Lovetocruise2002

2 hours ago, betatke1480 said:

Not bitter, but disappointed in my lack of ability to persuade...🤣

You should have offered Patron. 😂  Unless you are dealing with @Matt, he is hard to sway...lol

4 hours ago, RBRSKI said:

When will you flying to FL?

We are flying into FLL on March 14th.  We have to work until the 13th. 😔

23 minutes ago, HAK1906 said:

What's your thoughts/opinions on Coastal Kitchen related to quality of food and service and that of "specialty restaurants" like Chops and Jamie's, etc..?

I am usually in total agreement with @WAAAYTOOO but this is where we disagree. IMO, the food quality in CK rivals specialty if not better in some cases. 

Assuming that time off is not a factor, I would take 2 cruises in inside cabins per year. More C&A points.

30 minutes ago, emsff02 said:

Well, I did it again, and forgot to get pictures of our dinners for the people that like them. Heather said that @Matt and @Lovetocruise2002 are going to suspend my live blogging privileges 😂😂

It’s ok. You get a pass for forgotten MDR dinners. If it was CK that would be another issue. 😜

48 minutes ago, DDaley said:

I will be on that cruise too and am about to pull the trigger on the $96 UDP because I know Sabrina's fabulous blog will get me wanting specialty dining! We are only doing a OVB this time so no Coastal Kitchen for me (YET!) 

I am already counting the calories now so I can make room for the millions of calories that I am going to consume in a few weeks! 🤣

44 minutes ago, RBRSKI said:

Good Morning, Does anyone know if I can change the title of my Topic from "almost a reality" to "reality"

Done 🙂

15 minutes ago, emsff02 said:

Quote from the wife

”absolutely, because it is a dinner and a show, and was absolutely hysterical”

Too bad it's on Day 1 though.  I don't know about most people, but I am usually pretty tired out by dinner time on Day 1.  Was that time your only option?

2 hours ago, Baked Alaska said:

Yes, but I was thinking that if we win the bid and they don't notify us until the week of sailing, the Genie will not have had the opportunity to contact us a month prior. 

Even if you found out 24 hours prior, the Genie can still make everything happen for you. That is the beauty of star class!

I read the bit about JD and his lack of skills in sending emails and I am still laughing! 😂

I just had dinner and now I'm hungry! lol

28 more days and I will be at Playmakers finally!  I found your CK comment interesting that it was better than HM.  Now I am curious to see for myself.  CK on SY was not that great.  HM was good both times.  I still think Anthem has the best CK (in service and food quality).  

One question...Are those apple pies that showed up in two of your pics.  Where did those come from?  I have never seen that type of apple pie before...

7 hours ago, Branderson610 said:

Just relax and chill doing nothing. This may be one of the highlights of the cruise for me!

This is the main reason why I love cruising!!!  From one working mom to another. 😉

And if you are trying room service, you have to get the chicken wings.  They are my favourite item on the room service menu.  Really good!

Happy Sailing Greg!!

@Pookie safe travels back to Michigan where cold and snow awaits you. 😜 Although it is way "warmer" here than two days ago.

Great blog!  I really enjoyed following along this week.

26 minutes ago, SweetPea said:

What?! I missed a Star Class blog?! 

No, it was posted in the other group...I will send you a pic 😉

20 minutes ago, SweetPea said:

Besides your foodie choices, can't wait to see your Genie gift as you are the most thoughtful and clever. 😍

You’re going to be disappointed, I have Izzy this time. No way can we ever top @KasinoCrazy’s gift to him last year. Not even going to go there and try lol.

On 2/12/2020 at 6:24 PM, RBRSKI said:

It's Official, booked the missing link to my B2B2B today.  Sailing three weeks on the Oasis starting 3/8/20.  I am sure that many on this blog have experienced this amazing opportunity but I feel pretty luck to do it at 50.  Now let's pray for a great cabin as I did Interior Guar!  I am on deck 12 mid in a CPB for 3/8 and deck 8 aft OVB for 3/22.

Hopefully we’ll see you on board 3/15!  So jealous! I wish I could do 3 weeks on Oasis!

43 minutes ago, emsff02 said:

If I wasn’t traveling with the kids, I would have been like...

That's how we feel every time without them! 🤣

Save that gif for our Odyssey Inaugural joint monster blog. 😄

2 minutes ago, amanuel2992 said:

@Lovetocruise2002 one month out!!!! I’m so excited for you. When your onboard can you find out if Izzy or Smitha will still be there in the beginning of May? We are going to do the short 4 day on 5/3/2020... so I’m extra excited about your blog!

I know!  Finally, less than 30 days!  Cannot wait for many reasons!  We still are undecided about hotel.  This is cutting is close, for us lol.

I will ask for sure.  If I had to make a guess right now, I would guess no for Smitha and Allan.  They have been on board since the first cruise out of dry dock.  I would say they are headed on vacation soon in April or so.  Izzy came on board on the December 8th sailing.  He might still be there.  But I will ask.

3 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Dan and I both got My Pillows and both hate them. I hope you have a better outcome.

I remembered that you said that. I usually prefer a really firm pillow (that is why I have used Tempur-pedic  for over a decade now) and My Pillow is the exact opposite of that. But it is strangely comfortable too. That is why I am undecided. Hubby’s is still rolled up in the package lol.

21 minutes ago, NC350 said:

Ohhh another one of your reviews! Can't wait following it 🙂

Happy to have you along again. 🙂

We had the ocean facing star loft and there was no noise from the connecting door. I cannot comment on the noise from 1720 but the back decks with the flow rider is still quite a distance from that cabin. I would imagine that the ATS would be much noisier than 1720.

2 hours ago, betatke1480 said:

Now my mind is racing with all kinds of ideas.  🤨

Good thing my #1 request to Izzy was to make sure everything gets a steam cleaning!  😆

15 hours ago, Andrew72681 said:

That would be an interesting one to see if the genie can get a good hair dryer brought in.

If I had to guess, I would say no...

12 hours ago, Jax said:

If you haven’t you should try the Dyson airwrap....I was sceptical but it’s a game changer. 

I'm a T3 girl myself. 😉  I've been using that line for about 10 years now.

And I did buy My Pillow...it's interesting.  I've been using it for about a week.  Jury is still out on whether or not I like it.

3 minutes ago, dodgestang said:

The only negative I can think of with the ATS......is noise from the shows will interrupt a sleep cycle that starts at 7pm

Most definitely.

We have two girls, age 11 & 13.  We are sailing in an ATS on Oasis in a month mainly because the kids want the second bedroom and because D11 loves the balcony so she is really excited for the wraparound.  We did the Star Loft last year with them.  You most definitely lose out on privacy with the loft.

If I could pick between the two, I would choose the Star Loft every time.  The pros of the loft far outweigh the cons for me.  When we travel with our girls, we don't have much privacy anyway, second bedroom or not, and so I would much rather be up on Deck 17.

I'll have a much more solid opinion in about a month but I doubt it will change much from where I am at right now.