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They really are nice!!

I'm on the next one 2/19/23

I'm so happy for you guys that everything has gone smoothly so far. Have a great trip!!!

Has anyone been able to book shows past these holiday weeks, IE end of January?

how about the luggage??

@PRMLVMI'm sure having a drink package will make this easier. I wouldn't be surprised that if you discuss with the bartender what you would like to do they would help you out. Especially if you are with someone, you each could order a different drink, not drink it and wait a couple minutes, then order two more different ones, and voila, you have a flight.

great......this should make my February cruise fun. How am I supposed to keep the people happy and blog about my travels? (kidding of course) I bet the assessment by @twangster earlier is correct. There is probably an issue in their hardware, and has been there for some time. When we were on Oasis last year the internet was terrible, even by earlier voom standards. I was constantly having to reconnect, and I would have terrible time staying online no matter where I was on the ship, and what time of day it was. I had a better experience on Anthem while in Norway that I did on Oasis in the Caribbean, which given the latitude, shouldn't be the case.

This is annoying. My kids really enjoy the cupcake class..

Come visit us in NY!! We would gladly go. Hamilton is Lydia's favorite show! We got her tickets last year for Christmas.

The Boss's favorite view.......

Don't forget to remind the hubs to pack extra clothes. I'm sure he's forgotten you aren't star class this time around and there isn't any laundry

Awesome, thank you!!!

I think this is one of the best things about sailing in Star Class. Just knowing that I don’t have to worry about dealing with last minute changes and that they are just taken care of makes my vacation much more of a vacation.

Have a great time!!! I can't wait to follow along!

In 421 days I'll be sailing in that same room........sigh Have a great cruise!!

You should be okay. "saloon cars" are typically 4 door sedans, so if you can fit your two bags in the trunk of a car you are good to go. Their next size up car is only about 18usd more which will get you a station wagon. When you book, you converse through email and can discuss the best size for your situation.

They will size the car appropriately. For the 4 of us and our three suitcases, they had a minivan. How big are your bags, and what vehicle did they run the quote you with?

As long as there isn’t one of the frequent rail strikes.

Norway is amazing!! Have a great time!!!

@Smithville Cruises we sailed out of Southampton in July with @Lovetocruise2002 on Anthem. You can read our joint blog for some perspectives. They were in London a few days early, and used blackberry cars (car service) to get to the port. We arrived the day before, as you are, and we immediately went to Southampton. We also used blackberry cars as our transport. IMHO, I suggest that if you are flying in the day before, just book a car service and head to Southampton. Yes, it does make that travel day a bit longer, but it will eliminate an uncertainty the day of the cruise. Traffic can be bad getting down there which can cause some departure day anxiety. @Lovetocruise2002 originally had a 3 hour drive! Also by continuing to extend your day, it can help fight the jet lag, especially if you are like me, and can't sleep on a plane. We stayed at a hotel that was a 3 minute drive to the port (Novotel Southampton). You can see the ship from the hotel. There is also an Ibis hotel in the same parking lot. Both are basic hotels, and are common chains in Europe, but are perfect for an overnight stay. FYI, unless you stay in Luxury accommodations, most hotels in Europe will have much smaller rooms than we are used to here in the States, so just keep that in the back of your head. I have pictures in the blog of our room. From this hotel, it's an easy walk to get out and explore the city. This is what we did to keep us up to fight the jet lag. They allowed us to store our bags as well since we arrived well before checkin. Southampton is a neat city, and worth the exploration. London is so big, and you will be tired, that its hard to see enough in the one day you will be there.

Like @Lovetocruise2002 said, we used Blackberry Cars. They were very easy to work with. FWIW, traffic can be a mess at all hours so paying a premium for your transfer for a visit Windsor to avoid traffic may not work in your favor. For our return trip from the cruise port to our hotel we actually didn't hit any traffic. Windsor is very easy to get to from London itself as well.

Just looking to see who would be on board in February. If I can think of anything else I'll let you know. I'm assuming there will be a blog to follow along with?

We pretty much missed those too on the last trip courtesy of the star class food coma. This time around, we are going to visit them earlier in the cruise This sounds like an awesome idea!

@mom2mybugs your trip sounds fantastic. One of these years I would love a simple, do nothing trip. We sorta have that planned, but we will see how it goes. I love to say that I would like to relax and plop my rear in a chair for a whole day.....but who am I kidding, I'm the adventure type and will probably end up finding something extra to do.

Sending good vibes for you and your luggage