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16 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:
My precious
Love this.
17 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:I took all the deviled eggs
Love this more.
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On 3/29/2024 at 6:19 PM, dustfsu said:
the Vue Bar on the Wonder
Sorry to get off-topic for a second but I don't understand why they built a bar that looks so nice at night in the dark only to close it at 8pm. Nothing wrong with it in the daytime but that colorful canopy looks amazing at night.
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Symphony is the only Oasis class ship I'm missing and I'm Wonder's biggest fan but I'd choose based on price, itinerary, ease of travel, etc. You'll likely love either one.
I could tell you to pick Wonder b/c I love Mason Jar brunch (and I do) or the redesigned WJ is nice (it is) or the ice show is my favorite (it is) but the above is still my answer.
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31 minutes ago, jbrinkm said:
My daughter found me ranger cookies in the WJ at lunch and brought them I'm so happy!
How sweet.
I ate the last of my "to-go" ranger cookies on Wednesday!
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Just now, jbrinkm said:
I guess I'll just have to go back again and find the right one
Yes, yes you will... what a hardship!
The only day I didn't go to ELF last week was when were on an excursion on St. Martin from 9-4.
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Yep, those are the ones. We did the Skagway glacier dog sledding through Royal b/c the one we had booked during our pre-cruise land portion was cancelled due to weather and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't book anything directly at the last minute. I even figured out the company RC was using but their remaining slots were held by RC.
2 minutes ago, RCIfan1912 said:That is bonkers!
Yeah, there's obviously plenty to do and see in Alaska without doing those types of excursions... but we treated this as a once in a lifetime type trip as a dual-40th b-day celebration and uncharacteristically went all out... then returned to frugally sailing around the Caribbean in interiors like you normally see me talking about, lol.
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1 minute ago, WAYNO said:
Costa Maya is easy. Even without an excursion, you can swim, eat and drink and be merry without leaving the port.
Nice option there when you leave port as early as 2pm. There's a beach club we went to years ago that I'd go back to but every time we do Western Costa Maya is an early departure and I can't see bothering. Definitely a nice port area.
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2 hours ago, Bill OH said:
I did put in significant bids for all cabins above ours.
Good luck!
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Possible Bezos order? It stays good for a long time but that’s kind of a big bottle.
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8 hours ago, Ryan79 said:
There was an excursion in Juneau last year that was $1000pp, but cannot remember for the life of me what it was. It involved either a plane or a helicopter.
Yep. I have nothing but amazing memories of our epic Alaska trip but like I said above, I don't want to revisit the prices of stuff, lol.
The more expensive excursions we did were likely flying around Denali in a small plane, taking a helicopter up onto a mountain glacier to go dog sledding, and taking a helicopter onto a glacier to hike and ice climb.
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8 hours ago, jbrinkm said:
Got back a little later than expected and needed lunch so I had my first EVER El Loco Fresh! And yes, I mixed the Cholula Chipotle into the guac which gave it a nice kick & better flavor BUT I still couldn't get past the texture (same reason I can't eat mushrooms). Best part- there was NO LINE. Every day, the line is back to/past the ice cream machines, but not today during a port day.
I still won't go near the guac. It's just bad on every level... and you know I'm not very critical of my food, lol. I use the Cholula on my tacos and quesadillas. FYI, that's not the chipotle flavor bottle next to your plate in the pic. That one says green pepper. Chipotle says chipotle on it.
I love the huge ELF on Wonder so much (and attached tequila bar that makes the same pineapple jalapeno one that you get at Playmakers). Now that I have extra vouchers to kill off I'll have to try some of the flavored frozen ones to take back to the Solarium. I'm sure they're weak but I'm not there to get drunk, as long as they taste good.
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8 hours ago, AshleyDillo said:
Indian dishes
Always a good choice in my book! I stopped ordering them in the MDR last week b/c I realized I kept eating them in WJ.
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5 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:
But you wouldn't drive anywhere but PC anyways
I would if there was a ship with a promenade in Tampa! It’s not that much farther than PC for me plus parking is cheaoer.
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1 minute ago, AshleyDillo said:
I think I'm driving over it next week on my turnaround day as I trek from Tampa to Miami.
Poor timing on my part to speak ill of bridges... I only hate it b/c it keeps anything above Radiance class out of Tampa.
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Alaska excursions that involve helicopters or small planes are up there.
We didn't book through RC (except one we had to replace last minute due to weather) and I don't want to try to remember what that trip cost, lol, but it was worth it.
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9 minutes ago, WAYNO said:
Actually, we stopped at multiple places. An artisan mall, the chocolate and coconut oil factory, the Rumcake place, and the West End, which is loaded with shops, bars and restaurants.
Ah, OK, great! That's what I was hoping for. We're definitely going to the West End, just not having a full meal there. Anything stand out? Was the chocolate factory worth it or more of a tourist trap to get you to buy some at the end?
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1 minute ago, WAYNO said:
My best advice is to make sure you have an air conditioned vehicle!
It was not necessarily hot, maybe 80 degrees, but the wind and humidity made it feel like a hundred degrees.
We ate at the West End, a place called Booty something
It was mediocre, but what it lacked in quality and serving size, it made up for in high price. Then. We were substantially over charged. I gave up trying to convince them, as I didn't want to spend the night in the Roatan jail.
Otherwise, our bi-lingual tour was pretty great. It was difficult to get photos, so I have very few.
Thanks for sharing.
Sorry about the restaurant debacle but glad you enjoyed the tour. Sounds like you basically just drove around the island and saw stuff rather than actual stops?
That's definitely part of our plan but we do have a few stops built in. Between frugality and my picky wife, we're not doing a full lunch. I told our tour company (Rony's Tours) to just take me to a quick service type place, food truck, taco stand (whatever they have in Roatan) to try some local fare and move on. We're making an obligatory sloth stop for my wife but also going to Rony's home town and visiting a school there to donate some supplies since my wife is a teacher. We like seeing some of how the locals live when we go somewhere for the first time then after that we do more touristy stuff.
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I believe @Lovetocruise2002 has one of these booked and started a thread about it a while back.
I'm sure she'll chime in when she sees this and is free.
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17 minutes ago, WAYNO said:
But I am now sipping my wonderful Americano in the Crown Lounge. This place is mostly empty.
Was never crowded in the mornings last week. I was routinely the only one there around 6:45-7am. I made my cappuccinos to go while the crew member put out breakfast. If I went a bit later I maybe saw a few people.
19 minutes ago, WAYNO said:Our plan is an air conditioned bus tour of Roatan.
We have a private tour in June (a re-do of 2019 when high winds prevented Harmony from docking there). Please share any highlights. We have a general list of places we want to go but I can always add to it. Enjoy!
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3 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:
Dress however you want
This. You will see everything from casual (shorts and short sleeves) to suits/dresses. Whatever makes you comfortable.
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How Much Independence is Too Much? (with a Radiance prelude)
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Yep, I always tell people my skin has two tones, pale or red, so I choose pale. Never been in a pool either but I've occasionally spent some time in a Solarium stew pot when not crowded (like staying on the ship during a port day).