AlmondFarmer Posted November 4, 2023 Report Share Posted November 4, 2023 Flying from California to Houston Hobby today. Board Harmony tomorrow. 36 people in group. Most booked when itinerary released in March 2022. 5 Star class suites and two Sky class suites. One family in balcony. I titled live blog “Giraffe Star cluster” because if one draws lines between Star suites to be occupied by group the image takes the shape of a giraffe….sort of. I’m gonna skip the usual pre cruise stuff because it has been the standard Star class communication. Genie sent WhatsApp contact info this morning. Week dining and activity schedule set. Doing standard Galveston 7 night Oasis class loop. Did same in January 2023 on Allure. Different shore activities lined up. Going again on Harmony Feb 2025 with 6 Star suites. My family prefers sailing out of Florida but 3.5 hour flight is nice compared to 6 hours. A1 two bedroom Aqua suite for my family or 5. Twin boys almost 9 and daughter turning 7 during sailing. Genie arranging a party for her. I will effort to post info and pictures during sailing and try to answer questions. Finished almond harvest a week ago. 15 beers spread out over the 70 days. Seeing that this is my daily goal, I’ve told my liver to buckle up. FireFishII, PPPJJ-GCVAB, MaryS and 9 others 9 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 4, 2023 Report Share Posted November 4, 2023 Congratulations on getting the harvest completed. Keep 'em comin' ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLH Posted November 4, 2023 Report Share Posted November 4, 2023 Looking forward to the review.We have 8730 Dec 3rd. Anxiously awaiting our genie assignment! Who do you have for all of your genies? WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffeven Posted November 5, 2023 Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 We will be on this sailing with you in 9330. Hossain is our genie. Who do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted November 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Tiffeven said: We will be on this sailing with you in 9330. Hossain is our genie. Who do you have? My family has Wendy. Tiffeven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted November 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 Stayed at Holiday Inn in Webster. Good place, but I don’t feel it earned photo posts. Uber pickup scheduled for 8:45am, with expected arrival at pier ten at 9:35. Genie contact asked us to arrive at 10am for boarding. Amazing gathering of all going on cruise last night. A friend from graduate school recently built a new house on the water. Kids had fun running around and parents started their Star class drink packages (I didn’t get a bill and the end of the night) Hotel gym for a good booze sweat then to try the award winning breakfast in hotel lobby. Lots of food options within walking distance if award was given in error. Lovetocruise2002, SweetPea, CruzOnBye and 7 others 5 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFishII Posted November 5, 2023 Report Share Posted November 5, 2023 As I am reading this post and munching on almonds, thank you for both the posts and being an almond farmer!!!! If you have any favorite almond recipe, please share after your cruise. CruzOnBye, PPPJJ-GCVAB, asquared17 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK6404 Posted November 6, 2023 Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 Wow! What a huge group! Have an amazing time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted November 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 Great sea day. 150 Central Park for dinner. Sweety, Lovetocruise2002, Skigoofy and 9 others 6 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandstromCruise Posted November 6, 2023 Report Share Posted November 6, 2023 2 minutes ago, AlmondFarmer said: Great sea day. 150 Central Park for dinner. Those smiles right there is what it’s all about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 they are so cute!!! and what a sunset sky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted November 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2023 Cruise has been fun. Spent sea days doing activities around the ship. First port day today in Roatan. Group went to Maya Key. I highly recommend this for families with kids. Boat to island departs right by ship so one does not need to venture out. 10 minute ride to island. Nice beach and included lunch. Drinks for purchase. Beer buckets of 6 are $20. Sweety, JohnK6404, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted November 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 Costa Maya was awesome. Maya Chan is a good choice for groups with children. Only downside is lengthy drive on rough road. Food and drink are excellent. Service top notch. Today in Cozumel. Going to pyramids and beach. Hoping for my daughters birthday she gets to sacrifice a goat on top of pyramid. Sweety, asquared17, WAAAYTOOO and 3 others 3 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted November 10, 2023 Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 1 hour ago, AlmondFarmer said: Maya Chan is a good choice for groups with children. Only downside is lengthy drive on rough road. Food and drink are excellent. Service top notch. we loved maya chan!! that drive was rough (i am prone to motion sickness) but well worth it in the end glad you had an amazing time!! agree with you about the food and drinks being excellent and they took SUCH great care of us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted November 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2023 Great day in Cozumel. Birthday celebration is suite once back on board. JohnK6404, Skigoofy, MaryS and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted November 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2023 Last day, sea day. Galley tour in morning, bridge in afternoon. Sailing at impressive 23 nautical miles per hour. All three propellers are at 115rpm using 14mW current fuel consumption 2,500 gallons per hour. Skigoofy, Sweety, FireFishII and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted November 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2023 Harmony tied up in Galveston. Fun trip. Many good things, few bad things. Excited to come back in February 2025 with an even bigger Star Class group. JohnK6404, Sweety, Skigoofy and 6 others 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted November 12, 2023 Report Share Posted November 12, 2023 Great blog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmondFarmer Posted November 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2023 There is a Harmony at NASA. Added up flights of stairs for the week. 362 flights. I only went in elevator when being escorted by a genie. This was the rule for group. Anyone caught violating had to take a shot. Ampurp85, MaryS, FireFishII and 3 others 3 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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