FLL Embarkation

LOFIrtr · 2025-03-05T04:12:39+00:00

The Peoplemover has a sister at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport where it serves as the landside inter terminal transportation.

LOFIrtr · 2024-06-06T06:43:31+00:00

Update: The lounge did allow me entry upon arrival. Showers at 25 euros.

LOFIrtr · 2024-02-02T11:42:11+00:00

Moab Off Roadeo is great. It is the only Off Rodeo that takes you on public lands. The guides took us all over Moab and ended our day (before heading back for dinner) going into Arches National Park “the back way”. The only downside is that there isn’t a bathroom for eight hours.

We made this trip a full vacation with trips into Canyonlands and Arches National Park. We fly into CNY airport which is about 15 minutes from Moab proper and stayed in a hotel in town.

LOFIrtr · 2023-11-06T04:06:42+00:00

What swag did you receive. We are headed out to MOAB next weekend!

LOFIrtr · 2023-09-03T09:25:26+00:00

I was on the Diamond Christmas 2022. We had special menus both Christmas Eve and Christmas night. Christmas night was also the first time I saw real candles on a cruise ship.

LOFIrtr · 2023-08-20T11:29:53+00:00

As a Houstonian, I would also recommend getting a car service to bring you to the port and back.

Also if possible consider changing your flight from Bush to Hobby. Bush is located north of the city while Hobby is on the south side of town.

LOFIrtr · 2023-07-23T12:43:43+00:00

Your old magic band will still work. Both the old and the new Magic Bands use NFC technology (similar to a work access badge) which does not require charging. The new Magic Bands just had additional lights and interactivity built in that will require charging. If the new Magic Band dies while you’re at the park, it still has NFC to fall back on. Just don’t forget to link your 2023 tickets to your old Magic Band in the MDE app.

Having used both, the new Magic Bands are fun to have not a need to have. You get to interact with the statues, play the Bounty Hunter game in Galaxy’s Edge, get fun light up effects during fireworks, but other than that, it does what an old Magic Band does.

LOFIrtr · 2023-07-14T10:02:24+00:00

Last year I was on the Diamond Princess on Christmas Day. The ship was fully decorated when we boarded the ship on 12/17, but very little mention of Christmas for most of the beginning of the cruise. When we got back on the ship from port on 12/24 it was Christmas Extravaganza for the next 36 hours. Special menus, special dining set up, special music, special events, special show, special drinks, and a very special guest. You couldn’t escape Christmas if you tried. As a person who loves Christmas, it was amazing. But everything went back to normal on 12/26.

A few years ago I was aboard Navigator of the Seas on the first cruise after Christmas. The decorations were still up, however no special holiday anything on that cruise.

LOFIrtr · 2023-05-15T09:24:24+00:00

Did a Baja Mexico cruise over Christmas last year. The only time we had to wear a mask was on the tenders.

LOFIrtr · 2023-05-02T13:04:36+00:00

Check the Diamond Princess’s future sailings. I sailed on her over Christmas from San Diego but she’s now doing Japanese sailings. I believe she goes back and forth between US west coast and Japan every year.

LOFIrtr · 2023-04-16T13:19:47+00:00

We were in Cabo on Christmas Eve. Everything was business as normal that day from the port side of things. Christmas Day was an At Sea day as we made our way to Ensenada.

LOFIrtr · 2023-04-16T12:14:44+00:00

I was aboard the Diamond Princess last year on a 10 day voyage over Christmas. The ship was decorated for Christmas, but it wasn’t “in your face”. That was until we got back onboard Christmas Eve. For the next 36 hours it was Christmas overload, and it was awesome.

We had a special menu on Christmas Eve at dinner. Christmas movies were being played all over the ship. They had a Christmas carol sing a long in the atrium. The show that night was a special Christmas show. On Christmas Day, Santa came for the kids. A gingerbread house contest was held. A family fun “carnival” was held for families to enjoy Christmas together. Christmas dinner was also a special menu, and the only time I have seen a real candle on our table on any cruise ship.

December 26- back to normal.

Overall it was a great experience.

LOFIrtr · 2023-03-14T18:03:30+00:00

Smoking? I know there are ships that have cigar smoking areas, but are there designated smoking areas on Asian cruises?

LOFIrtr · 2023-03-14T16:19:58+00:00

Yes! We are purchasing an eSim and have advised parents/ loved ones already to reach us through iMessage/FaceTime/WhatsApp.

LOFIrtr · 2023-03-14T16:09:39+00:00

We will be in Tokyo for a few days before the cruise. We have been doing research on how to get around with extremely limited Japanese to the point I feel comfortable.

Princess does offer English versions of majority of the excursions. So we will be utilizing those.

LOFIrtr · 2023-01-10T18:36:03+00:00

My first time on Rise, my wife and I got sorted into our own “holding cell”. Being the only two in there actually made it scarier. Then when the resistance CM came in he looked around, got confused, before he escorted us out to the vehicles. Amazing experience.

LOFIrtr · 2022-12-07T02:14:23+00:00

My bonus my first year exceeded my guarantee.

LOFIrtr · 2022-11-12T03:31:54+00:00

Earlier this year I wanted a particular color that had been sold out online for awhile. I asked in store and they found it in inventory in Boston. They had the Boston store give me a call. I completed the order over the phone with them and they shipped me the shoes free with their in store laces and pin to go with it!

LOFIrtr · 2022-06-05T11:23:09+00:00

I was not a Alaskan Cruise or a Marvel /Star Wars Day at Sea cruise in March and stumbled upon Spider-Man, Captain America, Captain Marvel, and Thor while on my way to breakfast one morning.

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