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Tomorrow is today and I'm here to get this party started! 😆

Ha! I had a prior commitment too. But alas, I have officially touched down in Miami. Ready to get this party started. Wishing safe and speedy travels to you @

The Epic gets a bad rap. I have done two TA's on her and I think she is "unique", but I always have a good time. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the ship.

Thanks for the info! Just realized that may be a factor in the delayed upgrades decisions. Thanks again and have an awesome cruise yourself!

T-24 hours to go...Bags are packed, checked in with AA. Upgrade Advantage offer still shows "pending". Inventory has appeared to be fluctuating the last few days with balconies and ocean view cabins showing up intermittently only to go away quickly. This is a very full sailing so not much hope for an upgrade.

Will was the Assistant Cruise Director on my Getaway cruise in September 2022. He is quite interesting and approachable. And he was EVERYWHERE! It was noticeable because I normally do not even recall who the Cruise Director was on my cruises, so he was a good one.

Same. 🙂

Points will only get you to a balcony at the most. So on the ship you can either book an Inside or Oceanview (check your prices - sometimes there is not much difference) and then use your points to move to balcony. Inside to OV or OV to Balcony is 30K. Inside to Balcony is 60K. Once you have your balcony cabin assignment the Upgrade Advantage program kicks in and you should have the opportunity to BID on Haven, but that is no guarantee you will get it - also no guarantee how much you may have to bid. Also assume you use either NCL or a Travel Agent that participates in the program. I believe it is possible to PAY for an upgrade with NCL directly once you have the balcony cabin, but I have reached the end of my knowledge/experience and hopefully someone will come along that can provide some insight on that angle. I think @mscdivina2016 might have some experience with this, but I can't remember all the details. Good Luck!

I too have had this coupon showing on my account - didn't give it a second thought. Enjoy your cruise. I will be following along as I find this "Band Camp thing" interesting.😁

I cannot lie I always just pass this place by - I don't really have a sweet tooth, but that lemon cheesecake crepe has certainly got my attention! Oh my goodness that looks yummy...

I am truly jealous if you can get away with that for 15 days 😉

I'm on a back to back. November 2-12th and then November 12-26th. I plan to start working on that one when I get back from my Panama Canal cruise in May. It will be my first time on the Breakaway.

Following...I am on a similar itinerary for Breakaway in November.

Actual medications - original containers. Supplements go in a pill organizer.

I was getting a little antsy, but THE most important supply has finally arrived. These little buggers are getting harder and harder to find!

The Meet & Greet is Saturday, 04/22 at 10:30 AM in the Spinnaker Lounge - hope to see you there!

OK - I think I misunderstood. Let's start over. For the roll call there's a blue box upper right corner with the Itinerary and date of the rule. That will allow you to "follow"/join the roll call.

Here's the link to the google sheet tracking all the activities. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uIFTMPHSpbQePEz1CVBe_SOdWlmcJlWZp2aS1OyE9nc/edit#gid=1815695239

Welcome! To Cruise Critic, Cruising and all it entails..there is a pretty active roll call for this cruise so please join if you haven't already and if you would like to attend the Meet & Greet I'm sure you'll meet ALOT of people.

I will do my best to keep it interesting...

I tipped the Casino drink attendant $20 day 1 on my 9 day cruise and he would come find me if I wasn't playing my usual machine - I never went thirsty and neither did my travel companion and she didn't even have the drink package! Yeah, tipping helps. It didn't occur to me to go to the "source". I will see what happens next week. Bourbon is my favorite - thanks for the tip

So, was checking to see if I could determine if my upgrade was a possibility...OV, Balcony and Club Balcony all showing sold out - this may be my first time actually in an Inside... There are a few suites left so maybe bidding will open up a few of those lower level cabins. We shall see.

I am really looking forward to the cruise and I appreciate you taking the time to put these activities together.

Alright, it's T - 8 days, I'm about 1/3 of the way through "The Path Between the Seas". I have learned that the Sun does not have a Thermal Suite (I kept hoping to see pricing). Looks like the spa area is just for actual spa services. I do see both sauna and steam rooms so all is not lost. I guess that means I can go ahead and splurge for unlimited internet! I have not started packing just yet - probably Wednesday; and I am toying with the Starbucks package. I am not a fan of that god-awful burnt tasting coffee, but their mixed concoctions are pretty good. No word yet on my Upgrade Advantage bid - not expecting to hear anything until Monday, maybe even Tuesday. 🤞 Nothing in writing, but many first hand accounts of "free bag of laundry" every 7ish days for Platinum and above, so I am hoping to squeeze everything into my regular roller board that does not require being checked instead of my big Bubba which will definitely hold everything and will also definitely have to be checked. According to my roll call probability is high for cancelled port(s) as the State Department has upped the threat level for Americans travelling in a few of the South American countries on the itinerary. This was actually one of my reasons for going with NCL only excursions. I've got my Consumer Cellular SIM card activated. This was the first trip I was going to pre-book my Lyft ride to the airport. They want $27 to pre-book. Typical rate is between $15-$20 when requesting same day. Not a huge discrepancy, but I'd rather tip heavy than pay more for a scheduled ride. I use both Lyft and Uber so I'm sure it won't be an issue since the airport is less than 5 miles from my house.

Yikes! That is very late. Any info on what the delay might be?