Eric&Pam

We don't do fancy anymore, too much work, so we had a couple of baseball jerseys made.

I RSVP'd and am still waiting for confirmation. The word is that they are sending them out in small batches. If it doesn't work out, no worries. I already have 3 sailings booked between now and November, including 12 days on the Resilient later this month.

Glad I could help! I recently had a client who had family visiting from India on a US tourist visa. They all sailed on RCCL and the Bahamas honored their tourist visa...it seems many Caribbean nations do.

A google search just turned up this result: A visa is not required to enter Honduras if the passport holder has the following visa with at least 6 months validity: US VISA. CANADIAN VISA. SCHENGEN VISA.

There is another 2 day sailing to nowhere right before this one 11/21-23. (Invite only)

Sadly, Covid is everywhere. We just got our updated vaccines today, and we also travel with Covixyl. It's a nasal spray that gives you 6 hours of protection from airborne viruses. In the US, it's available over the counter, without a prescription. Hope you feel better soon!

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Yes, the boarding time in the apps do not change if you buy SOR, or have DBE. Show up at 1PM, and you'll be fine.

Wow...I really appreciate that, and I'm glad I could help!

We had a smaller bar tab than usual, but it basically became useless once we were upgraded to Mega, but I wasn't too concerned as our winning bid was considered "poor" by the system.

When bidding, and not re-booking/re-faring, everything from the original booking stays in place.

Your agent will most likely be Ruchelle from the Phillipines. She's wonderful. Tell her "hi" from Mega Eric & Mega Pam, and she'll have a good laugh! We always called her "Mega Ruchelle" as she's quite connected to everyone on the ship and made sure we were always having a great time.

Which ship & date? I may know your "Agent"

We stayed in a Gorgeous which was right next to a Fab...the size difference was very evident. One night at dinner, we ended up sitting next to the couple occupying the Fab Suite, and they LOVED it!

Which suite did you end up getting?

On turn-around day you can start booking everything around noon before everyone else boards.

It's usually held at "The Perch", but if there are a lot of invitees, they will use a larger venue. For our Transatlantic last October, it was held at "The Dock".

I passed the thanks on to Lydia. She only has 2 or 3 more sailings before the end of her contract, and will be heading home soon for a well deserved rest.

Special thanks to Lydia, the current Hostess on the Valiant ❤️❤️❤️ When I saw you to-night I got a strange attraction, I wanna marry the moonlight and start a chain reaction You got what i want and I need it believe it you’re giving me life like you’re air and I breathe it Dive in, tonight, ride the wave, burn bright, reach on up, to the sky, show out, find your light You’ll be the ocean, I’ll be the moon, I love making waves with you (our scarlet night) I’m Caught in the deep can I swim to your light This is our scarlet night (our scarlet night)

I will ask one of the hostesses.

I'm so glad that I'm not the only one who's left Princess for Virgin. We sailed with Virgin 6 times since October of '22, and have 5 more on the books so far. I don't think I could ever eat at the Crown Grill or Sabatini's again after experiencing the Virgin's dining options.

If you have a travel agent, they can see current inventory, or there are at least two booking websites out there that show which cabins are available, but I don't believe we're allowed to post links to them. If you ask this question on Reddit, you should be able to get the site links there.

We found out that we would be Mega 9 days before the cruise. I wouldn't worry about buying a bar tab, what would you be saving $50?

It's still a full transit of the canal, and not one of those partial transits that lines like Princess and HAL have sold for decades. The fact that it's repositioning doesn't affect it at all.

If you ever crave more of this,there's a great liquor store in DC that sells it and ships to many states. https://www.bassins.com/2023-chateau-de-saint-martin-cotes-de-provence-rose-eternelle-favorite