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  1. Thank you for the encouragement. We definitely plan to keep cruising into our retirement years, with the girls and a growing family in the future, as long as our health allows. I have already informed the kids that they know my cruising style. So when it's their turn to treat me to one...... It's the Home Genie/teacher running the show, otherwise they would be worse than they already are. We don't zip until the morning of either. We always have last minute stuff that goes in and Hubby has this thing where he says there is no need to put any more stress on the zippers than necessary so they don't break as easily. I agree. That whole Deck 17/18 area on Wonder is gorgeous. I love the decor style of the suites on Deck 17/18. He told us he was not planning to go to Icon. But yes, he was great and I would love to know where he is now.
  2. Were you on HM on the March 11th, 2023 sailing? We were on that one. I agree. HM used to be my favourite ship. I loved that sailing, the cabin and being with my sister and parents. We have such treasured memories from that trip, but the food definitely was not as good as on other ships. We seriously cannot thank you enough!!! Hubby was like, "How did you miss that location?" I don't even know lol, I am just so thankful you came to our rescue! Fried Ice Cream here I come!
  3. However…what is weird is that while we were discussing this over dinner, the kids said, “What if it’s not as good as the 17th St. location?” and I sort of feel like we are cheating on the 17th St. location. But Hubby said we were all being silly and we are going! This is our first time going to another location.
  4. Not at all! We all live vicariously through each other’s live blogs. That’s what is so great about them.
  5. It's settled....WE ARE GOING TO LA BAMBA! Thank you @LandstromCruise for bringing it up, and thank you @AGSLC5 for catching that and letting me know about the Plantation location!
  6. OMG! @AGSLC5 How did I not know this?! Obviously, we will have things to discuss at dinner tonight!
  7. What?! That is game changer! Going to look it up now....
  8. @LandstromCruise beat me to it, but I was going to say that I don't know if my mod powers extend that far. I have not seen a live blog by @Matt for quite some time.
  9. Awesome! A joint blog! Even better! I hear you. That pretty much sums up all my cruises since Odyssey. But I always remind myself, and my family, to live in the moment. Me too! It looks like @WAAAYTOOO is doing that these days. That's what I want to be when I grow up lol Packing is going bad this time! Here's the status: Hubby 0% D17 0% Me 70%ish and in a surprising turn of events... D15 100% Why is this surprising? Because D15 is literally Hubby as far as life organization goes. Probably worse. We are all speechless. She has been completely packed since Sunday. I don't know whether to laugh, or to cry at that comment. It definitely was not a deal. Not even close. This was a hard one to make final payment on. It hurt a bit. Well, if you ask Hubby, it hurt a lot. But if you compare it to current RLS pricing, then I suppose it was a deal. lol Thank you to you and @WAAAYTOOO for asking about my Dad. The last few months have had their ups and downs, but he is stable and getting the treatment that he needs. He is still able to spend time with his family and friends, and for that we are grateful.
  10. No way! lol Well, I was not even planning to leave the ship. Hubby and kids have tickets to Thrill Waterpark.
  11. Unfortunately, I don't think so. We did not rent a car this time. We looked into it but the car rental that is close to the hotel does not open on Sundays for returns. It was just going to be too much of a hassle to return the car so we decided it was not worth the cost. So anyway, in answer to your question, sadly, I don't think that we will make it to La Bamba this time around. On Friday, because we are stuck on that afternoon flight, we don't land until 4pm (assuming it's on time), and then on Saturday, the kids want to go to Sawgrass Mills and that is nowhere near a La Bamba location. However, we, or should I say I, because I am the Home Genie, found an interesting place for us to try for dinner this weekend. I am counting on you to take over the live blogging on 3/17! Winner, Winner! This is why we have to do. Not sure how many more times we can round up all 4 of us that doesn't fall on high season pricing. And even with low season pricing, SC is becoming more and more out of reach these days. Not that we got a bargain at all on this cabin, but we are going to do it now while we still can. Because it might literally not happen again. There's always gotta be one in the group lol We don't come across the shenanigans that some of you do lol, only cancelled flights but thank you, hoping for smooth travels and sailing all the way through! It's not the ATS this time, but there quite a few ATS in the future. I have to leave room to add on more freeloaders possibly, omg, I cannot believe I am even admitting that.
  12. There are "traffic lights". If you sit in the aqua theatre and turn around the look back and up to the two top corners, you will see during the show that there are "traffic lights" there. A red and a green. The divers look at that before they jump. Normally, it's always red. You will see it turn green before they jump. You can see that I have spent some time doing this lol I saw this in one of those RCTV documentary years ago about the workings of the Aqua Theatre and I always look now. Sometimes, I even miss the dive because I am so busy turned around
  13. Not sure where the time went between getting off Icon inaugural and now. The last few weeks have been filled with spending time with my parents, and prom dress shopping. I have no clue when high school prom turned into such a fancy event lol. D17 ended up with a beautiful lilac dress, which I cannot share here because the boyfriend is not supposed to see it until prom. Not that these teenagers want anything to do with reading my blog, but I don't want to be blamed for some 17 year old's catastrophe. Those of you who have been there know what I mean. I am super behind in my packing this time. I only have my clothes packed and that is it. Today is major packing day.
  14. Other dates… We never received our survey for this sailing. Our track record to date is about 50/50 for this survey. Shows were released 32 days out for this sailing. Shane, our Genie, reached out about 6 weeks ago.
  15. Royal Up Happy to report that I obviously did not receive a RU offer this time, or bid on one. I was spared the obsessive hour to hour checking leading up to the cruise.
  16. Pre-Cruise thoughts It’s another relaxing sailing with two beach days (Labadee, PDCC). The girls are excited for a redo of our NYE sailing because they got rained out and it was not that warm the last time. Hubby and the girls have tickets for Thrill Waterpark this time. As for me, I am not leaving the cabin. Another thing that I am really looking forward to this sailing is not only seeing @recogneyes again, but also finally being able to sail with @A&L_Ont (who many of you know from that other place). Andrew and I have gotten to know each other well over the last few years. Our families were supposed to sail together for #majorstarclasstakeover in March 2022 but Andrew and his family couldn’t make it. Then, we ended up running into each other at DTW when we were stuck there in July 2023. We were trying to get to Wonder, and Andrew and Lisa were on their way to Freedom. Anyway, we all booked this sailing very early on and it’s been a long time coming! Can’t wait! Hubby is equally as excited as this means more company for him on the Flowrider. Once again, in the spirit of a live blog, please do not hesitate to ask any questions. I will do my best to find out whatever I can for you. When responding to a post with a series of pictures, please do not include the pictures in your reply. It just makes for easier scrolling. Lastly, I will try to post videos and stories on Instagram. You can follow me @lovetocruise2002
  17. Who’s Going? Me, Hubby, D17, D15 (aka, the freeloaders) Flight Delta from DTW-MIA; booked through Air2Sea. Flying in two days early again on the 8th. Flight pricing was also terrible for this sailing. Originally, when flights were first released, it was $943pp (economy) round trip! We did toss around the idea of driving but ditched that idea rather quickly. I saved a bit by moving our outbound flight to an afternoon flight (now slightly regretting it), and over time, was able to price this flight down a couple hundred per person before final payment. Still more than we usually pay for March break flights, but better than the original cost. Pre-Cruise Stay Well, we are flying to Miami, and cruising from Miami, so you all know where we are staying right? Itinerary 08 MARCH Arrive Miami, FL 09 MARCH Miami, FL 10 MARCH Miami, FL (Cruise Day!) 11 MARCH Nassau, Bahamas 12 MARCH Perfect Day at CocoCay 13 MARCH At Sea 14 MARCH Labadee, Haiti 15 MARCH Falmouth, Jamaica 16 MARCH At Sea 17 MARCH Miami, Florida (Go home) Cabin I am sure you have a guess by now what this is as well lol
  18. "CRUISE BIG, OR GO HOME" – OA 3/10/2024-3/17/2024 There once was time, many blogs ago, where I said, “Dreams…that is how many things begin; that is how this adventure began. But with every dream that comes true, there is always a journey.” Anyone remember that blog? It was the one where many claimed I corrupted them (I’m looking at you @GregD lol); it was also truly a dream come true for us. Since that 2019 sailing, we have been blessed beyond measure, and we never take any sailing for granted. But in the midst of all this, there was also a greater dream, a greater wish, that started way before 2019, or even 2016 (when Royal started their Royal Suite Class program) for that matter. This was a dream that began over 14 years ago, in December 2009, when Hubby and I sailed on Oasis of the Seas for her maiden voyage, and I realized that there was a cabin, way up on Deck 17 (this was my pre-suite snob days), corner starboard side, that I wanted to be in one day…#cruisegoals The journey to get to this sailing, in this cabin was a long one. I know I have said it before, but we were not always suite snobs. We have done our share of interiors, ocean views, balconies, etc. Even when I turned into a suite snob, this particular cabin was always out of reach for us. Either financially, or the pandemic took it away, or it wasn’t available, or @Rags1 would not adopt me. What I am trying to say, is that it is not lost on me the road it took us to get here, and how grateful I am that we now have this opportunity, and how this likely will be the only opportunity for this cabin. We are committed to treasuring every moment of this. I have tracked the price of this room over many years. For the times of the year that we can sail (March, July, August, December), March is always the best price for this room. This sailing is also beyond bittersweet. It is more than being able to check off a cruise bucket list item for us and the journey it took us to get here. It’s our final March Break sailing with our oldest. We have been sailing with the girls over March Break for years and there will never be another March Break sailing with all 4 of us together. This is it. That is the main reason why we had to take the leap and do this now. I knew back in December 2009 when I first heard that such a room existed, that I wanted to do it, but not without both kids. With D17 graduating this June, and the uncertainty of her university and life schedule (she will not have a March break that is for certain), it really is now, or likely never. Like a wise @Baked Alaska recently said, “Time is like a thief.” Life is too short; it’s about seizing the moments we have, it’s about not having regrets, and we never want to look back and say, “We wish we would have done it.” With that in mind, Hubby and I decided that YOLO, it’s going to be now, to “Cruise Big”, really big, and then go home.
  19. This is true. I don't know when it changed exactly. We first noticed this for our March 2023 sailing on HM. It's been like that for every other sailing we've been on since then. But I don't know exactly when the changed happened.
  20. I hope all is well with you! I will be thinking about you...
  21. Keep us posted on whether or not it’s the full show….
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