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There’s lots to unpack here. I don’t understand if you are looking for the best way to go from choice to prime or if you already are prime and you are requesting information on how to use the prime certificate benefits?

In Disney Proper: wilderness lodge polynesian resort Just outside (if you are Hilton Hhonors): Hilton Bonnet Creek (amazing) Hilton Orlando

I have lived in Fort Lauderdale for my entire life and have been through many hurricanes. I wouldn’t worry for even a second about this impacting a voyage, especially out of NJ!!! My family & I are deep into D+ with 0.00 impacts due to hurricanes and we cruise all year long. Relax

By the time you get to SoFL the AM rush hour has long expired.

This can easily be done provided everything goes right with Adventures arrival at PC. I am not very familiar with Westbound traffic on the Beeline Friday mornings but once you connect to I-95 South it’s smooth sailing. The remainder of the drive South should be uneventful. Be cautious of major traffic accidents impacting I-95 and exit early to shift over to Florida Turnpike if necessary. I would say you are at the PE terminal before noon with ease. Note: The major rush hour traffic issues in SoFL (WPB and South to FLL) are not in play here considering you will be farther North during prime time and pass through with little to no issues.

Will let you know in a few weeks re: Icon track.

Fort at entry to the port in San Juan around 6am as we passed by from the track on Symphony:

I like 5:00am better for a perfectly timed breakfast at 7am. It’s nice and quiet and a pleasure to be on any part of the ship during that hour.

Awesome spot to hang out and grab a drink with lots of good people watching! It gets pretty busy late night.

I really enjoy the Viking crown lounge especially at night! I miss this concept on the newer ships.

Freedom is awesome, we take weekend trips on her quite a bit. This is literally one of the best ships in the fleet (IMHO).

You might be going a bit out of your way unless you really want to ride the BL (it is nice!) I would say less hassle to just hop in an Uber.

This is totally consistent with every boarding day experience I have had in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Cape Canaveral. Nobody in that terminal has an interest in holding you back it just grinds everything to a halt. I’m glad there are still people who abide by the scheduled boarding times because it makes it all that much smoother for the people that prefer to enjoy a full day # 1 of vacation.

I think you have to just “do you” and be happy with whatever decision you make. If you are content boarding later in the day then I’m glad that works for you but it doesn’t work for me.

Like I said before, to each his/her own. I will be on the ship as soon as the doors open regardless of check in time.

They already exist and would just need to be identified as a tier name and maybe some refining of additional perks.

While this may be true to some degree, it’s clearly a problem for the company at some level considering the renaming of the “diamond lounge”. I also find the dead zone between D+ and Pinnacle to be something that is ripe for another tier.

I can’t imagine you would find anything significantly better quality or more abundant options than what’s offered on RC (especially Icon)! IMHO people should stop expecting 5 star service and food quality from an average 3 star mid tier family cruise line. If you are a food snob then you will most likely be disappointed unless you have realistic expectations. Yes, before I’m flamed for the statement, there are certain situations where 5 star service can apply even on a mid tier cruise!

I’m not disagreeing as we sailed at least 3 times in Suites during the points promotion and escalated our C&A status deep into D+. What I’m trying to point out is from a company perspective I think they bit off more then they can chew with the influx of new D members. Just an opinion but I do think the company will make changes regardless of the fact that the system is technically not “broken”. The casino program is certainly broken and that’s just a fact.

To each his own. We will be at the terminal ready to board the ship by 10am and ready for vacation!

That’s just not going to happen. Do you think turning people away and displacing them temporarily would not become a safety hazard? They absolutely do not want masses of people standing around the active exterior of the terminal as it’s already crowded enough. The process of enforcing boarding times would require resources they don’t have and it would also likely cause more chaos at the gate. The company relies on the low percentage of people who actually follow the rules to give them some element of control in the process. The last minute emails mentioning the strict adherence to scheduled boarding times have proved to be nothing more than an empty threat in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Canaveral.

If you can’t beat them then join them. The new mindset. I will cheers to the backup from the Hideaway pool with a Kraken Pina Colada at 11:15am.

I will be there at 10am regardless.

My suggestion would include sliding D and above so there would be more of a point spread between emerald & diamond and then creating a new tier. I can see this happening and hopefully the change will be coupled with a complete overhaul of the casino program. Never say never with the current leadership as anything is possible.

I think the space to insert another level would be between emerald and diamond from the perspective of RC. The pandemic cruise points promotions backfired and saturated the diamond level.