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Oddly enough, Rising Tide is one of my kids' favorite things to do to wrap the day up.  They loved hopping on in Central Park with us, grabbing a Shirley Temple on the way down, then grabbing a slice at Sorrento's before heading up to bed.  Something about people watching as they're slowing riding down into the promenade just really tickled them. 🤷‍♂️

Oddly enough, Rising Tide is one of my kids' favorite things to do to wrap the day up.  They loved hopping on in Central Park with us, grabbing a Shirley Temple on the way down, then grabbing a slice at Sorrento's before heading up to bed.  Something about people watching as they're slowing riding down into the promenade just really tickled them. 🤷‍♂️

Oddly enough, Rising Tide is one of my kids' favorite things to do to wrap the day up.  They loved hopping on in Central Park with us, grabbing a Shirley Temple on the way down, then grabbing a slice at Sorrento's before heading up to bed.  Something about people watching as they're slowing riding down into the promenade just really tickled them. 🤷‍♂️

Oddly enough, Rising Tide is one of my kids' favorite things to do to wrap the day up.  They loved hopping on in Central Park with us, grabbing a Shirley Temple on the way down, then grabbing a slice at Sorrento's before heading up to bed.  Something about people watching as they're slowing riding down into the promenade just really tickled them. 🤷‍♂️

Yes.  Check past cruise compasses.  Day 1 is Day 1 is Day 1.  Never changes.  The day that you set foot on the ship is Day 1.  

Enchantment of the Seas, 1999 (pre-stretch).  Got engaged on stage of the Orpheum Theater on formal night.  Not a bad 1st cruise!

Enchantment of the Seas, 1999 (pre-stretch).  Got engaged on stage of the Orpheum Theater on formal night.  Not a bad 1st cruise!

Enchantment of the Seas, 1999 (pre-stretch).  Got engaged on stage of the Orpheum Theater on formal night.  Not a bad 1st cruise!

Enchantment of the Seas, 1999 (pre-stretch).  Got engaged on stage of the Orpheum Theater on formal night.  Not a bad 1st cruise!

Enchantment of the Seas, 1999 (pre-stretch).  Got engaged on stage of the Orpheum Theater on formal night.  Not a bad 1st cruise!

Oh, 100%.  I totally get the vibe that SW went out to justify a move they were planning to make anyway.  As is so often the case, Homer was right all along.

2 rooms (2 bathrooms).

I have yet to see that. It's usually listed right in the description of the pull "organizer will insert sea pass for duration of slot pull" or something like that. I'm fine with it, it's $20 and I always end up meeting quite a few people that we talk to or run into for the rest of the week because of it.  If they get 3-400 points for organizing it, so be it. 

If you wanted an oceanview you should have book an oceanview. You're getting what you paid for- a Boardwalk view. Nothing in the description says "partial ocean view". You booked Boardwalk, you're getting Boardwalk.

Cruising on Allure for my 20th wedding anniversary at the end of April. Booked through Costco but spent a lot of time picking our room and finally settled on an interior balcony with a view of the aqua theater and ocean beyond (room 9329). Later learned because of retrofit my entire view will be a giant purple tube for the Ultimate Abyss slide. I will literally have people screaming past my room. Costco agent was happy to try to resolve the situation but RC told them if they changed our room, they would have to change everyone’s. Can I do anything? Will I make it worse if I throw a fit?

Adding to the overwhelming endorsement for Poo-Pourri. Wonder product, goes on EVERY cruise with us!

Adding to the overwhelming endorsement for Poo-Pourri. Wonder product, goes on EVERY cruise with us!

Adding to the overwhelming endorsement for Poo-Pourri. Wonder product, goes on EVERY cruise with us!

I was loving all  these pics, we saw this ship every single day sitting in the river here in Philly for almost 30 years, I work on the waterfront so it's been so strange looking across and not seeing those smoke stacks. 

My kids school JUST got central air... they can't even put window unit AC's in a lot of the schools because they are so old they need to rewire them which would cost a ton.  Jalen Hurts paid for 10 schools to get window units last year, so they picked schools that could actually handle the load. 

We just had our 2026-2027 calendar quietly approved a month ago.  

While no school district is perfect by any means, mine is excellent in this regard.  Our 2025-2026 calendar was Board Approved LAST February. I definitely count myself lucky.

While no school district is perfect by any means, mine is excellent in this regard.  Our 2025-2026 calendar was Board Approved LAST February. I definitely count myself lucky.

While no school district is perfect by any means, mine is excellent in this regard.  Our 2025-2026 calendar was Board Approved LAST February. I definitely count myself lucky.

While no school district is perfect by any means, mine is excellent in this regard.  Our 2025-2026 calendar was Board Approved LAST February. I definitely count myself lucky.