melmar02 Posted April 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 The non-smoking side of the big casino was not bad. We tried our luck for a bit in there and then wandered over to the non-smoking casino. It was pretty packed. Machines are spread out quite a bit. No pics yet I'm down $30 ish. We won't talk about DH. We were on the wrong side of the ship, so we went up to deck 8 to cross through central Park. While there we found a glass of wine at Vintages. They were pretty empty - one family was in there besides us. Good news! We got back to the room and there was no new food! Ampurp85, WAAAYTOOO, Jax and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted April 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 Y'all. I think I have a problem. SweetPea, FireFishII, JohnK6404 and 7 others 3 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 Late night eating on vacation is just part of the gig! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 3 hours ago, melmar02 said: I don't really like cake Ummm…what ? What is it you do, again ? SweetPea, CrimsonCruiser, Ampurp85 and 5 others 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 There is no calories in late night food. melmar02, WAAAYTOOO and asquared17 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexanTwoStep Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 Looks like you're having a blast and REALLY making me want to splurge on an Oasis class suite melmar02 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 I am loving the pics and DD has gotten tall. I have the UDP on my Allure sailing and I was looking forward to Sabor but the pics make the food look underwhelming. melmar02 and asquared17 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted April 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 9 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Ummm…what ? What is it you do, again ? There's a perfectly good explanation! Cake has never been my favorite dessert. As a kid I would take ice cream over cake any day. When I first started my business, I tested about 15 different vanilla cake recipes to find "the one". Repeat for 14 flavors of cake, and you don't really eat cake anymore. WAAAYTOOO, Sweety, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 5 others 3 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted April 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Ampurp85 said: the pics make the food look underwhelming. That's probably more due to the skill of the photographer It was pretty tasty. We don't really have lunches scheduled anywhere. So we may go back again. With the UDP, I would at least give it a shot for lunch one day. SweetPea, Ampurp85 and FireFishII 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted April 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 Partly cloudy and windy today. We definitely feel a bit of rocking. We had Starbucks delivered this morning, but they got DD's order wrong. She's a super taster and can easily pick out the bitter flavors in food. We ordered her a pistachio cream Frappuccino, which is not supposed to have any coffee in it. They brought her the version with espresso so she was done after a sip. I tried it, and thought it was delicious, but her taste buds disagreed. Breakfast at CK - sorry, no photos. I got the frittata, DH got the Baja eggs, kids got eggs and pancakes. DS has gone to Adventure Ocean, and DD is going to the teen club at 10am. The Search for the Nations kick off is at 10:40, and DS wants to participate after I told him about @jbrinkm's experience, so he's meeting us at the Schooner Bar then. I think we'll just do Park Cafe and Sorrento's for lunch. Bridge tour this afternoon. PPPJJ-GCVAB, Robert M, Lovetocruise2002 and 11 others 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBrady Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 This is going to be a great week - thanks so much for letting our experience it with you! melmar02 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 those baja eggs though.... they are chef's kiss delicious beautiful shot of the aqua theater this morning!! love!! melmar02 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 12 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Ummm…what ? What is it you do, again ? I get it though! Four score and 7 years ago i worked at a Dunkin Donuts while i was in high school, and to this day, i do not eat any kind of Donut. PPPJJ-GCVAB, WAAAYTOOO, CrimsonCruiser and 3 others 3 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayFrosty Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 1 hour ago, SweetPea said: i do not eat any kind of Donut. And with good reason. Dunkin' Donuts are horrible donuts. PPPJJ-GCVAB and TexanTwoStep 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFishII Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 45 minutes ago, StayFrosty said: And with good reason. Dunkin' Donuts are horrible donuts. Only after they got rid of my favorite - the french cruller. SweetPea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 15 minutes ago, FireFishII said: Only after they got rid of my favorite - the french cruller. They got rid of those? They were a HUGE seller on the Saturday and Sunday mornings i worked there! The bakers always made extra of those on the weekends, and we sometimes still sold out of those. Dumb move! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFishII Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 18 minutes ago, SweetPea said: They got rid of those? They were a HUGE seller on the Saturday and Sunday mornings i worked there! The bakers always made extra of those on the weekends, and we sometimes still sold out of those. Dumb move! It is a hit and miss. I used to only find them in New England. Now I can't find them at all. When I asked, I was told it can be a hit or miss. Oh well. I can't blame those donuts for my weight gain. SweetPea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted April 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 1 hour ago, StayFrosty said: And with good reason. Dunkin' Donuts are horrible donuts. But I'll take their coffee over Starbucks anyday. SweetPea, PPPJJ-GCVAB, asquared17 and 2 others 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted April 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 DS met us at Schooner to get our search the nation's sheet. Smitha tracked us down and signed our sheet. She also told Caleb she would help get signatures at the end of the week if he needed them. #spoiledrotten We went to Park Cafe and each got a roast beef sandwich. DH had two and I also got the portobello pesto sandwich. The roast beef was just me. The portobello was delicious though. DS didn't care for his, so we did run down to Sorrento's so he could get a couple slices of cheese which is always a winner. Since we were there, we ran across the way to Cafe Promenade to get dessert to eat on the balcony. We got back to the room, and fortunately, no new food had been delivered. We also have our first towel animal. We enjoyed our desserts outside and the Sexiest Man Contest was about to start in the Aqua Theater. I ducked back into the cabin to get drinks for everyone and heard the doorbell ringing...yep, snacks and drinks. We all came inside too full to eat again, but we did anyway. We had a few minutes to relax before the bridge tour where DS got a few more signatures. He went back to AO for an hour, and the rest of us are resting and getting ready for formal night. Smitha has really had to shuffle some things around. When they cancelled Mamma Mia, they shifted a couple shows. Tonight is Oceanaria and Finis Henderson. Sweety, Lovetocruise2002, JohnK6404 and 9 others 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 Hope you enjoy Finis Henderson. melmar02 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 how are you all enjoying the suite??? i’m loving the views melmar02 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 I imagine your son is having a blast getting signatures! melmar02 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 Classic! Smitha and all that food on the table lol Every time I see those ATS balcony pics, it makes me want to try one. WAAAYTOOO and melmar02 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Every time I see those ATS balcony pics, it makes me want to try one. I think the ATS balcony is supposed to make up for their subpar bathrooms! melmar02, Yesiamthere6 and WAAAYTOOO 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 1 hour ago, SweetPea said: I think the ATS balcony is supposed to make up for their subpar bathrooms! I was going to mention the bathrooms earlier but decided not to stir that pot. Glad that you have no such qualms, @SweetPea ! asquared17, MamaShark, SweetPea and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted April 24, 2023 Report Share Posted April 24, 2023 Remind me, @melmar02 - have you stayed in the ATS before ? Sorry. I can’t remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 3 hours ago, SweetPea said: I think the ATS balcony is supposed to make up for their subpar bathrooms! 1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I was going to mention the bathrooms earlier but decided not to stir that pot. Glad that you have no such qualms, @SweetPea ! That is partially what always holds me back....But we booked it for SY in 2025. SweetPea, WAAAYTOOO, asquared17 and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: That is partially what always holds me back....But we booked it for SY in 2025. With you right there! We knew the bathrooms aren't up to par in the ATS, but after watching 1432.8 stateroom videos, hubs opted for deck 8 ATS on Symphony over Star Loft next year. WAAAYTOOO and Lovetocruise2002 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted April 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 3 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Remind me, @melmar02 - have you stayed in the ATS before ? Sorry. I can’t remember. No, this is our first O class ship, but we have always stayed in the 2br suite on the other classes we have sailed with the kids, so we knew about the bathroom situation already. DH and I have only sailed in a JS without the kids, so we don't really know better. WAAAYTOOO and SweetPea 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 14 hours ago, Sweety said: Hope you enjoy Finis Henderson. Did you see the show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted April 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 6 hours ago, Sweety said: Did you see the show? We did. I'm behind and will post more later. Sweety and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesiamthere6 Posted April 25, 2023 Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 The bathrooms are horrible. My 6 ft 2 son couldn’t, height wise, fit in the master bathroom tub/shower. The furniture is outdated. That all said, we love the 8th floor two bedroom aqua suite. Plenty of room, and the balcony makes up for the silly bathrooms. We would have breakfast out there each morning. Love it so much, we are booked on Harmony next January. WAAAYTOOO, MamaShark and SweetPea 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted April 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2023 I'm alive and well y'all! We're busy, constantly full, and having a lot of fun, but this live blog has definitely turned into a cruise review. I'll post all the details when we get home. Current situation... InmyElement, MaryS, FireFishII and 6 others 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted April 28, 2023 Report Share Posted April 28, 2023 41 minutes ago, melmar02 said: I'm alive and well y'all! We're busy, constantly full, and having a lot of fun, but this live blog has definitely turned into a cruise review. I'll post all the details when we get home. Current situation... Can't wait!! Did you dock in Costa Maya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted April 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2023 1 hour ago, jbrinkm said: Can't wait!! Did you dock in Costa Maya? We did! SweetPea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted April 28, 2023 Report Share Posted April 28, 2023 can’t remember if you had plans for costa maya or not — if so, hope you made it through the maze that is the port!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted April 29, 2023 Report Share Posted April 29, 2023 3 hours ago, asquared17 said: can’t remember if you had plans for costa maya or not — if so, hope you made it through the maze that is the port!! I hate it now! They made it so you have to walk past every. Single. Vendor. If used to be so easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLH Posted April 29, 2023 Report Share Posted April 29, 2023 8 hours ago, SweetPea said: I hate it now! They made it so you have to walk past every. Single. Vendor. If used to be so easy. We started looking in the stores that had doors open on both sides and cut through. That eliminates a bit of the maze. FireFishII and SweetPea 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted April 29, 2023 Report Share Posted April 29, 2023 1 hour ago, MLH said: We started looking in the stores that had doors open on both sides and cut through. That eliminates a bit of the maze. The maze is purposeful to encourage shopping and incredibly frustrating for those who want to quickly get to Taxi station. Lately my family has been doing ‘Mahahual on your own’ This excursion starts with a self guided southerly swim from pier to town and avoids all the port shops. I give it 5 stars, my wife and kids gave it 1. PPPJJ-GCVAB, jbrinkm, EvergreenCruzers and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted April 29, 2023 Report Share Posted April 29, 2023 1 hour ago, MLH said: We started looking in the stores that had doors open on both sides and cut through. That eliminates a bit of the maze. Pro tip! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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