Auto Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 17 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: And tell your wife @Matt is responsible for “YOLO Book It” It's actually the whole lot of you on these forums...you're just the first instigator to post since I revealed the gift Lovetocruise2002 and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) sorry for multiple posts!!! can't figure out how to delete them, so editing to at least say something new. Enjoy the cruise and warm weather! It's freezing here! Edited December 28, 2018 by Auto Can't figure out how to delete multiple posts, so adding different words Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) coffee first, then respond to blog posts.....just trying to add new content so there aren't 4 identical posts from me Edited December 28, 2018 by Auto duplicate posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) ahhh crap....computer acted up and I submitted multiple posts....sorry!!! Edited December 28, 2018 by Auto housekeeping and an apology Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 @Auto...do you work for Royal IT? Sure looks like it! rjac, mworkman, FlowBro Ty and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 ellcee, Cmh382 and bellemiche 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 I hate packing a raincoat to go on a cruise but it looks like that might be the smart thing to do.... bellemiche 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 33 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: @Auto...do you work for Royal IT? Sure looks like it! Why? Do you think they’re hiring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 37 minutes ago, Auto said: Why? Do you think they’re hiring? No clue. Depends on if there is a shortage of hamsters. FlowBro Ty, bellemiche and Auto 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainfan Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 My wife and I are on this cruise. We too are staying at the Holiday Inn Express this evening and looking forward to our first New Year Celebration at sea ! Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Just now, Trainfan said: My wife and I are on this cruise. We too are staying at the Holiday Inn Express this evening and looking forward to our first New Year Celebration at sea ! Forget New Years for now, I am so excited for La Bamba tonight! Have a great sailing! ellcee, FlowBro Ty, JLMoran and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Good luck sleeping tonight! MotleyCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Forget New Years for now, I am so excited for La Bamba tonight! Lovetocruise2002, SpeedNoodles, JLMoran and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose City Cruiser Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Following. I wonder if they will be broadcasting the World Junior Hockey games. Go Canada! bellemiche and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Matt said: Good luck sleeping tonight! I usually have zero issues sleeping the night pre-cruise. I’m usually exhausted after the day of travel + the Gravol (Canadian version of Dramamine) that I take for the flight. 54 minutes ago, jurrjurr said: Following. I wonder if they will be broadcasting the World Junior Hockey games. Go Canada! Not sure about that but I think Hubby is more concerned with Leafs vs. Islanders on Saturday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Can’t complain...off our driveway at 8:30am, crossed the border, got to DTW and through airport security by 9:50am. Pretty quiet Friday at the airport. Uneventful so far. Currently debating what we should eat bellemiche and JLMoran 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Just now, Lovetocruise2002 said: Can’t complain...off our driveway at 8:30am, crossed the border, got to DTW and through airport security by 9:50am. Pretty quiet Friday at the airport. Uneventful so far. Currently debating what we should eat Safe travels! Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Trainfan said: My wife and I are on this cruise. We too are staying at the Holiday Inn Express this evening and looking forward to our first New Year Celebration at sea ! Welcome to the Royal Caribbean Blog forums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Can’t complain...off our driveway at 8:30am, crossed the border, got to DTW and through airport security by 9:50am. Pretty quiet Friday at the airport. Uneventful so far. Currently debating what we should eat Have an uneventful flight! And let us know if the margaritas at La Bamba are still tasty! Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cruise Junkie Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Hope You Don't Get Any Bad Weather Well Up In The Air. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Currently debating what we should eat Poutine, of course. SpeedNoodles, FlowBro Ty, The Cruise Junkie and 3 others 1 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Just catching up. Have a GREAT cruise. I peed a little when I laughed at the idea that your husband had....that you might fall in love with the ocean view room and never want a suite again. HA ! THAT was a good one. Happy New Year ! Mrs. RoyalMoyal, Lovetocruise2002 and Floski 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellemiche Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 On 12/26/2018 at 4:36 PM, Lovetocruise2002 said: d)The most important (according to Hubby) and comical reason (according to me), and the reason for the quote choice above: It has been so long since we have sailed in a regular cabin. Hubby hopes that we (he means me) might like it and we will no longer need to book suites in the future. In turn, that will save him money. If this is what Hubby needs to say, “YOLO and Book It!”, then so be it. @Lovetocruise2002 I'm dying laughing right now!!! You and I both know that's not going to happen! I have the same problem! Suite snobs unite! Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Arrived in FLL after a bumpy flight. The Holiday Inn Express Cruise Port hotel is your typical Holiday Inn. Functional for a pre-cruise stay. Off to La Bamba! Guy Gadwa, Skigoofy, JLMoran and 4 others 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 5 hours ago, JLMoran said: Have an uneventful flight! And let us know if the margaritas at La Bamba are still tasty! Having one right now! It is as tasty as ever! 5 hours ago, Twangster Fan said: Hope You Don't Get Any Bad Weather Well Up In The Air. It was a bumpy ride today but all good! 4 hours ago, rjac said: Poutine, of course. Nah, we’ll save that for the Brilliance GC. It was McDonald’s. 1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Just catching up. Have a GREAT cruise. I peed a little when I laughed at the idea that your husband had....that you might fall in love with the ocean view room and never want a suite again. HA ! THAT was a good one. Happy New Year ! 53 minutes ago, bellemiche said: @Lovetocruise2002 I'm dying laughing right now!!! You and I both know that's not going to happen! I have the same problem! Suite snobs unite! @WAAAYTOOO @bellemiche suite snobs know each other well. Hubby is living in a dream world WAAAYTOOO and bellemiche 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 It was bumpy flying into Tampa today. Major system across the top of Florida. The Cruise Junkie and Lovetocruise2002 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cruise Junkie Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 @twangster Have A Great Cruise On The Rhapsody Of The Seas Or Brilliance Of The Seas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Will be following along, we cruise on Indy the end of Feb. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlowBro Ty Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 @Lovetocruise2002 Glad You Made To FLL Safety. Have A Good Meal At La Bamba. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 hour ago, mworkman said: Will be following along, we cruise on Indy the end of Feb. Let me know if you need me to look for anything in particular mworkman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Pre-cruise evening: Lyft Plus from FLL to Holiday Inn on 17th Street, $20. One seatbelt in the back seat was not working. I was not too impressed with that. First time ever that I did not leave a 5/5 rating. La Bamba was excellent as usual. I did not take pics of the menu as it is the same as my Mariner blog. See the link in my signature below if you would like to see it. If you have not had a chance to try this place yet, you must. They have 6 locations in South Florida. Huge portions, excellent food and service, and of course, tasty margaritas! We are creatures of habit so food pics are the same. Posting again to make you all jealous and hungry. Chips & Salsa are always complimentary: Hubby and D12 dream about the Cheese Dip...literally: House Margarita tonight for me: Chicken Tostadas: Chicken Quesadilla: Chicken Fajitas: Kids Beef Tacos: Kids Chocolate Sundae: And my personal favourite...Fried Ice Cream (minus the whipped cream): With full bellies, we made our way over to Publix for the usual pre-cruise stop. Purchased some water for tonight and tomorrow morning and some shampoo/conditioner and body wash for the kids. Hubby asked why we needed those this time. The answer? No suite...no upgraded bath amenities tomorrow. This hotel doesn’t have many frills but it does have a 24hr hot water and coffee station. That is a plus in my books. The front desk told me that inspection was happening today and their new section should be opened anytime now. I think I will keep my reservation here for March. We booked a suite during the week of Black Friday (when we booked this room) and it looks like we’ll be able to get into it by then. spiralqueen, Sweety, Guy Gadwa and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Now I'm hungry for some Mexican food FlowBro Ty, Lovetocruise2002 and Sweety 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 On 12/26/2018 at 4:37 PM, Lovetocruise2002 said: - This is our first time without a balcony since 2003! The suite snob in me still has not come to terms with that. You will be just fine so many activities on the ship to do than staying in you stateroom. - This is our first time sailing Freedom class. I have heard so many good things about this class of ship from so many of you that I am very excited to check it out for myself. I love Freedom Class ship. Especially a big Royal Promenade on Freedom class. - We are #TeamNoDrinkPackage on this one because we have kids with us, and because this is our first cruise as Diamond members with Diamond benefits. We will see how this works out. Believe me 3 drinks from Diamond Benefit and Diamond Louge drinks are more than enough. After I drank 3 drinks every night I did not want to drink at all during the day. - We have purchased our usual VOOM 2 Device plan again. We cut back the last cruise on Anthem, We got 2 free days Internet from Diamond benefit. We thought we will need to buy 1 or 2 more days of the Internet but end up we did not need it. - Dining mainly in the MDR again. I did not love it on Mariner but for a short sailing, it will be fine. Anything is better cooking on my own. We are trying Giovanni’s for one night. This one I hope you get better luck than us when we sailed on Anthem. The foods in MDR are not that great for us in November. - This is our first time sailing over the holidays. I’ve always been hesitant to travel over the holidays for various reasons so I’m outside my comfort zone on this one too. We love my Thanksgiving sailing minus food and price of the fare. We sure you will love New Year's party on the cruise. - Once again, in the spirit of a live blog, please do not hesitate to ask any questions. I will do my best to find out whatever I can for you. I sure you will do a great job as always. Thank you for doing it. Follow along. - When responding to a post with a series of pictures, please do not include the pictures in your reply. It just makes for easier scrolling. OK 2 3 Sweety and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 5 minutes ago, mworkman said: Now I'm hungry for some Mexican food Haha! My job is done. Now I can go to bed 3 minutes ago, Susie said: Thanks for the feedback @Susie! It will still be a good time regardless. And not sure if you know, but I’m 100% an Oasis class girl. Everything else seems small lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Just now, Lovetocruise2002 said: Thanks for the feedback @Susie! It will still be a good time regardless. And not sure if you know, but I’m 100% an Oasis class girl. Everything else seems small lol. sometimes good things come in small packages. New Year's Party will be super. Lovetocruise2002 and Sweety 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlowBro Ty Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 7 minutes ago, Susie said: sometimes good things come in small packages. Reminds Me Of When I Got A Gopro For Christmas. The Gopro Came In Such A Small Box. And My Harmony Cruise Came In A Envelope Sitting Under The Tree Susie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yaya luvs to cruz Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 @Lovetocruise2002 Wishing you and your family an amazing cruise and a Happy New Year. Nothing like togetherness :) I'll be happily following as we get ready for our Anthem cruise on January 6th. Gail Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 25 minutes ago, yaya luvs to cruz said: @Lovetocruise2002 Wishing you and your family an amazing cruise and a Happy New Year. Nothing like togetherness :) I'll be happily following as we get ready for our Anthem cruise on January 6th. Gail So you are the one kicking us off the cruise. We are on the New Year's cruise. yaya luvs to cruz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 hour ago, yaya luvs to cruz said: @Lovetocruise2002 Wishing you and your family an amazing cruise and a Happy New Year. Nothing like togetherness I'll be happily following as we get ready for our Anthem cruise on January 6th. Gail Thanks for following! 30 minutes ago, Sweety said: So you are the one kicking us off the cruise. We are on the New Year's cruise. @Sweety have a great time on Anthem! May you find many red velvet cakes to eat yaya luvs to cruz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacation Crazy Posted December 29, 2018 Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Have a great trip. Ringing in the New Year at sea......what could be better!!! Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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