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I know for a fact, as recently as today, that PCL does monitor CC to some extent. So maybe...😃

Maybe someone in corporate appreciates your LIVE thread. 😃

Sometimes food pics can overwhelm a thread. I thought CanadianBurger has presented a good balance with this one.

Maybe you'll get a shock from your medallion until you leave the area. 😃

No problems here. And thanks for all you've done. We're on Sun in October and you have answered many of our concerns.

On a slightly more aromatic subject, is there still morning coffee service at The Hideaway? We're booked in April only a few feet from where it was when we last sailed on her.

Same here.

Might get some extra steps in.

We usually play slots, but sometimes I'll hit the blackjack. Learned the hard way a long time ago, if you are OK and the dealer/box changes, walk away.

Locust. Not far from us in University City. Daughter and Granddaughters in Cabarrus.

We have 3 through 2025 that came in under the old offers. We bumped 2 to Mini suites, a 14 and a 20 day, and paid them in full. If the new offers stay in place, they may be our last, or close to it. Powerball may help, but I'm not holding by breath. 😄

Fair enough. We went on our only TA last year. We weren't overly excited. We were on Celebrity Reflection, which we love, but we had cabin damage, the food wasn't up to standard and bar service, considering 43% capacity, sucked. We were long term X cruisers and this was really upsetting. Didn't see anyone under 60, to your point.

Sure, and we plan for that. But the loss of balcony is hard.

I think this change, if permanent, my bump a lot of us off. But I'm not sure if the lines in general care. They seem to be going after the younger crowd. Just a thought.

The paid in full makes a difference to us. DW is retired and I sure wish I was. When I do, it might be the only way we can cruise. We love it, but...

I kind of think TAs to be useless. Have a CVP we love, but mostly just online.

For several months my wife and I have been getting Players Advantage offers - aka casino comps. She gets an interior and I get a balcony. We love the program and view it as the best way for us to continue cruising into retirement. We have 3 cruises booked through 2025 with 2 bumped to minisuites. I started looking at 2026 and found that only interior cabins come up. Anything else is an upgrade. I thought it might be specific to 2026, but when I checked for 2024 and 2025 I got the same result. Just a guess, but I'm thinking this might be a reaction to the delayed inaugural sailing of Sun. I expect pretty much everyone on this forum is aware that, at best, the Sun launch has been problematic. Has anyone heard why this change has been made? Sadly, if it is permanent, it may mark the end of our cruising or at least a reduction.

Looks terribly cramped.

We're in 11453 in October. Love to see some photos of similar cabins.

Is Sun still sailing tomorrow?

I'm a Kindle fan for 2 reasons. I can adjust the font and my hands dry out and crack from paper. DW is just the opposite. We must have at least 1,000 books in the house. Mostly hers, but some mine. She gets most of hers at yard sales and used book store. Now she also supplies our granddaughters (16 and 19) with their favorites. The only real criticism I have of the kindle is that the editing is terrible. Seems the only criteria Amazon has for an editor is that they can use spellchecker. Seems no attention is given to content.

Never been a fan of ANYTHING 1.0. Sun strikes me as a very radical departure from previous ships. We are booked with some family on Sun October 19, 2024. Seems a long way off, but I think I'll start scoping out possible alternatives.

I've been using a Kindle for several years. DW still prefers regular books and takes 4 or 5 to donate to the ship library whenever we cruise. It does seem that some of the newer ships don't have them. Anyone know if Majestic and Sun have one? One negative comment about Kindles. Amazon could really stand to hire a few actual editors. Seems like what passes for editing and proofreading today is nothing more than using spellchecker.

That is the URL I was using. We are always good about tipping both the guide and the driver. We try to do so in the currency of the port if we can get it, otherwise US Dollars. What is preferred in Barbados?

Thanks. We usually book through the ship but there weren't enough spots available. Plus, the ship excursion was 4 times the price of BB. 😀