sabarwolf

Yes, you can. And Dollar Stores have some things which can make great door decorations.

We heard from those who took the class on our last sailing to go in hungry and don't book it around a meal (before/after).

In the words of Mad-Eye Moody: "Constant Vigilance!" Like most have said before; get it out when you need it, put it back right away, and lock it up in your stateroom safe.

Reprice, reprice, reprice. 😊 Dollar Store Haul. Magnets for the walls in the stateroom.

Allure is an awesome ship. Have a great time!

Our first cruise was the same itinerary, and the only place where we might have encountered mosquitoes was in the El Yunque rain forest in Puerto Rico. We didn't and never needed the bug spray we brought for the entire sailing.

We brought our own toiletries for our first cruise, not for any particular reason, other than having some conditioner.

The hubby and I loved the Coaster. Zip line was awesome too. Otherwise, just the beach lounger for two. 🙂

Plastic pocket on a lanyard.

On our last, we just bought Dollar Store magnets. Had no problems in the checked luggage.

We took advantage of some of the "freebie" offers during our first cruise and politely stayed for the shopping show, knowing that it would be a big sales pitch. Mainly wanted to get our mothers a nice Christmas gift from the trip. Probably wouldn't do it again, but that said, if you're looking for a cheap souvenir and not necessarily concerned about the sales show, it could be worth it. Didn't do any other raffles aboard ship.

Hanging them right away during unpacking also seems like a good piece of advice.

Looking forward to trying Mariner next year for Halloween. 🙂

Freestyle machines tend to be a love/hate thing. I personally love them, but I know others prefer otherwise. Taste is a relative thing. Ultimately, don't know why cans were being given out--maybe they were updating their supplies with fresh?

We just approached one of the local travel establishments in our (former) home town. We weren't disappointed--particularly as we continued to use them after we moved (just did everything through conference calls, email, etc.).