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Thank you everyone for the great suggestions!

Going on a cruise out of Galveston next February on the Harmony of the seas and was researching where to stay the night before.  Any suggestions would be great!

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When we were on the oasis of the seas last week there was an injury with one of the divers. Wondering if anyone knows if she is ok? Praying all is well!

Check your documents to see if you have an assigned room number

Can anyone tell me how to figure out the bed placement in each of the cabins on the ovation of the seas? I know there’s some formula and I’m not sure if it’s different on each ship. I’ve been told that if you look at connecting cabins the one on the left has the bed closest to the balcony, and the one on the right closest to the bathrooms. Not sure if this is correct.

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I sent my last post to quickly and meant to ask if anyone has ever stayed at the guild in Miami

Has anyone ever stayed at The Guild | X Miami in downtown? It’s very reasonable and so close to everything but there aren’t many reviews out for it so I was wondering if anyone could share their experience if they stayed there please and thank you

Has anyone ever stayed at The Guild | X Miami in downtown? It’s very reasonable and so close to everything but there aren’t many reviews out for it so I was wondering if anyone could share their experience if they stayed there please and thank you

It’s a bit overwhelming, to say the least, to find a hotel in downtown Miami because there’s so many!! Does anyone have any suggestions for something close to Bayside marketplace that won’t break the bank  Also any excursions or boat tours you might recommend? 
Thank you in advance!

1 hour ago, jbrinkm said:

We're weighing two cruises for my kids' Spring Break this year - Allure from Galveston or Odyssey from Ft. Lauderdale. We've been on Allure before (our first and only Oasis class cruise so far) and loved it - this one would have same itinerary. I'd really appreciate some feedback about Odyssey as we've never been on a Quantum class ship, especially in comparison with Allure. It would most likely be $2000-$2500 more for Odyssey than Allure, although we might save as much as $800 on airfare to South Florida rather than Houston. And Allure is 7 nights vs 6 on Odyssey.

My kids will be 13 & 16 for this cruise. It has some significance because I'm starting a new teaching job next year where my spring break will be at a different time. Not sure we'll cruise again as a family () for quite a while after this one with kids getting older.

One of my biggest questions is about the extra activities on Odyssey. They seem amazing but I'm wondering if there are constraints that make them less fun than they seem to be? Such as: long lines, limited open times, extra fees, etc. Can anyone talk about their recent experiences on Odyssey?

Ports are a wash - we love the Western Caribbean which we did last time on Allure, but on Odyssey we'd get Grand Caymen which we've never been to and CocoCay which the kids would love. So I'm not factoring that in, just experience on each ship and weighing the cost difference. If you've been on both ships, especially with teens, I'd love to hear your comparisons too.

Thanks for any feedback! 

We cruised on odyssey last year and liked it but it was a very different experience than the oasis class. It was more closed in and we really missed the boardwalk with the aqua show! I honestly don’t think we’d go on the quantum class again. Good luck with your decision but I don’t think I would spend the extra money if I were you. I hope this helps!

You can get any specialty coffee drinks you’d like at Cafe Promenade with your drink vouchers and they’re actually good!

We’re on the wonder of the seas November 27 and we still don’t have an option to book anything. I read somewhere that it would be available 4 days before sailing but I don’t know how true that is. I’ll check when it gets closer.

What ship is this on and what date?

My husband and I will be doing a back to back continuing on the March 4-9 sailing to celebrate our 40th anniversary! This will be our first time on the symphony. We've sailed on oasis, harmony and allure in this class and loved all of them. We really enjoy watching the cover bands on each cruise and hoping we can find out who will be performing on these dates.

We’re going to be doing a back to back coming up and we’ll be needing our laundry done. I was checking the prices and wondering if I’m looking at it correctly. Is it actually $1.99 per underwear

Is The Book still the only show that needs a reservation for on the Odyssey of the seas?

Wow thanks Matt! Just remembered also we’ll have luggage to cart around. Any suggestions on where to get rid of that for awhile?

My husband and I are blessed to be be sailing on the odyssey of the seas out of Fort Lauderdale and then over to Miami for the oasis starting March 12th. The earliest we could check in for the second sailing is 1:30 so we’ll have some time to kill. Looking for suggestions on what to do in between and knew this was the place to ask   Thanks in advance!