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Thank you this is helpful! We are traveling next July Bayonne to Bermuda. We have two elderly and two small children. I'm nervous about the food as I keep hearing the quality has deteriorated. I'm also nervous about getting to excursions on the island. We want to do a beach day and the caves the other day. I read sometimes the line to get Into the caves is three hours! Any advice on embarkation? Is it worth it to try and get an early boarding time? Is the port big enough to handle big crowds? We will be on libertyof the seas. Its already sold out! We have never cruised before so I have no clue what I'm doing.

Definitely use a travel agent. Life kicks us in the butt, but it sounds like you had an amazing vacation and you will definitely go on another one again! This world is only temporary and just try to focus on getting healthy so you can enjoy it. From a mental health perspective, gratitude practices like gratitude journaling are simple but if actually practiced do make a difference mentally. Also getting out and walking in nature. also know its totally normal to feel the way you do but try and problem solve to move past the guilt and depressing feelings. In regard to prices it looks like September and early December seem to be the absolute cheapest times. We are on a budget too! My mom always said "life sucks and then you die." Which sounds terrible but she really meant it in the most productive way possible. You just got to accept the suck and enjoy the good-ish times. God bless and feel better soon.

Thank you so much everyone. Sounds like don’t plan too much, take time to rest and the typical MDR length may be too lengthy

This may be too soon, but I am so excited and quite frankly Matt's videos are addicting! My husband keeps reminding me we don't leave for X months. We are scheduled to sail on Liberty of the Seas from Port Liberty to Bermuda in July 2023. I've never cruised before or stayed at a resort, I haven't even been to anywhere more tropical than Ft. Lauderdale....My coworker highly recommended cruising as the easiest way to see the world with children, so that is what we are trying. I want to make the most of our brief 5 day vacation. We also are looking forward to Adventure Ocean for one or two blocks of the day. I reviewed some cruise compasses already. We definitely want to do Saturday night fever without children, dine one or two evenings without children (not sure if it will be specialty dining), and do a cave tour on the island (it says there are a lot of steps...can young children manage this?), do pool time/water slides with children, mini golf on the ship, rock climbing wall, one spa experience for myself, possibly have my kids try the Flowrider. Can anyone give me a brief list of what may work out? Especially with dining...an option for some sort of kids dining time popped up after I booked....does this work best for going to a show? Is there time for us to eat in peace once they whisk the kids away? Now that I'm writing this my kids are probably going to need to fit a nap in there too, yikes! Thanks!