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No, I started drinking before I thought to take a photo! They had us drink half of each, then revisit with the food. I don’t think I’d started in the glass to the right…

The one on Oasis was not, the bartenders in Vintages were pushing it during the week.

Did it last month on Oasis. Had a lot of fun, three tastes, plus a bonus. We had a small plate with cheese, strawberry, and chocolate to pair with the wine. Surprised I didn’t take a photo, but got this one of the flutes. I will probably do it again.

Thank you for posting this! I am booked; got a balcony (chose the cabin) for $1585. Was concerned about airfare, but found a first class seat on a direct flight from Seattle for $489! Arriving two days early so will have a full day in Honolulu, then many relaxing sea days 🙂 Cheers,

Good to know. The upgrade would be an easy choice for me, based on prices I’m used to on Royal, but from my one experience with HAL and what I’ve seen on these boards, not sure. Will research more! Cheers

Thanks for the info!

I just booked an Alaska cruise with the basic ($11) HIA package included. Is there a way I can pay to upgrade to the Plus/Elite ($15) package pre cruise? I can see both packages in my cruise planner, but no option to upgrade. If there is a way to do this, can I assume the cost to upgrade would be the same as the difference in package prices shown online? Thanks!

Thanks! They talk about the heat, but agree, it’s not usually too hot. I think it has a lot to do with traffic as they couldn’t get away with closing the strip to vehicle traffic mid day. Haha! I wouldn’t be surprised if there was some bungee jumping going on somewhere around here this weekend🤣 Thanks for following and posting in the report!

The race itself was huge! Read that there would be 27,000 participants. Could write a lot about this crazy and new experience for me. I haven’t run an organized race like this for a while and never one this big. Only in Vegas could you get a selfie with showgirls. Lined up at 4:30, did not pass the start line until 5:15 (note that each bib has a chip which was read at start and finish, so was not ‘penalized’ for late start). Some photos waiting to start. Finally running, very entertaining course. Despite the crowds, had a good run. Three minutes faster than training run on ship… Reward for all this, stopped for an In-n-out burger! Have some pains this morning, blaming the standing around and time between stretching and starting the race. Could also be my age 😃 Undecided if I’d do this again, right now the answer would be ‘no’. With what I learned about the race would do things a bit differently which might make it better, so will let things settle for a few weeks and think about it more.

Race is done! First off, run from the other day, did a route that avoided the overpasses. Note that these blocks were a mile long! Always thought Las Vegas blocks were huge!

Quick run update. After a long flight from Miami and a quick stop, primarily to do laundry and repack, in Tucson, arrived in Las Vegas last night. View from room. To the reason for the post, went for the first Vegas practice run. Very pleased to report that I didn’t have issues with breathing at this altitude. But the overpasses really slowed me down. Had five in each direction, so ten total. Because of that, overall pace wasn’t great, but I’ll share the splits as I did pretty good when flat.

You are welcome! Having an ‘audience’ helped motivate me 😀 Enjoy your cruise…Allure is my favorite. Cheers,

After a couple experiences of going to GS and only being able to get five or ten ones, now bring all the change I think I’ll need. Feel like the fat cat in a Below Decks episode when I get on board with my thick envelope of tip money 😎 Also, after I get to know the bar staff, will usually wait until I’m done for the evening and tip $5 or $10 instead of dollars with each drink.

Thanks for your comments! I have to agree with your message as I sit here in my hotel room watching the Daytona 500 instead of exploring more of Miami…but it did get kinda cold out 😃

Have fun on your cruise, good luck on those stairs 🙂 Thanks! If Roman or Sherwin are working in Vintages, say hi for me! Hope this gave you some useful info! Cheers,