MamaShark

Week always goes by too fast.  Soaking up the sun and will pack before dinner.  Early flight out tomorrow.  This is when I really miss the suite perks. 

I spotted my beloved chicken picatta in the Gio pix.  
So agree about Cats.  I managed to get Dan to sit through the entire production exactly ONCE.  I also feel bad for the performers.  It's not like THEY are doing a bad job...it's just a show that has come and gone and they need to make it go AWAY.  Fat chance that will happen any time soon with the penny pinching at the moment.  I guess Aqua80s makes up for Cats. 🤣

Oh we heard the story! He told us that story earlier this week. I thought it was terrible, could not believe it. It was because of that story that they posed for an “air hug” for that photo lol

Flowriding is fun, but flowriding with friends is so much better ❤️





Owen rode out of this one too fast 😂

Very awesome!!!!

@Lovetocruise2002 Shane’s genie special was worth waiting for and I bet the girls enjoyed the private session w/the pub singer. That was a very generous thoughtful Gift from Genie Shane! Our genie arranged for the pianist/vocalist (also from the pub) to play the grand piano in our RLS. We requested most of the music. Genie and pianist joined us in hilarious laughter filled singalong. The awkward part was how much to tip the pianist?  Let’s just say hubs tipped him bigly😳. It was big fun - an unforgettable experience but I think I’d like a complimentary Genie Special better😂.  What a memorable week to celebrate the graduate with your beautiful family. I’ve had so many smiles and a couple lol’s…just following along.😍

@Lovetocruise2002 Shane’s genie special was worth waiting for and I bet the girls enjoyed the private session w/the pub singer. That was a very generous thoughtful Gift from Genie Shane! Our genie arranged for the pianist/vocalist (also from the pub) to play the grand piano in our RLS. We requested most of the music. Genie and pianist joined us in hilarious laughter filled singalong. The awkward part was how much to tip the pianist?  Let’s just say hubs tipped him bigly😳. It was big fun - an unforgettable experience but I think I’d like a complimentary Genie Special better😂.  What a memorable week to celebrate the graduate with your beautiful family. I’ve had so many smiles and a couple lol’s…just following along.😍

@Lovetocruise2002chair hogs were bad today on the main pool deck.  If you can stand the main pool deck, look for us in the 2nd row of the pink slide.  Yesterday no issue getting chairs on our way to breakfast at 9:15.  Today hubby went up there at 8 and there were about 8 chairs left.  He grabbed our 4 and yes we joined the chair hogging crew.  However, DD and I will spend a lot of time there so I don’t feel bad as I was in my chair before 10 and won’t leave until 4ish.  Super hot today!  

Proof that I do leave the room lol

Hey! I admire the resourcefulness of the 2 guys, stalking unneeded Star seats! Super smart!
Nice bottle. Lovely! The other day i dreamed of having Shane as our Genie and showing up with a bottle of Opus One. I love red wine. Now, do i drink that myself? Hello, no. At the rate i drink grapes, I'd be destitute. Would i buy that for my Genie, however? In a heartbeat. 🤣

Well how cool is that!  We had a good chat with Stephen last night…at the pub…and he told us he had a great time with your family yesterday.  Now you can say you have experienced the Royal Loft concert series. 

@Lovetocruise2002 Shane’s genie special was worth waiting for and I bet the girls enjoyed the private session w/the pub singer. That was a very generous thoughtful Gift from Genie Shane! Our genie arranged for the pianist/vocalist (also from the pub) to play the grand piano in our RLS. We requested most of the music. Genie and pianist joined us in hilarious laughter filled singalong. The awkward part was how much to tip the pianist?  Let’s just say hubs tipped him bigly😳. It was big fun - an unforgettable experience but I think I’d like a complimentary Genie Special better😂.  What a memorable week to celebrate the graduate with your beautiful family. I’ve had so many smiles and a couple lol’s…just following along.😍

We were supposed to go see adult comedy tonight but we decided to cancel it and do family movie night instead. Time spent with our girls is precious. 

 

Afternoon report:
With lunch done, I headed to Starbucks for my daily Strawberry refresher. Then Hubby said he was going back to the FlowRider, D17 is reading on the suite sundeck, D15 is chilling with her books in the cabin. 
I had to go to the suite sundeck to grab the sunscreen from D17 to bring to Hubby at the FlowRider (see, still playing home genie) so I grabbed some pics of the crowds on the suite sundeck. Not bad. Perhaps it got too hot for everyone . I will try to go again earlier over the next two days. 

I sure hope so! We need someone to take care of us when we grow old! And she already knows my cruising style. 😂
Thank you @Neesa! And congratulations to you too with your graduate! ❤️

Shane is amazing! There is no doubt about that! We had lunch and it was awesome having the opportunity to chat with Shane and Stephen. A fun way to spend an unexpected sea day! 

I think we definitely got the “genie special” this afternoon! I have to say, I am not easily surprised but I did not see this one coming! 
When getting drinks with @recogneyes, she asked me if we had been to the pub. I said no and that we are not huge fans of the pub in general. She said we have to at least pop by for a  visit to see the pub signer because he is really good.
Later then evening, we ran into @recogneyes again at playmakers, and Stephen, the pub signer was there. She introduced us and we said will try to find time to see him. If you are wondering where I am going with this, keep reading…
Today is a sea day, and Shane overheard us saying last night that we might do El Loco today. He suggested that we do a delivery because it might be busy and our kids never get anywhere early. When we came back to our room to eat, this is what we found. 
 

So great getting caught up in person…love our conversations. We cover a lot of topics in a short period of time. Lavender martini in the schooner bar can be our tradition when we meet up again…hopefully not too far in the future. 

He was on last week.  I think he's been on OA for quite a while.
If anyone cares (and I'm sure they don't), Mario has to eat breakfast in Chops just like the rest of the non-Suite Pinns.  😅

Also, alpha, alpha, alpha deck 7 stateroom 😕

That is what we could not figure out! We don’t know what the original beef was. As the two guys were putting their behinds in the chairs, the guy behind was already yelling something. That part we did not hear. But then the two guys sat and turned around and started yelling back that they asked and it was fine for them to sit there. That was the part we started to hear. Then it started escalating after that .

Current situation:

Pretty lazy morning so far. Ever since I woke up at 8am, we have just been coasting off the coast of Cuba. Barely moving. I was adopted for breakfast by Andrew and family. Hubby is up now and hitting the FlowRider. Freeloaders have yet to be scene. 
I might wander to the suite sundeck to grab some photos of the crowds. I have heard that the chair hogs are out in full force out there this sailing. Like someone is up there before 7:30am and saving a ton of chairs. No one is policing up there like they are on Deck 15. 

Sorry @Lovetocruise2002  Adding on to your wonderful blog with my observations!  This Aqua80 show was incredible.  We were on Oasis last year and thought it was fine but not great.  The divers seemed much more talented than last year and did much harder dives.  
The water situation stinks!  Yesterday we all had taken showers before it went down.  The first time, my hubby was stuck with suds.
Did Frozen in Time have skaters in duck costumes at one point.  We thought it did and we didn’t really like the show so we skipped it.
Today’s agenda: work out, breakfast in WJ (hate it but it’s easy), sit under pink slide, at some point go to next cruise, dinner at CK, early to bed.  Tomorrow we are going to Blue Hole so need to wake up early.
We are really seeing more cost cutting measures from a year ago.  
Off to work out!

P.S. Thank you. I've had a really CRAP day. I appreciate the Escape you're providing!