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19 minutes ago, Cactus527 said:

chicken burrito

I guess I'll have to re-try this along with the quesadilla next week. They were both so bad on Wonder in June I gave up and only made tacos.

25 minutes ago, Gilley said:

Will they let me use my husband’s WOW band to get his drinks or should I use his sea card?  He will have the DBP so I wanna use all his vouchers.

I use my wife's sea pass card all the time. I don't see why a WOW band would be any different but that's just my assumption.

6 minutes ago, Gilley said:

I’m around the Penn & Drexel campuses.

Ha, I went to Wharton undergrad. It was 100% the wrong school for me but I was there. Had a few friends that went to Drexel. Small world.

I followed my now wife down here after college a long time ago. She grew up in the 'burbs too but a little farther out.

2 minutes ago, Gilley said:

I love the way you cruise.   I’m taking notes.  Only thing I’m a solo cruiser most of the time.  Cruising only out of Jersey to save as I live in Philly.  Take the train for about 30-40 round trip.   Will be Diamond in May on Icon (family trip).  Looking forward to my drink vouchers and using my hubby’s. He got the DBP.

I'm flattered. Not sure I've ever heard someone say they were taking notes on my posts, lol, but glad I could help. I like how I cruise too.

Congrats in advance on turning Diamond! It was a big deal to me and I'm looking forward to D+ after next week's cruise but the jump to D is the big one, IMO.

I grew up in the Philly 'burbs btw if you've never seen me mention that.

16 minutes ago, GatorCruiser said:

Actually the concierges are Kenny and Norman. 

Nice. Kenny is a good guy. He took care of the usual stuff then mid-cruise randomly invited our family of 8 on a bridge tour which I had never done before.

18 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

All the may-oct 2025 itineraries are missing all of a sudden 

That's... ummm... odd.

Have you looked for an independent excursion through a site like TripAdvisor/Viator?

If you're not comfortable, that's fine, but you'll likely find many more options with better prices.

8 minutes ago, GatorCruiser said:

our SL concierge

Any chance one of the concierges is Kenny? He was who we mostly dealt with in June. The other concierge we had is now on Icon.

10 minutes ago, SweetPea said:

Driving to the port is the BEST, and that doesn't make a blog boring!

I just meant I wouldn't have much to share during the week before.

11 minutes ago, SweetPea said:

And i loved Capt Bob's! Have so much fun!

One trip there was about 30 of us or so and one of my friends got Capt Bob to dedicate two of his boats, just for us. And she negotiated both boats have rum punch as well as beer, soda, and water.

That's great! When I was e-mailing Bob I asked about the rum I saw people mention in recent TripAdvisor reviews. He said they have it aboard now but nothing mixed (I guess it's rum & coke or shots). I'd prefer rum punch but not a big deal. In 2017 it was just beer and soft drinks. I still remember being tossed a can while floating in the ocean.

32 minutes ago, Cactus527 said:

"Whoa, how much can you bench, bro?" "15 lbs, but I can do 8 crepes in one sitting."

That's me... 100%.

26 minutes ago, Cactus527 said:

This one felt more like it was designed to be snack size

That just means you have 2 (or 3), no worries.

I have been there the past 2 Octobers. Honestly, I don't go in the water much unless it's the summer to cool off. We did go in the Oasis Pool (briefly) and it was pretty cold to me. Part of it was that the weather was beautiful but by no means hot like it is in June/July. So I wasn't dying to cool off or anything. Didn't go in the ocean.

5 hours ago, Jamesszy94 said:

Tomorrow is UK night...

We don't have UK night on the standard 7N cruises I take. There was UK night in the WJ on Indy a couple years ago (possibly b/c it had spent several seasons over there). I sent pics of 5-6 items to my English friend... he was less than impressed, lol.

Outside of fish n chips and shepherd/cottage pie, I can't say I know a ton about UK food. Some of it tasted fine to me, some not so much, but that sums up the WJ on any night. Looking forward to what they have and pics of what you get.

55 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said:

Can't wait to see pictures of Wonder. 

I don’t normally take pics at all so I’ll try my best but don’t expect much as far as pics of the ship, sorry.

You’re more likely to see food & drink pics.

5 minutes ago, Cactus527 said:

On the way out of the Windjammer, I decided to get some snacks for the evening... And tomorrow morning... And maybe even late morning...

Where's the rest?

2 minutes ago, Cactus527 said:

TODAY IS CREPE STATION NIGHT! It's my favorite station they do, I'm SO glad I caught it.

This is a perfect example of why I like to pop into the WJ even if I had dinner in the MDR (we do early seating). Sure the app has the theme nowadays but you never know when you might find an item or two you really like. Big fan of the crepes too, btw.

Back in the day there used to be more unique items that would only appear once but I still think it’s worth checking out.

19 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said:

Okay that was anti-climactic....

I can't remember the last time I went to one of those. But hey, you got a glass of really cheap champagne, right?

7 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said:

Omg I used the wrong post... sorry

Clearly I failed to notice, lol. My bad @Lovetocruise2002.

I’ve been keeping an eye out for a headliner & this just appeared in the app sometime today. It’s the only listed day/time but the headliner has also been performing twice on day 5 so I’m guessing that will pop up eventually.

With his infectious enthusiasm, rapid-fire wit and highly-skilled juggling, Pete will absolutely change your opinion of jugglers. Widely recognized as the U.K.'s premier comedy juggler, with a career spanning three decades, Pete has performed on major, prime-time TV shows, attracting audiences in the tens of millions. He has performed on the inaugural sailings of every Royal Caribbean ship for the last 10 years. Saying Pete Matthews is just another juggler is like saying London is just another city.

9 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said:

Does the Music Hall on Wonder have a bar? 

Yes with a bunch of music-themed cocktails. Other Oasis-class ships basically have the same venue but it's called Dazzles. We never really spent any time there but when I was with extended family on Wonder last June they wanted to go so we listened to music for like an hour.

1 minute ago, Jamesszy94 said:

Trivia on Q-class is usually in the Music Hall or Schooner Bar.

It can get pretty crowded depending on the trivia. If it's something like Harry Potter - you bet everyone and their grandmother will show up for it. Or if it's something like Star Wars/Game of Thrones.

The Music Hall is 2 levels in the Q-class and is connected to Casino Royale.

OK, so not all that different. It's 2 stories on Wonder too but nowhere near the casino and just looks different from your pic. They do have certain trivias and name that tunes there but the others seem crowded no matter what the topic.

8 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said:

Music Hall

I've never been on Q-class (and know very little about it)... Music Hall on Wonder looks nothing like that. Do they do a lot of trivia there?

One of my few complaints is that the venues used for trivia on Oasis class (usually the bars or Karaoke place) can be extremely overcrowded.

3 minutes ago, Cactus527 said:

Update: Glitter girls are drunk and singing along to the music over the speakers at the top of their lungs. "WHOA-OOOAA WE'RE HALFWAY THERE!!!!"

If they're in college, let's at least give them credit for knowing the song.

4 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said:

It's honestly not that bad when it's early and there's not many people.

It's not bad at all if you're there early. Same goes for embarkation day lunch. I'm usually there as soon as it opens and it's not remotely crowded. It takes time for people to board, wander, take care of certain things, figure out where everything is if they're new, etc.

I'm not trying to convince others to go there; a lot of the time it is very crowded... just not always like some believe.

No (if sailing from the US).