TetonPost Posted September 8, 2019 Report Posted September 8, 2019 I was on the recent extended Empress cruise (due to Dorian), it was my first cruise, and I just wanted to say that was the best consecutive eleven days I've ever experienced, and I'm an old guy that's seen a lot. I'm a huge Royal Caribbean fan now, can't imagine riding with anyone else from here on out. I don't know if it's appropriate but I'm posting a sunset photo taken the night before arriving back in Miami. ellcee, JLMoran, KathyC and 23 others 15 11 Quote
bhageerah Posted September 8, 2019 Report Posted September 8, 2019 Great pic thank you for sharing! And I am extra glad that you had a great time, just know that I am officially jealous since I am at work! And as we all know, even the worst day at sea is better than the best day at work!!! Hoski 1 Quote
KathyC Posted September 8, 2019 Report Posted September 8, 2019 Absolutely appropriate!! Great photo! Quote
Fuzzywuzzy Posted September 8, 2019 Report Posted September 8, 2019 And now.....You're gonna need a bigger boat Quote
TetonPost Posted September 8, 2019 Author Report Posted September 8, 2019 34 minutes ago, bhageerah said: Great pic thank you for sharing! And I am extra glad that you had a great time, just know that I am officially jealous since I am at work! And as we all know, even the worst day at sea is better than the best day at work!!! Thanks! I have never had a bad day at sea so I can't compare. ellcee 1 Quote
TetonPost Posted September 8, 2019 Author Report Posted September 8, 2019 16 minutes ago, KathyC said: Absolutely appropriate!! Great photo! Thank you! Quote
TetonPost Posted September 8, 2019 Author Report Posted September 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Fuzzywuzzy said: You're gonna need a bigger boat I thought the Empress was huge! fonemanbob, Hoski and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 1 Quote
bhageerah Posted September 8, 2019 Report Posted September 8, 2019 15 minutes ago, TetonPost said: I thought the Empress was huge! My friend if you thought that was huge please do yourself a favor and PLEASE book one on an Oasis class ship! Fuzzywuzzy and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote
Hoski Posted September 8, 2019 Report Posted September 8, 2019 17 minutes ago, TetonPost said: I thought the Empress was huge! She is their smallest ship but she is beautiful. I loved our time on her. I've done the largest and the smallest and prefer something in between. Try the Navigator. Quote
Fuzzywuzzy Posted September 8, 2019 Report Posted September 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, bhageerah said: My friend if you thought that was huge please do yourself a favor and PLEASE book one on an Oasis class ship! Agreed. brycemo, Amygs1, Richard Huntington and 2 others 2 1 2 Quote
TetonPost Posted September 8, 2019 Author Report Posted September 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, bhageerah said: My friend if you thought that was huge please do yourself a favor and PLEASE book one on an Oasis class ship! Huge is a relative term for an old guy in a small Tennessee town. I saw lots of bigger boats along the way on that cruise and I imagined what it would be like on one and concluded that the Empress was huge enough. I don't need a water slide or a city within a city, I just want a limber little boat that I can walk from one end to the other easily. Skigoofy, ellcee, Momof4crazytocruise and 5 others 7 1 Quote
Hoski Posted September 8, 2019 Report Posted September 8, 2019 Here is a chart of all their ships if you want to book your next sailing based on size. http://www.royalcaribbeanincentives.com/content/uploads/Fleet-Guide.pdf bhageerah 1 Quote
PRebecca Posted September 8, 2019 Report Posted September 8, 2019 My favorite post I've seen all weekend and I've seen a lot of great ones! Thanks for sharing Fuzzywuzzy 1 Quote
TetonPost Posted September 8, 2019 Author Report Posted September 8, 2019 15 minutes ago, PRebecca said: My favorite post I've seen all weekend and I've seen a lot of great ones! Thanks for sharing That's very nice, thank you! bhageerah and Fuzzywuzzy 2 Quote
brycemo Posted September 9, 2019 Report Posted September 9, 2019 Even a Voyager Class, Freedom Class, or Quantum Class would be an awesome step up from Empress. Each has just a little bit more to do than the previous. A "Royal Amplified" ship would be a perfect next cruise: http://www.royalcaribbeanincentives.com/content/uploads/2018-2019-Fleet_Guide.pdf Quote
TetonPost Posted September 9, 2019 Author Report Posted September 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, brycemo said: Even a Voyager Class, Freedom Class, or Quantum Class would be an awesome step up from Empress. Each has just a little bit more to do than the previous. A "Royal Amplified" ship would be a perfect next cruise: http://www.royalcaribbeanincentives.com/content/uploads/2018-2019-Fleet_Guide.pdf You're right, I can't just book future cruises on nothing but the Empress. I will expand my horizons... brycemo and Fuzzywuzzy 2 Quote
fonemanbob Posted September 9, 2019 Report Posted September 9, 2019 We thought our first ever cruise on Enchantment was a big ship. HA HA We have been fortunate to have sailed on all of the different classes of ships. And in between our son spent 10 years in the Navy. Now those are some really big ships. In all honesty we like the mid class size ships. Then again they all are nice as each has its own characteristics. The picture is beautiful. Welcome to the blog and Royal Caribbean. Quote
TetonPost Posted September 9, 2019 Author Report Posted September 9, 2019 8 hours ago, fonemanbob said: We thought our first ever cruise on Enchantment was a big ship. HA HA We have been fortunate to have sailed on all of the different classes of ships. And in between our son spent 10 years in the Navy. Now those are some really big ships. In all honesty we like the mid class size ships. Then again they all are nice as each has its own characteristics. The picture is beautiful. Welcome to the blog and Royal Caribbean. Thanks! I've been looking over that Fleet Guide pdf, very informative. My next cruises will be based on price of course, itinerary, time of year (although hurricane season worked out really well for me :-) and then work my way up the fleet classes with an eye on the amped ships. Thanks for the advice everyone! WAAAYTOOO, PRebecca and Fuzzywuzzy 2 1 Quote
TetonPost Posted September 9, 2019 Author Report Posted September 9, 2019 I've got more pictures from the cruise on my blog if anyone is interested: https://www.oldmanjim.com/ Guy Gadwa, Fuzzywuzzy, JLMoran and 1 other 2 2 Quote
Fuzzywuzzy Posted September 9, 2019 Report Posted September 9, 2019 2 hours ago, TetonPost said: I've got more pictures from the cruise on my blog if anyone is interested: https://www.oldmanjim.com/ I spent most of this morning going through your pictures. Fantastic. Well done. Great eye! Thanks. Quote
TetonPost Posted September 9, 2019 Author Report Posted September 9, 2019 30 minutes ago, Fuzzywuzzy said: I spent most of this morning going through your pictures. Fantastic. Well done. Great eye! Thanks. Wow, thanks! It sounds like your time spent there was enjoyable and that makes my day! Quote
JLMoran Posted September 9, 2019 Report Posted September 9, 2019 8 hours ago, TetonPost said: I've got more pictures from the cruise on my blog if anyone is interested: https://www.oldmanjim.com/ Thanks so much for sharing these! Still have a lot to view since I can only look during breaks at work or after, but what I've seen from the first couple days of your trip is great! Was that one Day 1 shot taken while flying through a rainbow? The color bands in it were so vivid and surprising! Quote
TetonPost Posted September 9, 2019 Author Report Posted September 9, 2019 11 minutes ago, JLMoran said: Thanks so much for sharing these! Still have a lot to view since I can only look during breaks at work or after, but what I've seen from the first couple days of your trip is great! Was that one Day 1 shot taken while flying through a rainbow? The color bands in it were so vivid and surprising! Hmmm, I don't know! They are vivid but might be due to distortion from the thick airplane window. Thank you for checking out my blog! Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 9, 2019 Report Posted September 9, 2019 Can you actually fly through a rainbow ? Quote
TetonPost Posted September 9, 2019 Author Report Posted September 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Can you actually fly through a rainbow ? Sure, why not! I captured Dorian lightning in a cloud coming into Miami... Richard Huntington, Guy Gadwa and JLMoran 2 1 Quote
USCG Teacher Posted September 9, 2019 Report Posted September 9, 2019 Jim, you took a metric crap-ton of amazing shots (yes, that's an official unit of measurement), but this one belongs in the formal portrait folios you get on board... JLMoran and Richard Huntington 1 1 Quote
TetonPost Posted September 9, 2019 Author Report Posted September 9, 2019 Thanks teacher, you made me smile broadly! USCG Teacher 1 Quote
JLMoran Posted September 10, 2019 Report Posted September 10, 2019 3 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Can you actually fly through a rainbow ? It would appear so, at least based on this photo my wife shared on Facebook the other day... EDIT -- Or not. Seems this is actually polarization at work when taking the photo. http://atmospherical.blogspot.com/2008/04/polarization-colours-in-airplane-window.html?m=1 Quote
rjac Posted September 10, 2019 Report Posted September 10, 2019 3 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Can you actually fly through a rainbow ? Well, yes. But if you do you'll knock over the pot of gold, scatter them all over the place and REALLY piss off the leprechauns! JLMoran 1 Quote
TetonPost Posted September 10, 2019 Author Report Posted September 10, 2019 17 minutes ago, JLMoran said: It would appear so, at least based on this photo my wife shared on Facebook the other day... EDIT -- Or not. Seems this is actually polarization at work when taking the photo. http://atmospherical.blogspot.com/2008/04/polarization-colours-in-airplane-window.html?m=1 Yep, I buy the polarization theory completely. Quote
TetonPost Posted September 10, 2019 Author Report Posted September 10, 2019 18 minutes ago, rjac said: Well, yes. But if you do you'll knock over the pot of gold, scatter them all over the place and REALLY piss off the leprechauns! Maybe flying through a rainbow is what we seek to achieve when we cruise? WAAAYTOOO and JLMoran 1 1 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 10, 2019 Report Posted September 10, 2019 Pissing off the leprechauns is my life’s work. JLMoran 1 Quote
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