sk8erguy1978

I been thru the Corinth Canal on an excursion and thought it was a close fit.

All I was thinking was ... the other day, I misjudged how close I was to the ATM and hit it with my sideview mirror. ? 

All I was thinking was ... the other day, I misjudged how close I was to the ATM and hit it with my sideview mirror. ? 

All I was thinking was ... the other day, I misjudged how close I was to the ATM and hit it with my sideview mirror. ? 

....and claustrophobia kicks right in. I'll stay here.
Very cool, though.

Pure A - W - E - S - O - M - E - N - E - S - S !!
 
 
 

Looks like you're having a great time @JLMoran, I am just catching up on all of this now! Really glad to see Royal's reaction when you weren't even complaining, just making them aware. They usually do a solid job of making it right, and that's what matters to me as a customer. Looking forward to the rest of your messages, maybe I'll even watch you sail away on the port cam!

That is so true. Royal once matched us up with two other Russian couples (who were friends/family) who spoke English fine, but spoke Russian to each other. They did apologize but it was easier for them to communicate in Russian. They also would translate some of the jokes for us which was nice. While we weren't offended by any means, it was just uncomfortable, and we ended up seeking other dining venues on most of the 9 nights. We never went back to traditional dinning again, we are 100% team mytime. Sad because we met friends at traditional dining and we are very close still to this day.  

Looks like you're having a great time @JLMoran, I am just catching up on all of this now! Really glad to see Royal's reaction when you weren't even complaining, just making them aware. They usually do a solid job of making it right, and that's what matters to me as a customer. Looking forward to the rest of your messages, maybe I'll even watch you sail away on the port cam!

And this is why you go on Day 2 in Bermuda. It’s 10:22 AM and the beach is practically empty! Woo hoo!

Waves are gentle, maybe 3 feet tall when the break. I can’t go in, unfortunately, but Cathy is going to take full advantage!

This was just delivered to our stateroom:

Didn't realize the Dog House was run under the Johnny Rockets venue management. Appreciate the gesture, but we’ll be saving that bottle for my brother’s upcoming engagement party; neither one of us drinks champagne. ?

I decided I should formally report the sausage matter to Guest Services. Not because I’m looking for something — I’m not injured, not even a cracked tooth — but because I felt like that might be a larger safety issue to be looked into. Maybe nothing beyond an utterly random accident at the plant, but why take chances?
The senior officer working the line for quick triage items was visibly appalled when I showed her the picture of the piece of metal. She immediately thanked me for not just telling the guy at the Dog House, because she wanted to have a formal report of that on record that could go to upper management. Said also they would definitely be taking that up with the supplier.
Duty is done, back to cruise enjoyment.

if I can't stalk the website looking at cruises/cruise planner!!!! FOILED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Yay! Enjoy!

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Today is the day that we go on the cruise!
Today is the day that we gooooo!
It’s gonna be great!
I just cannot wait!
TODAY IS THE DAY THAT WE GO ON THE CRUISE!
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My first position onboard was working in the shops, and the retail company that I worked for assigned me Independence Of The Seas.
We don't get to choose. It could have been any ship, any cruise line. I feel very lucky to have been offered a Royal Caribbean ship. Working for Royal has changed my life!

Hello! Nice to meet you...
Thanks! I am Excited to watch! I'll save all questions until the end :).
We sailed Liberty in 2015 from Bayonne, NJ to Bermuda. Great ship, excited to see updates via your vlog. Already watching.

Because CHAT is hard............ IRC & BBS' had it figured out back in the early 90s

Specialty restaurants I've done both added to bill and left cash... Depends if I have the cash in my pocket, same as at home.
Since bars and stuff has been mentioned. I tip them cash. I try and carry a wad of 1's with me so I can provide tips. Not every person gets a buck or two every time (not for any reason other than they ran off or I ran out of bills or I forgot) but I try and recognize them as often as possible. Sure, it has made service better at times but honestly, they work their tails off for us impatient alcoholics and deserve it! ? 

Did iFly twice on Anthem, it was a lot of fun. 
I like the bottle holder, way better than what I used for me wife's bottle of sangria (that she never opened ... not enough room time & drink package .. so we brought it home).
 

I think we've all experienced these situations  and tend to handle them with a grain of salt ..... a day on a cruise in crappy weather is still better than a day at work.
Oh, and I lived through my "fun times" with Hurricane Jose back in '17

? Seven more days 'til we go on the cruise!
Seven more days 'til we gooooo!!! ?
I was going to wait until the day before we left, just to avoid joining the @Matt and @Lovetocruise2002 bandwagon, but work is nuts and nights aren't looking to be much better this week, so...
The Ship
As the title says, this is our second trip on Anthem of the Seas, having sailed her just over a year ago! I've been looking forward to this since the day we booked it, which was (amusingly) at my wife's strong request a mere two weeks after we got back from that last sailing. ?
Itinerary
Day 1 - Depart Cape Liberty at 4:00 PM Day 2 - Sea Day Day 3 - Arrive in Bermuda at 8:00 AM, stay overnight Day 4 - Depart Bermuda at 5:00 PM Day 5 - Sea Day Day 6 - Return to Cape Liberty and non-cruising life Why We Booked It
Our trip last year to Bermuda left us loving this little island that's nice and close to our home state of NJ, and we knew before the first day was even over that we had to come back here. Lots of places we didn't explore last time and want to get a look at, and not enough time at Horseshoe Bay beach. I didn't think we'd be coming back just a year later, but Cathy said she really wanted to go back right away and not wait. Well, who am I to argue against a "YOLO Book It!!!" request?
 
I'm guessing I'll be a bit more live this time around, for reasons I'll get into in another post or two...

That stinks. Oh well, safety first. At least you're still boarding on Saturday, I'd look at that as a positive. I was on the Anthem 5 day in September that had to leave Bermuda early because of Jerry, the two sea days back were actually fun.
Hopefully it's a great cruise!

I remember in 2017, on Grandeur as we were heading to Bermuda around Hurricane Jose, this dude, who was hammered, no shoes on, was called up to the Centrum to attempt Michael Jackson's Thriller.....
......No Wait ..... That was me ..... ?
Oh Dear Lord ..... it was as ugly as you could imagine, good thing Tyna recorded it so I can keep reliving it every year.

I told my wife last night ... no matter what, we cannot stop putting X into the cruise savings account for next years cruises LOL!