Serenade of the Seas - 11-Night Southern Caribbean - November 19-30, 2018

[PG Cruiser]

Sushi Making Class at Izumi

Glad to have met @bcarney at the class.

[PG Cruiser]

Paper Plane Making Contest at the Centrum

Got a keychain

[PG Cruiser]

Disney Trivia at Schooner Bar

Got 12 out of 20 questions... lost to winner who got 18.

[PG Cruiser]

Pictionary Telephone at Schooner Bar

This relay game involves alternately drawing and describing a word/phrase down the line. I was 4th in line and I got it—“Silence of the Lambs”.

But you know how these games go... the lambs were mistaken as horses and our final team answer was “Race Track, Pick a Winner”

[Guy Gadwa]

Following! 

[PG Cruiser]

General Info Trivia at Schooner Bar

 

[PG Cruiser]

“Who in the World Am I? at Schooner Bar

 

[PG Cruiser]

This day turned out to be “Contests Day” for me. Here is a recap of how I did:

Disney Trivia - 10/15

General Information Trivia - 6/15

Theme Music Trivia - 6/15

Telephone Pictionary - 2nd Place (Two Team Contest)

Bottom Line: I did not win any contest, but I had tons of fun. (Which is what counts, right?)

[PG Cruiser]

Day 3 Dinner at Reflections

[PG Cruiser]

The “Wash and Fold Laundry Special” for $34.99 came out today. My room steward said it’s offered from Day 3-9 on this cruise. I don’t see any fine print about additional fees or gratuities.

I placed it next to a medium sized shirt for reference. 

[Sweety]

Great Blog.

[KathyC]

16 hours ago, J_Keeble said:

wow that is very disappointing I'm especially surprised that the dog house isn't open. what are ritas and samba used for then?

There is no Doghouse to open.  There is no Samba either.  

[KathyC]

12 hours ago, RatedPG said:

I plan on uploading the Compass when I get home from the cruise 

I sent Matt mine from the repo, but he's too busy playing on Symphony to upload them.   

[PG Cruiser]

Day 3 Headliner Show:  Vibe-o-logy at the Tropical Theater

[J_Keeble]

Great! the Samba Grill which is at the aft of the ship below ritas I believe and starboard side

[PG Cruiser]

Beautiful sunrise in Ponce, Puerto Rico

 

 

[bcarney]

18 hours ago, RatedPG said:

Glad to have met @bcarney at the class.

And you as well!

[PG Cruiser]

2 minutes ago, bcarney said:

And you as well!

Hope you have a great day in Ponce!

[PG Cruiser]

11 hours ago, J_Keeble said:

Great! the Samba Grill which is at the aft of the ship below ritas I believe and starboard side

Just to clarify, have you been on the Serenade before and you’ve seen Samba Grill on it?  

[PG Cruiser]

DAY 4 - PONCE, Puerto Rico

There was nothing much for me to see and do in Ponce.  The pictures I took look a lot like stock photos online so I’m not posting them.

[PG Cruiser]

Day 4 Lunch at Windjammer 

 

[KathyC]

18 hours ago, J_Keeble said:

Great! the Samba Grill which is at the aft of the ship below ritas I believe and starboard side

Windjammer/Rita's Cantina is on deck 11.  There are only cabins on deck 10.  No Samba Grill.    

[bcarney]

13 hours ago, RatedPG said:

Hope you have a great day in Ponce!

I’m here with my rum group, and since the Don Q rum distillery is closed for the weekend to give the workers some time off, they graciously flew in someone from their European operations to give us a seminar and some tastings.  It’s great that a big company would do that for a small tour group.

Being the holiday, Ponce was dead, but we managed to see the sights and have a good time nonetheless.

Tomorrow we dock in St. Kitts and take a ferry to Nevis for another tour of a spiced rum place run by a friend of many of us.

I’m loving the ship and crew.  Literally my only complaint is that the Diamond Lounge is way too small for the number of people on this particular cruise.  Other than that, this is a great cruise and great crew. Hope your vacation is going as good as mine!

[bcarney]

6 hours ago, RatedPG said:

Day 4 Lunch at Windjammer 

You eat much healthier than I. :)

[J_Keeble]

13 hours ago, RatedPG said:

Just to clarify, have you been on the Serenade before and you’ve seen Samba Grill on it?   

I was getting confused with radiance. sorry about that

[J_Keeble]

6 hours ago, KathyC said:

Windjammer/Rita's Cantina is on deck 11.  There are only cabins on deck 10.  No Samba Grill.    

where izumi is on serenade if where samba is on radiance.

[PG Cruiser]

Day 4 - Thanksgiving Dinner at Reflections

 

 

[PG Cruiser]

Day 4 Night Activities and Entertainment 

Pardoning the Turkey

”If You Know It Dance It”

Juggler Comedy Act

[PG Cruiser]

DAY 5 

Sunrise over Bassetterre, St Kitts

This feels like approaching Isla Nublar aka Jurassic Park

[PG Cruiser]

8 hours ago, bcarney said:

You eat much healthier than I. :)

I normally try to eat healthy, but today I’m having this ... ... because I’m going on the Liamuiga Volcano Hike today... and it’s my birthday.

 

[J_Keeble]

Happy birthday!

[J_Keeble]

any chance of pictures of the cinema and English pub?

[The Cruise Junkie]

@RatedPG Happy Brithday

[twangster]

Indeed.  Happy Birthday!

[KathyC]

5 hours ago, J_Keeble said:

where izumi is on serenade if where samba is on radiance.

Izumi is on deck 12, above the Windjammer.  You can access it through the kids water area, or from the stairs in the outdoor Windjammer seating area. 

[KathyC]

Happy birthday @RatedPG! 

[Sweety]

Happy Holiday Birthday!!!

[PG Cruiser]

MOUNT LIAMUIGA VOLCANO HIKE on Basseterre, St Kitts

This was a fun extreme way to celebrate a birthday.

[Lovetocruise2002]

Happy Birthday @RatedPG!  Loving all the pics so far.  Especially St. Kitts. Beautiful there.

[PG Cruiser]

Day 5 Birthday Dinner