RickinSTL

I snatched up a JS on Mariner for August 13th 2022.. Going to Aruba, Curacao and La Plata DR.. the Rates were incredibly inexpensive for an 8 nighter

Either way you want to do it is fine.. I like Cocoa Beach/Port Canaveral so its a personal choice. If you have a rental car in Orlando, you can drop it off at the port.. Enterprise will shuttle you to the ship. If you go the day before.. Kennedy Space Center is a must do.. Ron Jon Surf Shop. and just hanging on the beach.. you can watch other ships sail out.. last year i though i seen Disney and Mariner on a Friday afternoon Sorry.. I cant help you with budget friendly Hotels.. We spend two nights in a Hilton property when we cruise from there..

I'll never run myself ragged trying to do everything.. From now on im just going to relax..

The one I'm going on next.. and the one I was on last..

If you return it to the Miami Airport they will shuttle you to the port and back if you have your receipt. We just used a shuttle from the port back to the airport

We're on Symphony September 11..

Make that three! lol

We have the shot glass addiction too lol

That may be what we start next

I don't judge.. hell I smoke and drink lol

Atta boy Andy!! lol although I need to look for Havana Club Rum next time in in a non American port

For us.. we have to buy a ship magnet.. I know its dumb.. but we have to litter the Fridge with them lol

Check into a Hilton property.. Drink some Man Sodas.. Find a good burger joint..

If we can get over this junk by September through Vaccinations then I see no need for a mask. Or those that aren't vaccinated should have to wear a mask..

AMEN!!! lol

so we have 4 booked for 2021 later in the year.. 2 on Symphony and 2 on Harmony.. I was looking through the 2022 deployments and came across an 8 nighter on Mariner from PC going to Aruba, Curacao, the DR and Coco Kay.. Well the rates were reasonable for a Suite so I booked it for August 13th 2022..

X2 Loved Blue lagoon island

My wife cannot drink wine because its a trigger for migranes.. I love Havana club dark rum.. omg.. i wish i could find it somewhere in the Caribbean.

I've noticed that most cruises leave primarily on a Sunday.. Do you all know of any that leave on a Monday In February? I want to go to the Daytona 500 and follow it up with a cruise but all i can really find are Saturday or Sunday Departures..

We lifted and shifted from Freedom September 2020 to Symphony September 2021.. It ended up costing me $344 more..

September 21, 2019.. Saying goodbye to all the lifelong friends we made on our journey.. As the crowd got smaller at the Riding Tide bar Our group became tighter.. It was hard to stop those invisible onion cutting ninjas.. It feels like when your parents came and picked you up from summer camp as kids lol Through sites like this and other social media you get to know your "cruise friends" in advance and some become friends in real life although we're scattered all over the globe.. At least we can skype and use FB Messenger to keep in touch.. Hell I speak with a few of our friends at least twice a month..

Wake up-- I need my Diet Dr. Pepper.. They had it on Harmony in the Freestyle Machines.. If not ill drink a few glasses of coke Mid morning (1000ish) I gotta have a few Tito's Bloody Marys.. Around twoish.. I guess its Bud Light time until Dinner.. After dinner... Tito's Dirty Martinis or Tito's and Cranberry.. Depending on the night.. Maybe a few shots of Patron mixed in ? Last year I made the bright decision after a nap to start the Afternoon with Tito's and Red Bull.. Drank those up until dinnertime.. Around 11pm i lost my wings and crashed hard.. Couldn't find our cabin (should have listened to my wife).. lol ?

Our Symphony in September dropped from $67 to 50.. Instant buy.. Our Harmony in November 2021 is still at $67

Awesome!

When I booked Harmony for November of 2021 I got an OVB for $798pp.. I just checked the other day as I was thinking of upgrading to a suite.. The same cabin is now $1443pp and the cost of a suite is almost as much as my Ram lol..