ColoradoMom!!

Thanks @gumshoe958 So if I were to take the tube from Waterloo, is it considered outside of London proper - would it have contactless payment? And that entrance would be different than where I would access the trains - like underground probably- no pun intended.

I am doing the same for August, although I have yet to purchase my tickets. Would you mind posting your experience after your cruise in June? Thanks in advance! Edit - I see @MeHeartCruising said it went smoothly - can you tell me details for dummies? Like since you have a purchased ticket, I assume the area in Waterloo where you board wouldn't have a tap in entrance for payment then??

If your room is D725, I have a few pictures to share that might help. The second picture from cruise deck plans site. Bump out has a different meaning to some of us here on CC - which I won't get into - but your TA or CVP may have been eluding to the unique curved balcony. Also, looking at number of reviews for this room, some are concerned with no cover, and others were thrilled with the ability to see aft because of the curved balcony. I apologize if this is not the correct room - but the info may be helpful to a future person looking for info on Coral Princess D725.

Answered my own question with a little digging. The EZ air sight has a link where you can look up your flight route and it will tell you - in my case 1st bag free. I only use EZ air for international since Southwest out of Denver is hard to beat domestically and you get free bags.

So I was wondering about this. I've booked EZ air flying into London on United from Denver. I haven't paid yet as final payment isn't due. The fare shows that bags are free per the class which is Economy (not to be confused with Basic Economy which has no bags period) but the Princess EZ air has a little general that applies to all fares booked footnote that bags may not be free?? Tell me what you know as I am not convinced I can depend on an answer from calling EZair.

I can do this! Just looked up my confirmation. Booked a balcony GTY on Discovery Mexican Riviera, Deck 8 (Emerald) forward. It was BF - hoping for 112, 114 or 118 which were the only ones in this category on the deck. My motivation was purely financial as I booked this on Jan 22, 2023 for a March 18 2023 cruise date - had to pay in full right away and was looking for a somewhat last minute getaway I could justify for a decent price of $729 per person before taxes and port fees. We stuck to our guns and didn't bid up. We were assigned L119 about a week before we left. Lido - deck 16 pretty far forward - but that was our GTY category - BF. It was fine - actually enjoyed just walking across the pool area to the buffet without messing with the elevators.

This is next level!! Love it. You ( and @Globaler ) have given me new cruising goals!!

My favorite out of the box activity was in Kauai (we had seen Weimea on a previous trip). How about tubing through the canals of a sugar plantation? It was a blast. https://kauaibackcountry.com/tubing/

I'll be following along too! You guys crack me up! LOVE the profile pic update @drwbrt and am looking forward to more content on your web page 🤣

I have to say that I LOVE Visitor Toll pass. I have used it twice, and it's been very easy. I really like that I can tell the car rental agency that I don't want to pay the daily fee of using their "box" let alone paying the tolls through them. Also nice that I don't have to stop at toll booths, and you get the lowest toll price. It doesn't cost ANYTHING - just a $10 deposit when you start - then the tolls add up and if you exceed the $10, they just charge you that. I would recommend it, and happy to answer any questions. 2 quick good pieces of info from their FAQ: With Visitor Toll Pass™, there is no service fee and you will be charged the lowest toll rate (electronic rate) on toll roads throughout Florida. When reserving your Visitor Toll Pass™ through the smartphone app, you will pay a $10 deposit which will be used towards your toll transactions. However, if you do not return the hangtag to the Visitor Toll Pass™ drop boxes at the Orlando International Airport, the $10 deposit will then be used for the unreturned hangtag and not towards your toll transactions. If you return your pass and owe less than $10 at the conclusion of your trip, the balance will be refunded to your card on file. Your Visitor Toll Pass™ hangtag will be activated when you leave Orlando International Airport and drive under the electronic reader when exiting rental car parking deck. You must hang your Visitor Toll Pass™ prior to leaving the airport to ensure activation. You will receive a notice confirming that your trip is live, and your pass is activated. (I take a picture of the license plate of my rental, and add it to the APP before I leave the rental garage.)

Welcome to Cruise Critic! Exactly as Thrak said! 🙂 Great choice. LOVE these balconies! A little more room.

We did a similar trip RT Boston Sept 21 - Oct 2nd 2023 on Celebrity Summit. LOVED it! Completely lucked out on the weather as rain is the norm during this time frame. We were a bit early for the color I am afraid. I have pictures I can send of the color on these dates if you like. My e mail is hidden in interests on my profile page.

No, not all obstructed balconies are from an obstruction below. Some have lifeboats in front of them. It depends on which cabin. So GTY is a gamble, but it does save money. Hopefully I am allowed to link a great site that has pictures of obstructions based on which ship and cabin. I have linked Discovery as an example. https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/ships/ov.php?ship=Discovery-Princess&cabins=E501-E535

Is this it?