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  5. “Family Thrills and Utopian Chills!” – Utopia of the Seas 03/10/2025 – 3/14/2025 ⚓🍹

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    15 minutes ago, asquared17 said:

    let me tell you about the time the time change got me BAD in arizona and messed up the airports beyond the telling of it AND i was walking around the lobby of the phoenician like a drunken sailor because 4am (according to my phone) was actually 3am as there was no time change involved 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

    YALL ARE CONFUSING!!!!!

    Funny story - Spouse's cousin is the head of events at the Phoenician. 😂 And I love not changing time EVER.

  12. Odyssey at Port Canaveral on a Monday ?

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    20 hours ago, OCSC Mike said:

    Weird, we also had one of those on Allure and had zero noise issues. Must have been a location thing.

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    After I read your comment, I had to look it up and I was right - the main pool is directly across and above where we were located (above 9175-9201). It was just LOUD. I could do the water aerobics in my room.

    (full disclaimer - my hearing is highly sensitive, as is my sense of smell, both of which drive Spouse crazy)

  14. Odyssey at Port Canaveral on a Monday ?

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    On 2/14/2025 at 2:11 PM, WAAAYTOOO said:
    On 2/14/2025 at 9:14 AM, OCSC Mike said:

    Where was the noise coming from during the day?

    The live music on the pool deck.  This has always been something of an issue with the CP balconies b/c that music (even when it's not unbearably loud) does filter down to the CP area during the day

    When we had a CP interior (window into CP), we could *feel* the noise coming from the pool deck. This was on Allure. It was the biggest drawback to that type of room. Well, that and the kids next door, but that's another story.

  15. Port of Los Angeles

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    Here is the Port of Los Angeles parking area. It's MASSIVE, and I've never seen it completely full. 

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    Once you park, you literally walk across the street and go into the boarding area. Very close, very easy. Not sure on current price per day, but it's super convenient. 

    My experiences from LA have always been very on time. If there's a delay, it's maybe 10-15 minutes. It is an awkward boarding experience (sometimes outside in a tent -like structure), but overall smooth once you go inside the building. 

    If you're looking for hotels nearby, I recommend any in downtown Long Beach. It's a 10-minute drive over to the port. I've done both the Hyatt Regency and Hyatt Centric, both were great. 

    Enjoy!

  18. Will I become a suite snob????? A Star Class Experience on Harmony Feb 9th-16th, 2025

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    Caught up...too late! Dang, but I'm glad you had a great experience. I especially love the Galveston terminal for it's efficiency, though not really having shade outside to wait in the humidity sucks. 

    Oh my goodness, those cute chocolate-covered strawberries with BOW TIES!!!!! I've gotta remember that for the next time I try to do chocolate strawberries at home.

    Star class will NEVER happen for me, but I may try to upgrade from a cave suite to a window suite at some point. 😉 Hope your trip home was easy and uneventful.

  19. Will I become a suite snob????? A Star Class Experience on Harmony Feb 9th-16th, 2025

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    4 hours ago, LandstromCruise said:

    I then had to do a little work and submit payroll. Don’t think telling the employees they aren’t getting paid because I’m on a cruise would go over too well

    I'm currently in that yo-yo stage of the semester where they *FINALLY* issued my contracts, I accepted them, and now I have to wait for the next payroll date. That's Friday (2/14). Classes started 1/16 and I've been teaching since then. 😒 I get backpay, of course, but...you couldn't figure out a way to ensure I'm consistently being paid??? So I appreciate reading that you're taking care of your employees even on vacation.

  20. an ascent into a new era ~ (2.2-2.9 | celebrity ascent + msc seascape | 4.20-4.27)

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    @OCSC Mike and Spouse have a kinship - both will not wear anything but cargo shorts, apparently. 🤣 Spouse goes a step further and will pretty much not wear anything but sandals year round. 

    @asquared17, I turn Diamond on Royal in September, and after that I'm wide open to any of the RC products. Celebrity is really intriguing! Loved your blog, safe travels home, and I hope it's not raining men when you get back to NJ.

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