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    Uber to contemporary

    We took Uber to contemporary this week for breakfast at Chef Mickey’s prior to our MK day. The guard was pleasant but did verify we had reservations.
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    Just back 9/20- a few thoughts on the current status of the parks

    Re pool bar drinks: RPR is still using their refillable hurricane style plastic cups. $15 for 1st drink then $10 for refills. Yikes the $18 HRH drink price would break the bank for us! We’re here at RPR for 12 nights so adds up even if drinking just 2 each per day.
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    What do I need for Volcano Bay?

    Love volcano bay and hoping to visit 2 times next week! I’m not sure about water socks but they do have sprinklers that wet down the pavement to cool it off. Found it easier to go barefoot slide to slide but that was in May, but may be comparable to Oct. We stay onsite and take towels from...
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    ***Official September 2020 Thread***

    We head down 9/18 thru 9/30. Staying at Universal with 3 Disney days. 1st universal visit for DH. Our last trip to Disney was back in ‘08 so been awhile. Had planned on cruising Barcelona to Montreal starting yesterday but happy to get any vacation this year. Still waiting for something to be...
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    Holy Mortgage Rate!!

    Paying my mortgage off tomorrow!!! Have a bit over 5 years left at 3.85% and was thinking of refinancing to give us more $ in our pocket for travel. Then realized I should use this crazy high stock market to my advantage, so did some juggling, pulled from retirement account and voila- the...
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    Sapphire Falls now closed??

    Looks like you’re a fellow cruiser. That’s our vacation of choice and we had some amazing trips booked as we celebrate our unplanned, early retirement. My DH has never been to Universal so thought this would be a fun and reasonably safe consolation.
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    Sapphire Falls now closed??

    Ugh! I’m booked with a split stay in Sept with my husband for his birthday. 18-24 at Sapphire, 24-30 at RPR. Just checked Loews website and Sapphire now not even listed as an option for our dates. Love Sapphire and looking forward to trying Strong Water for the 1st time and love their pool...
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    Fantasy Western 4/27 - lots of sick going around!

    That’s what I use for my hands and the chlorox hospital grade peroxide to wipe down surfaces on the plane, hotel rooms, ship cabins (also Amazon). Last year cabin steward made a comment to me that he sanitizes the room; I think as reassurance but also sounded a bit defensive. Probably when he...
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    How many more days until your Disney cruise - Part 3

    On the Fantasy tomorrow! Winding up our pre-cruise stay at Universal. Will be tough competition to see if DCL can top the service we’ve experienced here!
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    Oh nooo!! Love Bugs are back.

    Yikes, we leave tomorrow for Universal before boarding the Fantasy on Saturday. Ran into them back in May of 2011and there were a lot, but this year looks even worse! Taking my special needs sister who will be a bit peeved with them ruining her plans to sit and eat outside.
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    Single digit dance!

    Yeah!! Almost there- 10 for us! It's 36 and snowing here in Syracuse so I am of course sitting here dreaming of fun in the sun!
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    2 weeks to go!

    It's a nice time of year; we've done very well without EPs by arriving early to the parks and getting on long line rides such as Despicable Me before the lines start to build. This year we are staying at Royal Pacific so the EPs will be a pleasent treat.
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    insurance that covers death of family member

    Have you checked your credit cards to see if any provide coverage? On a personal note as a nurse i’m hoping your dad gets a full work up. Sudden, unexpected weight loss is a serious symptom that warrants attention. From my experience it seems too extreme to be related to his thyroid medicine...
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    Why is Sapphire Falls almost sold out 1/22-26

    Very likely convention related, it's a popular time for them to be scheduled. When we walked through Sapphire to Royal Pacific I was surprised how large both their convention facilities are. On the positive side, the park crowd levels will be only marginally impacted.
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    Refillable Resort Mugs?

    Sapphire Falls does!
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    How close is Miami airport to the port?

    We swore off taxis in March. Usually use Uber but when getting off the ship my husband wanted to go for traditional taxi. Cost us >$45 to South Beach hotel. The taxi was filthy and driver horrible. Found out later from hotel that we likely got ripped off because should not have been that high...
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    Universal Wedding

    Gorgeous!!! Wanted to do a vow renewal for our 30th but bad timing. Still on my list and your experience gives me inspiration and a location I never thought of! As for weddings, we rode boat from Sapphire Falls with a bride and her wedding party at park opening last April. Very curious where...
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    Pop Century to Portofino Bay with a stop at Walmart using Lyft or Uber.

    Good option! I'm not a fan of renting/driving so I'd be more likely to book a car service such as Tiffany Town car that includes a grocery stop. Not the cheapest option, but pretty close to the above I would think, and stress free.
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    What’s the deal with movies?

    Oh darn, just hearing about this. Enjoyed having them in the background while we swam in the evenings last year.
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