Jax

Landing soon. Lol

Exciting news I forgot to share. Robert placed 2nd in a poker tournament on our last day and won $500. And Tammy won twice on the penny slots and won $1200!!! Plus a $100 discount on their next cruise. We were so excited for them. Anyone have any big casino wins?

Sounds like we need to work on hubby. Lol

I think most people will be hanging with the crowds in the Promenade. Lol Those prices are nuts for 3 hours.

We had a mystery delivery as well. I assumed it came from our stateroom attendant. Ours was delivered Xmas Eve.

What are the odds that the couple sitting across from me on the plane were on Harmony this week after having their flights cancelled by WestJet and rescheduling tickets for their family of 12 into Nassau. Berty actually mentioned the guests that would be boarding in Nassau. He said there are CBP implications and they are required to be the first off the ship on disembarkation at around 6:45am. Royal took the family off in San Juan and transported them by bus to local CBP to avoid them having to do this, this morning. They were very happy Royal did this. The things you don’t learn.

Took off on time and are expected to arrive 10 minutes early into YYC. Let’s hope baggage handlers and ground crew don’t call in sick due to New Years.

Now that I think about it, I saw the pillow top Duxiana mattress topper in the primary bedroom and it was definitely one piece so I agree; I don’t think they can be split. @twangster Does that mean the mattress in the second bedroom is not Duxiana ?? We actually requested it to be split part way through the week as it was a great way to stage all our luggage. Lol Plus it made access into the bed easier.

Look what we spotted

Haha Hopefully you are pleasantly surprised like I was.

Darn! I am not sure. I assumed all kings split but I actually don’t know.

Where is Berty!!

Thanks! I didn’t realize you hadn’t trIed the ATS. Happy cruising this week and Happy New Years! I will catch up on your blog on the flight today and look forward to following along this week.

Final Thoughts on Suite This entire trip was fantastic! We love Florida and we had the best 2 weeks. The 2 Bedroom ATS was a pleasant surprise. Like @Lovetocruise2002I am #teamdeck17 but we will definitely do the ATS again. In fact we have it booked next year on Harmony so I am glad we liked it as much as we did. The pro’s outweighed the cons. We loved the functionality of the suite. The 2 bedrooms were great; no lost living space when couch gets converted to a bed. Bedrooms are sound proof. Deck and suite are great spaces to entertain friends. We hosted our friends 4 nights and with 10 of us we didn’t feel crowded. The long walk is what it is but you get your steps in. Most days I got 10000 + steps in. Food trays in halls are a pet peeve but I was guilty of doing that a couple times. Lol No wow factor with the bathrooms but they are functional. And how much time do you really spend in the bathroom. I really liked the close proximity to specialty dining in Central Park and it was a quick trip on stairs to get to the Boardwalk and Promenade. We don’t use CK outside of breakfast and filet night so the distance didn’t seem too bad. We had one of the best stateroom attendants. Hendra left today to go back to Indonesia.

Disembarkation Berty met us at our suite at 8:15 for a 8:30 departure. The luggage porter accompanied us from our stateroom. Lines were long but Berty used his genie powers and accompanied us to just before CBP where we said our goodbyes. We were through CBP by 8:35 and in a cab and at FLL airport by 8:55am. Very organized cab process directed by Broward County Sheriff.

New Years As we disembarked Berty filled us in on some of the New Years festivities The balloons are up and the Rising Tide Bar and Schooners bar have tickets available for purchase. It’s cheaper than on Symphony @Lovetocruise2002 only $1600 for a table at the Rising Tide bar. Schooner Bar was $1600 for front and $1200 for back. One New Years he had guests that purchased 17 tickets at $1000 per ticket.

Final breakfast in Coastal Kitchen ️️️️️ The service and good quality this week has been excellent. We came here every morning for breakfast and on filet night. If we were in a rush in the morning they prioritized our order. It’s such a nice relaxing space especially on full cruises. Staff were very friendly.

Happy cruising! And enjoy the thermal suite. Have a great week.

Happy cruising!

Starbucks is a great perk! Reyd went there so much that by day 2 they knew him, our room number and his drink order. Kind of a funny story; Lindsay went to Starbucks yesterday with Reyd (Lindsay still has no idea what our stateroom number is ) and with the wow bands he doesn’t carry his sea pass card. When they saw he was with Reyd they said “oh don’t worry about it. We got it. Reyd is a legend here” It is pretty amazing how quickly they recognize guests, stateroom numbers and drink preferences. Reyd will miss this perk. Lol

We had a fantastic week with Berty! I have often said that it’s often the connection we make with a genie that rate them as a great vs good genie. Berty was a great genie for us. One of the best things he did was offer to set up a call to review requests and get to know one another 4 weeks pre cruise. I wish more genies did this. I was telling Berty tonight how much it meant to relinquish my genie duties for the week. We were in great hands. Once I get the link for onboard photos I will post some with Berty. There is a funny one of him photo bombing Reyd and I. His contract is ending early February with an expected return date of early April (hopefully back to HM) and we hope to have him as our genie again next Christmas on Harmony out of Galveston. Anyone would be lucky to have Berty as their genie.

Last night We ate at Jaime’s tonight. Berty surprised Reyd with a cake to celebrate him being in the RAP (registered apprenticeship program) for high school students. He attends high school and apprentices as a heavy diesel mechanic. More on Berty later but he is a great genie. Those are mechanical gears on the cake. We watched the aqua show, had pizza, popcorn and dessert from Wonderland delivered. Berty gave us a gift of his time and spent about 30 minutes with us as we watched the show.

Yup, It’s flightfud for me. Hoping it has magical powers Lol

Yes! Sorry I forgot to post about this. It isn’t expected to be operational anytime soon.

Ice Skating Show ️️️️️ We really enjoyed this show, lots of talent and great music. Only 35 minutes.