WAAAYTOOO

I use the shampoo and body wash that is provided and it's never been a problem....but I am not a foo-foo girl who worries about such things. I do, however, bring my own hair dryer. The ones on the ships are awful.

Yep. This is exactly right. No package discounts but a couple of fun group activities and at least 1 group excursion.

Sorry, Nessa. Forgot to comment on the locations. Personally, I like 1724 better than 1722 even though it is the "basketball court" view. We have booked this room (1724) on Oasis for Dec 2020. #1, it is bigger than 1722 and the balcony is WAAAY bigger than 1722. Both are GREAT suites. There is really no down side to either one of them...I just prefer the larger balcony (which also has a "side" ocean view, BTW) and the slightly larger suite. Keep in mind, even though there are 2 bathrooms, it only has 1 bedroom. Anyone staying downstairs is sleeping out in the open on a sofa bed. There's plenty of room....that's not an issue...but they have no privacy at all for those sleeping downstairs.

The Star Loft suites on Harmony are 1722 and 1724. We've stayed in 1722 (rather, its equivalent on Allure) and we had friends who stayed in 1724. Whether the upgrade cost is "worth it" really depends on a couple of things. (1) When you are cruising. A "couple of weeks" seems to indicate some time in November. If it is NOT Thanksgiving week then I would not consider that a "high value" week. (2) How much you are already "in" for the OS. (3) What kind of additional $$ are you planning on spending on the cruise (the OS). If you are already in, say, $7500 for the OS and now you're wanting to put in another $2600, that is going to bring you to ~$10K. The full price of the SLS I stayed in, in April 2018 was ~ 10K (we did not pay full price...we had a casino discount...but that's what it would have cost someone who did not have the casino price). So I wouldn't consider that a particularly good deal for an "off week" - even for Star Class. If, however, you are already planning on purchasing an Unlimited Beverage Package and an Unlimited Dining Package, then you are coming closer to a good deal. It's all up to how much you already have in the cruise and how much you are willing to pay for an all-inclusive (pretty much). If you got a good price on the OS and can manage to get "all in" for under $10K I would say it's a good deal...not great, but good.

Only a bit <of sarcasm> but meant in jest. Glad to have another clever mind working on this conundrum. My first question - what happened to our great casino upgrade fares ?

It took me forEVER to figure that one out, too !

Cool ! You’ll be the first person ever to have answers . So glad you’re finally here.

Yippee !

What if they threw a cruise and nobody came ? ??

What would it do to a baby’s nervous system ? Don’t mean to be glib...just wondering if it’s safe for someone who’s preggers.

This pretty much says it all. You don’t NEED a TA until you need one.

Oh, Joe. So sorry to see this. It looks terrible - even bandaged. Glad you had a great cruise BUT take it easy for a while.

I’m very excited to read about how SC in Asia differs from SC in the US.

Look in “Onboard Activities”

Bonaire is an amazing place to dive or snorkel....but if you decide to do either, I strongly recommend you do it from a boat rather than from shore. The beaches on Bonaire (the ones I’ve visited, anyway) are strewn with dead coral and rocks. It’s just not what we know as “pristine” beaches. Under the water ? Beautiful. The beaches...not so much

Those land-based jammers suck !

Goals are good ! Congratulations ?

Me too !

Would it be appropriate to contact [email protected]

The kielbasa and pretzel looks yummy. Not much of a fan of kraut and not sure what the other thing is. Potato of some kind ?

I agree. I think there are some legacy errors in the deck plans. I’m not going to pass any judgements for a while.

It sure did ! Seems like they just boarded !

Oh you are SUCH a mean mom ! Kids have no idea how lucky they are these days ! I know....next I’ll be screaming “Get off my lawn” ! ??

Passports ?

Interesting that they will have an Izumi and a teppanyaki in separate locations. I am very surprised to see that they will continue with the Concierge Lounge and have not switched over to the Suites Lounge. I also notice that they did NOT adopt the ship-within-a-ship concept for the suites. Very happy to see that the downgraded the aft suites on deck 10 from Star Class. They were not SC caliber AT ALL.