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Fried catfish (in peanut oil) and ground mullet here, as well. Mullet has been thought of as trash fish in some places, but where I come from, it was considered "Biloxi bacon". MS born and raised on the gulf coast. 😁

It would, wouldn't it? 😁 I hope Surf is gone for good!

It seems that they are transitioning away from Surf, since it wasn't available to most of us Black Friday. Probably as they move to Starlink, there will be only one type of internet.

It could have easily been a supply issue instead of intentional misrepresentation. And with the current workforce shortage, advising about the substitution could have been 'lost' somewhere between the head of the dining room and the waiters. Not making excuses for them, but I've seen so much of this in our headquarters myself. People are stretched so thin that they have the attention span of a gnat.

If you have a bank account that refunds ATM fees internationally, that would be the best card to use. Otherwise, you may pay a hefty fee for cash at ATMs.

Coming out of lurk mode to say that I am so sorry to hear about Eric's mom, and will be in prayer for her and all of you.

The only sales I ever hope for on Black Friday or Cyber Monday are the internet and CocoCay Beach Club. If I can get the internet for a few $ less and the BC for 50% off, I feel fortunate. Bookings, I book early and check at least once a week for price decreases. That has saved me more than any special day sales.

We loved our trips to AK without cruising Glacier Bay, so I agree with you. The breathtaking beauty of AK always bowls me over, whether visiting a glacier, or viewing the waterfalls coming down the sides of beautiful mountains. We took my oldest sister and aunt with us this past May, and every time I speak to them now, they still talk about how beautiful it is. 🙂

Glacier Bay. Weve done AK several times now, and LOVE AK. All our sailings have been on RCI. We do our own before/after cruise tours. I love to plan, so we choose what we want to do ourselves, and rent a car.

We have had several ports where photo ID and cruise card were required to get back thru the port security before boarding after a day out on land.

Thanks for the heads up on your impressions of the ship/line. We cruise next week on Apex and are really excited. Found this in answer to your question. Many cruises have groups sailing, and this is one of the groups aboard currently : https://www.purplelightvacations.com/package/2022-post-thanksgiving-gay-group-cruise-on-the-celebrity-apex-pied-piper/

We have a few magnetic signs we alternate on cruises. Helps us find our cabin the first few days….and after a few drinks. 😁

I hope all make the best of the extra day, and those who were going to sail today are able to book a hotel. Hopefully finding a hotel room for Sunday night is easier than during the holiday weekend. 🙂 We missed our Juneau port day (was there only 2 hours that night restocking) on our AK cruise this year due to a medical emergency that required us to turn around and meet the Canadian Coast Guard (lost 8 hours) to pick up a crew member that needed urgent surgery. I remember being very, very disappointed, because the private tour we planned for Juneau was the most important one of the cruise, and I knew my aunt and oldest sister would never be able to cruise AK again. But, as the captain said in his gracious letter delivered to all cabins (paraphrasing), “We had a medical emergency with one of our ‘family members’, and had to take measures required to save his life. We would do the same for your family.” Frustrations/complications/disappointments aside, I’m thankful to know that. 🙂 I hope travel insurance covers your added expenses, even though it can’t cover the time spent making alternative arrangements.

^^^This.

Wouldn’t that be great?! I suspect they won’t allow those booked to roll onto the TA, but crossing my fingers for you! 🙂

Usually our delays have been for either Coast Guard inspections, or extra cleaning (fogging) due to illness onboard (previously Noro, but flu and other illnesses abound right now). But it is all a guess, unless they say.

We are as well. 🙂 Will sail her one day ourselves. And we said the exact same thing about the adult areas.

RCI has always been family friendly, so this isn’t surprising. And we have to know that someone at a board meeting at some point said, “CocoCay is such a hit (and money-maker). It’s too bad we couldn’t plop it on a ship.” Followed by a wide-eyed pause……😂 That said, I remember when Oasis came out, and we wondered if we would ever sail her, or that class. We weren’t interested, other than Central Park. Didn’t like the limited ports Oasis class could sail. And now we love Oasis class. 🤷🏻‍♀️ We get that the ship IS the destination. I know we will sail Icon one day, but not at this ‘new ship’ price. We could sail Celebrity in a suite for the price of a JS on Icon. So, we will wait for prices to come down, and will def give her a try.

We enjoyed the Chef Table the 3 times we did it. It was fun. 🙂 That said, probably won’t do again till a menu change. Maybe there will be a menu refresh with the current menu-testing going on in MDR. We can hope.

#2 here on photos, and Apple Wallet/health app. Our card is in our passport wallets so if one is lost, so is the other. We are in trouble then. 😂

+3.

I am so very sorry to hear this. How very sad that she was misdiagnosed for so long. My prayers and thoughts will be with you. Thank you for sharing with us.

We are sailing next May on the Harmony. Glad to hear you had an enjoyable cruise. Thanks for the review. 🙂

Yeah, I figured it was something like that. Thanks for the heads up. 🙂

We are guessing that Oasis may not have a TA with passengers. Her Europe cruises are showing, but not her TA.