AshleyDillo

Just got the announcement of a medical evacuation in the next 30 mins...the helipad will be closed.

Wonder if they realize they forgot to turn off the bridge cam...

Here's the Crown Lounge snacks since I was up here to grab a coffee..



 

Wonder if they realize they forgot to turn off the bridge cam...

Here's the Crown Lounge snacks since I was up here to grab a coffee..



 

I was boring today..got some work done. I took a break and checked out the Make A Wish auction on the pool deck. I heard it's only for April which is a shame because they were auctioning off some cruise planner items at a discount...like $100 for 2 for the full behind the scenes ship tour or a speciaty restaurant for 2 for $70. I would much rather pay that and have it go to Make A Wish.

It was actually three carrot slices, thank you very much! I felt like I won the lottery.

If I was able, I would totally book this just to force the introduction! 

I was boring today..got some work done. I took a break and checked out the Make A Wish auction on the pool deck. I heard it's only for April which is a shame because they were auctioning off some cruise planner items at a discount...like $100 for 2 for the full behind the scenes ship tour or a speciaty restaurant for 2 for $70. I would much rather pay that and have it go to Make A Wish.

Ok.  I’m gonna try and upload these Ocean World photos.  Wish me luck.
I know this is hard to read but it will give you an idea of the content of the Park. It’s much bigger than I would have thought before I saw it for myself.

Again, maybe not so easy to read, but some idea of the show schedules
 

This is the only photo I got of an actual dolphin since the dolphin encounter wasn’t included in our excursion.  I will say though, they make it very easy for you to watch all of the interactions/encounters, even if you haven’t paid to participate.  The shows are all readily visible from a distance.  You just don’t get to interact with the animals if you haven’t paid for the excursion.  Lots of opportunities to observe.


 
We (at least, I did not.  Dan watched a bit) did not watch the dolphin show but this is a photo of the dolphin show area.  As you can see, it’s pretty easy to watch a show from this vantage point even if you’re not directly involved.


Fresh water pool

 

Dan actin’ the fool.  This is by the kiddie area of the fresh water pool.  OBTW, the fresh water pool was COLD
 

They have 2 bird houses.  This is the macaw area.  Beautiful birds.

The second bird house was for the smaller birds, primarily love birds.  
 

No explanation needed for this one…

…or this one…

The snorkeling area had a couple of plexiglass viewing areas.  Lots of fish and coral to see.  I really enjoyed snorkeling in this area but we were fortunate enough to have done this early.  Later in the day it was crowded and chaotic as there were kids in there who had no idea how to snorkel and were thrashing about maniacally.  I’m sure it was very disruptive to the fish.  Glad I missed that…
 

Bizarre photo of Dan in the snorkeling area.  Actual arms and reflections of arms.  Yikes !
 

This is a rather crappy photo of the shark encounter area.  It’s actually quite large.

The sharks in this interaction are nurse sharks and the are extremely wimpy as sharks go.  They ran and hid in the rocks once the snorkelers entered the water. When this photo was taken (before the snorkelers got in) the sharks were just looking for a free meal.  They know when the chow is coming out !

 

Moving on to the sea lions.  Here is Dan about to get a kiss.  While I was taking this picture, I had an employee telling me, “Sorry, no photographs allowed”.  I just ignored him and took this one but put my phone away after that.  I had no interest in seeing the inside of a Dominican jail.  😵‍💫

After the encounter was over, photography wasn’t a problem.  This was during an actual sea lions show which was open to the public

Obligatory balancing-the-ball-on-the-snout photo.

Heres the sea lion (I can’t remember his name) giving mouth-to-mouth (or boca-a-boca, depending upon which narration you were listening to) to an unfortunate member of the staff who nearly drowned when this SAME sea lion pushed him off the rocks, moments earlier !

Scene of the crime…
Welp, that’s all of the exciting things we saw and experienced at Ocean World.  If you get the chance to go when in Puerto Plata, I do recommend it.  
 

Welcome to leg #2 !

It was actually three carrot slices, thank you very much! I felt like I won the lottery.

I snuck off to my room after lunch...

And Oscar made it happen..my luggage was waiting in my room.

Other than a quick run to my muster station to check in, I just stayed holed up working in the cabin.
I have the same dinner time and table as last week but it isn't the same waitstaff. I saw on the app I had been assigned the same table and just assumed they would be here and I could tip for both cruises at the end...oops.

Caesar salad
Chicken...this was super salty but it was actually very, very flavorful too! Would order it again and hope it was less salty.
I heard griping around the interwebs that this was taken off whatever menu it usually shows up on, so I ordered it. The cookie part was good but the ice cream was overly sweet.

I realize that this topic is about the Game Show but I just can not resist saying:
"When did Love & Marriage become so unpopular?"
For some it was right after they said "I do" 🙂 

It was actually three carrot slices, thank you very much! I felt like I won the lottery.

Caesar salad
Chicken...this was super salty but it was actually very, very flavorful too! Would order it again and hope it was less salty.
I heard griping around the interwebs that this was taken off whatever menu it usually shows up on, so I ordered it. The cookie part was good but the ice cream was overly sweet.

@Ampurp85 curious if you're seeing the really low price for the OTW Beach Club cabana on your May 20 sailing. 

It was actually three carrot slices, thank you very much! I felt like I won the lottery.

Caesar salad
Chicken...this was super salty but it was actually very, very flavorful too! Would order it again and hope it was less salty.
I heard griping around the interwebs that this was taken off whatever menu it usually shows up on, so I ordered it. The cookie part was good but the ice cream was overly sweet.

Consecutive cruiser lunch menu...only about 15 of us are here and they sat me solo 😂

It was actually three carrot slices, thank you very much! I felt like I won the lottery.

Consecutive cruiser lunch menu...only about 15 of us are here and they sat me solo 😂

It was actually three carrot slices, thank you very much! I felt like I won the lottery.

It was actually three carrot slices, thank you very much! I felt like I won the lottery.