Thanks for the tip, we'll keep that in mind for the future, we do like to mix it up and try new adventures 😁

Our understanding is the back of the boat in the lower levels tends to have the least movement, for us it was a guaranteed room rate, so we didn't choose the cabin. I would say the vibrations were minimal, and we travel with a white noise machine, so our sleep wasn't affected by noise. It was also nice being close to Cabanas, we'd definitely stay there again, but I wouldn't pay extra for the location. We've also heard great reviews on the middle part of the boat, lower levels. Of course the weather and size of the swells will also play a factor regardless of location. If you're getting a good deal last minute, I'd say go for it, you can always move if you find movement is an issue. Hope this helps, enjoy your trip 😎

Only Palo and Remy, which are also an additional charge, require reservations.

Thanks for watching, enjoy your upcoming cruise and curry with dinner 😋

For sure, that's up next after this video, about 50% edited, stay tuned 😎

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Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the video! That's good to know about the swim diapers - there were definitely some children wearing them in the Donald pool, so they must just not enforce it as much as in the larger pools.

@livingthevacationlife yes,it's not a life guard pool so no one around checking. It's not a disney rule,but a maritime one for health reasons

Thank you for watching, glad the information was helpful and excited for you on your first adventure to Mexico, hopefully the first of many. I don't think you can go wrong with either property in terms of offerings, we chose the Ziva as it's more family friendly, Secrets is adults only, having said so even if you aren't traveling with kids, there's at least a few pools that are adults only at the Ziva, so it's very easy to avoid kids. A. Since we stayed at the property most of the time and we wanted to avoid traveling with a car booster, we chose pre-arranged private transport, we paid $58 for a roundtrip journey. Otherwise plenty of taxis or Ubers available at the airport. B. Yes, if you ask housekeeping, I'm sure they can accommodate, especially if you add a few singles. You can also get water bottles from the coffee shop or order during room service. C. 5pm should be plenty of time to make it for dinner, I remember it going late. Customs will depend on the number of international flights arriving, took about 20 mins for us plus like a 30 mins ride to the resort , I think by 7-8pm you could be enjoying dinner. I would be more concerned of the flight getting delayed and if possible recommend taking the earlier flight, there should be at least 3 more from Southwest/American that arrive earlier than 5pm.

Thanks for watching, great questions. (1) Day 1 was super rainy in Southampton, it got better once we left and continued to improve as left the English Channel, once we left Lisbon, weather was really nice until the last sea day before New York, we had to sail thru a storm. (2) We packed light sweaters and raincoat just in case, we really only used them for a few windy days on top deck, otherwise very nice weather in Spain/Portugal and the Atlantic. (3) We've only done Transatlantic with Disney, best bang for your buck. We've done 7 days with other cruise lines, definitely prefer the longer sailings for the extra sea days and free passage across the Atlantic. Plus more Mickey churro waffles 😋 (4) Keep in mind you'd be sailing during hurricane season, weather can be unpredictable, I think overall we had great weather, but it was also in September, this upcoming sailing is in October, might be a bit colder. (5) You might also consider the EBTA sailing in May, weather is much nicer and avoids hurricane season, we have a few videos too on the EBTA if you want to see what it was like 2 months ago, still wrapping up the series, so more to come 😎

If you watch the first 10 mins, we show our entire travel journey from our hometown, Phoenix, Arizona to Southampton. We paid about $4300 for a guaranteed Oceanview rate, two adults, one child. Thanks for watching! 😎

@@livingthevacationlife that’s a very good price for 12 days of cruise.

Indeed, essentially $350 a night for an all inclusive floating hotel that also takes you across the Atlantic 😎

Much better than last year at Southampton 😎

Lol, something like that. In this case 90% booze 😅

Thank you for watching 😎

Thanks for watching. Also at the Japanese restaurant, they're gonna push the sake hard, so beware as it's not included. Each restaurant does have a drink section highlighting common drinks and specialties, so you'll want to check the Hyatt app for the latest menu. Otherwise, you can generally get any well or classic tropical cocktail (margarita, paloma, Piña colada, etc) at any of the restaurants, just ensure you stick with the house liquor. Hope you have an awesome time next month 😎

One of my favorite cocktails was the Chango Loco at the swim up bar or the Mango Loco at the Tequila bar. Chango loco is like a Mexican version of the mudslide, perfect for lounging at the pool, the mango loco is a mango based cocktail based off mezcal, a great way to end the night. Cheers!

@livingthevacationlife all great tips!! Thanks so much!! Will have to check out those drink suggestions. Cheers!

Agreed the Mexican Restaurant was the best! Asian and steakhouse were good, but not the best. The house drinks were notably low quality liquor, but the house wine was great. We too liked the pizza, but the Italian restaurant didn't stand out. Everything about Highlights sports bar, the drinks, service, food, were comparable to a higher quality sports bar, which made it great for our big crowd.

I noticed a lot of their wine selection comes from Valle de Guadalupe, which is like the Mexican Nappa Valley up North or South American regions like Chile, so yes, agree on their wine quality. Glad to hear y'all had a great time and enjoyed the Mexican restaurant as much as we did.

Thank you for watching and glad it's been helpful. We do have a few more videos where we talk in more detail about restaurants and other random tips, hopefully those videos help too. Enjoy your time at the Ziva!

Same here, we were shocked by the lack of informative videos our first time around, so figured we'd share our experience to help out new comers 😎

Glad it was helpful, thank you for watching 😎

Once you get off the train in Anaheim, how far is it to Disneyland?

Once you get off the train station, you'll be about 3-4 miles away from the park, about a $10 Uber/Lyft ride

Thanks for watching, yeah we got lucky and were able to book before the property went up in price, so we only paid 100K Hyatt points for 5 nights. Awesome resort, definitely recommend it for a relaxing vacation.

Thanks for watching, we do have an upcoming video where we review the rest of restaurants along with bars. Like for example the bar highlightz, has descent pub fare like Nachos, Wings, Burgers, and you can catch your favorite sports on the Big screen. There's also the bar by the Club tower that has more premium alcohol and there'll be a spread of quick bites throughout the day. Otherwise the rest of the bars are pretty much by the pools. Throughout the day you'll also want to be on the lookout for the a small street car by the swim up pool that serves quick meals like tacos, hot dogs and jerk chicken 😋

Thanks for watching!

Sure, I can post there 😎

@@livingthevacationlife and post it on the new wb24 too if you don’t mind😋

Nice, thanks for watching. Hopefully you had a great time onboard 😎

Same here, we would absolutely consider an itinerary with multiple day stops at Bermuda, our time there just flew by, so beautiful.

Next time definitely asking for second lobster 🦞😋 When you make them fresh like they do in Madrid or many places in Spain, dark chocolate is all you need 😋

Of course, we all know the real Santa lives in the North Pole, which is connected thru Flagstaff via a portal 😎

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