Gardener5b
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Central IN
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Celebrity
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Caribbean
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We had a great view of the eclipse...fewer clouds than originally predicted. It was so cool, yet eerie, how light it stayed until the first moment of totality. The temperature dropped over 10 degrees, and the wind picked up. Unfortunately, none of our photos did it justice. It was pretty cool that all of our neighbors were out, the church down the street rang bells for several minutes. An amazing sight to behold.
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We are in the path of totality, with expected time of 3 minutes 29 seconds. They are expecting crazy amounts of traffic in our area. Several major roadways have been designated for emergency vehicle access, and they are warning residents that cell phone coverage will probably be overwhelmed. They are even starting our weekly trash pick up to begin at 5am to be off the streets ahead of the eclipse. Thankfully we don't have to travel. We have our Eclipse glasses, so are all set to watch from our home.
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So we are Diamond+ on Royal, and by association, Elite on Celebrity. Both have their strengths. The loyalty program on Royal appeals more to us than Celebrity, especially since we don't need go buy a drinks package. But Celebrity has some unique itineraries, and perhaps slightly better food (although we like to sail in Aqua class due to Blu). But prices can be less expensive on Royal, especially if you don't want to sail the newest/greatest ships, which we don't. Entertainment on Royal is good, and we like the adult only solariums. But we do miss the T-Pool on Celebrity M-class ships. I think the specialty restaurants are better on Celebrity. It really all comes down to price/itinerary.
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We were watching these November flights, as we are on the Voyager transatlantic arriving in Port Canaveral on 11/26 (two days before Thanksgiving). We found a great non-stop price on Wednesday but would have required an overnight stay in Orlando. For only $40 more, we can fly out on Tuesday afternoon (same day as our arrival) with no hotel stay. And we can get our dogs out of boarding on Wednesday, which is a big win.