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Josprince, the Elvis show is no longer. I think the guy retired. I’ve been here 33 years. Originally from nyc. This is my first ta cruise and my partners third time. He’s so chill about it all and I’m the nervous nelly. 
Let’s meet for a cocktail for sure! Is there a meet and mingle on this cruise? I’ve always been a cruise leader and set them up. This is the first cruise that I’m doing as a real passenger. 
Can NOT wait for Saturday!! 

I’m actually being taken on this trip of a lifetime by the man of a lifetime!! 
It is something I never in a million years thought I’d be booked on, and at 64 yrs old, you could say this has been on my bucket list for a very very long time…

I am so very fortunate. 
LobsterStalker, you will make that happen! I have faith. 😉

I have patches in case I’m seasick which has never happened and layering is the only way to travel! We were in Denver last month and even in 30 degrees it got warm and we peeled. 
I am packing with layering in mind all the way. Light things that can be layered and a foldable backpack to put the layers that come off. 
I am still concerned with being outside on the ship but I guess a couple of hoodies should be suffice. I also have a lightweight northface jacket that ill

probably pack. 

Thanks! My other half has been many times and I’ve been to Milan only. We have three nights in Rome, one night the ballet, then on to the amalfi coast and three days to wing it. Then the Italian open tennis match for our last day before a night in Lisbon. 

We are leaving on the Odyssey od the Seas on April 22, for the two week transatlantic cruise. I have never sailed across the Atlantic and I’m wondering what to expect weather-wise when I’m outside on the ship? 
Do I pack springtime lighter clothing, or warmer jeans and light jacket? I’m already straight with what to wear inside the ship, but I’ve always cruises to the Caribbean and never transatlantic. 
Any feedback will be so great! I’m trying not to overpack for the first time in my life because we will also be traveling Italy for a week after we disembark in Rome. 
Thanks in advance!!! 

this post is directed specifically at guardhouse...

i work for nordstrom!!! my store is in south florida and i want to apologize for anyone in my company that did not respond to your wife.

in my store we go above and beyond ANY call of duty to serve ALL of our customers, handicapped and able bodied. i am embarrassed to say the least. if you were treated that way in my store, there is no question that my store manager would have rectified the problem immediately if not sooner!!!

here's a perfect example...last sunday i was working in my men's furnishings dept. when an elderly gentleman was shopping. he walked with a cane and must have lost his balance, because he fell! needless to say he scared me 1/2 to death, but my ONLY thought was to make sure he was ok. i ran to him to make sure he was awake and alert. my store manager and my loss prevention people were at his side in a flash! we got our wheelchair for him, a bottle of cool water and asked him if he wanted us to call 911. he didn't. he was taken by a bus from his community to the mall and was being picked up by them as well. i took him in the wheelchair over to our food court, got him lunch, and stayed with him for the next 3 hours until his bus arrived!!! now...i could have "dumped" him in the food court and been done with it...but that is just not the nordstrom way!!!! i stayed and talked to the fellow and made sure he was ok until his bus came. i also alerted the driver to the fact that he'd fallen and would he please make sure the nurses on call were made aware as well.

when i got back to the store, my manager was proud of the fact that i stayed with him so long and didn't rush back to the selling floor.

i might add that i, myself am handicapped from a car accident 15 years ago. depsite my ailments, i'm able to work and stand and remember to be mindful of others. the more i work for nordstrom, the more i realize how important that is!

please come back to our beautiful store!!! don't let a couple of bad apples ruin your "nordy" experience! if you do came back...and if that should happen again...ask for the store manager and watch how fast that changes!!!! you have my word!!!!

i live in florida on the east coast and as has been posted before the drive from orlando is almost 4 hours, not 3 and there is NO WAY that anyone could say 35 minutes. ever! it may be about 35 minutes from fll to mia. also, as was stated above, do not even consider a limo, because it will cost an arm and a leg! rent a car...it'll be waaaay less.

also, if you can allow "extra" time for leaving, stopping for bathroom breaks, lunch, etc., you'd be wise to do so. 4 hours in a car can get uncomfortable. i know because i drive from west palm beach, 30 minutes north of fll, to orlando every year and no matter how many short cuts i try to take, i always lose time stopping for gas, or lunch or that bathroom break i didn't count on... give yourselves at least 4 hours to get to fll...you'll feel better if you do it that way. less rushed!