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Loved this picture! Thanks for sharing both of the Brown Booby pictures.

Thanks for including your Disney stay in your review, Laurie! I really enjoyed seeing WDW from your perspective. While you did a lot of our favorite things, you also did some that we’ve never done, or it has been a while and it’s time to go back and do them again. We board Allure in 9 days for a B2B and as usual a whole bunch of things that must be taken care of asap have appeared so WDW may need to wait until after we get home. I’ll still be able to follow your TAmthough!

Thank you for sharing your Virginia International Tattoo pictures with us. I enjoyed seeing them. 😀

Thanks for taking us with you on Symphony! Your timing is perfect for getting me through my last days before our Allure cruise. We board her on the 29th. 🛳️😎 Hope you come home with some good winnings this time and that your new purple luggage that we haven’t seen yet and you and your DH as well have a safe trip.

Aw, I completely forgot to look for the rocket 🚀 launch today! We were down in the Disney area this afternoon for a medical appointment for DH and then met some friends for dinner so we were a lot closer than seeing a launch from our house. It would have been a much better view than what we have at home. Laurie, I loved your dinner and fireworks around the monorail. We used to do that a lot before we moved down here. Might be time to give it another try. We also like dinner around the Boardwalk and even dinner around the Skyliner. You and your friends are really doing a great job with your Disney planning. You’re getting a lot done and seem to be having a great time doing it!

I’m glad to hear that you’ve found a way to get your chair fixed. There are lots of steep ramps at WDW where brakes would certainly come in handy! Never mind once you’re on the ship where it might be a bit more difficult to get your chair fixed. Maybe grab a few extra screws at the repair shop in case you have any more problems. It’s going to be heating up the next couple days so be sure to keep up with your hydration, sunscreen and cooling breaks. Sounds like you’re having a great time at WDW.

One more Beach Club question. I think we would prefer a later lunch time since we will probably just end up snacking for dinner after our big lunch. Did the restaurant seem to be functioning normally later in the afternoon or were they busy packing up or running out of food later in the afternoon? We will be making a reservation. I’m thinking maybe around 2:00. What do you think? Too late?

Thank you very much for this Beach Club report and pictures! It is exactly what I’ve been hoping to find. On previous Coco Cay trips I have resisted booking the Beach Club due to the price. Then the price kept going up! 😱 However, on our last Coco Cay stops it was just way too packed with people to suit us, so I started looking for bargains. I first booked us into Hideaway beach but really didn’t think the vibe there would be what we were looking for. Then I found the Beach Club on sale! $76.99 for our upcoming Allure cruise and currently at $114.99 for Wonder cruise in September. It was a no brainer to cancel Hideaway and book the Beach Club! Maybe I’ll get really lucky and the price for our Wonder cruise will drop to the price we got on Allure. That would be awesome! Is it really worth it to head out early and get seats by the pool? I’m a beach person myself but I think DH might prefer the pool. I don’t really care about the big beds much, but was pool seating I still available later in the morning? I think I’m a lot more excited about going to the Beach Club than I ever thought I would be! 😎

@Teeara, that quirky balcony looked interesting. I tend to like rooms that are a little quirky like that one. I’m going to check out the deck plan for that room. @RobInMN, thank you for the transit video. It was very interesting to watch. @BillB48, thank you for all of the information about how ships are moved through the canal during their transit. I found it very interesting. .

I am so very much not a morning person. No matter how I try to be one it just doesn’t work for me. I love your suggestion! 😂 On the other hand I might stay up for the start of the transit, go have breakfast, then go in and take a nap during the heat of the day. That strategy probably wouldn’t work for most “normal” people but has worked well for me before when very early mornings were necessary.

Laurie, I don’t know if you found anything yet but check out the Dis abilities forum on the Disboards. https://www.disboards.com/threads/wheelchair-repairs.1598176/ Hope you’re able to get the chair fixed.

Thank you very much for a great review! I loved following along with you.

My surgically repaired legs wouldn’t have done very well with all of that standing either. I will have to keep that in mind if I manage to get a Panama Canal cruise planned.I know those leg cramps all too well.

Great pictures @Teeara and @RobInMN! Thank you! Guess you had some “bonus” time in the canal. I hope you were able to enjoy your canal transit in spite of all of the delays.

I’ve seen that saying on tee shirts as well as door signs. Amazon, I’m pretty sure is where I saw them. I have the same problem with cruises that seem to book themselves! 😂 Most of our recent cruises have been on the mega ships. It seemed so strange to see such lower numbers on the most traveled board until I remembered that you were on Adventure. I think I’m about ready to let some of the smaller ships start booking themselves because those smaller ships are just as awesome as the big girls and have a lot more flexibility as to where they can go.

I’m enjoying the little touch of Disney to start your trip, and looking forward to seeing Wonder through your eyes as we’ll be boarding her for our first time in September. We’ve enjoyed sailing on all of the other Oasis class sisters and love all of them so we’re looking forward to our time on Wonder. Our next up though is Allure at the end of this month.

Have a great day going through the canal!

Glad you made it safely to WDW! Flower and Garden is always beautiful there. Reminds me, we need to plan an Epcot run soon. We have yet to ride Guardians. I’m glad to hear that you liked it. From what I’ve heard, I’m sure we will too. Hopefully soon. Enjoy your Disney time. Looks like great weather for your visit.

There actually was a rocket launch tonight. It was scheduled to go up at around 9:22 PM. I didn’t see it myself but our friends have a much better view from their place and they did see it go. You probably could have seen it from the ship. I love your itinerary. Almost wish I’d booked your sailing instead of our Allure B2B at the end of the month. It’s a good thing we love the ship because after numerous changes our itinerary bears absolutely no resemblance to what we originally booked. We’ll have fun anyway. I’m looking forward to following along with you on Adventure. 🛳️

Awesome! Thank you for sharing!

Great sailaway scenery!

Have you been able to log into the app yet? Many of us, me included, could only log in after we changed our password. Some people are saying they need to change their password more than once. I haven’t had to do that - yet! I’m loving the start of your review! Great pictures from Norfolk!

@twangster, thank you very much for this wonderful, informative and entertaining review. Your pictures, as always were awesome as well. I really hope I will be able to go on a Galapagos excursion of my own at some point. Unfortunately for me, now is not that time as obligations on the home front need to take priority. That said, your pictures and descriptions gave me a feel for what my future experience might be like and I thank you very much for that. You mentioned that you already have another Galapagos cruise booked. Do you mind sharing when that will be so I can follow along with you rather than months later like I’ve done this time? If I can’t go myself right now then following along with you would be the next best thing! Thanks

I gave in and changed my password. Got into my cruise planner and saw that the price had dropped on an excursion I wanted to buy. Clicked on the purchase tab and got the following message posted below. My guess is that by the time they’re “back soon “ the sale will be long gone.

I couldn’t log in yesterday. Still can’t today. It sure would be nice if someone from corporate would let us know what going on. I’m not getting my hopes up though. I may have to break down and change my password sooner rather than later.