Ogilthorpe

Trying to get video evidence thrown out is the hallmark of guilty people everywhere.

Am I reading too much in to that statement or does that sound sinister to anyone else?
If they knew about the camera, what? they would have chosen another window that a camera couldn't see?

BLASPHEMY!

Also BLASPHEMY!

Ok everyone it is now time for dinner in the MDR. Here is the menu for tonight. 
The Crispy Calamari.

The Roasted Beef Tenderloin.
With "Steak Fries".

In the MDR today was the night they sang for us. 
And finally the best part of the meal at the MDR. Desert!  
After dinner it was time for our sailaway from port.

Well that wraps it up for day number three. Tomorrow is our last day and a sea day!

Might not be disclosed at boarding, but there are signs posted all around the ship (every ship), especially in the public areas like the pools, that make it clear there is CCTV and that everyone is being monitored for safety and security purposes.
They're grasping at the roots sticking out of the loose cliff wall, and the dirt surrounding those roots is crumbling rapidly...

and now stating the cameras’ presence was not disclosed to them at boarding
 
is that their new defense?  "No fair! Nobody told us we were going to be caught in a lie"?

The best part of that picture is that they all just end up tasting the same. 

I just checked the Mars, Inc website. Seems as though they do not sell pretzel M&M’s in Palm Springs, Ca or on the Oasis of the Seas. ?

I do not think that it is a matter of them trying to get more money- its a safety thing. If a fire breaks out at a hotel, you can evacuate and fire department can reach you... not so much if you are out in the middle of the ocean.

LOL, I think I just got credit for something @AshleyDillo said. I'll take that as a compliment!, @Matt

Just got email that Royal Up bid was accepted. Upgraded to Grand Suite from Junior Suite for Feb 20th sailing on Grandeur. Put in the bid about a month ago for $135 over minimum bid of $300. 
 
Received email last night that RC tried to charge the payment card I put down on the bid, but I didnt realize the card expired. The email told me to either contact my original card issuer and RC would try charging again or to change payment method within 24 hours. I updated the card and sure enough about 24 hours after that first email I got a confirmation email of the upgrade. 
 
 

I have literally been watching the weather forecast myself and our cruise is Two weeks away...and of course while I’m doing this one of the owners comes in person to ask me a question!?. And I’m checking already because I had the bad judgement to book a cruise when it’s a full moon for the flight in...???
do they not have Pretzel M&Ms where you live?  ?

I’m not worried. This is just the 1st time I haven’t had a dinner/entertainment schedule in my hand this close to sailing. I’m confident we’re in good hands  
 

Not much to add here:  stay in right lane, get there by 10:30 am, tip the porters/longshoreman, park and walk back to terminal. 
We had a starboard side balcony and watched the huge traffic jam at 1:30 pm on embarkation day.   
I will ADD that post cruise, as we paid for our parking and were leaving the garage, a big, burly longshoreman said to us "yous guyz have a safe and pleasant journey home."    Very nice touch.

I've got my shirt all ready for my April cruise and everything.
 

thanks!
I will do it at least once next time!!   ?
 

I know it happens a lot on lobster night.  Folks brag about eating several of those little tails.
I've also been offered both entrees when I was indecisive between two.  Sometimes the waiters will even bring an extra one you didn't order because they really thought you should try it.  So feel no shame in asking for multiple entrees!

The DBP is the Deluxe Beverage Package (the alcohol package) and the intern sale is what we lovingly call an EXTREME error made by someone last year when they posted the Deluxe Beverage Package for $18 per person per day (about $40 savings per person per day).  A bunch of us jumped on it - Royal ended up honoring it and the joke was that some intern screwed up.

I also sent an email to the shore excursion team. I just got an email from them too.
 
Dear Justin,


 
Thank you for contacting the Shore Excursions Inquiry Team and for choosing us as your vacation guide.


 
We are so glad to know that you have booked one of our "Coco Beach Club Overwater Cabanas A ZH05".


 
Please note that our Overwater Cabanas will be ready at the time of your cruise so that you enjoy and spend the best time with your family.


 
If you have any other question in regards to your shore excursions, feel free to write us back.


 
Kind regards,


 
Shirley Chojolan

Tour Inquiry Coordinator | Global Tour Operations Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. |1050 Caribbean Way, Miami, FL 33132

Fax: 305-539-4131| email: [email protected] Royal Caribbean International 


 
Note: In order to better serve you, please include the booking number or ship and sail date in the subject line of your email.  We appreciate if you send us your reply with the full history of our correspondence. Please note that we will reply to your inquiry in the order in which it was received. Please reply only if you need to provide additional information related to your original email. Follow-up emails regarding the status of your query may further delay your response.  Shore excursions can be purchased on-line up to 4 days prior to your sail date. If you are sailing in less than 4 days, you can purchase excursions on board the ship.

Sometimes even when you DO tip you have unpleasant outcomes.  On our first cruise out of Bayonne, someone cut the metal and paper luggage tags off of one of our suitcases.  Apparently the Longshoremen were in the middle of a labor dispute with the port authority.  There were many who suffered the same fate as we did.  Luckily our bag made it onto the ship but we had to go and dig it out from a piles of many dozens of bags that also had no tags. We had tipped very generously, as we always do.

Yup, anyone that wanted to got to hold the sloths.  We were allowed to take photos with our own cameras.  Then they let us into the monkey pen and warned us that the monkeys were very mischievous.  We were advised to leave our bags outside of the pen and sure enough we watched a monkey reach out of the pen and attempt to unzip one of the bags.  We also watched one steal a cell phone out of a man's front pocket and climb all the way to the top of the pen to play keep away.  It was hilarious to us but I don't think the guy thought it was very funny! ?  You also get to go into the bird pen where you feed the and hold parrots and macaws.  There are restrooms on site and a small little gift shop.  They also have a boat launch where they take folks snorkeling if that's an option for the tour they booked.
They were good about only sending a few families in at a time when I went, but I was also on a private tour and we didn't arrive when there was a large tour bus.

So after laser tag I headed to the head to the helipad to see all the ships at night but at last I was a little bit to late. As the only ship left was the Bahamas paradise Grand Classica.

But right after I made it to the helipad. She blew her horn and was headed back to West Palm Beach.
And then right after watching the ship leave it was time to head to the diamond club. but on my way up to there I snapped a photo of skypad at night. 
 

As promised here are some menus from around the ship (minus the MDR).
The Pub 

The pub menu uses small fonts with fine characters so here are two sections of it blown up bigger.


Izumi




Jamie's Italian
Lunch:

Dinner:


Kids:

Chops Grille


Dessert:



Solarium Bistro

Wonderland

La Pastisserie

Since that menu is an eye chart here it is blown up bigger:


 
Taste of Royal

I wouldn't think on it too much.  Sometimes they change it up really close to the cruise.  That is one of the benefits of Star class.  It won't matter if they switch things up.