MeganGC1983

Cleaned up dinner and found the littles watching “Titanic”. Colton is obsessed with it. If it’s on, he’s watching. Briley wanted to know if there were still men in the bows shoveling coal.

Thanks for joining us!

New shoes that are not unicorn colors. She’ll survive. I ran car pool. I’m making dinner. Page 3… getting thirsty. Cheers yall.

Hello! Is it me you’re looking for?! 😆

Glad you’re here!

I really believe it’s from hitting at practice. It’s her lead foot. Just ordered her some new Nikes and awaiting the text from Academy to say they are ready for pick up. She’s mad they aren’t unicorn colors. And she’s correct. They are not unicorn colors but they will last at least 8 weeks. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Glad to have you and Patti as always.

Hugs back. Thanks for coming along.

The kids club, while fantastic, get a little redundant. How many bracelets can an 8 year old make before it feels like a sweat shop?! I’m not sure if my kids will even make it on this ship, but they will go to sign ups. We are pretty packed with wall climbing, floRider, ice skating and shows. But we will see.

There’s 3 days left of school. In true school fashion, there’s gonna be 554 things to do, wear and get ready for. Also, these shoes, for my middle, are 6 weeks old. Mr. Megan asked if they were made of paper mache. This is the life of a 4th grade softball player. 😏

Welcome! Glad to have you.

Yes, and the kids were a little upset about that. I’m not, secretly. It gives me anxiety. Truth be told, I toured Allure in June 2023 when she was at Galveston. I feel like with a 9, 10 & 13 year old we can navigate it, not get too lost, and have some fun on a 4 nighter. The Carnival Dream was 8 days and by the second sea day… one sea day, 4 ports, two seas on the way back… they were bored, over the kids club and had decided long cruising was not for them unless super port intensive. Hope I can help with the short cruise real-ness. 😉

Walking you down memory lane! Thanks for coming along.

Miss you! Ready for February and the Jubilee! Tell your husband I said HELLO!

You got it!

New live, who dis?!

Hey! Hey! Let’s get it.

It’s enough time to get in enough trouble with the kids. They don’t need wrap sheets at such tender ages. 😏

We can compare notes to see what’s worthy.

Parking… normally, we are Parking Spot people. But I think they’ve lost their minds. I’ve been watching their parking prices for months and the cheapest Parking Spot 2, uncovered, prepaid was $9.75 a day. They’ve been running promos, emailing me, texting me, app has been on fire with “codes”. Today is 30% off… and it’s $13.75 a day. Hard pass. We can park in the garage (roof) at Love Field for $10 a day. And in the garage for $12. That saves us shuttle time. I’m good. I’ll park at the actual airport.

Speaking of drink packages, I’m usually a liquid iv girl. After reading @sid_9169 and recently… well yesterday with @mamiamjo I decided to try something new to me this cruise. Like Mamiamjo, I’m thinking BYTOX is too expensive, so I ordered these. We shall see how they work. Hope they match my tan. 😆

The good news about that is you can always cancel and rebook at a cheaper price if it goes lower. When I first started looking… it was the buy one get one 50% off promo. That is not the cheapest. Pretty sure I bought it for 30% off, then repriced it for 35% off. It’s a pain and more than you wanna spend, but once you are onboard it’s crucial.

One thing I can say I’m not looking forward to is the food on this cruise. Obviously, food is subjective, but I think we can all collectively agree that cruise line food has gone downhill overall. Carnival, you can only get a decent meal in specialty dining. I suspect Royal, these days, will be the same. Last time I sailed RC, it was the days of midnight buffets and real elegant nights. I was super excited about eating on Celebrity and was let down. Maybe, if I don’t get my hopes up, I’ll be pleasantly surprised. Virgin Voyages is my current go to for food.

Just got off the phone with Cocoa Beach shuttle. After trying out a handful of shuttle services to/from MCO we’ve found Cocoa Beach Shuttles to be the best and the cheapest. As always, YMMV. After crunching the numbers, we will uberXL or LyftXL from MCO to the Best Western. It runs about $10 cheaper than a shuttle after tip. We will use Cocoa Beach shuttle on the return trip just because it’s a guarantee. We won’t be scrambling outside the port waiting on an Uber. Our ride is scheduled and paid for-$110. The only problem I have with Cocoa Beach shuttles is you make an online reservation, then you have to call in and pay. And there’s always a hold time. Anyhow, ten minutes later, I have a confirmation text & email.

Pre-cruise accommodations… somehow, the fact that there will be 5 of us in cabin hit me hard before I booked the night before hotel stay. I wanted to get as much space for all of us as possible. Enter the family suite at the Best Western Cocoa Beach. I’m normally a Bonvoy or at least Hampton Inn type of gal, but none of those in the area were offering much in the way of family suites. I wanted some beach access. Best Western checked that box. It had an “Excellent” score on reviews. A couple of others did not, so for $175, I went with it. Breakfast included. We will see how it goes.