USCG Teacher

Sage advice above!
I have never sailed with Virgin but I like the way the drink program works in theory. I wish Royal would presell the 10 drink card in the planner as well as offered the packages. 

Please keep in mind that the 10-drink card is no guarantee, it can and will show up when they feel like it. 

I’m hoping for Wonder but I also would like to get back on Symphony.  Last cruised her in 2019.  I’m trying not to fly and use Bayonne Port for all my future cruises.  I booked Independence for De 2024 but will have that one the schedule is released.  Glad I booked refundable with my TA.

Thank you! I posted this same question in the "rumors" area. I thought I used to book these 1.5-2 years out but guess I'm misremembering. I was worried they had shifted all the ships we like elsewhere!

For those of you considering parking at T18 Port Everglades, here is some perspective on the parking lot in close proximity to the ship. Today we went from my living room to the promenade of Symphony in 35 minutes flat.  

Top side on whale watch this afternoon.


In the distance appeared a mirage that almost looked like land yet I knew there was no land out here.


More small bits of ice were present in this area.


The wind was ferocious but that isn't a mirage. 

It's a really big iceberg.


It's iceberg A23a.

Should be out the week of February 12th as part of the "Northeast & Long Caribbean" schedules. 

Happy to report that we just did check in for WestJet, and like your scenario, when we got to bags, it showed $0 for the cost of each bag.  
So it was in fact included.  

Should be out the week of February 12th as part of the "Northeast & Long Caribbean" schedules. 

Much appreciated for putting me at ease! I've flown countless of times but have never encountered this situation before so it's good to know everything is fine. I will eventually call the airline when I have time to find out their reason for labeling the map and the ticket like this for curiosity sake and report back if anything is different!
 
Thank you @USCG Teacher @Carlos A.

From the looks of things, you're assigned a Boeing 777 for this flight.  I'm going to agree with @Carlos A. here and assume that they've just maintained the same seating designations from the Premium Economy section and omitted seats B & K in the 2-4-2 row of Main Cabin Extra.  I wouldn't be concerned, but you can always call or jump on the Customer Service chat online or on the app if it'll set your mind at ease!

We have booked many times through Air2Sea and I have never seen bags included from booking with them. Included bags are usually dependant on the airline fare category that you booked, not the agent (which in this case is Air2Sea). If this exists, then I am missing out too. Interested to hear what others say.

From the looks of things, you're assigned a Boeing 777 for this flight.  I'm going to agree with @Carlos A. here and assume that they've just maintained the same seating designations from the Premium Economy section and omitted seats B & K in the 2-4-2 row of Main Cabin Extra.  I wouldn't be concerned, but you can always call or jump on the Customer Service chat online or on the app if it'll set your mind at ease!

On the 12/2 sailing on Symphony for the craps table, you could bet the pass line @ $5 and then with a point could bet 6-8 with multiples of $6 as min bets. The sucker bets like hard numbers or the horn for $1.

For beginners, "Color Up" is a good Youtube channel.
 

If you've never played, in the past there were also classes you could sign up for where they walk you through the basics of roulette, blackjack and craps in the casino while it is closed.  I think you even got a few bucks in casino credit, too.  I'm not sure if these still exist or not, it's been several years since I did it, but it was a nice service.  Bonus: since the casino was closed, no smoke.

There are 4 little balconies overlooking Central Park on deck 9 that we love. You can grab a snack or a drink from Park Cafe and then pop up one level - each one has a little table and 2 chairs. They have shade when the rest of Central Park is really sunny and hot.

+1. This was my son's absolute favorite spot to hang out with me on Allure.

+1. This was my son's absolute favorite spot to hang out with me on Allure.

+1. This was my son's absolute favorite spot to hang out with me on Allure.

@twangster blogs should never be hidden. That is my conclusion! lol

Why is this hidden here in this section?! I am moving it to "Live Blogs". People are blogging Royal and X over there, so might as well add Silversea to the list!
And this is an amazing, bucket list itinerary!

As I sit here in my hotel room waiting, staring out at the picturesque Andes mountains, I have found the inbound aircraft bringing guests from the Silver Wind back to Santiago in the FlightAware app.
Just as we will do in 18 days, they first had a refueling stop in Punta Arenas.


They are back in the air now on the way to Santiago where they will spend a night before flying home.

It seems they are about halfway here.

 
Come on pilots, push those throttles forward... IT'S CRUISE DAY!!!

This is amazing, thank you for taking us along, I'm VERY intrigued by this one! Such an amazing experience. 

Actually as you're going around towards the back of the aqua theater there are stairs there that will take you down to the jogging track level. There are often Adirondak chairs there to sit and take in those wake views. Pretty quiet spot for sitting and reading, except in the morning and late afternoon when people are likely to be getting their jog or walk in. Even then it's not that noisy, just a passing pedestrian.