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6302 is across the hall so not sure exactly what is below it. We didnt spend a ton of time on the balcony but the time we did we didnt notice smoking though that may have been because it seemed like folks spent time out there in the evenings/nights.

Here is 6303. Technically obstructed but not bad at all.

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PS Will take a picture and try to post it before we leave port.

This has me excited to see exactly what ours will look like. We hop aboard Ascent on Sunday and have one of the port side aft porthole verandas.

We have a similar situation but our flight is at 3pm. Hoping to get a table at one of the sit down places and camp out through lunch and then have a movie on the iPad to watch.

Only a few more days. Can’t wait to be on board and these pics are making me want to be there even more!

We hope on board right after y’all disembark. Can’t wait and looking forward to following along.

We are staying in Dania Beach the night before our cruise and thinking about having a date night. Any suggestions of a nice place to check out?

Fair enough. I was just curious about the folks who seem to be taking it really serious.

Honest question. Does anyone really care that much about rankings like this? I mean there is so much that goes into these things and not to mention the money others have mentioned and at the end of the day it is opinion and opinion us subjective.

Seems like others have already answered but we have done this as well. We got assigned a room over the theater and got ourselves moved to the aft of the ship without any problem since it was another available back there.

Our last cruise and upcoming cruise were booked as guarantees. Our last was on Reflection and we booked a veranda gty and were assigned deck 7 after a week or two I think, but don’t remember exactly which because we did a move up bid and got it (this was toward the tale end of the covid restrictions and the ship was only 2/3rd full). We ended up with a Sunset veranda which was fantastic. For our upcoming cruise on Ascent we booked a veranda gty. I think we were assigned about 2 weeks later. We got one of the deluxe porthole verandas on deck 6. Initially we were in the front of the ship but I was able to move us to one of the ones in the back since we prefer the back to the front. Just a personal preference, no particular reason.

Can’t say just yet but we board in 2 1/2 weeks and will be across the hall. We are curious about this as well.

I think we may be kindred spirits. We cruise in three weeks and he was just asking last night what islands we are going to. I have had the bulk of things planned for a while now and even keep several spreadsheets pages with a variety of info. Havent gotten in trouble yet, but he does joke that if you ever have limited time somewhere, call me cause I can really pack in a lot in a short period of time.

Thanks for sharing. We our on Ascent in a few weeks on the same itinerary. Any thoughts on the ports?

Except you are thinking like an adult with this. For a kid being on a huge ship can be the adventure. Having ice cream at lunch and dinner everyday is the fun. Spending all day in the pool is exciting. Go to new places can be fun. Not being in school can be the best. Sometimes with kids it isnt the big exciting things that matter most. My daughter has just as much fun at the giant indoor playground filled with other kids as she does on the small neighbor playground with just us. PS This of course isnt every kid but hopefully my point stands on its own without that.

I asked a similar question and folks said that most of the tables would be for two but close together.

I worked in the kids program on Celebrity and one of the big upsides is exactly what someone else mentioned. With fewer kids, we could really tailor the program to the individual. Especially for younger kids there is plenty to do in the kids program. For older kids who might not want to join in the kids program there is also the opportunity to let them practice a little independence in a relatively safe environment (with proper ground rules and boundaries established and depending on the kid, regular check ins).

Ooooh…that sounds really fascinating. I love data and didnt do this for our upcoming but wonder if we should have. We booked a guarantee.

Wow…I wasnt looking for a scientific answer. Just curious if people had a favorite. People pick favorites for all kinds of reasons. I mean it drew you in enough to comment…

You dont need a specific card to board, but you will need one to keep on file which they can change when your are doing check in if needed.

I have heard a mixtures of experiences on here about the pool deck and ability to find a chair. We all know the chair hogs love the best chairs and will get out of bed at 3am (only kidding…kinda) to snag them. Not so much interested in discussing them. Others have mentioned always being able to find a chair. I am wondering if there are spots further away from the pool, maybe the next level up that are still in the sun? Also aware that any experience mentioned here is likely not to be repeated just thinking it about since we are less than three weeks from boarding and vacation.

Let people get upset and they will learn that this is against the rules. The customer is right except for when they are not and they are effecting the experience of other customers.

A couple of weeks ago someone posted a card for the pool deck that said unattended items for longer than 30 min can be retrieved from a staff member or something like that. Sounds like they weren’t using those this cruise?