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I tried to book specialty dining just now and it kept giving me an error when I tried to pay. I finally gave up and booked through the app with no problems.

You're welcome! Glad you were able to change your booking. The Havana area is so nice. I always stay in a Havana cabin when I'm on a Vista class ship.

Only difference is that on Vista the aft balconies on decks 6 and 7 are Havana cabins, while decks 8 and 9 are not. For that reason alone I prefer decks 6 and 7. On Horizon, all four decks are Havana cabins.

On Excel class ships, none of the aft extended balconies have full privacy. We stayed on deck 15 on Mardi Gras and it was partially covered, but if we stood at the railing people could look down on us. We had a lounger on Mardi Gras, and there are also loungers on the Havana aft extended balconies on the Vista class ships.

Have a great trip! I did this itinerary on Horizon in May 2022. I did that same walking tour in Curacao. A guy named Rayay was our guide and he was great. Learned a lot of history and I loved seeing all the street art, but it was quite hot that day. Since you have a car in Aruba, may I suggest checking out Zeerovers for lunch, if you like seafood. Freshly caught seafood, good prices, views of the water. My husband still talks about wanting to go back there.

That's her! When I saw her full name on my receipt on Vista last week, it immediately rang a bell and then I suddenly remembered seeing her face before too. My husband asked her what ships she was on before and she said she was on Mardi Gras at Brass Magnolia so I figured that was where I knew her from. We asked her if she knew Jennifer from Mexico (another favorite) and she said they were together on Mardi Gras so I knew that was it. When I got home, I looked back at my notes from my Mardi Gras cruises (I write notes/reviews of every cruise) and I had written down "Melissa from Brass Magnolia" as one of the notable team members I wanted to mention in the survey. She's amazing! She called me Martini Girl because that's what I would always order lol.

I always do the same thing. It's usually just my first initial lol.

Did the steak and cheese taste better without the extra side of attitude? 😂

I also pointed out that there were two yesterday. It's definitely the same lady.

That's crazy that you still had an unpleasant interaction with the deli lady. She really did seem to be in a much better mood when I ate there yesterday. Just goes to show how different people can have entirely different experiences on the same cruise.

There's a 2nd person working the deli today. And the first lady seems to have a much more pleasant attitude. I even saw her smile lol.

Those sunglasses are horrible. I love them lol.

It was through an independent company, St. Thomas Adventure Tours. That was the one excursion I was most looking forward to, because they guarantee that you'll see turtles. Oh well. We did end up doing the Sky Ride to Paradise Point. I just polished off a bushwhacker and it was unexpectedly strong. Now we're off to find some food. They have food here at Paradise Point but husband wants jerk chicken and rice and the lady at the ticket booth recommended a place nearby so we're going to check it out.

The steak and cheese is my favorite thing from the deli. I discovered it on my last cruise and now it's the only thing I get from there. The lady working at the deli now was also there in December and her attitude hasn't changed since then. She does almost kinda give me a sort of half smile when she sees me, but I also don't make any special requests so maybe that's why lol. I feel for her because she always seems to be the only person working and there are usually long lines of people waiting. They really need another person making sandwiches. Anyway, my St. Thomas excursion just got cancelled because of rip currents so I have no idea what to do today. Maybe I'll do the Sky Ride since I've never done it before.

I found you (and Mama and B)! 😁 Nice meeting you all. Loved the glasses!