OCSC Mike

I was last on Harmony in 2022... I'm too old to remember that one, lol. I need to sail ships 4-5x in a row to remember stuff. The story I tell about only sailing from PC is a lie.

Noooooooo! The ice show is great though.

Love that CK and suite deck... compared the huge sample of ONE OTHER to which I've had access, lol. That said, it seems to be a pretty popular opinion that the change to the suite areas on Wonder/Utopia were a big upgrade over the older O-class ships.

Yep, similar issue here. I've had distance for a very long time but mostly only needed them for driving or sitting in the back of a theater or in nosebleed seats at a stadium. I can still get by but things certainly look clearer with them even from not super far away now, lol. I'm getting close to needing reading glasses but I'm not there yet and I know I'll stubbornly put them off as long as humanly possible.

Yeah, we've already addressed that not feeling great on a cruise sucks... in like 4 different blogs this week. All you can do is learn from the stuff you can control and adjust. Everyone's body reacts differently to certain things. I'm sure you'll work on whatever you have to and be in better shape with a good plan for Utopia! Even if I don't run into any major issues, I always wind up with a few regrets after a cruise about something(s) I should have done differently. I need to both do my best to avoid the stuff I know I'll regret later and also get the minor regrets out of my head and just reflect on how great the cruise was even if I wanted to do a few things differently.

Nah, lots of us are very close in age. That's funny, I think I'm fairly young looking although not like 5 years ago. I shave my head pretty low but not bald. At 1/4" you can't really tell but if I go too long between buzzes the grey on the sides really starts to show, lol.

There are definitely nights I feel that wave of tired but I can usually fight through it for the sake of the cruise... gotta have my late night snack, especially if it's Playmakers with the UDP. I did wind up getting it to go most nights (they do a good job boxing up orders) but sitting outside on the boardwalk at 11pm eating a burger was fun too. Not like I'm out partying and my wife is beat by 10-11pm but I try to live it up a little bit. We've seen a 10:30 aqua show or two. The volume and energy, especially on Utopia's, is good for waking you up, lol.

Was the use of “way” really necessary? That’s me. At least you were still partying at 31. I think my party days ended in my early 20’s, lol. I was married and pre-vintage at 24. I still feel like a big kid though.

For the love of the cruise gods, someone order the chocolate ravioli!!! We finally found an audience for InTENse! She's adorable btw.

Maybe try reading some Celebrity blogs in the Live Blog forums.

Sorry you didn't feel well either... this forum is having an epidemic. My wife didn't have any issues with it though I don't think she loved it.

Wow, now I'm impressed, although the beach club lunch isn't necessarily heavy if you mostly stick to steak and seafood (and only eat one entree). Our family loved the beach club lunch last time we had a cabana and I think we had two entrees each plus a bunch of funnel cakes from snack shack, lol. There were quite a few beverages as well. Those are the only nights in March we're having dinner on the later side so we can stay in the cabana as long as possible and have time to shower and relax before dinner, as well as digest. The logic puzzle told me dinner had to be Mason Jar on those nights to avoid filet or lobster. Shout out to how happy DD looks at another water slide. Despite my rep, while I obviously focus on food, I do enjoy other aspects of blogs.

The irony in all this is that I've only actually had the UDP ONCE for a total of FOUR nights, lol. I just did a lot of strategizing b/c that's how my brain is wired. I'm such a nerd that you should see the cruise notes I have on my phone with lists of drinks you can only get at certain bars, what I like at certain restaurants, etc.

Maybe I could sell private planning sessions over Zoom or something so I could personalize plans based on ship, length of cruise, and personal eating preferences.

You don't have to tell me. I got a couple smaller apps as my snack the first night with the UDP, which was my plan going in since I've had the burger numerous times and it's a meal not a snack, but when I went back the next two nights I looked over the menu and said screw it, the burger and fries are just so good! Way too much food obviously. I'll try to stick to apps in March since it's 7N of UDP instead of just 4 (although some of those are huge too, like the onion ring tower). That said, as soon as I get there and don't feel overly stuffed, I know I'll wind up ordering the burger. Knock on wood, I don't usually have many digestion issues but I can go through a large bottle of Pepto to help deal with the overeating.