jbrinkm Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 White night & formal night table pictures. I have a funny smile in the white night pic because the lady at the next table took it and didn't really tell us when, so I got smile fatigue. And my son's eyes are closed for the same reason. WAAAYTOOO, SweetPea, WAYNO and 12 others 12 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 We've been missing the Boardwalk Donuts so I got room service breakfast yesterday before our excursion and ordered a chocolate donut @OCSC Mike! This was the best donut I've ever had on a cruise ship. It was fresh, soft and still a little warm but with that harder chocolate on top. Delish!! Although I wouldn't have used the room service if I had gotten Jamaican time correct. Oh, @Ampurp85 , I think you like these too? mjb1127, PPPJJ-GCVAB, JohnK6404 and 8 others 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 My parents left their Freestyle cups on the MDR table at lunch and guest services replaced them for free! I thought that was a really nice gesture. We tried to track them down but with no luck. We came across a small vessel this morning that didn't respond to hails. So we slowed, stopped, turned around came back to it, and sent an emergency craft over. Turns out it was just a loose boat that had floated to here with no one aboard. I've smelled a bad sewer smell twice, briefly. The weather is lovely. Hot, yes, but in the shade, with a bit of breeze, just amazing to sit out on my balcony and type this and watch + listen to the water. This is the furthest south I've ever been and I'm glad it is March rather than April. JohnK6404, SweetPea, MaryS and 8 others 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neesa Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Re: Smoking on balcony, our Wonder sailing our cabin was next to the accessible cabin. Marijuana permeated the upstairs bathroom, forget the balcony. Some days in the beginning were intolerable. Caveat, I know this is a big no no but they indeed needed that cabin, I felt maybe they used it for pain. It slowed down as the week went on, but my allergies detest smoke of any kind, ugh that sailing! A tiny part of me thinks I should give Wonder another try, a bigger part is like, no I'm good. Thanks for sharing the photos, you look so happy, so blessed. It's wonderful to be able to sail with the ones you love. WAAAYTOOO, jbrinkm, Lovetocruise2002 and 4 others 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 6 minutes ago, jbrinkm said: chocolate donut I finally had one after @Ampurp85 said something at the end of my cruise and it was very good on Wonder as well. You'd think since I like to eat so much and try different things it wouldn't be a problem to try most of the free offerings but I get stuck in my head that I prefer one to another (like danish to donuts) instead of going through the spread and at least tasting everything I might like once (I kept ignoring the muffins which were pretty good too). Ampurp85, Sweety, SweetPea and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 6 minutes ago, Neesa said: A tiny part of me thinks I should give Wonder another try, a bigger part is like, no I'm good. I think you should jump on the June 2nd or July 14th sailing this summer (I know you can't but still). I can't help you while you're in the suite neighborhood but I swear my wife and I just don't experience the shenanigans everyone else seems to. We definitely lean toward not being bothered by stuff unless it significantly impacts our enjoyment, but (knock on wood), that stuff rarely happens on our cruises. SweetPea, WAAAYTOOO and Neesa 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 I got these adorable ducks but never printed tags so I'm about to handwrite something and use little clear hairbands to attach them. My husband had to do some work today so he parked himself in the upper deck of Dazzles where he was in air conditioning but could still see out of a window (he likes to have a full table when he's working.) He mentioned at lunch that he was having trouble finding a spot and my daughter took it as a personal challenge to find him somewhere. ScottD, SweetPea, asquared17 and 8 others 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorCruiser Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 @OCSC Mike god bless you for how much you sail wonder. I am envious. OCSC Mike, Neesa and asquared17 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 1 minute ago, GatorCruiser said: @OCSC Mike god bless you for how much you sail wonder. I am envious. If it makes you less envious, I think we have to cancel next March. And to make it even worse, that's the best price of all my Wonders, so I'll likely wind up booking something in July 2025 for a whole lot more. PPPJJ-GCVAB, GatorCruiser, jbrinkm and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 59 minutes ago, jbrinkm said: I got these adorable ducks but never printed tags so I'm about to handwrite something and use little clear hairbands to attach them. My husband had to do some work today so he parked himself in the upper deck of Dazzles where he was in air conditioning but could still see out of a window (he lies to have a full table when he's working.) He mentioned at lunch that he was having trouble finding a spot and my daughter took it as a personal challenge to find him somewhere. I love the sock feet ! PPPJJ-GCVAB, jbrinkm, SweetPea and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 I saw the Stowaway Piano player! I heard singing (Sweet Caroline) and couldn't figure out why that was happening in the WJ but then I saw the bottom of the piano in the elevator. I ran around to try to see better but he didn't stop on 15, went directly to 14. My son and I did the Zipline. He finished first and went to get ice cream, so I decided to take the slide back down to get to the room. MaryS, SweetPea, JohnK6404 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 i usually hang my items outside to dry… with magnetic hooks to hold them down if it’s particularly windy. otherwise they’d be wet forever the way we keep our cabin icebox temps i LOVE your ducks!!!! how cute!!!! now i am off to check out the magnetic dudes. curse you, bezos!! (jk we love it) Ampurp85, jbrinkm, SweetPea and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomSlayer Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Looks like you are having a great time with the kids and old wise ones! Looking forward to the second half of your trip. If you have any more ducks, try putting one in a hard-to-find spot and let me know the general area. I'll try to find it when we get on board on Easter. We will probably re-hide it as we have a ton of easter ducks we are bringing. WAAAYTOOO, jbrinkm and Neesa 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Those ducks are cracking me up. That donut also makes me want donuts. The family photos are beautiful, and everyone looks happy. Sucks about brunch, I stay away from apple crumbles on ships because the crumble is always bad and now there are raisins to worry about....no thank you. Neesa, WAAAYTOOO and jbrinkm 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 4 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: now there are raisins to worry about I call my wife picky, and she is, but you guys have a vendetta against certain items, lol. I love it. For the record, it was nothing special, but there were no raisins in my apple cobbler on Wonder. WAAAYTOOO, Ampurp85, asquared17 and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 I may or may not be hiding ducks on our May 16 cruise. But I will definitely be looking for them during my cruise . WAYNO, asquared17, WAAAYTOOO and 2 others 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 47 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: That donut also makes me want donuts. Look what was at WJ tonight! 52 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: I stay away from apple crumbles on ships because the crumble is always bad and now there are raisins to worry about....no thank you. I have avoided crumbles since I had the rancid one. BUT THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE BLOSSOM 1 hour ago, DoomSlayer said: you have any more ducks, try putting one in a hard-to-find spot and let me know the general area Ok! This will be fun. And then maybe you can hide one for @PPPJJ-GCVAB! Neesa, PPPJJ-GCVAB, OCSC Mike and 5 others 6 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomSlayer Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 1 minute ago, jbrinkm said: Ok! This will be fun. And then maybe you can hide one for @PPPJJ-GCVAB! I could do that! @PPPJJ-GCVAB is boarding on the 6th? I wonder how long we could keep this game going? Neesa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 We went to 1977 tonight and I loved it. SO much better than the disjointed one on Allure. All the added tech was impressive, the songs were great and the skating was top notch. However, I'm starting to think that disco dancing fixes all of the problems on all of the shows on this ship. WAAAYTOOO, SweetPea, Ampurp85 and 7 others 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 14 minutes ago, DoomSlayer said: I could do that! @PPPJJ-GCVAB is boarding on the 6th? I wonder how long we could keep this game going? Ummm nope my boarding isn’t until May! The 16th….yeah you’d have to bury one in Central Park somewhere in order for me to find it! Hmmm…not a bad idea! SweetPea and DoomSlayer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 16 minutes ago, DoomSlayer said: could do that! @PPPJJ-GCVAB is boarding on the 6th? I wonder how long we could keep this game going? No unfortunately not until May 16 so it is probably unrealistic but I don't know anyone getting on after you... PPPJJ-GCVAB and DoomSlayer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 asquared17, MaryS, Neesa and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 Will you be going to Flight? I’m interested in finding out best area to sit in for this…especially for the kids. We reserved this for night 7 (ours is an 8 nighter). Looks interesting . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 Dinner was good! Taste of UK, which we didn't have last year. The only thing my family didn't like was the vegan ice cream sundae which my husband & son didn't realize was vegan. My kids started playing a game like 20 questions during dinner but broader and eventually everyone started guessing and some were ridiculous or we would keep guessing the same thing, forgetting we'd already said it, getting more and more out there with our guesses. It took us about 200 tries to get lasagne. I said lettuce 6 times, my husband kept saying salt. Then our waiter got involved and asked us "What is the only room in the world with no doors?" (Let's see if any of you can get it!) 3 hours ago, asquared17 said: with magnetic hooks to hold them down I'm feeling dumb for not realizing that the outside is also metal but I also have those awesome super strong clips you recommended and we've clipped a few things to the back of the chairs (which are SO much nicer than the deck chairs on Allure) PPPJJ-GCVAB, MaryS, SweetPea and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 14 minutes ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said: Will you be going to Flight? Yes, also on night 7! I'll let you know. Tomorrow night is Wonderland. Thursday, we have our rescheduled pickleball lesson, laser tag AND a Headliner show, Mark Preston, all after dinner. ScottD, Neesa, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 BTW sadly our switch from Labadee ended up being what I thought it would be but prayed it wouldn’t be! So not only is Royal sending us to Nassau…but they moved our CocoCay day! We were going to be with Indy and now we will be with Wonder! And our Port Canaveral day also got moved so now they have us there for an entire day! 10 minutes ago, jbrinkm said: What is the only room in the world with no doors?" (Let's see if any of you can get it!) Yup….Mushroom!! I’m gonna tell this one to my granddaughter for her to use in her daily announcements at school! She always ends it with a riddle…lol! WAAAYTOOO, jbrinkm, OCSC Mike and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, Ampurp85 said: Sucks about brunch The MDR has been all over the place. Today was separate breakfast & lunch but day 2 was brunch (both sea days). Then port days, of course, just breakfast. DoomSlayer, Ampurp85, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 3 others 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 1 minute ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said: BTW sadly our switch from Labadee ended up being what I thought it would be but prayed it wouldn’t be! So not only is Royal sending us to Nassau…but they moved our CocoCay day! We were going to be with Indy and now we will be with Wonder! And our Port Canaveral day also got moved so now they have us there for an entire day! 14 minutes ago, jbrinkm said: What is the only room in the world with no doors?" (Let's see if any of you can get it!) Yup….Mushroom!! I’m gonna tell this one to my granddaughter for her to use in her daily announcements at school! She always ends it with a riddle…lol! Ugh. So sorry about your itinerary changes. And YES!!!! You got it. I think we were all feeling a little too silly to really focus, but we got as far as guessing kitchen, the outdoors, a Roomba, and some other stuff that made no sense. PPPJJ-GCVAB, Neesa, SweetPea and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 24 minutes ago, jbrinkm said: I'm feeling dumb for not realizing that the outside is also metal but I also have those awesome super strong clips you recommended and we've clipped a few things to the back of the chairs (which are SO much nicer than the deck chairs on Allure) there are a few random places outside that aren’t magnetic — but you’ll figure that out pretty quickly. obviously if it’s hella windy/you’re at sea (or they’re doing cleaning) maybe don’t put EVERYTHING out there. a lot of times i will hang my dress for the night so that the wrinkles will release in the humidity. 2 hours ago, Ampurp85 said: and now there are raisins to worry about AT WHAT POINT DOES THE MADNESS END. SweetPea, Ampurp85, jbrinkm and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 51 minutes ago, jbrinkm said: All the added tech was impressive You’d like Wonder’s then. 23 minutes ago, jbrinkm said: The MDR has been all over the place. Today was separate breakfast & lunch but day 2 was brunch (both sea days). Then port days, of course, just breakfast. Weird. We never go to the MDR for any of those but pretty sure all the sea days were brunch on Wonder. Solarium Cafe was also brunch on sea days which Matt wrote about & praised but I didn’t get the appeal. It just meant from 9am-1pm there were both the usual breakfast items & the usual lunch items. I can see eating breakfast foods at noon but not sure who was eating the hamburgers at 9am. PPPJJ-GCVAB and jbrinkm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 So funny enough I always walk through the WJ just in case they have those donuts. I loved them, the ones with a smidge of cinnamon sugar and that chocolate sauce are to die for. Sweety, MaryS, jbrinkm and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted March 27 Author Report Share Posted March 27 8 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: I get stuck in my head that I prefer one to another It took me forever to try a ranger cookie for this same reason, but eventually you all convinced me and now I love them! But I've only seen them the first night. I need to check Park Cafe. I have really spent no time in Central Park this sailing at all yet. WAYNO, SweetPea, Neesa and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus527 Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 CURSE YOUR RIDDLES! So glad someone posted the answer, otherwise tonight would have been sleepless. Chocolate donut = . Please send 30-40 c/o ME. Love your white night photo!!!! PPPJJ-GCVAB, Neesa, Ampurp85 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottD Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 5 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: n but not sure who was eating the hamburgers at 9am. MaryS, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Neesa and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 3 hours ago, ScottD said: Do you at least put a fried egg on top? PPPJJ-GCVAB and Cactus527 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottD Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 2 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: Do you at least put a fried egg on top? sometimes. Im a big lunch for breakfast guy...i get full on hoagies or burgers from wawa on my way into work in the morning. I love breakfast,too...but when the option is there, it's a rough decision between a big burger or a cheese omelet Neesa, OCSC Mike, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 10 minutes ago, ScottD said: sometimes. Im a big lunch for breakfast guy...i get full on hoagies or burgers from wawa on my way into work in the morning. I love breakfast,too...but when the option is there, it's a rough decision between a big burger or a cheese omelet Isn't it also like 2am on your way into work? Lunch at 9am would make sense for you, lol. Mentioning hoagies and breakfast makes me think of my favorite breakfast food cart at Penn 25 years later. Huge bacon egg n cheese on a hoagie roll. PPPJJ-GCVAB, ScottD, jbrinkm and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus527 Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 Hamburgers are a legitimate food choice at any time of the day. ScottD, PPPJJ-GCVAB, SweetPea and 2 others 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted March 28 Author Report Share Posted March 28 Quick summary of the day since it is already late and we have another dive tomorrow morning. I'll try to expand later. We took the public bus to the Hyatt where we picked up our rental car (Top Drive, very good experience with them). My parents decided to just stay there for the beach, the casino and the restaurant. The bus and rental car took a little longer than expected (we couldn't find the bus stop right away) and also room service came 15 minutes later than the window. Since we met our dive guide 15 minutes late so just did a 1 tank dive instead of 2. Which was fine since we hadn't done anything since October so it was a good refresher for us. I've heard Curacao has better diving but Aruba was pretty nice! Warm, clear water, lots of colorful fish, a spiny lobster and a moray eel. Pictures are all on the go pro so none yet. MaryS, Cactus527, SweetPea and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted March 28 Author Report Share Posted March 28 Willem's Pancake House FionaMG, mjb1127, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 5 others 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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