Yesiamthere6 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 10 minutes ago, GregD said: Wait till you see what we found in the drawers!! we found this in the living room of the suite while unpacking the suitcases!!! Oh my, I really really think they were originally the chips I hid, and forgot about them! The plan was to split between the kids for their airport wait, but more chips appeared later that day, that I ended up using. But that was way back to January 19th, certainly they can’t be the same ones! SweetPea, jbrinkm, asquared17 and 3 others 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 Tonight we saw grease. Heather and I both thought that the cast was really good. It was very entertaining. We have officially crossed the line where our daughter is now old enough that she understood all the innuendo and raunchy jokes. I’m not sure who was more mortified, us or her. Pre show, I really liked how they had screens that showed the cast with a bio, like a playbook you would get at a broadway show. It really highlighted that the cast members aren’t just “cruise performers.” All of them are quite accomplished and I kinda wish this was done on other ships. The real star of the show was this guy though. Sitting behind the sound booth we could see this monitor with what I can assume is the musical director. He was singing and bopping along to everything while playing the keyboards. He was almost as entertaining as the cast! It’s been quite the day….it is now bedtime! There is a strong possibility I might need that liquid IV in the AM.. JohnK6404, Robert M, SweetPea and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 9 hours ago, AlmondFarmer said: My record is 19 pounds on 7 night sailing. Wow, I gain a consistent 10 or so. Kudos to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 And like clockwork, I’m on vacation, overindulging, yet I still woke up at 6am. I’m off to the suite lounge to enjoy in the word of Danny Harr my nice Italian coffee. (Everyone else is still unconscious, I can also say I did not need the liquid IV this morning. We have a standing Starbucks delivery order with Berty set up for second coffee. I don’t think we have too many daytime activities planned yet. I do know Berty has is scheduled for lunch at Sabor and CP150 for dinner. Johnny is a big fan of “looking all fancy” so @asquared17 stay tuned for some nicer family photos. My favorite morning view They are just now putting the food out in the lounge so I will have first breakfast soon! Sweety, Lovetocruise2002, OCSC Mike and 6 others 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 9 hours ago, asquared17 said: i think the best part about your live-blogging is the commentary. sometimes i even wish it wasn’t so painfully accurate/disturbing 18 hours ago, Cactus527 said: Thank you! I’m really having fun with this one so far, and I’m glad you are too. I also really appreciate everyone for taking time out of their day to read along and comment PPPJJ-GCVAB, WAAAYTOOO, Sweety and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 12 minutes ago, GregD said: Johnny is a big fan of “looking all fancy” so @asquared17 stay tuned for some nicer family photos. johnny knows!!! i love family photos enjoy the suite lounge peace and also first breakfast!!!! Ampurp85 and Sweety 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 Suite lounge options First breakfast MaryS, Lovetocruise2002, JohnK6404 and 5 others 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 Is this the new method of putting a sock on the door? SweetPea, Jamesszy94, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 11 others 1 11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 25 minutes ago, GregD said: Suite lounge options I am a sucker for those chocolate covered donuts Sweety, OCSC Mike and Ampurp85 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 1 hour ago, GregD said: And like clockwork, I’m on vacation, overindulging, yet I still woke up at 6am. I’m off to the suite lounge to enjoy in the word of Danny Harr my nice Italian coffee. My style exactly! Except with no foreseeable freeloading suites in the near future, I have to go all the way to the CL on deck 4... but hey, Wonder has a virtual balcony view down there, so there's that! Joking aside, I often grab multiple cups to go and head to Park Cafe when it opens at 6:30am (not all ships) for my first breakfast and the early AM atmosphere there. I spy my wife's favorite chocolate croissant. Thanks for the food pics, especially non-specialty... you know, the things us poors actually eat. Sweety, PPPJJ-GCVAB and WAAAYTOOO 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 3 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: I am a sucker for those chocolate covered donuts I have in my head that the donuts got better at some point over the years... but I could be making that up. I usually gravitate towards danish or croissants. Sweety 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 I love those chocolate croissants. I get two and a cup of fruit from the Crown lounge, since I rarely stay in suites, and I am good to go. I believe on both Allure and Wonder they did the screens with info about the cast of the shows. And it is nice to read about their lives. Maybe this will be a new trend going forward. I always forget that Harmony has Sabor because both times I was on her were during the restart and Sabor wasn't open. Sweety and OCSC Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 20 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said: I have in my head that the donuts got better at some point over the years... but I could be making that up. I usually gravitate towards danish or croissants. Croissants with cream cheese. OCSC Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 Turns out this is third coffee did a couple laps on the track this morning too. I was moving! Ampurp85, MaryS, AlmondFarmer and 7 others 5 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 2 minutes ago, Sweety said: Croissants with cream cheese. Is that really a thing? No judgment, just never heard of such a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 2 minutes ago, GregD said: Turns out this is third coffee If only the lounge machines could make ice coffee, lol. (And no, pouring hot coffee over ice is not what I'm looking for.) GregD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 17 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said: Is that really a thing? No judgment, just never heard of such a thing. I add my own. OCSC Mike and SweetPea 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 Just now, Sweety said: I add my own. Poor phrasing on my part... I figured you were adding it, just have never seen anyone put cream cheese on a croissant. I ate cream cheese and jelly sandwiches on white bread as a kid though so not sure why cream cheese is usually limited to bagels now that I think about it. Sweety 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 It’s a crime against humanity and the cruise gods to be up at 6:30am. OCSC Mike, Jamesszy94, MaryS and 6 others 1 1 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 2 minutes ago, GatorCruiser said: It’s a crime against humanity and the cruise gods to be up at 6:30am. So I guess you don't wanna meet up on Wonder at Park Cafe when it opens? Lovetocruise2002 and GatorCruiser 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 1 hour ago, OCSC Mike said: I have in my head that the donuts got better at some point over the years... but I could be making that up. I usually gravitate towards danish or croissants. They did! I would say the last two years or so it has improved. 1 hour ago, Ampurp85 said: Wonder they did the screens with info about the cast of the shows. I don't remember Allure, but on Wonder they definitely did. OCSC Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 4 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said: So I guess you don't wanna meet up on Wonder at Park Cafe when it opens? You are correct, sir. OCSC Mike and SweetPea 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: I am a sucker for those chocolate covered donuts So is this guy OCSC Mike, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Cactus527 and 4 others 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Va4fam Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 14 hours ago, GregD said: After dinner, we wandered a bit.. @TheBoss518 found the Luis Vuitton shop.....this will probably not end well for my bank account.... We were able to get her away empty handed.....for now..... RUN as fast as you can in the other direction! Congratulations on escaping this time. My wife spotted the store on first night and left with a very expensive souvenir. At least we have another bag to hold more stuff! How was Grease? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 9 minutes ago, Va4fam said: How was Grease? Loved it! The cast was really good. I have one minor gripe, the woman playing Rizzo seemed to be trying to portray a deep rough voice and it seemed a bit forced at times. It didn’t really detract from the show though. Va4fam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 The Facebook group for this sailing is getting interesting. People are actively recruiting for pineapple type activities! The most recent one included a photo of a bikini clad derrière SweetPea, Cactus527, MaryS and 8 others 6 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 12 hours ago, Yesiamthere6 said: Oh my, I really really think they were originally the chips I hid, and forgot about them! The plan was to split between the kids for their airport wait, but more chips appeared later that day, that I ended up using. But that was way back to January 19th, certainly they can’t be the same ones! The tortilla/nacho type chips would be the test of this! I don't think the ziplock would keep them completely fresh for a month so if they are stale or have gone bad, then they've probably been there a while. Also, would a genie have put nacho chips in a bag in a drawer like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Va4fam Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 1 hour ago, GregD said: The Facebook group for this sailing is getting interesting. People are actively recruiting for pineapple type activities! The most recent one included a photo of a bikini clad derrière Seems like the perfect time to try out those pineapple shirts!! OCSC Mike and GregD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus527 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 @AlmondFarmer - 19 lbs gain in one week? That is impressive. I will take the record for the opposite direction - I lost 10 lbs on a 14-night Alaska cruise. Morning sickness + seasickness = great weight loss plan. WAAAYTOOO and MaryS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 5 hours ago, GatorCruiser said: It’s a crime against humanity and the cruise gods to be up at 6:30am. Thank you. I very often feel out of place here! OCSC Mike, asquared17, Lovetocruise2002 and 3 others 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 4 minutes ago, SweetPea said: I very often feel out of place here! Wanna feel out of place? Live blog while staying in an interior and doing almost no specialty dining like I may do next month. The horror! Lovetocruise2002, Sweety, Cactus527 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 Hey, at least you like to eat! I barely tolerate all the bird-sized portions food porn. OCSC Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 12 minutes ago, SweetPea said: Hey, at least you like to eat! I barely tolerate all the bird-sized portions food porn. Maybe focus on drink porn next time? SweetPea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandstromCruise Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 40 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said: Wanna feel out of place? Live blog while staying in an interior and doing almost no specialty dining like I may do next month. The horror! This might very well be me next Friday on Allure. WAAAYTOOO, SweetPea and OCSC Mike 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 3 minutes ago, LandstromCruise said: This might very well be me next Friday on Allure. Please do! I skipped blogging our last minute Allure cruise in October. We did do some specialty dining though and upgraded all the way from an interior to a central park interior. It was very fancy. LandstromCruise, MaryS and SweetPea 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 Lets get caught up here. Breakfast at CK today. Johnny got his french toast, Lydia, eggs and sausage, granola for Heather, and I got the Baja Eggs. Everything was good as usual. After breakfast and a little wandering, we made our way up to the suite sun deck. Dan and his family met us there. The kids were off in the pools while the adults relaxed. It was really a nice time. Sweety, SweetPea, Lovetocruise2002 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 Lunch today was Sabor.........and we can say it is a one and done for us. The meal started out good. Our apps were good and the margs tasty. But, like has been mentioned before.....the rest sucked. I'm willing to try everything once, and for us, that was enough. Our final dinner on the ship is also supposed to be here, but we will change it. All was not lost though, because we had a pirate sighting!! He must be on vacation because he looks dressed for casual Friday and his parrot was nowhere to be found. After lunch we all felt quite full, we headed back to the room...and we time traveled for a bit. Now we are all getting ready for formal night. We will do some pictures etc. Dinner is at 150CP. We also have the adult comedy show scheduled as well. Lovetocruise2002, Sweety, OCSC Mike and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted February 19 Author Report Share Posted February 19 Forgot to post this, Johnny had some fun in the splash pad area Sweety, SweetPea, Lovetocruise2002 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 2 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: Wanna feel out of place? Live blog while staying in an interior and doing almost no specialty dining like I may do next month. The horror! I got you on this amigo. I’ll post some suite lounge martini pics and me lounging in the suite sun deck, humbly of course. For academic purposes and to contribute to the liveblog. LandstromCruise, SweetPea, OCSC Mike and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 Just now, GatorCruiser said: I got you on this amigo. I’ll post some suite lounge martini pics and me lounging in the suite sun deck, humbly of course. For academic purposes and to contribute to the liveblog. If any of the SL/CK staff is still there from June (or have returned from break I guess), they were amazing! I know one of the concierges is now on Icon but @Lovetocruise2002 said the others I knew from Wonder weren't. If you didn't read the live blog I did for that one, I was freeloading in Sky Class thanks to generous family members and it's mostly nothing but suite neighborhood stuff. If it were up to them, they wouldn't leave the suite neighborhood (in fact, they rarely did except to see shows). I had a great time, don't get me wrong, but I'm actually looking forward to more of my usual routine. I can appreciate how great CK/SL and the suite deck were (especially the staff) but I can just as easily stuff myself on the included venues, use my vouchers, and lounge in the Solarium. Sweety and GatorCruiser 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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