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bossdog421

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  1. Yeah not looking like I'm going have a lot of options unless I bring a bottle with me.
  2. Insomnia sucks! Since I cant go to sleep here are pics of my dogs. Getting worried about them more and more when we leave. Our oldest skye is 15. They dont have an issue with sleep
  3. I enjoy a glass of port, especially after a meal. I peaked at a few bar menus and didnt see anything. Any restaurants or bars serve port on Harmony? Prices in line to be included with drink package?
  4. I'll be posting a room review afterwards but for those that are interested i'm in Crown Loft Suite 1702. It's a partially obstructed view but it was about much less than the normal ocean view suite and the same price as the interior facing Crown lofts. I researched it and it doesn't seem the obstruction is anything to worry about. It's directly next to Coastal Kitchen, so breakfast should be nice and close! As stated in the opening post I entered a Royal Up bid on a 2 Bedroom Aquatheater Suite (Star Class? ). For those that want to follow the bid process... $730 pp ($1460 total) was on the top end of a weak bid. Those rooms are very limited so I'm not getting my hopes up. The cost of the upgrade would almost be budget neutral when you take out the drink packages and prepaid gratuities. I probably should have bid more but I don't want to push my budget too much more than i already have. Oh man a genie would really just make some additional magic though! ?. Guessing i won't get my rejection message until the day before sailing. I just want some closure!!!
  5. I swear i wasn't drunk when i wrote that the first time. I wife proofed it and made fun of me. I still didn't fix all the errors but at least a few lines arent gibberish anymore lol. Don't expect perfect grammar or coherent thoughts. I usually take a good picture though!
  6. Yeah I'm going to let them know once i get the email from them, heard it comes pretty last minute.
  7. Here is my current draft of the scavenger hunt. If anyone has any ideas I'm up for adding more! Harmony of the Seas Scavenger Hunt Get out there and explore the ship to win the grand prize! Rules · To participate each group is to buy an item around $20 from the ship. Winner gets all the items. 2nd place gets the item the winner bought. If there is a tie all items are split to the winners. Points will be tallied when we are back on the ship day 7. · Your group is everyone in your stateroom · Pictures only! Be respectful, people watching pics should be done with them in the background or after asking permission to take a picture! · 1 point per item unless noted Things around the ship: o 3 different food menus o Each letter of your last name from the signs around the ship ( no repeat pics for the same letter) o A picture of our ship and another docked from the shore o A parade o Life Preserver o Find the grass area for service animals o Bartender mixing a drink o Someone playing a piano o A performer in a full costume with a mask on o A Statue o A picture of the room numbers for all these rooms – 8729 -3180 -10500 -14330 o A Gnome o Ice Cream Cone o Another Cruise Ship o The fortune teller o A Chef o Bird on the ship (not flying) o Park Bench o A Long Line o A dog on the ship o Casino chip o A Green Chair o A model of the cruise ship o Palm Tree o A Sea Shell o A Decorated Stateroom Door o A plastic fish o The Wake of the Ship o Towel Animal o A Sunrise or sunset o Ship Flag o Animal shape made from ice or food o Purple flower o Something with the name of the ship on it People Watching o Someone on your team sleeping in the middle of the day o Someone Ice Skating – +2 points if it’s someone on your team o The Captain - +3 points if someone on your team is in the picture o Cruise Director - +3 points if someone on your team is in the picture o Someone wiping out on the Flowrider - +3 points if the person is on your team o One of your teammates exiting the Abyss o Someone on the Zipline – +3 points if it’s someone on your team o Someone on your team climbing the rock wall o A dolphin o A Conga Line o Two people with matching shirts o Someone else taking a photo o Each member of your team with a different drink (group or solo pics. No same drinks in any picture) o Someone eating a cookie o A member of your team in a pool - o Someone on your team playing minigolf o One of your team using exercise equipment o Someone not in your group making out o A team member on the carousel o A team member winning on a slot machine o Someone from your team in the ocean o Someone in extremely casual clothes in the middle of formal dressed people on a formal night o Big mustache o Someone with big hair o A stranger carrying more than one drink with their hands (+2 points for each drink past 2) – No crew members! o A guy wearing a banana hammock o Anyone in a t-back bathing suit o A plumbers crack o An overly “busty” women (no team members ? ) o A super hairy guy with no shirt on o Someone sunbathing with their top untied or off o Someone with a bad sunburn o Someone on your team noticeably drunk (+2 point for video) o Someone dancing inappropriately (+2point for video) o One of the 2 single people cruising with us flirting with a man
  8. Semi live blog, we’ll see how that works out! 10 days to go!!! Crown Loft Suite - Deck 17 Day 1 - Port Canaveral ? Day 2 - Sea Day – Ship stuff – formal night, main dining anniversary celebration planned by TA Day 3 - Sea Day Day 4 - St. Maarten (Anniversary Day!) – Island tour, vow renewal in our suite, Izumi Hibachi, After Party Day 5 - San Juan – Beach Day Day 6 – Sea Day Day 7 - Coco Cay – Overwater Cabana Booked!!! Day 8 - ☹ This will be our second cruise and we will be celebrating out 10th Anniversary on this cruise. Myself, my wife and our 8 year old daughter are in a Crown Loft Suite, My sister in law and mother in law, and 2 other families that we are friends. 11 People total with 3 kids all 8 years old. Since we have the grandma on board so looks like we might have some good child care options for the kids! (not sure if grandma knows that yet though lol) We are flying out of Newark, NJ the day before into Orlando and staying at a hotel near the port. We used to live in Florida so we are very familiar with the areas. I only care about 1 thing at the port, I needs me a Cuban Sandwich. You just can’t get good Cuban food in Jersey. We put in a bid to Royal Up to a 2 bedroom aqua theater suite, that would catapult us into Star Class but I’m not going to get my hopes up too much on that! (but a guy can wish right?) Things I am most excited for to: · The 10 year celebration! We are planning to do a vow renewal. I wish some of my family was able to attend but it just wasn’t in the cards. My sister in law is going to host the service and it looks like we will be having it in our suite. · The overwater cabana! We booked an overwater cabana for our Perfect Day at Coco Cay. It looks like we will be one of the first to get to experience this. Expect lots of pictures! (They are supposed to be opening these up on Jan 31st and we are there Feb second… hope it’s ready in time!!) · Sailing with friends and family! This is going to be great. We should get lots of “adult time” with other people. Our last cruise was just the 3 of us on a Disney Cruise. It was our best family vacation ever but it’s going to be great to experience a cruise with friends on board. · The “suite life”! We were ruined years ago when we upgraded to a concierge experience on one of our vacations, now we can only travel like this. We take full advantage of the perks and it really does add to our enjoyment. I am an extreme over planner. Vacations are my jam. I have a bunch of activities already planned out. To make sure we see as much as possible I have been working on a scavenger hunt that will send us out in teams to take pictures of stuff and activities around the ship. I am very excited about this. So what are some must see things for Harmony? Let’s hear them! Now I just need to finish my vows… Here's the invite my wife made to send to everyone traveling with us.
  9. Not reassuring at all when I'm 17 days from being there ? I still have faith though.
  10. Well I am planning on posting pics from the cabana on Feb 1st. I am considering doing a semi live blog. So make sure you check that sub forum on the 1st.
  11. Thanks again for all the congratulations! Work has been insane so I really need this vacation. Gotta find some time to write my vows too, getting really close to sailing ?
  12. I suffer from chronic insomnia. Doc cleared me for a few meds. I have to take those with over the counter stuff. Sometimes just nothing works and you just have to make it through the day. I cant nap regardless of how tired I am either.
  13. All good. I'm sure royal is progressing nicely and is on target ? They bumped up the prices since i reserved mine so I'm sure they are getting orders and want that money.
  14. And it's a Publix... man I miss Publix.
  15. @Matt said Jan 31st in his blog... 2 months ago. I believe in him... lol Don't let me down man!
  16. Bid just below fair on a 2 bedroom aquatheater suite on our 7 day harmony sailing in 17 days. 1450 total. Currently in a crown loft suite. It would boost us to star class and the cost would almost be neutral when you take out the drink packages. The other perks would make up the difference 10 fold. It's a long shot but would be an amazing 10 year anniversary upgrade!
  17. I am booked for an overwater cabana on feb 1st. Paid 1499, they are up to 1649 now. Last I read they will be ready jan 31st, so I will be one of the first if not the first to be on one!!! I'll post some pics. I'm just getting nervous that they wont be ready now. Anyone have any recent updates or pics of the progress?
  18. Your blog was amazing. Very excited to be on Harmony with or with star class!
  19. Yeah trying to not get my hopes up because i know it's a long shot. Then you read lovetocruise's blog from her harmony star class cruise and you really start dreaming of genie. 55 days to go and time feels like it's moving backwards
  20. I had a pretty good deal on the initial booking. I was ready to splurge since the beginning. I usually get 1 good trip in a year and this one is the 10th anniversary. So YOLO! I bid a bit more than the minimum but still only slightly above budget neutral
  21. Seemed logical but you never know so i figured it was worth asking. Bid entered ?
  22. This also wont interfere with any on board credits I already got as part of my initial promo either right?
  23. Very good to hear, I'm going to do some math and go a beyond the min bid then! When do they typically let you know if the bid is accepted? At least a couple days prior i'd hope. Now i'm dreaming of genies for my 10th Anniversary suite party ?. Going to do it either way but it would be so much better with a little magic.
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