Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 7 Author Report Share Posted March 7 4 minutes ago, GatorCruiser said: @OCSC Mike and I will try to rep his live blog in 11 days. I am already looking forward to following that one! OCSC Mike and GatorCruiser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 36 minutes ago, GatorCruiser said: Royal loft suite ballers! Makes my GS look pedestrian It kind of is… even I’ve been in one on Wonder before. Being right by the SL/CK & under the suite sun deck were the highlights for me. Nothing against the nice room with its tub shower & fancy TV that comes out of the ceiling but it was having free drinks, coffee machine, & snacks literally steps from my cabin door that did it for me. PPPJJ-GCVAB and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGSLC5 Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 3 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: @AGSLC5, where have you been ???? I am always here lol. I just read more than comment BUT I have loved La Bamba since childhood and I had to help her out lol. I have been doing a lot more cruising on Celebrity than Royal lately. Last march I went on Harmony and I know it was spring break but it was just not the best. The food really has declined and I just really like Edge class and solstice class ships better. I hope you're doing well. I saw you made pinnacle that's awesome. Oh and one more thing I really love that the Casinos on Celebrity are fully non smoking that is a game changer for me lol. ScottishRobbie, MamaShark, Lovetocruise2002 and 3 others 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGSLC5 Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 2 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: 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! I am glad I could help you out. I have lived in plantation my whole life lol. I will never forget the first time my parents took me to La Bamba I was hooked and still am I am proud to say I dine in and take out from there quite often lol. Enjoy your cruise and of course Enjoy La Bamba!! I also am a big fan of the fried ice cream!! PPPJJ-GCVAB, WAAAYTOOO, Jax and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 7 Author Report Share Posted March 7 13 minutes ago, AGSLC5 said: Last march I went on Harmony and I know it was spring break but it was just not the best. 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. 13 minutes ago, AGSLC5 said: I am glad I could help you out. I have lived in plantation my whole life lol. I will never forget the first time my parents took me to La Bamba I was hooked and still am I am proud to say I dine in and take out from there quite often lol. Enjoy your cruise and of course Enjoy La Bamba!! I also am a big fan of the fried ice cream!! 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! WAAAYTOOO, bellemiche, Cactus527 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 1 hour ago, AGSLC5 said: I am glad I could help you out. I have lived in plantation my whole life lol. I will never forget the first time my parents took me to La Bamba I was hooked and still am I am proud to say I dine in and take out from there quite often lol. Enjoy your cruise and of course Enjoy La Bamba!! I also am a big fan of the fried ice cream!! Still….great to “hear” from you. I knew you were cruising more on Celebrity. Thank you for the Pinn congrats. Now that we finally made it, the door is slightly open to trying other lines. It would be great to see you, Steph. I hope it happens. Sweety and MamaShark 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babsy47 Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 We are in the same cabin with the same itinerary in April, so I am really looking forward to this one! To help with child going to college . . . We took our first cruise in 2002 when oldest was 12. Our April cruise is with oldest, DIL, and two awesome grandkids (1 and 3). Our middle son and his wife are in the adjoining CLS. Youngest, sadly, is still in college and cannot come, but he and I will go together on a mom/son cruise between last day of class and first day of summer internship. Our family grew as the kids aged, and sharing the cruise experience with kids and grandkids is amazing! Lovetocruise2002, Yesiamthere6, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottD Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 I'm late to this one, but congrats on the room!! Looking forward to that picture tour!! Always love a good Oasis blog, and I gotta say, your families packing game is WAY ahead of schedule. I'm lucky if we have the suitcase out 3 days before the cruise, and it's not zipped up until about midnight the night before we leave! Edited: had to fix my incorrect spelling of "Your"!! PPPJJ-GCVAB, Lovetocruise2002, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 10 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: It kind of is… even I’ve been in one on Wonder before. Being right by the SL/CK & under the suite sun deck were the highlights for me. Nothing against the nice room with its tub shower & fancy TV that comes out of the ceiling but it was having free drinks, coffee machine, & snacks literally steps from my cabin door that did it for me. Yup that’s my jam. Being close to SL and sun deck is awesome on Wonder. I’ll send you some pics. Hahaha Lovetocruise2002 and OCSC Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 6 minutes ago, GatorCruiser said: I’ll send you some pics. Gee thanks. Unless the pics come with free drinks, that's OK, lol. Do let me know who the CK manager and supervisor are if you don't mind. The staff we had in June was the best we've ever come across but I know several have moved to other ships (one of the concierges is on Icon for example). Keep an eye out for Vinay (wrong spelling I'm sure) from India. Lovetocruise2002 and GatorCruiser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 7 Author Report Share Posted March 7 9 hours ago, Babsy47 said: To help with child going to college . . . We took our first cruise in 2002 when oldest was 12. Our April cruise is with oldest, DIL, and two awesome grandkids (1 and 3). Our middle son and his wife are in the adjoining CLS. Youngest, sadly, is still in college and cannot come, but he and I will go together on a mom/son cruise between last day of class and first day of summer internship. Our family grew as the kids aged, and sharing the cruise experience with kids and grandkids is amazing! 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...... 5 hours ago, ScottD said: your families packing game is WAY ahead of schedule. I'm lucky if we have the suitcase out 3 days before the cruise, and it's not zipped up until about midnight the night before we leave! 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. 1 hour ago, GatorCruiser said: Being close to SL and sun deck is awesome on Wonder. I agree. That whole Deck 17/18 area on Wonder is gorgeous. I love the decor style of the suites on Deck 17/18. 1 hour ago, OCSC Mike said: Keep an eye out for Vinay (wrong spelling I'm sure) from India. 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. WAAAYTOOO, PPPJJ-GCVAB, ScottD and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 7 Author Report Share Posted March 7 So it's the day before we leave..... The packing situation has improved slightly. I only have last minute toiletries items left. Hubby was up until midnight last night packing. I have no idea what his status is. D17 has made her list but has not packed a thing. Off to run some last minute errands shortly. And of course, most importantly before a cruise, getting a mani/pedi with the girls once they get home from school. MaryS, WAAAYTOOO, bellemiche and 9 others 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 Cruising with family is awesome. My granddaughter is graduating from college next year with a double major. She is a straight A student. She just informed me she is going to law school. Grandmother will be teaching a couple more years. Where did the time go? Have a joyful cruise with your girls. Granddaughter asked for a cruise next year. PPPJJ-GCVAB, WAAAYTOOO, Jax and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 7 Author Report Share Posted March 7 1 minute ago, Sweety said: Grandmother will be teaching a couple more years. I am truly in awe. I won't last that long in teaching. 2030, that's my end game. PPPJJ-GCVAB, WAAAYTOOO, Ampurp85 and 3 others 3 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recogneyes Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 23 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: 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 Looking forward to seeing you again Sabrina - we will likely find Justin at flowrider first and I will look up and wave to you while you enjoy your fabulous balcony. How wonderful that you can share this with your girls - what a lovely way to create another March Break memory. Sweety, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Lovetocruise2002 and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 7 Author Report Share Posted March 7 There was a thread recently by @Smokey79 recently where booking Chef's Table and Hibachi ahead of time was discussed. This is a topic that has come up frequently in other forums as well. I have mentioned here, and in other places, that I have never booked Hibachi ahead of time when sailing star, and this sailing remains no different. We don't do Chef's Table ever so I cannot comment on that. Not our scene. Anyway, we have always waited for the Genie to book us into Hibachi, even when we had 10 in the Villa last year on HM. We have always been able to secure a time in our usual dinner slot (around 6:30/7pm). This time was no different. I asked Andrew and Lisa if they wanted to do Hibachi together this time, better than being stuck at a table with strangers. Between our two families we have 7 people and Shane was able to secure a 7pm time for us together without any issues. Ampurp85, SweetPea, Cactus527 and 5 others 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 7 Author Report Share Posted March 7 9 minutes ago, recogneyes said: Looking forward to seeing you again Sabrina Same! We'll definitely text each other and meet up! Wishing you and your family safe, and uneventful travels! See you on the ship! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recogneyes Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 7 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Same! We'll definitely text each other and meet up! Wishing you and your family safe, and uneventful travels! See you on the ship! Wishing your family the same - you have had your share of eventful travels. So happy that you have another La Bamba dinner to look forward to. Enjoy!! Lovetocruise2002 and PPPJJ-GCVAB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 23 minutes ago, Sweety said: Cruising with family is awesome. My granddaughter is graduating from college next year with a double major. She is a straight A student. She just informed me she is going to law school. Congratulations ! What an impressive young lady....I'm sure you're bursting with pride. Sweety, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Floski and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 Ok, the highlight for me here is .... SHANE! You are doubly blessed. He's been on both our SC sailings. I only met him briefly but he's literally EVERYWHERE on the ship. Both sailings, i felt some days i saw him more than our own Genies. One day i hope to be lucky enough to enjoy his legendary Genie powers. I did hear he wanted to stay in NY/NJ, so perhaps 3rd time will be the charm for our Symphony cruise in May. One can only hope! Lovetocruise2002, Sweety and MamaShark 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 10 hours ago, Babsy47 said: We are in the same cabin with the same itinerary in April, so I am really looking forward to this one! To help with child going to college . . . We took our first cruise in 2002 when oldest was 12. Our April cruise is with oldest, DIL, and two awesome grandkids (1 and 3). Our middle son and his wife are in the adjoining CLS. Youngest, sadly, is still in college and cannot come, but he and I will go together on a mom/son cruise between last day of class and first day of summer internship. Our family grew as the kids aged, and sharing the cruise experience with kids and grandkids is amazing! Absolutely true about kids aging and grandchildren arriving! Since my own children are in their 40’s (heaven only knows where that time went!)…it means the grandchildren are now aging! My youngest grandson will be 11 in just 5 more weeks and the oldest granddaughter will be driving in a few more months and turns 17 this year! I feel so blessed to have 3 beautiful adult children (with 3 wonderful spouses) and 5 growing grandchildren which I get to share my life with! Not to mention my husband of almost 45 years! We may not be rich in $$$ but being rich with a loving and close-knit family makes my life fully satisfied! There are so many of you on this board with growing families…grown families…and just starting off families! Stay present and enjoy each day…one moment at a time. None of us know the future, however, we do know today! Thank you for sharing so much of your lives with all of us! WAAAYTOOO, Sweety, Lovetocruise2002 and 6 others 3 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 45 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: I asked Andrew and Lisa if they wanted to do Hibachi together this time, better than being stuck at a table with strangers You will really enjoy having a table to yourself. We found it to be a totally different the experience, more engaging and fun. 18 minutes ago, SweetPea said: Ok, the highlight for me here is .... SHANE! This^^^^^^ I offered to take the tub Add in Portside and Playmakers and it’s a hard combination to beat. SweetPea, PPPJJ-GCVAB, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGSLC5 Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 11 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Still….great to “hear” from you. I knew you were cruising more on Celebrity. Thank you for the Pinn congrats. Now that we finally made it, the door is slightly open to trying other lines. It would be great to see you, Steph. I hope it happens. It would be great to see you too. I have been trying other lines. I signed up with URcomped and they got me on Virgin which I love. The food is really good. The casino is on the smaller side but they have Ultimate Texas holdem and three card which are the two games I play and it is also non smoking. Also I love the Adult only aspect and it's not as wild as people think. It can be if you want it to be but if you just want to see some shows, eat good food, and gamble it's perfect. I am also even going to try princess next year and see what I think. This summer I am going on Beyond to the ABC islands and then over thanksgiving going on Ascent but next year I am trying a princess cruise that is 10 nights that goes to Eastern and Southern Caribbean. I heard getting in their casino program is not too difficult so hopefully that will happen and I will have another option to try. PPPJJ-GCVAB and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGSLC5 Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 13 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: 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! I believe I was on on the sailing right after you on March 18. I always buy UDP and still the food was not very good. The shows on Oasis class and now Icon class can't be beat and I have been on I believe 56 Royal Caribbean Cruises but I really have moved over to more Celebrity now. Still I like the newer ships I am a new ship snob lol. When both your girls are officially out of the nest maybe you should try an Edge class ship and see if you like it. I saw you are trying Reflection but here is the problem with that. It's now old and wasn't refurbished so I feel like it's not a fair test to see if you like the brand. I don't mind the solstice class ships and I still go on them but I strongly prefer Edge class and you can really tell the difference between the two classes. I still think you will have a great time on Reflection but I would give Celebrity one more chance on an Edge class ship. WAAAYTOOO and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 2 hours ago, Jax said: This^^^^^^ I offered to take the tub All y'all offering to go in tubs (looking at you too @OCSC Mike) are going to get Royal to start charging for tubs next. Cactus527, PPPJJ-GCVAB, OCSC Mike and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 2 hours ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said: Absolutely true about kids aging and grandchildren arriving! Since my own children are in their 40’s (heaven only knows where that time went!)…it means the grandchildren are now aging! My youngest grandson will be 11 in just 5 more weeks and the oldest granddaughter will be driving in a few more months and turns 17 this year! I feel so blessed to have 3 beautiful adult children (with 3 wonderful spouses) and 5 growing grandchildren which I get to share my life with! Not to mention my husband of almost 45 years! We may not be rich in $$$ but being rich with a loving and close-knit family makes my life fully satisfied! There are so many of you on this board with growing families…grown families…and just starting off families! Stay present and enjoy each day…one moment at a time. None of us know the future, however, we do know today! Thank you for sharing so much of your lives with all of us! Fantastic post ! On our death beds , it’s not how much money we made or what we did for a living or even where we’ve been. It’s family and legacy. Cactus527, Ampurp85, Lovetocruise2002 and 3 others 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 7 Author Report Share Posted March 7 3 hours ago, recogneyes said: So happy that you have another La Bamba dinner to look forward to. Enjoy!! Oh, we are beyond excited! Especially since we had already psyched ourselves up for not going. 3 hours ago, SweetPea said: Ok, the highlight for me here is .... SHANE! Yes! We are so looking forward to catching up with him again. And he does prefer ships based out of NJ so It's our 3rd time with Shane too lol. But first time with him as our actual Genie. We first met Shane back in 2019 on the Anthem GC and we kept in touch with him ever since. Then we sailed with him on Oasis for #majorstarclasstakeover in March 2022, but there was a mix up and he was supposed to be on vacation, but then he came back early. Anyway, we saw him lots, but he wasn't our Genie. This time he is! 3 hours ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said: Not to mention my husband of almost 45 years! We may not be rich in $$$ but being rich with a loving and close-knit family makes my life fully satisfied! There are so many of you on this board with growing families…grown families…and just starting off families! Stay present and enjoy each day…one moment at a time. None of us know the future, however, we do know today! Thank you for sharing so much of your lives with all of us! This is what my Mom always says too. She too is in the same chapter of life as you are. 3 grown girls, 3 SIL, and 6 grand kids, the oldest (D17) is graduating high school in a few months. She never stops reminding how blessed we all are. And no truer words, we don't know the future, we only have now. Hence the YOLO, Cruise Big! 3 hours ago, Jax said: This^^^^^^ I offered to take the tub Add in Portside and Playmakers and it’s a hard combination to beat. You, my friend, would not survive in the tub. Who are you trying to kid? 2 hours ago, AGSLC5 said: I saw you are trying Reflection but here is the problem with that. It's now old and wasn't refurbished so I feel like it's not a fair test to see if you like the brand. We're going in knowing that. There was a reason for trying Reflection other than the timing working out. If I was trying Royal for the first time, I would want to go from smaller to larger. If I tried Icon or Wonder first, and then went to Mariner, I would be really disappointed. I would rather go from Mariner to Wonder/Icon. We will definitely try the Edge class one day. But Hubby has to outgrow the FlowRider first. We have a booking on Beyond that we are going to cancel for July 2025 and move it to SY. Reason? No FlowRider, he thought about it, and can't do it. 1 hour ago, GatorCruiser said: Fantastic post ! On our death beds , it’s not how much money we made or what we did for a living or even where we’ve been. It’s family and legacy. I could not agree more! WAAAYTOOO, SweetPea, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 7 Author Report Share Posted March 7 3 hours ago, Jax said: You will really enjoy having a table to yourself. We had a table to ourselves last year on HM too. We squeezed all 10 of us at the table. You are right, it was way better. Not that we mind sharing a table with random strangers but it's hit/miss depending on who you end up with. Cactus527, WAAAYTOOO and Jax 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 I am utterly amazed how much people who work full time cruise on here. Y’all have my utmost respect. Especially Canucks who have to travel great distances. I have 3 this year and feel like I must be retired. Y’all are just on another level. I am not worthy. SweetPea, OCSC Mike, Lovetocruise2002 and 3 others 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 Are you changing your S2S next year? Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 27 minutes ago, GatorCruiser said: I am utterly amazed how much people who work full time cruise on here. Y’all have my utmost respect. Especially Canucks who have to travel great distances. I have 3 this year and feel like I must be retired. Y’all are just on another level. I am not worthy. +1, especially the travel part. We're only able to swing it schedule-wise b/c I'm flexible for a large portion of the year, my wife has a teacher schedule with the obvious breaks, and it's an hour drive to PC for us. We swing it finance-wise b/c we stay in caves, not fancy-schmancy suites, lol. Sweety, Cactus527, Lovetocruise2002 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 2 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: You, my friend, would not survive in the tub. Who are you trying to kid? This made me laugh out loud! Let’s be honest, I would try charming my way out of the tub Lovetocruise2002, Cactus527, OCSC Mike and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 2 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: You, my friend, would not survive in the tub. 4 minutes ago, Jax said: This made me laugh out loud! Let’s be honest, I would try charming my way out of the tub This seems to indicate that @Lovetocruise2002 believes I would have no problem in the tub, lol, although I did amend my freeloading plan to taking naps on the suite sun deck instead. Cactus527, Jax, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 3 others 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandstromCruise Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 2 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: we are going to cancel for July 2025 and move it to SY. Reason? No FlowRider, he thought about it, and can't do it. I have had several people I have talked to while in line for the flowrider say this exact same thing. No flowrider on the ship=no cruising on that ship Cactus527 and Lovetocruise2002 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 7 Author Report Share Posted March 7 3 hours ago, GatorCruiser said: I am utterly amazed how much people who work full time cruise on here. Y’all have my utmost respect. Especially Canucks who have to travel great distances. Heck, I work full time so that I can afford to cruise lol 3 hours ago, Sweety said: Are you changing your S2S next year? No, the S2S is this July. Adventure to Reflection. We have Beyond booked for July 2025 but we are cancelling that for SY. 2 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: This seems to indicate that @Lovetocruise2002 believes I would have no problem in the tub, lol, Nah, I just know @Jax too well to know that she would not last lol 2 hours ago, LandstromCruise said: I have had several people I have talked to while in line for the flowrider say this exact same thing. No flowrider on the ship=no cruising on that ship He was ok with the Beyond booking up until Icon inaugural. It was actually his idea to book Beyond over the Star inaugural. We had holds on both a few months ago. Looking back, thank goodness we never put the deposit on the Star inaugural. I would not be able to make the new date of 8/31. Goes to show you that things happen for a reason. Anyway, during the Icon sailing, he decided that he would be too bored without it so we will be making a visit to Next Cruise in a few days. OCSC Mike, WAAAYTOOO, Jax and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 8 Author Report Share Posted March 8 Status report: Left the house at 8:45am and now all checked and settled at DTW. @GregD and @asquared17, this is all of our luggage for 4 people OCSC Mike, asquared17, Ampurp85 and 9 others 8 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus527 Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 13 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Status report: Left the house at 8:45am and now all checked and settled at DTW. @GregD and @asquared17, this is all of our luggage for 4 people Safe travels! WAAAYTOOO, Lovetocruise2002 and PPPJJ-GCVAB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 On 3/6/2024 at 11:50 AM, Lovetocruise2002 said: 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. The best of both worlds, Sawgrass Mills shopping and lunch or dinner at La Bamba Plantation! There are multiple locations. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 8 Author Report Share Posted March 8 4 minutes ago, tonyfsu21 said: The best of both worlds, Sawgrass Mills shopping and lunch or dinner at La Bamba Plantation! There are multiple locations. Hubby and I were talking last night about excited we are for this surprise La Bamba visit and I was telling him how I think I missed it. I have always know they have locations scattered over South Florida. I also knew from before that the 17th St. location is the most southern location, and the rest are North of it. I forgot about the west though and that’s the Plantation location. Anyhow, so thankful it was brought up! Hubby and D17 are so ready for their Queso! bellemiche, tonyfsu21, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 8 Author Report Share Posted March 8 Everything looks good so far. Full flight. They started checking carry on bags for free. That is all a good sign that we are leaving shortly. Boarding in 15-20mins. WAAAYTOOO, bellemiche, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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