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Pre-order the strawberries. We were in an Owner's Suite on Wonder and we received cookies on embarkation day. Further into the cruise we received chocolate covered strawberries. I was Emerald as well for that cruise (made Diamond on 2nd day). Definitely do Coastal Kitchen on embarkation day! It's so nice and quiet compared to the chaos elsewhere on the ship. There was hardly anyone there and the food was delicious.

For us it's all about the embarkation, disembarkation and internet. We MUST be off the ship early due to limited flights getting us home after the cruise before our commuter bus stops running for the night after we land. I like to board early, too, and since we aren't in a suite for our cruise this will be a little bonus. Internet is crucial for us as well for various reasons, one of which is being able to work on my YouTube channel while I'm on the cruise.

I bet some pesky Pinnies do it too ;o)))))))

I just posted a video on my YT channel showing the ocean conditions and weather for our WB TA crossing last year on Wonder of the Seas. We sailed from Barcelona to Port Canaveral. You will see the morning temperatures on the TV screen shots that are sprinkled throughout the video. We had a very smooth crossing except for the first day after leaving the Mediterranean and entering the Atlantic and then when we were following Hurricane Nicole a few days behind her. Nothing super bad, but the ship was rocking a bit. So, here you go. Transatlantic Cruise Ocean Conditions - What to Expect During Your Atlantic Ocean Crossing (Vlog 22)

Thanks for this! We'll be on Radiance next year for the Panama Canal cruise and I wanted to try it out.

Bring it on. Fingers still crossed for an Allure 2025 WB TA.

Bucky is a smart man ;o)

We were in Ensenada last week on Royal Princess from Hawaii en route to San Francisco. It was 55 and foggy. Brrr!!!

We just got ours 2 weeks ago and we set sail this coming Monday. I forget where they came from, but I was getting antsy about it.

Good luck on your trip today!!!

I don't like doing laundry onboard the ship except for underwear and socks, too. Those laundry bags are so small and on Wonder it was a small paper bag that could easily rip. I totally get the temperature issues and packing. I'm doing a RT San Francisco to Hawaii. Unfortunately for us it will be mid 50s leaving SF and I've been hearing that it has been cold at sea for the first 2-3 days leaving and coming back.

I just bought new compression cubes that don't need any hose. Those are the ones with the print on them. I don't know if I would call them compression, but rather "expandable" since they have zippers around them so you can fit more in them. I have to say that I was very impressed with them. Perfect for the smaller items. I got them from Amazon, although it looks like they might only be selling the 4 set instead of the 6 set that I purchased now. Here are links to both. 4 Set Compression Packing Cubes 6 Set Compression Packing Cubes They're very lightweight, but they zipped up nicely and felt pretty good. They aren't as sturdy as my Eagle Creeks (the black and purple ones below). My shoe bags were from Weight Watchers and they are the best shoe bags I've ever owned.

Yes, but remember that I'm flying in a few days ahead of time as well as flying home the day after the cruise. I pack 2 sparkly shirts for our formal nights and 3-4 dressier shirts for dinner that I alternate during the cruise. I pack 2 pairs of slacks for dinner and evening activities as well as a pair of chiffon pants for the formal nights.

Oh Deb I'm sooooo envious of you right now! Have a fantastic time and good for you!

I just finished packing for a 15 night RT SF to Hawaii cruise over the weekend. It's pretty similar to what I packed for the 2022 WB Wonder TA last fall. Here's what my packing looks like:

It is open for lunch and it's nice and quiet up there compared to the craziness on the Royal Promenade and the Windjammer. We had the soup and salad for lunch since we didn't want anything too heavy and it was really nice.

We used Get Your Guide tours last year when we were in Barcelona for 3 days prior to our WB TA on Wonder of the Seas. We did the 3 hour La Sagrada Familia tour and they took groups of 2. Our tour group had 4 or 5 "pairs" of folks and it was fantastic. Once the tour was done we were able to stay at the church longer to explore more. We would've but we did the tour the day we arrived in Barcelona and we were really tired at that point and just wanted to get back to the hotel. Here's the link to the tour we did: Get Your Guide - Sagrada Familia Skip-The-Ticket Line Guided Tour: https://www.getyourguide.com/barcelona-l45/sagrada-familia-skip-the-ticket-line-guided-tour-ticket-t288805/ Here's the video I made of the tour: We were in Barcelona for 3 days before our cruise and we found most shops were open. Best souvenirs were at the tourist office on Las Ramblas across and down the street from La Boqueria. We had no problems during our time there, but please do be careful of pickpockets. I would definitely recommend taking a cab to get from the ship to the church (and back to the church, just make sure you ask the cabbies how much the fare is before you go) should you decide to do this tour. And if there's one thing to visit in Barcelona, it is La Sagrada Familia. Good luck and enjoy your cruise!

New England is downright balmy compared to California right now, especially those of us living in southern New England.

I didn't do any of them, but that one at the beginning with the cows had me intrigued only because I like cows ;o))) I didn't recognize any of them either which was why I wanted to share them. There was a lot of things in Chinese since the ship was originally planned for the Chinese market.

Then Starlink will be awesome. Again, whatever we had it was fantastic.

We had 1832, too! It was a fantastic cabin, but we had soot for the WB TA last fall. This was the first time in all my years of cruising that there has been soot on my balcony. It was so incredibly disappointing. As for the elevators, we were told to scan our SeaPass card next to the elevator banks in order to "call" an elevator for the 17 and 18th floors. Sometimes we had to wait a few runs, but we did get it.

Not sure what we had on Wonder for the Fall 2022 WB TA, but it was fantastic. There were a few dropped signals at times, but we always got it back fast. We were very happy.

Under what section of the app will the Health Questionnaire be located? This is my first time using the app. Got our boarding time okay. Now just waiting to get the medallion in the mail. 19 days and counting!

Ugh. I was hoping to leave my jacket at my mom's house prior to boarding the ship. This is one of the reasons why I dislike cruising this time of year. Bundle up for flights leaving/arriving Boston, but now to have to bundle up for leaving SF is just sad. Heavy sigh...

I tested positive for Covid after our RCI TA on Wonder of the Seas last fall (as did a lot of other CCers on the cruise). We stayed in our cabin for most of the cruise (we had an Owners Suite so it wasn't a burden for us) since we saw most people not wearing masks around the ship. We did eat all of our meals outside of our cabin, so I'm pretty sure that's how we contracted it. We never left our cabin without our masks on otherwise. It will be interesting to see what happens in a few weeks time when we sail on Royal Princess to Hawaii. I'm not staying in my cabin this time, but I will still be masking up. Covid sucks, but I would rather test positive after the cruise than during the cruise.