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We will be on the Eurodam this time next. Watching today's sail away will only build my excitement!

HAL excels at so many things, but I don't think desserts are one of them. We have found the chocolate chip cookies from room service to be far better than what they offer in the Lido. Order a plate of those while you are ordering the chocolate cake!

They won't look like you! I still think RCL and NCL would use your Mug...

That's probably true.

You certainly did and I`m still in love with that red corvette !! :):)

I can't believe you still remember that. That Corvette has been gone for a couple years now. I never did "love" it and couldn't justify keeping it because of that.

Great pic for a RCL or NCL Ad.... Def not HAL

What you don't see in this photo is that I'm in a wheelchair, so I fit right in on HAL :)

Great picture.

Thank you! I definitely married up :)

Great pic for a RCL or NCL Ad.... Def not HAL

Ha ha! We are HAL cruisers to the core.

Not that I think we look like people in the HAL ads, but the first thing that came to mind when I saw this photo of us from our cruise last November was it looked like an ad. Of course, without my beautiful wife in the photo it would be just another boring photo :)

Great hotel.

Good to hear. We've never stayed there and I was hoping for Embassy Suites.

Hotwire - 11/16/2013

Ft Lauderdale 3.5 Star

Las Olas - Downtown - Port Everglades Area

Riverside Hotel

$103 + $20.02 taxes/fees = $123.02

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Excellent review! I'm a Holland America cruiser that has been considering trying Celebrity. I browsed the Celebrity forum to find a review with photos and you definitely delivered! I am not finished reading your review yet, but wanted to say thanks and compliment you on your wonderful writing and photography. Thank you!

I do question the VA categorization, but square footage is king on cruise ships! I personally would not hesitate to book a cabin with one of these balconies. I could care less about who sees me from above. Focus on the positive and not on the negative. Enjoy your cruise and the extra square feet!

I have not stayed in one of these cabins, but the photo below shows how exposed the balcony is. Look in the lower-left portion of the photo. The "ocean view" you speak of on one side is more like a life boat view.

The link below is to the website for Port Everglades. If the info isn't there I'm sure you can contact them to find out.

http://porteverglades.org/

We had some storms roll through our area last night. The lightning show was awesome!

Simply awesome!

Maerina...Gerri is independent. you can book him through cozumeltaxi@hotmail.com. That gets you to Mike Thompson who hands Gerri's bookings. Gerri speaks English very well, but doesn't trust his reading and writing skills so he let's Mike handle the booking end. Both have lived on the island for many years. There's a minimum of 3 hours for which he charges $95 if he uses his stationwagon which holds 4 people. That's not a per person price that a "per vehicle "price. Then it's $25 per hour beyond that. I'm working off memory here so if someone who's used him since January has a different quote, please coorect me. He does charge more for larger groups when he has to rent a van. Lazaro works with him and charges the same. Many of those who book Gerri take a tour of the island to see the East side. He also knows a number of shops where you can get better values on certain items than the shops at the pier or in the main plaza in San Miguel. Gerri is like a long lost uncle, very outgoing and friendly and knows a lot of folks on the island. You may want to consider his services the next time you are in Cozumel. Just tell him what you want to do and where you'd like to go and he'll take you there.

All of your info is correct. Mike is the one that set us up with Lazaro. I contacted them at them e-mail posted above and they let us pick them time to meet. Lazaro was at the front of the taxi stand at the pier holding the sign shown in the photo. It couldn't have been easier.

Here is a photo of Lazaro waiting to pick us up.

We booked Lazaro for our tour of Cozumel on April 15th and had an awesome time. If Gerry isn't available and they offer Lazaro, don't hesitate to book him!

A photo of my wife at Half Moon Cay.

Eurodam in Grand Turk

The Eurodam in Grand Turk

Westerdam in Grand Turk