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Hi Sid, Just got back from a cruise yesterday and am officially caught up with your travels. Am enjoying your trip immensely, hopefully you will take time for yourself, we will be here whenever you post. Loved reading about your time in Miami. I live in SoFlo and visiting relatives are always shocked I do not go to Miami often. Somehow when I'm on vacation a $19 cocktail doesn't seem that expensive but on a work weeknight it does. Looking forward to your San Juan and St Maarten posts, was there last week and had a great time.

St Kitts today required ID leave the port area to return to the ship. When I got my passport renewed last time I I also got a passport card that I use for ID. Don't like to take my driver's license as it is a pain to replace if it's lost.

This was required at Port security not getting on the ship, only Seapass there.

Just got back on the Vision in San Juan. As always at this port needed to show ID and Seapass. I remember that id always is required at Nassau also.

This was back last week on Silhouette, was very enjoyable drinks were plentiful and finger foods varied and delicious

Just got back from a 10day on Celebrity Silhouette as matched Elite. Don't miss the breakfast for elites and up daily. Can get coffees and mimosas bloody Mary's and bellinis No hot food but the salmon bagels were great. There were a couple of meet the officer type gatherings with very plentiful drinks and snacks, well worth attending. I really enjoyed the cruise, food and service in MDR was excellent, felt the whole cruise was a step above my recent cruise experiences. Have booked the reflection for next month after Vision next week.

Do people usually tip for drinks served during Happy Hour?

@ottahand7 Bed sores are the worst and with all the pain your DB is having I'm sure they will get worse as he spends so much time lying down. A few years ago I was peripherally involved with a study that was using Manuka honey and some people got good results. I don't know if there was any conclusion as I retired before the study ended but maybe it's something you could talk to his medical team about. Hopefully he will improve at the rehab facility. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/manuka-honey-benefits/

I was just about to post this as it is what finally worked for me!

Are you thinking of Samba grill in the solarium at night?

i heard that Virgin Voyages has an outdoor boxing ring.

@rafinmd Harvest Festival (United Kingdom) Harvest Festival Observed by United Kingdom Type Cultural, religious. Date The Sunday closest to the harvest moon Frequency Annually The Harvest Festival of Thanksgiving is a celebration of the harvest and food grown on the land in the United Kingdom. It is about giving thanks for a successful crop yield over the year as winter starts to approach. The festival is also about giving thanks for all the good and positive things in people's lives, such as family and friendships. Harvest Festivals have traditionally been held in churches but also in schools and sometimes in pubs. Some estates and farms used to hold the harvest festival in a barn. In some towns and villages the harvest festivals are set so that the different churches do not have it on the same day. People bring in produce from their garden, allotment or farm, and even tinned and packaged food. Often there is a Harvest Supper at which some of the produce may be eaten. Typically surplus produce is given away to a local charity, hospital or children's home, or auctioned for charity

@JaneRetired Great idea on 2 of device charges, DH either forgets his or brings the wrong one (shaver charger one time!!) And then uses mine, not a problem if we are in the same room but difficult if we have to quarantine separately. M

Living in So Flo we always make a thermos of coffee before going to bed when a storm is expected, just in case. Also fill the bathtub with water, can be used for flushing!! With a generator you should be fine but during Andrew we lost our generator due to palm trees falling on it. The coffee was greatly appreciated Good luck and keep us informed when you can. Mary.

Me too, going to Europe next month so decided to go for it. Had my first flight since lock down last weekend and finally decided to get the bivalent vaccine even though I really don’t appear to need it to travel,

The last time I took the relocation cruise, a percentage of cruisers actually disembarked in PE to return home. There is a large over 55 community, The Villages, just north of Orlando and there was a large group of cruisers from there on the ship

Looking forward to "sharing" your trip with you. And seeing your photos! Mary

? Pizza Express Southampton, it looks somewhat familiar.

I put a beach towel on the floor over the cord at night to help with the tripping issue.

Yes, Celebrity allows 2 bottles per passenger over 21 for US departures.

Just beat me to it, adds a bit of interest to deck walking.

Pilchards in tomato sauce on toast was living the good life when I was growing up!!

I lean my phone against a bowl I have on my dining room table.

Sounds like me, I'm not a beer drinker at beach gatherings and bringing a couple of cans to throw in the cooler and get nicely iced works for me.

Looks like an amazing day, couldn't ask for better weather.