Floski

2 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

Right?!  Especially not the flights!  I would never have considered double booking flights before all this.

But a wise @twangster keeps telling me that when there is will, there is a way, and I am tired of cancelling.  And I also didn't like @Floski's plan of digging a tunnel so Air Canada it is if I have to.

A journey of a thousand miles starts with but a wee tool....

I wasn't going to offer, but what the hell, YOLO

Question - How much of an upgrade is a Grand Suite from an OVB cabin?   

Never mind 

I'm in!  

Luckily, I already had this one booked and got in at a group rate (thank you, Miss Beth!!).

This will make 3 Harmony cruises in a row; I would love to have had a different ship for at least

one of them (Allure, Odyssey), as I love the Solarium pool.

Looking forward to meeting all, okay most of y'all!!!   

On our first cruise in 2015, we just took a taxi to Orient Beach.  Other than the disappointment that The Greeter wasn't there, it was absolutely phenomenal.  Of course, the weather in April was gorgeous and we had a blast.  The taxi doesn't take too long.

Our two subsequent visits, we took Bernard's tours and they were awesome!   The rum punch is tasty, and they stop at some interesting and cool places.  Maho Beach is a must, and hopefully a big'un will land while you're there.

God bless those poor people.

Per the BBC (link here) - 227 dead so far.   I'm sure it will rise.

Oh, and hurricanes/TDs.

6 hours ago, twangster said:

Can you confirm if @Matt was picked to play an unvaccinated?

 

43 minutes ago, twangster said:

All media invitees so they can report on it properly.  

Well, I'm a medium

Well, unsurprisingly, it appears that lowly gold members are not getting invites for the test cruise.

Man, I would have gone in a second.

Bot - have a great time!   Matt - enjoy your fourth cruise already!!

Missed it by that >< much.

We were scheduled for Allure on Aug 1, and they cancelled until Aug 8.  

Now we're 129 days away until Harmony (the first of 3 straight on HotS).

Once we board, it will have been 3 YEARS since our last cruise.  

We leave on Sunday after Thanksgiving.

I don't reckon we'd be able to enjoy any BF deals for that sailing, eh?   Maybe Labor Day.

Congratulations, Chris!!

23 hours ago, Floski said:

I would never sign up for the "Friends of Twangster" club.

Ummm....y'all did smell what I was cookin', right?  Am I right??

I got two "sad" reactions, so I'm not sure.  Nothing at all against the bot - 

I love the bot and can't wait to meet him.   

A lot of people who live here call Hyman's a huge "tourist trap", but I've always enjoyed it.

So they hit up every pair of shoes that walk by; that's just good, smart, marketing.

I've lived here since '71 (save for military time) and really, really miss the old downtown.

There are so many new buildings, that Charleston looks more like Charlotte.

Still a great place to visit, though.

I would never sign up for the "Friends of Twangster" club.

I saw that earlier - very happy for you!!!!

I've loved your blogs from your previous two ships, now I can't wait for the AMPED version!!

I put on real clothes and dragged my butt out TWICE to get jabbed - for this???

The fates are playing with my emotions like a kitten with a ball of yarn.

SONOFA!!!!

1 hour ago, Heimbig said:

I guess I can assume my August 1st on Allure will be canceled.

Oh, don't tell me that.

I have to hope that once they get back in, the cdc will sign off and we'll be underway!!!

Oh man....

With this Sicilian blood, I guarantee I'll be boo-hooing my fat butt off, probably as I walk the gangway.

1)   Get a squirt of sanitizer (i can't stand the stuff, but I'm all in for cruising)

B)  Take in such a huge breath that people within 100' will feel the breeze headed toward me

3)  Get a drink (still not sure what'll be first (kraken colada, painkiller, mai tai?)

4)  Walk through Central Park, grab a second drink and maybe a sammich, and head up to the Solarium.

5)  Give the Solarium bar tender a tip first, then get a drink and hit the hot tub.  I hope to stay in until dinner.

9 minutes ago, JeffB said:

Good catch. When was that section added? If after the chatter from RCL and elsewhere that Seattle was going to be the place from which RCL might sail first and on Alaska itineraries, at least RCL recognizes the potential for confusion and clarifies it.

Still lots of unknowns as it pertains to what I believe is imminent restarts from FL ports. But what has been the underpinning of RCL talk ...... there won't be a lot of ships restarting at the same time (July?) and it may be a hybrid mix of test sailings and full revenue sailings from FL, TX and Seattle, maybe others.

Has anyone done a spread sheet yet that names/guesses what ships are most likely to sail and from which ports in July/August? That would be a nice project for Twangster, don't ya'll think?

Make it so, TwangsterBot

Hotel prices for Port Canaveral are stupid high.

A room I used to get for about $140 for Saturday night pre-cruise is now $249 for 7/31, and a whopping $349 for 3/26/22.

2015 - my first ever cruise, on Freedom.

It was gorgeous.  So relaxing and serene.

I was wading in the water, just amazed at how clear it was, and totally forgot my phone in my pocket.

At least it died a heroic death in a glorious place.

God willing, I'll be back (although in a theme park instead of beautiful, quiet greenery) in just over 2 months.

Thank you, Jeff for your service.  I've met a lot of super impressive Marines in my job.

Thank you for all of the great posts and clarifications.

17 minutes ago, mook1525 said:

Will there be any kind of outcome today? If so what time?

 

thanks

My concerns exactly.   Are we/aren't we?