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We are in! The 9/4 or 9/14 actually works much better for us than the 9/24...with the 9/4 being first choice.

I personally am happy to see the ban on emotional support animals; I have only encountered a couple of small support dogs on cruises, but I could see the potential for abuse such as is happening on airplanes. I would support trying to accommodate passengers who are truly in need, if there could be better regulation and a training regimen similar to what therapy animals go through.

We were on the Koningsdam and absolutely loved the presentations in the World Stage Theater. With the backdrop screens in one production they were showing scenes from BBC's Planet Earth and the orchestra was onstage live providing the supporting music. It was spectacular! This type of set-up opens up lots of new possibilities for entertainment.

I think maybe this is the wrong link for the questions you are asking?

A stack of books will never be obsolete for some of us (even if we do have a Kindle, too!) ?

I think the Regal only goes for 5 or 7 days; for 10 or more it would be the Caribbean Princess, at least for 2019...have you sailed on the Caribbean, Miranda?

Make mine dirty straight up regular olives please!

We would consider a New England/Canada cruise...we have never done that region...

Miranda - I'm not that crazy about the 7-night itinerary, having been to most of those ports; I like the 10-day itinerary better, but the Edge is just so expensive still.... So you aren't crazy about any of the Adriatic itineraries, eh? That's probably our first problem, that we need to decide WHERE we want to concentrate?

Nice that you could get the same cabin! A B2B is definitely on our to-do list; I was going to try to go back and add the second week to our Celebrity Edge cruise in February but by that time the price at nearly tripled! I should have foreseen that for a brand new ship, ha! We will get it done though! Congratulations on extending your absence from our totally crappy winters.

We are not early risers, but also loved the IC - not too many there late at night either ?

I agree - we need to see the exact itineraries for 2020; I like the Constellation cruise for one because it is roundtrip Venice (kind of makes air a bit easier, although I don't think you can fly nonstop?) But I also love the Infinity itinerary because Kotor is really beautiful; the approach is through a fjord that reminds me of Norway. Hope some others weigh in here, but there is plenty of time yet, lol!

The Sapphire Princess is one of my favorite ships!

So here are some additional Adriatic options that I came up with...trying to keep with a smaller ship but with some rest days: On Celebrity: (These are 2019 itineraries - they are not out with their 2020s yet, but thinking they will offer similar) 10-N Greek Isles on the Constellation: Out of Venice...Dubrovnik, At Sea, Crete, Mykonos, Athens, Rhodes, Santorini, Katakalon, At Sea, Venice. 7-N Eastern Med & Adriatic on the Infinity: Out of Rome...Sicily, Malta, At Sea, Argostoli (Greece,) Dubrovnik, Zadar, Venice 7-N Adriatic on the Infinity: Out of Venice with Overnight...Split, Kotor, Corfu, At Sea, Naples, Rome On Princess: (Again, a 2019 itinerary...) Two choices on the Pacific Princess which holds only 670 passengers: 12-N Greek Isles: Out of Venice with an overnight there, Sibenik (Croatia,) Kotor, Corfu, At Sea, Rhodes, Santorini, At Sea, Sicily, Salerno, Rome. I like the overnight in Venice to start and the two days at sea; This one sails in November 2019, so probably will do the same in 2020. 12-N Western Med & Adriatic: Out of Rome, Genoa, At Sea, Salerno, Sicily, Malta, At Sea, Kotor, Split, Ravenna, Slovenia, Venice with Overnight. This sails in October 2019, so thinking same for 2020. There are also a number of options on Royal and NCL - if interested I can detail some of those here as well.

Jan - that was my sentiment exactly - which I think is one reason Ray agreed to consider other lines, which I do want to check out.

You could be right, Miranda - I sure wish they would come out with some preliminary itinerary plans and an idea of the prices?? In the meantime....Ray and I were looking at a Venice to Athens or something to that affect...hoping to include the ports of Dubrovnic and Santorini. Viking has several itineraries: 8-day Venice to Athens with stops in Split, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Corfu, and Katakolon (I lose Santorini..but would still consider this one. There are dates in late May, 2020 10-day Venice to Athens with stops in Koper (Slovenia,) Zadar (Croatia,) Dubrovnik, Kotor, Corfu, Katakolon, Santorini. This one doesn't go in May, but has several dates in late September... Ray said I could also consider some of the other cruise lines - preferably on smaller ships - so I can check out itinerarie on those as well.

Thanks for the great review! I have not attempted this class of ship on Royal, but may give it a try after your experience.

Bon Voyage Jan! Wish we were on this sailing with you - so looking forward to one of your great reviews so I can "pretend" I was on it with you, lol! Hoping for smooth sailing and great weather for you.

Not on this one, Palmdesertguy, but have heard that the Bliss is a fabulous ship; please be sure to come back and share your review with us!

Love all of these picturese - can't wait to see the newly renovated ships. And Qsine is one of our favorite extra-fee restaurants; we reserved the Le Petite Chef experience on our Celebrity Edge cruise in February - can't wait to try it.

Great article and congratulations to St. Kitt's! This is one of my favorite Caribbean ports because of the warm welcome we receive all over the island.

Cruznuts - Your invites are very tempting; if we didn't have cruises planned for around those same times we would seriously have thought about coming along! We have also done about 28 cruises and am open to a variety of lengths and destinations and ships SO......let's keep each other informed about what we are thinking of "next" and hopefully we can do a meet-up on one in the future!!

How can it be that I am not aware of The Enclave?! Is this a new name of The Sanctuary, or is it something different?