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Which cruise in August?

Stayed there one time. Highly disappointed.

Very late to the party... Where do you stay in Cleveland? I fly in/out of there for work fairly often and struggle to find a decent hotel close to the airport.

If you find the RoyalUp process stressful and you're content with the cabin you have, don't bid. Save yourself the stress. Me, I'll continue to bid almost every time, despite being 0-for-275902592752109u359207 with RU.

Maybe I'm the ignorant American here...but why would EU rules apply to UK residents on a cruise booked in the UK and departing the UK? I thought Brexit was about leaving the EU...

I sailed on Grandeur from there to Bermuda in 2008.

Unfortunately all too familiar with this as I work in an industry that follows federal ICS structure during major events. We have to bring in contractors every time due to the sheer volume of work needing to be done in a shortened period of time.

Lack of incident command? It's been more than 24 hours since the ACOE announced they were in the incident command role.

Army Corps of Engineers is already on-site and tasked with clearing the main shipping channel (Federal channel). Army Corps of Engineers is supporting recovery operations following Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse > Baltimore District > News Releases

Not a space shuttle, but not just any ordinary spacecraft -- Friendship 7, the Mercury capsule the flew John Glenn on the first manned orbit of the Earth, splashed down just off Grand Turk. There's a replica of the capsule at the airport.

We were on the 9-nighter with you this past August. Snagged one of the deck 7 ultraspacious balcony cabins at the very aft for $3800 for 3 people. Booked that the day it opened, so a tremendous deal considering what things were selling for last year. We booked our 2025 cruise as soon as they opened last month...ultraspacious balcony on the 9-nighter for 3: over $12,000. In fact, our $3800 from last summer couldn't get us on the ship, period. Right now, looking at $5600 for a cabin that sleeps 3. We settled on a 7-nighter on Symphony and went all the way down to a Central Park "interior" as we found we spend so much time out of the cabin doing things that we'd rather save on the room. Cost us about $3200 for that room.

Apologies for resurrecting the veer off topic...but we sailed Oasis this past summer and left the port area in Nassau. On Oasis's 9-nighter, it was Emancipation Day when we arrived in Nassau, so it derailed some of our plans (the pirate museum, for instance, was closed). We walked over to the Queens' Staircase, then down to the Bahamas Rum Cake Factory. Never felt unsafe. The infrastructure is in rough shape (sidewalks were more like stepping stones in many places), but that's not surprising. We do live along the Jersey Shore, about an hour from NYC. I worked in Manhattan for 10 years and we still go up to the city a few times a year. Hard to compare the two, but I feel like general safety awareness is the same for either.

Anyone have any idea when December 2025 cruises will open? I see up through October for most ships. Most other lines are already available to book holiday cruises.

Generally, they just sail very slowly, occasionally in circles between the ports.

Seeking opinions from people who have stayed at one or the other (or both). DW, myself and DS (will be 6) flying down for one night pre-cruise. Will be there early enough to have the afternoon to go get wine (they do sell it at Whole Foods and/or Publix, correct?), muffins for the next morning's breakfast and then have a little fun for the little guy. Interested in hearing about the area, easy activities and dinner options nearby (we're easy to please, so something as simple as pizza for dinner works for us). Can get the Hilton Miami Downtown for minimal points + $180 cash + $25 taxes (bay-view room). City-view room at the Intercontinental would run me $188 + $40 taxes (and looks like there's a roughly $40 resort fee). Trying to weigh whether the Intercontinental is worth the extra $$.