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1 hour ago, Skid said:

@IslandBoundMama, amazing blog, amazing vacation and most of all amazing family! Continued happy sailing and safe travels.

Thank you @Skid. I’m enjoying the vacation and also enjoying sharing it with you. My hubs asks me who I’m “texting” and I try to explain the community to him.  I’m not sure he gets it. ?

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23 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

^^^IMO, that deserves a mention on your post cruise survey.

I agree. I was disappointed in his lack of care. I told hubs if his colleague could get one that quickly then he could of too or at least asked his colleague if he had one.  There was no way I could carry those off the ship with nothing. 

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Our new BFF, our Uber driver Marco, got us to the Renaissance Inn Sade and sound. We handed off our luggage to the bellman and he tagged it and locked it in the luggage storage room.  We encountered lots of locals of the lizard persuasion.  We named one Godzilla because he looked like a mini Godzilla. ?‍♀️

We walked over to the shops/restaurants across the way and had lunch at Burgerfi. The three of us cost about $21 and change.

We walked back and enjoyed the AC in the lobby.  At 2:30pm they called and said our room was ready which was FABULOUS because their website has a stern warning to cruisers that check-in is not permitted until 4pm. 

Our fish is in the pool now...

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14 minutes ago, IslandBoundMama said:

We walked over to the shops/restaurants across the way and had lunch at Burgerfi. The three of us cost about $21 and change.

We walked back and enjoyed the AC in the lobby.  At 2:30pm they called and said our room was ready which was FABULOUS because their website has a stern warning to cruisers that check-in is not permitted until 4pm. 

This is great...we are booked there in a couple of months (oops, no in May, got my dates mixed up). Are you going to La Bamba? @Lovetocruise2002 will never forgive us if we don't try it. It's her favorite restaurant there (maybe anywhere).

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21 minutes ago, Skid said:

This is great...we are booked there in a couple of months (oops, no in May, got my dates mixed up). Are you going to La Bamba? @Lovetocruise2002 will never forgive us if we don't try it. It's her favorite restaurant there (maybe anywhere).

Hubs asked if I knew of any places and that was one of only three I had written down. They should give @Lovetocruise2002 restaurant credit for the business she is sending them. ?

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1 hour ago, Skid said:

 Are you going to La Bamba? @Lovetocruise2002 will never forgive us if we don't try it. It's her favorite restaurant there (maybe anywhere).

 

1 hour ago, IslandBoundMama said:

Hubs asked if I knew of any places and that was one of only three I had written down. They should give @Lovetocruise2002 restaurant credit for the business she is sending them. ?

I was just about to ask!  You better go!  ?

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6 hours ago, IslandBoundMama said:

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.

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Awesome review so far.  Looks like you're all having a great time!

Ok..gotta ask important question.  What happened to the twisty lollipop thing that is usually sticking out on the top?  My kids would love this but I know the lollipop would be the best part.

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14 hours ago, WannaCruise said:

Awesome review so far.  Looks like you're all having a great time!

Ok..gotta ask important question.  What happened to the twisty lollipop thing that is usually sticking out on the top?  My kids would love this but I know the lollipop would be the best part.

I was wondering the same thing. I looked around the room and nobody had one on their cake that night. 

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After the pool, we headed out to dinner at, drumroll please????: La Bamba!!!

It was totally delicious and I can see why @Lovetocruise2002 loves it as well.  It was probably the best queso I ever had.  Hubs had a taco salad and I had a beef chimichanga. The finale was the fried ice cream!!! You had to roll me out of there.

We came back to the room and decided to watch the last episode of Handmaids Tale that we missed while on the ship last week. Then it was time for bed.

 

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25 minutes ago, IslandBoundMama said:

After the pool, we headed out to dinner at, drumroll please????: La Bamba!!!

It was totally delicious and I can see why @Lovetocruise2002 loves it as well.  It was probably the best queso I ever had.  Hubs had a taco salad and I had a beef chimichanga. The finale was the fried ice cream!!! You had to roll me out of there.

Please tell me you had one of their margaritas!! They are sooooo tasty!!

It's not just @Lovetocruise2002's favorite place in FLL, you know. ? 

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2 hours ago, IslandBoundMama said:

It was probably the best queso I ever had.  Hubs had a taco salad and I had a beef chimichanga. The finale was the fried ice cream!!! You had to roll me out of there.

Hubby and D13 dream of their queso.  Literally.  Ever Mexican restaurant we go to, they compare it to La Bamba's queso and none can compare yet.  And you got the fried ice cream!  I don't know if I am green with envy or really excited that you went! ?

1 hour ago, JLMoran said:

Please tell me you had one of their margaritas!! They are sooooo tasty!!

+1...but I must admit, that other place we found in South Beach (Tequiztlan) had pretty good margaritas too.

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We took an Uber to the beach here in Ft. Lauderdale. My crab phobic son decided to snorkel again.  He saw fish and even a stingray! That made his day.  For some reason stingrays are on the okay list. ?‍♀️

The water is just BEAUTIFUL!!!!! We swam/snorkeled for a couple of hours, then went to have pizza right across the street.  Best pizza crust ever and I’m not a crust eater.

Now we are taking Lyft back to the hotel to swim some more. Looks like a storm is rolling in.

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6 hours ago, IslandBoundMama said:

After the pool, we headed out to dinner at, drumroll please????: La Bamba!!!

It was totally delicious and I can see why @Lovetocruise2002 loves it as well.  It was probably the best queso I ever had.  Hubs had a taco salad and I had a beef chimichanga. The finale was the fried ice cream!!! You had to roll me out of there.

We came back to the room and decided to watch the last episode of Handmaids Tale that we missed while on the ship last week. Then it was time for bed.

 

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OMG this looks delicious....all locations in Fort Lauderdale and not Miami right? 

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55 minutes ago, DanielB said:

OMG this looks delicious....all locations in Fort Lauderdale and not Miami right? 

6 locations in South Florida but not Miami.  The location that is the furthest south is their Fort Lauderdale location.  We are currently debating where we should stay pre-cruise in March (Miami or Fort Lauderdale)...La Bamba is at the root of the debate lol.  That is how much we love that place!

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Tonight’s dinner choice was Duffy’s. We were pleasantly surprised at this place. We had fried mushrooms for our appetizer, good entrees and it is happy hour there all of the time so you get 2-for-1 drinks there every time. We ordered a banana colada and got 2 for $9. Crazy!!!

We are enjoying seeing all the lizards here. Lil guy said the next one he sees will be named Taco Bell. I’m starting to see a pattern to these names. ?

In about 12 hours we’ll be leaving the hotel to board Allure. The last week went by fast...I’m hoping this one slows down.

 

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On 8/16/2019 at 11:23 AM, IslandBoundMama said:

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...

 

I lived in Miami when I was in 7th-9th grade. Your sharing is making me nostalgic! I miss Little Havana and Calle Ocho and Medianoches and everything. I love that you loved it!

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11 hours ago, JennyJenny said:

I lived in Miami when I was in 7th-9th grade. Your sharing is making me nostalgic! I miss Little Havana and Calle Ocho and Medianoches and everything. I love that you loved it!

I wish we had more time to explore there.  It is such a great place with so much to do.  I didn’t get a chance to have real Cuban coffee!

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We are in the waiting area at the terminal!!! The shuttle at the hotel would be $6/person but UberXL was $9 for all of us. Arrived at the port with no issue. Lots of sad faces on those departing this morning.

The port worker checking the set sail passes looked at ours that clearly says expedited arrival, squinted and said, “Have you ever cruised before?” Then she sent us on to someone else. We got seated in the right area and we are waiting for the green light. 

 

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This week our only planned excursion is the rain forest in Puerto Rico.  Our time was cut short in that port because of the azipod issue so we are doing the excursion through the ship to be safe.

I want you all to know that this is a big sacrifice for me because it most likely means I’m giving up my Barrachinas pina colada.  THAT NEVER HAPPENS!

Little guy has the soda package this week and he’s hoping for a blue cup. ?

We don’t have it reserved yet, but we plan on doing Izumi one night. 

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We’re on board this absolutely gorgeous ship and it’s instantly clear why she’s a favorite among so many. ??

We checked out Central Park and the Boardwalk. It’s too early to put cash on our account and the rooms are supposed to be ready at 1:30pm.

There is a different vibe on this ship.  The guests and staff are ready for a good vacation.  We already met “new familia” in the elevator. ?

Our fish is already in the pool...

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