GregD

I think prices are fluctuating already. When they went live the other day for my cruise on wonder 4/6/26 passes were $250, now they are $200, which I still think is too much. Paired with the DX its $93.00 per day. I'll be staying on the empty ship enjoying my vouchers and empty suite sun deck. Cabanas are still very expensive

Just for this and to make @asquared17 happy, I'm going to bring a cup clip to Scotland with me! I'll have to figure out how to blog that for the "pictures or it didn't happen" crowd

You should see the pizza in France. I saw some with tuna on them amongst other things.....

I don't think I would fall into that category, especially on these older ships. After sailing Indy in the GS I didn't feel that we needed or would have benefited from having a Genie or the "package" The Concierge was able to accomplish everything we needed. I think only if the price was just right and I wasn't in a full suite would I look hard at it. At the price @Matt showed in his post, that would have been a hard pass.

It's been a long day.....I misread this as "aggressively wash my loins...." and thought well that's a little personal, but we are all friends here so who am I to judge....

well..........

Something is amiss here. No flight issues, no luggage issues.....what kind of blog is this? Have I woken up in a different reality??? Super glad you guys have made it just fine and with no issues. I cant wait to live vicariously through you guys for the next few days!

ummmmmmm, your freeloaders are old enough to do their own laundry!!!! I can send mine up to show them how!

I have been MIA from these blogs for a bit because work has been crazy with my new position and I am in full Scotland planning mode. (21 days to go!) I will do my best to follow along here. It will be fun to read about "the genie experience" I should try to go back and read the other blogs. Its going to be interesting for your genie to escort you to your fabulous "larger balcony room" wah wahhhhhhh I cant wait to see the La Bamba pictures....I need to get back there. I'm glad to hear your dad is improving again.

As I read this, this comes to mind.....

Your room is high enough that the slide really wont be an issue, I wouldn't worry about it and just enjoy the cruise. Here is a shot that shows where your room is, you may hear the occasional person going down, but you will hear much more noise from the boardwalk itself. Even if the slide wasn't there, you would still have all the backdrop of the ATS there anyway.

When we sailed out of Southampton we used Blackberry Cars for the transfer. @Lovetocruise2002 also used them as well. We were on the same cruise to Norway. They are very good and responsive. They meet you right past customs and have nice vehicles. There are plenty of hotels there. We stayed at the Novotel Southampton. This is a no frills hotel, but was quite nice. It's right by the cruise port and was a 6 minute uber ride that morning. If you read our blog (link in signature) I have photos etc. We walked around the city for the day when we got there before jet lag wiped us out. If you stay at that hotel, there is a McDonalds in the same parking lot for familiar food. There are also plenty of pubs etc around as well. It's not far from the "City Center" where all the original parts of the city, and the stuff you really want to look at. Check out the SeaCity Museum for a neat Titanic Exhibit.

In my experience, the streaming aspect is good. I have been able to watch things on Netflix etc, so you should be fine with music. That being said, the ships are giant metal boxes, and some areas are better than others as far as speed and reliability of the connection. For me, I do more that just text etc. I need to be able to be connected back home, so the internet is a justifiable cost to me. As you may have seen, if you book, keep an eye on the price, because if it drops, you can always rebook at the lower rate. You can also look at The Key. That includes the internet and a few other perks that could be useful, but only if the price isn't a whole bunch more that makes the value proposition upsidendown.