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Johnny Rockets for breakfast today, Escape room & Playmakers for lunch.





These are the best onion rings I've ever had in my whole life. We were stuffed after lunch so will go back later for dessert.
After breakfast, I went on the water slide with the bowl. Wanted to do flow rider but ran out of time.
We missed winning the Escape Room by about 10 seconds. We literally just had to get a second person to press one button to finish the whole thing. We only used one clue and should have asked earlier for a second and third. My parents had never done an escape room and had no idea what was going on. My kids did a fantastic job figuring stuff out. I was the queen of pointing out when I thought something would be important but then letting others jump in to actually solve that thing 😂

I can tell which of y'all enjoy watching reality TV...

I can tell which of y'all enjoy watching reality TV...

I can tell which of y'all enjoy watching reality TV...

I can tell which of y'all enjoy watching reality TV...

Absolutely with you on this. I've found it disturbingly useful in all kinds of places. Like yesterday, when I was sick, it was a nice place to put my water *by* the desk instead of on it (because I had to keep my sick supplies there). Disturbingly useful. #thanksbezos

Thanks for letting us tag along! 
 
And, i mean, I'm still not team clip cup but now for my next cruise, I'm wondering if i won't have FOMO ....

I will try to do some wrap up in the next day or so, after I finish unpacking, catching up on mail and email and getting laundry going.
Getting out of the terminal today was a bit of a zoo; we usually don't leave until the end of disembarkation and crowds have cleared out, but we had an 11:30am flight from PBI so we got into the line around 8:20am which was the thick of it, and finally got into our ride around 9:10am. Because of the long ride and the early flight, I booked Blacklane and got charged for a few extra minutes of wait time because I had no signal in the terminal and my texts didn't go through.
It isn't worth arguing about it, but he arrived an hour earlier than I booked and bothered me a few times asking when we would get out when we were still trying to get a seat in the WJ for breakfast. I reminded him that we booked for 8:50 not 7:50, so he said to let him know when he should pull around. As soon as we got to our luggage, I texted him three times but there was no cell signal in the building so I had to call him when we got outside and those were the extra minutes we got charged for - because my texts didn't go through (so instead of being in the process of pulling up for us, he was still "waiting.")
We had no traffic getting to PBI but he started going to Miami accidentally and had to turn around. 😂 And told us not to talk to him. But everything after that was very comfortable and smooth, timing was perfect, flight got in early and no traffic to get home (although AGAIN, there was a bad accident - 5 fire trucks - on the other side of the turnpike backing up everyone going the other direction).
We had parked at Value Parking which I recommend for Newark. It is a dumpy little lot, but the people are nice, the rates are decent for Newark, the shuttle comes quickly when you call, and our car was perfectly fine. Just got groceries for the week (that we have to cook ourselves 😭) and my husband went to pick up our Seeing Eye puppy from the sitter.

The one thing my mom said she wished I had mentioned because she would have enjoyed having on the ship (and in life)... a cup clip.

Thank you! We are in our ride to the airport now. One little shenanigan this morning. We were in the long, snaking line that creeps to the scanner to exit the ship and two guys with their luggage just came off the elevator, started walking alongside the line and then just tried to squeeze in front of me. I asked - are you with them? Pointing to the people in front of us, the first guy said no, I'm with him and shrugged to his friend. I said - then the line is all the way back there and pushed myself back in front of them. I guess the people behind us didn't care if they cut the line because then they were still just behind us sniggering and generally being obnoxious. 

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Why don't my toiletries weigh less at the end of my vacation! I used them; there should be less of them, right? We're almost packed to put some suitcases out. 
We got a campfire cookie to go for our last evening snack.

MEI Travel - if you go to the home page (www.royalcaribbeanblog.com) there's a yellow form on the right-hand side of the page that you can fill out.  Someone from MEI will get back with you.
I personally wouldn't expect a travel agent to offer OBC right now.  They were without income throughout the height of the pandemic.  Sure, a big company might be able to offer it, but I personally want the commission to go to a small-business owner AND the service that big companies give does not compare to what I get through my MEI agent.

I will try to do some wrap up in the next day or so, after I finish unpacking, catching up on mail and email and getting laundry going.
Getting out of the terminal today was a bit of a zoo; we usually don't leave until the end of disembarkation and crowds have cleared out, but we had an 11:30am flight from PBI so we got into the line around 8:20am which was the thick of it, and finally got into our ride around 9:10am. Because of the long ride and the early flight, I booked Blacklane and got charged for a few extra minutes of wait time because I had no signal in the terminal and my texts didn't go through.
It isn't worth arguing about it, but he arrived an hour earlier than I booked and bothered me a few times asking when we would get out when we were still trying to get a seat in the WJ for breakfast. I reminded him that we booked for 8:50 not 7:50, so he said to let him know when he should pull around. As soon as we got to our luggage, I texted him three times but there was no cell signal in the building so I had to call him when we got outside and those were the extra minutes we got charged for - because my texts didn't go through (so instead of being in the process of pulling up for us, he was still "waiting.")
We had no traffic getting to PBI but he started going to Miami accidentally and had to turn around. 😂 And told us not to talk to him. But everything after that was very comfortable and smooth, timing was perfect, flight got in early and no traffic to get home (although AGAIN, there was a bad accident - 5 fire trucks - on the other side of the turnpike backing up everyone going the other direction).
We had parked at Value Parking which I recommend for Newark. It is a dumpy little lot, but the people are nice, the rates are decent for Newark, the shuttle comes quickly when you call, and our car was perfectly fine. Just got groceries for the week (that we have to cook ourselves 😭) and my husband went to pick up our Seeing Eye puppy from the sitter.

I just did my live blog with my phone only and it was so hard to quote people to reply, using either method. When I tried to just select text to quote, I often did not get the little option or selecting the text I wanted was almost impossible - I'd get far more or far less than I wanted. When I did the full quote, the ad at the bottom covered the option to put the quoted text into the reply box. I also had problems inserting my pictures. Half of the time, they would delete instead of inserting. 

That was us on Allure last year. We saw him for a minute the first day but then barely again and I also didn't know his name until day 4 or 5. I think that is part of the reason I was so impressed with Frank on Symphony this week. He was always around, cheerful, thoughtful, etc. 

That was us on Allure last year. We saw him for a minute the first day but then barely again and I also didn't know his name until day 4 or 5. I think that is part of the reason I was so impressed with Frank on Symphony this week. He was always around, cheerful, thoughtful, etc. 

You're welcome! Happy to answer any other questions that may pop up. I really loved Symphony!!!

I will try to do some wrap up in the next day or so, after I finish unpacking, catching up on mail and email and getting laundry going.
Getting out of the terminal today was a bit of a zoo; we usually don't leave until the end of disembarkation and crowds have cleared out, but we had an 11:30am flight from PBI so we got into the line around 8:20am which was the thick of it, and finally got into our ride around 9:10am. Because of the long ride and the early flight, I booked Blacklane and got charged for a few extra minutes of wait time because I had no signal in the terminal and my texts didn't go through.
It isn't worth arguing about it, but he arrived an hour earlier than I booked and bothered me a few times asking when we would get out when we were still trying to get a seat in the WJ for breakfast. I reminded him that we booked for 8:50 not 7:50, so he said to let him know when he should pull around. As soon as we got to our luggage, I texted him three times but there was no cell signal in the building so I had to call him when we got outside and those were the extra minutes we got charged for - because my texts didn't go through (so instead of being in the process of pulling up for us, he was still "waiting.")
We had no traffic getting to PBI but he started going to Miami accidentally and had to turn around. 😂 And told us not to talk to him. But everything after that was very comfortable and smooth, timing was perfect, flight got in early and no traffic to get home (although AGAIN, there was a bad accident - 5 fire trucks - on the other side of the turnpike backing up everyone going the other direction).
We had parked at Value Parking which I recommend for Newark. It is a dumpy little lot, but the people are nice, the rates are decent for Newark, the shuttle comes quickly when you call, and our car was perfectly fine. Just got groceries for the week (that we have to cook ourselves 😭) and my husband went to pick up our Seeing Eye puppy from the sitter.

The one thing my mom said she wished I had mentioned because she would have enjoyed having on the ship (and in life)... a cup clip.

I will try to do some wrap up in the next day or so, after I finish unpacking, catching up on mail and email and getting laundry going.
Getting out of the terminal today was a bit of a zoo; we usually don't leave until the end of disembarkation and crowds have cleared out, but we had an 11:30am flight from PBI so we got into the line around 8:20am which was the thick of it, and finally got into our ride around 9:10am. Because of the long ride and the early flight, I booked Blacklane and got charged for a few extra minutes of wait time because I had no signal in the terminal and my texts didn't go through.
It isn't worth arguing about it, but he arrived an hour earlier than I booked and bothered me a few times asking when we would get out when we were still trying to get a seat in the WJ for breakfast. I reminded him that we booked for 8:50 not 7:50, so he said to let him know when he should pull around. As soon as we got to our luggage, I texted him three times but there was no cell signal in the building so I had to call him when we got outside and those were the extra minutes we got charged for - because my texts didn't go through (so instead of being in the process of pulling up for us, he was still "waiting.")
We had no traffic getting to PBI but he started going to Miami accidentally and had to turn around. 😂 And told us not to talk to him. But everything after that was very comfortable and smooth, timing was perfect, flight got in early and no traffic to get home (although AGAIN, there was a bad accident - 5 fire trucks - on the other side of the turnpike backing up everyone going the other direction).
We had parked at Value Parking which I recommend for Newark. It is a dumpy little lot, but the people are nice, the rates are decent for Newark, the shuttle comes quickly when you call, and our car was perfectly fine. Just got groceries for the week (that we have to cook ourselves 😭) and my husband went to pick up our Seeing Eye puppy from the sitter.

That was us on Allure last year. We saw him for a minute the first day but then barely again and I also didn't know his name until day 4 or 5. I think that is part of the reason I was so impressed with Frank on Symphony this week. He was always around, cheerful, thoughtful, etc. 

We had a bottle left over and asked our cabin attendant if he wanted it. He got the biggest smile on his face and happily accepted.

I will try to do some wrap up in the next day or so, after I finish unpacking, catching up on mail and email and getting laundry going.
Getting out of the terminal today was a bit of a zoo; we usually don't leave until the end of disembarkation and crowds have cleared out, but we had an 11:30am flight from PBI so we got into the line around 8:20am which was the thick of it, and finally got into our ride around 9:10am. Because of the long ride and the early flight, I booked Blacklane and got charged for a few extra minutes of wait time because I had no signal in the terminal and my texts didn't go through.
It isn't worth arguing about it, but he arrived an hour earlier than I booked and bothered me a few times asking when we would get out when we were still trying to get a seat in the WJ for breakfast. I reminded him that we booked for 8:50 not 7:50, so he said to let him know when he should pull around. As soon as we got to our luggage, I texted him three times but there was no cell signal in the building so I had to call him when we got outside and those were the extra minutes we got charged for - because my texts didn't go through (so instead of being in the process of pulling up for us, he was still "waiting.")
We had no traffic getting to PBI but he started going to Miami accidentally and had to turn around. 😂 And told us not to talk to him. But everything after that was very comfortable and smooth, timing was perfect, flight got in early and no traffic to get home (although AGAIN, there was a bad accident - 5 fire trucks - on the other side of the turnpike backing up everyone going the other direction).
We had parked at Value Parking which I recommend for Newark. It is a dumpy little lot, but the people are nice, the rates are decent for Newark, the shuttle comes quickly when you call, and our car was perfectly fine. Just got groceries for the week (that we have to cook ourselves 😭) and my husband went to pick up our Seeing Eye puppy from the sitter.

I will try to do some wrap up in the next day or so, after I finish unpacking, catching up on mail and email and getting laundry going.
Getting out of the terminal today was a bit of a zoo; we usually don't leave until the end of disembarkation and crowds have cleared out, but we had an 11:30am flight from PBI so we got into the line around 8:20am which was the thick of it, and finally got into our ride around 9:10am. Because of the long ride and the early flight, I booked Blacklane and got charged for a few extra minutes of wait time because I had no signal in the terminal and my texts didn't go through.
It isn't worth arguing about it, but he arrived an hour earlier than I booked and bothered me a few times asking when we would get out when we were still trying to get a seat in the WJ for breakfast. I reminded him that we booked for 8:50 not 7:50, so he said to let him know when he should pull around. As soon as we got to our luggage, I texted him three times but there was no cell signal in the building so I had to call him when we got outside and those were the extra minutes we got charged for - because my texts didn't go through (so instead of being in the process of pulling up for us, he was still "waiting.")
We had no traffic getting to PBI but he started going to Miami accidentally and had to turn around. 😂 And told us not to talk to him. But everything after that was very comfortable and smooth, timing was perfect, flight got in early and no traffic to get home (although AGAIN, there was a bad accident - 5 fire trucks - on the other side of the turnpike backing up everyone going the other direction).
We had parked at Value Parking which I recommend for Newark. It is a dumpy little lot, but the people are nice, the rates are decent for Newark, the shuttle comes quickly when you call, and our car was perfectly fine. Just got groceries for the week (that we have to cook ourselves 😭) and my husband went to pick up our Seeing Eye puppy from the sitter.