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I wish he had my love for the sea. Funny, when he’s on a ship he loves it, it’s the getting him there part… I have 2024 totally booked (as much as we can fit for cruising) and some in 2025 because I’m waiting for a cruise to open up in the fall, and I have 1 so far in 2026. It IS an addiction 😁

I dont think we ever got to see him, I think I would have remembered, he’s such a great entertainer. So sad

I would have loved to book the 4th quarter, but when I suggested it to DH, he looked at me like I was crazy. But he did like 2 segments, so it didn’t take much to convince him and we booked them. I did manage to get him to do 27 nights on Odyssey in October - November, so it’s a move in the right direction. 😁

We’ve done 2 TAs on Odyssey and have our 3rd next fall. Love that ship!

I still need to bring my own shampoo and conditioner. For some reason the water in the ship dries out my hair so I bring my own products. Hubby uses the upgraded stuff

Which is why the Radiance class is our favorite….theres glass everywhere, even in the elevator!

Her and the drummer are very talented…..well……so are the dancers, and acrobats. I really like the show, but the whole beginning I could do without.

Thanks for this blog. It almost felt like we were on the ship with you all.. Get home safe and don’t forget to stop by and let us know how you made out with Brightline.

Think positive. It’s not all about the amenities on the ship. The ports all around the world would be the focus for most.

Im wondering what pillows will be in the cabins for the segment folks….. like us. Or if we’ll have new bedding and whatever other new things they brought onboard.

We’ve noticed smelling pot many times on local cruises from Florida. So far though, we’ve never noticed it on European or TA cruises…

Yes he told me when I asked him during the lunch with officers that he’s going to Utopia. He’s my favorite Captain.

Since you’re a well seasoned cruiser, I would be interested in your solution. In all the years I’ve cruised I’ve never thought about or paid attention to tip threads…but I have been lately. I feel we want to change what we’re doing but would welcome your ideas. edit…. Or if you really won’t share your ideas (which I hope you will) then share how you approached guest services so that they gave you the info you needed to make a decision

I have in the past handed a tip to someone in the ladies room. She was vigorously scrubbing the stainless steel paper towel holder. I commented on how hard she was scrubbing and when she turned to tell me, I just felt terrible that she had to do this and gave her a tip. They all work so hard doing jobs that we don’t want to do

Sorry, I read it wrong 🤪

My DH bought a European cord for his CPAP, so he can just plug it in, but we also have one of the plugs you have there. I also bought a square charger that has USB-C inputs so I can just plug our IPads in.

Are Iceland and Greenland not considered Arctic regions? Because when we did the Arctic Circle Crossing on Voyager we had Captain Thor Thorsson. When we cruised Prins Christin Sund we had to sail around huge chunks of ice and at times the ship was very close to the shore.

We get off in Barcelona ☹️

Thanks @island lady for starting this thread, which I will be following. We’ll only be on it for 20 days in June and July but can’t wait! And thanks to @orville99 for allowing us to follow you on the shakedown!

I only go see it for the dancing, acrobatics and drumming. I have no idea what it’s about

While it’s ok for kids of all ages to watch, on Odyssey last month a woman brought in 3 very small children, one about a year old and the other two no older than 5, and they were a bit loud to those nearby because they were children being normal. It’s not a show geared towards children, although certainly kid friendly.

There were over 4100 total passengers on the ship. We only went to the DL HH once during the cruise. Like others, we like going to the bars (Schooner mostly) to get drinks and since we had early dining, we didn’t want to go to DL to get tempted to eat snacks before. the only snag for most was getting coffee in the morning. They opened up 3 other ways to get coffee and still had huge lines. We just got there early enough and a couple of times went to the other places. They gave us all a coffee voucher to our seapass every day and the guy in Cafe 270 was giving us the real large cup because he said since we were D+ we could get it…..that sounded odd to me, but I didn’t argue 😁

Odyssey TA October this year. Getting coffee in the morning was an experience

I’m just old fashioned I guess….. I use a black marker to cover my acct info, and I fold the printed paper DH gives me to just show the Royal stock and take a pic with my phone. is snip it an app?

They may be doing multiple B2Bs