OCSC Mike Posted December 4, 2024 Report Posted December 4, 2024 3 hours ago, ScottD said: UGH- EVERYONE is sick!! My kid got sick on Halloween and JUST finally stopped coughing a few days ago, he ended up having 'walking pneumonia' and they tried everything= steroids, inhalers, antibiotics, steroids again, allergy pills. It was terrible. Made worse by getting me and the wife sick and we've both been fighting Bronchitis, I'm about 80% and the wife is pretty close, as well... I don't get sick so having a cough for over two weeks has been absolute HELL for me, lol. We fly out in two days and this stuff BETTER be cleared up completely by then!! Feel better all! My 10-year-old niece has been battling a persistent cough for like a month. Sounds very similar to what I heard about over Thanksgiving with the inhalers, steroids, etc. Ampurp85 and ScottD 1 1 Quote
Ampurp85 Posted December 4, 2024 Report Posted December 4, 2024 @ScottD I hope everyone ends up on the mend soon and your cruise isn't too affected. The abrupt change in weather out here has given me the worst sinus issues. We normally don't get cold until Jan but this past week has been below zero with the windchill. I can't wait until I hit warmer weather in 39 days. WAAAYTOOO and ScottD 1 1 Quote
asquared17 Posted December 4, 2024 Author Report Posted December 4, 2024 loving the pics from @InmyElement at cococay!!! we are COMING MONDAY!! clear out those roosters so they don’t eat my food again sorry to hear about @ScottD and @OCSC Mike families not being well and @Ampurp85, you know i want you to bundle up!!! until you too, will be on symphony!!! it’s SO COLD HERE there was ice on my car this morning i am counting down the days til we fly into FLL…. all i want is a beach day for saturday. please. i can’t feel my toes anymore the packing continues…. just a few more things and i’ll be done. final suitcase weights will be another story hoping everyone stays warm + well Ampurp85, MaryS, Lovetocruise2002 and 3 others 3 2 1 Quote
asquared17 Posted December 5, 2024 Author Report Posted December 5, 2024 we fly TOMORROW!!!!!!!!! final loads of laundry to be done today, final weighing of suitcases, packing etc. i have errands to run (it never ends), one last round with my side hustle tonight after work, and one last day of work with calls... today. we have gusts of wind to almost 50 MPH tonight, making it feel like 11 degrees. ...when i tell you that i am READY TO GET OUT OF HERE!!!!!! also GREAT news, we will be seeing lots of @WAAAYTOOO and dan since they are granted full SL/CK access for the week!!!!!!! i predict fun happy hours in the SL in our future!!!! OCSC Mike, SweetPea, Lovetocruise2002 and 8 others 7 4 Quote
SweetPea Posted December 5, 2024 Report Posted December 5, 2024 I'm glad you're flying tomorrow and not today! The day before vacation is always the most stressful for me. You're almost there! InmyElement, Cactus527, asquared17 and 1 other 3 1 Quote
GregD Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 10 hours ago, asquared17 said: we fly TOMORROW!!!!!!!!! Ampurp85, asquared17, Cactus527 and 1 other 2 2 Quote
asquared17 Posted December 6, 2024 Author Report Posted December 6, 2024 suitcases are CLOSED, guys!!!!! the trunk is dead on at 50lbs the medium is 60+ i will be rearranging once we get to florida, but YA GIRL IS PACKED!!!! (minus a few things in my carryons but that is a tomorrow problem.) this has been the longest week and i have an an early wake up call for barre class so i am going to crash imminently. i can’t believe we fly tomorrow!!! (thank god not today, like @SweetPea said. the wind is UNREAL.) ….remind me to tell everyone about the potential exploding cold brew… WAAAYTOOO, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Ampurp85 and 4 others 6 1 Quote
Cactus527 Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 On 12/3/2024 at 3:25 PM, Ampurp85 said: I brought all my gifts during Kohls bf sale. Dec 1st I got all my Kohls cash and therefore I paid $5.81 for 2 flannels, a sweater and two pairs of leggings. A $230+ savings all things considered. @Cactus527 Will you be cruising or going to a conference? What I told everyone - conference What I'm actually doing - NAVIGATOR OF THE SEAS!!!!! PPPJJ-GCVAB, Ampurp85, WAAAYTOOO and 4 others 4 1 2 Quote
Cactus527 Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 Safe travels, @asquared17! Excited for your cruise. Meanwhile, I'm boarding Navigator in the morning and managed to pull together all my packing in 2 hours last night (Wednesday). I realized on the way to the airport I didn't have snacks, so I stopped at a GAS STATION to get some. This is my life right now. I hope your snacks are better, @asquared17. BRING ON CRUISE DAY!!!!! InmyElement, GregD, MaryS and 4 others 6 1 Quote
InmyElement Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 Safe Travels- Have a Great Flight as you fly over us heading North asquared17 1 Quote
Ampurp85 Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 I guess to everyone else 110lbs of luggage for one person is totally normal j/k I know I am the weird one taking less than 50lbs for 2-3wks of cruising. Today is travel day!!!! I hope everything is smooth and you and J have little to none of the travel shenanigans. asquared17, Cactus527, OCSC Mike and 3 others 4 2 Quote
OCSC Mike Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 20 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: I am the weird one taking less than 50lbs for 2-3wks of cruising. Never cruised for 2-3 weeks but that's what we did for 10 days on land in Alaska followed by a 7N cruise. One big checked suitcase each and a very light backpack each as a carry-on. I think we're just surrounded by some heavy packers in our little live blog community, lol. *For full disclosure, we did stop at a laundromat around day 8 and washed a large % of what we brought. Ampurp85, asquared17, Cactus527 and 2 others 4 1 Quote
Ampurp85 Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 2 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: Never cruised for 2-3 weeks but that's what we did for 10 days on land in Alaska followed by a 7N cruise. One big checked suitcase each and a very light backpack each as a carry-on. I think we're just surrounded by some heavy packers in our little live blog community, lol. *For full disclosure, we did stop at a laundromat around day 8 and washed a large % of what we brought. I am doing 18 days of cruises in Jan and I'm believing I will be able to do sharing a checked bag with my brother, an over packed carry-on and personal item. I don't plan on sending out any laundry but I'm hoping it works out. This is no judgment on @asquared17 and anyone who needs to bring what they bring. Just if I can't carry it, I don't need it. SweetPea, MaryS, Jax and 3 others 5 1 Quote
OCSC Mike Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 13 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said: I am doing 18 days of cruises in Jan and I'm believing I will be able to do sharing a checked bag with my brother, an over packed carry-on and personal item. I don't plan on sending out any laundry but I'm hoping it works out. I'm thinking you have me beat, lol. Granted on land in Alaska we were doing FAR FAR more active stuff than we do in the Caribbean (serious lack of glaciers and national forests down there) but I'm not sure I could go 18 days even if we were staying on the ship except for CocoCay. And definitely +1 to no judgment to anyone. Like everything else involved with cruising, do whatever works for ya! Ampurp85, Jax, MaryS and 4 others 7 Quote
SweetPea Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 Ha! Our packing differs when we fly v. when we drive. I hope you have a safe flight, @asquared17! And we're bummed. We tried to make another reservation for Holland House in January, and they are full up that day. Because of course they are! asquared17 1 Quote
asquared17 Posted December 6, 2024 Author Report Posted December 6, 2024 guys.... i have an update with two no-so great bits of news. i got all my work done and was so excited.... except.... last night as i was getting into the shower, i slipped and fell. somehow by the grace of god, i did not break anything (including my nose) and nothing bled. i did, however, go down on one knee and clocked the left side of my face into the tile wall. (i'm still not sure????? where my hands where????) i went to the doc this morning, i'm safe/cleared to travel, and i am having arnica in bulk. it was all good until i got into the car for airport and i noticed my left shoulder was sore. so i must hit my shoulder too (probably saved my face from fracturing) and didn't realize til this afternoon. i feel like tomorrow will be worse. for someone who is decidedly not-accident prone, this certainly is not the best move. i didn't think there was any bruising but @WAAAYTOOO will have to weigh in on sunday when we see her and dan to tell you for sure. a black eye might really put a damper on this trip. SweetPea, WAAAYTOOO, Jax and 6 others 4 5 Quote
asquared17 Posted December 6, 2024 Author Report Posted December 6, 2024 and now for bad bit of news number two... when we got to the airport, the line was EXTREME for security. which... our flight was scheduled to depart just after 6pm, and we got here at 3, so i always allow for at least an hour minimum to get through security. this turned out to be for the best. J went through CLEAR and got through whereas i had wait for CLEAR + tsa because they were all backed up. i finally finally made it through the tsa agent at the desk to go through the little conveyor belt section... (we're talking at least 40 minutes, and J was like 'where ARE you??') when i got a message regarding our flight. which has since been delayed for..... wait for it..... T H R E E hours. our initial incoming flight was coming from miami. now our incoming flight is international, coming from santiago. it was two hours and fifty minutes delayed which means our flight will now depart at 9pm..... when we were scheduled to ARRIVE. .....are you..... kidding me. so now we are just camped out because there are no standby flights to hop on and the 8:30pm after us has been delayed til 10:30pm. if our hotel wasn't non-refundable, i guess we could try to fly out tomorrow????? after the flight message, there was also another message basically stating that FAA traffic has severely limited flights because of staffing issues. so we are double whammied. WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!! Lovetocruise2002, MaryS, SweetPea and 5 others 2 6 Quote
asquared17 Posted December 6, 2024 Author Report Posted December 6, 2024 17 hours ago, Cactus527 said: I realized on the way to the airport I didn't have snacks, so I stopped at a GAS STATION to get some. This is my life right now. I hope your snacks are better, @asquared17. GAS STATION SNACKS. NO. QUELLE HORROR. 9 hours ago, InmyElement said: Safe Travels- Have a Great Flight as you fly over us heading North here's hoping we actually GET to fly 5 hours ago, Ampurp85 said: I guess to everyone else 110lbs of luggage for one person is totally normal LISTEN. jk you know i love you. 5 hours ago, Ampurp85 said: I hope everything is smooth and you and J have little to none of the travel shenanigans. WELL THANKS FOR JINXING US, ALICIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 hour ago, SweetPea said: I hope you have a safe flight, @asquared17! me tooooooooo..... if we ever get there i feel like we've inherited @Lovetocruise2002's flight curse!!!! 1 hour ago, SweetPea said: And we're bummed. We tried to make another reservation for Holland House in January, and they are full up that day. Because of course they are! booooooo!! they've never been booked for us but i think january is probably peak time, so i am not surprised. you could always try to walk on that day.... welp, time to kill eleventeen hours in the club while we brace ourselves for a long haul of an evening. the good news is, the prosecco is plentiful and the snacks are hitting the spot!! we can only go up from here, right? ....RIGHT??????!!!!! InmyElement, Ampurp85, Jax and 3 others 2 4 Quote
asquared17 Posted December 6, 2024 Author Report Posted December 6, 2024 why is it @Ampurp85 always has fun, people-related shenanigans.... and i have.... travel-IMPACTED shenanigans????? CAN WE TRADE???? (i would not wish this on anyone, actually and to be honest, we are safe and comfortable. that's all we can ask for. ) but i sure am glad the cruise is not TOMORROW. PS: @Cactus527 did you board navigator yet???? SHARE THE CONTENT!!!!! break this cycle!!! Cactus527 1 Quote
SMOKEY0202 Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 I can't image how you survived the fall without breaking any bone or literally your face. Is your face not swollen? Then delay to add to mix. Hope it doesn't get cancelled like Sabrina's did and have to hustle for quick plan of action. I leave for 12 night cruise tomorrow and have been sick from overworking and weather change and not even pulled out suitcases yet. Lucky panties will be 1st thing put in suitcase.... Safe travels asquared17 and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote
Ampurp85 Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 I am so sorry Alison. I didn't realize you would actually have flight shenanigans. I am praying your flight goes out and you get there tonight without a crazy rideshare driver. It's great that your beautiful face seems to be okay. Even if you are sore, you will be able to relax on the suite deck. Just think positive WAAAYTOOO and asquared17 2 Quote
Cactus527 Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 I too am sorry that you're having flight shenanigans. Yesterday, when I was flying to LA, we actually were held on the ground in Tucson because of FAA issues in LAX. I don't think it's just in your area of the country, I think it's everywhere. Here's hoping that your flight leaves at the new scheduled time and you won't have anything else to worry about except a late night. asquared17, Ampurp85 and WAAAYTOOO 2 1 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 6, 2024 Report Posted December 6, 2024 A, I dont even know what to say ! I feel so bad for you both. I will pretend not to notice your battered face when I see you. I hope you guys are in the air by now. See you very soon ! InmyElement, asquared17, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote
GregD Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 @asquared17, so sorry to hear about your fall, and then the added stress of flight delays. Hopefully the only thing truly wounded is just your pride. On a slight hijack moment, my wife scored a sweet deal with all her work travel and Hilton Hotels. She just got a status match to Gold Medallion status with Delta, which just made our upcoming flights for NYE a little bit nicer. If you are a Hilton Honors member, check your emails! asquared17 and Ampurp85 1 1 Quote
Cactus527 Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 @asquared17, to make you happy: DQ sent me with Christmas lights for my cabin. It's...festive? LOL Please also let us know what story you make up to substantiate what has happened to yourself. Fight with gangsters! Defending J's honor! NFL tackle! Lovetocruise2002, WAAAYTOOO, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 4 others 3 3 1 Quote
Jax Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 8 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: I think we're just surrounded by some heavy packers in our little live blog community, lol. Guilty! Stay tuned for my “luggage” weigh in coming soon. I have good intentions so we will see what happens. InmyElement, WAAAYTOOO, asquared17 and 3 others 3 3 Quote
SweetPea Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 3 hours ago, asquared17 said: for someone who is decidedly not-accident prone Ummmmm ??????? Your memory is usual better than mine. asquared17 and Ampurp85 2 Quote
SweetPea Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 And now that i read your flight saga, I'm sorry and now feel bad about reminding you about the last time you needed Arnica! You at least have club passes, right? Ampurp85, WAAAYTOOO and asquared17 1 2 Quote
SweetPea Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 Also, did you call the hotel to give them a heads up about your very late check in, in case they give your room away? asquared17 and Ampurp85 2 Quote
asquared17 Posted December 7, 2024 Author Report Posted December 7, 2024 5 minutes ago, SweetPea said: Ummmmm ??????? Your memory is usual better than mine. LISTEN I AM NOT. THESE ARE ISOLATED INCIDENTS!!!! 2 hours ago, SMOKEY0202 said: can't image how you survived the fall without breaking any bone or literally your face. Is your face not swollen? there is a family debate going on; my mother says it’s blue and bruised, i maintain it isn’t. however i think my shoulder may have taken the fall also so it’s making its pain known 2 hours ago, SMOKEY0202 said: leave for 12 night cruise tomorrow and have been sick from overworking and weather change and not even pulled out suitcases yet. Lucky panties will be 1st thing put in suitcase.... omg. PACK!!!! all seriousness, please feel better and do not forget the undies!! 1 hour ago, Ampurp85 said: I am praying your flight goes out and you get there tonight without a crazy rideshare driver. oh man i didn’t even think about a crazy rideshare driver!!!! the good thing is, we don’t have to go to MIA until sunday, so this should be a short ride. 1 hour ago, Cactus527 said: Yesterday, when I was flying to LA, we actually were held on the ground in Tucson because of FAA issues in LAX. I don't think it's just in your area of the country, I think it's everywhere it is WILD. tsa was so backed up. i think part of this delay was just staffing issues!! 1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I will pretend not to notice your battered face when I see you. haha thank you 1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said: See you very soon ! 20 minutes ago, Jax said: Stay tuned for my “luggage” weigh in coming soon. I have good intentions so we will see what happens. i do think @Jax has me beat 6 minutes ago, SweetPea said: You at least have club passes, right? yes and these saved our lives tbh i don’t know that we’ve ever camped out in a lounge as long as we did today, but the united club in terminal a is really my favorite among the EWR lounges. just airy and spacious. really well done. 3 minutes ago, SweetPea said: did you call the hotel to give them a heads up about your very late check in, in case they give your room away? also, yes i couldn’t get in touch with them despite multiple calls and messages left, so my mother tried the restaurant (!) and they called me back!! MaryS, Jax, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 1 other 3 1 Quote
asquared17 Posted December 7, 2024 Author Report Posted December 7, 2024 1 hour ago, GregD said: @asquared17, so sorry to hear about your fall, and then the added stress of flight delays. Hopefully the only thing truly wounded is just your pride let us hope i don’t wake up battered tomorrow!!! 31 minutes ago, Cactus527 said: Please also let us know what story you make up to substantiate what has happened to yourself. Fight with gangsters! Defending J's honor! NFL tackle! CACTUS I SCREAMED also your lights are indeed VERY festive and fun!!! Ampurp85 and Cactus527 1 1 Quote
asquared17 Posted December 7, 2024 Author Report Posted December 7, 2024 okay gang, we are queued up to board. let us pray for overhead space and a speedy takeoff. stills says departing at 9pm…. i can only hope we get cleared earlier. SweetPea, GregD, WAAAYTOOO and 6 others 2 7 Quote
SweetPea Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 4 minutes ago, asquared17 said: okay gang, we are queued up to board. let us pray for overhead space and a speedy takeoff. stills says departing at 9pm…. i can only hope we get cleared earlier. Godspeed!! asquared17, Ampurp85 and InmyElement 3 Quote
asquared17 Posted December 7, 2024 Author Report Posted December 7, 2024 we are boarded and my bags are in the overhead. i have waved to J from where she sits a bit farther back. let’s keep the good vibes going and hope we take off soon. MaryS, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Lovetocruise2002 and 6 others 4 1 4 Quote
Cactus527 Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 To answer your earlier question: yes, on board Navigator. I've completely forgotten it's not laid our like Freedom class and keep getting turned around. Just left LA in the dark! (dang time change) WAAAYTOOO and InmyElement 2 Quote
asquared17 Posted December 7, 2024 Author Report Posted December 7, 2024 you guys…… LTR and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote
asquared17 Posted December 7, 2024 Author Report Posted December 7, 2024 there is a part they can’t get fixed on the safety door. they tried to fix it and repack it. they can’t. now we have to wait for the new part so it can be replaced. the pilot says we’ve been on board long enough that they will have to offer us egress MaryS, Cactus527, SweetPea and 4 others 7 Quote
asquared17 Posted December 7, 2024 Author Report Posted December 7, 2024 so far two people have left. given how rabid people were about overhead space, i would not trust it. Cactus527, InmyElement, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 1 2 1 Quote
Ampurp85 Posted December 7, 2024 Report Posted December 7, 2024 Omg. How long for the part? Please leave only a little delayed WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
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