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I am on my couch right now, really jealous! Moonlight, lobster, SL, peach tea! I need another cruise lol

I am on my couch right now, really jealous! Moonlight, lobster, SL, peach tea! I need another cruise lol

I am on my couch right now, really jealous! Moonlight, lobster, SL, peach tea! I need another cruise lol

@JustMeJoe thanks. Done.

Some of you might remember that I had shared our sailing qualified for the Spend to Save Challenge. When we did our post cruise questionnaire on Sunday, there was actually a question asking if we had received information in our stateroom and via emails about this Spend to Save Challenge. We answered yes to both. On Monday, I got an email that they were "calculating our qualifying purchases" and that an FCC would be on the way shortly. Like all things Royal IT, I fully thought I would have to pursue this on my own lol. Pleasantly happy to report that on Tuesday, we got our FCC for 10% back on the RGP. Seeing that we already purchased it on sale in the cruise planner, and now 10% back, it's a win! Definitely good to try once. FCC is safely applied to our Utopia NYE sailing since we only have 60 days to apply it.

I am on my couch right now, really jealous! Moonlight, lobster, SL, peach tea! I need another cruise lol

I am on my couch right now, really jealous! Moonlight, lobster, SL, peach tea! I need another cruise lol

I am on my couch right now, really jealous! Moonlight, lobster, SL, peach tea! I need another cruise lol

Might not be around after sail away. You know we share our free D+ internet but we might just go dark until after midnight then we can each have our own account for the rest of this leg.
Plans for tonight are WJ dinner whenever, Aqua80TOO at 8:30, and Perfect Couple at 10:15.
I’m sure there will be pre & post dinner snacks as well.

Cabins were ready right at 1pm, luggage was waiting for us, this is an incredibly well run ship, especially for turnaround.
We unpacked, took a walk through the promenade, saw bbq chicken pizza for @dustfsu at Sorrento’s & the curried chicken salad on a croissant at Cafe Pomenade I liked (since they have the audacity to not serve tuna for @asquared17), then stopped at Pesky Parrot before heading back to the Solarium.
Definitely more people in here now but not overcrowded. It’s only 3pm but so far this 3N leg seems to have a much more relaxed vibe with more kids than last month’s 3N leg.
Painchiller from Pesky Parrot (minus the tiki glass)

After lunch we tailgated our way into the suite lounge to find Jen, who was the CL concierge last month we became friends with. She seemed happy to see us & surprised we remembered to bring her the Chinese hot sauce she had asked for. She told us to contact her if we need anything but we wouldn’t bother her & rarely need much concierge help anyway.
She told us last month that she prefers the CL & it definitely seemed that way. It never dawned on me but being a SL concierge on a ship doing shorties means she has new e-mails to send out & requests to fill twice a week.
Just our luck, today was her first cruise in the SL. I jokingly said “now we get suite lounge access, right?” And she said sure, she’d let us in. We’d never do that of course and without the perks it’s the same as the CL. It was good to see her though so maybe we’ll sneak in again just to say hi. She also gave my wife her social media info to keep in touch.
I stopped back in Mason Jar to get a Peach Tea (with very little tea, the bartenders are all new compared to last month), then grabbed the raspberry cheesecake dessert from Spare Tire on our way to the Solarium.
We’re just chilling here for now. It’s much cooler than last month; hopefully that continues.
Suite Lounge


Peach Tea (mostly peach)

Raspberry Cheesecake Chimi

Moonlight

WJ lobster & shrimp

Churros

Random desserts

Welcome display

It’s actually pretty hot here (relative to Scotland!) and only getting hotter over the weekend, so to celebrate, I made my goalpost marg! @OCSC Mike hope to see one posted over in your blog in the coming days!
Tin of Aldi spicy marg
Twice slices green chilli
Some pineapple 
Muddle the pineapple and chilli
Ice
Add the tin, top with some pineapple juice.
 
God tier level. Actually spicy. 10/10. No notes. 

Maybe after a few drinks on Star 😂

Susan, the MJ manager, called down to Royal Railway where Eric (Jocelle’s significant other) was taking reservations. She told him a guest wanted to speak to him b/c they were unhappy with him, lol, and he hung up on her. 🤣 Apparently she’s a prankster. She called him back with the real message and we went down to see him, give him his gifts, and took a quick photo. He said Joelle was doing well & let us take a peak inside.
He also said he thought we met before. As it turns out, he was a manager in Giovanni’s on both Indy & Wonder so we probably saw him multiple times in the past 3 years, even before we met Joelle.



He was also offering 20% off for dinner tonight (to anyone). I don’t think the Railway ever goes on sale pre-cruise so just a heads-up for anyone interested.

We breezed through boarding & walked right on the ship before 10am again. It’s crazy empty so far.
Stopped in Mason Jar for my wife to drop off some gifts (her manager friend was all smiles & gave us each a hug).
Going to get my usual Moonlight first drink & wait for WJ to open.

@JustMeJoe thanks. Done.

As a fellow Canadian, I can tell you that we have taken several cruises this year. We have flown out of the US and sailed out of US ports and there has been no trouble or harassment.

Leaving shortly. Next update from the port!

Yep, I'm with ya on all counts... though I manage to get my boxers on right side in, lol. As long as my wife sleeps better (which is more important), we get up together and just head in different directions. If not... it's back to getting dressed in the dark and sneaking away.
It's kinda backwards on cruises since I need to get dressed in order to go get my coffee across the ship. I've certainly seen bath robes in the CL, but that's not my style, lol, and I also wouldn't want to cross the length of the ship in one. Maybe when the CL was below us on deck 4 (nah, not even then).

Cruise day!!!
Stayed up a little later last night & still woke up early but that’s OK. 5 hours sleep isn’t optimal but we should be up later on the ship. I did want to get up early to go to the CL more often & my wife wants to walk more if she sleeps better.
Weather looks OK for today & nothing too ominous for the Bahamas right now. Can’t trust any forecast though so not worried about it. Supposed to be rainy here in FL early next week (sorry @dustfsu) but rain on turnaround day isn’t a big deal, especially when you chill in the Solarium.
Just made coffee, need to finish packing, then will get on the road sometime after 8an.

Notice I said “Trellis Bar” 🙂

Yeah, I saw that when it was released. I remember it was pricey….
Living it up in retirement probably.
Umm…because you don’t want to hear the solution lmao 

Even if you got nothing....this blog seems to be taking a life of it's own tangents? Shall we remind you to pack underwear next?

Happy cruise day!!!