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1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

How are you all getting so lucky with your Beach Club pricing? Every cruise I go on, Beach Club is $150pp+...sigh

You already know I was pleasantly surprised by cabana pricing at the beach club and hideaway beach. I just checked and the beach club pass is $76.99 on Christmas Day. Wow

Posted
1 hour ago, Jax said:

You already know I was pleasantly surprised by cabana pricing at the beach club and hideaway beach. I just checked and the beach club pass is $76.99 on Christmas Day. Wow

Going to check now…but I have the freeloaders on that one. I need one where it’s low with just Hubby and I. 

Posted
1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

Going to check now…but I have the freeloaders on that one. I need one where it’s low with just Hubby and I. 

If we were cruising together you all could have joined us at our overwater cabana and hideout cabana. One day our cruise schedules will line up but excited for us to meet up on land in a few weeks. 

Posted

okay i know i promised a luggage review/reveal and it is coming, I PROMISE. (guys this week has been so crazy i still haven’t opened the boxes 😳😱😬)

but!!

my real life friend just joined the boards and will be going on her first cruise next august on freedom!!

 

please welcome @Jade and if you have any cruise tips you want to share with her, don’t be shy!!! 💚💚💚

(i should clarify that jade is NOT — i repeat  NOT — J 😂)

Posted

Thanks so so much everyone!!! @asquared17has been my secondary TA as I booked this first cruise and I’m super excited! Reading through the blog has also been fun. 😂

@WAAAYTOOO @MaryS @PPPJJ-GCVABthank you for the warm welcomes! I’m looking forward to following the blog until my 8/11 Freedom sailing. The more I learn the more excited I’m becoming. I’m usually a resort gal when it comes to Caribbean traveling so I’m excited to try cruising. @asquared17 has told me I’ll be hooked after my first cruise 😂

Posted

okay here we go, the moment we have been waiting for (well some of us 😅) — the luggage reveal!!!

i ordered the trunk and the new bigger carryon with pocket (which was just released a few weeks ago). my concern about the pocket carryon was that we were sacrificing space for the pocket according to the dimensions… so this wound up resulting in me dragging down all my away luggage and looking like a luggage store 😳😅😂😅

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the trunk came in a tall box, with a separate little packaging for the luggage tag. IMG_0871.thumb.jpeg.715412657baec35700bb319a055e343f.jpegIMG_0872.thumb.jpeg.f526f823e72af239728b285573a34fe5.jpegIMG_0873.thumb.jpeg.3088a4d145deb6c1a39b73febddf43b4.jpegIMG_0874.thumb.jpeg.5199f2b45b4219826a70e2a91de96443.jpeg

the handles were wrapped safely and there was a magic eraser to get rid of scuffs inside the trunk, and the zippers moved nicely around the bag. i was bummed that away no longer sends dust bags with their luggage  — i knew this and didn’t expect it with the carryon, but the trunk is definitely an investment piece so i had hoped they would keep the dust bag for that bag. they didn’t 😅

 

the carryon came neatly wrapped in a compostable bag inside the box — away is slick when it comes to their packaging and is very easy to get in and out of the box.

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however when i unzipped it and looked at how much room was lost due to the outside pocket — i was horrified. you can kind of see the comparison between the two in pics below. i get that it’s hard to see the depth here, but i tried my best 😅

original bigger carryon on the left — new pocket carryon (smaller dimensions) on the right .

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i forgot to take a pic of the trunk fully open — i’ll try to get a shot of it this week when the light is better in the hallway. 

 

i am definitely keeping the trunk; the top layer (more shallow) is perfect for some of my cruise gear — CUP CLIP!! — and i’ll be able to keep my clothes in compression cubes in the deeper layer. the depth seems like it will really come in handy when adding clothes and shoes too.

because i am me, i will also bring my medium size suitcase - this will be great when i toss my clothes at the end of the week, weighted blanket, pillow, etc. 

in order to get a feeling for what bag to bring (i was between the medium and the large) i tossed stuff in to see where and what i needed room for. except now, because i am me, i will have to take it all out again so i can cross reference and go off my packing list to ensure i don’t forget anything. 

(you guys. i have a CLIPBOARD that i keep my packing lists on 😅😂 I KNOW. I HAVE ISSUES.)

 

my best friend came over to check out my duffle bags (what i used to lug before i just gave up the ghost and brought checked luggage) because she too will take advantage of the away travel sale 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 which was actually quite good because we were able to talk through some outfit options. 

 

normally we do this on the phone but it was so much easier and faster since she was here with me. also it’s nice to be able to bounce ideas off of/talk through certain things. i wanted to bring some new outfit choices this time in addition to some good old standbys 😎 so hope to provide some variety 💚 with CK dinner looks.

 

hopefully this review/pictures are somewhat helpful!! i’m happy with the trunk and glad i grabbed it; but equally happy with away’s return policy so i can just send it back with no issues 🫡

Posted

I have to say that matte blue is gorgeous 😍. I am not a fan of blue and usually avoid it like the plague from 8 years of having to wear a blue school uniform. But the luggage looks like new, so you chose a wonderful color.

I can see the difference in the pocketed luggage. It takes up way too space, considering what actually fits in the pocket. 

But just to be sure you are taking the trunk, the middle case and the bigger carry-on?

Posted
10 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

I am not a fan of blue and usually avoid it like the plague from 8 years of having to wear a blue school uniform.

omg the truth comes out!!! just kidding 😂 many many years ago, i did a stint at one of the abercrombie offshoot brands (which has since disappeared) where we were expressly FORBIDDEN to wear black and navy was the go-to. ever since then, i’ve been a navy gal at heart and i can’t shake it. 

10 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

But the luggage looks like new, so you chose a wonderful color.

honestly it’s shocking how well it’s held up!! there is a big white mark on one of the bags from the ireland trip that i should probably take the magic eraser to and just haven’t yet, but it’s really the most durable luggage i’ve ever had. my parents get samsonite and tumi luggage and have replaced/had trouble with multiple pieces in the time that i have had all of mine. i think the carryon is at least 10 years old. 

10 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

taking the trunk, the middle case and the bigger carry-on?

trunk, medium suitcase and carryon!  the middle case in the back is the large; i should have included a size chart up top but i’ll do it now for comparison 💚 

 

from left to right: 

trunk > large > medium

bigger carryon > bigger pocket carryon 

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Posted
2 hours ago, GregD said:

Apparently @Jax is RC's favorite and @Lovetocruise2002 and I are chopped liver since they give her the beach club on Christmas Day for $79 and charge us more for NYE!

Haha, I actually have the overwater cabana booked but it too was a very good price considering we are at PDCC on Christmas Day. When I started checking prices it was over $4k and I resigned myself to the possibility it may not happen.  But much to my delight prices kept dropping and I grabbed it a few months ago!! It will be a fun way to spend Christmas Day. 🎄 🤶 

Posted
On 11/25/2024 at 2:43 PM, SweetPea said:

Now i have to replicate that photo in January. #ChallengeAccepted

PLEASE DO!!!!

7 hours ago, OCSC Mike said:

If you guys saw the beat up, scratched, damaged luggage we use (which we only bought for Alaska in 2018), you'd laugh.

But of course ours just goes into the back of my SUV and then wheeled to the porters so it doesn't exactly go through whatever the heck airlines did to it when it was brand new.

i fully resigned myself to the fact that our luggage takes a beating, which is why i got navy and didn’t go for a fun punchy color like seafoam 😂 you are your own luggage porter!! it’s safest that way tbh. 

5 hours ago, GregD said:

@asquared17 I'm glad I'm a few days behind and missed all the lead up to the luggage reveal🤣

They look great BTW!

you missed a heck of a time while i clearly could not get my act together 🤣 and thank you!!!

@Jax scores a deal and unfortunately @GregD and @Lovetocruise2002 pay the price 🤣

 

also thanks to all for the warm welcome to @Jade - she’s so new to the boards that her posts would get stuck in wait for moderation but we talk daily and she told me how nice and welcoming everyone is 🥲🥰😃💚

Posted
4 hours ago, Jax said:

Haha, I actually have the overwater cabana booked but it too was a very good price considering we are at PDCC on Christmas Day. When I started checking prices it was over $4k and I resigned myself to the possibility it may not happen.  But much to my delight prices kept dropping and I grabbed it a few months ago!! It will be a fun way to spend Christmas Day. 🎄🤶 

They are $3200 USD for NYE, no thanks. I have some disposable income, but not that much🤣

Posted
1 hour ago, GregD said:

They are $3200 USD for NYE, no thanks. I have some disposable income, but not that much🤣

Wow that’s nuts! Mine was considerably less than that. It went on sale for $1678 July long weekend and with OBC I paid just under $1k.  It’s currently at that price in the cruise planner with BF pricing. I got such a good deal that I justified booking the hideout cabana on our first segment.  🤣 

Posted
13 hours ago, Jax said:

Wow that’s nuts! Mine was considerably less than that. It went on sale for $1678 July long weekend and with OBC I paid just under $1k.  It’s currently at that price in the cruise planner with BF pricing. I got such a good deal that I justified booking the hideout cabana on our first segment.  🤣 

I have not seen pricing like that for a while. They were over 3k (sale price) this august when I was on Indy. Only 1 was occupied. As a joke, sorta, I offered the shore excursions guy at the entrance to the beach club that day 1k for one. He didn't bite. I should also mention that the 3k now is also a "sale price" base price is 4600.

Posted

Ah, fresh meat! 😆 Welcome @Jade. You're in good hands with @asquared17!

@Jax, sounds like the BF "deals" that are going on right now are the same as earlier deals. We aren't going to PDCC on Odyssey, but our excursions are the same price as they were on the Labor Day sale and now the "platinum and above" sale. 

 

Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Gobble till you wobble!  🦃 🐔 🍗 

Posted
13 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

Happy Thanksgiving to you and all your families. 💜🥳

It will be a bit weird this year for me as it is just my brother and me. My mother is cooking for the first time in years and has been calling/texting me about certain things. 

 

38 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

Same to you and all my live blog friends!

HAPPY Thanksgiving to all of you, too!!! 

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