Sweety Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 Had a wonderful cruise. On Thursday, I saw some amazing dancing by some young people. They were amazing. I saw some of the young people in the elevator and told them they were awesome. My nephew is still talking about the young man. Bbjunkie 1 Quote
Sweety Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 2:26 PM, Boston Babe said: If i"m not mistaken, I believe @Sweety is on your cruise too!! Have a great time!!! Yes. I had a great time. Pictures coming. Quote
Sweety Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/16/2019 at 2:19 PM, Bbjunkie said: Hello!! We will be on the cruise as well and we cannot wait to get away from what has been the wettest, dreariest spring in Michigan that I can ever remember. My husband and I are teachers, too. We will be on this cruise with 186 others in our group! Yep, you read that right. We have our 13-year-old daughter and 39 dancers with us that will be performing on the ship in the Main Theatre. We’d love it if you’d take a few minutes of your sea day to come watch our kids. Anyway, I’m looking forward to your trip report, too. See you in a week! ? The dancing was awesome. The young man is great. Bbjunkie 1 Quote
Sweety Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 8:51 PM, mom2mybugs said: I totally second this!!!! Have an amazing trip!!!! Jane We did. mom2mybugs 1 Quote
Sweety Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 5:37 PM, Jaymac Radio said: Have A Great Cruise @StayFrosty And @Sweety We did. Thank you. The Cruise Junkie 1 Quote
The Cruise Junkie Posted June 28, 2019 Report Posted June 28, 2019 Thanks For The Great Live @StayFrosty Quote
hayley_bopp Posted June 29, 2019 Report Posted June 29, 2019 7 hours ago, Skid said: Hayley, I believe @Fairlynew was talking about the buffet that is inside the MDR for breakfast and lunch as opposed to the Windjammer. Every Royal ship that we have been on did set up a buffet in the center of the MDR for breakfast and lunch, as well as having waiter/menu service. Yeah - the MDR buffet was on the lowest level of the MDR whereas the a la carte option was offered on one of the other floors of the MDR. I wonder if this is just a European thing...? Skid 1 Quote
StayFrosty Posted June 29, 2019 Author Report Posted June 29, 2019 Day 4 - Sea Day Two words: sleeping in. Coco Cay and the sun had drained us, so some rest was in order. Sleeping in means breakfast at the Windjammer. It was like all Windjammer breakfasts, fine. Matt always says that sea days lead to boring blog posts but that was not the case for us. First up was the FlowRider! Now I have never done this so I was curious if my middle-aged body could do it. Don’t be like me, however, and sign your waiver before getting in line. Oops. They start you of laying down and that was fine because I did a lot of boogie boarding in my youth. Then they have you kneel then one knee one foot. Getting that foot in their was a challenge. It was a ton of fun. Or least it was until an older woman on the other side slammed into the inflatable divider which pushed it into me (maybe I contributed a little). I didn’t make it. l but wiping out was almost as fun as the “surfing.” They said I could try the standing surfing at the next session but I wasn’t about to push my luck. We tried waiting in line for the mat racer slide again but everything got shut down because of lightning in the distance. Lunch snack at El Loco Fresh it is. After a quick bite, the lightning had moved away and we succeeded in riding the mat racer. This time I even managed to not slam my shoulder into the last turn. Win for me. We spend the next couple of hours chilling in the solarium pool with a series of frozen margaritas. Lightning once again chased us away. I stopped by the dance recital put on by the youth dance group who was on the cruise. They were very entertaining. They were also very well behaved on the trip and, as someone who has led groups like his on a cruise, that is no small feat. Prior to our dinner we played a little trivia where we lost by a few points. Dinner was awesome! I know some people don’t like Jamie’s Italian but we had a wonderful experience. The food was delicious. We had the prawns and bruschetta was appetizers and I would order both again. For our main course I had the chicken with some sort of olive caper stuff on it and the penne pasta dish. Both were perfect. My wife had two small pasta dishes which she also enjoyed. Dessert was great too (with a little limoncello). We caught the end of “Showgirls” the song and dance production. It was fine but I think we would have enjoyed the first half more. My wife decided to turn in around 10 and I hit the casino. Even with the limited odds and other weirdness of Royal’s craps table I doubled my money. So good night. One last shot from the evening. Tomorrow we are off the boat. The Cruise Junkie, Whizbank, Skid and 4 others 7 Quote
The Cruise Junkie Posted June 29, 2019 Report Posted June 29, 2019 Glad You Had Some Flow Time!!! Quote
Skid Posted June 29, 2019 Report Posted June 29, 2019 1 hour ago, hayley_bopp said: the MDR buffet was on the lowest level of the MDR whereas the a la carte option was offered on one of the other floors of the MDR IIRC, on our cruises only one level of the MDR was open for breakfast and lunch. Interesting. Oh well--you'll just have to put your foot down with hubby! hayley_bopp 1 Quote
Skid Posted June 29, 2019 Report Posted June 29, 2019 @StayFrosty, great blog. Thanks for sharing! Quote
JLMoran Posted June 29, 2019 Report Posted June 29, 2019 1 hour ago, StayFrosty said: I hit the casino. Even with the limited odds and other weirdness of Royal’s craps table I doubled my money. Wow, you had much better luck at the craps table than I've had either my cruises so far. Care to transfer some of that luck over my way now that you're off the ship? Quote
Sweety Posted June 29, 2019 Report Posted June 29, 2019 The casino was good to me. I won over 500 on the penny slots. The Cruise Junkie, mom2mybugs, JLMoran and 1 other 1 3 Quote
The Cruise Junkie Posted June 29, 2019 Report Posted June 29, 2019 51 minutes ago, Sweety said: The casino was good to me. I won over 500 on the penny slots. Wow!!! Congrats On The Winnings @Sweety Sweety 1 Quote
Bbjunkie Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 11:49 AM, StayFrosty said: Here. See that starboard side cabana? The yellow one with the aqua roof? (Actually on the left side of the photo). Well, that shadow of a head is my husband! IslandBoundMama 1 Quote
Bbjunkie Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 On 6/28/2019 at 6:30 PM, Sweety said: Had a wonderful cruise. On Thursday, I saw some amazing dancing by some young people. They were amazing. I saw some of the young people in the elevator and told them they were awesome. My nephew is still talking about the young man. This was our kids!! Thanks so much for coming to watch!! Sweety, JLMoran and Whizbank 3 Quote
Sweety Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Bbjunkie said: This was our kids!! Thanks so much for coming to watch!! You are welcome. Very impressive. Quote
Bbjunkie Posted June 30, 2019 Report Posted June 30, 2019 On 6/28/2019 at 8:44 PM, StayFrosty said: Day 4 - Sea Day Two words: sleeping in. Coco Cay and the sun had drained us, so some rest was in order. Sleeping in means breakfast at the Windjammer. It was like all Windjammer breakfasts, fine. Matt always says that sea days lead to boring blog posts but that was not the case for us. First up was the FlowRider! Now I have never done this so I was curious if my middle-aged body could do it. Don’t be like me, however, and sign your waiver before getting in line. Oops. They start you of laying down and that was fine because I did a lot of boogie boarding in my youth. Then they have you kneel then one knee one foot. Getting that foot in their was a challenge. It was a ton of fun. Or least it was until an older woman on the other side slammed into the inflatable divider which pushed it into me (maybe I contributed a little). I didn’t make it. l but wiping out was almost as fun as the “surfing.” They said I could try the standing surfing at the next session but I wasn’t about to push my luck. We tried waiting in line for the mat racer slide again but everything got shut down because of lightning in the distance. Lunch snack at El Loco Fresh it is. After a quick bite, the lightning had moved away and we succeeded in riding the mat racer. This time I even managed to not slam my shoulder into the last turn. Win for me. We spend the next couple of hours chilling in the solarium pool with a series of frozen margaritas. Lightning once again chased us away. I stopped by the dance recital put on by the youth dance group who was on the cruise. They were very entertaining. They were also very well behaved on the trip and, as someone who has led groups like his on a cruise, that is no small feat. Prior to our dinner we played a little trivia where we lost by a few points. Dinner was awesome! I know some people don’t like Jamie’s Italian but we had a wonderful experience. The food was delicious. We had the prawns and bruschetta was appetizers and I would order both again. For our main course I had the chicken with some sort of olive caper stuff on it and the penne pasta dish. Both were perfect. My wife had two small pasta dishes which she also enjoyed. Dessert was great too (with a little limoncello). We caught the end of “Showgirls” the song and dance production. It was fine but I think we would have enjoyed the first half more. My wife decided to turn in around 10 and I hit the casino. Even with the limited odds and other weirdness of Royal’s craps table I doubled my money. So good night. One last shot from the evening. Tomorrow we are off the boat. You came to see our kids dance! Thank you so much for watching. My daughter is in the last pic you have of the dancers (the aqua) and another as well. All of the kids were in two dances. Oh, I’m so happy you came! Sweety, Big Tule, Skigoofy and 3 others 6 Quote
kittykkr Posted July 2, 2019 Report Posted July 2, 2019 I did the flight simulator in Nassau and loved it. Bbjunkie 1 Quote
Whizbank Posted July 8, 2019 Report Posted July 8, 2019 My wife and I had trouble figuring out the best way to eat the tiger shrimp. I did Too! one of the wait staff actually offered to help me but I was too embarrassed. I'm glad to hear I wasn't alone. Quote
mom2mybugs Posted July 8, 2019 Report Posted July 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Whizbank said: My wife and I had trouble figuring out the best way to eat the tiger shrimp. I did Too! one of the wait staff actually offered to help me but I was too embarrassed. I'm glad to hear I wasn't alone. Make that 3... It was tricky lol Jane Whizbank 1 Quote
MotleyCruiser Posted July 8, 2019 Report Posted July 8, 2019 On 6/13/2019 at 1:46 PM, JLMoran said: You win!! Lordy, I didn't know you could book a cruise that far out!! I have one with another line in Hawaii that embarks in over 1,000 days. JLMoran and IslandBoundMama 1 1 Quote
JLMoran Posted July 8, 2019 Report Posted July 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, MotleyCruiser said: I have one with another line in Hawaii that embarks in over 1,000 days. As in nearly THREE YEARS?!?!? I assume from your signature that's the NCL Pride of America sailing not coming until '22. I sincerely hope you can get something else besides your Monsters of Rock cruise next year to fill the gap. A 2-year dry dock would be torture for me! Quote
MotleyCruiser Posted July 8, 2019 Report Posted July 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, JLMoran said: As in nearly THREE YEARS?!?!? I assume from your signature that's the NCL Pride of America sailing not coming until '22. I sincerely hope you can get something else besides your Monsters of Rock cruise next year to fill the gap. A 2-year dry dock would be torture for me! lol. yep we are at 1019 days as of today. MORC 2020, 2021, 2022 Enchantment next month, most likely a couple more sprinkled in there...possible a Disney cruise too. JLMoran 1 Quote
IslandBoundMama Posted July 29, 2019 Report Posted July 29, 2019 We are leaving out on Navigator in 14 days and I cannot wait. Your review just got me more excited. I'm also with you about breakfast in the MDR. I don't know where I had been, but we never thought to do that until one of our most recent cruises and I loved it. They had crab benedict and it was to die for. We disembark Navigator and hop right onto Allure. Our last cruise was in 2016 and we usually cruise every year so we are making up for lost time. I may do a review if I have the time, but it won't be a live one. I am happily not paying for internet so we can get away from our crazy, I mean sweet and loving children. We are like the Brady Bunch so there is his, mine and ours. Our youngest (our only together) will be the only one traveling with us this go round. Come on August 10th....just get here already.....sigh..... Quote
MotleyCruiser Posted July 30, 2019 Report Posted July 30, 2019 On 6/13/2019 at 1:43 PM, emsff02 said: How about this one? RCCL doesn't do Hawaii but about 1,000 days out JLMoran and GregD 2 Quote
panda123 Posted December 8, 2019 Report Posted December 8, 2019 On 7/30/2019 at 3:21 PM, MotleyCruiser said: RCCL doesn't do Hawaii but about 1,000 days out I don't feel so bad now, always announcing when we are under 500 days, lolol Big Tule and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote
MotleyCruiser Posted December 9, 2019 Report Posted December 9, 2019 23 hours ago, panda123 said: I don't feel so bad now, always announcing when we are under 500 days, lolol it was over 1100 days when I booked it. WAAAYTOOO and JLMoran 2 Quote
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