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  1. Glad it is straightened out and you can get most items as expected. That makes sense and more in line with what others have said or followed. Its shows you to not always trust the crew as they often don't know themselves. Thanks for reporting back.
  2. What? We've used the coffee card a few times (If memory is right, including on Liberty). The only restriction we had was not allowing Frappuccino's, but everything else was allowed. That's ridiculous if not for macchiatos or cappuccinos. Things like iced coffee were 2 punches and anything over a small was also 2 but otherwise allowed.
  3. Thank you both. We have time to figure out Galveston as not until next December, but definitely paying attention to these posts and taking notes. We are a family of 4 so perhaps for us, an uber would be better anyways. Glad to hear uber is a reasonable option. Will look closer in terms of cost though.
  4. Seems like most of you use some sort of shuttle. Is there any reason not to just use uber (as long as you order a large enough one for your luggage situation)? This assumes flying in the day before (IAH for us) and then needing transportation to a hotel (not sure at the moment if near the airport, near the port, or somewhere in the middle).A shuttle seems like a lot of coordination beforehand (but flights often change/delayed, etc...plus need to estimate time to wait for luggage, etc)
  5. I enjoyed it, and even saw parts of a second viewing. For me, I read the story beforehand and listened to the music (as I enjoy music more when I know the songs). Give it a chance and ignore other people's thoughts.
  6. Really enjoying your review. Your vacation to me is the ideal vacation as it covers my two favorite holidays: Disney park and a cruise! What could be better? We were last at Disney in Aug 2022 so aside from Tron, the rides were there. Magic Kingdom is my favorite park...and favorite ride is Haunted Mansion. You can ride it many times and notice something new each time. We originally had plans to go to Disney World in Aug 2020 but obviously didn't make it but also had Pop Century booked because of the Skyliner. Star Wars land is pretty impressive at Hollywood Studios (and I'm not even a Star Wars fan). Enjoy the days at Disney before your cruise (and hopefully you can get your chair fixed quickly).
  7. Broadway Mamma Mia on Allure (but I'm biased as I love that musical and have seen it many times) Hairspray on Symphony is close second. Aqua Show Aqua 80 on Oasis Ice Show I don't remember ice show names but the one on Wonder is my favorite. Symphony close second. In House Show. Flight on Symphony. Haven't been on Harmony (yet) to add it to the mix of candidates (but I did love Grease on Independence, which is also Harmony's Broadway show).
  8. Have been on both, and first comment are both are great and you can't go wrong with either! But I agree with others, that if given a choice and both are in your price range, then I'd choose Symphony. As others commented, Independence is similar to Adventure....similar layout but it's more stretched and there's an extra pool . It has Grease, an ice show and other headliners (I forget their other in house show offhand). Symphony is Oasis class with more restaurants, and additional things like zipline, dry slide, Aqua theatre and Boardwalk, Central Park (which is lovely and not on any other ship). Solarium is beautiful (esp at night). Also I found the decor and decorations a "wow". And last, it has Hairspray and Flight, which are great, plus Aqua show (so unique) and Ice show. The ship is spread out so I don't remember crowds being an issue, but I can't comment on My Time Dining. (Personally we prefer traditional as there is no wait but that's us). Symphony is bigger though so you have to be ok with walking a bit more to get around. Rooms are also more modern. One other difference is for Symphony, you pre-book your shows (which spreads out crowds) so you have to be ok with doing some pre-planning. (They do have stand by but no guarantee you'll get in). Let us know what you decide.
  9. It's one of our go to hotels as its a bit less than Embassy Suites, but it's just around the corner from the area with Publix, Total Wine and great restaurants. Hotel is standard...no complaints.
  10. Thanks so much for the feedback. Good to hear from personal experience that you were happy with the hotel. We typically take an uber to the port as we are 4 and like to go on our own time, but will keep it in mind in case we go with the shuttle.
  11. Just read the post above mine and sounds like you were referring to an uber.
  12. Following along. We are strong considering Harmony next December and have a booking (refundable). One question....how are you getting from IAH to your hotel? Is it a shuttle or scheduled uber? Enjoy your cruise!
  13. Staples we bring on each cruise: shampoo/conditioner liquid soap (pump) magnetic hooks fanny pack for me...family uses lanyards but I use the pack in the day to carry phone, suntan lotion, sea pass, etc small purse for evening beach bag (if have beach days) medicine - prescriptions and OTC
  14. I really like that they are adding a third dining option in-between. 5pm/5:30pm is too early, but then we don't like to eat so late (and I wonder how it'll be hard to coordinate with shows). So a 6:30pm time sounds perfect. My only concern though...is we like to be relaxed in the MDR. We don't want a 2hr dinner, but also don't want to feel rushed. On our cruise on Wonder a few weeks ago, it started out perfect. Dinner was 5pm, and we were walking out close to 6:30pm...perfect pacing. The last two nights though I was more annoyed as felt we were rushed and we were walking out prior to 6pm...finished our appetizers and they were brining out our main course right away. But with adding another fixed dining time, they will have to rush the 1st and 2nd dining times.
  15. We had 5pm dining on Wonder (pretty early). The servers did mention that if we were not at our table by (I think) 5:15pm, our table would be opened up for someone else. We always came at 5pm though as we know they have their schedule and server their tables their appetizers the same time, then main meals and then desserts. It would be annoying for them if someone was off sync from the other tables.
  16. The headliners (comedians, singers, magicians, etc) change cruise to cruise so it's just who you happen to get for your week. We were on Wonder recently and I quite enjoyed Effectors but would still prefer a Broadway show. Having said that, the ice show and aqua show were fantastic. Our week didn't have the best headliners (2 comedians but they were only for 18+ - both the bookable one and the show in the main theatre the last night), and we had some singer that was good, but I missed the additional extra headliner. Overall though, I really enjoy the headliners (the one that OP commented on) and it's those that change cruise to cruise so even if you cruise the same ship again, it's nice to have something different on top of the staple shows. In my opinion. Royal is pretty good in the entertainment field (but I have never been on Celebrity to compare).
  17. Oh wow...That is the first I've seen of them bringing back rollerblading since covid. Excited to see! (It wasn't on Odyssey when we went in dec). Really enjoying your review. We were on Anthem two years ago and really enjoyed. Looks like you are having a great time.
  18. In Wonder 2 weeks ago. They took us backstage to see where they wait before going on stage, and walked by the actors' dressing rooms. Pretty cool!
  19. We like Hampton Inn Brickell. The hotel is clean with good breakfast and area is nice. It's near the Metro Mover to get around, had Publix around for last minute things, and has great restaurants in the area. For recent cruises however, it's been too pricey for us. We just booked Homewood Suites in similar area as we like Brickell .
  20. Had the same question as our flight home was 2:15pm but the airline moved it back to 11:15am. This was on Wonder, so Oasis class, on a Sunday morning (but it's spring break time for some schools) We self disembarked and lined up early at 6am. They started letting us off by 6:30am (not sure if this is normal or if it was early that day). We ordered an uber when we got outside and were at the airport by 7:30am. Our airline didn't even open the check in yet. So we had plenty of time. We were worried about it, but luckily everything went very smooth.
  21. On Wonder a couple weeks ago. We were late for the top tier event (time mismatch between the app and the printed card) so they didn't check our cards when we walked in. I was surprised as well that they didn't check our sea pass for the Backstage tour (really neat by the way). We are Diamond so we were joining honestly but I guess others could have joined too even though it stated Diamond and above..
  22. Thank you. That's exactly what we were hoping. We looked at another one and although it was "Brickell", it wasn't walkable due to a having to go along a road with no sidewalks to get to the good area. Homewood Suites itself has a good reputation .
  23. In the past we have stayed at Hampton Inn Brickell before when cruising out of Miami. When looking a month ago, it was very expensive so didn't book it for our Dec cruise (and now it's sold out). For the time being, we booked an airport hotel but there isn't much around it. Today I was looking and saw Homewood Suites Downtown/Brickell. It looks nice and also seems walkable to the Hampton Inn, where we know there are good restaurants and Publix nearby. This is just for the one night before the cruise. Anyone stayed here and has any feedback? Also, anyone know if the sofa bed is a decent size? Thanks.
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