IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Our room....another place where my baby couldn’t stay out of the window. It has two bathrooms, only one has a shower. Skigoofy, spiralqueen, JLMoran and 4 others 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Sailing from Miami was very smooth in Terminal A. Day 1 was just a quick swim, muster drill and dinner. We went to the Suite Lounge and met some very nice people. Had some drinks and pre dinner happy hour foods. We didn’t do much after dinner. We were pretty tired. Below is a pic of the Suite Lounge and others of our first night. Skigoofy, ellcee, The Cruise Junkie and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellcee Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Your son is adorable! emfagan and IslandBoundMama 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Day 2 - Perfect Day Coco Cay The morning started out partly cloudy. We ventured over to the beach where the floating bar is to do some snorkeling. There are endless chairs and umbrellas everywhere you go so no worries about needing to be the first off the ship for that at all. We snorkeled and saw some fish, hubs saw a stingray. Lil guy was snorkeling and all was well until he saw a crab! That did it for snorkeling. He refused to put his feet down, afraid one was going to get him. He wanted out of the water, but wouldn’t stand up to walk right out. It was...interesting....sigh.... We finally got him out and headed to the crab free pool instead. Lol Sigh... I told him the point of snorkeling was to see stuff, but he wasn’t having it. Skigoofy, Lovetocruise2002, MaryS and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 We walked right by a local resident and I told lil man we have to give him a name. Everyone...I would like to introduce you to Chic-Fil-A: The Cruise Junkie, MaryS, Lovetocruise2002 and 6 others 4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 It became really dark and overcast, but never ended up doing anything. We enjoyed pool time, the bbq and also smacked on mozzarella sticks and funnel cake. We met one other local, but decided the name giving business wasn’t our thing so we let him remain nameless. We headed back to the ship to take advantage of the water slides while it wasn’t busy. The Cruise Junkie, J_Keeble, Skigoofy and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 We ate dinner in the MDR and then wait for it...lil guy wanted to try Adventure Ocean on this night!!!! Hubs and I ran to the Bamboo Room as quick as we could. We each had a Royal Zombie and it was sooo good! We strolled around and before we knew it, it was time to pick up our lil guy. Lovetocruise2002 and JLMoran 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 We went up to the pool deck and got him some Johnny Rockets for a snack. Then it was time for bed. We were all excited for the next day because our lil guy would finally get to do his dolphin encounter. Lovetocruise2002, The Cruise Junkie, PRebecca and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Day 3 - Blue Lagoon Island Dolphin Encounter We woke up excited to start our day. It was another overcast day and it looked like it could pour. We ate breakfast in Chops as part of the Suite benefits. They didn’t check our seapass cards, but they were checking other folks as they came in to verify they should be there. The breakfast menu in Chops was the same as the a la carte menu in the MDR, just quicker service. The Cruise Junkie, JLMoran, Skigoofy and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 44 minutes ago, IslandBoundMama said: Thank you so much!!! He was nervous to get in at first. He was holding on for dear life. I know the feeling. I love laying in a hammock but I always feel like I’m going to flip. Sometimes I do ! IslandBoundMama and ellcee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Mariner was docked beside us and we also had Norwegian Dawn and Carnival Liberty with us. We disembarked to meet our tour group. After what seemed like forever, we were finally on our way to Blue Lagoon. The boat over was a pretty subdued atmosphere. The tour operators and most of us hadn’t had enough coffee apparently. We enjoyed the view of the mansions on our way over. Once there, we had some time to kill on the beach before our encounter. There was a jellyfish warning posted, but the water was so clear I wasn’t concerned about not seeing it first (hopefully). Lil guy was still traumatized from his crab encounter and then he heard someone mention the jellyfish and he was outta there. Ugh... Hubs finally convinced him to let him take him out on his back. A little later he was asking for his snorkel mask and was back to himself. PRebecca, spiralqueen, ellcee and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 It was time for the dolphin encounter finally!!!! They divided us up and had us all sit around the edge of the dock. Just as they were about to bring the dolphin in my lol guy yells crab! He lifts his leg and a little crab was actually living in the metal rim of the dock!!! Ugh...my lil crab magnet. What I’m the world? He switched places with hubs and all was fine. In came Shawn, our dolphin. I don’t have pics yet because I locked my phone in a locker. When we were done, I went and purchased the full package with video and watched my hubs have a heart attack. I knew going on that it would be our most expensive souvenir purchase so I was prepared. He’s never prepared to spend money...even with forewarning. Lovetocruise2002 and JLMoran 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 The Cruise Junkie, Lovetocruise2002, Traveler and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Too funny. When Hubby and my younger daughter did the Blue Lagoon Dolphin encounter, they were in sticker shock too. They ended up with CD of pictures, no video lol. The panoramic suite looks great! What are your overall thoughts of it? Would you stay in a room like that again or would you rather take a JS or GS somewhere more central? While I do like the space that a balcony provides, that room provides the best value for the benefits that it provides. IslandBoundMama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellcee Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 @IslandBoundMama frame the pic of your husband and son. That's gonna be a very sweet memory. JennyJenny, MotleyCruiser and IslandBoundMama 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 1 hour ago, ellcee said: Your son is adorable! Thank you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 20 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Too funny. When Hubby and my younger daughter did the Blue Lagoon Dolphin encounter, they were in sticker shock too. They ended up with CD of pictures, no video lol. The panoramic suite looks great! What are your overall thoughts of it? Would you stay in a room like that again or would you rather take a JS or GS somewhere more central? While I do like the space that a balcony provides, that room provides the best value for the benefits that it provides. We loved it!!! You cannot beat the views it gives you, we loved having the spaciousness, the two bathrooms and the suite benefits. I would definitely book again. Even hubs said we are officially suite snobs now. There’s no going back from here. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 10 minutes ago, ellcee said: @IslandBoundMama frame the pic of your husband and son. That's gonna be a very sweet memory. I know...so sweet! They were fussing with each other after the crab fiasco at Coco Cay, but then they became best friends again after this moment. ellcee and PRebecca 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, IslandBoundMama said: we are officially suite snobs now Haha...Welcome to the club! Did you feel a lot of motion in that suite? IslandBoundMama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Okay...I’m done laundry and they’re done at the barber already. We can’t check into the Renaissance until 4pm but we’re gonna see if we can at least give them our luggage. UberXL is pricing out at $74 from here but our driver from this morning gave us his number and he’s going to take us for $60. It’s a win win. I hate that we have so much luggage. This little laundry mat was great. Nobody speaks English, but the owner, operator does and was very kind and helpful. I almost kidnapped an adorable old grandpa from here. He spoke to me in Spanish and I have no idea what he was saying. He left and smiled and waved bye to me. So stinking cute... The Cruise Junkie, JLMoran and Skigoofy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Where did I leave off? Oh yes, Blue Lagoon. After the dolphin encounter it turned pitch black outside. We decided to catch the 2pm boat back to the ship because if we didn’t get that one we’d be stuck there until 4pm. Good thing we did. It started lightning and thundering. On the way back we even saw two water spouts. The ride back was fun. It was a very lively crew that got everyone up to dance. Skigoofy, spiralqueen, Skid and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 So, fun fact...they said that bridge portion between the Atlantis buildings is a suite that rents for $25,000 for a minimum of four nights. Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan and Beyoncé have all stayed there to name a few. Skid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 We had dinner in the MDR and went to the show Oh What A Night. It was a tribute to Frankie Valle and the Four Seasons. It was good! Our schedule hasn’t allowed us to make it back to happy hour and I’m missing a lot of complimentary drinks at this point. Lovetocruise2002, JLMoran, Traveler and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Day 4 - Sea Day Hubs couldn’t sleep so he got up and went to the pool. Lil guy and myself slowly got up right after, went to breakfast and met him at the pool. We spent all day there until about 1pm. My fish was finally tired. We sailed by Coco Cay and could see a ship docked there from very far away. Had annoying chair hogs in front of us at the pool. Put four towels down on four chairs at 9am and left. At around 11am there were families looking for chairs so my husband said something to a worker and he said anyone could have the chairs. A family took two of the four chairs stayed an hour and left. A second family then came and took the two chairs they vacated. About 12:30pm here comes chair hog family to start their day and they instantly start in on the two people saying they had to get out of their chairs. The family gets up and my husband interjected and told them they didn’t have to get up. He told the chair hog family that they can’t reserve chairs for four hours without being there and think that’s okay. Chair hog mom says, “Well my kids didn’t want to get up sooooo...” You could tell that she was the one that just got up and not the kids. We headed back to the room for a nap. Got up and had our second visit to the Suite Lounge. Lil guy had coke and two crab cakes. We met more lovely people and Mario came in as well. Had dinner at the dreaded Windjammer because the dining room was not appealing either. We’ve seen a lot of rainbows outside because of all of the rain showers. Then off to see the show for the evening Showgirls. After the show we packed up and then went to the 80’s party. JLMoran, KathyC, Skid and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Lovely pictures and blog , Enjoy Allure and have a wonderful cruise. IslandBoundMama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Day 5 - Laundry/Barber/Hotel Day Disembarking we super fast and Uber was there instantly. You are all caught up now. We are currently in the Uber heading for the Renaissance Inn in Ft. Lauderdale. Final thoughts on this past week and forgotten tidbits: On day 3 we awoke to no running water in our cabin. We called guest services and was told it was a broken water pipe that was affecting a lot of the ship. No flushing toilets, no washy washy...nothing. We went to the WJ and same thing. No washy washy so they were squirting everyone with antibacterial. Ewww guys...just ewww. Back in the cabin, my hubs asked our cabin steward if we could have a bottle of water. He said no and that we were only entitled to one. Hubs explained he had medical issues to attend to and our cabin steward said he would check with his supervisor. The water appeared and all was well. Our cabin steward was not the greatest at all. No connection, no warm ness and not wanting to make any effort. It was disappointing but I don’t let that bother my vacation...except today when he really rubbed me the wrong way..... Lovetocruise2002, ellcee and JLMoran 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 ...we were double checking our room and found a pile of clothes in my son’s room. One shirt was even damp. I asked hubs to ask the room steward for a plastic bag because all of our luggage was gone. He simply says to my husband, “I don’t have any.” Hubs comes in and tells me this and I said...even if he has no RCCL bags, he must have a plastic trash bag. Hubs goes out and sees our neighboring room steward, tells him our issue and he replies, “No worries sir, I’ll take care of you.” Disappears and comes back with a bag in seconds. Well...we are pulling up to the hotel...Ft. Lauderdale here we come!!! Lovetocruise2002 and ellcee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRebecca Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 I am SO enjoying following along! Thank you for your great attitude with hiccups that pop up in the day to day! IslandBoundMama and Big Tule 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotleyCruiser Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 35 minutes ago, IslandBoundMama said: I asked hubs to ask the room steward for a plastic bag because all of our luggage was gone. He simply says to my husband, “I don’t have any.” Many times you will find their secret stash 'under' the trash liner in the pail....but I'm a guy and would have dumped the trash on the floor and used the liner that was in there too. KristiZ, IslandBoundMama, Big Tule and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Oh my sweetness!!! Now that I have access to my email I’m seeing some of the Blue Lagoon pictures. They don’t want to cooperate good on my phone. I think I can download better on a pc, but here are a few: Skid, PRebecca, ellcee and 7 others 2 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Haha...Welcome to the club! Did you feel a lot of motion in that suite? I teased hubs and told him we couldn’t let our new Suite Lounge friends see us in the WJ and ruin our reputation. No motion at all...only vibration when docking. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Traveler said: Lovely pictures and blog , Enjoy Allure and have a wonderful cruise. Thank you much!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 45 minutes ago, PRebecca said: I am SO enjoying following along! Thank you for your great attitude with hiccups that pop up in the day to day! Thanks for following!!! I can’t wait sit to see what the next week brings us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 25 minutes ago, MotleyCruiser said: Many times you will find their secret stash 'under' the trash liner in the pail....but I'm a guy and would have dumped the trash on the floor and used the liner that was in there too. Haha...thanks!!! I’ll remember for next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Those Blue Lagoon pics are awesome! IslandBoundMama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellcee Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 STAAAAHHHHPPPP!!! I mean, don't, but the kid/dolphin pics are too adorable. Happy you made it into a picture! IslandBoundMama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skid Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 @IslandBoundMama, amazing blog, amazing vacation and most of all amazing family! Continued happy sailing and safe travels. IslandBoundMama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 2 hours ago, IslandBoundMama said: ...we were double checking our room and found a pile of clothes in my son’s room. One shirt was even damp. I asked hubs to ask the room steward for a plastic bag because all of our luggage was gone. He simply says to my husband, “I don’t have any.” Hubs comes in and tells me this and I said...even if he has no RCCL bags, he must have a plastic trash bag. Hubs goes out and sees our neighboring room steward, tells him our issue and he replies, “No worries sir, I’ll take care of you.” Disappears and comes back with a bag in seconds. Well...we are pulling up to the hotel...Ft. Lauderdale here we come!!! ^^^IMO, that deserves a mention on your post cruise survey. IslandBoundMama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Those Blue Lagoon pics are awesome! Thank you!!! They all aren’t loading for me yet. Whatever host site they use isn’t working well with my phone phone. Curious to see them all, but I’m in love with the ones I’ve seen so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandBoundMama Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 1 hour ago, ellcee said: STAAAAHHHHPPPP!!! I mean, don't, but the kid/dolphin pics are too adorable. Happy you made it into a picture! Hahaha...thank you!!! I love them so much! Yes, the only reason you caught a glimpse of me is because I wasn’t behind the camera. I’m always the picture taker. I also tend to hate my picture taken so it rarely happens. I’m the woman whose hair gets wet and looks a mess...other women just look normal or cute, not me. ellcee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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