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For those of you considering parking at T18 Port Everglades, here is some perspective on the parking lot in close proximity to the ship. Today we went from my living room to the promenade of Symphony in 35 minutes flat.

Looks like 4:30pm.

Have you ever been to the rocks on the point? You can enter through Harbour Inlet Dr (Just E of 17th Street Bridge) and walk though one of the condos to the beach. If you head South on the beach you can watch the ships exit from the rocks which is pretty great.

It’s a little cold but walking down A1A about this time is really nice. Hopefully it warms up so your family can enjoy the beach. We are leaving the house at 10am to board Symphony and I hope to not be bringing a hoodie!

Oh, and there is ice cream in the WJ (one of my girls found this quickly)!

Agree, the esplanade is different. Maybe just the lack of a very familiar royal promenade made it seem awkward? In any case, the epic playmakers, music hall and 270 make up for any deficiencies. The Odyssey is a great ship!

Safe travels. I can see the sun peaking out so it might turn out to be a good day!

Order 2 Ubers and put 1 adult in each and your problem is solved. Airport shuttles are annoying and unnecessary in Fort Lauderdale. Everything (including the port) is located within 2 miles of the airport. If you need more detailed assistance I can help.

Have you been to Sawgrass Mills before?

Friday 70F, Saturday 67F highs. Not 100% perfect beach weather but the sun should make an appearance. I don’t trust the forecasts so maybe it will be surprisingly better than projected.

Sabrina- Prayers for your dad’s speedy recovery. Great message and I agree, YOLO. It looks like the rain showers we have had over the past week or so should be gone and the sun should be shining! Enjoy your pre cruise beach stay with the family.

Not necessary unless you don’t like sea grass which you may encounter.

Anyone know which stand up comedians are on Symphony? I know it changes often and the cruise planner does not show names. Looking for New Years week. Thank you

Anyone know what ship(s) Paul Ogata will be on for NYE and that week?

If that’s the case, I understand the frustration. CLS on deck 17 is one of the best suite options on Oasis class ships. This is certainly a downgrade. I do know from my experience, RU clearly differentiates the 1 and 2 BR aqua theatre suites so perhaps OP accidentally bid on the wrong one? I personally wouldn’t trust the cast of characters running RU to have the ability to understand an upgrade vs lateral move.

Royal Up is in fact run by a contractor. Aquatheatre suites are star class so I don’t think that could necessarily be considered a downgrade unless you are like me and value the stateroom size over the Royal genie. Either way, I doubt you get anywhere unless you have a good travel agent to fight this battle. I have been back and forth before with RU and it’s not pleasant.

People have also died walking down the manicured & palm lined streets of Beverly Hills. I have done this excursion several times w/o incident. I certainly wouldn’t take a child but an able bodied adult with some common sense should have no problems completing the climb and meeting the donkey butt lady at the top (iykyk).

Right around 10:30 if everything goes right. I have sailed Freedom several times and it’s pretty consistent.

^^^^^ This. Tooo add the the great information provided by @WAAAYTOOO, I have been onboard Freedom with a Red stripe beer in hand by 10:45am. The Suite/Pinnacle boarding is quick & efficient.

If you bring a hair dryer (Dyson) pack it and carry on the ship and you will have no issues. My wife made the mistake only one time and the checked suitcase with Dyson ended up at ship security. We were wondering where our last suitcase was at 5pm….

It probably wouldn’t be a wise business decision to penalize the many families who save endlessly to book an interior cabin. I happen to agree with the points per night system as it stands. If you want to shell out suite level money then the 2 points per night is fair.

With Liberty at the helm, he will keep dangling that carrot. I wouldn’t be surprised if he pulls a fast one and adjusts the tiers to level the playing field. Fortunately we are deep into D+ so I don’t think Liberty or his cast of characters can impact us.

The C&A program is excellent and so is the suite program. Both are arguably the best in the industry. The casino program is broken and needs so be fixed and that’s something I think most players would agree with. I would also like to add the IT department and customer service are a dumpster fire that needs to be extinguished.

I am quite puzzled why someone wouldn’t?? What keeps us loyal is the D+ benefits which happen to be the best in the business IMHO.

I agree, very interesting. I think it’s a great idea.