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Thank you. We are the primary PSAP for our county so it can get hectic at times for sure. We are staying at Cabana Bay Beach resort. We love the retro vibes and the lazy river is a nice addition. We plan on going up after my boyfriend gets off work on Saturday, eating dinner somewhere in Disney Springs, lounging in the lazy river Saturday morning then going to HHN Sunday night. No RIP tour this time. It is my boyfriends first time. I got fast passes so with it being Sunday in September and with the fast pass it should be ok crowd wise. Rick is not a crowd person so it goes well.

UPDATE 9.5 DAYS TO GO I said before that I own and operate my own travel agency and that is true but I also work as a 911 dispatcher for our local Sheriffs Office. Tonight is my last night of work for the next 17 days!!! Universal Halloween Horror nights this weekend and a cruise in just over a week! YAY!!! So many things to do and so little time. Short weekend trip to Orlando, then shopping and packing. Stay tuned!!

Following along. You have made me LOL several times already. Can not wait for more.

This has been solved. Wendy said do not worry about scheduled time just to let her know when we get there and she will take care of it. We are going with the same mentality. We tend to eat around 7 when we are on a cruise so this should work out fine for us. We should have our schedule soon as we are now at 13 days out. I called the cruise planner department and they told me only the single pass is available now. Wendy however told me that couples pass is available on day one but the price she quoted was more expensive then 2 singles passes so who knows. Wendy did let us know that each person still gets a 1 day pass included with Star and a one day pass is an additional $35 per pass, so we may just get 2 day passes and use our free pass for our 3 sea days. In true fashion we have not made up our minds about this yet.

This is exactly how our communication went on our first Star Class trip on the Oasis. Shane handled pre cruise and Allen took care of us. We had an awesome time and I know you will as well. Congratulations on getting that email. I know from personal experience that refreshing the inbox on your email every few minutes to check is not healthy.

I second @WAAAYTOOO congrats on approval to open. I am so happy for you guys and I know your hard work is going to pay off in the end.

We did the one on Oasis post Covid and had a great time, which is why we were looking forward to it on Harmony. I had heard that it was broken and they were waiting on a part but that has now been almost a year so it looks like it may never open back up.

Update 17 Days and Counting Wendy has given us devastating news. The escape room is still non operational on Harmony . Oh well we will still have a great cruise. Also she said she may have a hard time sourcing Dr. Pepper which would be a true disaster for my mother because her addiction crazy. I told Wendy that if she wasn’t able to get some we would bring our own. I just didn’t want to lug on soda when we are in star class. 1st world problems I know.

Lol. What is funny is that I actually had them in my cart but realized my mom probably already has two in her purse.

Update 18 Days to go: My mom finished the door decorations today and I think they came out amazingly. Dollar store finds magnificently transformed. Before (ignore the pre packing mess): After:

We are a group of 4 adults and should not be too much trouble. I have heard that she is quiet but if you ask for what you need/want she comes through. I am going crazy with anticipation. Only 19 days to go!!!

Now on to actual cruise updates. I received a response email from Wendy: Basically an I am glad to hear from you but I am busy right now. Perfectly acceptable because we know she is busy and we will be delighted to have the same attention to detail and level of service when it is our turn. I also went to the cruise planner today hoping to book the thermal spa couples pass but only saw the single pass available. I also called and they said they only had the singles pass. I am going to email Wendy and ask her to inquire about it when she has a free moment, but I wanted to ask here as well. Has anyone had luck recently with a couples pass?

Update: 22 days and counting. I put together some small toiletry kits for the group as a small surprise. Before: After: Also, on a related note, even though it isn’t Rick’s Birthday for another week we are celebrating this weekend as we are super busy the rest of the month up until the cruise. We are going to have a board game day with friends tomorrow and going to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory on Sunday. I set this up for him to find in the morning:

I also got my cruise duck supplies delivered and designed my tag that I’m going to attach to them. I have never done them but do love to look for them.

We usually eat around 7 so it works out great for us. This is exactly what we plan to do. No pre-booking for us.

I immediately responded with an introduction to our family and covered are initial preferences for dining and in suite requests. I let Wendy know we plan on eating at all the specialty restaurants and chefs table (sans wine pairing). We also requested to dine in Coastal Kitchen on filet night. Have to get that filet that @Lovetocruise2002 got so many of us excited about. I warned Wendy of my Mom’s Dr. Pepper addiction and requested those be in the suite as well. I also put in request for some special genie magic regarding Rick’s and my Mom’s birthday celebrations that we plan to do on the ship. Rick’s birthday is 9/18 in just a few days and my Mom’s is 11/6 so I want to make sure they are both recognized on this cruise. Now a little bit of a rant. While I was not surprised that Wendy’s email requested us to pre-book chefs table and Hibachi, as I have seen many people on the blog say this, I was surprised that it came in the initial form welcome letter. It is surprising and disheartening to me that the “all inclusive” and “the genie will make it happen” aspect of Star Class has diminished in this way. While I do understand cutbacks to remain profitable, I do not see how this change helps with this. At the end of the day we will have a good, time just a stray observation. We do not plan to pre book any of the meals as 7 pm is where we like to eat anyways and will leave the specific days we eat at each restaurant up to Wendy.

We are officially 25 days away and we got our Genie email yesterday. We will have Wendy Zhang as are genie for this trip. If my family thought I was crazy before then it’s only going to get worse, lol . Having Genie confirmation makes it all real.

Depending on price another option would be to get the 3 meal specialty dining plan. This may save you on all three meals to make it worth while

That seems like a great trip. I look forward to hearing about your adventure.

@MLH I will gladly ask about the genies whereabouts through December. Can not wait to get the email. I have been checking email first thing everyday and last thing as well. I am waiting not so patiently.

It will be here before you know it. If there is anything specific you want me to scope out for you let me know.

I am looking forward to all the tea spilled. Please remember that you are also going to be on vacation so take some time for yourself to unwind!

Hope your travels home were safe and without incident. Thank you for another great cruise vlog!