barbeyg Posted December 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 And Siri may have had me curse in that last post as I spoke what I wanted her to type. Exchange the word ship for something else. Good thing I am anal about checking stuff like that… at least when I’m sober. Who knew Siri had a potty mouth?! WAAAYTOOO, CravingaCruise, melmar02 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 Enjoy your sailing. My family debarked this morning. Ship and crew are amazing. Much fun ahead for you. barbeyg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 1 hour ago, AlmondFarmer said: Enjoy your sailing. My family debarked this morning. Ship and crew are amazing. Much fun ahead for you. Hope you had a really great time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 All is good in my world. Dan Curtis, Yesiamthere, Traveler and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 Beef short rib in Coastal Kitchen. Excellent. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 Luggage unpacked and important stuff in the safe. KristiZ, Dan Curtis, teddy and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 Being married to a southern gentleman is so nice. I’m on his second Diamond drink now. Edited to clarify: I ask him to go get me a drink and he uses his card. I’m sure he will catch on sooner or later. Baked Alaska, Yesiamthere, WAAAYTOOO and 2 others 2 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 That short rib picture has me barbeyg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 4 hours ago, GregD said: That short rib picture has me That was really good, but this filet was over.the.top. Lovetocruise2002, Skigoofy, GregD and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Dinner tonight was in Coastal Kitchen. The filet is never to be missed. It was so good that Ken had to finish mine as I paced myself to make it to dessert, the warm apple pie a little mode. Ken finished that too. And he is in Heaven because his favorite after dinner drink, Grand Marnier neat, is available in the suite restaurant. Dan Curtis, WannaCruise, Baked Alaska and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Some anecdotes from the day: boarding was late, and general boarding a zoo. A couple reasons were bandied about: 1. The medical evac in Key West yesterday evening caused a bit of delay in the ship arriving back to Miami. 2. A B2B CC member posted that there were a couple of passengers who couldn’t be found (to leave) and security had to hunt them down. I envision two people hiding out from security, moving from location to location like a bad Three Stooges skit. We also had the normal refusal of some to go to e-muster. E-muster was the first thing we did to get it done. As the afternoon passed, the CD’s tone got more and more irritated. Ken said he was waiting for him to start cussing like a potty-mouthed parrot. Not sure what would be a good solution to this situation, but maybe they should start calling out names and cabins. When the ship arrived later than usual this morning the captain didn’t turn the ship around to save time, so we got the pleasure of spinning around in the basin as we sailed away. We also saw the fireworks from the last night of the arts festival in Miami. So imagine sailing away seeing the beautiful sunset, the skyline of Miami, and the fireworks in the background, all while seated in Coastal Kitchen having an amazing meal. If that isn’t a great beginning to a cruise, I don’t know what is. IRMO12HD, CravingaCruise, KristiZ and 7 others 8 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesiamthere Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 I remember our cruise many many years ago with our two oldest who were then eight and six. Our assigned table mates were a family of four. The parents were heavy drinkers. Last morning we could not debark because our mother table mate had not shown up to customs - they were from a different country. An hour went by with constant, “Would so and so please report.” My daughter and I were walking down a passenger hallway and saw our female table mate passed out on her “made up” bed. My daughter went to get her husband. Husband came to the room and slapped her face. She woke up. She was already drunk! It was hard talking to my daughter about what she just saw! CravingaCruise, PPPJJ-GCVAB, KristiZ and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 7 hours ago, Yesiamthere said: I remember our cruise many many years ago with our two oldest who were then eight and six. Our assigned table mates were a family of four. The parents were heavy drinkers. Last morning we could not debark because our mother table mate had not shown up to customs - they were from a different country. An hour went by with constant, “Would so and so please report.” My daughter and I were walking down a passenger hallway and saw our female table mate passed out on her “made up” bed. My daughter went to get her husband. Husband came to the room and slapped her face. She woke up. She was already drunk! It was hard talking to my daughter about what she just saw! How awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Docking a Cococay. I can’t believe Ken got up and walked 2 miles with me, but he did. I’m sure it is because it is my birthday. I expect him to sleep in some the rest of this week. It will be interesting to see if another ship docs here today, because of the Labadee cancellations. Dan Curtis, RWDW1204, Traveler and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin and Boozin Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 @barbeyg happy birthday what a great ship and place to spend a birthday barbeyg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 In case anyone comes searching here for Oasis CLS #1724, some pics. Comfortable bed: Not as big as our master shower at home, but is def a step up from all cabins we have ever stayed in. We designed our shower at home, and we joke that if we put a disco ball in it, we could have a dance party for our friends. Skigoofy, Yesiamthere, CravingaCruise and 5 others 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 This week’s show schedule. Moxiegirl1977 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 10 hours ago, barbeyg said: 1. The medical evac in Key West yesterday evening caused a bit of delay in the ship arriving back to Miami. I hadn't heard about a medical evac on Oasis from last trip. Any idea how they managed this at KW since they no longer accept [big] cruise ships ? I am making note of the number of medical emergencies that the ships seem to be having recently. I think there will be more and more.... Yesiamthere 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Thinking the same thing! WAAAYTOOO and barbeyg 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Happy birthday @barbeyg! Have a great day! WAAAYTOOO, Dan Curtis and barbeyg 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I hadn't heard about a medical evac on Oasis from last trip. Any idea how they managed this at KW since they no longer accept [big] cruise ships ? I am making note of the number of medical emergencies that the ships seem to be having recently. I think there will be more and more.... They used a helicopter to medevac the person. At least that’s what passengers on the ship said they were going to do. And I agree with you, seems to be more, and more frequently. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 For those who have said that the water in the pool at the beach club is cold, those guys must be from Florida. it feels great! Ken had to be coaxed in, but once he got below chest level, he was good. It was kind of entertaining for those laying in loungers watching him. I was able to coax others in as well. It is currently a beautiful day. And occasional cloud like right now (thank goodness for the umbrella), but it’s a great day at Cococay! Traveler, MaryS, ClaudiaM and 7 others 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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barbeyg Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 The restrooms are behind the restaurant. To the right as you walk in. When standing on the beach looking up at the building, it is to your left. There are two stalls that are large enough to change clothes. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Didn’t take pics of my wonderful lobster and prawns, but did get the brownie and rum cake. Excellent meal. Request Richard (aka the Mayor of Cococay) and you won’t regret it. CravingaCruise, MaryS, WAAAYTOOO and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 15 hours ago, barbeyg said: 2. A B2B CC member posted that there were a couple of passengers who couldn’t be found (to leave) and security had to hunt them down. I envision two people hiding out from security, moving from location to location like a bad Three Stooges skit. I have thought about doing this on pretty much every cruise. I'm convinced I could get away with it with some well placed tips to some crew members. barbeyg and CravingaCruise 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 17 minutes ago, wordell1 said: I have thought about doing this on pretty much every cruise. I'm convinced I could get away with it with some well placed tips to some crew members. We were the very, very, very last passengers off one of our cruises because DH had to answer a last-minute call of nature and then got lost on the way to the gangway - where the rest of us were all standing with red faces while they called and and called and called for the last remaining passenger! barbeyg and CravingaCruise 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 39 minutes ago, FionaMG said: We were the very, very, very last passengers off one of our cruises because DH had to answer a last-minute call of nature and then got lost on the way to the gangway - where the rest of us were all standing with red faces while they called and and called and called for the last remaining passenger! Sounds like something that would happen to my Ken. FionaMG and CravingaCruise 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Today, when we got a cup of coffee in the suite lounge, I was wished a happy birthday. When we checked in to confirm our lunch reservation at the Beach Club, I was wished a happy birthday. Our server at the restaurant wished me one too. When we got back to our cabin, I found this. I don’t advertise my birthday, and had not mentioned it to any of them, but RCI staff is amazing in their attentiveness. So far it has been a great birthday, and hands down is so much better than the large plastic lobster plopped on my cousin Mary’s head at Red Lobster when her (now ex -is it any wonder) husband lied and told them it was her birthday so he could get a free dessert. KristiZ, Yesiamthere, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 12 others 10 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 While the Malin & Goetz products are very nice, and I plan to order some, it’s sorta stalkerish creepy that I started getting emails from them after I first used the products in the shower yesterday. CravingaCruise, PPPJJ-GCVAB and WAAAYTOOO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CravingaCruise Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 Happy birthday! Loving the blog! barbeyg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Happy Birthday The sail away views from CK were always amazing. I am glad you are having a wonderful time. I also love how attentive the crew are. When we were on Allure, we heard so many announcements about people not doing EMuster. I could hear it in the captain's voice how frustrated he was. I think at like 5pm, sail away was at 7pm, there were still almost 350 pax who hadn't completed it. barbeyg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 So tonight was a fail. I failed to get photos of anything except my beet salad. Well, that and Ken’s soup. Siri heard me say canned soup. I had to correct the AI. I think that mistranslation is quite funny for 150 CP. I personally think we should go back before the cruise is over. Now to convince Ken of that. I am willing to sacrifice for you guys. Here’s my measly (yet yummy tasting) salad photo. Oh yeah, that and the excellent bread, half eaten. And of course Ken’s aforementioned “canned” soup. Sigh. Did I say I had two stellar garden martinis as well? No photos of those either. This is truly a tragedy. The lack of photos makes me really, really sad. (Laying it on thick for Ken. Do you think it’s working?) teddy, RWDW1204 and Skigoofy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesiamthere Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Happy happy birthday to you! barbeyg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlove707 Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Happy birthday, I have been laying behind following along but me and the dx package have been going toe to toe since I got onboard. Hope to run into you one day before we disembark. barbeyg and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted December 7, 2021 Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Happy birthday!!!! barbeyg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Dlove707 said: Happy birthday, I have been laying behind following along but me and the dx package have been going toe to toe since I got onboard. Hope to run into you one day before we disembark. Hope to run into you as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Sitting here in the Schooner bar, and looking across at Sorrento’s, I was thinking. Sorrento’s should deliver. Because you know, you shouldn’t get too much exercise on a cruise. Of course, the next best thing is Ken delivering. teddy, RWDW1204, Dan Curtis and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted December 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2021 Spent the afternoon acting like a slug at the suite deck bar. Great company there, and Dana is a 5-star bartender. She was supposed to work the Rising Tide bar, but it is down for maintenance this week. Our gain. Gorgeous day, couldn’t ask for better weather so far. teddy, joshgates and Yesiamthere 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moxiegirl1977 Posted December 8, 2021 Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 On 12/6/2021 at 7:35 AM, barbeyg said: This week’s show schedule. Can you maybe send RC Blog the full week’s compass? I’m totally digging your writing! Dlove707, D Alt and Winston Wolf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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