asquared17

11 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

For me it is always cheaper to fly out of ORD/MDW, but I have to fly into smaller airports like FLL, LGB and EWR. 

i agree that FLL is a dink dink* airport BUT it is always easy to navigate and clean. (my thoughts on that other florida airport are WELL documented ) 

but i wouldn’t necessarily consider EWR a smaller airport?

…oh but united is my airline and EWR is a united hub. so it might be smaller for southwest and other non-united flights. 

but i agree with everyone; flights are insane. we usually use points or a combo of points and $$ to offset the cost a bit. 
 

(* an asquared17 term for small/tiny)

18 hours ago, jeremyveres said:

Oh no! Me and my wife were looking forward to eating some chips and Guacamole! 

i traditionally just add some fresh limes and a tap or two of the chipotle cholula and the guac is quite nice.

i would say i'm a bit of a guac snob; i made my own and the tableside preparation at sabor is definitely a cut above ELF, but -- this will do in a pinch, if i a doctor it up as directed

6 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

I still want to sail with you and Dan!

7 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Oh, God !  We are not in the class with those 2.  Please adjust your expectations.  

can confirm raye and dan are the best!!!!  no expectations need to be adjusted!!

5 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

I know @asquared17 loved Hooked because of the massive lobstah!

you know the way to my heart.

i will say we didn't have anything fried when we went to hooked -- gigantic shrimp cocktail and huge lobster, both steamed to perfection and tasted divine!

1 hour ago, Pooch said:

And ASQUARED17 look!

THERE THEY ARE!!!

you have been missed, my friend  

happy to see you even for a short time

6 minutes ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said:

 I booked Hooked for lunch for my grandsons, daughter, and self while we are on Symphony this month. 

we had hooked on symphony and LOVED it!! i think you will have a great time!!

we are also planning to go back when we are on her again in december 

@Pooch you’re alive!! i must have been missing you on the forums, my friend!!!

YUM hooked

1 hour ago, Ampurp85 said:

She is convinced that she will be moving to FL with her bf at the end of the year and will cruise enough to surpass me in loyalty levels

both lines in this sent me TO THE MOON

21 minutes ago, SweetPea said:

This is just me, but I'd love to read a blog where mom and grandmother sail with you.

i feel like we’d need to sponsor a cruise for her afterward to simply ~recover.

On 5/5/2024 at 10:53 AM, cruisellama said:

liked that the M class ships had 3 elevator locations (F, M, A) as opposed to 2 found on later designs.

i would agree with this 

20 hours ago, Cruisin and Boozin said:

@asquared17 no coconut it’s tres leches 

that sounds amazing!!!

yasssss happy early anniversary!!!!!!!

also, unpopular opinion, BUT: i absolutely ADORE PDCC on the last day!!!!!!!!

that one dessert with the meringues on top looked so good!! did it have coconut or am i seeing things??

i used to travel with a light up travel mirror to combat this… but i decided to leave that out of the secondary duffle, in favor of other things  

i also love the cup holder thing… but alas, my bags are always in the way of the handle

On 4/27/2024 at 11:39 AM, OCSC Mike said:

The chickens on CocoCay always seem kind of angry... I think they know about the Snack Shacks.

don't get me started on these feral creatures!!!!!!

THEY CAME FOR MY FOOD!!!!!

12 hours ago, Rackham said:

the new vouchers value will be increased to $17 so that it includes Celebrity's highest priced menu cocktails at select bars.

i do find this part fascinating because - we typically drink chandon sparkling wine on royal. it falls under the $14 threshold — again, it’s a nice sparkling wine. 

on celebrity, it’s $17. 

for reference, a bottle of chandon costs about $24. 

so they are considering it a “premium” when it really… isn’t. 

and i understand the convenience factor and everything; obviously we can just bring a bottle of it on board ourselves.

but it makes me wonder how many other of their wines/beverages fall into that category.

like yes, a handcrafted martini at the martini bar with the special tricks and pouring skills — that’s a performance on top of a beverage. i understand that. 

but X lumps in premium water (evian, acqua panna, pellegrino) at the $17 cap and you can’t get unless you have a premium package — ie, you can’t get for happy hour, even though it’s nowhere near $17 a bottle. (or a water package)

i understand thats probably more to discourage people from grabbing endless bottles of "free" water during happy hour — but the long winded point of this is that i think some of their thresholds — $14 for basic drinks and $17 for premium — is a bit murky. 

if it were based on top shelf liquors, yes, okay — i understand that completely. 

but it isn't. 

and obvs they have the right to set their prices at whatever they'd like. 

it would be interesting to see a comparison between the two (an old fashioned costs $14 on royal and $17 on X, for example) just to get a better understanding of this.

the chickens are sending me

6 hours ago, AshleyDillo said:

This was after I watched another guest taste test stuff as she put it on her plate..just full on picking it off her plate with her hands.

4 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

I will never forget that kid sucking that sausage and putting it back, the mom seeing but not telling the staff. 

oh sweet lord. 

i need to lay down. 

gooDBYE FOREVER THIS IS SO GROSS 

what is a duck swap???

10 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

he is obsessed with making it to Diamond so she can relax in the lounge. Yes, not the drink vouchers or internet discount......but lounge access is her goal 

somehow i feel like this is very on brand for her...

10 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

As usual she is brand new. I feel like she gets amnesia every time we travel, and I have to hear the same questions.  This is her sixth RCG cruise and she texted me about luggage limits. Somehow her logic was that shorter cruises only allowed weekender bags and/or carry-ons

OMG. imagine if this were true, though???? i could literally never go on a shortie cruise

10 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

I did my pre-cruise shopping: which involves going to Kohl's, Marshall's, TJ Maxx and Walmart for any essentials, and giving Bezos his offering

bezos really out here getting the most from us all!!!

2 minutes ago, Neesa said:

The sharks were looking for @asquared17! When they realized it wasn't her they went down to rest, contemplating their next play date with her. They were probably trying to figure out how you could deliver a message to her through you!! 

i just laughed SO loud!!!

thank you for this, my friend needed this today

HERE WE GOOOOOOOOO!!!!

if i can use my vouchers on celebrity… it’s over for me aqua class all the way!!!!!

5 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

after @asquared17 had me switch from Tobasco chipotle (or pepper water as she calls it).

it IS pepper water.

oh true the green cap is the giveaway  

even so! it will be delicious