Karahvacatimes 138 Report post Posted March 3 The beauty of a Miami sailaway Deck 5 aft Recap of day one tomorrow morning! 8 3 KathyC, Marc Van Niekerk, Sweety and 8 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sweety 1,250 Report post Posted March 3 Beautiful pictures. 1 Karahvacatimes reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Srp431 62 Report post Posted March 3 Agreed, great pictures, very envious of you right now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRC 280 Report post Posted March 3 Off to a fantastic start! 1 Karahvacatimes reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karahvacatimes 138 Report post Posted March 3 Recap Day 1 We started our day off driving from Naples to Miami. The anticipation was killing me as we made our way across the state and then to drop our rental car off at the airport. We took a Lyft which ended up being a shared ride to the Port. Side note- The couple we shared the ride with we’re heading out on the carnival sensation. We saw the sensation in port today in Nassau ...holy old, not so nice looking, ship (boat 😂)! We arrived at terminal A around noon ...aaagghh. I have never embarked a ship that late and I was getting very very antsy ! Beautiful terminal! She even still smelled new! Curb to onboard was about 15 minutes. First impression of the ship walking on was that she is big, beautiful, and yes, a little bad ass! The art on this ship is precisely placed and just amazing! (I’ll post much more as the week goes on) My first stop was to set up our five night specialty dining and two lunches. We received a lunch at Jimmy’s for booking a central park balcony state room. Our other lunch was on embarkation day at chops because we have the key for this sailing Side note- I will be doing a separate post in regards to why we have the key for this sailing and if in the end, it was worth it for us (feel free to ask for any photos of any of our meals as I will be taking pictures of food and menus) Our meal at Chops was fantastic! We decided to walk around the boardwalk area where I did a Periscope. To catch the replay please feel free to follow me at @karahvacatimes on Peeiscope and to look at any other Royal Caribbean periscopes search under #RCPeriscopers in the app! We had an early dinner last night at Hooked. I was very curious as to how this meal would be after hearing quite a few different reviews. I would absolutely go there again and it was overall a wonderful experience with great food! Hooked overlooks the solarium bistro and has panoramic views into the solarium. We decided to head over to the solarium after dinner to relax a bit after we had indulged in a few cocktails throughout the day and were pretty full from dinner! The Big Wonder The “see through pool” I just love these chairs with the huge cushions but of course being this comfortable makes you quite sleepy so we decided to head in early tonight and start fresh in the morning! A couple views of Central Park from our double balcony before calling it a night. We shall see you tomorrow for day two Where we will be in Nassau Bahamas! where we will be in Nassau Bahamas @Wilson I have not forgotten about your request for photos of the state room and balcony. I take requests folks so if you want to see anything just let me know! 3 twangster, Sweety and Guy Gadwa reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BugsyCruiser 86 Report post Posted March 3 Woohoo! Loving it so far!! 1 Karahvacatimes reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karahvacatimes 138 Report post Posted March 3 Channeling my inner @Laurac22 and @twangster with a lemon drop martini! Cheers!! 3 1 Wilson, Guy Gadwa, Sweety and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wilson 259 Report post Posted March 3 16 minutes ago, Karahvacatimes said: Channeling my inner @Laurac22 and @twangster with a lemon drop martini! Cheers!! Looks so damn yummy. Thanks for the coverage of that double CP balcony in the scope! 2 Laurac22 and Karahvacatimes reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJD1800 0 Report post Posted March 4 On this Cruise in two Weeks-- Looking forward to hearing all about it Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garnet21 22 Report post Posted March 5 Hi Karah! I am late catching up but I have been loving your scopes. Great photos! Marianna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 7,936 Report post Posted March 5 Great photos! Thanks for sharing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karahvacatimes 138 Report post Posted March 5 Recap Day 2 As on every first full day of a cruise, I woke up quite early and headed down to Paek Cafe for a large Caramel Latte! I headed up to the pool deck to take a look around when I noticed we were headed into the port of Nassau! No photos as I promptly put my mic on my phone and scope our arrival. (You can catch the replay on PERISCOPE by following me, @kaeahvacatimes) We started our morning by eating breakfast at the solarium bistro which is a fantastic alternative to the Windjammer, if you are looking for one. You can also have breakfast at El Loco fresh, MDR, park café and Café promenade for smaller dishes and pastries, and Johnny Rockets offers breakfast at no additional charge on Oasis class ships. We originally thought we would stay on board during the day in Nassau but at the last minute change our minds after the magnificent @PRCgave us a recommendation of something different to do onshore! So another first for us was going to be GrayCliff hotel which has beautiful grounds, a cigar company, chocolate company, and restaurant all on site. If you have been to Nassau plenty of times like we have and have done all there is you’d like to do, this is certainly worth looking into if it is something that interests you. It is about a 10 minute walk from Port and the last bit is up a pretty steep hill. All aboard was 130 and we were probably back on the ship around 1 o’clock. We headed over to Playmakers to have a quick lunch and a pint! My husband says their wings have very good flavor and you’ll have to take his word for it because I am not a spicy girl, at least not in that way 😂😂 The pigskin and baller sliders 12 Major League wings (hottest they offer) For dinner we had another first at Wonderland. We very much enjoyed the cuisine and the experience. Our main dishes were the halibut and the short rib. Our waitress chose the appetizers to go along with our main dishes. We would do Wonderland again although I know it is not for everyone! I think everyone should experience it once even if it’s just for the experience. If you aren’t full when you leave, just do what @Wilson does and go grab a couple hotdogs at the doghouse! Short rib Halibut steamed in a mushroom marinade with pearl potatoes and more mushrooms! After dinner we headed over to the aqua theater show. On symphony it is called HIRO. Having the Key was “key” here (see what I did there?) as they have reserved seating for you and we sat with the diamond plus and pinnacle members right in the center of the Aqua Theater. This is an exhilarating and beautiful show that lasts about 50 minutes. We ended our night listening to Billy Pando in the Schooner Bar and scoped a few songs for his favorite fan and fellow RCBLOG insider @Big Dawg Ron! And we always love coming home to a new “pet”! 9 2 Lovetocruise2002, Big Dawg Ron, Jaymac Radio and 8 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 7,936 Report post Posted March 5 1 hour ago, Karahvacatimes said: And we always love coming home to a new “pet”! That's a towel animal creation I haven't seen before! 5 3 Sweety, elizbit, monctonguy and 5 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Dawg Ron 79 Report post Posted March 5 I LOVE BILLY!!!! Thanks so much for scoping him!!!! 1 1 Karahvacatimes and BrandonOwen reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garnet21 22 Report post Posted March 5 It looks like you have been having a great time! I am a big fan of the Solarium Bistro. I haven't tried Wonderland yet but it sounds like a fun experience. It's always a great idea to pick @PRC brain for great things to do at the ports of call. Thanks for more great photos, Spicy Girl! 😉 hahaha 1 Karahvacatimes reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wilson 259 Report post Posted March 5 You are doing an amazing job with the live blog and the Periscopes @Karahvacatimes! Thank you for taking the time out of your vacation to share with all us jealous viewers. 5 Karahvacatimes, kontraxed, BrandonOwen and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 7,936 Report post Posted March 5 45 minutes ago, Big Dawg Ron said: I LOVE BILLY!!!! Thanks so much for scoping him!!!! I thought you meant @monorailmedic and then I realized it could not possibly be him, because, well...it's Billy. 7 Wilson, Laurac22, Karahvacatimes and 4 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Dawg Ron 79 Report post Posted March 5 1 minute ago, Matt said: I thought you meant @monorailmedic and then I realized it could not possibly be him, because, well...it's Billy. I like that Billy too, oh wait, I mean Larissa!!! hahahahahahahaha 8 BrandonOwen, Guy Gadwa, Karahvacatimes and 5 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monctonguy 1,189 Report post Posted March 5 Loving this as I follow along... The wings are good..I didn't go that hot though when I had them on Marnier...but I can smell them now and its making my mouth water..... Noticed you flew into Naples....and your from NH...I usually fly out of Portland when I can...was there a good deal or flights into Naples out of somewhere in the North East? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurac22 20 Report post Posted March 5 Doing a fabulous job keeping us entertained! Thank you for sharing your vacation with us! 1 Karahvacatimes reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monorailmedic 674 Report post Posted March 5 6 hours ago, Big Dawg Ron said: I like that Billy too, oh wait, I mean Larissa!!! hahahahahahahaha I'll always be second fiddle to Larissa, but that's alright. It's something about 'arissas. I mean, I know @Matt and I have never rolled our eyes together looking at Marissa, but Marissa and I at @Matt... 3 Big Dawg Ron, JLMoran and Jaymac Radio reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karahvacatimes 138 Report post Posted March 6 19 hours ago, Big Dawg Ron said: I LOVE BILLY!!!! Thanks so much for scoping him!!!! You are most welcome my friend! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karahvacatimes 138 Report post Posted March 6 18 hours ago, monctonguy said: Loving this as I follow along... The wings are good..I didn't go that hot though when I had them on Marnier...but I can smell them now and its making my mouth water..... Noticed you flew into Naples....and your from NH...I usually fly out of Portland when I can...was there a good deal or flights into Naples out of somewhere in the North East? Hi! We actually flew into Ft Meyers and drove down to Naples. We flew out of Portsmouth, NH on a discount airline (Allegiant). Frontier also flies from there. We saved almost $500 flying with them and we’re still alive sooooo... it was worth it hahaha! 1 monctonguy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karahvacatimes 138 Report post Posted March 6 14 hours ago, Laurac22 said: Doing a fabulous job keeping us entertained! Thank you for sharing your vacation with us! Thank you friend 😊❤️ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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