AshleyDillo Posted April 20 Author Report Share Posted April 20 Oscar has been killing it with the mini menagerie.. Matches the theme of the little choking hazard I found yesterday..remote for scale. And got my B2B letter! Lovetocruise2002, JohnK6404, Sweety and 10 others 11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted April 20 Report Share Posted April 20 12 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: Oscar has been killing it with the mini menagerie.. Those are great! AshleyDillo and Sweety 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 22 Author Report Share Posted April 22 I skipped MDR on the last night..Caribbean night is not my fave and I had ruined my dinner with a late snack from Fish & Ships. Did some damage in the casino and ended up with an instant certificate...it was all 10-hand video poker. I am definitely qualified for Prime now despite my prior 2 sailings this month not showing points on the Club Royale site. I decided to hit up 3-card poker on the way out and hit a 4 of a kind so that was a nice little payout. Packed up for turnaround day...and set an early alarm and woke up before the sun had burned off the yuck. I was able to stay in my cabin and work until 9:30 and then I met up in the Star Lounge with about 50 others. They will have a lunch for us in the dining room at 11:30. Now we are waiting to be called to get our new SeaPass cards. Cactus527, Ampurp85, SweetPea and 7 others 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted April 22 Report Share Posted April 22 3 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: Did some damage in the casino Congrats ! I have sucked the past few nights in the casino. Back to my old ways Ampurp85, SweetPea, Sweety and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 22 Author Report Share Posted April 22 Consecutive cruiser lunch menu...only about 15 of us are here and they sat me solo Neesa, Lovetocruise2002, WAAAYTOOO and 6 others 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 22 Author Report Share Posted April 22 Caesar salad Chicken...this was super salty but it was actually very, very flavorful too! Would order it again and hope it was less salty. I heard griping around the interwebs that this was taken off whatever menu it usually shows up on, so I ordered it. The cookie part was good but the ice cream was overly sweet. Cactus527, MaryS, SweetPea and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 22 Author Report Share Posted April 22 I snuck off to my room after lunch... And Oscar made it happen..my luggage was waiting in my room. Other than a quick run to my muster station to check in, I just stayed holed up working in the cabin. I have the same dinner time and table as last week but it isn't the same waitstaff. I saw on the app I had been assigned the same table and just assumed they would be here and I could tip for both cruises at the end...oops. OCSC Mike, SweetPea, MaryS and 4 others 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 I love how it is always one broccoli and one carrot. Lovetocruise2002, WAAAYTOOO, asquared17 and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 23 Author Report Share Posted April 23 27 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: I love how it is always one broccoli and one carrot. It was actually three carrot slices, thank you very much! I felt like I won the lottery. OCSC Mike, Neesa, Ampurp85 and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 Welcome to leg #2 ! AshleyDillo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 23 Author Report Share Posted April 23 I was boring today..got some work done. I took a break and checked out the Make A Wish auction on the pool deck. I heard it's only for April which is a shame because they were auctioning off some cruise planner items at a discount...like $100 for 2 for the full behind the scenes ship tour or a speciaty restaurant for 2 for $70. I would much rather pay that and have it go to Make A Wish. Ampurp85, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Cactus527 and 3 others 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 23 Author Report Share Posted April 23 Just got the announcement of a medical evacuation in the next 30 mins...the helipad will be closed. WAAAYTOOO, Cactus527, asquared17 and 4 others 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 23 Author Report Share Posted April 23 Wonder if they realize they forgot to turn off the bridge cam... Ampurp85, Neesa, MaryS and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 23 Author Report Share Posted April 23 Here's the Crown Lounge snacks since I was up here to grab a coffee.. JohnK6404, Lovetocruise2002, Sweety and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 2 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: Crown Lounge snacks I still can't get over that sad little warming tray, lol. Ampurp85, JustMeJoe, SweetPea and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 23 Author Report Share Posted April 23 48 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: Wonder if they realize they forgot to turn off the bridge cam... We are at a full stop and they are out there removing the benches on the helipad. We also went some weird route for our Bimini stop tomorrow WAAAYTOOO and SweetPea 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 23 Author Report Share Posted April 23 Suite Lounge must be boring. The Pinns keep infiltrating the Crown Lounge and blinding me with their bling WAAAYTOOO, JustMeJoe, Sweety and 6 others 1 6 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 Wait are those mussels in the CL? I love when they do the key lime cheesecake bites. Last time I was on Indy wasn't "high ranking" so I have never been to the CL, is it very small? Sweety 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 24 Author Report Share Posted April 24 4 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: Last time I was on Indy wasn't "high ranking" so I have never been to the CL, is it very small? It's like the one on Mariner if you are familiar. Maybe 50 seats inside and there is an outside section as well. It's located up on Deck 14 so has the Viking Crown views. It also is not a solid wall and there is noise bleed. Now Playing: Children doing Taylor Swift karaoke in the genopop.area. Neesa, WAAAYTOOO, SweetPea and 2 others 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMeJoe Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 15 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: I still can't get over that sad little warming tray, lol Yep, but those snacks look preeeety good. Better than EX OCSC Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 14 hours ago, AshleyDillo said: Maybe 50 seats inside and there is an outside section as well. It's located up on Deck 14 so has the Viking Crown views. 7 minutes ago, JustMeJoe said: Yep, but those snacks look preeeety good. Better than EX I liked the CL on Indy between the crown view and the outdoor area. Although when we were on her in 2022 the automatic sliding door to the outside wasn't working so you had to manually pry it open, lol. The warm snacks were also awful. Everything is a trade-off I guess. I'm used to Oasis class with the CL in the basement and I'll take Wonder's virtual window, nice food spread, and TWO coffee machines at this point over a nice view. I don't actually lounge there for long anyway... I usually just grab my cappuccinos and pastry to go in the early AM and pop in at night to check the snacks and maybe sit there eating them for 10-15 mins. AshleyDillo, JustMeJoe, SweetPea and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 24 Author Report Share Posted April 24 Oh..I forgot to mention this last cruise but they did kick someone off the ship in Grand Turk and today on the Facebook group we got this explanation. WAAAYTOOO, Ampurp85, Neesa and 6 others 2 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 You do not want to be caught with ammo there. Apparently it carries a 12-year prison sentence. https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/turks-and-caicos-ammo-prison-sentence-american-tourists/ Ironically (or Google shenanigans), that story popped up in my Chrome newsfeed today. Cactus527, Sweety, DDaley and 5 others 1 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neesa Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 Oh my word! Checking and double checking our back packs, they do in fact accompany us to the range on occasion. So sad for this man, what an unfortunate and horrible mistake. I'm glad the particulars were shared, just wow!! OCSC Mike, Cactus527 and SweetPea 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted April 24 Report Share Posted April 24 I saw that story about the ammo and was like wow. But 12 years seems excessive. OCSC Mike, Cactus527, Sweety and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 I would never use a bag that had previously been used with firearms or ammunition of any kind. Just too many things can go wrong. Sniffing dogs, for example. Why add that risk of suspicion and attention. JustMeJoe, MaryS, Ampurp85 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 25 Author Report Share Posted April 25 I did not get off yesterday in Bimini. I could see it from the ship and it didn't look worthwhile to get off. I do not adventure solo so when I'm on a solo trip. If I get off I just walk around the immediate port area if there isn't an excursion that gives a generalized tour of the area with no water activities or beach breaks. If I wasn't solo I would have likely rented a golf cart and explored. It was Caribbean night in the MDR and I still went despite the uninteresting menu. My table neighbors are all nice. My table is a 2-top in a row of other 2-tops so we're all super close like one big table. Fortunately this cruise everyone shows up early and there's less waiting around for ordering and food delivery. Makes the meal go faster. WAAAYTOOO, Ampurp85, OCSC Mike and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 25 Author Report Share Posted April 25 Today we are in Nassau. There is Liberty to my left. And Anthem to my right. I feel like the inside of a Royal sandwich. OCSC Mike, WAAAYTOOO, Ampurp85 and 9 others 3 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 17 hours ago, Neesa said: Oh my word! Checking and double checking our back packs, they do in fact accompany us to the range on occasion. So sad for this man, what an unfortunate and horrible mistake. I'm glad the particulars were shared, just wow!! 16 hours ago, Ampurp85 said: I saw that story about the ammo and was like wow. But 12 years seems excessive. 15 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I would never use a bag that had previously been used with firearms or ammunition of any kind. Just too many things can go wrong. Sniffing dogs, for example. Why add that risk of suspicion and attention. Adding my 🫨. Holy crud. That's really unfortunate. Pretty sure we only use our range bag for the range but now I'll be paranoid and extra cautious. I've accidentally brought aboard airplane bottles of liquor that they gave me on the plane and i kept in my bag and didn't think about. Or heaven forbid the time i forgot i had some gummies in my bag that were never caught (thank God). You often forget that what's perfectly legal and normal in your every day life doesn't translate when you travel. Ampurp85, AshleyDillo, Neesa and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 16 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I would never use a bag that had previously been used with firearms or ammunition of any kind. Just too many things can go wrong. Sniffing dogs, for example. Why add that risk of suspicion and attention. This is why my range bag is only a range bag and nothing else. WAAAYTOOO, SweetPea, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 3 others 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 25 Author Report Share Posted April 25 On this episode of Windjammer guests behaving badly... I watched a lady just stand there at the wall next to the condiment pumps and eat her dessert..and then she just left and walked off. This was after I watched another guest taste test stuff as she put it on her plate..just full on picking it off her plate with her hands. Lovetocruise2002, SweetPea, MaryS and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 1 hour ago, AshleyDillo said: On this episode of Windjammer guests behaving badly... I watched a lady just stand there at the wall next to the condiment pumps and eat her dessert..and then she just left and walked off. This was after I watched another guest taste test stuff as she put it on her plate..just full on picking it off her plate with her hands. The people (not all) in the WJ are often a special breed. I will never forget that kid sucking that sausage and putting it back, the mom seeing but not telling the staff. asquared17, OCSC Mike, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 3 others 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 8 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: The people (not all) in the WJ are often a special breed. Now I know what you really think of me. I know you said "not all" and your brother goes there, I get it. I really am in my own little bubble while cruising though. I don't see much of this stuff. I did see one little boy going through the ELF line on his own and grabbing about 8 tortillas (with the tongs at least)... then he of course put 6 of them back. Ampurp85 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 25 Author Report Share Posted April 25 53 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said: I really am in my own little bubble while cruising though. I don't see much of this stuff I get impatient when I'm waiting in lines so I get hyper observant and notice everything Ampurp85, OCSC Mike and Neesa 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted April 25 Report Share Posted April 25 35 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: I get impatient when I'm waiting in lines so I get hyper observant and notice everything I think this is me, I feel seen . AshleyDillo and Neesa 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 25 Author Report Share Posted April 25 7 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: I think this is me, I feel seen . I'm solo too, so not distracted by my immediate party. But again I also get distracted by everything else going on when I am with my immediate party and see everything...maybe it's just us Neesa, asquared17 and Ampurp85 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted April 26 Report Share Posted April 26 6 hours ago, AshleyDillo said: This was after I watched another guest taste test stuff as she put it on her plate..just full on picking it off her plate with her hands. 4 hours ago, Ampurp85 said: I will never forget that kid sucking that sausage and putting it back, the mom seeing but not telling the staff. oh sweet lord. i need to lay down. gooDBYE FOREVER THIS IS SO GROSS Cactus527, Neesa, Ampurp85 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 26 Author Report Share Posted April 26 Newsflash: I did not CocoCay today. Is anyone surprised? I stayed on the ship and worked. When I finally left my cabin I was greeted with another casino instant certificate..oops We are late leaving CocoCay because of a medical emergency but the captain assured us we will still make it back to Miami on time. Saturdays at the Port of Miami are crazy, so that should be fun. I have a late flight home so I can wait out the crush and leisurely make my way to the airport. No plans to do anything to pass the time. I do have a car rental reservation just in case but I most likely will just hang at the airport for hours. Maybe ride TriRail back and forth like an excursion MaryS, Cactus527, Neesa and 7 others 3 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 27 Author Report Share Posted April 27 I took my time getting off the ship. Had departure breakfast in the main dining room where it took 20 minutes waiting in line just to get in. I was done with breakfast around 9:05 which conveniently was right after they called all luggage tags. The line to debark was sent through the back of the Deck 4 MDR. It was a pretty slow crawl out of there. Terminal G uses luggage carousels and they're long and winding so my baggage took a while to surface. Fortunately I was in no rush. Lovetocruise2002 and SweetPea 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted April 27 Author Report Share Posted April 27 I decided to kill the time I am going to try using the free trolley to get to TriRail to the airport, effectively making my trip $2.25 vs a $30 rideshare. The trolley stop is located convenient Terminal G, but hiking down from Terminal A would be rough. It's only 77 degrees and windy so it's comfortable out. To get to the trolley stop there's a building right across from the little gap between Terminals G and F. You cross the street cut through the walkway for that building which houses the police and port safety department. Random chickens hang out over here. Then it's just across the street behind that building and up half a block...just to the left of the tree in the left of this photo. MaryS, Lovetocruise2002, OCSC Mike and 4 others 4 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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