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  1. Serious answer, as I do take your question seriously. The Mexican vanilla tends to have more floral and richer scent than real vanilla extract we can get in grocery stores in the states. I bake, and go through a large bottle, at least, at the holidays. We also use it year round. It flavors a variety of things beyond baked goods, in particular other dessert items including puddings, and coffees, sometimes a dash in some mixed drinks, lots of possibilities. We give it as gifts too, my baking friends and family appreciate it.
  2. Be prepared, bubble wrap, zip lock freezer bags and then wrap in t shirts. Ship home in checked baggage. Simple.
  3. We were going to be away for almost 2 months....and our county jury duty office is a joke. Jury duty is worse than being in kindergarten with all their crazy restrictions, and lack of working beverage options.
  4. It is true, we have been on the Enchanted off and on this winter, and have no issue reaquesting and receiving real butter everytime we request it.
  5. We simply request real butter "salted butter" and get it the dining room. It is also on the buffet. They are rectangular or square pieces. If you manage to have the same waiter in the MDR for the length of the cruise, they will remember.
  6. No, they give you a sticker for the bottle so that when you take it to the dining room it indicates corkage has already been paid.
  7. Yes, Southwest participates, and this service is only available in Ft. Lauderdale and Seattle. Enchanted seems to be doing RT sailings from Ft, Lauderdale for the season.
  8. The math on Plus v. Premier for a wine drinker depends upon how many glasses you are going to drink a day. Are you going to make up the $20 a day difference with the up charge plus 18% tip (on the upcharge amount only) or not? There are other benefits in the premier package beyond the higher $$$ per drink limit, but they are only of value if they are something you would use anyway. Last time I checked, Caymus was $28 a glass, not including tip. Vines uses Reidel crystal to serve the wines, and they don't want the glasses taken elsewhere on the ship, so be kind and request a "to go" wine glass (not Reidel but still glass) if you are going to walk away. Both packages offer a 25% discount on wines by the bottle.
  9. Yes, was able to defer without an issue. The clerk actually asked what month would be most convenient for me. We were moving my parents into a continuing care facility the week jury duty was scheduled. But, that wasn't where you live. Hope you can defer without a hassle. I have also gotten a jury duty summons arrive in the very late afternoon the day before we left for a long trip/cruise. I had to call between flights the next day to tell them we were on the way out of town, and get that one deferred. That was quite easy too. And it was with 2 weeks notice before the scheduled date. We can now go line and enter an excuse - it finally got easier.
  10. We did not ask them to do that, we don't tend to use Sanctuary as DH cannot tolerate much sun at all. However, if you are in GO Lounge, they will have the onboard concierge do that before boarding begins (if you are there before boarding starts). The GO lounge opens about 8 am as I recall.
  11. We received a call 5 or 6 days before sailing and the email with the address about 2 days ahead.
  12. We were not able to book using the app, but the suite concierge took care of our reservation when we got on the ship - not a problem at all.
  13. The GO Lounge is only in Ft. Lauderdale, and it is not inside the port area, just outside by a couple of blocks. It is different from the Suite and Elite waiting area inside the port, after check in is complete (and it really doesn't exist anymore). There are wheelchairs at the pier for embarkation and disembarkation. If you are invited to the GO Lounge they will coordinate that for you. If you have someone in your party using a wheelchair, do not worry about green lane or blue lane, there is a separate check in lane for mobility challenged passengers and you will want to stay together in that area. BUT, if you are in the GO Lounge, they will take care of coordinating everything, including retrieving a medallion that was to be picked up at check in, and bring it back to the GO Lounge for you. They will either bring a wheelchair to the GO Lounge or have one waiting at the pier when they take you over there. The GO Lounge team completely escorts you through to the gangway to the ship.
  14. People need to be aware that concierge lounges only exist on Royal class ships. Also many of us drink at many hours of the day not just 5 to 7. The minibar is not refillable so on longer cruises it can be gone quickly. We always sail in suites and get the plus package I was responding to the OP who is sailing on the Enchanted. They have a concierge lounge, She stated they do not drink alcohol. But if you wanted sodas, they are included in the minibar. We are not heavy drinkers so the packages don't really make sense for us on the Royal Class ships most of the time. Everyone needs to do the math for themselves, but it helps to know that there are certain amenities included with the suites that have concierge lounges in making the decision.
  15. We have not found a need for the Plus or Premium packages when sailing in a full suite on the Enchanted. In addition to the suite minibar set up, you can get lattes or cappuccino 24/7 in the concierge lounge, as well as bottled water. You can get specialty coffe and champagne/mimosas with suite breakfast in the Crown Grill, and just about any drink you wish from 5 to 7 in the Concierge lounge as complimentary. I cannot help with ressies for Sanctuary, but if you do get an invitation to the GO Lounge, accept it and get there fairly early. The concierges in there will contact the shipboard concierge, who will make your reservations with the Sanctuary staff, and can also handle any specialty dining reservations you wish to make. Go Lounge will take your luggage, and they will also transport you to the pier (they will have a wheelchair waiting for you if you alert them to the need) and shepherd you very quickly through the security checkpoint and entry to the ship. If you go directly to the pier, you will still have a quick embarkation process as there are special lanes for wheelchairs, no worries regarding that. But, that doesn't guarantee that you will make it in person to the Sanctuary to book a lounger. You might not have any difficulty securing the much more expensive cabana reservations for the duration of your cruise. Hope this was of help to you.
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