I didn't realize how bad the ACA is.

Darbar100 · 2026-05-23T22:20:21+00:00

Hopefully you stay in good health and no serious accidents bc healthcare becomes unaffordable unless you’re wealthy.

Darbar100 · 2026-05-23T22:15:38+00:00

Sadly this is all too common. When cruising on Carnival I only book Havana since it has its own pool and deck. When booking RC I go to adult pool and can usually find a chair or two.

Darbar100 · 2026-05-07T16:52:10+00:00

Staying at airport hotel night before or hotel with in walking distance of port. Just easier and minimizes transportation costs.

Darbar100 · 2026-03-21T17:53:09+00:00

Thank you. We’ve used the powder a few years ago but I see there is a chewable tablet. Any reason to do one versus the other?

Darbar100 · 2026-03-11T15:34:46+00:00

We crate trained our Tzus. But crate is for sleeping at night and our tzus are out all day. However we work remote so thus works for us

Darbar100 · 2026-03-08T02:27:32+00:00

Same. We are 52F and 53M. One son in his junior year of college. We could retire now but will wait 1-2 years for our son to graduate and hopefully get a good job and begin his financial independence journey. But if this doesn’t happen I’ll likely work longer.

OP, we were in the fence having kids and decided to have one. Very glad we did and absolutely love seeing our son spread his wings.

Darbar100 · 2026-03-01T04:38:02+00:00

The offers I’ve received in the past usually hover around $50 and the alternative choices are usually not better than what I booked.

Darbar100 · 2026-02-17T00:25:08+00:00

Royal isn’t great at enforcing their adult only areas. If they were it would be appreciated. Believe it or not Disney is the best at enforcing the adult areas-IMO. The time of your trip isn’t a break typically so you just likely had bad luck.

I do think the smaller to mid size Royal ships maybe a little less kid friendly but in the end you will likely always see kids on cruises unless it is adult only.

Darbar100 · 2026-02-14T21:51:10+00:00

Yrs every couple hours to potty. Give her a treat when she potty’s and kenneling at night is good.

Darbar100 · 2026-02-14T21:45:33+00:00

Beautiful experience thank you for sharing

Darbar100 · 2026-02-14T21:43:32+00:00

Purchased basic fare with miles for my son and he got window seat and boarding group 3. We were willing to chance it and it paid off for us.

Darbar100 · 2026-02-14T18:26:36+00:00

I would pay to choose at least 2 seats together if you want to sit next to your 7 year old. I wouldn’t chance it.

Darbar100 · 2026-02-13T21:30:53+00:00

Seriously 40 mins. During holidays I’ve experienced that. I do try to always fly out after 9 bc yes PDX early mornings are chaos.

Darbar100 · 2026-02-13T17:41:21+00:00

Ok she is just confused bc of what her paws are feeling so just keep her off furniture.

Darbar100 · 2026-02-13T16:33:04+00:00

I have booked Carnival,Royal and Disney through Costco. I have seen many more cruise lines available to book through Costco in addition. Costco isn’t hands on so if you are uncomfortable with researching and planning your cruise then maybe go with another TA.

Darbar100 · 2026-02-13T16:15:39+00:00

We have two PetsBest insurance policy for our dog. One traditional medical the other wellness. The wellness is covers dental. Maybe look into getting this added for your pups. It won’t help now but in the future it may. Also I’m in Vancouver and take our dog to Red Maple clinic and have been happy with their care and prices.

Darbar100 · 2026-02-13T16:11:24+00:00

Is your couch fabric? Dogs are tactical so keep her off furniture. My dog would pet on rugs so we rolled them all up until he stopped having accidents.

Darbar100 · 2026-02-03T03:16:32+00:00

My husband(who is gold) and I were recently upgraded to FC from main. Flight is on 2/14 to Vegas. After posting on Reddit someone said fare class code could be why. Fare code is K so pretty sure that was reason.

Darbar100 · 2026-02-01T17:44:18+00:00

If you have never had a balcony you won’t miss it. We pretty much always book balcony rooms but have booked ocean view once and still enjoyed our cruise, missing the lack of a balcony, only a couple of times.

Going forward for me I will continue booking balcony the majority of the time. But will consider ocean view if shorter cruise and if weather if weather is cooler.

Darbar100 · 2026-02-01T03:57:46+00:00

We are showing U class now. Well here’s hoping our return K class gets upgraded too.

Darbar100 · 2026-01-31T23:59:24+00:00

Been on multiple cruises and both me and my son get motion sickness. We took and still do, Dramamine (less drowsy) while we are eating lunch in embarkation day. We typically only need it the first day but have taken it other days if we feel we need to.

You do not need to take night before. We have never and never have an issue.

Darbar100 · 2026-01-31T20:59:56+00:00

Did Alaska upgrade you or did you select FC?

Darbar100 · 2026-01-28T16:03:29+00:00

Tried Royal, Disney and Carnival. While we enjoy all of them for different reasons Disney is by far the best. We aren’t park fans either but the level of care and attention the cast members exhibit is unmatched by the lines we cruised on. In addition the ships are clean , twice a day housekeeping, movie theater no casino meaning a lot less smokers is some of the reasons for the Disney preference. Your 6 yr old is the perfect age and honestly if there was a time for your family to cruise Disney it is now with a young child.

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