bossdog421

So far this is a full on live blog. In the Suite lounge!

At the port, little early. Took like 2 mins to get to suite area. Pretty nice in here!

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.
 

 

So far this is a full on live blog. In the Suite lounge!

At the port, little early. Took like 2 mins to get to suite area. Pretty nice in here!

At the port, little early. Took like 2 mins to get to suite area. Pretty nice in here!

Hey @bossdog421, IT'S CRUISE DAY!!!!
Hope you and the family all have a fantastic cruise and come back with lots of great memories. Congratulations on the 10-year mark!

At the port, little early. Took like 2 mins to get to suite area. Pretty nice in here!

My royal up was declined. No star class for us! 
 
I'm very happy with our room though!
 
Had to get an icecream while we were cruising coco beach. 
 

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 

Made it Country Inn and Suites Port Canveral. Room is pretty nice. In laws in route with some cuban sandwhiches too. I'm more excited by these sandwhiches than the cruise food!
 
Doesnt look like this hotel has a bar though, going to need to take a trip out for beers and icecream!

 

Woo florida bound!!!!!

Leaving Jersey. Cant wait to get outta here! Foggy, rainy and cold

My royal up was declined. No star class for us! 
 
I'm very happy with our room though!
 
Had to get an icecream while we were cruising coco beach. 
 

My royal up was declined. No star class for us! 
 
I'm very happy with our room though!
 
Had to get an icecream while we were cruising coco beach. 
 

When you get this information, please pass it on !  I would love to know what can make this time pass more quickly !
If you have the Unlimited Dining Package, be sure to have the Concierge make your dining reservations for embarkation lunch and dinner on the first night.

Following

Following along. Congrats on your 10 year and Vow renewal!  Sounds like a wonderful cruise with everyone coming and how fun with the scavenger hunt!  Have a wonderful cruise! Excited to follow along.

My royal up was declined. No star class for us! 
 
I'm very happy with our room though!
 
Had to get an icecream while we were cruising coco beach. 
 

Stopped at Grills Tiki Bar to grab a bite. Saw Fantasy on her way out.
 
 

 

Made it Country Inn and Suites Port Canveral. Room is pretty nice. In laws in route with some cuban sandwhiches too. I'm more excited by these sandwhiches than the cruise food!
 
Doesnt look like this hotel has a bar though, going to need to take a trip out for beers and icecream!

 

Woo florida bound!!!!!

Leaving Jersey. Cant wait to get outta here! Foggy, rainy and cold

3 days from now i will be on board! Vacation mode is fully activated! I can't get anything done at work... Luckily i took tomorrow off to help get everything else ready for the flight out on Saturday!
 
I got a message back from concierge. They assured me that the over water cabanas  will be ready by Feb 1st. I also sent an email to the shore excursion team, they also assured me they would be ready! 
 
Everything is coming together! Table for 11 at main dining already secured table 184 in the American Icon. Reservations for the anniversary dinner at Izumi Hibachi are set! My vows are "mostly" done.

Stopped at Grills Tiki Bar to grab a bite. Saw Fantasy on her way out.