Lovetocruise2002

Wow! Such an awesome sailing/itinerary, and then Iceland the next summer! I need to retire like you!

Ok...I just spent almost an hour reading this! Live or not, I completely love your blogs! And I think I mentioned in @mashley1021's blog that I sort of want to do a TP once I retire in a few years. Forget that! After reading this...I NEED to add this to the cruise bucket list. It's just beautiful.

Yay! You beat your 11am boarding time!

@MLH when is this sailing?

This was such a struggle for me last summer! I remember Hubby was getting frustrated with me cause I kept saying (complaining ) that I needed to know what I was going to eat, and he was telling me to just go with it. Umm...does he know that Type A and "just go with it" don't make sense? Anyhow, yes, the struggle is real when you don't know what tapas you are eating. About the terminal, if it's open, I too remember that there are a few places to sit. And you never know, 11am boarding might commence early. Either way, I would rather be stuck at the terminal early, rather than stuck at the hotel or in traffic.

Agreed! It is truly beautiful and there are no words to describe the details in the architecture.

I need to get on this too! Looks so cool! I have always wanted to see something like this. Edit: boo....no stats for any sailing prior to 2015...

+1! Ok ok...not the best idea in hindsight Ah memories.....is it really cold there? Everyone in the pictures look super bundled up.

We stayed at the H10 Metropolitan. The H10 has several locations in Barcelona, all of them quite nice. We only chose the Metropolitan location because it was close to some of the things we were interested in. But I would have stayed at any of them if location did not matter. Details are in this blog. Hotel info on Pg. 7&8 if you don't want to read the other stuff. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/47363-a-voyage-for-the-ages-–-vy-782024-–-7152024/

Ah, the fruits in Barcelona were so fresh, sweet, and delicious! Way better than what we have here in North America. That buffet looks very similar to the one we had at the H10.

Missed logging into the boards for a few days (I am getting really tired of work getting in the way), but I love following your blogs for the pictures! I miss Barcelona! I feel like every Barcelona hotel looks similar; cozy, shades of red lol. And Sagrada Familia will forever be under construction lol Can't wait to see more of your trip!

If you are visiting ports in Italy, I highly recommend LivTours. They offer numerous tours throughout Italy. We used them last year for several ports and completely fell in love with their small groups, private too if you want, and their high level of service. If I ever go back to Italy, I will be looking for them again.

Interesting…I suppose those 3 questions take the place of the normal pre-cruise questionnaire? She also got the date wrong

Your conclusion seems to be the exact same as ours from 7 years ago. One and done lol

Yes, long time suite concierge. Much loved Genie.

Oh, you are right! lol...my brain is so fried from work the last two weeks. He is on Indy. It's Claudio that is on FR I think. However, not sure if he is there in the genie role or to oversee the program. I have heard mixed things.

+1 exactly

I am so here for this one! I tried to convince @AshleyDillo to try this new program for "research purposes". Although I don't know if I could justify this add on Genie program, I am so curious. Share away. I think MJ is the genie on FR right now to get things started. If that's your guy, you are in luck!

Next Update: end of May/early June Please remember to include: Sail date (including your year) and ship or you won't be added to the list. Also, please check the list before posting and there is no need to repost your sailing if it's already on the list.

Happy Sailing! Sorry this list is a few days late this month. Real life keeps getting in the way. May 2025 2 - Hoppy2BHere (Utopia) 9 - Snotarni (Utopia) 9 - PPJJ-GCVAB (Symphony) 10 - CanHardlyWait (Icon) 10 - Jolly Ogre (Enchantment) 11 - JohnK6404 (Allure) 11 - Loyal2Royal25 (Oasis) 11 - AshleyDillo (Wonder) 15 - BigKarl (Ovation) 16 - Bakerette (Utopia) 23 -LandstromCruise (Utopia) 25 - BoxerMomNC (Oasis) 25 - ChessE4 (Serenade) 26 - LandstromCruise (Utopia) 30 - Snotarni (Freedom)

Prices also went down on a few of my sailings (compared to recent months), but did not beat the original release price that I booked it at. Nothing for me this time.

Would love to hear more about this since longer cruises and TA and TP are on our bucket list in a few years.

Wow! This is another dream itinerary for us! Following along for sure!

I have not been able to get a booking for pick up at MCO and drop off at Enterprise on Mullet Road for months now. Was trying to secure one for this August and December and no luck.

Yes! Come join us! Hubby will be you know where Consider me officially intrigued….