GregD

@She Sails Away When in Alesund, if activity level allows book through RC it's called Stranda Mountain Explorer. It's a bus tour that eventually takes you to a ski resort. You ride in a gondola to the top of the mountain. The transitions to the gondola are easy. There is a bit of an uphill walk from there, but it's very short and the views are breathtaking. Added bonus, there are waffles!

3 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

Mimosas for the added vitamin C maybe?

Now we're on to something. Vitamin C in the AM, Maybe some lavender liqueur added to the bubbles in the evening to help you relax and sleep.

I'm willing to participate in a study to compare the efficacy of that vs melatonin. 

Also, my son would lose his mind over that hippo. He is infatuated with them and asks Santa for one every Christmas. He is now up to 6 stuffed hippos in his collection. If he saw that one, it would be 7 with that one stuffed into our luggage

3 minutes ago, asquared17 said:

SO MANY PEOPLE are coughing and sneezing into the air and not covering their mouths. and forget hand washing it’s like an unlearnable concept.  

all the more reason for bubbly "disinfectant"

7 minutes ago, asquared17 said:

but my sore throat won’t die yet and i’m determined not to squash my immune system while it tries to fight back. 

SO. 

Alcohol is used as a disinfectant.....just sayin......

8 minutes ago, asquared17 said:

sadly the tortellini did not have truffles, crispy sage leaf, or small cubes of squash like in CK

At least there weren't any random peppers.....

10 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

Nah, it only seems that way through the lens of being an adult in 2024.

hahaha, good point

@Plasticbrain Sorry to see you go. I got to experience a Norway cruise a couple of years ago (July 2022) with @Lovetocruise2002, you can find our live blog in my signature if you are curious. I have to say, it was one of my favorite cruises to date. We visited Kristiansand, Alesund, Stavanger, and Flam. My kids continually talk about that cruise and want to go back.  Their favorite thing to eat were the waffles. I also thought they were quite tasty. 

I would love to go back and hike prekestolen. We did a boat tour into Lysefjord instead, which worked out better because it was cold and rainy that day. 

50 minutes ago, asquared17 said:

tbh they should expand ELF. it’s more popular than they gave it credit for

I agree. I don't think they anticipated the demand for quick tasty tacos etc. I also agree that they need to move the nacho cheese.

27 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

broad topics like "Teen Chat" or "College Corner"

Its embarrassing how much time I spent in those chat rooms......

impatiently waiting for the biscuits and grapefruit photo..........

10 hours ago, asquared17 said:

power of love just kicked on BLAST outside.

WE GO AGAIN!

BEST DAY EVER!!

1 hour ago, asquared17 said:

ITS POWER OF LOVE. 

it’s the aqua show!!!

YES!!!!!!

1 hour ago, asquared17 said:

for some reason, when i held off the mushrooms and sundried tomatoes, they felt compelled to add italian frying peppers to my pesto tagliatelle

what in the actual...........

27 minutes ago, asquared17 said:

my cup clip is working overtime

4 of them will be delivered Saturday

3 minutes ago, asquared17 said:

me: amazon!!

Me: immediately opens Amazon. The Boss would love these!

I love how this blog took a quick turn to my childhood. I'm also a teen from the 90's. This made me go down a rabbit hole of all my favorite music videos on YouTube. 

11 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

his favourite (Vanilla Ice) is still there.

This made me legit laugh for a few minutes. There HAS to be a picture of hubby rocking this type of outfit.....

1 hour ago, asquared17 said:

now, this begs the question(s):

were they simply having a good time and… lost track of time?

were the swingers? (i have seen no pineapples on the door)

were they perhaps nocturnal? (we rarely hear from them during the day)

perhaps this is best left unanswered.......

Have a great time on Labadee. Hopefully Mother Nature took her midol.....sorry for the sexist joke....but really.....she better behave today for you. 

47 minutes ago, asquared17 said:

now i am at the crown lounge and it is peaceful

I too love the ships early in the morning before it "wakes up." I tend to be an early riser too and enjoy walking around, and nice cup of coffee and as @OCSC Mike says....pre-breakfast. 

I' glad you made it safely on board, and was still able to get your funnel cake. It's too bad you didn't get your full beach club lunch. I really like the food there. The people that live on the island probably ate well that night

3 hours ago, asquared17 said:

 

holy CRAP you guys. 

this weather is INSANE

 

annnnnnnd here come the spice.......I tried sending you all the good vibes I possibly could. Hopefully this system moves out of the area quickly for you and its all fair seas and following winds for the rest.

52 minutes ago, asquared17 said:

 

THERE IS A LITERAL WALL BETWEEN ME AND HUMANITY. 

i could not be more delighted

and thus, we ate. 

Sounds like the perfect table! 

I am going to pretend I didn't see that Aqua80 photo......

I should also mention, any time I'm in the car with my son, and The Power of Love comes on my radio, he makes me change the station because "its not the same without the aqua theater." 

19 minutes ago, ScottD said:

so....I'm guessing the germaphobe in you doesn't do the 5 second rule? lol..

Chocolate covered strawberries get a 10 second rule for me!

3 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

 

 And in other news, the freeloaders and Hubby want to see Cats again! 

First a flowrider widow, and now a Cats widow??!!?? What did you do to make them so mad that they would rather see Cats than hang out with you?

5 hours ago, asquared17 said:

the mac and cheese was disturbingly good AND the bbq chicken was outstanding. i don’t know why we all sleep on portside. we can definitely do dinner there again. 

also mine (the chicken + mac) was a KIDS PORTION. 

like. c’mon.

Portside is so good!! I could eat there all week and be happy.....well, except I still need night 1 fillet in CK

Fine, I'll play

Harmony Feb 18'th

Yes you can do one way rentals. You would then have to either drop off your family at the port, and bring the vehicle to a rental return location, then uber/lyft back to the port, or drop the car and have everyone uber/lyft to the port.  You would then have to do the same in reverse to get home. 

You can price this out at any of the rental agencies. There is usually a checkbox for "return to a different location"

Sometimes though, you may find, its actually cheaper to keep the car for the week, park at the port, and bring it back to the original location than it is for two one way rentals, and ride share fees etc etc. Also the convenience of just having the car there too should be factored into your decision. 

I filled out your entertainment schedule for you

ELF, portside BBQ, you are saying all of my favorite things......excuse me while I fall into a pit of despair......

bonus points if you catch the reference...

Have a great cruise!! Hopefully the hotel/uber shenanigans are the only ones for this trip!! I'm so jealous that you get to see Aqua80!