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Just now, Lovetocruise2002 said:

^^^This is the best part! 

I have always known that the RCBlog community is fantastic and in person they are nothing short of that! 

Hoping for more of these group cruises in the near future...like maybe Allure 03/14/21...?

@Matt I have already rounded up quite a few for you already! 

One day I'm hoping to be able to cruise with the RCBlog community on a GC  (I'll have to ask my #Genie if @Lovetocruise2002 will be allowed back into the suites)  haha

18 minutes ago, WannaCruise said:

Between xbox and bumper cards, never going to get my kids to leave the sea plex (and dh too on computer game side)

Our kids had a blast at the sea plex, mainly hanging out with new found friends.  Made for some *cough* adult casino time *cough*

1 minute ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

I still am not a fan of Quantum class. The things that I did not care for last March still bother me this time around. 

Will have to agree with you on this one ... We prefer the Oasis class much better.  But, don't get me wrong - being on ANY ship is always a good thing - ha

19 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

Bumper cars

@45 min prior to start. Line was about 30% wrapped around. Go early.

Or have a #Genie  lol  #SC-FTW   

17 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

Photo evidence that @Matt will be trying CK for dinner  

And thank you to @betatke1480 for having us

ha - that almost looks like my room ( OL - 8720 )

On 7/4/2019 at 10:02 AM, Lovetocruise2002 said:

 

Ya know, I was really disappointed in the SC area when we went ... Think the SC area down in FTL was just a little better.  Oh well - guess I should get to involved with it as we were only there maybe 10 minutes before Yen came and got us    

@SweetHomeLady, we stayed right across the Hudson at Hyatt Regency on the Hudson.  This has a excellent view of the NY skyline.  Plus, the PATH station is right next door.  As @JLMoran said, it's a great way to get into the city.  If you get a chance, around page 4 on my last blog link below, you an read through how we navigated NY.  We didn't take an 'actual' tour of the statue - but went the 'free' route and rode the ferry and took pictures with our phones.  Of course, if you want to take an actual tour to get a little close that would be pretty awesome as well.

Take a read through the live blogs.  There have been some great posts like Ovation goes north, by  @twangster and Ovation to Alaska by @SpeedNoodles.    if you go, try your hand at a blog especially if you do excursions.  We are planning hitting up Alaska in '21 ... but aiming for end of May / June range possibly.

Something else to keep in mind.  We cruised recently out of Port Bayonne on Anthem and got to the port right around 9:30.  It was already getting crowded, but that was because there were a lot of folks disembarking and folks showing up to embark.  The later you arrive, the more traffic you might have to sit in ... which means some of the lines inside for security / check-in were on the long side.

1 minute ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

 I recall that.  Must have been a serious emergency !

From what I heard, it was a man with appendicitis ... they evac'd him by hovering and dropping a basket, then pulled up his wife.

11 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Hi, kjhgarden !  Welcome to the blogs.

First off, not all ships have helipads and even for the ones that do, sometimes it's just not safe for a helicopter to land.  There are rare situations where they will air evac someone without landing the helicopter but those are very, very rare.

I think that, as a matter of safety, if time permits, it is just a safer and lower risk situation for Royal to try and make a port evacuation vs a sea evacuation.

They only attempt an at-sea evac in extreme emergencies where time is of the extreme essence and the risk is worth it.

Good question though !!

We had a helicopter evac on the Anthem around June 14 ... but there were 2 helicopters and a c-130 flying around just in case something happened.  we slowed way down, but couldn't come to a complete stop due to the seas.

3 hours ago, Tiffeven said:

I also have an android and wasn't able to find it, but I did find this widget and it is free.

What's the widget you show?   I have one just called countdown but it's not letting me display multiple countdowns like your snapshot ...

9 minutes ago, Andrew72681 said:

It's called just Countdown, The developer is Mariano Rezk and the icon is a counterclockwise arrow. It's free but to remove the ads and to access the control center widgets it was 99 cents. The first day I downloaded it the unlock was I think 2.99, but the next day it dropped down.

I guess it's just for the iPhone   I'm a Samsung Galaxy guy - lol

@Andrew72681, what app is that you are using for that countdown snapshot?

On 6/17/2019 at 3:57 PM, Babsy47 said:

Before we left, I had exchanged several emails with our genie, Alan.  I let him know which shows we wanted to see (my son is a theater kid, and wanted to see Mama Mia all three times!), our food likes and dislikes, and our general schedule.  I also let him know it was my husband's birthday.  We really enjoyed all of the work that Alan put into making our cruise perfect for us, as I will try to detail as we go through the trip.

We first met Alan when we got to our cabin.  He greated us effusively and let us know everything going on for the day.  We asked for a lunch recommendation, and he recommended Coastal Kitchen.  As we had a big breakfast and planned for dinner at Chops, we decided to have a light lunch and CK was perfect!  In addition, we had so much food in our room when we arrived, we did not really need lunch at all!  

We had Alan on Oasis in 2017 and was amazing!  (#wth was thinking with a freaking beard on a cruise  ... )

@SpeedNoodles - hope you have a great cruise.  My dad just got off this one the last week in May and they seemed to enjoy it.  Which is funny, cause they seem to like the older ships.  I'm waiting on 2021 dates to come out for this cruise for our family to hit up ... interested to see your thoughts on the ship.  Like @twangster said, enjoy the cruise and blog when you can.  Just a thought, if you have a voice recorder on your phone - you could take 'voice' notes to remind yourself of stuff for blogging later ....   

18 minutes ago, marti314 said:

Omelette look good but I still wonder why they cant figure out how to make a decent hashbrown???

Yeah, that hashbrown as nasty!

I posted a lot of food pictures on my blog   

Just an FYI - I don't think there is a hibachi grill on Anthem - at least we never saw it.

We drink Red Bull's while hanging out in the casino.  Just off of Anthem and they had regular, sugar-free and a cranberry flavored one.

@KathyC and @WAAAYTOOO ... I'm guessing we just did it so early in the morning that the thought of making sushi and the smell just didn't sit well with us - lol.  Yeah, so make sure it's an afternoon 'snack' - hah

Here's a series of links to all my periscopes.  (edit:  rearranged the link order)

Owner's Loft 8720:  https://www.pscp.tv/CruisingHobby/1BdGYAdZwlNGX

Anthem Day Before Cruise in NY:  https://www.pscp.tv/CruisingHobby/1ynJORkprNvGR

Anthem Leaving Bayonne Bridge:  https://www.pscp.tv/CruisingHobby/1OwGWknjRlqGQ

Anthem Walk-About:  https://www.pscp.tv/CruisingHobby/1ynKORNqqaqxR

Anthem Walk-About 2:  https://www.pscp.tv/CruisingHobby/1ZkJzrqlaWDJv

Anthem Coastal Kitchen:  https://www.pscp.tv/CruisingHobby/1BRKjvVorNVKw

Anthem Let's Make a Drink:  https://www.pscp.tv/CruisingHobby/1mnGevWpLeqJX

Anthem Deck 5 Tour:  https://www.pscp.tv/CruisingHobby/1OdKrveWqwlKX

Anthem Pool Tour:  https://www.pscp.tv/CruisingHobby/1LyxBAwvPjoJN

Anthem Docking in Bermuda:  https://www.pscp.tv/CruisingHobby/1OwxWknnWjAxQ

Anthem Docking in Labadee:  https://www.pscp.tv/CruisingHobby/1ypJdvXlrmjKW

Anthem Good Morning San Juan:  https://www.pscp.tv/CruisingHobby/1gqxvVqDLvQxB

Anthem Docking in St. Maarten:  https://www.pscp.tv/CruisingHobby/1kvKpOnPmOVxE

Anthem Coast Guard Rescue:  https://www.pscp.tv/w/1mnxevELOEAKX

And that's a wrap folks!  Now to go sulk in the corner since my cruise is over ... only 

Ah, Labadee ... here's ya'll some more random pictures from there ...

This pineapple drink, I think, is a waste of money ... It can leak and there isn't much in it

This is part of the main beach for everyone.  The lounge chairs seem to be first come first serve.  You may have to rent the covered ones - not sure about those.

San Juan - go get you a Paleta from Senor Paleta.  All fruit popsicle  ... don't ask me where it was, hidden on one of the side streets in a tiny shop.  Think of it as part of your scavenger hunt - lol