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Sometimes it takes awhile for the cruise planner to catch up with changes. I would be very surprised if both Sabor and Samba remain. Unless this is more just a dry dock than an amplification?

All checked in! 10:30 arrival time

We have reservations for brunch on or embarkation day on Utopia in September. 12:30pm. So I will say…yes…it is open!

Check-in begins tonight!

I hope it’s a winner situation! Living in RI…SWA is my airline choice. Typically very reasonable prices and easy to change flights and get refunds for lower prices or points. We never have much of an issue finding seats as we do often pay for the Early Bird check-in, especially for the return flights when we are cruising. I look forward to hearing more info on this and finding out exactly what the new rules will be!

Ok let’s get this plane off the ground… !

Omg same in RI. There is just one ChikFilA here…in Warwick. Anytime of the day when you pass by the line is sooooo long! And there are 2 windows so 2 very long lines!

I’m here! Can’t wait to follow along! Sooo excited for this one!

So as I have mentioned in several of my posts…my husband and I have a TransAtlantic booked for late April 2025 and I realized I would reach Diamond towards the end of that cruise. The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to reach that status BEFORE the cruise…since it would earn both my husband and me 4 drink vouchers each day of the 14 day cruise! All I needed to do is earn 12 points before April 27th! TaDa! This is the cruise to do just that! I have always wanted to try a solo cruise and my awesome husband suggested I plan one! This is the one I chose! It’s going to be quite an experience and I am really looking forward to every bit of it. Anyone on this board booked on this cruise?

So, I know there has been previous posts discussing how to tell which room has the bed near balcony and which one has bed away from balcony. I’m wondering if someone who is on or will be on Utopia soon can confirm this ship has same configuration. Guess I’m hoping they reversed it on this ship since if they did not it’s looking like our room in September is not going to be the way I’d like it! I let our friends book this one for us so had no choice . Not that I can do anything about it anyway…guess I’m just happy it’s only for 4 nights! Thanks to anyone who can confirm.

Looking to find out which balcony rooms have bed near balcony. Is it the same as the other Oasis class ships, which is the room on the right of the connecting arrows and so on and so on?

@AshleyDillo I can tell this is going to be a great Live Blog! Thanks for throwing in the humor…especially your Mom and CVS! Enjoy your cruise and keep us entertained so that we “non-inaugural” cruisers can look forward to ours!

I will chime in and say how awesome these clips are. Not just to clip onto a beach or pool chair either! You can clip to a table or any sturdy surface!

The one for La Spezia (going to Florence and Pisa) is pick up at port. The Azores one is pick up at the travel agency which is just outside of the port so we can walk to it.

@FionaMG I totally agree with your last sentence in above message . @NatalieDoreen looks like you may be on the same cruise Odyssey TA as I am! I have already reserved day tours for our cruise ports of Ponta DelGada and LaSpezia. Both are through Viator Tours and I was able to communicate with the guide to make sure the timing will fit into our port hours. I have used Viator for many vacations in the last few years and have been very happy! For Barcelona, as long as I get to see Sagada Familia and Las Ramblas I and everyone in my group will be happy. So we may just grab the cruise shuttle to get us to the edge of Las Ramblas…and go from there. We plan on doing same for Malaga and Cartagena…DIY.