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@KarenRB, good for you!

What ports?

I concur with @George C. Our suite stateroom attendants have always been superb, and we have always wanted to recognize that. Our last one provided service to our room immediately after we left for breakfast and dinner, so we never had to ‘stay away’ so he could work in our room. Very much appreciated!

A different perspective…we lived in Germany when I was in elementary school and my sisters were young teens. My parents did the best they could with the school schedule, but there was MUCH to see and do in Europe. My parents prioritized school, but to this day I remember my father saying, “I will never let school interfere with your education.” So…if school is in session, is there something your kids could learn about our planet?

29 minutes ago, Trailcon said:

Did people actually miss the ship? 

Yes.

3 hours ago, sandebeach said:

Was Icon’s gangway still open, and they were denied boarding, or had the ship already left?

The ship was still there. All the gangways had been pulled up, and the safety barriers taken down. The final gangway had the door about three-fourths closed. Two of the ropes from the ship to the pier had been thrown in. The ship had blown its horn several times. 
Our ship had an all-aboard time of 2:30 (I think), and there did not appear to be any more folks coming back to our ship, so the port area must have been pretty empty.

IMO, to have their trip ruined is sad, regardless of the reason or ‘fault.’

I am on Apex now, and watched this unfold. All Aboard time was 1:30. They arrived at the gangway at 2:15. It appeared that they were walking over from the port side (rather than the taxi side). They did not appear to be in a hurry. To add insult to injury, for the Icon, tomorrow is supposed to be a sea day, followed by CoCo Cay, and then into Miami. I may be wrong, but I don’t believe Coco Cay has an airport.

I guess they will retrieve all of their stuff in Miami in 3 days time.

Am on Apex now, and my Elite + benefit on the sheet in the cabin says ‘up to 2 complimentary pressed items, one complimentary dry clean item, and 2 complimentary laundry bags of 30 items (wash, dry, fold.)’

So did we!

6 hours ago, billc23 said:

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@billc23, or anyone else: Great point; thanks. Can someone please tell me how to remove the second image?

@Georgia_Peaches, from what @calicakes and others have described, I am presuming a tri-malleolar fracture, which is what I had. This means a break off of the malleolus of the tibia, a fracture of the posterior tibia, and a break off of the malleolus of the fibula. Since those are, in fact, the bones that comprise the ankle joint, you MUST have surgery and you are non-weight bearing for AT LEAST 6 - 8 weeks. @calicakes is much younger than I am, and I don’t know how she sustained her injury. I am 62, and I stepped on a small pile of acorns while walking my dog downhill, and all of my weight landed on my right ankle. It broke in the three places described above, and was dislocated in two planes. S L O W process for recovery. 
 

@calicakes, I am sorry you are missing this trip! I broke the same bones in October just days before we were going to Barcelona for several days. The Barcelona trip was the precursor for a 14-night Transatlantic. I was so bummed we couldn’t go and was frustrated to have to rely on DH for Every. Little. Thing. So, I know how you feel and I am sending you hugs and well-wishes across the miles. 
I, too, feel fortunate and grateful for DH’s care, a Rock Star surgeon, great medical care, and medical (as well as trip) insurance. But it still sucked! 
I am now 5 months post-op and walk like nothing ever happened. No pain. No limitations. It didn’t take five months for that, but it was a process. 
One question about Allianz insurance, which is what we have: I know the limit for you was $5K, but wouldn’t that be $5K for you and $5K for DW?

in January, the Evening Chic nights were #2 and #6. The lobster night was #6. I always check out the cruise menu before making specialty reservations. Enjoy!

@Monthend, in Fine Cut Steakhouse, they have a Lobster dish which includes a lobster tail in some kind of a lemon sauce over a lobster ravioli. I didn’t care at all for the ravioli, and wasn’t too keen on the sauce over the lobster tail. That was on Ascent. When we went to Fine Cuts on the Beyond, and I explained to my server what I just related here, he said I could get 2 lobster tails with drawn butter instead! 
So:  surf-n-turf is on the menu for you and your bf!

The view from Tuscan Grille on an S-class ship is spectacular…especially if you can go early and snag a window seat. Most of our experiences have been outstanding. We have had a (very) few where the food was only ‘par’, but the service has always been excellent. For us, the food ranges from very good to exceptional. Go for it!! 😁

@gold1953 and @crazyank, both of you make excellent points indeed! Thank you!

We were in a typical Concierge cabin on the Ascent in December. I got a scooter from Special Needs that was in our room on embarkation, and we left it there on disembarkation. I had recently been immobile due to ankle surgery, and wasn’t sure I could handle walking all day, or especially, stairs. I did request wheelchair assistance from Celebrity on embarkation and disembarkation. (I used it on embarkation…LONG ramps, and probably 6 of them, and am grateful that I could. I didn’t need nor use it on disembarkation.) It fit in our (non-accessible cabin) just fine, although I needed some assistance with the door to get in and out of the room. Thankfully, after day 2 I could manage on my own and didn’t need the scooter. To look at me, you couldn’t see WHY I needed a scooter, and folks on the full elevators going from deck six down to 5 or 4 consistently stayed in the (full) elevator rather than getting out to make room. As an aside, if I am on an elevator going DOWN, and the doors open to a mobility-impaired person, I ALWAYS get off (sometimes with a snarky comment to my fellow able-bodied-elevator-brethren) so the person who CANNOT use the stairs is able to use the elevator. Actually, I do that on elevators going UP (without the snarky comment) but I don’t hold my able-bodied-elevator-jamming-brethren to the same standard…maybe they can’t do 9 flights up to the Ocean View Cafe.

Wow. What a start!! I’ll be following along. How much money was that taxi ride?? 😳

@39august, the Craft Social bar has drinks, as does the Martini Bar (one deck down) and the World Class Bar (one deck up). Also, on Beyond, I believe Al Bacio has the drinks on the Captains Club Elite Happy Hour menu.

If anyone mentions the Pythagorean theory, I may push you overboard! 🤣

@miched, LOL! Do you have any idea how long ago I took Geometry? 🤦🏻‍♀️ Let’s just say it was at least 40+ years ago. BUT, I found myself constructing a hypotenuse in my mind and dividing it into 2 isosceles triangles. WOW. Haven’t used those words in 40+ years! Thank you for jogging my memory…maybe I’m not that old after all!

We used Spain Day Tours for a Barcelona City Tour. With them, you can also purchase tickets for inside Sagrada Familia and Park Guell for the afternoon after your City tour. We think they are great!

@mac_tlc, if you don’t mind, what is the status of butlers on the Beyond for Sky Suites on your cruise?

@Cruisegirl6, I know you are going on Beyond, so I need to correct my previous answer. We were on the Beyond in January. (Ascent was Dec and Feb.) Everything else in my post is what I meant to say!

Zenith, maybe?