sk8erguy1978 16 Report post Posted July 9 Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I've been reading / relying on the blog posts for years, finally decided to join in on the discussions. A little about my (cruising) self: I've been on 13 cruises, 11 with Royal Caribbean. My home port is Cape Liberty in Bayonne, NJ. I am a Diamond member. Royal ships: Anthem, Explorer, Freedom, Liberty, Adventure, Oasis My next cruises will be in September on Anthem to Bermuda (love that island) and Harmony in 2020. (Now to find one in between :)) Anyway, Hi Everybody (insert Dr. Nick's voice from Simpsons). Dan 5 ChessE4, YOLO, Sweety and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLMoran 3,306 Report post Posted July 9 Welcome to the forums, Dan! Fellow Cape Liberty home-porter here. 1 sk8erguy1978 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoupleOfCruisers 7 Report post Posted July 9 Hello Dan, I also just became a member after lurking for awhile. We are diamond members. Due to life getting in the way our last cruise was 6 years ago but we are anxiously awaiting our 11 day, April 2020 cruise! And getting ready to book more! We’ve been cruising for about 22 years first 8 cruise were with Carnival cruises we then made jump to Royal Caribbean and never looked back. Diane & Dave 6 YOLO, Fuzzywuzzy, sk8erguy1978 and 3 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sweety 1,106 Report post Posted July 9 2 hours ago, sk8erguy1978 said: Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I've been reading / relying on the blog posts for years, finally decided to join in on the discussions. A little about my (cruising) self: I've been on 13 cruises, 11 with Royal Caribbean. My home port is Cape Liberty in Bayonne, NJ. I am a Diamond member. Royal ships: Anthem, Explorer, Freedom, Liberty, Adventure, Oasis My next cruises will be in September on Anthem to Bermuda (love that island) and Harmony in 2020. (Now to find one in between :)) Anyway, Hi Everybody (insert Dr. Nick's voice from Simpsons). Dan I will be going on Adventure next week. Woohoo. 3 twangster, sk8erguy1978 and JLMoran reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnK6404 482 Report post Posted July 9 Welcome Dan! 1 sk8erguy1978 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sk8erguy1978 16 Report post Posted July 9 5 hours ago, JLMoran said: Welcome to the forums, Dan! Fellow Cape Liberty home-porter here. Awesome! I've done a few Bermuda cruises because of the proximity. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sk8erguy1978 16 Report post Posted July 9 1 hour ago, JohnK6404 said: Welcome Dan! Thanks! 1 JohnK6404 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sk8erguy1978 16 Report post Posted July 9 3 hours ago, Sweety said: I will be going on Adventure next week. Woohoo. ENJOY! We sailed Adventure in 2012 so a few things have changed but we loved it! Considering it for next year when it's in NJ. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sk8erguy1978 16 Report post Posted July 9 5 hours ago, CoupleOfCruisers said: Hello Dan, I also just became a member after lurking for awhile. We are diamond members. Due to life getting in the way our last cruise was 6 years ago but we are anxiously awaiting our 11 day, April 2020 cruise! And getting ready to book more! We’ve been cruising for about 22 years first 8 cruise were with Carnival cruises we then made jump to Royal Caribbean and never looked back. Diane & Dave Our first cruise was in 2006/7 (?) onboard Carnival Liberty, it was a 3 day country themed cruise... I have no idea what happened it went by so fast LOL. All I know is I didn't think I would like cruising but instantly wanted more! Booked the 5 night on Explorer of the Seas as a second cruise from NJ to Bermuda in September of 2007. We met good friends on that trip and we still sail with them to this day (when schedules allow). In fact we also hang out outside of the cruising world LOL. Besides one NCL cruise just to try the brand, we've stuck with Royal and couldn't be happier. 1 CoupleOfCruisers reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WAAAYTOOO 4,187 Report post Posted July 9 Welcome, Dan, Diane and Dave ! 2 sk8erguy1978 and CoupleOfCruisers reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sweety 1,106 Report post Posted July 9 4 hours ago, sk8erguy1978 said: ENJOY! We sailed Adventure in 2012 so a few things have changed but we loved it! Considering it for next year when it's in NJ. I am doing Oasis next year. EWR is cheaper from Chicago Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLMoran 3,306 Report post Posted July 10 6 hours ago, sk8erguy1978 said: Awesome! I've done a few Bermuda cruises because of the proximity. We’re doing our second Bermuda run this October, almost 1 year to the day later! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sk8erguy1978 16 Report post Posted July 10 15 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Welcome, Dan, Diane and Dave ! Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sk8erguy1978 16 Report post Posted July 10 13 hours ago, Sweety said: I am doing Oasis next year. EWR is cheaper from Chicago We are considering Oasis too but at the moment we are leaning towards Adventure. We sailed Oasis twice and loved everything about her. 1 Sweety reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sk8erguy1978 16 Report post Posted July 10 11 hours ago, JLMoran said: We’re doing our second Bermuda run this October, almost 1 year to the day later! Bermuda is my favorite island. Enjoy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoupleOfCruisers 7 Report post Posted July 10 Thank you all! Now how do I get my picture to fit? 😆 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skid 1,313 Report post Posted July 10 1 hour ago, sk8erguy1978 said: We are considering Oasis too but at the moment we are leaning towards Adventure. We sailed Oasis twice and loved everything about her. FYI, if you don't mind flying one way, Adventure has a 12 night Southern Caribbean (ABCs, Antigua, St. Thomas and 6 sea days) repo cruise departing from Ft. Lauderdale and ending in Cape Liberty in May. To me, that's getting a ship we love, a great itinerary and a local port. Best of all worlds. Will we see you on board?😁 1 sk8erguy1978 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sk8erguy1978 16 Report post Posted July 10 Quote FYI, if you don't mind flying one way, Adventure has a 12 night Southern Caribbean (ABCs, Antigua, St. Thomas and 6 sea days) repo cruise departing from Ft. Lauderdale and ending in Cape Liberty in May. To me, that's getting a ship we love, a great itinerary and a local port. Best of all worlds. Will we see you on board?😁 JetBlue flies direct to FLL from SWF (small local airport to me), I have a lot of miles & a friend in FLL.... HMMM 🙂 Edit: not "small" exactly. A military base/airport but does a few flights a day. It's not the EWR/JFK/LGA type airport. You can get from Security to gate in about 3 minutes (that's stopping for a beer). 1 1 JLMoran and Skid reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brenna 8 Report post Posted July 10 I grew up in the tippy top of Rockland County! Welcome @sk8erguy1978 I've never been to SWF but drive past it all the time We now live only 20 minutes from EWR so thats our go to Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sk8erguy1978 16 Report post Posted July 10 29 minutes ago, Brenna said: I grew up in the tippy top of Rockland County! Welcome @sk8erguy1978 I've never been to SWF but drive past it all the time We now live only 20 minutes from EWR so thats our go to EWR is our go to for most flights too, Stewart just doesn't have the traffic and most flights require a layover. I too grew up in Rockland. Went to Suffern High in the 90's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YOLO 11 Report post Posted July 12 On 7/9/2019 at 8:30 AM, sk8erguy1978 said: Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I've been reading / relying on the blog posts for years, finally decided to join in on the discussions. A little about my (cruising) self: I've been on 13 cruises, 11 with Royal Caribbean. My home port is Cape Liberty in Bayonne, NJ. I am a Diamond member. Royal ships: Anthem, Explorer, Freedom, Liberty, Adventure, Oasis My next cruises will be in September on Anthem to Bermuda (love that island) and Harmony in 2020. (Now to find one in between :)) Anyway, Hi Everybody (insert Dr. Nick's voice from Simpsons). Dan On 7/9/2019 at 8:45 AM, CoupleOfCruisers said: Hello Dan, I also just became a member after lurking for awhile. We are diamond members. Due to life getting in the way our last cruise was 6 years ago but we are anxiously awaiting our 11 day, April 2020 cruise! And getting ready to book more! We’ve been cruising for about 22 years first 8 cruise were with Carnival cruises we then made jump to Royal Caribbean and never looked back. Diane & Dave Hi Dan, Diane, & Dave !!! Welcome to the RCB family. @sk8erguy1978 @CoupleOfCruisers I am new here too and also lurking for years... We started on the Carnival Inspiration in 1996. Last cruise was Anthem in June and next is Anthem in October. Next year's Harmony will be our 30th cruise. Art (& Ceil) 1 CoupleOfCruisers reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YOLO 11 Report post Posted July 12 On 7/10/2019 at 8:34 AM, CoupleOfCruisers said: Thank you all! Now how do I get my picture to fit? 😆 Yeah, it has to be a small file size. My dog Kuka was the only pic I had that worked for me. I guess I will need to use a photo editor to reduce the file size and resolution. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YOLO 11 Report post Posted July 12 Is there a way to post a picture in-line with this text? Maybe that will help with the necessary file formatting... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twangster 12,113 Report post Posted July 12 I just drag and drop pictures. Where you drop them determines where they insert. On a phone or tablet the position of the cursor dictates where images are inserted and this works a bit different for different types of phones/tablets. 1 YOLO reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YOLO 11 Report post Posted Saturday at 05:34 PM Thanks! I'll give it a try... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
