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Isn't that a Mountain Dew flavor or something?

20 hours ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said:

...also our cabin steward who was sooo nice!!  He found out we were celebrating our anniversary and left us a beautiful note and towels made into a heart with 2 swans kissing.  Our room was cleaned twice daily and spotless every time!  

We got one too!

On 11/4/2021 at 7:01 PM, RWDW1204 said:

Believe it's only on Oasis right now.

That is correct. But I bet they’ll add it to more ships in the future. 

My wife ordered the Pitmaster Special with wings and I ordered the Signature Combo 2 cuts with brisket and St. Louis ribs.  We shared everything.  It was really good.  Was it the best BBQ I ever had?  NO.  Was it the best BBQ I ever had on a cruise ship? DEFINITELY.

I prefer western. I would do Allure in a second. 

3 minutes ago, VirtKitty said:

My 12.04 cruise just officially cancelled the Labadee stop. Going to Nassau, Bahamas instead. Bleh.

Can't say I blame Royal for this decision. 

6 hours ago, twangster said:

Stage to Screen never gets old!  Okay, maybe it would after 39 times.

39 Love and Marriage shows anyone?

3 minutes ago, Jill said:

This was just sent to those who have a b2b TA and first med sailing. The guy who got this letter said there is no charge for those 4 days. Lucky ducks! 
 

Very lucky indeed!

4 hours ago, Jkaczano said:

Can’t say I’m shocked. Irritated, annoyed, disappointed - yes.  Shocked - no.

Life has largely returned to normal in New Hampshire.  Some masks here and there, but that’s it.

Then NH is in a bubble.  4 people that worked for my company have died from COVID in the past month.  There was a moment of silence for them at the board meeting today.

9 minutes ago, Zacharius said:

The issue is the inconsistency in my mind. If I get an Uber from Lower Manhattan to Newark, sometimes it's 30 minutes (rare, but it has happened), sometimes it's 60 minutes. And again, that's just from Lower Manhattan, not LGA. It can be the same day of week and time, you just never know and are at the mercy of the lights and the bridges/tunnels. 

It's worse coming from LGA.  Queens can be as bad as Manhattan and LGA is 20-30 minutes out of Manhattan on a good day.

1 hour ago, Dulis said:

I just checked Uber from LGA to Cape Liberty and it told me it would take about an hour and cost $103 (I looked around 2pm on a Wednesday).  You could call a local car service and see if they would quote you a better price.

It will NOT take an hour.  I work in Queens and live in New Jersey.  Also, a regular Uber probably isn't enough with all of the luggage.  Look up an Uber XL and you'll have a better idea of cost.

5 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said:

Oh, shoot - I just realized that the itinerary is Dec '23-Feb '24 - we don't  retire until July '24.  Doubt my job will give me 3 months off, lol.

A sabbatical perhaps?

I wouldn't do it.  A limo will cost you around $200-250, maybe more.  The cost plus the inconvenience isn't worth it in my opinion.  Fly into Newark.  Trust me, even if it's a bit more and not a preferred airline, you'll be happier.

11 minutes ago, twangster said:

Woohoo!  Reduced single supplement applies for being over 340 points!

 

So it's reduced to a small fortune only?

3 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

This is the best part !  That really would be a once-in-a-lifetime deal for me.

Nevermind.  Wrong again.  

4 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said:

It's Serenade, but it does not go through the Panama Canal.

Yep.  I'm wrong.  It goes around Cape Horn.

I would assume it goes through the Panama Canal.  So it would have to be a smaller ship.

4 hours ago, Boston Babe said:

Looks like we will finally meet Brian!!!

Awesome!  

Just booked the repo for October 2022. Woo hoo!

4 hours ago, CrusingfromClayton said:

Also, does Chops really take 2 full hours? 

Thank you in advance for your help and I'm sure more questions will follow!

Chops takes as long as you want it to take. If you really want to be out in an hour, tell your waiter and they will do their best to accommodate. But realistically, 90 minutes is usual. More if you take a more leisurely pace OR if the kitchen backs up. 

3 hours ago, bryresangel said:

gullibleness (not actually sure if THAT one is in the dictionary....)

It definitely is!

You can say the only way to get to Central Park is via the Rising Tide Bar from the Promenade. 
 

And the only way to get to the Boardwalk is via the Abyss from the Sports Deck. 

2 hours ago, Matt said:

Unless I misspoke, I thought I was referring to this article: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2021/09/04/should-be-your-approach-getting-covid-test-your-cruise

This is probably what you meant.  You said you were going to include a link "below", but I didn't see any link there.

3 hours ago, SuperStarian said:

I also received an email. The spammer’s account name is Barakuda.

I got this one too based on an email alert. It was deleted by the time I got here. 
 

Well done!

@Mattyou teased a pre-cruise testing video during today’s video. Is that out already or is it coming up in the future?

Thanks