FJ28

So did you LIKE anything?
 

Yeah, I was wondering about this as well.  Since Mr. Speednoodles tested positive last week, he may still test positive in January.  Assuming I test negative, but wouldn't have been exposed for 2 months, I wouldn't feel as though I'd be exposing anyone to anything and could just no-show him.
Although going without him on the new ship with the Suite would kind of be a dick move, so I'd probably just cancel both of us.
But, double-double points. (Honey, I'm dong this FOR US).
😀

Just finished our sailing on Anthem from Bayonne this morning.  We had 2443 guests and capacity is 4900. Expecting 2800 this week.

Just the latest scariant

You would think IT could get it fixed for the black Friday sales. Kind of hard to book anything when they are all mixed up.  Maybe that's their way of not selling things at a sale price.

Not sure it’s in Webster’s, but being from Massachusetts and with the amount of time I spend in Boston, I believe the correct spelling is “wattah”

Can't wait to follow your trip! Could you please post the cruise compass as I will be sailing on AOS leaving the 28th. Have a fantastic trip.

I always think of the end of your vacation and getting back home. If you drive then it is another 2 days. For me I would fly. It seems more stressful to my about getting home than getting to my destination.

Please add Anthem. November 28 2021

Please add Anthem. November 28 2021

I'm willing to comply with whatever guidelines the ships implement to comply with CDC.  I've already been on two cruises these past two months.  I have not had any problems at all.  I've always said "I'll even wear a Hazmat suit just to be able to cruise."

You might get a better feel about dragging your luggage when you have to walk the terminal, escalators etc getting on the ship. Just picture doing that while dragging your luggage   

Everyone is pretty much off the ship by 9:00.  It’s not been full capacity so you aren’t fighting the crowds in order to get off the ship and to your car.  You can go and get breakfast while you wait on your departure time.  If you feel like dragging luggage around, why not?  If you’d prefer not to, put it out the night before. Or compromise and keep one bag to throw the dirty clothes into from the night before.

Disembarkation has been pretty smooth lately…especially with the decreased capacity. I do self walk off with my luggage but it’s just me with a large rolling bag and a carry on that attaches to the top. The walk from the ship, through the gangway, down the escalator and into the customs hall is pretty long. If I had more than one bag, I would probably just put them out at night and pick them up in the customs hall. It’s very easy locating them. Then after getting my face scanned at CPB checkpoint and getting the green check mark…a quick stroll out the side door and to the garage. Make sure you have your parking ticket with you…do NOT leave it in the car. I hear this happens quite often. When you approach the garage, you must insert the ticket and a credit card into the self-service pay machine to get an exit ticket. There’s also a cash only machine. Don’t worry…there are plenty of workers to show you how it’s done. They actually do it for you…makes things go much quicker. You’ll get a receipt and an exit ticket which you need to raise the barrier to get out of the garage. They even have a worker who takes your ticket and inserts it in the machine for you. Up goes the arm and you’re on your way.

Gotta cruise when I'm on board!  Even with cruising 3 times to Alaska, 3 times to the Caribbean and once to the NE/Canada coastline, I've experienced a total of 1/2 day of rain combined, lol.
(Yes, I've just jinxed my next 5 sailings).

If the app could see my belly... it would start suggesting names.  #molsonmuscle

Eureka! Health Questionnaire completed and submission was successful! Ready for tomorrow! 🥳

I get the email notification the day prior to my cruise letting me know that the Health Questionnaire is open on the app. But, when I click on it I get the message ‘You will receive a notification the day before your cruise…’      
Or, I am able to access the questionnaire and answer all of the questions (No…I am not pregnant) but when I click on submit I get the response ‘try submitting your answers again’. So I answer all the questions again (No…I’m still not pregnant) and when I click on submit I get ‘try submitting your answers again’. I sort of get the feeling that there’s some group of IT geeks laughing at me seeing how many times I’ll submit my answers again. Probably trying to get revenge after being victimized so many times during grade school with ‘stop hitting yourself’ incidents. 
I end up having to answer the questions at the port during check-in. No! I am NOT pregnant! 
Has anyone else had this issue or is it maybe a specific ship-related thing. All of these happened before boarding the Oasis.

@WAAAYTOOO asked for an update, and everything is (almost) complete. The decking around the firepit (where it was torn down and rebuilt) was fixed, and sod and sprinklers are in place. We have French drains between our house and the neighbor's which the landscapers covered with sod, so we're waiting on them to unbury the drain grates. The landscape company cut our internet line while digging for the sprinklers. Internet company came out to fix it the next day, but the internet guys cut the backwash pipe when they buried the cable. 🙈 They ran to Home Depot for pvc and fixed it right away. Otherwise everything is done. The pool company provided glass for the firepit - our choices were blue or black. I'm going to take about half of the dark blue out and mix it with a lighter blue and a gold. The pool company installed an alarm on our back door late last week. The final step is for the city to inspect that device is installed. 
MIL came to visit the kids and see the pool at the end of August. It's gotten too cold to swim in the pool, but we've enjoyed the hot tub now that the weather has turned. At this point, I'm calling the project done. Just in time to get serious about our cruise in February! 

Slow today... just got the reference.  

Don't feel bad - I didn't get the reference until you posted saying that *you* didn't get the reference. 🤣

Similar to viewing the seatmap of an airplane flight without having to buy the ticket first...
I'd like to see a map of available cabins on each sailing without having to go through the booking process.  
ie.  I hate selecting "connecting balcony" because it's cheapest, only to click through and discover there's only 1 cabin on Deck 6 remaining and that's it.  🙄  Then I have to back out and pick the next "spacious balcony" category or whatever it is, and repeat the process.  
Even better would to be able to just view Deck plans for a given sailing and "hover" your mouse over the cabin and have a price displayed ... like how on aa.com I can see my Main Cabin Extra seat is $35 right on the seatmap.  

I have a new goal.

Bayonne is my home port and most of my sailings are on the Anthem. It’s quite a treat when the captain decides to turn upriver after leaving the dock instead of heading right for the Verrazano Bridge. Especially at night when the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty is lit up. Having the huge, beautiful Oasis doing it shows NY/NJ that Royal is back!?