Bahbert

Thanks so much for the live review; I just found it and have been catching up. I'm on the Mardi Gras in January and this is a great look at it all. I'm ticked they switched our itinerary from San Juan to Nassau; your pics of the town make me bummed I'll miss it. But I'll still be cruising, so no complaints! Don't forget to check out the Havana bar.

Looks like this is happening across the board. Just commented in another thread about dates from 12/31/22 to 4/13/23 that were also moved from San Juan to Nassau. Bummer.

Anyone know why? I know a number of itineraries have been changed from San Juan this past year, and was worried this might happen to ours. But the email indicated cruises from12/31/22 - 4/13/23 were changed, which means the Mardi Gras won't be going there for a while. Mechanical issues with the dock? Politics?

Great review, thanks! One question about the above: Does this apply to all assigned dining, regardless of time? We usually get late dining but one of the reasons I might want to make reservations for a specialty restaurant is to eat earlier in order to catch a show we might otherwise miss due to our dining time.

We recently renewed our passports. I mailed them in around the beginning of May and they marked them received on the 13th. We got them back on June 30, so that was within the stated timeframe. I assume new passports would be completed within a similar period, but I don't know that for certain.

Question about this room, specifically: Is the bed closer to the bathroom or the balcony?

I understand that it’s each country’s rules that govern passport requirements. But if we’re just visiting for the day (Mexico, Belize, and Honduras), do we really need more than six months left on our passports? Ours expire 5 months after we return, and I’m worried about not having time to get an expedited passport renewal back in time (early April). We can cruise with birth certificates but would prefer to use our passports… either our current ones with 5 months left on them or brand-new ones that I’m not sure about getting in time. Just trying to decide what to do.