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I can’t imagine leaving my stuff on a chair, it would drive me nuts. I won’t even leave my stuff on a table in the WJ.

I might have to try MEI for our next one. What is the transfer time frame? I have one booked for next month that I booked on February 16. Still time to transfer?

Oh you know you’ve had people talking about you behind your back, lol.

None of this stuff bothers me, get up and hog a chair, don’t hog a chair, kudos to the people making it out of bed early enough to even mess with laying their things out on a chair. There are so many chairs, just tons and tons, and I’m on a cruise so it’s all good.

Yep just link the reservation numbers and you can do everything for every reservation. It’ll all show up on your app like they’re all on your reservation. You can do this online without the TA having to do it, I think….

I haven’t used that one, but I use Brave VPN and it works fine on the ships.

I think this is actually going to be the case. I believe Jaime was going to be promoted to head waiter after our cruise. I’d be happy with either, so that would be fine.

Also not good for the Prosecco drinker.

Yeah I’ve tried to figure out how to make it work, but I’m a Diamond so I use my coupons for drinks and I don’t drink soda, juice, specialty coffee. I had to lose bunch of weight about five years ago and in the process I just stopped enjoying anything but water and black coffee, and on cruises a few glasses of Prosecco. Part of a massive lifestyle change that I never went back to. I can drink water like it’s going of style, but the thought of soda or juice, or even cocktails, it’s unpleasant.

We put ours away every morning (I do it). That way I can shower then move to the desk area to put on any makeup I’m going to wear and dry my hair while the kids do their bathroom stuff. It’s very easy, takes 30 seconds.

Having been on the ship in January we have much love for Elvis and Jaime. We’re hoping to be seated in their section again in April. Does anyone know how to go about making this request?

There was also Caribbean night in January, the waiters dressed in Caribbean vests and danced the Macarena.

We’re here! It’ll be my mom and I, and my two boys. The kids don’t hang out with us much so if you see us around playing dominoes, stop by and join in! We’re big fans of Mexican Train and 42.

We’ll be on this cruise as well. Welcome back after the pandemic! Our first one back was last September, it’s so nice to be on board again. I’ve got two boys, just shy of 16 and 13 on the cruise. We’re going with another family that will have two kids around the same age and an older, just turned 18. How old are your kids?

If I go on a cruise with a friend of the family who will absolutely buy the beverage package because it makes sense for her drinking habits on vacation does that mean everyone in the room (adults) also have to buy the package? The answer to this question is the only thing preventing us from all booking together. I’m 2-3 drinks per day person, she’s someone who can really handle her alcohol. So me spending that additional $500 or so wouldn’t make sense, and I don’t want her to have to pay out of pocket for every drink because she can’t have the package if we don’t. Edited to change the title so no one thinks I’m judging people who drink more than me.

Oh man, I remember that walk, it was quite lengthy. My dad has MS and there was some way that he was able to get to the drop off point without walking. It was a shuttle or something. He and my mom took it and I walked with my kids.

I put all of my daily vitamins in a pill case separated by days, no issues at all. I do the same for my kids. Three different pill cases with anywhere from 5-11 daily vitamins in each day, no problem.

That moment when you reply to your own reply.

Same on the tall kids. My oldest has been six inches taller than his peers since he was about three years old. He’s 15 and 6’2” now, so we got a lot of people looking for different behavior from what they thought was a much older child.

Very strict. They are associated with the cruise line and will have his age and won’t issue a ticket or wrist band for him to ride.

Yes, that was exactly my thinking. But when I think about it I realize there must be some algorithm based on historical cancellation/upgrade/rooms left trends.

Those panoramic ocean view are incredible!

This is what we do when my husband comes with us, two rooms, one adult and one child in each room, but we put the kids in the room together for all intents and purposes. We don’t do GTY though, we like having them nearby (connecting, across the hall, or side by side). If one of them were an adult I’d be good with it, but I don’t think I’d be comfortable with my 15 year old on the other side of the ship. That’s just me though, you know your kids best. Good luck!

While I was considering whether or not to bid on the SOVB on Allure for April 16 I was going to try to look at the price of just booking it as a mock booking. I couldn’t find the room anywhere, not under balcony, not under ocean view. Is there something I’m doing wrong or do they just keep some rooms back for people to bid on?

Definitely! I’ll post when I find out either way.