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Thanks Geema!

If you read all the posts here regarding this subject, most would say that you can get away with a collared shirt and Dockers for dinner any night including Formal night. From what I've read, this would almost be "formal dress" on most nights in the MDR.

Hey, don't these postings belong to the "you know you are a cruise geek when" thread?

My wife and I are going to use it as well. It's only the two of us, but I hate to live out of a suit case for a week. And I think it will make the small space, a lot more livable.

When you are envious about another man's Sea Pass size!

I'd say that's a really low number for a school holiday cruise, but I'm sure the ship has a lot to do with it. Like previous posts have mentioned, Serenade doesn't have all the bells and whistles of larger ships for kids. I'd be surprised if we have any kids on our Oct sailing on Serenade.

This is really storage advice, but, somebody mentioned in a previous thread about storing your empty suitcases under the bed, and using them to store dirty laundry. This frees up valuable closet space. I think this come in handy, with all the girls in one room.

Your 52, and you and your wife are going on your first cruise ever for your 27th wedding anniversary!

I agree with @klaconqueso. The larger ships have a place, but I think they are just starting to look like a hotel was plopped on top of a barge. I still like a ship, that looks like a ship.

Thanks DocLC! Yes, I do need to watch the sugar content. Since I'll be on the refreshment plan myself, I'll just ask the bartender to whip something up and see what happens. I can always get something else if I don't like it. Gotta love the beverage plans!

I know this is off the beaten path a bit for most, but does anybody have any suggestions for non-alcoholic cocktails on board? I know this goes against most peoples thoughts of cruising, but I don't drink anymore and would enjoy something besides an iced tea or coffee, once in a while. I know you can just leave the alcohol out of some, but then what are left with? A margarita with out the tequila and triple sec is just what, sour mix? No thanks! Thanks

We also will be cruising on Serenade this Oct to Canada and Maine. If you are interested in shore excursions, there are a lot of them on sale now in the Cruise Planner. I rebooked 3 of ours and saved $120. I've found a lot of good suggestions for restaurants and tours on both Yelp and Trip Advisor.

I was told by somebody here, that if you go in and delete your cookies it will help. It's worked for me in the past. Good luck.

I'd say just keep checking. I know that the refreshment package that I booked has been on sale twice since I originally booked mine in Feb for our Oct cruise.

Rebooked 3 shore excursions for Oct cruise on Serenade and saved $120! This is the first time that the shore excursions have gone on sale, since our original booking in Feb. Refreshment package also dropped, but only by $.50 a day since I got it on sale last time. I did not rebook that. I might be a little manic, but not that manic!

I know what you mean! I joined in Feb, have 108 more days to go before our first cruise and this post is 625!

Quick question. On any of the ships that have a "grab and go" type section, do you have to stop at a "cashier" and have your SeaPass swiped or something? Or do you just grab it and go? Just wondering if they keep track of who's eating what and where for future research.

The only problem with these packages are they are not big enough. My kids would go through the biggest one in about 10min! Especially if they have a crane game!

If you can pay somebody to make sandwiches in bulk, ahead of time, you can pay somebody to make sandwiches to order. Also, it would be worth the wait to have it made fresh. And with the food technology out their now, it wouldn't be a stretch to offer individual sized pizzas, made to order.

Ok, I was wondering as to how much cruising experience they had. If they've been on a lot of cruises with a lot of "bells and whistles" it's hard to go back. If you know what I mean. When my son was about 10, we went to Dave N Buster's for the first time. And although he was perfectly happy with Chuck E Cheese's before, after that, there was no turning back. Your little ones, I think would be happy, to spend the whole day in the kids pool area, if they are anything like mine were, at that age.

Have your kids cruised before?

My guess is that if the Seaview Café was a revenue generating source, it might still be open.

I didn't know that RC had cabins that large!

The wife and I will be decorating our cabin door with a "Do Not Disturb" sign on our upcoming anniversary cruise!

What if you board early and get to the WJ, right when they open?