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evandbob

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    Caribbean

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  1. I would recommend leaving the little ducky alone if it hums or vibrates.
  2. We live in SWFL in Ft Myers, and generally have a week long Caribbean island resort or a cruise booked so we can get away from Florida in Jan or Feb. Our area is still impacted from Hurricane Ian, so an island resort or cruise is preferable to staying "home".
  3. The usual advice is to dress in layers, so easy to add or remove sweaters, jackets, sweats, etc. Doesn't matter if you look like Michelin man or doughboy, as long as you can easily remove outer clothing layers to store in a small carry bag.
  4. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2022/09/12/viking-cruise-ship-collided-cargo-vessel/10359940002/ I googled "cruise ship and cargo ship colliding" and this was 1st entry of many........ locations, North Sea, Atlantic off Spain, Med. Sea OP - google may be your friend
  5. We've stayed on Tahiti, Bora Bora and Moorea in overwater bungalows twice, last time maybe 10 yrs ago, without the need for visas. The Op didn't mention the Cook Islands, but no visa was required when we stayed there in 2016.
  6. The OP seems to be a frequent cruiser, with 60 sailings so far. Rather than insure each trip individually, the OP may be better suited to get an annual travel insurance policy. There may be wider coverage options available for annual policies than individual ones. Getting a more personal policy at a much lower price seems to be a win-win.
  7. Typical casino offer that we constantly turn down since we don't like interior rooms if we are both sailing. I've done some casino interiors when cruising solo though. Interestingly, we've sailed on about 12 free balcony casino offers from Celebrity during the COVID depression, Carnival kept giving us the interior cabin offer and a weekend, 3 or 4 day OV freebie during the same time.
  8. Booty is never free, there's always a price to pay. LOL
  9. Laundries are located next to Upper deck cabin # 6393, Empress deck cabin # 7345 and Verandah deck cabin # 8357. Pretty much the same area on each Conquest class ship. (approx mid ship, starboard)
  10. One of our unpleasant surprises in an E/B Atlantic crossing was the almost daily change of hours. I think we changed 5 hours in 7 days, so when I was waking up and looking for breakfast, the ship was on its lunch schedule. We had done a southern Atlantic crossing from Florida to Barcelona in the spring time, so we were able to use our comfortably warm balcony for most of the sea days. There was indeed a full schedule of activities up on deck and about the ship if one was interested. However, we relaxed, read, snoozed, etc. and were quite happy doing that the entire crossing. We saved our energy for when we began stopping in ports. Enjoy your journey, do what you feel is most comfortable for yourself !!
  11. Quantum physics underlies how atoms work, and so why chemistry and biology work as they do. You, me and the gatepost - at some level at least, we're all dancing to the quantum tune.
  12. I understand wanting convenience, but this use once and throw away is exactly what the problem is with plastic items. Carnival has been cited for using one and done plastics and is now prohibited from using them any more. Too often these plastics wind up in the ocean, where they harm wildlife through ingesting them whole or as microplastic breakdowns. There are large gyres of plastics just floating in the middle of both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as proof of their damage to the environment.
  13. We live in SW Florida, so FLL and Tampa are just 2 hr drives. But we would never consider a 3 day cruise. 1st day boarding and unpacking, full day at sea or at a nearby port, then after that a day to disembark. UGH! Not for us. There really isn't time to unwind and relax and it seems so rushed with just one full day on the ship. I understand if others are okay with a short cruise like this, but we wouldn't enjoy it al all.
  14. Solo, I've stayed in interior, OV and balcony cabins and they were all fine. As a couple, we mainly look at mid ship, mid deck balconies, sometimes a suite, but never an OV or interior. We'll spend plenty of time on the balcony since we don't do the main pools. As a break, one of us will stay on the balcony while the other snoozes inside. There's only individual preferences, no right or wrong here.
  15. Carnival over 45 sailings Celebrity around 15 (my fav and now go to) NCL maybe 10 Princess 2 Disney, RCCL, MSC 1 each
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