Hey Stop That Ship, Don't Leave Without Me!!!!!

Hello Everyone,

I wanted to let you know about an option that some of us are already planning to do.

HOTEL: When I scheduled the first sisters cruise I rented a few rooms at a hotel in Miami the night before we were suppose to board the ship. I did that because of my experience the first time I took a cruise; my husband and I almost did not make it to the ship on time due to a layover and delayed flight. I did not want that to occur with the sisters.

Side note....one of the sisters has a coworker who did miss the ship due to a lay over and they had to catch the ship two days later at the first port stop.

It was fun in Miami. We walked to the outside mall where they had great food, live music and dancing. The shops had the latest fades and trends. VERY MIAMI. Below is the web link to that mall. http://www.baysidemarketplace.com/html/

A few of us went and took advantage of Miami's infamous South Beach and did not come back until 5:00 AM. What happens in Miami, stays in Miami!

The hotel we had stayed at previously has been torn down and renovated into corporate offices. The travel agent has looked into possible hotel rates for the group. The least expensive rate she could get was the Holiday Inn across the street from the mall for $177.55 per room. (That is at a discount rate and it is not locked in until we confirm how many rooms we need.) You could fit 2-4 people (possibly sneak a 5th) in one room and split the cost of the room. It is only for one night, that Saturday before we leave.

We do have a relative who works for a hotel chain but come to find out this week the discount that she used to get was taken away due to budget cuts.

So, if you confirmed you are coming with us on the cruise you might want to join us in the hotel stay too. Let me know by December 10th if you are interested.

TRANSPORTATION: Once I know the final count of registrations and who is and who is not doing the hotel I will be making arrangements for transportation. I will check to see if it would be less expensive to go taxi or best to rent a mini bus. It would be a possible three trips; from the airport to the hotel, from the hotel to ship and then from ship to airport.

The hotel stated they may have a transport van for us at $5.00 each person each way. That would be great. I will let you know closer to the day.


God Bless,
Chanky