Travel Recommendation & Hotel

First off, THANK YOU to everyone who decided to go through the travel agent and contacted her on time. It feels great to cross one thing off of the list!

For those of you who still want to book through the travel agent, you still can. However, you will no longer receive the locked in rate and a nonrefundable amount of $250 per person will be due at the time of booking. Please keep in mind that you still have other booking options (Expedia, Carnival, etc.).

Now that most of you have booked, we thought it would be a good time to recommend to everyone to fly into Miami the day before the cruise leaves. This way, you do not have to stress about delayed flights and missing the cruise/wedding. This is just a recommendation, please feel free to do what is best for you.

Vicky (travel agent) has blocked off some rooms for us in Miami, if you are interested in booking. She has reserved the following:


DAYS INN MIAMI AIRPORT NORTH
http://www.daysinnmiamiairport.com/

TRANSPORTATION:

Then hotel offers a free shuttle service from the airport to the hotel, and from the hotel to the pier. With our large group, there may be a short wait as they transport back and forth. The hotel is only a few miles from each location so the wait time should not be horrible. This will save everyone a tremendous amount on transportation.

ROOMS:

There are currently 15 rooms held with 1 queen sized bed @75.65 plus tax
There are currently 15 rooms held with 2 double beds @92.65 plus tax

BOOKING:

If you would like to make a reservation, please call 877.361.2506. The confirmation number you will want to provide is 60889082. When you call you will need to be specific to which room you would like. You will also need to provide a credit card number to guarantee your room. It is not until the time of check in that you will be charged, at that time you can use any desired form of payment. If you have any issues, Vicky has asked that you contact her.

DEADLINE:

If you would like to hold a room, you must do so by March 30th, 2012. At that time, any remaining rooms will be cancelled. If you hold a room and later decide to cancel, you must do so within 48 hours prior to check in.


THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE!!
Carson and Kristi

BOOKING REMINDER

Tomorrow (5/12/11) is the last day to book with the travel agent and lock in the rates we had shared previously. If you are hoping to go this route be sure to contact Vicky!

Vicky Cobb

Special Memories Travel LLC.

503.367.4132

THANKS!!

Uhhh....Motion Sickness....

We have heard from a few of you first time cruisers that you are a little nervous about getting sea sick, we understand! Nobody wants to go on a seven day vacation and spend the entire time sick in bed.

I (Kristi) happen to get sea sick easily, I even get sick on long car rides so I was nervous about this as well, the first time I went on a cruise. Here is what my doctor recommended to me, before my first trip.


MOTION SICKNESS PATCH:

Mine was called TRANSDERM-SCOPOLAMINE 1.5 MG PATCH 72HR

Instructions: To prevent motion sickness, apply to hairless area behind one ear at least 4 hours (4-8 hours) before travel. Remove or replace with new patch every 3 days (72 hours) as needed.

Prescription is needed.


MECLIZINE:

This comes in pill form and can be purchased over the counter (at least at Kaiser). You do not want to take this at the same time that you wear the patch, it is one or the other.


I am sure there are many other options that I don't know about. I wanted to share what was recommended to me and assisted in making sure I felt great the entire time. I chose to wear the patch and I never even noticed it. Please choose whatever works best for you, you know your body best.

Dinner Schedule

Hi, to all our peeps! = )

We know we still have a bit of time until we need to start thinking about dinner on the cruise, but some people aren't booking through the travel agent and we wanted to help those people plan accordingly.

The cruise line offers three different options for dinner times. There is early seating, late seating, or anytime between 5-9. We have chosen to go with the anytime between 5-9 option. This way, no matter what you have planned, you will get a chance to eat. We are hoping most days we can all eat together but we understand this wont always work out. The night of the wedding, however, it is important to us that we all eat together and celebrate!

During the cruise there will be two formal nights. Typically, it will be the 2nd and 5th or 6th night on board. We will confirm the dates once we receive more information.


ELEGANT DINING DRESS CODE (the following information was provided by Carnival):

Gentlemen - Dress slacks, dress shirts. We also suggest a sports coat. If you wish to wear suits and ties or tuxedos, by all means we invite you to do so.

Ladies - Cocktail dresses, pantsuits, elegant skirts and blouses; if you'd like to show off your evening gowns, that's great too!


When we get a little closer to the wedding date we will be sure to post a list of recommended items to pack.


As always, if you have any questions, let us know!

-Carson and Kristi

Do you need a PASSPORT?

As we mentioned before, we created this blog to ensure that everyone is well informed. Our hope is to do all the research for our guests so that this can be a fun and relaxed experience for you! We will continue to add new posts, all the way up to the wedding date.

In answer to a very popular question, do you need a passport?? NO.

For many of you this is excellent news, you do not have to spend anytime filling out paperwork! If you already have a passport and would like to bring it, please feel free to do so.

If you are not going to bring a passport you need to make sure to BRING YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

If you have talked to Vicky (travel agent) she may have also recommended that you make photo copies of all of your travel documents (Birth Certificate or Passport) and leave them with someone you can easily contact at home. That way, if you loose your documentation they can quickly send it over to you.

Let us know if you have any other questions you would like us to answer. We will make sure to post it right away. Keep in mind, if you have questions about something, someone else probably does as well. Doesn't hurt to ask! = )


11 MORE MONTHS!!!

BOOKING UPDATE

Good news! You do not need to have your 25.00 per person paid until May 12th, we were given a little bit more time! YAY!

Also, we are now using a different Agent, her name is Vicky Cobb and she is AMAZING! We are so grateful for all of her hard work, she is making everything very easy for us. If you already booked with Jenifer you are still good to go! Vicky works in the same office and was able to take care of everything.

So far it looks like we are going to have an amazing turn out! We feel very honored and loved that so many of you will be there for our special day, thank you!

If you are having any issues, please let us know.

Vicky Cobb

Special Memories Travel LLC.

503.367.4132