Midwest Sunseeker

Was this on formal night? My dh was planning on a similar outfit with his jacket.

We plan to buy Cellar No. 3 does anyone know if we will be limited to only wines on list 3 or may we also chose from list 1 &2 also? Does anyone have favorite wines for any of the 3 lists? We will be on the Rotterdam. Thank you for your help.

How much was the Taxi and what area is your hotel in?

Total wine and more is showing as a 20 minute drive from Dana Beach four point Sheraton. There is a grocery store, Sprouts Farmers Market, on the other side of the interstate, near TJ Maxx. It has wine on their website. I’m not sure what type of grocery store it is or what kind of wine is available or even if you would be able to walk there. Perhaps someone else know? Total Wine is a great store. The hotels in the Harbor area are higher priced and well used by cruisers. We prefer the Dania Point area. Have a great cruise.

Thanks you. “Query” button is on the right side above the chart of ships. We changed the start and end date to include when our ship will depart and return on the pop up window and then hit the “ Execute” button at the bottom of the pop up. Hopefully this will help others find future information.

I can only see assignments 7 days out. What is the secret to getting assignments into the future? Thank you for the help.

The Canyon Restaurant has excellent food. We were in a cabin on top of the hill and ate at the Canyon in for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

We had a post cruise package and we were given a packet of information on our train ride right before we arrived at our hotel which had the time of our tour. Our package included some meal vouchers for use at the resort. As I understand you need to buy (add) them to your package. Ours was part of the package our travel agent put together for a large group. If you look on CC you will find old posts that recommend you pay as you go, not buy vouchers, so you can walk across the street and buy cheaper meals or share the large meals offered at the resort. I called the resort prior to leaving home and made reservations so I could use my meal vouchers at the most expensive restaurants. As it turned out, I was not able to use all of my reserved times because of changes to tour times. Have a great cruise.

We always have a late flight after the cruise. We usually book a HAL excursion that is a tour of Ft Lauderdale, a paddle boat ride and ours had airport drop off. We have done this same tour many times. The tour changes slightly with the different tour guides and we always enjoy our relaxing day. We did the Everglades tour through HAL and I do not recommend this tour. I wonder if instead of an airport drop off if you could return to the ship?

Be careful of the “late” airport to hotel shuttle. Many hotel shuttles do not run late at night. Call the hotel and ask if your time would work. Have a great cruise.

Wonderful pictures. Thank you for the posts. We are thinking of booking a cruise with the Jewel. We went on her years ago and have wonderful memories on the beautiful ship. Happy sailing.

We are thinking of Booking a cruise on the Jewel of the Sea. We have not sailed on RC for the last few years. Is there a Diamond Lounge anymore? Where is it located, can you still get coffee, and is there a view? Thank you for your comments and thoughts.

On Amazon I found a claim that: " The Frio Wallets keep insulin safe for a minimum of 45 hours (more than five times longer that an ice pack)- even in constant environmental temperatures of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. "

I also have a Frio bag that I have only used once on a flight day. I am a new insulin pen user. We have a cruise planned where we will have an excursion outside in the Ft Lauderdale heat all day. It will be 5pm before we will be back in air conditioning. I have been looking at a ice pack bag and case to use instead of the Frio. Do you think the Frio would safely keep the pens cool in FL March weather all day or should I get an Ice Pack case? Thank you for your help and guidance.

I booked the end of November by calling HAL. I had to pay for CO at time of booking.

I called HAL ten days after applying and was told that both appear on our Spring Booking. She was able to see the source of each, stock and AARP, and sent us an updated invoice.

I thought we needed to re-verify AARP every year. I made a note on my calendar a year out to check. If this is true will they send us a note it is expired?

Before Covid we used a Uber to the airport with no problem. We had a late flight and at that time you could walk over to the The Fl Aquarium and they would hold your luggage while you visited the aquarium. We had planned to go to the aquarium and then head to the airport. Unfortunately the ship was hours late unloading and we had to change plans and head right to the airport. We had just enough time to eat a meal and head to our flight. We were very fortunate to have a late flight. Many cruisers missed their afternoon flights that day.

We just booked CO with a room upgrade the weekend after Thanksgiving. We told them upfront we wanted to book Co. She checked availability then booked us the lowest cabin. Then she added CO and asked us what cabin # we wanted. She tried to confirm that cabin was available and found the department that keeps track of cabin inventory was closed. She then told us to call Sunday morning as soon as they opened to get a cabin upgrade. It worked fine when we called back . However, I will never get back that lost night of sleep.

You could take a post cruise tour from the cruise line with drop off at FLL. When you are dropped at the airport you could use your hotel shuttle or a taxi to your hotel.

We have used Direct Luggage many times and love the convenience. It is well worth the money. Our direct flight has always been at 4 or 5 pm and using DL allowed us to enjoy our day without dragging our luggage around or waiting for the 4 hour window to check it with the airline. We strongly recommend the service. HOWEVER, this time our flight is at 9 pm. I seem to remember flights out of FLL needed to be before a certain time to use DL? Does anyone have a form that they could check the cutoff time for me? Thanks.

I called again today and was confirmed both on the phone and by Email that the AARP $100 OBC was on my booking. Thank you everyone for your help.

It was just at the end of the pandemic posted by a resident of the area. I was surprised too we always loved walking around this area. We will definitely go after the cruise and ride the water taxi since our flight is 9pm. Now I am considering pre cruise hotel. Have you stayed there in the last two years? Thank you for your thoughts.

We have stayed at a Harbor Shop area hotels many times in the last 15 years. We have not stayed since 2020. We went on a group tour out of Port Everglades last spring and the package included the AC hotel in Dania Point. Very new, under construction, shopping and tourist area. I am debating the Habor Shop vs Dania Point. I had read posts to cc a year or two back that the shopping area by Publix and Total Wine was not safe. Does anyone have current experience of the safety of the area?

Thanks for the thoughts. I will call again next week and ask.