My Odyssey into Fat Pants: The Final Frontier. 11 nights. Star Class. NJ weather in January. Every girl’s dream. (1/5 – 1/16/25)

[LandstromCruise]

2 hours ago, InmyElement said:

Come on did I miss it as usual?? All this hand shaking germ talk..."reachin out..touchin me ..touchin you"

@SweetPea might shut this blog down after that one

[SweetPea]

The people next door are holding a really loud party on their balcony. One woman has this freakishly loud cackling laugh and someone over there is apparently very funny tonight. 

I'm thinking of going over and licking their doorknob. 

 

 

[Cactus527]

18 minutes ago, SweetPea said:

I'm thinking of going over and licking their doorknob.

OMG THE MENTAL IMAGE I HAVE I'm seriously cackling/choking over here

[asquared17]

23 minutes ago, SweetPea said:

The people next door are holding a really loud party on their balcony. One woman has this freakishly loud cackling laugh and someone over there is apparently very funny tonight. 

I'm thinking of going over and licking their doorknob. 

and yet, given your inexplicable ability to draw clingers and your way, i have the terrible suspicion that this will not end the way you hope…

[SweetPea]

They're now arguing about watches. 

I put on my balcony light, hoping to give them a hint. 

Nada.

I feel this is at least worth a full garbage can of used tissues outside their door. 

 

 

[SweetPea]

Apparently that was just an invitation for them to turn their light on. 

Is there a way for me to arrange a 5am wake up call for 8734?

Asking for a friend. 

[asquared17]

ask rafa

[Babsy47]

12 hours ago, LandstromCruise said:

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12 hours ago, LandstromCruise said:

nobody likes CATS...

I thoroughly enjoy CATS every time.  My theater kids listened to the soundtrack non-stop for years.  It is better than Frozen in my view.  You just need to accept the absence of any plot and go with the song and dance thing.

[InmyElement]

 How about these door magnets.   Although they don't stop the immediate threat of rudeness..

 

 

[SweetPea]

Good morning. I'm actually awake (not up) and feeling a lot better. 

I'm probably at risk for zinc poisoning at this point, but i feel like i can function today. 

I also had the foresight to bring foot detox pads and I put a pair on last night after giving up on my $×@%^! neighbors. I'm convinced sucking some of those toxins out through the bottom of my feet helped. 

Batman, on the other hand, has warned me that he feels like Punta Cana today. Long story. Let's just say he's miserable. I asked if he wanted me to ask Rafa to hook him up at medical and maybe get some better drugs than that random Advil allergy stuff i had to settle for. 

Quote here

"No. That would mean I'd have to go down there. I'll take just take a shower."

I offered to put some detox foot pads on for him too, but i have visions of him kicking my head like a horse. 

I'm bummed that our cruise is appearing to end with a whimper. Tonight is formal. I have my last blowout scheduled and dinner is supposed to be at Chops. 

I'll still get my hair done at least (the last one includes some kind of extra treatment or something and doing my hair here in this stupid cabin has been a PITA). 

I did bring some of this stuff. I took a pic of the box and dumped the contents in my carry on before we left. I think it helped me. Batman whined it's not working two minutes after taking his first dose. 

 

 

 

[SweetPea]

Tell me you're sailing back into NJ without telling me you're sailing back into NJ

 

Next year we have a 19-night cruise booked. If we forget the medicine bag again, i think we're toast. I mean i get that home schooling is still trending, but not enough to trend that cruise down age-wise.

We were fine on our 10 night in August (WELL ... except for that one night we kept the Haven open till 4:30a, but we won't talk about that). I think this is just a combo of January + NJ. Would we do this cruise again? Sure. I'd just pack a med bag and make sure that what i do have maybe, IDK, didn't expire in 2018.

Batman is starting to perk up, and just announced what he is having for dinner in Chops, so that sounds promising. He also mentioned that he's open to seeing Mosaic tonight, unless i want to go to The Book again ...

 

Then he said that maybe we could return the favor tonight and pay back the kindness our neighbors showed us last night. 

Things could get spicy. They could sizzle. We'll have to wait and see. Stay tuned. 

 

 

 

 

 

[SweetPea]

But now that we are simply chilling on our balcony at the moment, I'll regale you with the last and only funny story i have about Neil Diamond. And you kinda had to be there so maybe I'll regret this and delete it later. 

He sang the National Anthem at my graduate school graduation. 

When our chancellor was introducing him, I'm pretty sure his assistant wrote Neil's introduction, and he didn't bother to read it first. 

It went something like this. 

"Neil Diamond with such hits as Love on the Rocks, They're Coming to America, Sweet Caroline [long confused pause] ... Touching Me, Touching You?"

At which point, Neil and half the graduates went "ba ba ba" as Neil did a fist pump. 

Who knows. Maybe Neil wrote his own intro. 

Oh, and if you made it through that. Here's the calamari and the infamous meatball we had 2 nights ago from Giovanni’s. Batman did not attempt to make a meatball slider.

[asquared17]

31 minutes ago, SweetPea said:

Next year we have a 19-night cruise booked

i BEG your pardon??????

[OCSC Mike]

38 minutes ago, SweetPea said:

Here's the calamari and the infamous meatball we had 2 nights ago from Giovanni’s.

Definitely trying the meatball next time. My wife may or may not taste it but she'd definitely eat the garlic bread.

[PPPJJ-GCVAB]

5 hours ago, InmyElement said:

 How about these door magnets.   Although they don't stop the immediate threat of rudeness..

 

 

I did have to google what STFU stands for!    

[SweetPea]

1 hour ago, asquared17 said:

i BEG your pardon??????

Yes! Wanna come?!

It is Haven though, not Royal ...

It goes LA back to NYC thru the Canal. 

[SweetPea]

Why? Why do i keep forgetting to mention this!

These are super cute

 

And some of these seem interesting? 

One looks like a coleslaw wrap. One looks like a bleu cheese sandwich? One is tuna (i wish @asquared17 were here to take this off our hands). The other is tomato and mozzarella. 

[asquared17]

TUNAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

[asquared17]

i will admit that the delivering of snacks is an aspect of star class i could become quite accustomed to

[SweetPea]

20 hours ago, Jax said:

yummy Allure had some of the best popcorn but I think it was Haffnar’s special touch. He added melted butter and some salt. It was just the perfect blend.  I miss that popcorn. 

I forgot to respond to this. 

  was TERRIBLE. Microwaved cardboard. Even Batman deemed it not worth the calories. 

I thought, this would not pass @Jax muster ...

 

I also forgot something for @OCSC Mike. Turns out that our buddy who manages the pub also managed the Mason Jar. So we are getting these in shot form (i can't remember what they are called. I'm sure you know. This was the night before we went under the weather)

 

And oh, one more thing i forgot.  @asquared17, you don't have to end that 19 night in NYC. We can let you off after 16 nights in Miami.  You're welcome. ⁹

 

[OCSC Mike]

18 minutes ago, SweetPea said:

I also forgot something for @OCSC Mike. Turns out that our buddy who manages the pub also managed the Mason Jar. So we are getting these in shot form (i can't remember what they are called. I'm sure you know.

I only drink Mississippi Moonlights there (blackberry moonshine lemonade) b/c I don't do whiskey. Were you doing lemonade shots?

[Jax]

20 minutes ago, SweetPea said:

I thought, this would not pass @Jax muster ...

NOPE

[asquared17]

4 hours ago, SweetPea said:

Yes! Wanna come?!

It is Haven though, not Royal ...

It goes LA back to NYC thru the Canal. 

i love you but this seems…. like a LOT. 

1 hour ago, SweetPea said:

And oh, one more thing i forgot.  @asquared17, you don't have to end that 19 night in NYC. We can let you off after 16 nights in Miami.  You're welcome. ⁹

oh, well that’s all right then. surely i can survive 16 nights just fine

[SweetPea]

Just now, OCSC Mike said:

I only drink Mississippi Moonlights there (blackberry moonshine lemonade) b/c I don't do whiskey. Were you doing lemonade shots?

Oh funny you say that. He subbed bourbon for vodka. Does that make sense?

[OCSC Mike]

1 minute ago, SweetPea said:

Oh funny you say that. He subbed bourbon for vodka. Does that make sense?

No, there's no bourbon (or vodka) in my drink. It really is just blackberry flavored alcohol (not real moonshine of course) mixed into lemonade with fresh blackberries. They don't taste alcoholic at all and aren't strong, just tasty. Could drink them all day.

[SweetPea]

Just now, OCSC Mike said:

No, there's no bourbon (or vodka) in my drink. It really is just blackberry flavored alcohol (not real moonshine of course) mixed into lemonade with fresh blackberries. They don't taste alcoholic at all and aren't strong, just tasty. Could drink them all day.

Gotcha. I didn't look at the Wonder MJ menu. I just remember him saying it was one of the most ordered drinks when he was there. I couldn't remember what you order there  lol

[OCSC Mike]

4 minutes ago, SweetPea said:

just remember him saying it was one of the most ordered drinks when he was there.

Mine is very popular but it wasn’t that. 99% sure you won’t find the blackberry moonshine anywhere but in Mason Jar. It’s garnished with a big mint leaf (which is a waste but looks nice I guess) & they ran out of them on day 6 of one of my cruises, lol.

[SweetPea]

Chops was so good tonight. Pics later. 

 

Came back to cake with apologies that they couldn't fit the full word "retirement" . Apparently poor Rafa has been trying to help us celebrate for the past 2 days, but we weren't exactly being cooperative with being under the weather and trying to sweat out whatever we had going on by sitting on our balcony.  

Doesn't matter when it is your late night feeding and you definitely don't cut yourself a piece with a knife like proper adults, and you may or may not use a fork at the end of the night ...

 

 

I'm told it's vanilla and caramel. Sounds good to me. 

Next up, Mosaic, whatever that is. Stay tuned. 

I feel bad because I'm operating at 93.5% and Batman is running at about 65%, but he's being a champ for me. 

It's SO WEIRD not to have to worry about being sick after a cruise and not being able to take the day off because you have no shift coverage. 

I've made myself so busy after the cruise in prep for getting back to normal hours, among normal people with normal hours. I just hope i didn't take on too much too soon. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SweetPea]

Also, random thought but especially noticeable on stress up nights:

 

Ladies: there is no shame in buying your sandals in the proper size. Your toes shouldn't be hanging over the edge of your shoes. 

[asquared17]

21 minutes ago, SweetPea said:

especially noticeable on stress up nights:

i was really hoping for an eye opener bit of advice here…. 

i feel like i have “stress up” nights a lot

[LandstromCruise]

23 minutes ago, SweetPea said:

Next up, Mosaic, whatever that is. Stay tuned

I've read about them here on the blog and heard they are awesome.  Haven't seen them in person myself.  I want to say someone here actually got to have a private performance with them in the RLS maybe? 

[SweetPea]

1 hour ago, asquared17 said:

i was really hoping for an eye opener bit of advice here…. 

i feel like i have “stress up” nights a lot

Hopefully you all appreciate that I'm blogging while walking in heels behind Batman....

[Jax]

1 hour ago, LandstromCruise said:

I want to say someone here actually got to have a private performance with them in the RLS maybe? 

I am pretty sure that was @Lovetocruise2002

[Cactus527]

1 hour ago, asquared17 said:

i feel like i have “stress up” nights a lot

WORD welcome to my life too. 

[SweetPea]

IDK if this has ever happened to anyone else, but I've just had the greatest missed opportunity. 

 

You go to post on your blog, and a previous post is stuck in what you want as a fresh response, but it's with a quote your can't delete, but the 'clear previous editor' line doesn't appear, even though you posted that post hours ago and now you can't get rid of it. 

 

You're trying to post something new but that won't clear. 

 

You try to close your browser and attempt to clear your cache, when that doesn't work, you try to restart your phone but that $5%#!$&&/ previous post is still there when you try to respond to your own blog.

You finally get a blank post and you're free to post something brand new without a previous post in the way and you try to add files of live video but then the moment is over ...

Whatever

[SweetPea]

Batman and i agreed.

Mo5aic (yes, replace the S with a 5) was talented, but their song choices were for crud.

We prefer Lenny Kravitz to Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder.

But that's just us.

The 70 (80?) and older crowd loved them. Standing ovation territory. But Mosaic was younger than us. At least they knew to cater to their core audience, i guess. 

 

[SweetPea]

Mo5aic had nothing to do with my missed opportunity, BTW.

 

THINK PURPLE RAIN. 

[WAAAYTOOO]

8 hours ago, Jax said:

I am pretty sure that was @Lovetocruise2002

I think it was the family from SoCa (high desert) but I can’t think of their “handle” at the moment.  

[LandstromCruise]

1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

I think it was the family from SoCa (high desert) but I can’t think of their “handle” at the moment.  

Yeah weren’t they opening a pizza joint or something?  Or maybe I have the wrong person. 

[Pooch]

16 hours ago, asquared17 said:

TUNAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

With finely diced onion & celery, chopped hard boiled egg, relish with provolone cheese on ciabatta bread.