NorthTXRanchers

I know I am cruising when I hear the "ding" of my seapass being checked for the first time!

Like! :D

Search the threads for "cove balcony" and you'll find that a large percentage of these folks love these cabins and some prefer them to the regular ones.

I talked to someone who was in a Cove balcony during a rough sea ride (20 foot swells) and they said there was some spray (they were toward the bow of the ship) but nobody ever came to board them up ... in fact they said the crew was super good about coming in every day to clean the glass and deck of salt. :)

Post cruise, I'll do a report back as to whether we liked the new cove balcony or not.

Thank you!

I'm booking a Cove Balcony for a trip on the Dream but am wondering if other ships (Carnival or any other lines) also have these discounted, but nice, cabin options.

Thanks!

I just stumbled upon a solution for really dressing up and having a ball on our next cruise, without having to shell out a bunch of money for clothes that'll rarely get a repeat evening out. But I'd like to know if any if you have used these sources and what you thought about the experience

Just like the men rent their tuxes, this site allows you to rent high end dresses, handbags, sunglasses and watches. Pretty cool. I'll not post the sites here but if you google "rent the runway" and "rent handbags" you'll find these two sites (the handbag site plays on the beg, borrow or steal name...). They have awesome things that might be fun to rent to make dressing up a little more exciting.

Do any of you have experiences with these sites or others that do the same thing? Care to share your experiences?