OCSC Mike

The majority of D members have said they prefer the 4 vouchers for any drink any time over the 3 hour happy hour with the limited menu... so while you consider it a downgrade, you are in the minority.

This is correct. The “tap type” cards have a chip in them rather than a magnetic strip so they will not risk damaging the chip by punching a hole in the card.

Nice. Never seen those. Natural choice for a creamer.

Trash can punch, lol. The Sprite was very important.

Rumchata is tasty. 👍

It's not a mixed drink if there's nothing to mix. 🙃

That sounds like an interesting combo.

Not sure of any package discount for being D+ but you get 5 free drinks (up to $13) per day, per D+ member. Any bar, any time.

I've never been called a Hobbit before but that's my routine, lol.

Agree for all these reasons... the catch is it sometimes doesn't work at all, not that it's just a few minutes behind. I had to use the website for my most recent cruise, which of course wasn't that big of a deal.

Or go on a strict pre-cruise diet for a few weeks prior when you know you gain 10+ lbs. on every 7-night cruise. 🙈

Should have mentioned this earlier, but also enjoy Park Cafe for breakfast on Oasis Class. As an early riser, Central Park is very peaceful at 6:30am and the Park Cafe McMuffin with a runny egg was my go-to pre-breakfast while waiting for my extended family to wake up on Harmony a couple months ago.

Had them in both the MDR and WJ on Indy last week.

I used a cropped picture from inside Radiance in Alaska from 2018 on our recent B2B. When the crew member running our turn around got to us (in the Star Lounge) and looked us up on his tablet, he knew exactly where the picture was taken just from the background (a wall with what I'll call lit up stars up near the DL I think). Think we took it b/c we thought the wall looked cool.

Solarium Bistro was open on Harmony end of May.

Yep. Definitely some benefits if you wake up early. Naturally I understand why many prefer to sleep in a bit. Different strokes...

Both... I try to eat at virtually every included food venue on every cruise I take. Obviously I like some a lot more than others and frequent those but I rarely skip anywhere.

It's never happened to me but I have seen others report that. Sorry, you'll just have to wait it out.

In fact, it's encouraged! 🍹

Naturally you asked questions I can't really answer, lol. We don't eat in the MDR much (my wife is picky and I'm not a huge fan) and didn't use MTD. From what I've read, make reservations ASAP rather than just showing up. I have never been to the water park (no kids) and don't know exactly when it opens but I do know the line for the big slide can get EXTREMELY long. It seems logical to get settled at your day bed first but my understanding is you want to get to that water slide line ASAP just as you guessed. I can certainly recommend the food on Cococay. There are snack shacks (one inside the water park) with very good fried chicken sandwiches, mozzarella sticks, and funnel cakes (I've had UK friends tell me they don't know what a funnel cake is, if that's you, google it, then try it, they're amazing). The other included places to eat are Chill Grill and Skippers Grill (same exact menu). They have a nice taco bar, burgers, hot dogs, some sandwiches, brownies, cookies, etc. They also have ice cream machines similar to on the ship. You can put the ice cream between two large chocolate chip cookies for a wonderful ice cream sandwich.

Just got off of a week on Indy this past Friday. Had a great time as usual. If you have any Indy or Cococay specific questions, ask away! Either way, have a great cruise!

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Kraken Colada - go to frozen drink Mudslide - after dinner adult milkshake The Pitch from Playmakers - although, like a Long Island, one may not always come out as good as others Goalpost margarita from Playmakers (jalapeño & pineapple) or jalapeño margarita from Sabor - spicy & different