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[QUOTE]Originally posted by smitty195: [QB] Okay thanks guys! I actually have a FINAL verdict and plan---we did all of the fine-tuning tonight. Okay, so here's the scoop: On January 12th, I'm flying Virgin America from SFO to FLL, where I will stay overnight at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, Fort Lauderdale Airport and Cruise Port (1 night). The next day, I'm taking the hotel's shuttle to the port for boarding my ship (the Ruby Princess). I will be on board the ship in a mini-suite on the Dolphin Deck, room D329 (which is an "MA" category, which I'm told is the best). Departure out of FLL on the 13th (a Monday) to Princess Cay the next morning (Tuesday). Spend all day on the Bahamian Island of Eleuthera, then back on the boat and will be "AT SEA" all day Wednesday. Thursday we arrive at Turks and Caicos (Grand Turk) for a full day of whatever you want! (I'm lining up a tour of the island---I want to learn about the local people and their history. I'm not into the beach or anything). Then Thursday is "AT SEA", and on Friday morning, it's back to where we started at FLL. So that is 5 nights/6 days on the ship (for a total of 6 nights for me, including the first night at the hotel). The ship arrives back in port at FLL at 7AM, but here is where I need some guidance. I already booked my Virgin America flight back home for that SAME DAY---Saturday the 18th---for a 5:20PM departure out of FLL to take me home to SFO. Can someone please tell me if I did this correctly? Have I left enough time for when the ship pulls in at 7AM (I don't know when we will be allowed off), and then a flight home at 5:40PM that same day? Will I be okay here? I would love the advice because I am doing this blindly. After studying YouTube videos of the ship and my various room options, I stuck with the Mini-Suite because it's just so neat!! And the bathroom is SO MUCH BIGGER!! In a regular room, holy smokes, the stand-up shower, toilet, and sink are all RIGHT THERE, which is a little too close for comfort for me. In the Mini-Suite, the shower is a nice big tub-style shower, the counter is nice and big, and things are spaced-out nicely as well. So I will be "cruising" in less than 8 weeks. How about that??? After all these years, I'm doing it guys and gals!! I'm really doing it! (In GBN speak, I will be on a "Love Tub". Hah hah!! No love coming from this solo traveler though. I'll probably wear a shirt that says, "Leave me alone--I'm a crazy cat lady". That should keep folks away. :) But seriously, any advice would be awesome. Oh, I am not bringing nice clothing to wear. I intend to skip all of the restaurants except for the buffet and room service (and any other casual, walk-up food service places they might have, like pizzas, hamburgers, or whatever). This is a t-shirt and shorts trip for me--NO desire----NONE----to get dressed up and go eat in a fancy place. I'll be perfectly happy with the other type of food. I'm going to book one shore excursion at each port (two total) to learn about the people and the history, but that's all. On-board, I'll go to any shows they might have as well as any movies they might show. I really just want to be a big, fat, blob on this trip and do nothing except be in awe that I'm actually on a cruise ship in a suite and I'm in the Caribbean. That will be enough to blow me away!! What about internet? Will I be able to go online in my room and use my iPad for email, surfing, etc? Is it free? And what about cell phones--do they work? (I have a Verizon iPhone 5S). Thanks in advance for any advice. I am so incredibly excited that this trip is really taking place. *I* am going on a cruise---ME!!! How 'bout that??? :) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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