SpeedNoodles Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 I think I see you! Or at least your ship! ellcee, JLMoran and JohnK6404 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 @WAAAYTOOO redone or not, that suite is beautiful!!! Did you happen to catch a glimpse of any Aqua theatre suites? I am hoping that those at least got a new couch and drapes. Or could you ask Joyce? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 And somehow I evaded your camera in the suite area in the terminal... Lovetocruise2002, JLMoran, heffy2 and 3 others 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 10 minutes ago, twangster said: And somehow I evaded your camera in the suite area in the terminal... Sneaky Bot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 Bobby Brown on board. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 Beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing and enjoy that awesome room. I agree with Dan (anyone with that name is usually correct) I would never leave that room. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 35 minutes ago, SpeedNoodles said: I think I see you! Or at least your ship! Yes ! That is me ! SpeedNoodles and Ogilthorpe 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 35 minutes ago, twangster said: And somehow I evaded your camera in the suite area in the terminal... You’re like a ghost.. #ghostbot twangster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 25 minutes ago, twangster said: Bobby Brown on board. <eye roll> AshleyDillo and Lovetocruise2002 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 25 minutes ago, DanielB said: Beautiful pictures! Thanks for sharing and enjoy that awesome room. I agree with Dan (anyone with that name is usually correct) I would never leave that room. Cheers! Thanks, Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 Dan schmoozing with Super Mario He told Dan he will be on Oasis for a couple of months. His office sign has been relocated from the pool deck on NAV to the pool deck on Oasis Dan Curtis, Lovetocruise2002, JLMoran and 9 others 9 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 18 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Called for an Uber to pick us up but he never found us and cancelled the trip on us. I drive for both services as my side hustle...my original side hustle is too hard on my body now.. I hear from quite a few people that their ride was cancelled by the driver. It's too bad. Driving for Lyft/Uber isn't rocket science, but it does require some basic customer service. I think it's simple laziness on a driver's part. When I get a pickup in a congested area, I call the passenger to find out exactly where they are. In all the times I've done this, I've only had one person upset with me calling them, and even then, the people they were with thought it was a good thing because I didn't drive by them the first time. Taking a cue from my driving experiences, when I'm a rider at a large airport like Miami, I call the driver to tell them exactly where I am when I see they are five minutes out. In Miami specifically, the app tells me to wait upstairs but the signage on the ground tells me to go to the lower level. I confirmed with our Lyft driver back in October that the driver's side of the app usually sends them to the upper level. Baked Alaska, KristiZ and WAAAYTOOO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 On 12/1/2019 at 3:05 PM, twangster said: And somehow I evaded your camera in the suite area in the terminal... I am so glad that you made it. I was concerned that the storm might have impacted your flight. Muster drill is over ! Yippee !! twangster and ellcee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 33 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Dan schmoozing with Super Mario He told Dan he will be on Oasis for a couple of months. His office sign has been relocated from the pool deck on NAV to the pool deck on Oasis OK who is this? I saw a pic from Ashley last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTLH Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 6 minutes ago, DanielB said: OK who is this? I saw a pic from Ashley last week. Royal's top cruiser with, I think, over 8300 points. *adjusted point count Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK6404 Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 26 minutes ago, DanielB said: OK who is this? I saw a pic from Ashley last week. Here are a few articles on Mario... https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/01/opinion/cruise-caribbean-retirement.html https://cruisefever.net/royal-caribbean-1-cruise-passenger-super-mario-records-8000th-cruise-point/ https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2017/10/23/life-sea-interview-royal-caribbeans-top-cruiser-super-mario https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2016-05-06/this-man-has-been-living-on-cruise-ships-for-twenty-years Pookie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 Ok. Back in the room after muster drill. Resuming room recon Front door and dining table it seats 7 comfortably. 8 in a pinch, maybe. Wet bar. First time ever ! Complimentary drinks. They just kept coming and bringing more and more. Door to the second bathroom on the table. Second closet Second vanity/dressing area Inside the second bathroom Shower in second bathroom Potty in #2. Wait....that didn’t sound like what I meant to say Couch Duh Winders More winders The balcony is the one aspect where this suite falls short it is TINY compared to most SC suites. Oh you’re looking for a giant balcony, this suite is not for you Hot <damn> tub ! Right now it’s inop. Said something about the drain plug. They came to replace it once and it didn’t fit. Hopefully they’ll get it fixed soon View looking forward on the balcony. The pool deck. There is no view at all (except superstructure) looking aft Our drapes keep getting “stuck”so they are working on them Skigoofy, ellcee, Lovetocruise2002 and 8 others 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 More lowdown on refurbishments. Joyce is so wonderful. I’m in love with her already. She assured me that the drapes ARE new. She said that all carpeting on the ship was replaced. Sabrina, JUST for you ! Joyce is going to take pix in 8330 for us. This is one of the suites she is Genie for, this cruise. In case anyone was wondering, there is a LOT of bleed over noise from the sail away deck party into our suite. It’s WAAAY louder than anything in the ATS...even with the doors closed and locked. It’s early so not a problem right now. Later, it would be a definite problem. Jax, Lovetocruise2002, heffy2 and 7 others 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 10 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Ok. Back in the room after muster drill. Resuming room recon Front door and dining table it seats 7 comfortably. 8 in a pinch, maybe. Wet bar. First time ever ! Complimentary drinks. They just kept coming and bringing more and more. Door to the second bathroom on the table. Second closet Second vanity/dressing area Inside the second bathroom Shower in second bathroom Potty in #2. Wait....that didn’t sound like what I meant to say Couch Duh Winders More winders The balcony is the one aspect where this suite falls short it is TINY compared to most SC suites. Oh you’re looking for a giant balcony, this suite is not for you Hot <damn> tub ! Right now it’s inop. Sad one thing about the drain plug. They came to replace it once and it didn’t fit. Hopefully they’ll get it fixed soon View looking forward on the balcony. The pool deck. There is no view at all (except superstructure) looking aft Our drapes keep getting “stuck”so they are working on them What a room! Thanks for sharing and taking us on a tour. I hope they get your hot tub fixed to enjoy with a few glasses of wine. @JohnK6404 thanks for the link. Impressive to say the least. JohnK6404, CarlaB and Big Tule 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 I’m thinking the carpet in the ant colony cabins hasn’t been replaced. My cabin is fine but doesn’t look like it’s been updated. No complaints. Skigoofy, CarlaB, WAAAYTOOO and 6 others 6 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 We were originally scheduled to have Giovannis for lunch (since they closed Chops on us) but we had decided that we didn’t want to eat that big a lunch. We decided we would eat at Portside BBQ instead. THEN a huge delivery of food from Joyce and we decided to just graze on this instead. So we never really ate lunch at all. #stayflexible Honestly, it was enough food for 4 people. This happens all the time on SC so we weren’t surprised. Speaking of good, we have Coastal Kitchen rezzies at 6:00. Allegedly it is filet night. I guess we’ll find out soon ! Skigoofy, JLMoran, JohnK6404 and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 10 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Sabrina, JUST for you ! Joyce is going to take pix in 8330 for us. This is one of the suites she is Genie for, this cruise. Thank you!! And tell Joyce thank you as well! I am at least hoping for new couch, cushions, and drapes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookie Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 35 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: More lowdown on refurbishments. Joyce is so wonderful. I’m in love with her already. She assured me that the drapes ARE new. She said that all carpeting on the ship was replaced. Sabrina, JUST for you ! Joyce is going to take pix in 8330 for us. This is one of the suites she is Genie for, this cruise. In case anyone was wondering, there is a LOT of bleed over noise from the sail away deck party into our suite. It’s WAAAY louder than anything in the ATS...even with the doors closed and locked. It’s early so not a problem right now. Later, it would be a definite problem. I look forward to Joyce!s recon as we have 9330 in February! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadamG2U Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 3 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Next is a suite recon. Sabrina, it is my unprofessional opinion that the only thing that has been refreshed in this suite is the mattress and MAYBE the carpeting. I know for sure the drapes are not new. There’s a possibility the couch/sleeper bed might be new. Dressing table (and bathtub reflection) in MBR Closets next to dressing table Same closets, open Closets/ drawers on the other side of the dressing table Opened One more set of closets Inside Star Class laundry bag. Sorry it’s upside down ! This is one of the great under-advertised joys of SC. You can send your laundry out every day ! I already have 2 bags full from Brilliance even though I sent our out once on Brilliance Ginormous bathtub His and hers sinks Each sink area has its own outlets for electric razors. Wish they gave power outlets the same priority ! Beautiful walk-in shower Door to the potty Potty and bidet ! Yippee !! Coming down from the bathroom into the bedroom You can see that the privacy shades are up. They come up from the bottom and this is as far up as they go. When we got to the suite it was as hot as h, e, double hockey sticks in here. I think they like to “present” the suite with all the drapes open but that heats up the room like a broiler. First thing I did was close every drape and shade and turn the AC down to “quick freeze”. Outlet situation on both sides of the bed. Still wholly inadequate. That’s it for the bedroom/bathroom areas. It’s almost mister drill time so I will come back later with the Living room area I've been following you everyday! Glad everything is going well. But you really made my evening we are boarding Oasis on 12/15 and staying in suite 1758. Thank you so much for the pictures! Enjoy the rest of your cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadamG2U Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 2 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Dan schmoozing with Super Mario He told Dan he will be on Oasis for a couple of months. His office sign has been relocated from the pool deck on NAV to the pool deck on Oasis I hope I get to meet him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 23 minutes ago, MadamG2U said: I hope I get to meet him! Mario is extremely approachable. If you see him just walk up and introduce yourself. He is a really nice guy ellcee, Boston Babe, SpeedNoodles and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 They claim both the drapes and the hot tub are fixed. Yippee !! Ogilthorpe, JohnK6404, Lovetocruise2002 and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 Dinner in CK tonite. The place was packed ! Good thing we had a reservation. Huge disappointment with the filet. It was overcooked and just -meh. Dans was cooked perfectly but he said his was just-meh as well. Sad that I wasted a specialty dining night on it. I am having desert since I only ate 2 bites of my steak. I normally skip desert. So that I have something else to bitch about, it’s freakin freezing in here ! Headliner (juggler) at 8:30. I hope I don’t regret that decision... I told Joyce NOT to put us up front. I do not want to become part of the show. Since I don’t really enjoy the sauna and Dan does, I asked Joyce if he could use my day pass and she said “of course”. Right answer. Cheesecake is waaay better than the steak Guy Gadwa, DDaley, Lovetocruise2002 and 8 others 7 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 There are seemingly 2 deficiencies (that I have, so far, identified) with the suite. Both are bathroom-area-related. There are no storage areas around the bathroom sinks to place toiletries. They are either out in the open or you have to place them in a closet. Similarly, there are no shelves or drawers of any depth, near the dressing/vanity table. Again, thru must be left out or put in a cabinet nearby. Now, these are first world problems that are not going to ruin my cruise but they are design issues that could be addressed at some point. Going to the theater to see the juggler or magician or whatever the heck it is SpeedNoodles, Guy Gadwa, Lovetocruise2002 and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandstromCruise Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 4 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Dan schmoozing with Super Mario He told Dan he will be on Oasis for a couple of months. His office sign has been relocated from the pool deck on NAV to the pool deck on Oasis Great! I’m on Jan 5. Would love to meet him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 Came back from the casino a winner tonite ! Quad 3’s (4 of a kind for you non-players). Yippee ! This movie seems familiar to me (started out a winner on last weeks cruise. By the end...not so much). JohnK6404, Sweety, SpeedNoodles and 12 others 13 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogilthorpe Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 Awesome!! Now I'm intrigued ... which game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 I’ve been following along. Looks like you had a good time on your first leg, aside from the issues with your steaks, that seemed to have followed you to this leg too. That suite looks amazing. I still have more that a year until I sail on her, but we are going all out with star class in the ATS 9330. There are 6 of us, so we need the bigger room. Someday we will try the “gated community” on deck 17. RWDW1204 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 8 hours ago, Ogilthorpe said: Awesome!! Now I'm intrigued ... which game? Sorry. I should have mentioned it. I almost exclusively play Ultimate Texas Hold’Em. It’s basically a table version of Texas Hold’Em poker where you play only against the dealer. I had 2 3’s in my hand and the flip had the other 2 3’s. The table minimum on Oasis is $15 which means that the least you can possibly wager is $45 and $60 if you play the hand all the way to the end. That big money for me and I almost didn’t even sit down. The upside (for the casino) with a $15 table minimum is they collect more money from you when you fold or lose but the upside for the player when they have a $15 minimum is that when you WIN a big hand, it’s quite a nice haul. That win paid 10:1 on the blind bet ($150) and 20:1 on the trips bet ($300). Along with the other mandatory bets I won $495 on that hand. A $10 minimum would have netted me $330. So, for that single moment, I was glad they had a higher minimum ! The casino was a madhouse last night and I expect it to be like that the whole week. This cruise was on the “complimentary” list for a very long time. Many gamblers (including me) are on this cruise on a comp. Guy Gadwa, JohnK6404, twangster and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 8 hours ago, emsff02 said: I’ve been following along. Looks like you had a good time on your first leg, aside from the issues with your steaks, that seemed to have followed you to this leg too. That suite looks amazing. I still have more that a year until I sail on her, but we are going all out with star class in the ATS 9330. There are 6 of us, so we need the bigger room. Someday we will try the “gated community” on deck 17. We are in 9730 a few years back. You’re going to love the ATS. For big groups, you can’t beat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 21 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: We are in 9730 a few years back. You’re going to love the ATS. For big groups, you can’t beat it. That’s what we are hoping. We are going with our two kids, my sister, and a friend of mine that I used to work with. It will be his first cruise, why not spoil him in star class. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 9 hours ago, emsff02 said: Someday we will try the “gated community” on deck 17. It's so lovely! We will find ourselves stepping out of the "gated community" this March to try the ATS...wonder how that will go? lol Jax 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellcee Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 wow. I wouldn't leave the suite!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: It's so lovely! We will find ourselves stepping out of the "gated community" this March to try the ATS...wonder how that will go? lol Hmmmmmmm steps into suite....oooh this is lovely, that walk was long though, I suppose I could work with this....steps onto balcony.....this is also nice......moves to railing.....agh!!!!......people are nearby !!! must move to 17!! KristiZ, RWDW1204, Lovetocruise2002 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 38 minutes ago, emsff02 said: Hmmmmmmm steps into suite....oooh this is lovely, that walk was long though, I suppose I could work with this....steps onto balcony.....this is also nice......moves to railing.....agh!!!!......people are nearby !!! must move to 17!! LOL! I am dying laughing right now. That is exactly how I expect it to go! GregD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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