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I land at 6:20AM & am looking at a SWA 8:55AM flight out of T1. Is that enough time to make that flight on a Thursday morning?

Celebrity emailed faster than I ever anticipated--thx!

If it is a MUST SEE--BOOK NOW. You can always cancel. (I have no issues with things being charged/refunded to my credit card...since we use ours for EVERYTHING we buy to maximize points. Just pay it off every month) We have been shut out of excursions we wanted to do because we drug our feet.

Our children began cruising on DCL at the ages of 5-7-10. They have since also sailed Celebrity, Princess & RCCL. They are now 28-25-23. This last year I asked each of them which cruise was their fav & each one (in separate conversations) said "All of them!" They LOVE cruising! The Princess cruise was to the S. Caribbean over NYE 11 years ago, so they were 17-14-12. Now, our kids have gone to kids club/teen club--some sailings they loved it, other times not so much. They do enjoy new destinations, pool time, nice dinners together, even trivia & game shows. More likely than not, you kiddos will have a great time no matter what line you sail.

This is pretty much how we felt after our 1st Retreat experience on the Beyond in April (tho LOVED the opportunity to sail w/ @mac_tlc @Mrs_Tiki & @GenerationX (oh, rats, I know there were others whose handles escape me...) We enjoyed Retreat & all the perks & for what we paid in April, inclusive of most tips plus a large OBC chunk, we probably would again at that price with comparable perks. But we didn't find Retreat to be overall BETTER than our non-retreat sailings.

@Mrs_Tiki Looking forward to the rest!! We just booked Ascent for December (non-Retreat)--always love the comparisons! WISH we could have sailed with you all last week!

Remember a one category upgrade does NOT necessarily mean interior to oceanview (for instance). There are levels w/in each category. So if you booked an interior guarantee, in theory you won't get the lowest level of interior, but at least one catgory above that (still an interior).

Call Princess or use the Chat feature on their website.

Then I'm DEFINITELY getting a 50% off bottle--I don't drink Chardonnay or Cabernet!

Of course—food for thought if u r traveling in the states😉

I much prefer Lyft...a company know for better integrity. Typically cheaper as well. But when there is some crazy surge pricing I do open both. Sometimes close & reopen & cheaper rates, it's bizarre! (particularly in busy big cities) But I do get $15/mo credit on Uber via American Express Platinum, so I do take advantage. I will download 13cabs--thx so much!

That's what I was thinking.Thx

Sailed out of Galveston on NCL Prima the 12th. (PERFECT timing w/ the arctic blast & storms) Quite cool & day 2 slightly warmer but not swimsuit weather. Sea day on Day 7 was slightly warmer but little sun. Sailed out of Galveston last March & warm the whole time. Not sure I'll do Galveston in winter anymore. Mahogany Bay is Princess' stop in Belize I thought.

LOL--yep posted in both places just to be sure!!

I LOVED Belfast. Did the HOHO buss & saw all the murals. Fabulous

Cobh, Greenock & Belfast are NOT tenders

Interesting. Did UK last May out of Hamburg (MSC--don't do it) & N Europe in Oct out of Southampton (Princess) after a few days in London. Did not notice dresses AT ALL on either cruise or in Europe (or Amsterdam). Both were cool, so most people were dressed WARM & relatively casually. The lack of crisp bacon is true--they always had a separate tray of crisp I had to ask for at the buffet. If I ate in a restaurant, I had to ask for CRISP (or burnt on land!)

I have a little pill container that contains my few prescription meds--blood pressure meds, estrogen & progesterone. (4 total) When space is an issue, I put them in tiny baggies, labeled. I have taken them to Europe, Caribbean & traveled domestically this way. I see on the AUS government website it says they need to be in their original pill bottle. Do you feel this is necessary? A couple bottles are large & a terrible waste of space. Could I just clip a pic of each label to keep on my phone? How about over the counter meds--are they OK in small labeled baggies? Thanks for your help!

We were going to book NC last month...luckily we DID NOT. Steady rain most of the day. Not passing or light showers!

UPDATE I earlier shared that I had submited our requests via the Stockperks app for our April cruises. Within 48 hours Stockperks emailed that our OBC had been successfully applied. We have a B2B & should have had $250 on leg 1 & $100 on leg 2. The $100 showed up on the Princess site soon thereafter. But the $250 did not. Emailed Stockperks & they said it went thru on their end, to contact Princess. After the holidays I contacted Princess via the email I had from when I sent Shareholder OBC requests via email. They did NOT email back BUT the $250 is now showing online.

OK I can't speak of these BUT when I have OBC from a TA, it doesn't show up online on the Princess site, but it does once onboard. I always take a screenshot of the original invoice which shows it JUST in case.

Will this be credited back to my credit card or show up as OBC? Thanks

Love you Canadians! Regarding Galveston & lots of TX passengers... Sailed Ruby from Galveston in March & really didn't notice it particularly. We just got off NCL Prima out of Galveston & WOW--LOTS of Texans! The most party cruise I've ever been on! (well other than a 5 day Spring Break Celebrity cruise that was 75% FSU students😳) Thanks for the reports from everyone. We are on the Regal for 28 days in April.

I'm no wine snob either--Aldi $3 Winking Owl Pinot Grigio is good by me! BUT I AM picky about what I like. Pinot Grigio is usually fine. Sauvignon Blanc needs to be from NZ/AUS or Europe. Don't care for CA or Chile. I will likely do the 50% off choice.

I agree w/ @NutsAboutGolf Go Ascent or Beyond. Tho u can't go wrong with any of them.