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Sounds like it was the perfect cruise! What an awesome review and it makes me more excited to be leaving on Saturday on the Enchanted. I have 2 reservations for The Catch and am excited to be back there and to try out O'malley's pub. I'm a sucker for an Irish Pub and spend quite a bit of time at one here in town.

Beautiful picture of blue skies and the blue sea.

Coming from you, that's is a major endorsement!! Glad to hear you had such a wonderful cruise. @Cruise Raider

@Astro Flyer so glad to hear that you had such a great view of the event. Hope the cruise was fantastic all the way around.

I only mentioned that the Doubletree was a Hilton property as the OP was looking for Marriot properties only. You are right, that is Casablanca on the Bay. They have a great happy hour.

I've had my muster station be in the art gallery which was difficult for anyone to needed to sit while waiting for it to start. That clearly was pre covid.

Here is the latest update with some dates.... FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., (April 13, 2024) – Princess Cruises today announced it is making a significant enhancement to the main dining options found across its fleet, designed to give guests the ultimate in flexibility and choice when it comes to their dining experience by offering three table service options – Traditional, Reservable, or Walk-in Anytime - coupled with the brand’s industry exclusive OceanNow location-based “anywhere” service. With a dedication to personal preference and individualized service, Princess will designate separate dining rooms aboard every ship in the fleet* to the three table service options – one dedicated to traditional dining offering an early and a late seating every evening; one offering reservable dining times; and a third with open seating to support walk-ins anytime. The three table service options integrate with the line’s unparalleled OceanNow, which provides guests the convenience of ordering anything, anytime, and receiving it anywhere onboard, making Princess uniquely positioned to accommodate all guest dining preferences. Making all dining formats available fleetwide follows the resounding success of this new approach already implemented aboard the new Sun Princess. With the stunning introduction of the new next level Love Boat came the debut of three-story dining room with one floor dedicated to traditional dining, another serving guests with a flexible reservation and a third for anytime walk-ins. “Our guests have been delighted with the dining flexibility aboard Sun Princess and we’re pleased to extend the concept to all the other ships in our fleet,” said Sami Kohen, Princess Cruises vice president of food and beverage. “Now whether guests prefer an early seating every evening, or change things up every night, or even change their mind, these flexible dining options ensure that their dining preference is effortlessly accommodated.” Starting on April 15, 2024, the new approach will launch on Princess voyages departing September 14, 2024 and beyond. To support these changes and the transition to the new system, main dining reservations that already have been made for voyages sailing September 14 and beyond for any ship except Sun Princess will be cancelled. Main dining reservations for guests sailing through September 13 will not be affected. Starting June 17, booked guests will be able to use the app ahead of their voyage to opt for traditional seating in a dedicated dining room with the same waiter, same table and same time each night, or flexible dining, allowing them to enjoy dinner at any available time and table size of their choosing in either the Reservable or Open Seating dining rooms. This change does not affect guests booked in specialty dining restaurants or suite or reserve collection accommodations, who enjoy a dedicated dining room on Princess ships, where no reservations are required.

Did you have any excursions booked that perhaps got canceled?

Thank you for finding that and posting it. I was just about crying I was laughing so much.

That's great to hear, thank you for the update on him.

No way will you be able to do an Uber XL for that but there is an Uber XXL over in Miami. While it can take the riders very comfortably, I'm not sure that it will fit 6 large suitcases.

As long as it's not rush hour, it's about a 15-18 minute drive into Brickell. if you are looking for a way to spend a few hours, then it's worth it. Brickell City Centre is nice, lots of restaurants and places to have cocktails. You can also walk down to the water and see the port. If you are just looking for a place to have dinner, then I'm not sure I would go all the way there.

I'll try and remember to ask if they would have them next week while on the enchanted.

Wow, that's incredible. Hope you have a fantastic cruise.

I asked once and was told no so never bothered to ask again.