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Thank you very much for this review, @Rubyfisch. Your photos were terrific. You had some great sunrise and sunset shots, and I loved that you were able to capture some photos that others on this thread recognized! I’m a little late in saying this because the moment is now past, but I hope you had a Happy New Year! 🎊🎆🥂

Thank you very much for doing this review, @h20skibum! I really enjoyed following along with you. I can see why Daryl’s inflatable friends aren’t traveling with you after seeing their picture, but maybe they could go if they were willing to be 😱deflated😱. 😂😂 Ok, they probably wouldn’t like that idea very much, but I do hope to see Daryl included in the fun again! @Dan83, thank you very much for your contributions to this thread. I only wish you had been able to find Daryl! 🦙

Hotel looks nice! Your cruise plans sound like fun! I will enjoy following along.

Loved the James Bond picture! Thank you for taking us along on your cruise!

We have Maya Key booked for our Wonder cruise in September. Thanks for all the photos and input from everyone. It looks like a place that we will enjoy. @CruiseSlacker, your photos downloaded fine for me. Thank you.

I’ll be following along. I’m already enjoying your pictures. Thank you.

Now all I have to do is get myself back to Aruba! 😎 Now that looks like my idea of a perfect day at the beach! No loungers packed so close together that they’re touching! You can actually see the sand!

The beach bar you stopped at for lunch on your way to Eagle Beach looked good. Do you recall the name of it? Eagle Beach looks good too, and I loved your sandman! Was Daryl jealous of the time you spent building the sandman? I wondered if that is why he wasn’t in that picture. Hope your door lock was fixed quickly!

Sounds like you really did have a perfect day at Coco Cay! The last time we were there it was packed! Loungers crammed in as close together as they could get them and every one was occupied. We finally found a spot only to discover a short time later that a group of people who certainly seemed to be taking full advantage of their deluxe beverage package and had gotten into a fistfight while exiting the main theater the night before were just a few chairs away from us. While they seemed to be getting along better than they were the night before we quickly decided that it was time for us to move on. It was hardly our idea of a perfect day at Coco Cay! I loved your suite! Thanks for sharing the pictures of it. We had an aft JS on Freedom and absolutely loved the location.

You were just trying to stay with the Italian theme of the day! 😀 I’m glad that you and your DW are able to relax and enjoy this leg of your cruise, especially since you’ll be in wedding planning mode once you get home, and maybe assisting DD in her recovery from surgery as well. I hope that her surgery and recovery go well and that she will be able to enjoy the wedding.

I’m definitely enjoying this review, and Daryl! 🦙😀. Thank you. ☺️

Dave, glad your DD was able to get antibiotics and that she started feeling better. Hope her recovery has continued and she’s she’s back to normal now. Congrats on your casino winnings!

Sounds like you’re having a good cruise. I’ll be watching for future posts.

Brightening looks great! If we end up booking another cruise sailing from FLL or Miami I would definitely consider booking with them. It’s awesome that those crew members were willing to spend time with your son and show him around the train.

Wow! What a first week you had! That said, I’m guessing I haven’t heard much of anything yet. I do hope that your DD is ok. I’ll definitely be following along.

Enjoying the journey. Thank you!

Sorry you’re ride is so bumpy but it certainly sounds like you’re making the best of it and having a good time. 😀

Wow, @mandyleighflies! I’m exhausted just reading about your recent adventures! Anniversary cruise, dead battery, spider bites, coordinating the family including kids, all the packing and unpacking so you can do more packing, managing life in general - phew! 😅 To top that, you’ll be coming home just in time for Christmas! 🎄 I’ll be happy to live vicariously through following along with you here! 😎 Thank you for taking the time to share your cruise with us. 🤗

Looking forward to reading whatever you have time to share. Definitely impressed with your road trip planning skills! We usually have some idea where we’ll be making our stops, but we don’t have it mapped out as well as you do. We may have to up our game!

Me too!

We have an upcoming B2B on Allure, so I appreciate your review. I sure hope Royal takes your advice and improves the menus and quality in the MDR! Other than that, we’re really looking forward to being back onboard Allure.

I just checked, no offers for either me or DH ☹️. I cleared out as much space on our lists twice and still no luck. I have a bunch of offers that are due to expire soon so I’ll have more space for new offers when the old ones fall off our lists. I did have an offer from HAL, but not looking to sail with them right now.

I love your reviews! I’ll definitely be following along with you!

We get our first crystal block on our next cruise. Allure in May. I’m excited! I’m hoping we get the older style too, but I’ll be happy with whatever we get.

Since we aren’t able to join everyone on this amazing journey I’m looking forward to at least being able to follow along with you.Thank you in advance to everyone on some. Or all of this journey who will be contributing to this thread!