Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 5 hours ago, mom2mybugs said: What is a lavender tonic? Jane It’s a drink that I discovered at Chops but they can make it at the Trellis Bar. It’s basically a vodka tonic with lavender syrup. Deedeelynn and hayley_bopp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 11 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: It’s a drink that I discovered at Chops but they can make it at the Trellis Bar. It’s basically a vodka tonic with lavender syrup. I love vodka tonics. I wonder since they have the lavender daiquiris at schooner if they could make that. No trellis bar on my baby ship Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 39 minutes ago, mom2mybugs said: I love vodka tonics. I wonder since they have the lavender daiquiris at schooner if they could make that. No trellis bar on my baby ship Jane Ask. The bartender told me that as long as they have the syrup, it should be good. mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Day 3: At sea ”Each day we draft a new movement in our Symphony of life; what melody will you compose today?” - Ken Poirot Woke up this morning to another beautiful, and sunny day. Another day at sea and again we have no real plans. I decided to change it up a bit this morning. Headed to the suite lounge for a visit and to make my tea. The continental breakfast offerings there this morning are the same as yesterday. I decided against CK breakfast, shocker I know, and headed down to Deck 4 to check out the Diamond for @Susie. This is what I found. Very similar choices to the Suite lounge except the tea bags are a different brand. I also found tonight’s MDR menu for anyone who might be interested. Finding nothing interesting here, I decided not to stay. Susie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 So where did my wandering bring me this morning? To the Boardwalk where Johnny Rockets seemed like it would be a good idea. I tried to play Home Genie and get it “to go” so I could surprised Hubby with it. They would not accommodate that request. So it’s waiting for JR on my own this morning as I sit here to write this. Interesting observation here is that on Harmony, I know that they allowed meals and snacks to go (not referring to room service). I have read a few blogs where people were able to take breakfast to go and D12 was able to get fries and onion rings in March. Not sure if that was because both cases were star class? But here on Symphony, they would not allow it. They said the food must be consumed at the venue. Oh well, Hubby’s lost, and my gain, literally, in the waistline French Toast with “The Works”. Delicious KathyC, hayley_bopp, twangster and 8 others 11 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, Lovetocruise2002 said: It’s a drink that I discovered at Chops but they can make it at the Trellis Bar. It’s basically a vodka tonic with lavender syrup. I hope I'll be able to try this on Allure in December Lovetocruise2002 and mom2mybugs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Johnny Rockets always seems like a good idea, until you are done. That will likely be my last meal there. Back in the cabin now and Hubby is awake. He has said the dreaded phrase, “Hey, let’s go the the WJ.” Oh...the things that we do for those that we love.... mom2mybugs, Deedeelynn, hayley_bopp and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 14 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Back in the cabin now and Hubby is awake. He has said the dreaded phrase, “Hey, let’s go the the WJ.” SpeedNoodles, asquared17, hayley_bopp and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 15 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Johnny Rockets always seems like a good idea, until you are done. That will likely be my last meal there. You do realize you don't have to eat everything on the plate right? IslandBoundMama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Just now, twangster said: You do realize you don't have to eat everything on the plate right? I didn’t, and I still feel gross lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Day 3: At sea ”Each day we draft a new movement in our Symphony of life; what melody will you compose today?” - Ken Poirot Woke up this morning to another beautiful, and sunny day. Another day at sea and again we have no real plans. I decided to change it up a bit this morning. Headed to the suite lounge for a visit and to make my tea. The continental breakfast offerings there this morning are the same as yesterday. I decided against CK breakfast, shocker I know, and headed down to Deck 4 to check out the Diamond for @Susie. This is what I found. @Lovetocruise2002 Thank you so much for the pictures. Love to see Symphony offer smoke salmon, Yogurt parfait, fruit cup and pastries. Hubby and I love smoke salmon so that good enough for me. one thing was missing for smoke salmon is capers, I wish they have that. However, not sure I can pass omelette at JR though. Really tough choices. LOL Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 After roughing it and experiencing Symphony’s WJ, I have come to 2 conclusions. One is that Anthem WJ is still by far the worst in terms of traffic flow. Even the largest ship in the fleet has better traffic flow than Anthem, and this is on a sea day. The second is that for a split second, I actually thought I was in Harmony’s WJ. The two are almost identical. Hubby did say that he thought the newly revitalized WJ on Mariner and Indy were nicer in decor than Symphony. hayley_bopp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 After eating in the WJ, we wandered onto the pool deck. It was busy but there were still chairs available if you looked. Continuing on, we made our way to the Suite sun deck. Even on a sea day, no crowds up there. The minor differences here compared to Harmony are the missing cabanas that Harmony has. Instead, there is this wide open, unshaded area if you are looking for full sun. Many have complained about this on periscope and other forums. I thought it was really windy here and in port this area is likely going to get really hot. Hubby liked it. He thinks it is great to have this wide open space. This here is another area where the suite sun decks on OA class beats out Quantum class. The suite sun deck bar. And note, there are always chips here Guy Gadwa, ellcee, MamaShark and 6 others 7 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayley_bopp Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 2 hours ago, twangster said: You do realize you don't have to eat everything on the plate right? What nonsense is this you are speaking @twangster?! JLMoran and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 El Loco Fresh is better enjoyed this way... #stuffedagain Guy Gadwa, MaryS, Susie and 8 others 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Susie said: Symphony offer smoke salmon, Yogurt parfait, fruit cup and pastries. Hubby and I love smoke salmon so that good enough for me. This comment reminds me of something I’ve wanted to bring up for a while but kept forgetting... There used to be a sort of “self service” mini buffet (and I DO mean mini....1 table, max) available in Chops for the Suites breakfast. It has been missing recently from every Suites breakfast that I’ve been to. There used to choices like yogurt, shrimp cocktail, smoked salmon, dry breakfast cereals, fresh fruit....just a whole lots of “stuff”. Has anyone seen any of these mini buffets in their Suites Breakfasts recently ? Dan used to love to get a little fresh salmon with his breakfast but we can’t even find a ship that still has little “grab-a-bite” area anymore. I’m not talking about the stuff in the Suites Lounge on the O class ships (I know that is still these). I’m talking about the Chops suites breakfast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 This is the ultimate definition of relaxation! The Cruise Junkie, MamaShark, cruisestuff and 9 others 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 25 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: El Loco Fresh is better enjoyed this way... #stuffedagain So did you order it as room service I’m guessing DW MamaShark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 minute ago, tiny260 said: So did you order it as room service I’m guessing DW Nope. Tell DW to be proud. We walked ourselves down two decks to get it. And El Loco isn’t part of room service. But maybe if you are star class... tiny260 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDaley Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Wow! Did you need a special remote to access the different input for mirroring the computer? Or did the TV have a source button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 10 minutes ago, DDaley said: Wow! Did you need a special remote to access the different input for mirroring the computer? Or did the TV have a source button? Yes, you can access the source in this cabin. That likely is not standard across all cabins. We could not access it in our Grand suite on Harmony back in 2017. tiny260 and DDaley 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Lucifer!!! Did you see that season 5 will be the final season, but what makes it a bit better is that Netflix ordered six more hours!! Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 8 minutes ago, KathyC said: Lucifer!!! Did you see that season 5 will be the final season, but what makes it a bit better is that Netflix ordered six more hours!! Yes! But I am only on Season 3 so don’t spoil it! I love that show! And Tom Ellis isn’t too bad either JLMoran, KristiZ and KathyC 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadmgs Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/23/2019 at 10:56 AM, Lovetocruise2002 said: Happy Anniversary to you and Jack!! Funny how all teachers have anniversaries around now. You, @mom2mybugs, us, wonder if @Sweety does as well? Us, too... July 15th. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 It’s that time of the night again Guy Gadwa, Ken23, ellcee and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Current dinner view from CK. JLMoran, mom2mybugs, Guy Gadwa and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaCruiseGirl1210 Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 Yowza! Stay dry! That's no fun... Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: It’s that time of the night again Lemon Drop time !! Woot Woot !!!! Lovetocruise2002 and Deedeelynn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted July 29, 2019 Report Share Posted July 29, 2019 3 hours ago, KathyC said: Lucifer!!! Did you see that season 5 will be the final season, but what makes it a bit better is that Netflix ordered six more hours!! Is that still on ? I thought they had cancelled that show. I will have to look for it. KathyC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJK Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Binged all of Season 4 in one night on Netflix KathyC and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 28 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Is that still on ? I thought they had cancelled that show. I will have to look for it. I think Fox Canceled it but Netflix pick up the show and make season 4 and season 5. I love the show but not want to pay Netflix to see the new season though. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, Susie said: I think Fox Canceled it but Netflix pick up the show and make season 4 and season 5. I love the show but not want to pay Netflix to see the new season though. Ahhh....that explains it. I don’t have Netflix Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 3 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: It’s that time of the night again Need a drop of Blue Curacao in there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 52 minutes ago, AJK said: Binged all of Season 4 in one night on Netflix My husband won't let me do that; he doesn't like it to be over that quickly. Usually stops me after the 2nd episode... Lovetocruise2002 and JLMoran 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJK Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Well, sounds like that is a good plan for some things, but I LOVE binges. This week my husband and I have watched the first 2 seasons of ALONE on History channel again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Dinner was stormy but Symphony is steady in the weather. Night 3 in CK features some of my favourites but sadly, I have to report that Symphony’s CK did not do these items justice tonight. It wasn’t terrible, but it also wasn’t amazing as it usually is. Spinach Salad Braised Beef Gnocchi Grilled Tofu (probably the best of the bunch tonight) Chocolate Napoleon The Cruise Junkie, JohnK6404, JLMoran and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Tonight we saw 1977. Great show and it did not disappoint. The drones were a really nice touch. Calling it an early night tonight as we are planning to head out to That Yoda Guy tomorrow. And our usual nightly stroll through Central Park has been spoiled by the rain that is still going on. Back in our cabin with a Vodka and Tonic and one more round of Lucifer hayley_bopp, KimS, Guy Gadwa and 7 others 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 58 minutes ago, KathyC said: Need a drop of Blue Curacao in there... Really? Maybe I will try it if the suite lounge has it. 57 minutes ago, KathyC said: My husband won't let me do that; he doesn't like it to be over that quickly. Usually stops me after the 2nd episode... That is usually when we call it quits too. KathyC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted July 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Also found this from our Concierge tonight. It was also on the front page of our cruise compass. Not sure if this is new but I don’t recall seeing this on Anthem a few weeks ago. tiny260, spiralqueen, Matt and 4 others 2 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 SharkWeek night 2 - the Ocean Haze...complete with Big Blue floating in the murky depths of the ocean... The Cruise Junkie, JLMoran, ellcee and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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