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Thanks for the help, hope to get this on the books soon....

I was just looking at that. Now I'm more confused. It leaves from Montreal, Quebec. So I must be leaving from Montreal? Is that the port at 200 de la commune? Guess the problem is I don't know much about Canada, only been to Vancouver.

Found a direct flight from Orlando to Quebec, only 3 hour long. I looked at your blog that Lovetocruise2002 posted. Don't think I want to drive 3 hours but who knows. I'm a hilton honors so the hilton you stayed in would work. I have a lot of research but its still 11 months away. We want to start the booking by next month. I'm trying MEI, we have one with them now for February. They haven't done anything for us yet but figured we'd give them a try on this one. I'm used to doing everything and haven't had any issues.

Don't know, thats out of my league. I'm lucky to get a window. This is the Empress, doesn't even have balconys.

Sorry, forget to mention. The cruise leaves from Quebec.

I thought about calling RC but figured I would try here first since this is the all knowing Star Class people. We are looking at the Canada\New England cruise next October. Confused to which airport and which port the ship would be in. Can ya help a brother out?

Save me from reading.... What date is the group cruise? I MIGHT be able to make it...

February 3, 2020... Brilliance

Well, trying to figure out which port too. Baltimore, Cape Liberty or Boston. At least I have about a year..

Just looking but is it better to fly into Newark, JFK or LaGuardia? Thinking of a New England run next year. Keep in mind, I hate to fly. Not afraid just hate dealing with airports.

Harmony, December 15, 2019

Thats actually a woman in the costume.

Full body costumes are ok. Here is someone we ran into a couple years ago.

I know, been stalking here and reading the live blogs. Been over a year since my last cruise and that was a Holland American to Alaska. Just been to crazy lately. Retired, remodel parts of the house, now have 5 grandkids and one the forks on my motorcycle has a bad seal. Oh well... Life goes on.

We've done a segway excursion a couple times. Takes you to the lighthouse then down the beach on a paved path. Its ok, you go through some of the tourists areas and will stop at the beach where you can get something to eat and drink. For the trip back, if you're lucky, you can take the segways. We were the last on one trip and got to ride them all the way back. If not they pay for a taxi back to the port. It was something different.

Shouldn't be a problem..

We did one in Juneau last Sept but not with Royal. If its like ours, the team pulls a sled on wheels that hold about 8 people. It was fun and they can pull. We also got to hold several puppies from 4 weeks old to several months. They do this to socialize them. If yours is the same, there should be a dog there named Guda (like the cheese) he is a retired sled dog and just lays around now being spoiled. If hes there, give him a scratch on the head for me. As for clothes, since it August I'd say a light jacket. No need for hiking boots but no flip flops either. To be sure you can check the weather to see the history at Juneau for you week. Thats what we did.

U.S.S. Yosemite, 1974-1978.

Nothing you have to worry about, some also have 70's and 80's night but its usually a party on the pool deck or promenade . No reason to dress unless you want to.

Best thing you can do is either call RC and see if they can make it happen or as soon as you can when you board go to the MDR and talk to the maitre d . They can usually accommodate you. If you have some time before the cruise, I'd call. We were able to get a table for two a couple times when we did.

Pizza.... At midnight after exercising the drink package.

When ever you get there... Usually you won't be allowed on board until about 10:30 or 11:00. Those times are a "suggestion" so its your vacation, get there when you want.

Don't forget the Bones rum................

There are two types of sun passes. One is a sticker that is attached to your windshield and the other is plastic and uses suction cups to attach to the windshield. They can both be attached to any car but the sticker is destroyed once its removed. I have two with the suction cups and have loaned them out to family when they come into town. So, yes you can link it to a rental car. You will have to log into the account you create and add the tag number just in case the reader doesn't register. They'll look to see if you have a transponder and just charge your account. The sticker is sort of free, you pay like $5 but it gets credited to your account, the plastic one cost (I think) about $10 but don't remember if its credited to your account. That information should be on the package.

I don't know about finding info on nutrition, sometimes things will say stuff like sugar free or what ever. Don't worry about asking, you aren't the first. I promise. The workers are usually very good at helping. If they don't know they will find out. There are several venues that are free to eat, biggest is the wind jammer. Only the specialty dining cost like Chops. Some will have lines like the Cafe promenade but the wind jammer is just crowded. If you like to eat at traditional times you will be with hundreds of your closest friends. We always try to go early or late just to avoid crowds. Don't worry about the cruise, it will become second nature by the second day.