GatorCruiser

Ok, we are on the ship. It has been a day! In addition to the horrible weather mentioned in @OCSC Mike and @GatorCruiser's blog, there was a VIP & Secret Service shut down of the port from 11am-noon. Traffic came to a grinding halt. For. An. Hour.
My parents made it in just before and said nothing was moving and all baggage attendants were just sitting around with nothing to do. We were stuck in our Uber. The poor Uber driver had to just sit with us for that whole time. We tipped him well! 
I'll do a series of short posts as I'm able to try to recap our day. 
I don't plan on posting our MDR dinner options - I figure the menu has been the same for a year and people have probably seen all of the options by now. We did have lunch at Jamie's so I've got those (y'all are going to be so sick of my new toy - the collage!)
Appys

Mains

Desserts (we all shared):

So this happened right after I posted the radar
 

 

Current situation 
I imagine @jbrinkm is getting a taste if this as well 

🤣, we’re given a special WiFi extender chip so it works everywhere on the ship better for us than the poors in gen pop. I kid. It’s been spotty as heck for me as well. 

Jalapeño marg from cantina Fresca. 

Views from our balcony 

Man there’s few things as exciting as embarkation day. So much possibility before you.  Not  knowing where the cruise will take you. It’s just the best feeling. Like being young and enthusiastic again. 

Congrats!!

We’re in the end game now @OCSC Mike got hit up all the spots we can until this party is over. 

Man there’s few things as exciting as embarkation day. So much possibility before you.  Not  knowing where the cruise will take you. It’s just the best feeling. Like being young and enthusiastic again. 

We’re in the end game now @OCSC Mike got hit up all the spots we can until this party is over. 

We’re in the end game now @OCSC Mike got hit up all the spots we can until this party is over. 

If you’re looking for liquor or cigarettes, St. Maarten is your place !

Thanks for the reminder, was considering trying the margarita there, never have.

Had to get to wonderland for a smoke rings. Place was hopping. 

So this happened right after I posted the radar
 

 

Current situation 
I imagine @jbrinkm is getting a taste if this as well 

🤣, we’re given a special WiFi extender chip so it works everywhere on the ship better for us than the poors in gen pop. I kid. It’s been spotty as heck for me as well. 

So this happened right after I posted the radar
 

 

I may not have found Matt but I did just run into the comic we liked at Park Cafe. Going to see the 10:00 main theater show tonight. Last stop at CL happy hour & MDR before that, then 90’s Name That Tune b/c that's the type of pre-vintages that we are.
Light drizzle at the moment. Ship never got rocky so the storms weren’t a big deal to us.

Back in the Solarium which is now very crowded but we’ve had our loungers since this morning so all good. Wife went back to the cabin after WJ to grab something & said the glass elevators were shut down.
I was pretty cold after sitting in the wind tunnel of ELF so I followed @GatorCruiser’s lead. Figured the jalapeño might warm me up. Same as the Goalpost margarita from Playmakers just in a pool deck friendly plastic glass.

So this happened right after I posted the radar
 

 

So this happened right after I posted the radar
 

 

Current situation 
I imagine @jbrinkm is getting a taste if this as well 

🤣, we’re given a special WiFi extender chip so it works everywhere on the ship better for us than the poors in gen pop. I kid. It’s been spotty as heck for me as well.