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Hummm .....
 
Morning
Coffee Coffee Coffee
 
Afternoon
Perhaps a beer or some frozen concoction
 
Evening
Before dinner drink
Wine with dinner
After dinner drink
 
Throughout the day
Water
 
Diamond perks usually cover the cost of drinks
 
 

With the change in political winds .... maybe so.

Hummm .....
 
Morning
Coffee Coffee Coffee
 
Afternoon
Perhaps a beer or some frozen concoction
 
Evening
Before dinner drink
Wine with dinner
After dinner drink
 
Throughout the day
Water
 
Diamond perks usually cover the cost of drinks
 
 

'Mind if we join you' ... at a partially full Windjammer table.
 
"Is this chair taken?" before it disappears to another location.

Our first cruise we were concerned about dressing up on formal nights.
By the 4th cruise is was ... whatever ... business casual with a tropical twist usually. I have a few dress "cruise shirts" that are not too loud with an island/tropical print. That and a pair of cargo pant slacks and loafers.
I still see a few people that go all out. They are usually getting their photo taken and are part of some party or family celebrating something.
I occasionally see someone in cutoff jeans come dragging in. Personally, I think that is a bit too casual for the dining room. If you can't dress any better than that, go to the Windjammer or Johnny Rockets.
Have I ever seen seen anyone "torn apart" over their attire? Not once.

When ships were made of wood and men were made of iron, gun powder fired cannons sat on deck for defense.
These cannons used round cannon balls made of iron for ammunition.
In order to keep the ammunition handy, a triangle shaped rack sat next to the cannon. The cannon balls were stacked inside this rack, taking on the shape of a pyramid.
Like everything on ships, these racks had a name. They were called monkeys.
Since the monkeys were somewhat permanent fixtures on board and subject to sea and and salt, they were made of brass to prevent rust and corrosion.
As the ships navigated the world they would sometimes find themselves in arctic or antarctic waters with temperatures dipping into the negative digits.
This would sometimes create a problem in that metals would shrink or contract in cold temperatures.
The brass of the monkey rack, being a softer metal, would contract more than the iron cannon balls it held in place.
This resulted in the iron cannon balls sometimes being squeezed out of the monkey rack where they would roll around the deck generally creating havoc.
And thus coining the phrase:
"Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey."

When ships were made of wood and men were made of iron, gun powder fired cannons sat on deck for defense.
These cannons used round cannon balls made of iron for ammunition.
In order to keep the ammunition handy, a triangle shaped rack sat next to the cannon. The cannon balls were stacked inside this rack, taking on the shape of a pyramid.
Like everything on ships, these racks had a name. They were called monkeys.
Since the monkeys were somewhat permanent fixtures on board and subject to sea and and salt, they were made of brass to prevent rust and corrosion.
As the ships navigated the world they would sometimes find themselves in arctic or antarctic waters with temperatures dipping into the negative digits.
This would sometimes create a problem in that metals would shrink or contract in cold temperatures.
The brass of the monkey rack, being a softer metal, would contract more than the iron cannon balls it held in place.
This resulted in the iron cannon balls sometimes being squeezed out of the monkey rack where they would roll around the deck generally creating havoc.
And thus coining the phrase:
"Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey."

Two Days After SEC Filings Reveal Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Fain Collected Over $14,000,000 in Compensation in 2019, Royal Caribbean Lays Off 1,500 Shoreside Employees.
 
 

Two Days After SEC Filings Reveal Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Fain Collected Over $14,000,000 in Compensation in 2019, Royal Caribbean Lays Off 1,500 Shoreside Employees.
 
 

The wife and I were on Harmony for New Years along with 8000 or so guests and crew..
About a week after returning home, around January 12th or so, I got sick with a fever for about 3 days and right after, my wife had the same. We shrugged it off.
Now I wonder could we have been early COVID survivors.

The wife and I were on Harmony for New Years along with 8000 or so guests and crew..
About a week after returning home, around January 12th or so, I got sick with a fever for about 3 days and right after, my wife had the same. We shrugged it off.
Now I wonder could we have been early COVID survivors.

How did the trees react to spring?
They were re leaved.

When ships were made of wood and men were made of iron, gun powder fired cannons sat on deck for defense.
These cannons used round cannon balls made of iron for ammunition.
In order to keep the ammunition handy, a triangle shaped rack sat next to the cannon. The cannon balls were stacked inside this rack, taking on the shape of a pyramid.
Like everything on ships, these racks had a name. They were called monkeys.
Since the monkeys were somewhat permanent fixtures on board and subject to sea and and salt, they were made of brass to prevent rust and corrosion.
As the ships navigated the world they would sometimes find themselves in arctic or antarctic waters with temperatures dipping into the negative digits.
This would sometimes create a problem in that metals would shrink or contract in cold temperatures.
The brass of the monkey rack, being a softer metal, would contract more than the iron cannon balls it held in place.
This resulted in the iron cannon balls sometimes being squeezed out of the monkey rack where they would roll around the deck generally creating havoc.
And thus coining the phrase:
"Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey."

How did the trees react to spring?
They were re leaved.

When ships were made of wood and men were made of iron, gun powder fired cannons sat on deck for defense.
These cannons used round cannon balls made of iron for ammunition.
In order to keep the ammunition handy, a triangle shaped rack sat next to the cannon. The cannon balls were stacked inside this rack, taking on the shape of a pyramid.
Like everything on ships, these racks had a name. They were called monkeys.
Since the monkeys were somewhat permanent fixtures on board and subject to sea and and salt, they were made of brass to prevent rust and corrosion.
As the ships navigated the world they would sometimes find themselves in arctic or antarctic waters with temperatures dipping into the negative digits.
This would sometimes create a problem in that metals would shrink or contract in cold temperatures.
The brass of the monkey rack, being a softer metal, would contract more than the iron cannon balls it held in place.
This resulted in the iron cannon balls sometimes being squeezed out of the monkey rack where they would roll around the deck generally creating havoc.
And thus coining the phrase:
"Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey."

Did you hear about the Indian that broke the world record for drinking tea?
The next day they found him drowned in his tea pee.
 
 

When ships were made of wood and men were made of iron, gun powder fired cannons sat on deck for defense.
These cannons used round cannon balls made of iron for ammunition.
In order to keep the ammunition handy, a triangle shaped rack sat next to the cannon. The cannon balls were stacked inside this rack, taking on the shape of a pyramid.
Like everything on ships, these racks had a name. They were called monkeys.
Since the monkeys were somewhat permanent fixtures on board and subject to sea and and salt, they were made of brass to prevent rust and corrosion.
As the ships navigated the world they would sometimes find themselves in arctic or antarctic waters with temperatures dipping into the negative digits.
This would sometimes create a problem in that metals would shrink or contract in cold temperatures.
The brass of the monkey rack, being a softer metal, would contract more than the iron cannon balls it held in place.
This resulted in the iron cannon balls sometimes being squeezed out of the monkey rack where they would roll around the deck generally creating havoc.
And thus coining the phrase:
"Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey."

When ships were made of wood and men were made of iron, gun powder fired cannons sat on deck for defense.
These cannons used round cannon balls made of iron for ammunition.
In order to keep the ammunition handy, a triangle shaped rack sat next to the cannon. The cannon balls were stacked inside this rack, taking on the shape of a pyramid.
Like everything on ships, these racks had a name. They were called monkeys.
Since the monkeys were somewhat permanent fixtures on board and subject to sea and and salt, they were made of brass to prevent rust and corrosion.
As the ships navigated the world they would sometimes find themselves in arctic or antarctic waters with temperatures dipping into the negative digits.
This would sometimes create a problem in that metals would shrink or contract in cold temperatures.
The brass of the monkey rack, being a softer metal, would contract more than the iron cannon balls it held in place.
This resulted in the iron cannon balls sometimes being squeezed out of the monkey rack where they would roll around the deck generally creating havoc.
And thus coining the phrase:
"Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey."

When ships were made of wood and men were made of iron, gun powder fired cannons sat on deck for defense.
These cannons used round cannon balls made of iron for ammunition.
In order to keep the ammunition handy, a triangle shaped rack sat next to the cannon. The cannon balls were stacked inside this rack, taking on the shape of a pyramid.
Like everything on ships, these racks had a name. They were called monkeys.
Since the monkeys were somewhat permanent fixtures on board and subject to sea and and salt, they were made of brass to prevent rust and corrosion.
As the ships navigated the world they would sometimes find themselves in arctic or antarctic waters with temperatures dipping into the negative digits.
This would sometimes create a problem in that metals would shrink or contract in cold temperatures.
The brass of the monkey rack, being a softer metal, would contract more than the iron cannon balls it held in place.
This resulted in the iron cannon balls sometimes being squeezed out of the monkey rack where they would roll around the deck generally creating havoc.
And thus coining the phrase:
"Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey."

Ha .... its all true.

Ha .... its all true.

Did you hear about the Indian that broke the world record for drinking tea?
The next day they found him drowned in his tea pee.
 
 

Did you hear about the Indian that broke the world record for drinking tea?
The next day they found him drowned in his tea pee.
 
 

So surcharges, taxes and port fees are more than the cruise?

As a Paramedic, Nurse, Rescue Diver, Swift-water Rescue, HazMat Tech ...etc ... I have had some exposure to decontamination procedures and am familiar with the zoned (red, yellow, green) approach.
In my opinion, the entire ship was the red zone, Protective equipment/DeCon area would be the just out side the ship (the pier) with the green area outside that.(the street)