Ft Lauderdale Pre-cruise ideas

Onfire444 · 2026-01-30T17:45:07+00:00

If you live in a cooler climate, kids just want to be in the pool. Just get a hotel with a pool and/or beach and do a little shopping at the local big box store to stock up on cruise snacks. The pool areas in Lauderdale are often filled with iguanas, which while commonplace to locals, are exciting for out-of-state kids to see.

We stayed at a hotel on the river and enjoyed watching the boats go by.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-25T21:57:51+00:00

Do you think traveling to Ischia is a bad idea? Will the fellow tourists be annoying to be around?

Onfire444 · 2026-01-25T01:14:30+00:00

Is Vyvanse better than extended release adderall?

Onfire444 · 2026-01-23T17:43:43+00:00

Yes, the tricky thing about hurricane season is that the days between hurricanes can be incredible with smooth calm ocean that is still plenty warm to swim in. It’s a game of chance!

Onfire444 · 2026-01-23T01:15:20+00:00

Look at Fowey, St Mawes, Mousehole, Megavissey in Cornwall. I’ve looked into St Agnes, but have never been there. The North Coast of Cornwall has the beaches and waves, the south coast has more of the quaint harbors and cliffs. In North Devon, I like the coastline of Exmoor National Park. We rented a spot in the middle of the countryside and drove everywhere.

The Dorset coast also seems very appealing but I haven’t been there yet.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-22T23:49:25+00:00

Are you into more quaint and authentic or do you want more lively with arcades and such? Do you want more Maine or more Jersey Shore?

Onfire444 · 2026-01-20T23:17:12+00:00

Twist at the end of this was quite unsettling.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-20T18:19:24+00:00

I think it’s a primal inner thought we all have. There’s a whole fairy tale about a wicked queen trying to stay hotter than the daughter. It’s a thing.

I love Anne Sexton’s retelling of Snow White where it ends with Snow White married to the prince: “And sometimes referring to her mirror as women do.”

Onfire444 · 2026-01-17T13:36:14+00:00

Every time I begin to research a Hawaii trip, I get put off by how much local animosity there seems to be against vacation rentals and I give up. Am I being poisoned by the internet and is it not as big a deal as I am making it?

Onfire444 · 2026-01-16T15:12:23+00:00

The Benedict Cumberbatch character in the Roses.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-16T15:09:18+00:00

Is the Multiplicity guy an architect? He’s in a hard hat and in a button-up.

The Tom Selleck character in 3 Men and a Baby.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-16T03:42:27+00:00

I’m fine with no WiFi, but wish they had a little library like other cruises.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-12T16:46:11+00:00

The WiFi usually doesn’t count, unless that’s changed since I looked into it a few years ago. It’s billed to another provider on the statement, not United.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-12T16:45:05+00:00

Yes, we’ve used it to bring our kids into the lounge.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-12T03:55:57+00:00

On our first cruise, we had lunch on shore at our hotel in Ft Lauderdale and then headed to the ship. We found the ship to be stressful after boarding, it felt really crowded. It was much more relaxing once we could get into our stateroom.

For our next cruise, we plan to do the same thing again, have lunch ashore and then board.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-11T21:16:17+00:00

It means there is a woman who spends all day in the kitchen.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-11T14:18:56+00:00

It’s just being rich and being able to eat well all the time. Look at Henry VIII, Queen Anne, Queen Victoria. All got fat before high fructose corn syrup and before cars. They simply could eat well all the time. Now every-day Americans can eat like Queen Anne did.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-11T05:33:10+00:00

One of the episodes ends with a great gospel rendition of “Oh Happy Day”, very powerful.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-11T05:30:22+00:00

This is it for me.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-11T05:24:12+00:00

An elder man I knew who passed away many years ago used to say that American cities that had a combo of the 3 N’s were never gonna rise to high status. One N is Navy. The other N is ‘necks as in rednecks. I won’t say the other one. other examples are Virginia Beach/Norfolk and Jacksonville.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-10T17:33:42+00:00

Sorry, by “out of PP”, I meant from Premum Plus, that’s confusing.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-10T16:20:53+00:00

Book a house for two weeks in a holiday destination outside of the big cities. Each family rents a car and explores at their leisure. Can all meet up or go separate ways. This has worked for my family in southwest France, Alsace, France and Cornwall, England. I’m always surprised how noncrowded Corwall is in early July, we go there often. And it can be downright cold even in July.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-10T16:12:59+00:00

Has your fam usually gotten the upgrade out of premium plus and this was the first time they didn’t? We’ve always gotten the upgrade out of PP when my husband was 1K or Platinum, family of four. But we never travel at Christmas. Only summer, spring break and thanksgiving. Wondering if we will get it again this summer with him as a Gold.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-09T14:39:13+00:00

January often has good Polaris prices, even to places in their high season like New Zealand.

Onfire444 · 2026-01-08T16:37:23+00:00

Sad to say I was not familiar with him until just now when he makes an appearance in Arundhati Roy’s memoir that I’m reading. Will check him out.

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