SpeedNoodles Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 1 hour ago, AshleyDillo said: Does anyone else still squeal like a kid when they walk into the room and see a new towel animal or is it just me? I love them, but I'm an advanced-aged adult female who still collects plush wild animals on a regular basis, so..... Big Tule, KristiZ and AshleyDillo 1 2 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: wow ! You’re taking no chances, are you ? 1 vote for the Secret Clinical Strength....from one stank-pitter to another. RWDW1204, SpeedNoodles and AshleyDillo 3 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 8 minutes ago, twangster said: Not at all. #RealityBot... or should that be #RetirementBot? Hmmm... Retirement bot ? Additional info required, please.... SpeedNoodles and AshleyDillo 1 1 Quote
twangster Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 11 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: The haul...just to assure the stinky pits won't happen again, got plenty of options So if you apply all of them together are you good for the week? Asking for a friend... RWDW1204, DJsMrs, Guy Gadwa and 3 others 6 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 13 minutes ago, twangster said: So if you apply all of them together are you good for the week? Asking for a friend... We shall find out..with all this aluminum I'm going to have to start affectionately referring to the pits as Reynolds. CarlaB, SpeedNoodles, RWDW1204 and 4 others 1 6 Quote
Mike P Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 Loving the blog! This really get me excited to see Oasis again in April! AshleyDillo 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 Found the secret stash of booster seats in the Royal Theater. Never knew these were an option. So if you have kidlets (or are especially vertically challenged with a small derriere) be sure to ask! Quote
SpeedNoodles Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 Just now, AshleyDillo said: Found the secret stash of booster seats in the Royal Theater. Never knew these were an option. So if you have kidlets (or are especially vertically challenged with a small derriere) be sure to ask! Ok, in my case only one of the two criteria apply. I'll let you all just wonder which one. AshleyDillo and Mike P 2 Quote
RWDW1204 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 Love the people participation. 20191127_223453.mp4 20191127_223453.mp4 JohnK6404, AshleyDillo and The Cruise Junkie 2 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 One Sky is one of those medley shows that I have become accustomed to expect for cruiseship entertainment. It is a bunch of songs with singing and dancing. All the songs tie together loosely by a common theme. In this case the theme is "sky". Bet you didn't see that one coming. Some songs sounded familiar and a couple I knew for sure (looking at you Britney Spears). Basically whatever songs Royal could afford to license for this. It was singing and dancing and choreography and some aeralists. Not bad for the 2nd (I think) actual full show. Impressive props and all, it was still no Flight. It was an enjoyable 50 minutes and one didn't leave the theater scratching their heads....looking at you The Gift. betatke1480, SpeedNoodles, Guy Gadwa and 3 others 5 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 Show was during the night sailaway from San Juan but I made it out to the jogging track on deck 5 and caught the pilot boat keeping pace with the ship. The pilot hopped on and the boat sped away. Big Tule, SpeedNoodles, Lovetocruise2002 and 3 others 6 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 Lies, pure lies. All that is around the bend is an awesome place to watch the wake. For the record, at no point will I be using this jogging track for its intended purpose. JohnK6404, WAAAYTOOO, Skigoofy and 6 others 8 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 Adios, San Juan. See you in a month! SpeedNoodles, JohnK6404, The Cruise Junkie and 1 other 4 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 Annnnd my mom's motto for Star Class The Cruise Junkie, Lovetocruise2002, Big Tule and 7 others 2 6 2 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 It's midnight on a Royal ship and everyone is hungry.. I beat the line. Love that Sorrentos offers an alternative to pizza. Guy Gadwa, ellcee, twangster and 5 others 8 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 Booo..you know the cruise is more than half over when Voom is free with the D+ allowance. Lovetocruise2002 and SpeedNoodles 2 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 Oasis still has the Small Wonders which are fun to find all over the ship and view. Surprisingly absent from the show tonight was the pervasive smell of for-a-fee popcorn. twangster, SpeedNoodles, The Cruise Junkie and 2 others 5 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 It's baaaaack... Good..cause momma needs to rack up those airline points for the Royal Caribbean Blog Fjords Group Cruise. Lovetocruise2002, JohnK6404, SpeedNoodles and 3 others 5 1 Quote
Big Tule Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 8 hours ago, AshleyDillo said: Now it's time for the latest round of photographic evidence of my gluttony! Chops bread in special exclusive Thanksgiving turkey leg shapes for our holiday sailing Tuna tartare artisically turned as to not see the bite I took before I remembered my faithful followers Shrimp cocktail -1..dang my mother is quick. Meat party!!! Bone in ribeye Filet with meat tartar sauce, photobombed by asparagus..dry, no salt, no butter, no fun. Thanks mom They haven't started decorating for the holidays yet. I helped. Also, found the butter for my aspargus. My steak tasted faintly like a Christmas tree. Otherwise it was decent; more impressive than my prior Chops experiences. Not saying much as we got the special @WAAAYTOOO treatment with barely lukewarm food. Still on #teamGiovannis when it comes to the best filet. Coastal Kitchen didn't get a fair shake as we are in genpop this sailing. No dessert for me as I couldn't finish my steak and thus I don't deserve dessert. My mother didn't finish either as she didn't gnaw off all the meat from the bone. But she doesn't play by the rules. Warm chocolate cake She forced me to order a dessert so she could try two..but buttered asparagus is bad for you Key lime pie All this washed down with the swill I affectionately ordered as the free Diamond red stuff. Merlot, Cabernet they asked...I just nodded and said the stuff that you eat with steak. It tasted like wine that people who know nothing about wine would drink. It swirled around the glass just like the expensive stuff the table next to us ordered. This is night 3 in a row that I ordered red wine but then realized the entree I really wanted was fish. I had no choice but to order red meat as to not upset any nearby Pinnacles for wining wrong. We all know they are the experts at wining. KWofPerth, AshleyDillo and SpeedNoodles 1 2 Quote
ellcee Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 9 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: 1 vote for the Secret Clinical Strength....from one stank-pitter to another. +1. Only thing I've used since it was on the market. AshleyDillo and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 6 hours ago, AshleyDillo said: Booo..you know the cruise is more than half over when Voom is free with the D+ allowance. ...another of those “good news, bad news” situations.... AshleyDillo 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 Gliding into St. Thomas right on schedule. SpeedNoodles, MaryS, The Cruise Junkie and 6 others 9 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 A little pier art The Cruise Junkie, JohnK6404, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 3 1 Quote
ellcee Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 Slightly jealous as I procrastinate peeling the potatoes and instead read your blog. Happy Thanksgiving! AshleyDillo 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 Since I'm awake early, now I'm playing the game of what time did 1am Ashley decide she needed her coffee wake up call. I could go and just fetch my own coffee since I am awake, but then I might miss my room service delivery and that just seems rude. So I will lay in bed and wait. View from my bed. Sigh, life is hard. Guy Gadwa, Ogilthorpe, JohnK6404 and 4 others 7 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 Also, does anybody else fill out their room service hanger while eating their late night snacks from Cafe Promenade and Sorrentos, or is that just a me thing? Always gotta think ahead or you might starve on a cruise ship..just sayin'. SpeedNoodles, Guy Gadwa, cruisestuff and 3 others 6 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 I went with the assorted pastries as my beard for coffee delivery. I think a better name for assorted pastries would be mystery pastries. Totally adding that to my end of cruise survey comments. WAAAYTOOO, SpeedNoodles, The Cruise Junkie and 3 others 4 2 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 My mother called my room while I was waiting for room service and said she was going to get coffee and asked if I wanted to walk over to Park Cafe with her. I explained the room service situation and I was waiting for them to deliver but I had no clue when that was happening. She asked me if I wanted her to bring back anything. I told her coffee. RWDW1204 and SpeedNoodles 2 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 And she did..after almost 40 years I have trained her well. SpeedNoodles, WAAAYTOOO, Guy Gadwa and 4 others 2 5 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 View from the card room/Loyalty Ambassador's lounge which is where the Diamond Lounge used to be on Decks 11 and 12 before they were deported to the dungeon on deck 4. My mother never got her Meal with an Officer invite for the D+ over 340 points set. Loyalty Ambassador hours are 9:30 to 11:00. It's currently 9:46 and he is nowhere to be seen..par for the course. Mrs. RoyalMoyal, The Cruise Junkie, Guy Gadwa and 1 other 4 Quote
Jason12 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 13 hours ago, AshleyDillo said: In case you were wondering...CVS receipts are a mile long, even in Puerto Rico. The haul...just to assure the stinky pits won't happen again, got plenty of options And since the UDP is cutting into my sit in the Diamond Lounge and squirrel away cans of Coke Zero time.... It tastes better in a bottle anyways. Do you know if they still giving cans of soda especially Zero at bars with the package? AshleyDillo 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 37 minutes ago, Jason12 said: Do you know if they still giving cans of soda especially Zero at bars with the package? If they have it then you can get it. They sometimes run out and you have to go bar hopping to find a bar that has it. They usually will give you the can if you ask but usually they will open and pour it into a glass by default. Quote
Jason12 Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 45 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: If they have it then you can get it. They sometimes run out and you have to go bar hopping to find a bar that has it. They usually will give you the can if you ask but usually they will open and pour it into a glass by default. Oasis in September they gave cans everywhere no soda gun and they just gave the can with a glass of ice was hoping for the same, it tastes much better from a can.. enjoy the rest of your cruise.. AshleyDillo 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, Jason12 said: Oasis in September they gave cans everywhere no soda gun and they just gave the can with a glass of ice was hoping for the same, it tastes much better from a can.. enjoy the rest of your cruise.. Yes, they usually don't carry Coke Zero on the guns so they have to do cans. I agree the stuff in the Freestyle machines tastes different and cans are better than that. But individual bottles are still supreme. I have a whole Coke Zero preference hierarchy. JohnK6404, KristiZ and SpeedNoodles 1 2 Quote
SpeedNoodles Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 Just now, AshleyDillo said: Yes, they usually don't carry Coke Zero on the guns so they have to do cans. I agree the stuff in the Freestyle machines tastes different and cans are better than that. But individual bottles are still supreme. I have a whole Coke Zero preference hierarchy. I have to agree with your Coke Zero hierarchy - it's my soda of choice as well. AshleyDillo 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 My mother wanted to get off the ship for a bit to see what there was nearby the immediate port area. Spoiler alert: Pretty much a small carbon copy of every other Caribbean port. The Oasis class ships dock at Crown Bay which is lacking the shopping and attractions of the other port, Havensight. You have to take a taxi to get to downtown or Havensight and it is $4 per person each way. Taxi in St. Thomas is code word for an open-air ride in the back of a pick-up truck that has been modified with a canopy and bench seating. My mother noped out of that one. Good news is that you and your camera CAN survive falling off the back of one. Right, @CGTLH? Guy Gadwa, The Cruise Junkie, JohnK6404 and 1 other 4 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 My mother decided to look at shiny stuff. And I resorted to Yes, it's free. ellcee, Dan Curtis, JohnK6404 and 5 others 8 Quote
CGTLH Posted November 28, 2019 Report Posted November 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: Good news is that you and your camera CAN survive falling off the back of one. Right, @CGTLH? I don't recall much of what you're talking about... Was wondering how I wound up in the middle of the road. For the record the camera did recover once both batteries were removed. RWDW1204 and AshleyDillo 1 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 We headed back to the ship and decided to grab some lunch. As is usual on port days, Windjammer was the best option that had air conditioning. It beat out El Loco Fresh (outdoors), Park Cafe, Sorrentos and Cafe Promenade (limited selection). Johnny Rockets, Playmakers, and Portside BBQ weren't open yet. Wasn't too busy as most folks were still in port. We still had to walk all the way to the back to find an empty table. One of the nice things that appears to have been added in the amplification is the hand-washing station area as you immediately enter. Unlike on Symphony, the hand-washing station area is very open and does not feel quite as claustrophobic. Of course I scouted my favorite Windjammer selections in the Asian station..Indian food! They had dal, mutter paneer, and chicken curry today. Lunch with a view Guy Gadwa, heffy2, The Cruise Junkie and 1 other 4 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Posted November 28, 2019 During the amp they did not add the hot stations that had been on Harmony and Symphony. It's a beverage station. If you're lucky you can flag down the ice cream cart for tableside service. Guy Gadwa, The Cruise Junkie and Lovetocruise2002 3 Quote
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