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Same here....we'd stay here again.

@dfish Thanks for the pics....looks much better! @kazu Hope Ivan's on the mend!

@dfish Have you posted pics of the new paint job & I missed them?

In our experience, at most 1 -- usually less than 24 hours.

Thank you both - peroxide mixed with anything causes fumes....I think I'll try Melody's vinegar & blue Dawn idea.

@Cruzin Terri Do you have Airtags or the Samsung equivalents?

Is there a dedicated CO chef on non-Pinnacle ships? Joye, on the K, was a god-send for me with my food allergies.

Kind of (alright way) off topic.....anybody have any secrets on how to clean grout on a large ceramic tile entry? preferably one that does the job quickly & easily &, most importantly, without fumes.....I've got emphysema & so many products have lung irritants in them. TIA!

YIKES Melody! That's a lot of rain!

On our 35 day Hawaii/Tahiti cruise this past Feb/March, we had an Ethan Stowell dinner in the Pinnacle...I believe it was $130/pp & a 5 course meal.

I wish but he's already Stage 4 & it's a large, extremely fast growing tumor --- not feasible to do surgery or chemo unfortunately.

Update on my cousin with glioblastoma....we went to see him (they live about 150 miles from us)...he's doing remarkably well! The Hospice nurse told him 'you don't look sick' so that probably is the best news they've heard in a while. He really looks & acts fine - we visited early afternoon both Monday & yesterday & I think that's probably his best time of day. Please keep them in your prayers & I'll update as needed.

We've done the Panama Canal at least twice & don't recall bugs & hubby is a bug magnet.

That was our table twice.

Happy Birthday Catmando!!!

WOW!!!!

We had the same issue on the K in Feb/March to Hawaii/South Pacific....as if it wasn't warm enough in those locations, having the AC not work when you're trying to sleep was miserable. Our room steward verified it was working but that was during the day when it probably was...we opted not to have Engineering come at 2 a.m. to check it then.

& no other bar can make the cucumber mojito like the Tamarind Bar.

Melody - how big is your deck? We need to get ours replaced.

I think we got our upsell offer about 3 weeks prior to sailing.

Got a Group-On did this in Vegas -- it was magical!

Very nice Melody! Enjoy!

If you're in a Neptune suite, the lounge concierge can order them for you.

We did this past Feb/March....hubby was in the Navy & loves sea days, of which there are a lot on this cruise. I'm more of a port person -- I like seeing/experiencing things at various ports &, for me, this cruise didn't have that --- not enough time to do/see a lot on any island except Oahu (where we had an unscheduled 2nd overnight due to the weather not permitting us to dock on Kauai). It gave us just a taste of every island - enough to say if we were to explore again, we'd pick 1 or 2 islands & visit each for 2-3 days if not more. Didn't do any ship excursions -- did all private ones that we arranged ourselves or found through our roll call here on Cruise Critic so can't speak to those. If you can purchase Club Orange, I suggest you do it -- more pleasant than the MDR for breakfast & dinner. We did a paid upgrade to a Neptune suite so it was included as was unlimited laundry - glad we had both. Even though the ship was full-ish, it never seemed to be crowded except for some talks in the World Stage - after suggestions to offer a 2nd time &/or show them on the room tvs, that was done. The Lido at lunch was a little busy but if you avoided 'opening' times it was manageable. Hubby liked the NY Pizza/deli - I wasn't impressed & the only time I tried the Dive In for a brat, the brat wasn't even warm in the middle - YUCK! but he liked the cheeseburgers. Underwhelmed by the Pinnacle Grill but did Tamarind twice, Rudi's was good....somehow missed Canaletto & did the Ethan Stowell chef's dinner in the Pinnacle - wish we could have saved our $ on that one. Entertainment was good --- usually SRO in BB Kings & Rolling Stone RR. We aren't trivia players, or coloring for adult types. Depending on which bar you went to, drinks were either very good or 'is this what I ordered'? Some wines/spirits were in short supply from mid-to end of the cruise. More info? -- just ask.

No but I bought a friends daughter one made with gum wrappers in Puerto Vallarta years ago.