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Lady Z - thank you so much for continuing to share your beautiful photos and Port commentary. We appreciate you keeping the thread going and sharing your voyage with all of us!

We’ll be on both of those with you! Then staying on for the PC eastbound sailing!

Wow! Your day looks amazing! Very glad you had a perfectly Royal day!

Beautiful! 😍 Thank you again for sharing your photos!

Love your photos Lady Z! Thank you for sharing! Busan looks like a wonderful place to visit! Glad you made the best of a poor weather day and still enjoyed your visit!

I have found that Cruise Planner item refunds are almost immediate. When we’ve had a sailing, and therefore CP items cancelled by Royal, the refunds can take much longer. Congratulations on your new home, and for getting the current home sold!

Thanks you for replying! We have the UDP on a few Radiance cruises later this year and hope to visit Samba for several dinners! Enjoy your cruise! Hope the Radiance was refreshed!

Samba has been on Radiance occupying the space on Deck 12 for more than a dozen years. The OP’s question is whether Samba is still onboard Radiance now that it has left drydock. Does anyone have the answer?

Wow! How exciting! Have a fantastic time!

Yep! We’ve only taken two cruises on the mega ships, and they were immediately after the Covid comeback, so much reduced capacity. We enjoyed those two cruises, but won’t be booking again with regular crowds. Just not for us. If they do build the smaller “Project Discovery” ships in the future, I’m sure they will follow the new norm and debut with ridiculous prices.

The Merritt Square Mall has looked like that for years! I too visit The Avenue at Viera. It is definitely closer than the Melbourne Mall, but it can be an expensive ride to get there if you don’t have a car.

I just keep an out of date AAA card in my travel bag to stick in the slot if I need it. 😉

Merritt Square Mall has a JC Penney, Dillards, Macys, and yes, a Bath & Body Works. The Mall also has a Books A Million, Ollie’s Bargain Store, and a very good Mexican Restaurant, Margarita Island. There are other assorted stores, but I don’t know what they are. The general Mall has not been well maintained, but the anchor stores mentioned above own their space and are fine. As long as you are happy with those stores, it’s fine to shop there.

Many times in dicey weather, it’s felt like we were blown in through the door to dinner! Always makes us laugh!

We love Izumi! Had the 10 Night Dining Package on each SA leg so we ate dinner at Izumi 3X each leg! It’s always delicious!