Rochester Rich Posted January 18 Author Report Share Posted January 18 On 1/10/2023 at 8:10 PM, RyanM said: Hey everyone! My wife, 1 year old daughter and I will be coming down from Buffalo for this cruise. I’m a first timer and my wife hasn’t been on a cruise since she was a girl. We are very much looking forward to a break from the Buffalo winter. We are looking forward to meeting people and seeing all that Anthem of the Seas has to offer! Took a day trip to Buffalo yesterday. Visited the Botanical Gardens, stopped at Rich Highmark Stadium (Go Bills) and made an unscheduled stop at Vidler's 5 and 10 in East Aurora. Sorry about the snow. Looks like Buffalo will win the season snowfall count again this year! To date we've barely reached 10 inches. I guess my plan to escape the bitter winter cold and snow is a failure. I'll have to try again next winter season! Nonetheless still looking forward to the cruise. RyanM, teddy and fireclan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanM Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Thank you for the advice! We will make that a priority stop during boarding! jejojoju 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinK Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 more days to go... Can't wait.... Jenna Delvey, WAAAYTOOO, jejojoju and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jejojoju Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 We are so excited! My daughter made a countdown calendar and there was a mini-celebration when we got down to single digits this morning! Jenna Delvey and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 WAAAYTOOO and jejojoju 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanM Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 This last week of waiting is going to feel like torture! The weather up in Buffalo sure isn’t helping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roe Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 I'm excited to be on this cruise. Love the Anthem.. Al Miller and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochester Rich Posted January 29 Author Report Share Posted January 29 On 12/14/2022 at 3:01 PM, KevinK said: 52 more days to go.. Seem very long... Can't wait... Make that 7 days and counting. teddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinK Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 14 hours ago, Rochester Rich said: Make that 7 days and counting. Make that 6 days to go.. WAAAYTOOO, fireclan, Al Miller and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 We changed our travel plans. With temps in the -20s predicted for our area early Saturday morning, we decided we didn't want to catch the 315a bus to Boston to catch the 605a train to New Jersey. We are now getting to Newark at 8p Friday night. We had enough Marriott points to get a room at the Element, which has the ever important free breakfast. I see Bayonne has a high of 20 forecast for Saturday. Should be plenty of chairs available around the outdoor pool. fireclan, RyanM, KevinK and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanM Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 Definitely sounds like a day for exploring the interior of the ship!! teddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinK Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 For those of you who's cursing this ship, you now can goto check in and answer the health status. Yup 2 more days to go..... teddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 I told my wife I was going to bring my ice fishing gear so I can be up on the top deck for sail away. For some reason she isn’t as impressed with my idea as I hoped she’d be. RyanM and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinK Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 New Menu is out for this cruise, but there's no lobster nite. teddy and RyanM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanM Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 I’m actually kind of glad that we can’t modify our reservations at this point. Now I can’t obsessively look for repricing! See you all in less than 48 hours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochester Rich Posted February 3 Author Report Share Posted February 3 9 hours ago, teddy said: I told my wife I was going to bring my ice fishing gear so I can be up on the top deck for sail away. For some reason she isn’t as impressed with my idea as I hoped she’d be. Made the drive from Rochester and arrived on Staten Island earlier. Now just a few miles from Cape Liberty. No ice fishing gear with me but good luck with that! If it helps any - I'm impressed. teddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinK Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 Less than 24 hours to go.. Who packed their stuff and ready to board the ship... teddy and Al Miller 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 22 minutes ago, KevinK said: Less than 24 hours to go.. Who packed their stuff and ready to board the ship... I skipped out of work at 9. My wife is done at 11. 1230 bus to Boston then 320 train to Newark 1030-1100 check in time tomorrow morning I can’t wait for some warmth. Al Miller, WAAAYTOOO and RyanM 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 Gonna be a wee bit brisk on the outer decks at sailaway. I wonder if they’ll be snowboarding on the FlowRider….. WAAAYTOOO, teddy and RyanM 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 I'm bound and determined to be up top for sail away. I've never seen the Statue of Liberty. While I'm not actually bringing ice fishing gear, I will have outerwear sufficient for the temperatures. RyanM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireclan Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 1 hour ago, teddy said: I'm bound and determined to be up top for sail away. I've never seen the Statue of Liberty. While I'm not actually bringing ice fishing gear, I will have outerwear sufficient for the temperatures. You look tall...you might need to duck going under the bridge. RyanM, teddy and Al Miller 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Miller Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 Man, am I ready... teddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 A steamy 6° here in Harrison, New Jersey, just northeast of Cape Liberty. I say steamy because it’s -27° up home…where power went out last night. Thankfully a coworker went to our house to keep the wood stove going to keep the pipes from freezing. My wife belongs to a Facebook group for the cruise, and said most of the members are from the northeast US and Canada. I think we’re all gonna love going south this week WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 We had a 1030-1100 check in time. Got to the port at 1030. Onboard by 1050. No one was inspecting check in times as it really wasn’t necessary. A much nicer experience than boarding in Boston back in October. No one was yelling at people as they went through security The longest wait was actually in traffic leading up to the porters. Security wasn’t bad at all FloatyBoaty and Al Miller 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 I brought a sealed quart of maple syrup from my hometown in my carry on as a gift for some friends in Miami and I had to show it at security. They wanted to know what the jug in my bag was. Al Miller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Miller Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 On 2/4/2023 at 11:02 AM, teddy said: We had a 1030-1100 check in time. Got to the port at 1030. Onboard by 1050. No one was inspecting check in times as it really wasn’t necessary. A much nicer experience than boarding in Boston back in October. No one was yelling at people as they went through security The longest wait was actually in traffic leading up to the porters. Security wasn’t bad at all Yeah, they did not have anyone directing cars to a specific unload spot this time. So some folks got to the end of the porters and they just stopped in the traffic lane and unloaded luggage. Only slightly irritating. Got there at my assigned check in time of 10am and was on board by 10:40. So even with knuckleheads stopping in the middle of the street in front of the terminal, it was pretty fast for me. I am 3 for 3 in having a good boarding process at Bayonne. Hope the streak continues . teddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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