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Week 1 of my diet is complete. Down 8 pounds already! First week is the easiest and hardest part of this diet. The weight loss is going to slow down now as i reintroduce small amounts of carbs. Time to start working out to keep up the fat burning!
Is it cruise time yet??? Nope 125 days to go!
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Antibody test is fairly easy to get. I unfortunately tested negative for that. I'm around the virus pretty frequently, but less people coming in for the regular test and less showing up positive the past 2 weeks so that's a good thing.
God willing ill be cruising in September. If masks are required, hopefully they are only required for shows.
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15 minutes ago, RCIfan1912 said:
I guess this isn't great news for our Oasis cruise from NJ to Coco Cay Sept. 6th. What a mess this entire thing is. I mean just a mess, total mess.
Great info though. Anywhere we can see this interview? You Tube or something?
I'm holding my sept 20th out of Jersey until the last second.
I'm in jersey and in the medical field, I'm pretty confident things will be moving by then.
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Whoops think i read your post wrong. You can snorkel in the beach club area but i think the area in chill island might have more stuff to actually see underwater. The gear was pretty lightweight mask / vest easy enough to carry around
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On 5/8/2020 at 3:55 PM, WAAAYTOOO said:
150 pounds max ? That’s got to be a mistake.
So i went down that slide and got yelled at, then the cabana manager came over and said it was fine. I was well over 150 pounds
I saw the weight limit for the slide in the book before i went down. For what i paid i was using that slide lol. It was worth getting yelled at.
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1 hour ago, Baked Alaska said:
@bossdog421 We will have a beach cabana at the Beach Club on our next Caribbean cruise. Question: do you think it is a hassle to get the snorkeling gear from chill Island (or can you only snorkel at Chill Island)? Also, what do you know about the paddle boarding at CocoCay?
The overwater cabana came with snorkeling gear, not sure if the beach ones do... I'd assume so though. I was one of the only people that got in the water by the cabana because it was cold and choppy. I couldnt see much of anything.
I didnt see anyone paddle boarding while i was there but again there was a lot of chop.
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11 hours ago, Baked Alaska said:
I just reserved our Beach Club Beach Cabana for Dec 2021. There was no option to choose which cabana we wanted (fine, since I have no clue which one I would want).
You're going to love it no matter where it is.
From what i saw there was only 1 beach cabana in a poor spot, there is a smoking section directly behind it. I know this because i was having a cigar there and i could hear the people complaining about me from the bench i was sitting at. I extinguished it ( after a couple more puffs.. it was an expressive cigar!!) Walked over and apologized, they were embarrassed but then they told me they had been smelling cigarettes all day and they were just frustrated. I would have been too. I supplied feedback on the poor location of the smoking area in the survey, there were better spots for one.
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1 hour ago, jaredhamburg said:
Thank you for the information! I think we may favor just be wandering gypsies if it is not too full....but I am curious. How did you like the Beach Club overall?
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I was in an overwater cabana. The entire beach club area was great, had a nice upscale feeling to the whole area. It was private and quiet. My only complaint is that I was there Feb 1st (it was only open for a day or so) and you could tell some of the finishing touches werent done. Like i said in my other post it wasn't super fun for my daughter, though i think she would have had a better time if it were warmer. It was super windy and cold making the water too rough and chilly. Some friends we were sailing with said the water was warm and didnt even notice the wind on the other side of the island.
I walked through some of the other areas on my way out, each area had its own feel from upscale, to theme park, to island fun. I'll be there again in September (hopefully!!) and I'm looking forward to my daughter enjoying herself more in the kids area and pools.
If you havent seen it through searching i did a post with a ton of pics.
Page 5 from my live blog had a few other pics too- *shameless plug to the blog *
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I would say neither would be ideal in your situation but I'd side with the beach club.
The thrill park cabana's main draw is the water park tickets, but the actual water park seems a bit too extreme for how you described your kids. You also aren't going to very close to the beach here and the main kids areas are outside of the waterpark
Beach club does not have a lot of offerings for the little ones in terms of activities, and the food is more upscale (they still have offerings for kids but the food is one of those things you are paying for). It will be a quiet spot and has access to the beach, so if you really value a more peaceful spot this would be it. My 9 year old wasn't thrilled with this area as it felt like a more geared towards adults.
As for crowds, i didnt leave the beach club much on my only visit to Cococay but i have heard multiple other posters say that there are plenty of spots around the island so you wont be fighting for loungers if you decide to just do a no cost beach / kids area /pool day. I'd look into the breezy bay area, not close to the main kids play area but they have a small activities section that would have some fun stuff for kids.
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Some Port with dessert and I'm happy.
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On 5/10/2020 at 7:39 PM, ReadEatRead said:
I really appreciated your previous live blog featuring the cabana at Coco beach club. We were supposed to go in March but obviously that cruise was cancelled. We are currently booked on Oasis the week before you, in a decidedly less glamorous accommodations.
Thanks for reading last time!
I'm still fairly confident in September Cruising. The next week or so is going to be very informational on helping to open up the NY and NJ. -
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Pre cruise update - I looked down and realized that i never lost the cruise weight... and i might have found a couple other people weight since then too. Then I looked back at the video of me going down the slide at the overwater cabana and realized i didn't get in shape for the last cruise either ... so i never lost the weight from my 2018 cruise... whoops! I have 132 days to lose about 30 pounds to be close to the weight i was in 2018. Started my crazy diet today.
Good thing my house isnt filled with junk food... /sigh... I can do this, I'm going to get back in shape!
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9 hours ago, Ashley898 said:
We are traveling with children and are considering the over water cabana. How deep is water around the cabana? Also do you have the option of choosing a cabana closer to the shore?
We were not able to pick our cabana.
The water was around 5 feet deep. I'm 5 11 and i touched the bottom in most spots and my head was above the water. Don't think it would be shallower if you had one closer to shore with the way they were built.
I was in cabana #10 , one of the 4 end units with the most open water to the sides
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I used to travel a lot and Newark was one of my least favorite airport areas to stay in. Another vote for embassy suites here, at least you feel safe there. At the very least go for the bigger chain hotels, like others have said even then it can be a gamble. You really aren't going to want to be in the wrong spot of Newark.
Not a ton to do right there either, only thing worth seeing close IMO would be the Liberty Science Center / Liberty State Park.. I have zero interest in going into the city unless it's for Broadway or Mastro's steakhouse (if you like high end steakhouses this is where it's at in NY).
Since my traveling days i settled down in NJ, there is a lot to do (and eat) if you are willing to drive a bit. I live about 45 mins from the airport and it's another world out here... slower pace, houses with actual property, mountains, hiking, and the best pizza you'll ever have (sorry NY and Chicago you got nothing on Jersey).
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On 4/26/2020 at 7:59 PM, Tiffeven said:
Happy late birthday! We will be Star class (2 bedroom aquatheater suite) on this cruise as well. How old is your daughter? Our son is 10 and our daughters will be 8, 2, and 1.
On 4/27/2020 at 9:44 AM, coneyraven said:We're on this one with you ...... Are you part of the Facebook Group we have formed? If not, here's a link.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/434708310729694/
On 4/27/2020 at 10:11 AM, Shari3 said:We are also on this cruise with you. I enjoyed reading your last blog especially about the Cococay Beach club area. I’ve already bought my admission to it for this cruise. Super excited!
Lots of fellow posters on my cruise!
@Shari3 Thanks for reading my last blog. You are going to have a great time in the Beach Club! The food was amazing, and it was a great quiet upscale area!
@coneyraven Yup I'm in that "other board". Only posted a few times there so far. I like it here better!
@Tiffeven A fellow Star on this cruise! My daughter is 9, I'd say they should meet up in the kids club but i think now that shes 9 shes in a new group. Not sure if that grouping depends on how many kids are signed up or not? Last sailing we had some people sailing with us and we still couldn't get them in the kids club. Hoping she takes to it this time so me and the wife can have some grown up fun around the ship.
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2 hours ago, JLMoran said:
@RCIfan1912, good to hear that you're not showing anything respiratory. I understand that feeling queasy for a bit thing, I had that about 3 weeks ago and was sure it was the beginning of something bad. Thankfully, just really bad allergies that day and felt totally fine the next day.
@bossdog421, any word on when NJ will start administering reliable and certified antibody tests to the general public, preferably on request? My younger daughter got sick with what we're pretty sure was Covid-19 in late January, and I got sick right after with a nasty respiratory infection that had me coughing in fits and gasping for air afterward; took a good two months before I got rid of that. I'd like for us both to be tested to see if at least one of us actually had it.
We have been doing antibody tests for a week now. Script from doctor for Blood draw (SARS CoV 2 AB IgG). We use Quest and get results back in 24 hours most times. We are mostly testing people who had symptoms at some point at the moment. We like a min of 4 weeks without symptoms, pref 6 weeks or we wont order the test
I assume most places NJ would be able to order it since Quest / Labcorp are offering it.
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4 minutes ago, sk8erguy1978 said:
Nice! I should probably apologize in advance, I get value from the drink package! Yeah, I am not totally being naysayer, I do suspect ships will be sailing by September. Heck, honestly, until about yesterday I was optimistic our Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas was happening... Now, even if it is, I don't think it'll be worth the visit. See what the casinos say when they re-open.
Sounds like a drinking challenge to me. Game on!
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1 minute ago, sk8erguy1978 said:
September 20th sailing. Was really looking forward to it too. We sailed Oasis in 2010 & 2012 and was excited to see the completely refurbished ship. Heck, somethings were changed that we didn't even see :). We are sailing Harmony in December out of Port Canaveral, I am more optimistic about that. Fingers crossed!
Same sailing! It will sail! Have faith!!!
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2 minutes ago, RCIfan1912 said:
Thank you, yes pop up tent testing sites. Very quick, no line at all. Boy that right nostral was brutal.
We gotta make it feel like we touching the brain or it will be inaccurate
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4 minutes ago, sk8erguy1978 said:
I wonder if it's one of those things where your adrenaline is going, you realize it's not too bad, then the drop in adrenaline makes the second hurt more. I suppose that would be possible only if they always did left first.
We have a September Oasis sailing booked too and I'm not overly optimistic of actually sailing but bought the drink package anyway. There is only two reasons we wouldn't go, one being Royal canceled on us, which, September might be too soon for NY/NJ but hopefully not.
I wish nothing but the best for you, your family, and co-workers. You have support here, as you can see from this thread alone.
I booked in September out of Jersey. Very confident we will be sailing.
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I'm in Jersey as well. Guessing you went to one of those pop up drive thru test sites. They should come back sooner than 5 days.
As for the salva test, it can technically be done already most places. It's just not a preferred collection method. We can do it but out of the couple hundred tests we've run out of my office we have done exactly zero that way.
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Good luck!
The test isn't that bad, same as a flu test. Result times vary depending on the lab. Instant tests are not common place yet. Our turn around is 24 -72 hours for nasal swabs currently. 5-10 days is on the very long side of things. What state are you in?
Antibody test has been steady at 24 hours but that's a blood test and not helpful until weeks after you are done being sick.
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4 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:
You could always try to see if they can get it from Chef's Table. That is usually the dessert there.
Seems like a star class worthy request right there!
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Great info thanks! I'll probably skip asking for them to unpack for me.I will be taking advantage of the laundry service. I plan on bring a lot more cloths since I don't have to worry about flight luggage. I enjoy being in dress cloths for dinner even if its not formal night, wrinkle release just doesn't cut it for me.Tons of storage in this suite which will be great for how much I can image my wife will be brining as well.
I was excited to try wonderland but doesn't look it is on Oasis which I thought was odd. I'm on Anthem next year so I'll set my chance.
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Yeah yeah, my wife says that too
It just drops quick because I was getting really chunky lol... That and this diet is pretty strict. Only thing that really sucks is the weight can come back really fast once you eat "normally" again. Much easier to gain the weight... especially on a cruise.