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Maine and Massachusetts have until April 17th to file because of Patriots Day yesterday and Emancipation Day in Washington DC today. We filed on Friday since we have to pay too.

Yes, I am aware of that. We are on Odyssey in November. Looking at the schedule, it looks like they have a gap in the schedules and no Royal ship is there for Jersey Week. Don't ever remember that happening in the past.

January. You just have to google it and find out when it is year to year as it changes. Royal Caribbean will have a flyer too as some years the ship that is having a partial charter for it sails from Florida, not Bayonne.

Not sure too many get fall school breaks. October 14 is Columbus Day and kids have that off but that is the week before you are considering. We have sailed from Bayonne in that timeframe because it can be cheaper. There are always kids but certain weeks can just be bad out of Bayonne, like Jersey Week and Yeshiva Week.

You sailed out of Bayonne over Halloween?

Yes. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/what-are-coca-cola-freestyle-machines

Halloween week can be busy but fun. Either of the weeks you list shouldn't be too bad. I would absolutely avoid the week after Halloween as it aligns with Jersey Week, which is a week all the kids are off school in New Jersey and is typically a very kid heavy, busy week on whatever ship is sailing from New Jersey at the time.

The strenuous part could be getting yourself on and off the catamaran. We have done an excursion at that port that had a ladder off the back you had to get yourself up on to get back on the boat, with a strong current that actually swept one person under the boat. I was able to get back on but it was challenging. They did also have a dingy that they were taking people from the boat to the shore and some were opting for that as they knew they couldn't reboard from the water. Not sure if this excursion would have that option.

@dani negreanu Dani, adding my thoughts and prayers for your family's safety.

I haven't had issues until today. App recognizes me with facial recognition but wants password too. Had to reset the password to get into the app. Website worked fine.

I also watched the opening day ceremonies. They did a wonderful job with American Pie and all the highlights of the season and the Wakefields and Larry Lucchino. Even the choice of "You'll Be in My Heart" as the walk out song was perfect.

Glad you saw it. My Mom said it was a big nothing. I asked her if she put the glasses on and looked at the sun and she said no, she only watched the tv. 😨 I told her to go outside and put on the glasses and look but she only went to the hallway window, but she finally saw it. 🙂

That's too bad. We are at about 50% coverage right now. Really cool to see it. We are only going to be at around 90% covered at the max for our area. Still worth seeing. Traffic north was gridlocked all morning, so glad I didn't try to go to northern NH.

We aren't even 1/8th covered yet. We have clouds but sun isn't blocked by them yet.

Just went out and checked here. Barely starting to cover here, just a tiny nick of the edge covered. Glasses work great though!

I am glad you guys are alright! Sounds like it was very scary. Someone is making you earn those martinis! 😄 😇

We are outside of Boston and didn't feel it at my house but they are saying that areas like Boston that are built on sediment are more likely to feel it. The Weston observatory shows 6 minutes of movement but it wasn't felt by the people there, just recorded by their equipment.

I am glad he doesn't need surgery. Therapy can work wonders. That is a weight off your shoulders. Make sure you take care of yourself too. I know you are a worrier. 🙂

If you are asking about Royal Up, I got an email to bid on cabins for my May cruise, 90 days prior to sailing. You can upgrade their cabin anytime you want if there are cabins available by just calling and paying the difference in fare.

@DaniDanielle How is Charlie doing? Did you get his MRI results back?

Did you check prices today? Mine are down to $69.99 but the cruises are this year, not 2025. Might be worth checking out though.

Wow, Marietta, that is beautiful!

Royal Caribbean's website says that cabin sleeps 4. I did see another cruise website that says it is only 3 but that website has lots of errors. Your cabin should have a sofabed that sleeps two. Anthem's sofabeds have a trundle that pulls out and can be set at a lower level so that each person has their own space or set at the same level for one large bed. Sofabed will be by the balcony and main bed by the bathroom.

I remember that accident. Those people killed were actually family members of someone who posts in this forum. 😞🙏🏻

Fill out the special needs form before your cruise. It says it should be in 30 days prior to sailing. Once onboard, I would talk to guest services if there is nothing in your room describing what the procedures are. Someone will likely put reserved signs on seats for the shows you have reserved, like they do for star class passengers. I have seen a reserved area for deaf passengers before and a sign language interpreter signing the entire show. We had actually spoken to him at one show we went to as he sat near us and was scouting out the show that he was signing for people the next night.