OCSC Mike

This just turned into my wife & I joking about booking one of those boardwalk balconies and asking for handouts, lol. "Hey, Buddy, ask for some extra garlic knots. Thanks!"

Thanks. Not exactly what I was hoping for. Looks like charcuterie from the CL, some olives, and chocolates they use for the chef amenity next to the krispie treats. They might as well have just added the savory stuff back to Sorrento's.

Yeah, I watched a video an incredibly annoying influencer-type young couple did and they were the only ones eating on the balcony. They said it was disgustingly hot out but they wanted to experience it b/c it was new even though they were sweaty, lol. I'd be fine with some noise just to have a view and new experience but heat and sweat are reserved for CocoCay and Mexican beach clubs in my world... not eating a specialty meal. Playmakers in July is warm enough and that's semi-indoors.

The suspense is building…

Mississippi Moonlight belongs on the list. It’s blackberry moonshine, lemonade, & fresh blackberries. Not strong but very refreshing & super popular. The apple pie moonshine is another flavor from whatever company makes the blackberry. Lots of huge Mississippi Moonlight fans here besides myself. I’m not sure there were many days I didn’t get at least one on my Wonder cruises… and I often had more than one.

No more low deck portholes, eh? Congrats! Now if only we were crossing paths at PC like I did with @SweetPea this June... you could have brought me cheesesteaks and proper pretzels (the ones at Wawa here aren't very good for some reason). I was on the bridge wing when Symphony passed us last week and she got pretty close, lol.

I just noticed that Park Cafe is listed as being open from 6-10pm serving "Tapas" instead of "Snacks" on Utopia. Did anyone who has already sailed Utopia happen to stop by? Curious to know what exactly they serve. Nice to see another included night time option besides Sorrento's and Cafe Promenade even if it closes earlier than the others.

It's better... there's an apple pie moonshine drink Wonder doesn't have (as of last week) that even comes with an apple turnover, lol.

No problem. You actually made me go look up the schedules and menus for my Utopia B2B's even though I don't have one for 10+ months, lol. I started puzzling together which days/nights to do the few specialty meals we normally do, leading my wife to ask... Why are you looking at this now? As an aside, she's not happy there's no Italian night (as of now at least). That's one of the few MDR menus she actually likes.

I assume day 2 is a port day given the dates you listed. Specialty restaurants typically are only open for lunch on sea days (and embarkation day).

That's me, 100%. The only reason I tolerate the heat at CocoCay or a Mexican beach club is because of the included drinks/food and even then I need shade and occasional dips in a pool. At home... I'll stick to a/c and my living room couch. Dunno how they do it. I have a friend who does construction and swears he loves the heat. I think he's nuts.

I skipped over where you were staying in your intro (nothing personal of course but since hotels aren't part of my cruise world, I see the nice room pics but don't pay close attention). Margaritaville is not very far from me at all. I've only driven by it but looks very nice! Only coming to say hi to you could make me go near that place in this heat, lol.

The CL coffee machine options aren't fancy enough for him? No judgment, if he enjoys more than standard cappuccino, latte, etc., that's obviously fine as we all like what we like. Just mentioning it b/c the machine suits my needs and I save my vouchers for cocktails.

Since my mind always goes to the food, I forgot to ask, what did you think of the new venue/location? Any thoughts on the outdoor seating area? As long as my food is good, I don’t care a ton about ambiance but it did look pretty nice from pics/vids I’ve seen. Safe travels home since I’m asking on disembarkation day.

Just catching up. Hope it was lemonade with Patron.