balcony bound

I just realized how much longer your journey is, and want to thank you again for sharing. Hope your new roommate doesn't snore. 😀

That is part of the space center beach. When DH worked at the space center, we used to fish there all the time. It's lovely.

I don't think you understand the facts. They get your address from the credit card you used. They purchase amazon prime with it, then they send you packages. It's not from your account.

Well, since you didn't actually purchase it, that doesn't help. When I reported the packages to Amazon they didn't give me much information at all, got more info from the driver they sent to pick them up. Probably too hard for folks to figure out unless you are a scammer.

Funny. We were packing for debarkation one trip. I said I can't get this suitcase zipped. DH, who never hears me, says wear the bathrobe home 😆 Oddly, 90% of cruises I lose weight.

Ever since they changed the teas and started charging for the flavors, I started bringing my own. I pack it anyway, so not a big deal.

I'm not really sure unless they were putting claims in on misdelivered packages. They had also charged an additional prime membership to my card. Scammers find a way.

Well I agree with you. I have a couple experiences with my credit card getting hacked in port, and it was NOT all dismissed by the CC company in one case. In another, I started receiving hundreds of Amazon packages and I never figured out how that scam was working but the Amazon guy that picked up all the packages (after contacting them to figure it out) said it happens frequently (they also had put through another Prime subscription). One of those happened in Costa Maya, the other at Mahogany Bay. We take enough cash for drinks or small purchases and a credit card not to be used unless we have a true emergency, like missing the ship for some reason. Honestly, we don't spend much in port anymore - after a while, seen that done that sets in.

Wow. Thanks for taking us with you!

You might think about taking bonine (or whatever) every day since it takes a while to work...might help, and I don't think you're seeing the last of a lot of motion.

I'm sure the scale is wrong.

Wow. So sorry. Glad this is a long vacation for you and hope you have lots of good days ahead.

Views I live for. Awesome - thanks!

I would guess most will pick the first ship they sailed on. That first cruise is such an amazing experience, nothing ever really tops it.

I prefer evening service as well. You're right, they aren't crazy about it.

Yes that's the one I was thinking of.

Them are girl buttons.

Here's what I saw regarding the cabin mate "A statement from the cruise line, however, said his cabin mate actually last saw him around 7 a.m. “around the time the debarkation of guests was beginning.” https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/09/07/coast-guard-suspends-search-off-miami-for-missing-carnival-cruise-ship-passenger/ Whole thing is really weird! Reminds me of a long ago story about a young woman who went missing from a ship and was never found.

I saw one report that he did have a cabin mate.

I'd love to know why. Over the 18 years or so we've been visiting HMC it has become less of a draw to us. The ships got bigger making it so much more crowded, the cabanas steadily increased in price to the point of not worth it for us. We had our last cabana a few months ago. HMC is just No longer on my radar. Kinda sad.

When ours did that it needed a new battery.

That's just... wrong!!

We live about 15 minutes from Port Canaveral. We no longer cruise out of any other port. Reading things like Saint Greg's difficulties only reinforces our choice LOL.

Says who?

You might have to resort to the cabin phone. I think it's still $1.99 a minute.