CHart Posted December 31, 2024 Author Report Posted December 31, 2024 Had a great time at Paradise Beach! @AshleyDillo, Michael and I rode back together. I don’t know if either fully remember but I had a blast! Got back on the ship at 5 and straight to bed. Just little 5 hour nap. Now at the awkward time of do I get dressed and eat dinner and venture out of call it a night until tomorrow. Just a little red from the sun. Overall a fantastic day. Almost dare I say perfect day? That for sure will be in 2 days. But happy “Purple Drink” all! Cactus527, Ampurp85, WAAAYTOOO and 4 others 6 1 Quote
smokeybandit Posted December 31, 2024 Report Posted December 31, 2024 1 hour ago, CHart said: . I don’t know if either fully remember but I had a blast SweetPea 1 Quote
Starrynight0154 Posted December 31, 2024 Report Posted December 31, 2024 Is the taxi still $40 round trip to paradise beach? Quote
CHart Posted December 31, 2024 Author Report Posted December 31, 2024 Just now, Starrynight0154 said: Is the taxi still $40 round trip to paradise beach? $18 up to 4 people. $36 up to 8 each way Starrynight0154, PPPJJ-GCVAB and Snotarni 3 Quote
CHart Posted December 31, 2024 Author Report Posted December 31, 2024 I’m normally not a morning person on sea days but today it is gorgeous! WAAAYTOOO, Starrynight0154, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 5 others 7 1 Quote
CHart Posted December 31, 2024 Author Report Posted December 31, 2024 Recording the next podcast. Starrynight0154, InmyElement, Ampurp85 and 2 others 4 1 Quote
CHart Posted December 31, 2024 Author Report Posted December 31, 2024 NYE balloon drop is up! Ampurp85, SweetPea, Sweety and 3 others 6 Quote
CHart Posted December 31, 2024 Author Report Posted December 31, 2024 3 minutes ago, CHart said: Recording the next podcast. InmyElement, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Cactus527 and 5 others 6 2 Quote
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 31, 2024 Report Posted December 31, 2024 I see a Jerel representing Canadian Insiders! Quote
AshleyDillo Posted December 31, 2024 Report Posted December 31, 2024 5 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: I see a Jerel representing Canadian Insiders! That's Ray next to him in the row, another fellow Canadian! Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted December 31, 2024 Report Posted December 31, 2024 On 12/29/2024 at 10:53 PM, SMOKEY0202 said: How is ship condition and what @ cabin? Ranger cookies available? Ranger cookies were in the Suite Lounge so they do exist on this ship. We are in 10292 which is the Valencia Suite...it's an Owners Suite. The wifi doesn't work in the bedroom or the bathroom which is annoying. Fortunately I have my contraband travel router with me to remedy that. This Suite happens to be under the pool deck. My mother didn't consider that when booking..otherwise the room is fine. I mean I wouldn't pay extra for it..but I'm not paying. Ampurp85, InmyElement, Sweety and 1 other 4 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted January 1 Report Posted January 1 The head of housekeeping was making rounds in the Suite Lounge this evening and we mentioned all the little minor things that were happening in our room and she offered us a 10% FCC. SweetPea, RWDW1204, PPPJJ-GCVAB and 7 others 2 2 6 Quote
Ampurp85 Posted January 1 Report Posted January 1 9 hours ago, AshleyDillo said: The head of housekeeping was making rounds in the Suite Lounge this evening and we mentioned all the little minor things that were happening in our room and she offered us a 10% FCC. Whoo, saving some of your inheritance. Lovetocruise2002, Southern Dan, Cactus527 and 4 others 7 Quote
Cactus527 Posted January 1 Report Posted January 1 I think I listen to the podcast episodes about 4-5 times each, impatiently waiting for the next on. Thank goodness a new one is being recorded!!! Sweety and Kelseylovestocruise 2 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted January 1 Report Posted January 1 1 hour ago, Ampurp85 said: Whoo, saving some of your inheritance. Considering she booked us on the President's Cruise the other day, probably not so much I feel like she's enacting revenge for us making her suffer on this no Coastal Kitchen ship. Sweety, MaryS, SweetPea and 4 others 5 1 1 Quote
CHart Posted January 1 Author Report Posted January 1 Little bit of rain this morning but otherwise a perfect day! O and the first hand pay of 2025! Dinner photo last night as well. MaryS, Starrynight0154, WAAAYTOOO and 5 others 7 1 Quote
USCG Teacher Posted January 2 Report Posted January 2 On 12/31/2024 at 10:12 AM, CHart said: Recording the next podcast. Why does @Matt look like he's about to take a request for Piano Man in this shot? fireclan, Gilley, Lovetocruise2002 and 9 others 1 11 Quote
CHart Posted January 2 Author Report Posted January 2 And that is a wrap of 2024 group cruises. Overall things were well some sickness going around causing some to skip the back 2 back sailing. For those of us staying on a completely chops lunch in the MDR. Same menu as the key. Ampurp85, Starrynight0154, Sweety and 2 others 5 Quote
Ampurp85 Posted January 2 Report Posted January 2 @CHart You seem to have good luck with jackpots and making signature. Do you mind telling me what is your minimum bet? Do you play both table and slots or just slots? CHart and Sweety 2 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted January 2 Report Posted January 2 5 hours ago, Ampurp85 said: @CHart You seem to have good luck with jackpots and making signature. Do you mind telling me what is your minimum bet? Do you play both table and slots or just slots? Having observed Craig in his natural habit, all I can say is Ampurp85, Sweety and CHart 3 Quote
Kelseylovestocruise Posted January 2 Report Posted January 2 On 1/1/2025 at 9:22 AM, Cactus527 said: I think I listen to the podcast episodes about 4-5 times each, impatiently waiting for the next on. Thank goodness a new one is being recorded!!! Feel this! My drive to coach needs this. Sweety and Cactus527 2 Quote
CHart Posted January 3 Author Report Posted January 3 7 hours ago, Ampurp85 said: @CHart You seem to have good luck with jackpots and making signature. Do you mind telling me what is your minimum bet? Do you play both table and slots or just slots? It all depends. I was doing $.08 spins to $500 jackpot spins. Blackjack I’ve done $10/$15/$25 minimums and have done $50 hands with double down. It all depends on how I am feeling at the moment. This cruise I hit 12k points and only was down $2500@AshleyDillo is being honest Ampurp85, SweetPea, Sweety and 1 other 4 Quote
bcarney Posted January 5 Report Posted January 5 On 12/29/2024 at 8:07 PM, AshleyDillo said: She is not a fan of 5pm dining. In my world 5pm is considered a late lunch. Or an appetizer. CHart 1 Quote
MLH Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 On 12/27/2024 at 9:45 AM, AshleyDillo said: Oh she is not happy about it...she's complaining it's a small ship and the lack of dining options. She hates the MDR but refuses to pay the premium holiday specialty dining prices. This should be fun especially if Voyager is in the same condition as Adventure was. Voyager is the last one in the class I haven't sailed on, so this will take care of it. We are in an Owners Suite because my mother wanted a shower. I'm sure there will be casino content because @CHart never leaves there...but hopefully I spend less time there than I did on Adventure. Video and three card poker were good to me. Awww..I'm so glad we got to meet up, even if only for a little bit! I'm doing a lot of shorty cruises the beginning of next year so don't think our paths will cross again anytime soon Just got off of Adventure and will have to say that it almost turned me off cruising for a while. I am glad it wasnt me. Did explorer and voyager last year and it was definitely not class but the ship. Quote
AshleyDillo Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 On 1/11/2025 at 8:44 PM, MLH said: Just got off of Adventure and will have to say that it almost turned me off cruising for a while. I am glad it wasnt me. Did explorer and voyager last year and it was definitely not class but the ship. Having done all 5 of the Voyager class ships, I'm not too excited that I'm going back on Adventure and Voyager in a couple of months. The updates that Mariner and Navigator got were definitely missed. Snotarni, WAAAYTOOO and OCSC Mike 3 Quote
OCSC Mike Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 57 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: Having done all 5 of the Voyager class ships, I'm not too excited that I'm going back on Adventure and Voyager in a couple of months. The updates that Mariner and Navigator got were definitely missed. I'd feel the same way. I've told my wife I really wish they had left Mariner at PC. I had a cheap last minute Voyager cruise on hold at one point but it was just b/c of the price. Snotarni, Cactus527 and AshleyDillo 2 1 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 2 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said: I'd feel the same way. I've told my wife I really wish they had left Mariner at PC. I had a cheap last minute Voyager cruise on hold at one point but it was just b/c of the price. They're better than NO cruise at all and they're way better than Enchantment. Their age just showed much more than Mariner did. My aft balcony on Adventure had lots of visible rust and the Owners Suite on Voyager had a host of technical issues. I wish there was an older ship doing the 4/3 runs out of PC so I could do more weekenders. Utopia is too much $$$ for that. Cactus527, Snotarni and OCSC Mike 3 Quote
OCSC Mike Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 2 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: They're better than NO cruise at all and they're way better than Enchantment. No argument there. I've only been below Voyager class twice and once was Alaska so I didn't care about the ship. I barely remember what Radiance looks like, lol. The 2nd actually was Enchantment a decade ago when we needed exactly 4 pts for Diamond and decided to go on the cheapest 4N cruise we could find to get there. It served its purpose but I really don't like not having a promenade. You've probably seen me mention my hatred of that stupid bridge in Tampa. It's another easy drive for me but not for those ships... and not at the current prices. I found better deals for Voyager than Enchantment when looking for last minute cruises this fall/winter. Craziness. Quote
Debstr66 Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 I'm sailing on Voyager for the first time on Monday. Is it really that bad? Did they get the freestyle machines during drydock last year? I thought the layout was weird having Izumi up on deck 14 with the Viking Crown Lounge and the CL down on deck 5. Quote
Gilley Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 I think these prices has us all shook. I'm now considering only cruising out of Jersey. We have lucked up and got some good ships, Symphony, Odyssey and Independence. Do anyone know if Wonder has ever sailed out of Cape Liberty? It may be a longtime coming but I think Icon or Utopia may even come my way. Snotarni 1 Quote
OCSC Mike Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 2 minutes ago, Gilley said: Do anyone know if Wonder has ever sailed out of Cape Liberty? It has not, only Europe and FL. When Star replaces Wonder at PC, Wonder is headed south to do 3/4 shorties like Utopia is doing at PC. WAAAYTOOO and Gilley 2 Quote
Gilley Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 I guess I will keep hope alive for the discovery class. Quote
GatorCruiser Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 I don’t know why they would waste Wonder doing shorties. Use the older oasis class ships for that crap. And yes, I know allure is doing them currently. SplashOfWater 1 Quote
Snotarni Posted January 21 Report Posted January 21 On 1/13/2025 at 12:18 PM, AshleyDillo said: They're better than NO cruise at all and they're way better than Enchantment. Their age just showed much more than Mariner did. My aft balcony on Adventure had lots of visible rust and the Owners Suite on Voyager had a host of technical issues. I wish there was an older ship doing the 4/3 runs out of PC so I could do more weekenders. Utopia is too much $$$ for that. Absolutely this!!! We have to go to Fort Lauderdale and/or Miami to get the "nicer" ships for our weekends... I miss Mariner and Indy in PC. Cactus527, AshleyDillo and WAAAYTOOO 2 1 Quote
CHart Posted January 22 Author Report Posted January 22 On 12/31/2024 at 10:12 AM, CHart said: Recording the next podcast. This podcast should be coming out tomorrow. It was on Patreon today. lovetheplaya and Cactus527 1 1 Quote
Cactus527 Posted January 22 Report Posted January 22 1 hour ago, CHart said: This podcast should be coming out tomorrow. It was on Patron today. ....aaaaaand I totally read this as Patron the alcohol. lovetheplaya 1 Quote
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