Geezer Of The Seas Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 53 minutes ago, GatorCruiser said: Jalapeño marg from cantina Fresca. Now that's efficient right there. Pickling those jalapeños while pickling your liver. GatorCruiser and Cactus527 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 Current situation I imagine @jbrinkm is getting a taste if this as well SweetPea, MaryS, Cactus527 and 4 others 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 Hopefully @jbrinkm will be in port until that weather system heads North. Neesa, Cactus527 and MaryS 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 3 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: Really storming now. I can’t even hear the music above the sound of the rain & thunder. Lots of lightning too. Don’t think I’ve actually sailed through a thunderstorm before. I have been in 4 hurricanes in Jamaica. I love the rain. Gilley, OCSC Mike, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 2 others 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 23 Author Report Share Posted March 23 21 minutes ago, Sweety said: I have been in 4 hurricanes in Jamaica. I love the rain. We’ve had way more than that pass over our house outside Orlando. Fortunately most of them minor & we really only mind them most of the time b/c of a building issue but I won’t get into that. Regardless, I don’t need sun but I’ll pass on the rain too. Sweety, SweetPea and Cactus527 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 So this happened right after I posted the radar PPPJJ-GCVAB, WAAAYTOOO, Ampurp85 and 10 others 2 3 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 23 Author Report Share Posted March 23 WJ shrimp & ribs for lunch. Really not bad by WJ standards. Now sitting in a very windy & empty ELF for perhaps my last tacos of the cruise. WAAAYTOOO, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Cactus527 and 11 others 8 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 That WJ shrimp and ribs look amazing ! MaryS, Sweety, OCSC Mike and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 7 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said: WJ shrimp & ribs for lunch. Really not bad by WJ standards. Now sitting in a very windy & empty ELF for perhaps my last tacos of the cruise. I want some ribs. Neesa, OCSC Mike, MaryS and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 23 Author Report Share Posted March 23 Back in the Solarium which is now very crowded but we’ve had our loungers since this morning so all good. Wife went back to the cabin after WJ to grab something & said the glass elevators were shut down. I was pretty cold after sitting in the wind tunnel of ELF so I followed @GatorCruiser’s lead. Figured the jalapeño might warm me up. Same as the Goalpost margarita from Playmakers just in a pool deck friendly plastic glass. PPPJJ-GCVAB, MaryS, JohnK6404 and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 23 Author Report Share Posted March 23 I may not have found Matt but I did just run into the comic we liked at Park Cafe. Going to see the 10:00 main theater show tonight. Last stop at CL happy hour & MDR before that, then 90’s Name That Tune b/c that's the type of pre-vintages that we are. Light drizzle at the moment. Ship never got rocky so the storms weren’t a big deal to us. Ampurp85, Cactus527, SweetPea and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 CUP CLIP Cactus527, OCSC Mike and Ampurp85 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 Had to get to wonderland for a smoke rings. Place was hopping. Ampurp85, Sweety and OCSC Mike 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 23 Author Report Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, asquared17 said: CUP CLIP We used it even more than I expected. Sweety, jbrinkm, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 23 Author Report Share Posted March 23 39 minutes ago, GatorCruiser said: Had to get to wonderland for a smoke rings. Place was hopping. Thanks for the reminder, was considering trying the margarita there, never have. GatorCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 We’re in the end game now @OCSC Mike got hit up all the spots we can until this party is over. Neesa, WAAAYTOOO, Sweety and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 23 Author Report Share Posted March 23 40 minutes ago, GatorCruiser said: We’re in the end game now @OCSC Mike got hit up all the spots we can until this party is over. Exactly how I feel on the last night of every cruise. Usually have more regrets about not doing/eating enough of certain things but think I did better this time. I definitely had my fill of ELF, lol. #1 goal before our next cruise is to learn to drink more so vouchers don’t go to waste. PPPJJ-GCVAB, Jax, Sweety and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 23 Author Report Share Posted March 23 MDR Bon Voyage Menu Mediterranean Tapas Steak - Again, surprisingly edible Apple cobbler Sweety, JohnK6404, MaryS and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Y’all’s MDR dinner looked great @OCSC Mike Our final dinner was CK. Service was over the top good. Not sure if they were angling for extra grease or 10/10 on the survey. Food was great. Nevertheless the staff everywhere works their arses off and what make Cruises so good. Pics below Lovetocruise2002, MaryS, Jax and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Went to Mason jar bar. Met a dude from my old college town of Gainesville. Had a no smoke joke and coke or something like that made with buffalo trace. It’s like a smoke rings from wonderland. JohnK6404, SweetPea, Lovetocruise2002 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 24 Author Report Share Posted March 24 6 minutes ago, GatorCruiser said: Went to Mason jar bar I must have just missed you. Will add to story later. Riverboat Float b/c I’m a big kid & don’t drink whiskey like you. WAAAYTOOO, GatorCruiser, JohnK6404 and 4 others 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 2 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said: I must have just missed you. Will add to story later. Riverboat Float b/c I’m a big kid & don’t drink whiskey like you. Dangit I would have loved to see y’all one last time to say goodbye. @Matt the community he’s created on this board brings people together if even temporarily. That’s powerful human connection and he should be proud. I guess I’m getting contemplative because im nostalgic and I’m sad about this cruise being over. MaryS, Neesa, Jax and 8 others 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 I'm glad you guys made the most of the crappy weather. I can rarely finish my vouchers since I also utilize my prime status. Neesa, Sweety, OCSC Mike and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 24 Author Report Share Posted March 24 34 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: I can rarely finish my vouchers since I also utilize my prime status. I should have clarified… I can finish mine without Prime; it’s finishing my wife’s on days when she has one drink that will be the challenge now that we’re D+, lol. I like having some canned soda & Truly in the fridge so that’s fine for some of them even if I’m not maximizing dollar value but I’m not trying to stock the cabin like it’s a vending machine. I’ll figure it out. Cactus527, SweetPea, Sweety and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus527 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 6 hours ago, asquared17 said: CUP CLIP I have been referring to mine as Clippy. @OCSC Mike and @GatorCruiser, your photos are awesome! I keep showing them to Spouse to convince Spouse to go on another cruise with me. Spouse keeps saying no, it's a "special" trip, it shouldn't be all the time, blah blah blah. Spouse is ridiculous. Thankfully, I can always cruise solo. Happy last night of your cruise!!!!! (though I know it's FAR from happy to pack, lol) asquared17, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Sweety and 5 others 4 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 3 hours ago, GatorCruiser said: @Matt the community he’s created on this board brings people together if even temporarily Truth! Neesa, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Sweety and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 24 Author Report Share Posted March 24 3 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: Will add to story later. Rest of Mason Jar story… Pretty sure I mentioned that my wife ran into the very friendly & excellent server we had with the family last June on day 1 while I was getting a drink from the bar. Anyway, she was our server for brunch on day 3 and we got to know her a bit more. The plan was to go back that night and my wife was going to get a milkshake. When we did, our server wasn’t there & someone told us she wasn’t feeling well & had to go to medical. Naturally we were concerned. Fast forward to tonight when I went there for a drink… my wife saw her and I think she’ll be fine but we went back to our cabin to get her some OTC meds to leave with her. She was very appreciative & even got my wife her favorite dessert (Gone Bananas) to go at no charge. I don’t want to share specific details and that stuff isn’t important anyway. I’m just happy to report that we’re still having many of the experiences that have always made our cruises so great. Sure the WJ has a bit less variety, the MDR may not be as good as it once was (you know I’m not even a huge subscriber to that one), our bed was only made once/day, etc. but our overall enjoyment hasn’t really diminished. FionaMG, Ampurp85, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 9 others 10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 24 Author Report Share Posted March 24 That’s probably it for now. I have a handful of random thoughts to share but I’ll post them from home. We’re doing self-assist in the morning with no real plan as far as timing other than sometime after I have one more morning of CL cappuccino & stuff myself one last time. Thanks to all who followed along & contributed (especially @GatorCruiser of course). SweetPea, Sweety, Jax and 8 others 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 I can't believe it's over already. Where did the week go? Safe travels home @OCSC Mike and @GatorCruiser and thanks for the ride. Ampurp85, GatorCruiser, Sweety and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottD Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Thank you guys for taking us along!! We got that nasty weather yesterday in Philly, as well- rained from 4am to 4pm Saturday. Glad it wasn't enough to...dampen your trip (dad pun intended). You got me pumped for mine, even though we won't have all of the awesome venues this time around, still excited to get back on a ship and both of you guys posting all these pics of the food and loungers and COOKIES has me hoping this countdown starts moving faster! OCSC Mike, Neesa, Sweety and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Have a safe and peaceful travel day. I am so pumped for Mason Jar. I think I am going to do brunch and dinner. I have to compare and contrast. Students are doing an essay on criminal justice. Neesa, OCSC Mike, Ampurp85 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 24 Author Report Share Posted March 24 Last breakfast in Solarium Bistro. Chocolate donut for @Ampurp85. Need to have more donuts next time. WAAAYTOOO, SweetPea, ScottD and 9 others 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 24 Author Report Share Posted March 24 Walked right off as usual, home by 9am… and the local news is already taunting me… Ampurp85, Neesa, LandstromCruise and 6 others 1 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilley Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 I might play those lottery numbers at the bottom of the screen. OCSC Mike, ScottD and WAAAYTOOO 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 16 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: We used it even more than I expected. maybe you should trust us when we recommend things…. jk jk i am so happy to hear it worked out!! SweetPea, Jax, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neesa Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 @OCSC Mike and @GatorCruiser What a WONDERful journey! Thanks so much for taking us along. I was living for all the photos. So happy you shared. Until next time GatorCruiser, OCSC Mike and SweetPea 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 @OCSC Mike and @GatorCruiser. I enjoyed the tandem blog. It was two different unique experiences. I will say I was missing the chocolate croissants and donuts so much I stopped by my local bakery. I hope to get back on Wonder in the future. SweetPea, GatorCruiser, asquared17 and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 16 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: #1 goal before our next cruise is to learn to drink more so vouchers don’t go to waste. You've come to the right place ... i can help you with that. Follow me for alcohol tips. I'm a professional. Follow @asquared17 for non-alcoholic tips. We all know what happens when she's only had one drink and reverts to using vouchers for (I'm sorry, A, too soon? ) Neesa, OCSC Mike, Jax and 3 others 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 1 hour ago, OCSC Mike said: home by 9am Best part of driving to the port!!!! MaryS, OCSC Mike and Neesa 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 24 Author Report Share Posted March 24 20 minutes ago, Neesa said: I was living for all the photos. So happy you shared. Until next time Happy that everyone seemed to enjoy the blog so much. Also happy that I accomplished my goal of more shorter posts with pics. That said, I'm still a work in progress and I may have been posting a little TOO frequently. My goal in June will be to mostly emulate this one but save some posts for later (as opposed to closer to real-time) when we're truly not doing anything for a while so that I'm not on my phone so much during short breaks in the action. Obviously I enjoy sharing everything with you guys... but I don't want to take anything away from enjoying the time with my wife. I know there's room for both, I just have to find the happy medium. For so many obvious reasons... I'm feeling very fortunate knowing that we'll be back on Wonder in exactly 10 weeks... and then 5 weeks after that one ends. PPPJJ-GCVAB, Neesa, FionaMG and 4 others 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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