The cruise chosen has been: (please read carefully)

June 17th (7 NIGHTS) Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines sailing of the Rhapsody of the Seas. Ports of call: Galveston, Texas; Cozumel, Mexico; Roatan, Honduras; Costa Maya, Mexico; Yucatan (Progreso), Mexico; Galveston, Texas

Cabins held: (first deposits will have their choice of the cabins available)

- 15 Category N (inside, double) at a per-person rate of $651.96

- 1 Category K (inside, quad) at a per-person rate of $701.96 for the first two and $441.96 for the 3rd and 4th -- this was the ONLY inside triple/quad left

- 5 Category I (outside, double) at a per-person rate of $771.96

- 2 Category F (outside, quad) at a per-person rate of $851.96 for the first two and $441.96 for the 3rd and 4th

The deposit due is $500 with a due date of October 2nd on the double-occupancy (final April 8th) and a due date of August 3rd on the triple/quads.

Airport transfers are available at additional fee or you can arrange your own transport. The closest airport is going to be Houston Hobby (intercontinental airport is much farther away). Airfare is up to you to arrange. This is cruise only pricing.

Trip insurance is optional as well. Rates vary. I will let you know when I get a definite price.

We will be all seated together for formal dinners, however you may eat elsewhere if you choose. More specific information on what to wear, what to pack, etc will be later when time is closer.

The cruise line will also give us a meeting place where we can all get to know each other and have a sort of mini-in person support group meeting. There will also be a fitness program on board the ship that can be customized to your own level. Of course you don't have to do any of this, but it will be there if you do.

**Payment will be made through Gadgetlady (Elisa) and she is a licensed travel agent with availability to accept all forms of payments. I teamed up with her so that all of you can feel comfortable with an actual travel business accepting payments and money. She will unfortunately not be able to travel with us so I will be your liason for the cruise.

***Single travelers can be matched in a double room or a triple with other single travelers. You can also talk with your LBT friends and pair yourselves up!!

All cabins will also receive a special surprise for their cruise!!!

Please PM me after you vote if you plan on attending. We will need to get our deposits in and then we can make payments as needed.

Please PM me with the following information:

Names of Passengers (as it appears on you passport)

Ages

Contact phone

Address

Citizenship (US, Mexico, etc etc)

Emergency contact person and phone number

Crown and Anchor # (if you are a member)

What Category room? Do you need a roomie?

If you need help with air arrangements (pm the city leaving from)

If you want insurance (it is somewhere around $39 or so)

If you need transfers to and from ship (it is about $40 pp I think)

Copy and paste the above into a PM is fine.

DO NOT SEND ME CREDIT CARD INFO!!!! YOU WILL DO THAT TO THE AGENCY WHEN THEY CALL YOU!!!!

Let's CRUISE!!!

Melissa, I know we have to be at the cruise line around 12 P.M. on the 17th. and I believe we depart arount 4 P.M.Are you going to be there the Sat. night before. Of those of us that are we need to plan a get together.

See ya soon.

Yes, my sister lives in Conroe, about 40 miles from Houston, she is going on the cruise with me. So I will fly in Saturday morning. Let me know if y'all plan something, I would like to get together. Thanks for the info!

Well we had a cancellation for a single traveler with a roomie.

First person to PM me gets it. That is the only fair way to do it. You will get the original pricing. It must be a female and you must be a single traveler (you will be sharing a room with another female bandster traveling solo).

available for $771.96 -- a total steal, as the rate has almost doubled if you were to book it right now at the going rates. This is a one person deal. Only for a female, single traveler.

We have had a ton of late requests but this is something that has just come up and you can have the original price!!!! You must be ready to book and pay now.

Ready, set, hurry and PM me.

97 Days 4 Hours 13 minutes !!!!!!!!!

OMG! Still no one has taken this! Are you kidding me? A cruise is 1/2 off the price right now. You could take over the reservation as a sub and pay the original group price. Doesn't anyone know anyone who wants this?????

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Bump Bump Bump

Great idea-but I already took all of my time off for our Greek island cruise this summer. Anyone up for a summer chicago get together?

I would be, i'm about 4-5 hours away.

For those of you who don't yet have your passport, please make sure you get it in order soon! MSNBC just ran a story on delays in getting passports (see http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17651115/). If anybody has any questions, feel free to ask :-)

Hello! Have you heard the good news? There's ONE opening for a female roommate! Do you have a friend who wants to go cruising?

Maybe you previously thought you could not afford to go? Well, click on this thread to see the new offer this ONE lucky person could receive: http://www.lapbandtalk.com/single-women-interested-t31888.html

It's a great deal! Come on people :girl_hug: Hasn't Uncle Sam been good to at least one of you? Put that tax return to good use!!

Karla

This is so frustrating. No other time will there be this price this summer. You guys are killing me. Do I need to get naked in here to get you all to go? I will ya know!

i have been pretty much of a lurker....

is there still a spot open?

i am interested in finding out more....

please advise.

i am a 57 year old married woman recently banded in january....

lots of fun and a non-smoker....

thanks for any info.

travelbug

Hey travelbug! There is a spot for a single female (single not necessarily meaning not married, but meaning "travelling alone"). I'll send you a PM with contact information, but you can also go to http://www.lapbandtalk.com/single-women-interested-t31888.html for special new price information. It'd be terrific if you could come!

I need to know from everyone if you prefer your documents mailed to you or if everyone is OK with e-docs. If the documents are mailed, they are generated about 21 days prior to cruise date. They are mailed to my corporate office, from there to me, and from me to you -- so it takes a little while. With the e-docs, I can generate them immediately when they're ready and email them to you and you can print out whatever portion of them you want printed. The only drawback with e-docs is you don't get the pre-printed, colored luggage tags to put on your luggage in advance of arriving at the cruise ship terminal. However, when you do arrive at the terminal, they will have some there for you to pop on your luggage.

My preference is e-docs for ease and security and knowing they won't get lost, but I wanted to get an opinion from the group. LMK what you think!

gadgetlady,

E-docs are fine with me. As long as they get me and hubby on the cruise <s>