers/ etc...  I think (maybe) it's because we have a bunch of cruises already booked?

4 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

You win the "moving to FL so I can cruise more" award !  I bow to the new king/queen

I guess we also win the "Holy Crap! another Cruise Invoice is Due?!?" award too...  

We're loving it and are happy we made the move!

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Oct 3 2025 - Oasis of the Seas
Oct 5 2025 - Oasis of the Seas

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3 hours ago, Snotarni said:

We’re in!!!

And we booked the 2&7 B2B as well!