firefly333

My problem is time. I have a may 20th closing date on my dallas house. I need to be gone from here and hopefully moved to florida by closing date. I still have the skin doctor (well her assistant). For checking for skin cancers. Let's hope none require MOHS. I've had a few places near my left hand turn red on cruises. A few places I'm worried about. Out of time. Got my friend to visit before I leave texas and a week cruise on mariner already paid for. And who knows if it's exactly the same lens they all offer. I dont have any way without knowing if these lens have model numbers or something. Maybe as a new doctor practice he paid more for them. Where I'm moving is a smaller area than dallas. Idk how doctors will be. I asked chase and they looked it up, there is a chase bank 11 minutes from me they said. Not all that close. But doable. Where I have checking.

While there may be one 12 top, there are many more 10 tops and smaller. With that many it can be luck even if planned ahead. Be sure and have everyone linked. My TA has even o tasted them ahead to set up tables for a large group. .. and still things can go amiss. Plan on checking as soon as you board.

Mardi gras by a mile. Vista wasnt a favorite ship. Unless it's a special port like Bermuda not enough difference for me to be swayed to pick vista.

This ... say nothing at check in.

If the obc is for your offer, I doubt they will get it. There is no point in your sister telling them you have a emergency. They dont care and helps nothing. They will know you didnt board and refund taxes and fees automatically. No reason for her to say anything.

How can she complain if she hasnt been on a rcl cruise since covid. She almost did a cruise. I seem to remember something went wrong with the ship. But as far as I know she hasnt been on a ship to actually know how the food tastes.

Check in starts at midnight at 45 days before. Midnight ships time. If I live in TX and leaving from florida its midnight florida time. I waited until texas time as I'm used to and missed the earliest check in time. You can ask when you board and they might have a empty table they can assign to you at a earlier time than 7 pm.

That looks like the same Intercontinental I've stayed at. Downtown miami bricknell area right? We arrived and they were asking $30 extra at check in if you wanted to face the ocean.

And another one. This one says on the market 5 hours. Cheaper than the one earlier but smaller and not as pretty. But so much waterfront seems to be popping up today. Single family on a boating canal looks like. Just unusual for so many to be listed recently.

Andrew I look forward to your styling thru another cruise and taking us along.

I agree, your granddaughter smiles it must light up your heart. So sweet.

Yea suspiciously high but this doctor just started his own practice. The day I came in another older patient kinda whispered to me that this doctor is really good. I think he got the surgery and very happy. He was there for a follow up visit after surgery. So I'll probably just go on with it, though I agree prices he is quoting he must be making out somehow. But i think hes good. He gives off a good confidence.

The last 2 weeks I've sure seen some nice waterfront properties come up. I put alerts for anything over 1500 sf where I am and a few other places, venice where my cousin lives and miami downtown. A nice looking unit in downtown Miami bricknell came on the market and 12 days later was contingent, $378k I think. About $950 hoa. That price imo is cheap. Condo glut downtown miami says CNBC. (Doesnt apply to Miami beach realtor says). I saw a pretty huge house on a canal this morning sunny yellow. It was over $1m lol but pretty. Some others on canals. Some really interesting property being listed. Idk what this is worth, but a $400k drop imo indicates a soft condo market. I'll get a alert if it sells here, it's close to where I'd think so. Nice sized for oceanfront. John's was a nice size. I love real estate even if I'm just looking.

It doesnt hurt, maybe before exiting the ship, turn on your app and take a screen shot of the charges final billing showing last day.

Agree and imo there is no doubt that food has declined. Little things like honeydew melon with the fruit now gone. I used to find arugula lettuce in the cafe as a lettuce choice. .. only a year ago. Fewer choices. Both of which I saw on carnival who is doing the opposite and stepping up menus. I just eat more at specialty and it seems I always have some obc, so it doesnt stop me from cruising, but imo food has declined.

Did you get this from your TA? I'd ask them. I've never seen royal offer it.

I enjoyed my ncl cruises, also my carnival and other brands. I've tried most except msc. Depends how often you cruise too. Sometimes its nice to mix it up and have new menus. I wouldnt say one line is better in all ways. I didnt like that ncl included some things and then there was a gratuity charge for things I wouldn't use. Also seems more tailored to non solos. Yes ncl has some tiny solo cabins, but other than that if small cabins solo arent your thing. I pushed on royal to get over 340 pts for the solo discount. Other than that solos do seem to not fare as well with lines that offer more all inclusive. I'd book without it even on ncl. Even if I had to wait to book. Like OP dont really want the inclusive ncl package.

I just dont remember my mom being presented with different options that cost. She was already in her 90s and didnt drive so maybe all we cared about was close up. Good to know. Thanks.

I dont know how bad it is either. I rarely wear reading glasses. I went for the discharge in my eyes. Oh he said the oil problem is chronic, meaning hard to get rid of so it is gone completely. He is doing surgery to the first eye march 18. She wanted to do it march 24 but I'm worried about getting them both done and seeing him for a check up after. She is squeezing me in late at 3 pm march 18. Then a couple weeks later left eye. He talked about the shape of my eyes. I forget the term. Astigmatism? The left eye is a little more out of shape. So right eye easier. I feel like im running out of time before I move.

I thought about it, just to make sure no one takes it wrong. This lady and I have been friends for over 50 years. Several couples of us hung out after college and she is the lady my friend was with. .. she has been married forever, but we stayed friends. One other lady left from the group. Her husband also passed, just 3 of us women left. Some friends stick. She and I will be friends forever. She and I hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon together. We were the only single women down there, much younger than now. We have had some adventures together. Hawaii. So anyway I need to find time to see her before I move from texas.

I was taking other women with me until covid. Didnt know I could get a extra solo pt until covid. I figured same price as 2 or 1. I took my best girlfriend who now lives in san antonio. I got a nice suite hotel in tampa and upgraded to a JS. To me a JS is a treat. She is worse than me. She didnt want to go to a single show. She wanted to curl up in bed and read books, so that's what we did. Last day we sat out on our bigger balcony and talked all day and then we walked around. We were on a smaller ship but didnt matter as we just hung out. She said though next time she wanted to do alaska with her husband. They did one of those teensy cruiselines last summer to alaska. So at least I put the cruising bug in her ear. Shes the one I saved out 2 quilts to take to her in san Antonio before I move from texas. Lol I'm thinking the 2 nights before my mainer cruise. Save a day of driving. She always took the time to spend time with my mom and exclaim over whatever mom was sewing. She was very good to my mom, though of course its mutual. Anyway, she is getting 2 of my moms quilts too. I still cant get over a $9,000 charge for lenses for cataract surgery. I started all this with a cough and a discharge from my eyes, improved but he said it's almost impossible to get entirely rid of. I forgot the term he used. He seems like a good doctor, lol, just unexpected. Well of course I want the lenses so i dont have to use reading glasses. I sure dont remember my mom having to make such a choice and I brought her to every appointment.

I was on a ship same class and didnt get noise from the lobby but I was half way forward. 4 or 5 from the front. Got some motion lol. No noise from music.

I had no idea cataract surgery costs so much to have. Corrective lenses arent covered by my insurance and for 2 lens to see near and far, $9,000 ! Plus whatever my co pay for surgery is. The free lens covered by insurance I'd have to wear glasses. For $3k x 2 eyes. He can do lens that I can see to drive. Far. To see far and near its $4,500 x 2 or 9k. Just for the lens for both eyes. Plus my insurance co pay for the surgery. My mom must have had better insurance. I'm sure she didnt pay this much. She did it about 5 years ago. I took her. I sure dont remember having to pay for a corrective lens. I would have remembered. A extra unexpected $9,000.

Oct 20 on harmony out of Galveston is a country music partial charter. I guess they couldnt fill the ship. Someone asked and for $400 you can purchase the bracelet to get into the music events, concerts, whatever you call music events. I've heard of the Bellamy brothers. I'm booked this cruise. https://countrymusiccruise.com/

There is a thread called going going gone which has a link to last minute deals. Keep your expectations low. Most are short cruises and not that good of rates. Ships are sailing full. I have never heard calling works better than just pulling up the website. Those days are long gone.