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Any hotel suggestions or things to do ideas?

Lenny so happy to hear about your therapists and your wonderful plans.

Gorgeous sunrise! So peaceful.

Yes! I was just about to post that he has your features. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!

We have done the Nevis tour with lunch and beach. It is very nice. Go for it! Alexander Hamilton's birthplace, couple of churches, hot springs and couple of 5 star hotels (plantation homes converted) are tour stops. But they have removed the hotels when I last went. The beach time is at Pinney Beach next to what was the Four seasons and the lunch at the beach cafe (included in the tour) has a choice of chicken or fish. The sail there was on a pontoon type catamaran and one does get splashed so don't wear your tux.😁 Boat ride is also a bit jumpy but nothing bad. I don't know what tour the others took, but we LOVED ours. It was a cruise ship excursion. Different operators both times I went. I would never do a private excursion to Nevis due to it being "another" island, involving a ferry that did not make it back once due to ferry workers going on strike and some people having to pay "ransom" to some boat people to get them back to Port Zante before the ship left. So if you are with a cruise ship excursion here, you are OK.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Brian! Bethany, I love the pictures on your back wall.

We got port fees and taxes back on some sailings. I think we missed St Kitts. On one, we did not get port fees /tax back when we missed the port. GS said it is based on your cruise fare and gave an explanation that I do not remember. It was very little amount to warrant a letter to Mr Bailey. Everyone on that sailing in my group of friends got a different amount back. This was on the Anthem. I think your TA could give a much better explanation on why you didn't get port fees/tax back than anyone at Royal Caribbean!😉

Happy Anniversary Graham and Pauline!

Yes I love the backpack! It is such a pretty color.😁 I cannot say anything about that bathroom because I did not peek in 😉. I have seen the solo cabin bathroom (one of them) and I recall the layout being more square. Looking forward to your pictures.

What the cabin literature has on square footage/dimensions just numbers. I have not stayed in one but went to see the cabin as it was occupied by a friend from cc. It is not any "bigger". It seems smaller, but it is a square so that makes it feel spacious. Also no sofa. There is the armchair that you see in the picture above with the backpack on it. The wall does have the windows which "opens" it up spatially and it feels open and bright. Bathroom is identical. Everything else is the same. Theirs was on deck 7, but those on deck 6 above the "smoking bus stop stand" have mixed reviews on noise and smoke...bothered some, did not bother some. I have also seen a solo square (Anthem) and an inside square ( can't remember ship, but probably the same one). I do love deck 6 for its proximity to everything. I also like the balconies at the very front with the round openings. Have stayed in them. The balcony does not feel any smaller or restricted and is excellent for those who want shade and sun.....little bit of all.

Happy Spring! That means more walks, flowers, birds and more pictures? I am looking forward to your beautiful pictures!

I would love to see Nana's picture too.🙂

Happy Anniversary!

We are also looking at Princess. Last time I was on the Enchanted and absolutely loved it. They have been very gracious enough to keep extending our Future Cruise booking deposits as has NCL so looking at those. We look and research and read, and then somehow end up with Celebrity or Royal.

I suppose that is their prime cruise time. Also I was hearing about their Premium drink packages and changes they made that passengers were complaining about.

I hear you! I like pumpkin spice too. Halloween stuff is on sale in my neck of the woods. Sam's Club is stuffed with Halloween decor already.

Dani, I wish you the best of luck and peace. Bon Voyage!

Agree 100%. But strangely they thought otherwise. I am glad all is ok now for the Serenade cruisers.

I was surprised too. But I read in a news report that the police believed that there was no harm done and the protest was peaceful so they cannot intervene.

They need some sympathy indeed.😉😁

Beautiful!

I have had many spa services pre booked and done on embarkation day. No taxes charged. I did not even have to sign anything, they informed me that since all was booked and paid for (including gratuity) I was good to go. May be different from other ports/states, but this was all from FLL. Enjoy the massage! BTW we met last November on the Sillhouette at Linda's Zenith party in Blu.

Noooooooooo! 😁 Our dear Sea Dog has the gold medal for that! 😉 I just stop at "watching" the movies.

Thanks to the suggestion of RobinMN, I watched all 3 christmas movies from "A Prince for Christmas" series. @Sea Dog Greg you will also enjoy them.

That is because it is prime hurricane season price. If you wait till a week before it may drop down even more. When we lived in NJ, we have sailed to Bermuda every year in hurricane season because the last few days price was rock bottom. In the $400 ish range, balcony GTY always, once in ocean view. Mostly Celebrity. The TA we used then had these last minute deals. At times they would throw in the parking at port, which is great if you cruise out of NYC @$40 per day or Bayonne ( don't remember $$) and at rare times a spa certificate or most times a dinner for two and OBC. Those days are gone!