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My wife told the photographers last month that she knew all those poses......her hand on my chest, then her hand on hip and my hand in pocket, then me behind her with hands overlapping, then holding hands, and so on. To our surprise, the photographer told us to come back the next night and they were trying new creative poses instead of the same old poses. We did get a pretty good back to back with my arms crossed looking like a tough guy! Maybe you will get to do some creative ones! How was the Aqua Show? If Aqua 80 is a 5 out of 5, what would this one be? (Full disclosure for those just joining in, we sail Harmony for first time in October with same itinerary that our fearless shenanigans leader @GregD is blogging about right now)

@GregD.......awkward family photos are the best way to get everyone in the picture. They usually turn out to be some of our favorite pics. Seems like the shenanigans are in full swing, if only we had a shenanigan meter at the bottom of each post!!

Seems like the perfect time to try out those pineapple shirts!!

RUN as fast as you can in the other direction! Congratulations on escaping this time. My wife spotted the store on first night and left with a very expensive souvenir. At least we have another bag to hold more stuff! How was Grease?

Congrats making it to Cruise Day and welcome @TheBoss518. How did you get from the hotel to cruise port.........how far was it? I've heard Jamie's has a great cheeseburger but never saw it on the lunch menu last month, maybe I need to look more closely. Was looking forward to the great pineapple shirt shenanigans, but it sounds like you have a new plan in the works. Never sailed Star Class, but curious if they make you stop and take a family picture with the big ship background thingy? Any Lone Star beer sightings on the ship?

Thanks! Just looked up our booking with Bodden....we are doing monkeys/sloth, snorkel, beach, and hydro bikes....not quite sure what that is but sounds fun. Thankfully no beat up ATVs.

Sounds like some fun excursions. We are booked with Bodden for the first time and curious about the ATV post if you don't mind sharing. I don't remember which tour we are on except we are meeting the sloths!

Looking forward to the shenanigans @GregD..........and thanks for your service as a firefighter. Following along as we have this exact cruise booked for October in a poor people balcony cabin.....but mostly for the shenanigans.

What was the name of the Amazon cup/clip holder thingy? So many options to choose from. To the Original poster, we buy magnetic hooks, ducks, bag tags, and inexpensive water resistant backpacks for excursions.

Some shows require advanced reservations but still allow standbys. Never had any luck making reservations for the Book or the Comedy Shows. Typically show up 10 minutes early and have gained admission 75% of the time. Ymmv.

They are still there, and the peacock too. My daughter was there yesterday and spotted both. Probably not as many these days.

Wish they would mix it up every now and then and offer a 7 day itinerary for Allure and Utopia. Booking a 3d/4d B2B to the same places is not quite the same.

Labadee reminds me of what Coco Cay used to be like in 2017. A quiet, relaxing, fun day at the beach. Basic food options. Good drink service. Beautiful views. Of course the zip line over the ocean is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G and a must do before returnng to your quiet, relaxing, peaceful beach day.

At least it's socks! We used to fly SWA frequently and lucky enough to snag the exit row with only 2 seats The downside to this row is there's no third seat by the window. Which means the person with the window seat behind my row has the most legroom on the plane. And also an opportunity to stretch their legs........into our row. No problem until the leg stretcher is not wearing any shoes.......OR SOCKS!!! Yep, stinky bare feet magically appeared in our row. Is that justification for ringing the flight attendant? (We didn't)

The dreaded worst day.........we typically take a "last" picture of one of us opening cabin door to remember the cabin number years later....but now it's turned into an opportunity to mug for the camera with an overexaggerated frowny face because........you know.....worst day! Fun to look back at those pics. @asquared17.....question for you (and everyone)....never been on Harmony but sailing her in October, how does she compare to Oasis) (sailing her again December)?

Just catching up but love those mini towel animals!

We considered it but the timing and price escalation didn't work.

This is normal. Check back frequently and you will see some things will be added as cruise date gets closer. We are on Oasis 12/22 and not seeing anything either.

Oh no. Really wanted to go next year but already have 3 great cruises booked so we were going to wait until 2026. Wanted to book the fjords itinerary, is that not going to be possible in 2026?

Thank you @jbrinkm......I will let her know. Every ship should have ELF

@asquared17you can ask your room attendant about pax count. Baretenders also typically know. Or loyalty ambassador, or the Crown lounge representative. Better yet, go knock on the Captain's door. Btw...who is your cruise director this week? I have enjoyed following along with your adventures, did you go to Jamaica (did I miss that)? Also so engrossed in your adventures that I mistakenly told my daughter to go to ELF today when she got on her ship at Port Canaveral before realizing she's on Allure! Doh! Real party vibe on those 3 day cruises, she's there for a bridal party thingy.

Maybe that explains the mentality of people on the ship. If they drive that way, they will walk that way too. It's not that hard to show courtesy to others.

Definitely Aqua 80s is the best show in the fleet.

@asquared17 wins the internet this week with the Cup Clip. Didn't even know something like that existed but definitely obsessed with getting one for every member of the family! Quick question...are they strong enough to hold cocktail drinks from the bar or big enough to hold the Freestyle cups ? Hope you feel better....maybe the sun will help.