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Dinner in the main dining room! Our waiters have taken to bringing platters of shrimp for our son which he loves and eats it all.... Where does he put it though??? Hubby and I shared the trio of desserts as we couldn't decide. They were all yummy! We went to the Headliner show which was with Greg London and was fantastic! We really enjoyed the hour of music go See him!

Back to the ship for a late lunch after a quick dip in the ocean and spent the day catching rays with some drinks. This girl is fried!

Nick was so gracious and took photos with each of us. We were allowed to drop our masks briefly and stood 6 ft apart It was an awesome Build your own excursion ($75.00 with taxi, entry and donation so $25.00 each) We were about 3 hrs reading and listening to the different videos. A thoroughly enjoyable time!

A few more photos from the museum. We took these off our phones and Nick asks (please follow the rules to protect the articles) no flash photography!!!! I will admit I love the Ewoks

Today we made our own excursion and went to The Yoda Guy. Admission to the main area is free the museum area is $15.00. All of the money goes to the Foundation which supports youth in the industry to excel and achieve their dreams. There is also a donation box at the end. We took a taxi both ways to the downtown area from the pier for $3.00 each. The museum piece was incredible and Nick was awesome. Our son can do a few voice impressions and did his Yoda for Nick. We explored town a bit, grabbed a few things including our son buying a new outfit for himself. He is 18 so he also treated himself to a couple which was something he was looking forward to!

Good Morning St Marteen

Good Night! Next up St Marteen

February 3- Today we were supposed to be in Puerto Rico.. we all know that has not been going well..... Hoping restrictions change and we can visit as this is twice we have not been able to go, Once in March 2020 we were to do my dream cruise Sailing out of San Juan to ABC's (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaco and St Martin). We were set to leave the week the world shut down ! I guess looking back I am thankful we did not get stranded there although an Aft Jr Suite would have been an ok place to be while sailing home! Today the ship gave complimentary NorthStar and iFly due to the missed port which was lovely. We took full advantage. Our son was a natural in the iFly and ended up figuring out quickly how to go super high and the instructor had to "lift off" to go retrieve him. My hubby thought he took video but was actually pictures which was unfortunate. It was an amazing time. Hubby and I then rock climbed. I failed lol but he made it up all lines and rang the bells. We spent a lazy sea day around the pools with a few beverages and dinner at the Costal Kitchen. Our service was good and food was good. I will say nothing exceptional but we did enjoy ourselves. Our son informed us he was going to see "his waiters" and would not join us. We figured out why the night at St Marteen which is up next!

I am super thankful I will let you know that... not many activities for an 18 yr old that is a gamer so it was something to get him out an about!

DH had a massage after supper and also enjoyed it. Our shore excursion was cancelled in St Lucia before we boarded. To this day we have never received notification and Guest Services has confirmed that a refund has been issued. Waiting as I am unsure amounts etc. The Guest Services attendant when we tried to get information, book a new excursion and find out more about St Lucia was the most dismissive, unhelpful , J****** I have ever encountered on a cruise! We are meeting with the manager later today to make a decision on what we will do but we were certainly unimpressed with the whole situation. On a positive note Vitoria in guest services is wonderful and the best service staff ever!!! We have spoken with her about any questions or concerns and she has been phenomenal. I am off to Explore St Marteen ! More later

The world My husband loved this!!! IMG_5670.MOV

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More food pictures and video. One thing I should say is due to all the mains having hot peppers in them I was unable to have a main from Wonderland. My husband loved the ShortRib and they got me a Chops Filet with mushrooms and asparagus which was very kind and accomodating. (I was just going to skip main and did not expect this at all!) IMG_5659.MOV

Our son discovered the seaplex with my hubby after the NorthStar. They did Johnny Rockets for lunch. Shakes are included with the Refreshment Package and the Deluxe Beverage Package. The fee for the food was not worth it my husband said. He was disappointed in the burger size and flavor. Our son was excited to find and use the X-Box on the big screen and has spent a few hours a day in there! None of us were keen on the Bumper cars but those using looked like they were having a blast. I went for a massage while they were doing this which was fantastic! The afternoon we spent catching some rays and having a few drinks! All were exactly what we needed. The evening we went for dinner at Wonderland! A unique experience. Here was our menu and food photos. There is some video as well Our "neighbors" at dinner had some different things as they both decided to have the kids desserts so they were gracious and allowed me to take photos of their food Thanks ! IMG_5668.MOV

Feb 2, 2022 This morning was a beautiful sea day full of sunshine! We decided today we would do the NorthStar and then try to do the iFly on a port day. NorthStar is $29.00 per person and iFly is $59.00. We had been told that if you did them in port they were free. That seems to be holding true and then on February 3 (I know I am jumping a day) we were supposed to be in Puerto Rico they actually did both for free. We took advantage of the offering! The NorthStar was fantastic. I am not a fan of heights and certainly not over the ocean. It was an awesome experience and the pictures of the view do not do it justice! We were told that we were 300ft above sea level and the same height as the Statue of Liberty.

To finish the night we saw the comedy show which was hilarious and then arrived in our stateroom for this little guy to tuck us in!

By after lunch it was up to 20'C which is tanning weather for us so we enjoyed a few beverages and some sunshine! No pictures sorry! TOnight was formal night and our servers had learned so quickly about our family. They are the best we have had in any cruise we have been on!!! We can not say enough If you are in American Silk as for them!!! Tonight our son had his usual and even posed for pictures which is a rarity.

February 1 Seas were a little rough this morning as was I after our fun night last night Many others were feeling the rocking. I did a quick workout.... It was a great core workout trying to keep balance on a ship that was rolling a bit more than usual. Masks are worn in the gym and I was a bit worried about this because I normally work out in my home gym so no mask. It was not as bad as I thought. The equipment in cleaned regularly and everyone is following all protocols. Please remember to wipe down your mats, weights and equipment after your workout We had breakfast in the wind jammer, and then lunch outside at the Windjammer as well. Wakeviews are the BEST!

ok I am off for activities and will post Feb 1/2 tomorrow morning! See everyone then. If anyone wants anything or info let me know I will do my best!

On our first night we had dinner in the main dining room Silk. Our Head Waiter is Johnson, Waiter is Llyod and Assistant is Thomas. These three gentleman are from India. They are the BEST team of dining staff we have EVER sailed with in our 10 cruises across multiple lines! I can not say enough about the level of service we receive from them. Thank you guys!!! We decided we would go with the deluxe drink package with no upgrade. They only charged us the difference between our refreshment package and the deluxe package and gave us the buy one get one 50% off. We were impressed. We spent the evening in the music hall playing pool with an Irish Father/Daughter duo and had a fabulous time! Stayed out way too late especially with the seas that were to come the next morning!

Boarding Process: When you arrive at port they are STRICT ON CHECK IN TIME. Please be respectful. The crew is doing their best to keep everyone safe and on board timely. We went through the airport type scanners but not nearly as time consuming nor cumbersome. After that you get in line to show your Seapass printout or from the app, passports or ID , Vaccine records and Negative test results. This is not a big area, try to have your documents ready it certainly speeds things up. We had everything printed other than our seapass boarding pass and had zero issues. Everyone vaccinated is given a white ribbon type bracelet that works similar to a zip tie, once tightened can not be released. We were unaware of what these were nor how they worked. Our DS has autism and sensory processing. THIS IS MY RANT AND I AM SORRY IN ADVANCE! Epic Meltdown. Unfortunately as we were trying to explain we would go to guest services and get it cut off and get a new one an individual decided to berate my son, tell him he was stupid for doing that she had been on 6 cruises so knew better he could not get a new one and on and on and on. She is very lucky she shut up with me saying firmly ENOUGH!!! My poor son was so traumatized and if you are reading this you should be ashamed of yourself!!!! It was so hard on him. Guest services was PHENOMENAL as always. My son explained he had tightened it too much as he was aftraid to lose it and didn't realize he had to wear the whole cruise and it was really hurting him and was wondering if they could help. Vitoria was the guest services attendant and could not have been kinder and more helpful. THank you so much for your grace and compassion. It turned what could have been a disaster into a calm these things happen situation. After this lunch was amazing and then our room was quickly ready! We still had not received notifications about success or unsuccessful bids, found out they would be out by 5pm and decided to wait a bit to unpack. We had drinks and relaxed. Sailaway from the balcony was different as no big party but that was ok! We enjoyed chatting with our neighbors as we sailed away, We are in a Junior Suite on the hump. The balcony is phenomenal

Jan 31!!!! IT is ANTHEM DAY!!!! We met our ride companion Key in the lobby of our hotel at 1015. I had prebooked an XL Uber with professional driver for 1030 as we all had an 1130 checkin. The driver was early at 1020, the staff at the hotel helped load our luggage... There were 4 of us.... we all had bags.... a lot of bags! We gave some tips as they used their muscles and it was a easy drive to Port Liberty in Bayonne. It took about an hour but traffic was fairly smooth. Our view of the Anthem as we arrived at port

The evening was a bucket list!!! I got to go to a Broadway Show! CHICAGO!! It was amazing

Jan 30 we spent the Day on the Ho Ho Bus... for those of you who have not heard the term it is the Hop on Hop off bus. They have them in a lot of major cities and it is a great way to tour around and see the main sites. We bought our pass through TopView Sightseeing. Then have an App which is great, bought our tickets and then all digital scanning. On boarding the bus for the first time you are given a set of headphones and are given an audio tour. We did all the major sites. We started at Radio CIty Musical Hall and finished here. We hopped off at Battery Park, saw the Statue of Liberty, walked to the 9-11 memorial and then got back on and headed back uptown. The entire time was about 4 hours with the weather, cold, hop on and off and the NHL game delaying us around Madison Square gardens. Some highlight photos.