Jax

ATS #9730 
We were in #8730 last year so the set up of the room is essentially the same. A slightly smaller eating area, different closet configuration in the master bedroom and access to the deck via 1 door instead of 2. The large deck is definitely a highlight of the room. 

We are onboard! 
We woke to a partly overcast day but no rain! Lindsay dropped us off at 9:15 and was back by about 9:45am after dropping off the car rental.  The terminal could not be accessed until 10am but thankfully it wasn’t raining. The terminal genie met us just before 10am and we were through security and in the terminal lounge in minutes.   Berty met us around 10:15am, took us to the suite lounge for about 5-10 minutes before he brought us to our suite.  More on the suite later.  Luggage arrived by 11am. 🙌🏻 This is the first time we have had a repeat genie and we feel so lucky we get to spend the week with him.  
📸 Pano from our deck. It’s a flurry of activity below us as truck after truck unloads supplies.   

Happening now 

In my defense there were truffles in the fries.🤣All this talk of truffles on your blog has inspired me …..what are the must have truffle dishes. 

You are too easy! lol In my alternate universe I would have a live in genie. 😆

Looks great to me! I still miss WJ sushi from back in the day, lol. In an alternate universe, my genie would bring me sushi multiple times/day. 🍣
Enjoy night one CK filet! That's what my MIL makes for Xmas dinner. The ambiance is a little different but the price is right! 😁
Happy holidays!

Laundry 
Before 
After mentioning this mess to Berty, we come back from lunch to this. The items to be pressed were taken along with all the dirty laundry.  I told him he has no idea how much I appreciate his genie magic. 🥰

Forgot to mention Berty said there are 6697 guests onboard this week. 😳 

ITS CRUISE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Suite Decorations 🎉🎓
Berty decorated the suite with a variety of pictures of us. It took us a moment to ask him “how did you find these”. Well, he was resourceful and pulled them from Facebook. 🥰
 

Lunch Jaime’s 
Because the weather was overcast we opted to dine in at Jaime’s. We tried a sampling of appetizers, Caesar salad, the chicken sandwich and penne pancetta Alfredo pasta. It was nice to see some familiar crew faces from last year. Food was good as always.  
 

Laundry 
Before 
After mentioning this mess to Berty, we come back from lunch to this. The items to be pressed were taken along with all the dirty laundry.  I told him he has no idea how much I appreciate his genie magic. 🥰

Room Arrival Snacks 
Apparently there is a new F&B director who felt the embarkation snacks were underwhelming so they have been replaced with these. Lindsay enjoyed.   

ATS #9730 
We were in #8730 last year so the set up of the room is essentially the same. A slightly smaller eating area, different closet configuration in the master bedroom and access to the deck via 1 door instead of 2. The large deck is definitely a highlight of the room. 

Suite Decorations 🎉🎓
Berty decorated the suite with a variety of pictures of us. It took us a moment to ask him “how did you find these”. Well, he was resourceful and pulled them from Facebook. 🥰
 

Room Arrival Snacks 
Apparently there is a new F&B director who felt the embarkation snacks were underwhelming so they have been replaced with these. Lindsay enjoyed.   

@SweetPea Look, matching shirts 😆

Happening now 

Happening now 

Happy cruise day!!! Enjoy the celebrations 🎄

It’s cruise day!!!!

We are in for the night. We had a pretty quiet day; walked through the shops downtown, drove to NASA and went for a drive along the coast. We’ve packed what we can. Berty will see us in the terminal at 10:15am. Lindsay will drop Reyd and I and the luggage at the terminal early, drop the rental and meet us back at the terminal. Berty confirmed Reyd and I can get ourselves and the luggage checked in and they will have Lindsay join us in the suite lounge. Weather has remained good in Galveston but the forecast calls for rain throughout the night, morning and afternoon. So we will see what happens.  Berty said it has been raining today. 
I’ll checkin with you all tomorrow!! 

After supper we headed over to Pleasure Pier for a walk around.  It was a nice walk, but definitely not worth the cost of admission. Lindsay was so annoyed he said he wasn’t giving them another cent and drove out of the parking lot through the entrance with a “do not enter”.  I am sure the people exiting properly through the exit thought it was a moment from planes trains and automobiles. 😆

🌟💫⭐️A “Starry” Christmas - Harmony Dec 24-31, 2023⭐️💫🌟

@Jax is back with a “Starry” Christmas ⭐️💫🌟
For those that have followed my blogs you know we have a habit of spending Christmas on the Seas.  This year we will be back on Harmony doing our first ever Western Caribbean cruise.  We spent last Christmas on HM and although my preference would have been to try another ship, the fact it was sailing out of Galveston was too good to pass up. Direct flights from Calgary are plentiful and considerably shorter than going to Florida so this was an added perk. Our son graduates from high school this year so future vacations/cruising are up in the air until we sort out his apprenticeship schedule at trade school and work schedule.  So there is a very real possibility we will be on a land vacation next Christmas because I have no cruises booked beyond summer 2024.  😔
We have a lot planned so let’s get started…..
 
 
 
 

IYKYK ❤️❤️