NC350 Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Loving this review! Can't wait to read more. I'm a converted to Royal girl after a B2B Rhapdody of the Seas Greece / Croatia cruise and want to take our kids back! Getting some great ideas .... mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 32 minutes ago, NC350 said: Loving this review! Can't wait to read more. I'm a converted to Royal girl after a B2B Rhapdody of the Seas Greece / Croatia cruise and want to take our kids back! Getting some great ideas .... I'm glad!! We are scheduled to go on rhapsody next spring break for a western Caribbean cruise... Hoping we can take it as my husband hasnt sailed out of Tampa and we've never been on her. However, the Europe bug has us bad and we might try to go to England, Scotland and Ireland next summer... Money with a kid in college (and one just done and one in 2 years) is beginning to run out lol!!! Jane Fairlynew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Skid said: ....and to Jeff also!!!! Lol...I thought about that when I typed the me lol. I think I ordered anniversary decorations for the ship but I can't remember... That will make up for that if I did lol! Jane Skid, JLMoran and hayley_bopp 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 48 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Happy Anniversary! Enjoy your sailing! Thank you!!! Enjoying all your pics!!! Jane Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Happy Anniversary to you and Jeff, Jane ! mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairlynew Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 I am so happy to follow your adventures. Happy anniversary! mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzinfun Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Happy anniversary and what a lovely trip so far! mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayley_bopp Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Happy Anniversary to you both mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 We leave for the boat in about an hour! I have to figure out there whole cab thing before then lol! Jane hayley_bopp and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayley_bopp Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, mom2mybugs said: We leave for the boat in about an hour! I have to figure out there whole cab thing before then lol! Jane Have a fabulous cruise! Hope you don't have to wait for too long to sail away - the harbour is long and narrow and we had to wait for about 30mins for a 'gap' in the harbour traffic. It's a nice sail away if other cruise ships are in though because you get to sail right next to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 2 hours ago, hayley_bopp said: Have a fabulous cruise! Hope you don't have to wait for too long to sail away - the harbour is long and narrow and we had to wait for about 30mins for a 'gap' in the harbour traffic. It's a nice sail away if other cruise ships are in though because you get to sail right next to them. Hayley you have been such a wealth of knowledge! Thank you so much!! Jane hayley_bopp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 We are on board! We waited almost longer for the cab then we did too board the ship. We used the cabify app... No Uber here in Barcelona. The driver was a bit crazy because traffic here is fast and busy! I was stressing because this was the latest Ive ever gotten to the port. Didn't need to worry though!! We pulled right up to terminal B with no wait. No porter needed as we walked 10 feet to the cart where the nice porter loaded our luggage. We had expedited arrival but it wouldn't have mattered because nobody was there at 1045. We literally walked through security and on to the ship.. LESS than ten minutes!!! By 1105 I was making our dining reservations... Got everything we wanted including chops night 2 formal night 630. By 1115 had lava flow with kraken (well training bartender so first drink turned out to be a Miami vice actually) and eating in the windjammer! The windjammer want crowded and the food was typical fare... Food Temp was warm and everything seemed fresh. We were offered there STRONGEST Bahama Mama welcome drinks I've ever had! It's now 1245 and be we are in the solarium waiting for the room to be available! Book in hand I am relaxing!! Oh, and so excited... The solarium roof is OPEN!!!!!! Happy happy happy! More later! I will see how the voom is (can't tell if I'm still on data or voom) for periscoping. A lot of those may end up replays for people with the time change! Jane Lovetocruise2002, hayley_bopp, Skid and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 I can't wait till we do a TA..looks like fun! mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolariumSnoozer Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Enjoy the cruise and happy belated anniversary, living vicariously through your adventure. This is definitely on the bucket list just don't know how soon. mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WannaCruise Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Happy cruising! Looks great so far! mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 So our room is very cool! I just scoped it but unlike @Lovetocruise2002 I have no idea how to link it here! We are in a spacious family oceanview or something like that ..4032! What I hear is that we were fortunate because we only have 3 people and they often make you have 4 or 5. We booked the week after the rooms opened up and it is going to be so nice to have all that room!! Here are a few pics! For sure the paintings have been refreshed since 2015. Everything seems very neat and clean so far on the ship. I may need to nap in my solarium chair ... Jane DDaley, Skid, Guy Gadwa and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chay Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Lovely pics, Jane!! Happy anniversary to you and Jeff. Have an awesome adventure! mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Happy anniversary Jane and Jeff! Have a great cruise, and don't worry about "keeping up" with the blog. Just enjoy the trip and post as you're able. And did I miscount, or did you have 3 drinks from boarding to sailaway -- the Miami Vice, Kraken Lava Flow, and Bahama Mama? #wtg_team_DX mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 19 minutes ago, JLMoran said: And did I miscount, or did you have 3 drinks from boarding to sailaway -- the Miami Vice, Kraken Lava Flow, and Bahama Mama? #wtg_team_DX Why Joe....are you drink-shaming our Jane ? ellcee, Lovetocruise2002 and mom2mybugs 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Why Joe....are you drink-shaming our Jane ? Shaming Jane because she had 3 drinks or because she ONLY had 3 drinks? KristiZ, mom2mybugs, Lovetocruise2002 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 21 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Why Joe....are you drink-shaming our Jane ? Not at all! Apologies to Jane if it came across that way! mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 minute ago, JLMoran said: Not at all! Apologies to Jane if it came across that way! Joe was just jealous. mom2mybugs and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Just now, tiny260 said: Joe was just jealous. Let's be honest....we all are! mom2mybugs, tiny260, Ken23 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, FManke said: Let's be honest....we all are! As I am, as I sit here at work drinking my bottle of water, 76 days out until Harmony. Lovetocruise2002 and mom2mybugs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, tiny260 said: As I am, as I sit here at work drinking my bottle of water, 76 days out until Harmony. And I'm here, checking out the latest posts, 432 days out until Greece. mom2mybugs and JLMoran 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Happy anniversary!! mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Looks like you are off to a great start Jane! Any luck with the Lavender tonic yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 3 hours ago, FManke said: And I'm here, checking out the latest posts, 432 days out until Greece. 432 days out is better than not knowing when your next cruise is though! ellcee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 58 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Looks like you are off to a great start Jane! Any luck with the Lavender tonic yet? Nope... We didn't hang in the schooner bar tonight!! For @JLMoran and anyone keeping track, the drink count....hmmmm....I might have lost count. Miami vice (that should have been a lava flow), insanely strong Bahama Mama, blue Hawaiian, at Germaine and champagne, 2 glasses of wine and 2 shots of amaretto. Whoever (and I'm so sorry I can't remember) suggested white mocha coffee and adding amaretto... Amazing!!! So good. Anyway team drink pkg made out today for sure. In other news, on allure in March and majesty in June, a glass of Oberon Cabernet was 15. It is $18/glass on this ship. Crazy ridiculous :(. I will miss it!!! Jane hayley_bopp, KathyC, Fairlynew and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairlynew Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Sorry about the wine price. Probably has to do with location more than ship. When we cruised out of Southampton this fall, we laughed at the Europeans drinking the fancy import Budlight. Then our son spent the fall in Bremen, home to Becks, and we teased him about drinking that cheap domestic swill mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Ok... While I wait the 20 mins for the teenager to make curfew I can update the day!! We didn't get our luggage until after muster drill and sailaway so we couldn't really unpack. Here are some pics: We did my time dining... The food was really pretty good... Best prime rib in a while! I forgot to take pics until Madison reminded me I was the worst blogger ever... So I took dessert pics! I even forgot to snap the menu! After dinner we came back and I unpacked. It is incredible how much for we have! We definitely could stay in this room with more kids. Then we headed to the headline show. It was a shadow show where they did hand s hadow shapes on the screen. I didn't take my camera out early enough... It was actually really good, hokey as it sounds! I missed pics of the animals but here are some singers! I can't remember all of them, but it was fun. The people who come in late, walk down the middle aisles talk during the show, and basically are rude as heck just kill me! Visions rows at least have tons of leg room so you can let all these people in and out several times!! Argh.. After the show we hit cafe latte-tudes and then schooner for the amaretto for the and then to bed. Update on the teenager... She made it back 1 minute late and apparently meet a group of 7 high school girls who all speak English. She is very happy and meeting everyone at 10 tomorrow after everyone's formal night! Huge load off my mind. Tomorrow is Cannes. The plan is to sleep in, eat, take the tender after the initial rush is all over, shop and then hit the public beach. Looking forward to a very laid back day because many of our other excursions start before 7am!! Oh... And I forgot to ask for my robe! Gotta do that tomorrow...I mean today! Jane Guy Gadwa, hayley_bopp, ellcee and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, Fairlynew said: Sorry about the wine price. Probably has to do with location more than ship. When we cruised out of Southampton this fall, we laughed at the Europeans drinking the fancy import Budlight. Then our son spent the fall in Bremen, home to Becks, and we teased him about drinking that cheap domestic swill I think you are right but ugh... the Kendall Jackson is still cheap lol!! Jane Fairlynew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairlynew Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Great pictures. You are a great blogger and you are on vacation. Don’t stress about the pictures you don’t get. We’re happy to see what you take Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 4 hours ago, JLMoran said: Not at all! Apologies to Jane if it came across that way! I was kidding ! mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Yay Blue Hawaiian! We're making one of those this week. mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChefSpencer Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 @mom2mybugs Our favorite post dessert dessert while cruising with the deluxe beverage package is a small scoop of vanilla ice cream, a shot of espresso, and a shot of baileys. Our table in the main dinning room had them every night.... Man I miss being on a cruise The trip looks awesome so far! mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skid Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 22 hours ago, mom2mybugs said: I think you are right but ugh... the Kendall Jackson is still cheap lol!! Jane Fairlynew, JLMoran and mom2mybugs 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 Friday is Blue Hawaiian night, if you want another! mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted August 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 On 7/30/2019 at 1:31 PM, KathyC said: Yay Blue Hawaiian! We're making one of those this week. I did what you call a Poloroid if it's layered last night and thought of you! It's just vodka, Curacao and Sprite... They shook it... Still tasted good! KathyC, JLMoran, ellcee and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted August 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 On 7/30/2019 at 7:10 PM, ChefSpencer said: @mom2mybugs Our favorite post dessert dessert while cruising with the deluxe beverage package is a small scoop of vanilla ice cream, a shot of espresso, and a shot of baileys. Our table in the main dinning room had them every night.... Man I miss being on a cruise The trip looks awesome so far! Oh yum....just yum! Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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