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wdw1972

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    Gainesville, FL
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    Walt Disney World, Disney Vacation Club, HAL Cruises
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    Holland America Line
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    ABC Islands

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  1. Good question. I'm thinking the sparkling wine alcohol content must take care of that. Sue/WDW1972
  2. I agree! A frozen drink shouldn’t be soup. No frozen grapes or chocolate strawberries in this retreat. Instead, watermelon and pineapple skewers with a plain strawberry on the side. sue/wdw1972
  3. Asked Hery this morning. He gets the gelato from the gelato place down by the Lido pool. Makes sense since they have so many flavors and not much room up here. We’ll have to do this in the upcoming days. Sue/wdw1972
  4. I'll see what I can find out. Sue/WDW1972
  5. We haven't experienced the gelato, and if they have to run down and get it I'm thinking it'll be pretty melted by the time it arrives. However, on embarkation day spoke to a guest staying on from the previous sailing and he said they'll bring the gelato whenever you ask for it (assuming Gelato is open), not just as some set time in the afternoon. Evidently he & his wife took advantage of it a number of times. Sue/WDW1972
  6. Been onboard 2 days now. Despite the little paper saying “a” glass of sparkling wine as one of the perks we have had 2 each both days with no apparent concern. We haven’t tried for a third because we were running into shower and cocktails before dinner time. Maybe we need to start earlier 😉 Sue/wdw1972
  7. Ok first set started recently. Fairly good crowd, but Humanity is going on next door. Lots of audience interaction with the piano player. It’s not a preset list of songs from what I see. It’s very enjoyable. Headed to bb Kings after this. Sue/wdw1972
  8. We’re in billboard now - it’s packed, for music trivia. We’ll see how it goes for the first set after trivia. sue/wdw1972
  9. We were in BB King's last night - pretty busy there. This group has a lot of energy and they had the dance floor packed with people during the first show. Unfortunately we could smell the cigarette stench from the casino all the way over to BB Kings (we were on deck 3), so I can only imagine how bad it was down in Billboard. The casino was very busy whenever we were nearby - lots of gamblers & it sees lots of smokers. Although our staterooms are forward, we use midship stairs/elevators in order to avoid the stink when leaving BB Kings to retire for the evening. Sue/WDW1972
  10. Me too - but onboard this time! Lots of people up here in the priority waiting room. Hope to board soon. Will be just below Retreat at sail away - deck 11. sue/1972
  11. At 10am the doors were already open. We were sitting upstairs in priority area by 10:14. Now just waiting for boarding to begin! sue/wdw1972
  12. Thanks from me as well - I board Rotterdam tomorrow! We plan to book Rudi's for the first night, have a couple Tamarinds & a Pinnacle dinner already booked and will add a Pinnacle lunch and a Canaletto once onboard. Your photos have been excellent and your positive/upbeat approach is very enjoyable! Looks like I'll finish reading your report while I'm onboard - enjoying the Retreat! Sue/WDW1972
  13. They've always allowed kids, but most people have had the sense not to bring them. There is NOTHING to occupy/amuse kids in the Retreat. I've had a Retreat cabana every cruise for many years now (twice a year) and twice there were kids. The first time was maybe 7-8 years ago. One couple had a pre-teen son who would come up and sit on a shady chair reading a book. He was 100% fine. The other was last cruise (November 2023) - a couple had 2 kids. One was probably around 10 years of age and the other a toddler. They seldom had the kids up in the Retreat, and really didn't use it much themselves - I assume they were elsewhere with their kids. They'd come up with the kids late in the afternoon and enjoy their cabana as a family as others were leaving and after the other passengers were gone. We'd frequently go for pre-dinner cocktails at Tamarind Bar and would see them in their cabana across the way (Eurodam), just having family time in that space. They were also no problem, and very considerate of both their kids and the other Retreat passengers. Thankfully I've never experienced poorly parented brats up there, and hope that continues to be the case! Sue/WDW1972
  14. Orange Party on the pinnacle class ships is in BB King's (in Rolling Stone Lounge in most of the others). The suggested dress is "a splash of orange". That can mean whatever you like. I bought a chunky orange necklace and earrings, so that's my "orange". A friend I'm sailing with bought an orange boa - that's her "orange". I've seen passengers in orange clothing, orange costume wigs, orange framed fake glasses, etc - it doesn't have to be serious 😉 Sue/WDW1972
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