Here's a check list for you of important things to do ASAP:
1) - Do you have your certified birth certificates ready for ship ID? This is a must. Don't let it go till the last minute as you may have to deal with county or state bureaucracies. For complete info on acceptable ID, please refer to Bahama Mama post # 97.
2) - Have you made your air reservatations yet? Do it as soon as you can. There's some good bargains out there. You can make your own reservations or phone our TA, Wanda, and she'll handle the whole thing for you. Details are on post # 152 on this Bahama Mama thread.
3) - Have you allowed yourself wiggle room on your travel arrangements in case of glitches or delays? You MUST, I repeat, MUST be at the terminal at least an hour before sailing time (4:00 PM, Saturday, May 31).
For the sake of a comfort zone, a number of freepers are arriving the Friday before sailing date. We'll be staying overnight at the Embassy Suites in Miami. The hotel van will pick you up at the airport when you arrive (the van leaves every 20 minutes) and will take our group and luggage directly to the port terminal in the morning. The Embassy has a package deal for the night's accomodations including its convenient van transport services at a very low cost. But the number of these hotel cruise packages are limited, so you have to move quickly. You must contact Wanda for this package. Complete details are on post # 176 of this Bahama Mama thread.
4) - Anglers interested in Strela's Great Freeper Deep Sea Fishing Adventure during our stay in Cozumel should freepmail him at "Strela".
Wanda's toll free numer is 1-800-890-7583 (Pacific time zone).
Any questions, contact Bahama Mama by freepmail at "MinuteGal".
More info coming soon. Please make it your personal responsibility to check the regular cruise threads plus the Bahama Mama threads between now and embarkation time. Just click the little ship logo at the top of the "latest posts" page for links.
Thanks and FReeps Ahoy!
Bahama Mama
The confirmation papers you recently received is NOT your final mailing. A few weeks before embarkation day, you'll receive a packet containing a document which is your ticket. There are also official forms to be filled out and brought with you.
Read the contents of this packet carefully and fill out all necessary forms. Keep everything together and put the packet in your suitcase ASAP so you don't forget it.
Bahama Mama had an inquiry regarding verandah cabins category 8A (the category most favored by our freeper cruisers). These balcony cabins are all on Upper Deck, NOT Verandah Deck. So don't think an error has been made on your confirmation printout. There's no connection between deck names and and cabin category names.
We all have 2nd seating for dinner.
Smoking is allowed in all cabins. There's no cabins designated as "non-smoking". In case some folks may worry about any lingering tobacco aroma, this is a very new ship, the cabins are completely ship-shape, immaculate and odor-free. The A/C and ventilation system is top-notch.
Bahama Mama