Boston Babe

I was a geologist and have a degree in it focusing on sedimetary terrains and structures...active volcanoes (which generate igneous rocks) are everywhere, as are fault zones. Nothing is predictable despite the various signs people encounter. If Old Faithful were any sign...we can't predict when the Yellowstone caldera will erupt, but one day, untold destruction in North America will result and affect the entire world. It is the largest super volcano in the world, and an explosive eruption, yes, will happen, & will change everything. It last erupted 1-2 million years ago. Who knows when it's due?
Geologic time is very, very long, and the odds of being caught in an eruption are more miniscule than getting Norwalk virus on a cruise ship when you wash hands regularly and sanitize. Would I walk around Whakatane, Yellowstone, Mt St Helens, Mt Rainier, Mt Hood, Kilauea, Krakatoa, Pinatubo, Montserrat or any other active volcano with steam coming out? Yep. If it goes, it will be quick. May those who perished in NZ rest in peace.

This is literally monday morning quarterbacking what happened. To suggest anyone knew yesterday, or the week before or whenever that the volcano was going to blow today or that the hundreds of tours that took place there in the days, months and years prior were unsafe is silly.

Oasis received the Ultimate Abyss.  Here are a few pictures taken at various times.

The suite sun deck has been refreshed.






Unfortunately the port side including bar is now a smoking area.














A local Haitian butterfly stopped by.

I got refundable, it looks like there were two options, about $200 less if you booked non-refundable.  I'm Freedom, not Liberty, had a brain burp! LOL  

Time to show off the Solarium.  They've done a really nice job and I love the huge forward outdoor public deck.

They've added a library to Central Park:

Spotlight Karaoke is a new change replacing the On Air Club.

They sell excursions because people want to experience it.  
The tour operator is a local company that does these tours everyday even when cruise ships aren't present.  They are very popular.  The tour operator lost employees. They didn't know this was going to happen. Hindsight is 20-20.
Until last summer the federal government had a visitors center and operated a National Park on the rim of a volcano on the big island of Hawaii.  It's been closed since the 2018 eruption.  Why would the U.S. government run a park open to the public on the edge of an active volcano?   

We have enjoyed our sailings out of Galveston.  The ships are pretty much the same so not much of a choice to make there.
Given the facts that the LIB is 2 days longer and it’s overall cheaper, it would be a no-brainer for me.  
The time of year could be a factor.  Knowing that with summer storms, Galveston offers far more alternative routes for outmaneuvering storms than NJ would could be a factor.  Of course, it is going to be blazing hot in south Texas in August !
I would choose LIB just for the extra days and price difference.

I'm such an ass, I'm on Freedom!!!!  I was petting my dog Liberty, when I was typing!! LMAO!!

I'm such an ass, I'm on Freedom!!!!  I was petting my dog Liberty, when I was typing!! LMAO!!

I'm such an ass, I'm on Freedom!!!!  I was petting my dog Liberty, when I was typing!! LMAO!!

I'm such an ass, I'm on Freedom!!!!  I was petting my dog Liberty, when I was typing!! LMAO!!

I hope it's Liberty, just booked B2B on her May 2021!  A little birdie suggested the Vista ocean panoramic Suite so that's what I did!! LOL  AND it's refundable for a change! LOL 

Thank you, Lorraine. It is our one and only time per cruise to get dressed up. One and done !

However, on a positive note, we just got back from seeing Phoenix, and I cannot say enough GOOD things about that show. They were really good.  I would go back and see them again in a minute.  I am not as impressed with the Music Hall on Oasis as I was with the one on Anthem, but they did the best they could with the space they had.  It’s a sight more useful now than it was as Dazzles.
Also, a huge bit of news, Dan and I finally met the Twangbot.  He seemed very real.  Almost human-like.  A very advanced bot, indeed.  He sat with us at the concert.  It was quite an honor for us.??

Dinner tonite at 150 Central Park. Joyce took a pic for us 

Enchantment is replacing Grandeur out of Baltimore, but no booking available yet that I've seen.  It's supposed to be this week.

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruises/?departureCode_BWI=true&shipCode_EN=true
I'm showing Enchantment out of Baltimore when I search.

Enchantment is replacing Grandeur out of Baltimore, but no booking available yet that I've seen.  It's supposed to be this week.

@Sweety  @Boston Babe There up!

Loved reading everything here! Looks like a great time!!!

??‍♀️??‍♂️ We are also booked on the Odyssey for the inaugural cruise. 

??‍♀️??‍♀️??‍♀️? We’re booked!!