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Hi all. We have also been bitten by the latest bout of cruise bug. But when Mickey told me how much I almost choked. So we are going to try Carnival out of Tampa for a 'did we really get married 20 years ago?' party w/out the eating machines! We have to wait till the second week of Dec, but...

I've been debating whether to include this post, but it did happen on Wed in Cozumel, and could happen to anybody. For those of you who read only for happy/fun stuff, skip this one, as it was downright depressing. Two rental jeeps crashed near Chankanaab, one making a left turn in front of...

Hey you. Sorry I couldn't come see you prior to your 'Adventure' day. It turns out we were just preparing you for the phrase 'plans change'. And remember, I tried to warn you months ago that when I spoke with Mickey about you, HE SAID he had special plans for you, even if he couldn't give you...

Granddad's binoculars got quite a work out this week, and today was no different as I waited on the V, watching for DW and DS14. Their group got back around 2. By 2:15 Hyper and I went back into town on another quest... more Pepsi. Guest Services suggested Mega, a super Walmart type store. It's...

Like everyone else said, the 7 days onboard is better. Given that, I suggest you do the 4 day cruise and SeaWorld. You will get a chance to see if cruising is right for you AND do something you know you and the kids will like. You can rebook on the ship to save a few bucks and say goodbye to...

So after cigars Tues evening, DW claimed me. We walked through the clubs, then collected the cooler and headed in. Back in the room around 11:30, then played the 'How late will the boys be tonight?' game AGAIN! I was pretty sure by now that I'd be officially notified if I was really needed, and...

Ask hubby to grow a pirate beard. He can get it braided on board or at a port. That ought to get him in the spirit and everything will be easy after that.:banana:

Thanks for posting Castaway Tink. Yet another happy tale of satisified cruisers who got bit by the 'Gotta go again' bug. Everybody has a good time on Mickey's boat, and I think that's half the reason folks read these TR's. There is reassurance you made a good vacation choice, or recalling YOUR...

I think the only valid comparisons come from folks who cruise both ways. I therefore feel qualified to babble on about it. With the V you get privacy and convenience, and maybe a bigger room. If you go to deck nine like I did the other time as a substitute, you get 2 minutes of exercise getting...

I made the mistake of lying down at 3:30 and lost an hour. I went outside to see we had done a 180 in the bay and were headed out. DW said the Legend left half hour ago. The NCL ship on our other side followed us out as I watched GC shrink away. Tonight we are in AP for the show. Contrary to...

The job is in NE Orlando, and I assumed that the further out you go, the more affordable the area is. DW was able to scout out the neighborhoods during the two months she was here and I was still in Tally. We ended up almost an hour away from Mickey's house.

This old man was up at 7 and went straight to the V. We idled into port next to the Carnival Legend. It seemed to take two tries, but we were anchored and stopped moving by 7:30. The steady tendering began when the 1st one pulled away at 7:52. They had three boats going back and forth, and I...

After staying up way too late last night on the V, I was up at the crack of dawn. Yeah, right... My eyes opened at 10, and I was moving around by 10:30. Really, what AM I missing during the am hours? So darn easy to justify. I left the room around 10:45 and got into Topsiders before they closed...

I never did like shaving in the summertime, so getting scruffy was easy. Then DW suggested(?) trimming it up, so it was longer in the chin area than the rest. A while later I got a wild hair up my, I mean this crazy idea to grow a pirate beard. ONLY for the cruise was her responce, and from...

Dinner tonight was in L. Yesterday we screwed up by getting there first and sitting at one end of the table. This made conversation difficult, so when we got there first on Sunday, we put the kids at one end and we sat at the other. Although I'm sure it looked strange to our tablemates when they...

I woke up at 7:30 to shouts of 'We're backing in!'. We were out of the room by 8 for Bfast at Topsiders. Current temp 75. All ashore was 8:30, and by 8:45 we were done eating and headed to Guest Services. DW signs a form so the boys can come and go from the ship alone while at CC (only). Now rid...

The stateroom was roomy enough, but it was the verandah I had really looked forward to. Oh look, there's the car in the parking lot, and the late comers scurring up. But there is no time for admiring Castaway Club stuff as the DIS meet is at 2. Off we go to the Prominade lounge for our face to...

Ahh, about the PTR. Theres a thing or two you might want to consider before hunting it down to read. Even though the how to get an upgrade post was based on reported facts and common sense, quite a bit of the PTR was, shall we say, imagineered. Even though Mickey and I get together to drink...

The ship was pretty, the weather real nice, but it was friendly folks like you that helped make it a great cruise. We are really enjoying your TR/photos, and look forward to more. PS: Thanks for including a pic of me in your TR. I'm the fool w/ the hat sitting behind Hypermommy.

Thank you so much for your warm welcome. It's so nice to know I'm not the only fool who reads TR's to help me plan ahead. We had a large and extremely chatty DIS group with us, and I hope more of our fellow Double Dip Delight cruisers stop by and post. (If y'all aren't doing your own TR, feel...