Marie51

Not sure about knives, but I have taken a pair of child scissors, I call them “kindergarten scissors” on several cruises and I’ve never had a problem.

There are envelopes for gratuities should you decide to give extra. Sometimes the cabin attendant leaves them in your cabin or otherwise you can get then at the guest service desk.

Call the hotel and talk to the person at the front desk, they would most likely know the information you want.

I agree, you’re not missing much. Menu is very limited and it’s only during certain hours.

Yes, thank you. We actually booked the Marriott at the senior rate so we’re all set.

Why don’t you fly home from Ft Lauderdale?

How do you fit a 24 inch blowup pool in those small showers?

We used Cortrans shuttle from the cruise port to MCO (Orlando airport) They picked us up at about 815am when we got off the ship and we were at the airport by 9 AM.

Yes, I remember that incident with the grandfather. Unfortunately, that was his fault. He was holding the child by an open window and worse than that he didn’t have a secure grip on her.

I’ve been traveling with young children in balcony cabins…..first my own and then grandchildren for the past 25 years. The thing is…. you have to actually watch them. It’s not that difficult.

I have also used Cortrans shuttle and had good results with them. Reliable and on time.

I’ve been checking trivago for a hotel room that we will need an August. It seems they have less expensive rooms that are nonrefundable, but I would never get that in case something goes wrong. The prices for their rooms that are refundable seem to be the same prices you can get anywhere else.

Consider getting two connecting cabins that is with a door connecting inside the cabins. We’ve been doing that for years and it’s the best set up.

When we left the ship at 8am we had booked Cortrans shuttle to take us to MCO. He picked us up at 8:15 and we were at the airport by 9:00. Easy to do as long as there are no delays.

Definitely go with the balcony.