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Wait, St. Greg and Tx Teach are so close and are not going to meet! What a shame that a rendezvous was not arranged! I so enjoy your cruise reports and am looking forward to this one. I saw some photos of your partner’s travels in S America and it looked fab. Is she with a tour group? I’d love the details as that trip looks amazing! I loved your summer report on Pride too. Enjoy your cruise!

I have never flown Southwest. Do they not have the inflight entertainment where you can watch TV from the monitor at your seat? I guess I’ve mostly been on Delta and Jet Blue and thought this was standard.

For a holiday weekend, that airport looks dead. Definitely not like my home airport of Orlando!,

Nachi Cocum for us. Looking forward to your review. Curious as to why you have never sailed NCL. Once we did NCL, we never went back to Carnival. We also enjoy MSC. Enjoy your cruise.

I did the White Pass Railway in 2008. Loved it. It looks every bit as beautiful now.

Look into car insurance rates too. They just keep going up after each hurricane, even for those of us with no accidents or traffic tickets.

I love the orange chocolate mousse.

While the train photos are beautiful, the sitting with strangers makes this a hard pass for me. We did the White Pass Railroad in Skagway and enjoyed those views. Enjoy your trip!

Trying to see what kind of shoes people wear. Do you need special snow shoes or hiking boots? I’m from FL so don’t know about these things, lol.

We used Spain Day tours in Seville and Barcelona. We did not have the best experience with them, despite the good reviews.

Yes, due to the travel distance we booked through NCL. Our excursion included transportation to Gibraltar, and once there, a guided tour in a mini bus up the rock to the caves and to see the apes. Then we had about an hour free time in town. We loved our time there and would have loved a longer stay.

Lol. No Whataburger in Orlando, or at least that I know of.

That must be a regional thing. It’s not on our McD FL menu. 😒

Oops, I meant Pride. I was following your Pride review at the same time as the first sailing of Venezia and I got confused. Your luggage story convinced me to get air rages for our next trip!! I was so happy you got your luggage before your trip.

My vote is for Blue Heaven. I’m a native Floridian and it’s not key lime pie to me if there is no meringue. The Maas Brothers department stores used to serve the best key lime pie in their Suncoast Restaurant. Piled high with meringue. Blue Heaven is the next best thing. Loved your Venezia review. Looking forward to this one.

I must disagree with the notion that concierge class is not worth the upgrade. I drove from Orlando to Miami the morning of our Summit cruise and after getting through Miami traffic to the port, I really appreciated being served at lunch and not having to go through a buffet line. This was our first time on Celebrity and we were also invited to the helipad sail away, which we greatly enjoyed. Although I’m not sure if this was due to the concierge class, it was a nice introduction to Celebrity. We also let our room steward know that fruit and cheese was our preferred snack and there was always a plate in our room mid to late afternoon, which we snacked on while getting ready for dinner. With Brightline, I will no longer be driving to Miami, but I still think the sit down lunch is a nice perk after traveling. Others may not mind the buffet, but if budget allows, I prefer to book concierge.

Inquiring minds want to know what you thought of Hamilton? We saw the Orlando tour and loved it. Of course, we’ve watched the original cast on Disney Plus also. What did you think? I went to grad school at NYU in the mid 80s. My son attended a musical theater conservatory in NYC from 2013-2016. I’m making my first trip back since 2015 next weekend. I’ve never been to Katz Deli so am planning to eat there after seeing your post. We have tickets to Funny Girl and Norte Dame de Paris. I love the city! Times Square has changed so much since the 1980s. It used to be hookers and porn shops, now it’s like Downtown Disney. I can’t get over all of the chain restaurants in NYC now. I enjoyed your trip report. We love TA cruises, but I don’t think Carnival is for us anymore. I was hoping Venezia would be different enough to lure us back, but the new menus are not appealing. We favor MSC and NCL now. I’ll look for your Alaska trip report.

I really enjoyed your review. Sounds like a great trip. Having lived in England for 4 years, I loved the London parts of your trip too. I really miss a full English breakfast!!

I’m behind in my reading and at this point the debris from the submersible, Titan, have been found in this area. So sad that two sea tragedies occurred at that spot.

Do the specialty coffees count against the Cheers package?

We did a TA from Port Canaveral to Barcelona on NCL Epic in April, 2019. It was smooth sailing the entire way.

They used to give those tumblers to you for free when you purchased a soda package. I had a bunch from when my kids were little that I just donated.

What is the secret to getting a bagel?

Enjoy! It's your vacay! We can wait!!

Do you know about crowds in Sept/Oct? I'm thinking to book for either next May or Sept/Oct. I definitely want to avoid the crowds. I live in Orlando, tourist central, and know what summer crowds are like, lol.