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I’m loving this review, we did a similar itinerary last month so I can relate to the itinerary, I also am having fun seeing it thru Gen Z eyes. We loved meeting the lovely ladies from Kenya…Mercy, Pauline? and the barserver in Luminae (i know its not Kezia, but similar?), their smiles would always make my day. If you havent tried the other adult Camp at Sea, the World Class Bar, Shetty is great. Looking forward to your next installment.

Where are you cruising? I believe TA and TP cruises currently require vaccination.

Some mid ship deck 6 have larger balconies, did you get one of those by chance. Your travel agent should have explained accurately what a guarantee means. Since you are willing to pay to upgrade, tell your TA and get pricing for a cabin that you will be happy with. Eclipse is a great ship with fantastic crew.

No. May 9 😊

Thank you @abbydancer

Thanks for taking us with you again, Abby! Can you post a picture of your itinerary (if you still have the daily) so we can see where you are each day? Happy Cruising.

Move up was open for our May 9 cruise more than 60 days out.

I prefer to use my own sanitizer rather than the stuff at the entry to the buffet.

It looks like the bottles are stored neck down, which is correct for the reasons stated above. Good question though.

https://hoponhopoffhilobus.com Just outside the gate of the port in Hilo. Have never done this, but planning on it in May.

Amazing whale pictures. We were on Solstice last month and used Cabo Trek with a small covered boat. We enjoy going to Hawaii during whale season, but Cabo was so much better than I expected. And perhaps the whales seemed more majestic for us because in Mexico the boats are allowed closer (50 vs 100 yards). Our Naturalist and Captain were constantly yelling and blowing the horn at the boats that didn’t follow the correct etiquette and/or got to close.

Ok ships are technically not banned but the decision makes it very difficult for ships to visit. Taking over a public dock with no support from the city would imo not be a good look for any cruiseline.

They didn't have a choice about canceling Monterey, but I wonder why Seattle. We had 2 of our S Pacific ports canceled recently and it became much less desirable for some. No compensation offered, it was also beyond control of X

An overnight in SF gives you plenty of time to drive to Monterey. It would be a full day but doable.

Perhaps they want tourists and apparently have the ability to handle cruise ships.

Try midwilshuttle or Opoli I think the ship transfer is only LAX

Now that you're home I finally read your entire blog, thanks for taking us along with you and Jeremy. One of your posts showed dining times and a luxurious 9:30am end for breakfast in Luminae. All of our recent cruises dining in both Luminae and Blu breakfast closes at 9am. Is that an Edge class thing? Our last 6 cruises have been on either Eclipse or Solstice. Anyway, I can count the number of mornings we’ve asked each other why cant they just serve brekkie until 9:30!

We were in 1547 on EC. I do not remember the noise as to where I would not book again. The balcony is also very large, which is why we booked it. the window washing equipment causes minimal obstruction, on EC it was off to the side. I like shade bit the overhang makes taking a good sunset picture a bit challenging.

Weve done the Music and Mixology on both Solstice and Eclipse. Both events were “narrated” by a guest activity staff member. They told us how the drink was made while the mixologist did the show portion. Its a fun activity with the right band, Eclipse music was so much better than Solstice.

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Strange, we took Opoli to LGB from San Pedro! But your Uber cost is about what we paid Opoli!

Which ship?

Try Opoli, i had never heard of them until they were mentioned here on CC. We pre booked and the driver was ontime and very communicative.

We disembarked on the 18th, quick and easy. We went thru immigration in San Diego the day prior, which was about a 30 min process once we were in line. If you are coming from Mexico then there will most likely be some sort of queue and delay for immigration. We had an 11am flight from LGB and didn’t want to risk delays waiting for Uber so we pre booked Opoli for a car, which was definitely less than pre booking an Uber.

Talk to text or auto correct ? i think you’re asking if you get the Elite Plus discount when you upgrade onboard? In my experience no, you need to call to get the discount.