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Solid gold Rolex and super casual clothing?

That's like a traffic roundabout. You just gotta find an opening to "merge"!

We had to scan our Sea Pass for the WJ on Odyssey a few weeks ago, but not always. And in some instances, only one of our cards was scanned. Does anyone know why this is being done?

UPDATE on my situation. Just like @VeronicaS1970, I emailed them. The rep emailed me back saying they would send me a new invoice if I replied once again with simply "My payment did not go through". I have done this my replies have gone unanswered. It has now been two weeks of unanswered replies. How much longer should I keep trying to give them money for a product that's already been provided?

Agreed. I had electronic copies on the Navica app, but I also had backup copies on my phone as saved pdf files and screenshots, as well as printed copies. (Mostly in case of connection issues inside the terminal.) Honestly, it was faster/easier at the port to show the printed copies of the tests instead of fumbling with the phone.

Good info @cruisellama. Thanks!

My company has a pretty generous PTO policy, but I don't have THAT MUCH vacation time! But also, I just found the option to return from/to another city/airport feature on some other travel sites. This changes the mock booking prices that I'm finding by a great deal. I just might have to pull the trigger on booking this Italy heavy itinerary and surprise my wife. She wants to see Italy so much!

We have our eye on a Brilliance itinerary that goes from Venice (Ravenna) to Barcelona in May/June 2023 that is VERY appealing to us. The one big concern we have is airfare for the one-way fares that would be needed to get to Italy and back from Spain. I'm finding through mock bookings (using rates for this year since the 2023 dates are not currently available) that these costs will, most likely, far outweigh the cost of the cruise. Would using Air2Sea be a more viable option than booking on my own? Does anyone have any other ideas to consider? I don't have any experience in booking international travel. Especially with traveling to one country and returning from another.

I will also give another vote for Wonderland. Unique, delicious, and an entertaining experience.

Hello, @CBGrey. A couple of other threads about the wristbands here have had quite a few responses about alternatives to wearing them on the wrist. I hope these can help and welcome to the boards!

We were on Odyssey a couple weeks ago and while we were only able to order one entrée at Wonderland, our server just kinda took it upon himself to go ahead and serve us all the appetizers! It worked out nice for us to do a little mix and match and try them all. After having some of every appetizer, one entrée was more than enough!

Assuming that your travel party will all be vaxxed, you should be able to book excursions or tour as you wish. (I'm also assuming that you are not taking any unvaccinated children to Topper's Rhum ) We went with a third party option to visit Topper's Rhum Pre-Covid and it was a great value. A tour bus took us to a drop off point just away from the port where another tour driver took us (and ONLY us) to Topper's for our rum tour and tasting. Afterwards, we were driven to Topper's Restaurant for a very good Caribbean style BBQ lunch followed by some beach time nearby. FYI: Topper's Rhum and Topper's Restaurant have both moved into a single location in Cole Bay. We found the option we booked here: https://stmaartencruiseexcursions.com/

YES! That was our disembarkation day breakfast.

That Caribbean Coconut was definitely my wife's favorite coffee!

Does each ship have it's own specific/labeled casino chips? (I don't play any of the table games)

No, that does not matter. In fact, you are only required to enter one name when ordering as noted by just one red asterisk for the first person in the names box. The tests are only registered to the user when the proctor scans the QR code through the camera at the time of testing. Each person will need their own account to take the tests, however. The accounts only need to be set up by each person before they use the test.

We liked getting breakfast at the Two70 Cafe on Odyssey on our last morning. (and most other mornings) Not crowded, good selections, and the staff were able to cater to my wife's need to eat gluten free. It also allowed us to use our beverage package one last time for a specialty coffee.

Agreed. I don't use straws. They just slow me down!

On the current 8-Night Odyssey sailings, night 3 is "Formal Night" and night 7 is "Dress your best".

Just a reminder to those that don't know: You don't need to PAY for gambling with your Sea Pass to get reward points. You can use cash and "Sign In" to a machine with your Sea Pass to gain reward points.

The top date is the expiration date noted with an hourglass icon. The bottom date is the manufacture date noted with a factory icon.

FINALLY! An on board auction I would actually attend for the entertainment value alone!

You can absolutely bring your own bottle and fill it as @AshleyDillo says. Saw this a good deal a couple weeks ago. One other option if you don't want to bring bottles is to get to be pretty good at trivia and win a couple new bottles while on board!

A slightly cheaper option at Blue Lagoon is the Sea Lion Encounter. We just did this on January 30th and it was a blast! Excursions to Blue Lagoon also include beach time and the kids will also get a chance to see the dolphins. Also, you may be able to book the dolphin or sea lion encounters directly through Blue Lagoon's website at a lower price.

Tables right now seem to be limited to the number of guests in your traveling party. As a party of two, we had out own table. Not far from us was a party of about 10 at a large round table that were traveling together. You should have no trouble having the square/rectangular tables connected for a group of 12.