OCSC Mike Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 2 hours ago, ScottD said: I'm looking at the picture of everyone in sleeves and thinking, what's it like 70 degrees down there? Lol... I can always tell the transplants from up North and the long term residents when I'm down there. I comment on that all the time but just to be fair to the natives, I think it was in the low 50’s this morning and I did throw on a hoodie with my shorts. It’s supposed to be in the 30’s overnight later this week. MaryS, Sweety, ScottD and 1 other 1 3 Quote
JohnK6404 Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 5 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: Carpet schmarpet… you got Mason Jar & Pesky Parrot! The pic is pretty sad though. OCSC Mike and Ogilthorpe 2 Quote
JohnK6404 Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 1 hour ago, InmyElement said: It feels like winter here… It's going to this week! OCSC Mike, WAAAYTOOO, Ogilthorpe and 2 others 4 1 Quote
OCSC Mike Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 16 minutes ago, JohnK6404 said: It's going to this week! Poor little iguanas. Looks like mid-30’s by me Friday morning. Ogilthorpe, JohnK6404 and WAAAYTOOO 1 2 Quote
lovetheplaya Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 38 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said: Poor little iguanas. Looks like mid-30’s by me Friday morning. WOW!! We're at highs of 44 today and tomorrow up here in WI! Ogilthorpe and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote
teddy Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 1 hour ago, JohnK6404 said: It's going to this week! My wife just flew out of Fort Meyers this morning to come back to Maine. Interestingly enough, we’ve had some “warmer” temps here over the weekend….warmer being relative I guess JohnK6404 and Ogilthorpe 2 Quote
Jamesszy94 Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 Y'all complaining about it being cold .. would you guys rather trade? It was 48 Celsius (118F) here the other day. WAAAYTOOO, totalmorganmove, JohnK6404 and 4 others 1 6 Quote
OCSC Mike Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 2 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said: Y'all complaining about it being cold.. would you guys rather trade? It was 48 Celsius (118F) here the other day. I'm enjoying the cooler weather but now I feel bad about complaining that it's usually too hot here. Is that normal or a freakishly hot day? JohnK6404, Ogilthorpe, Jamesszy94 and 1 other 4 Quote
teddy Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 12 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said: Y'all complaining about it being cold.. would you guys rather trade? It was 48 Celsius (118F) here the other day. I’m dying just thinking about that. I’ll take subzero temperatures over hot every time. I think back to my time in the military and places I went to. I couldn’t do it now. I start to have a hard time at 80°F. InmyElement and Ogilthorpe 2 Quote
Jamesszy94 Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 19 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said: I'm enjoying the cooler weather but now I feel bad about complaining that it's usually too hot here. Is that normal or a freakishly hot day? Freakishly hot day. Summer in Australia usually is between 25-35 (gets up to 40's sometimes) celsius. Most days. JohnK6404, teddy, InmyElement and 2 others 4 1 Quote
OCSC Mike Posted January 12 Report Posted January 12 Just now, Jamesszy94 said: Freakishly hot day. Summer in Australia usually is between 30-40 celsius. Most days. That was my guess but I'm not gonna pretend to be well-versed in your weather other than knowing our seasons are opposite. Jamesszy94, JohnK6404 and Ogilthorpe 3 Quote
ScottD Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 6 hours ago, teddy said: I’m dying just thinking about that. I’ll take subzero temperatures over hot every time. I think back to my time in the military and places I went to. I couldn’t do it now. I start to have a hard time at 80°F. SAME... give me 55-65 all year round and I'd be so happy! InmyElement, teddy, OCSC Mike and 2 others 4 1 Quote
Jamesszy94 Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 14 hours ago, teddy said: I’m dying just thinking about that. I’ll take subzero temperatures over hot every time. I think back to my time in the military and places I went to. I couldn’t do it now. I start to have a hard time at 80°F. 80 F (26 celsius) is considered "cool" here in Australia. We're lucky to get anything below 20 celsius in Summer. ScottD, WAAAYTOOO and InmyElement 2 1 Quote
InmyElement Posted January 14 Author Report Posted January 14 We’re sitting in MCO on time straight thru to Roc it’s been a hell of a ride and a lot of time together priceless!! 14 days away in Florida no matter what temp is great!! Some pics from last night. Bman and I ate at the Blue Dragon he loved it!!! Everyone else in bed hahah and a friend I met in the store looks just like my sisters dog… JohnK6404, lovetheplaya, Ogilthorpe and 5 others 5 3 Quote
InmyElement Posted January 14 Author Report Posted January 14 Here’s Bert napping… WAAAYTOOO, lovetheplaya, MaryS and 6 others 5 4 Quote
OCSC Mike Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 Safe flight home and thanks for sharing! InmyElement 1 Quote
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 35 minutes ago, InmyElement said: it’s been a hell of a ride and a lot of time together priceless!! I feel you on this one. As they get older, any time away as a whole family is priceless! Have a safe trip back home. Ampurp85 and InmyElement 1 1 Quote
Jamesszy94 Posted January 14 Report Posted January 14 Safe travels and thank you for bringing us along! InmyElement 1 Quote
InmyElement Posted January 15 Author Report Posted January 15 Thanks everyone for taking the time to follow along...all the humor, warmth, great laughs, and the wonderful (and expected) tangents made it even better. Safe travels to everyone still out there! I'm officially unpacked, everything back in the cruise supply bins awaiting dry dock. Sooo lucky with smooth sailing, great weather, and everyone staying healthy. Side note: after all that travel, we get home and Cman is joking around on the stairs about how heavy the bags are…swings around with his backpack and rips the thermostat clean off the wall Luckily I was able to remount it with no sheetrock work..good timing too, since it’s 17 today Ahhh… home sweet home. BoxerMomNC, Ampurp85, asquared17 and 8 others 7 4 Quote
asquared17 Posted January 15 Report Posted January 15 Just now, InmyElement said: everything back in the cruise supply bins awaiting dry dock. this is the saddest time Ogilthorpe, Ampurp85 and InmyElement 2 1 Quote
Ampurp85 Posted January 16 Report Posted January 16 I'm glad you guys made it home safely. I just talked to my grandma and she said Chicago has sleet and snow plus cold temps. Glad I have 2 more weeks Ogilthorpe and InmyElement 1 1 Quote
Jacklynn Posted January 16 Report Posted January 16 Thanks for sharing your trip! InmyElement 1 Quote
InmyElement Posted January 16 Author Report Posted January 16 On 1/14/2026 at 6:17 PM, Lovetocruise2002 said: I feel you on this one. As they get older, any time away as a whole family is priceless! Have a safe trip back home. It was so good spending that time with them..I don’t think we’ll be able to do another for a while, and that makes it even more special. Even though we’re all in the same house, life is so busy and everyone is always coming and going. On the ship, we slowed down..laughed more, talked more, and truly enjoyed each other’s company , especially during meals and the connected balconies made it really fun Ampurp85, OCSC Mike, Lovetocruise2002 and 5 others 6 2 Quote
ScottD Posted January 16 Report Posted January 16 41 minutes ago, InmyElement said: It was so good spending that time with them..I don’t think we’ll be able to do another for a while, and that makes it even more special. Even though we’re all in the same house, life is so busy and everyone is always coming and going. On the ship, we slowed down..laughed more, talked more, and truly enjoyed each other’s company , especially during meals and the connected balconies made it really fun This is why we love our MDR dinners so much... at home we rarely all sit down at the same table and have dinner. The week on the ship is so great because we get to enjoy family time, together and just enjoy it.. the dinners at MDR are almost always my kids favorite part because he gets to actually eat with all of us at the same time! asquared17, Ampurp85, Jamesszy94 and 3 others 6 Quote
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 16 Report Posted January 16 1 hour ago, InmyElement said: Even though we’re all in the same house, life is so busy and everyone is always coming and going. I feel you on this point too. Could not be more true sometimes. asquared17, InmyElement, Ampurp85 and 1 other 4 Quote
InmyElement Posted January 16 Author Report Posted January 16 10 hours ago, ScottD said: This is why we love our MDR dinners so much... at home we rarely all sit down at the same table and have dinner. The week on the ship is so great because we get to enjoy family time, together and just enjoy it.. the dinners at MDR are almost always my kids favorite part because he gets to actually eat with all of us at the same time! Exactly! ScottD 1 Quote
InmyElement Posted January 19 Author Report Posted January 19 On 1/6/2026 at 12:13 PM, asquared17 said: i’m thinking this one could be a good option? https://a.co/d/0Ox1qm7 there are some that seem heavy and unweildy; this one at least packs down from what i can tell. I'm not ready to commit..lol but i'm looking at this one.. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD1SXWZS/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?pd_rd_i=B0FD1SXWZS&pd_rd_w=R4jX0&content-id=amzn1.sym.386c274b-4bfe-4421-9052-a1a56db557ab&pf_rd_p=386c274b-4bfe-4421-9052-a1a56db557ab&pf_rd_r=CGW3PRCP4C9HC87CZW6S&pd_rd_wg=bHHxW&pd_rd_r=0164b66a-84af-4904-8535-c982975667a5&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM&th=1 asquared17 and Ogilthorpe 1 1 Quote
asquared17 Posted January 19 Report Posted January 19 i like the little friendly camel on the side!!! Ogilthorpe 1 Quote
ScottD Posted January 19 Report Posted January 19 54 minutes ago, asquared17 said: i like the little friendly camel on the side!!! If someone knows how to carry extra water... it's a friendly camel! Ogilthorpe, asquared17, Ampurp85 and 2 others 1 4 Quote
DTCruises Posted February 7 Report Posted February 7 On 1/8/2026 at 1:27 PM, InmyElement said: B-man struck gold with Dos Lobos Empanadas..scrumptious little pockets of happiness. Thank you for the Dos Lobos recommendation. I marked it down as a must stop in San Juan for our cruise this past week. It did not disappoint! The empanadas were wonderful and the drinks were very strong . InmyElement 1 Quote
InmyElement Posted February 15 Author Report Posted February 15 Oh thats awesome! So happy for you! If it wasn't for the freeloaders we wouldn't even gotten off and so glad we did!! Looking forward to doing San Juan again!!! Also one of the stairwell pictures reminded me..who knows when we'll be able to do this again w them.. DTCruises and asquared17 1 1 Quote
InmyElement Posted February 20 Author Report Posted February 20 Its a little quiet in the live blogsphere... @OCSC Mike must be prepping for his march madness on Utopia WAAAYTOOO, Ogilthorpe, asquared17 and 2 others 1 3 1 Quote
OCSC Mike Posted February 20 Report Posted February 20 14 minutes ago, InmyElement said: Its a little quiet in the live blogsphere... @OCSC Mike must be prepping for his march madness on Utopia I don't like to start my blogs too early. There's not much pre-cruise stuff to share since we pack light and have an hour drive to PC so there's no flight, hotel, etc. to mention. My intros are pretty repetitive at this point although this one will talk about the fam joining us, UDP plans, PDCC cabanas, etc. Stay tuned. We've been busy dealing with annoying real life stuff for a change anyway. Nothing too major, just something seems to pop up as soon as another issue is resolved. The only prepping I've done is my usual pre-cruise diet. 3 weeks from today... InmyElement, JohnK6404, Southern Dan and 3 others 6 Quote
ScottD Posted February 20 Report Posted February 20 2 hours ago, InmyElement said: Its a little quiet in the live blogsphere... @OCSC Mike must be prepping for his march madness on Utopia that last few weeks was like non-stop... I couldn't keep up! Everyone was on a cruise at the same time, lol. I'm looking forward to Mikes for multiple reasons, one- we all just enjoy his blogs and two- when his are done, it means I'm less than two weeks away from my next cruise finally! Ogilthorpe, Jamesszy94, JohnK6404 and 4 others 5 1 1 Quote
InmyElement Posted February 21 Author Report Posted February 21 19 hours ago, OCSC Mike said: I don't like to start my blogs too early. There's not much pre-cruise stuff to share since we pack light and have an hour drive to PC so there's no flight, hotel, etc. to mention. My intros are pretty repetitive at this point although this one will talk about the fam joining us, UDP plans, PDCC cabanas, etc. Stay tuned. We've been busy dealing with annoying real life stuff for a change anyway. Nothing too major, just something seems to pop up as soon as another issue is resolved. The only prepping I've done is my usual pre-cruise diet. 3 weeks from today... Totally relatable lately..Sometimes the best “pre-cruise prep” is just surviving real life long enough to get there can’t wait to read about the fam joining, UDP plans, and that PDCC cabana life once the countdown really kicks in... OCSC Mike and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote
OCSC Mike Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 41 minutes ago, InmyElement said: Sometimes the best “pre-cruise prep” is just surviving real life long enough to get there Add a few nights of horrible insomnia to the list and the struggle is real. As long as things settle down between now and then… 20 days. InmyElement and JohnK6404 2 Quote
asquared17 Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 21 hours ago, ScottD said: that last few weeks was like non-stop... I couldn't keep up! Everyone was on a cruise at the same time it was a liveblog bonanza!!! Southern Dan, ScottD and Ampurp85 2 1 Quote
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