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Hey Cruise Critic -- thank you for the new photos of the Dream! They are beautiful and make me really excited for the move to my home port of Galveston. Sad I have to wait another year to sail on her, but the Vista will have to do for now. 🙂

Interesting! I did notice that there were chimes prior to announcements (feeling of dread ensued ...), but didn't noticed the pattern.

Oh, to have that skill!

I'm recently back from my first cruise and loved it, but I have questions. Our cruise director was really, really present on our sailing. Overhead announcements 3 x a day at minimum. Loud and long, morning, noon, and night. But I've read others say they never heard any cruise director announcements and couldn't even tell you their cruise director's name. I know that every ship, crew, and experience is different, but I'm curious - what has your experience been with cruise directors on the intercoms?

Ah ... I took it for the usual dry, sardonic wit. Classic Saint Greg 🙂

Relieved to hear this - we're on Vista in October. Thanks again!

Sigh. Now I have vicarious post-cruise depression.

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Wow. Seriously, we had a touch of PTSD at the sound of the chimes. Our CD made 4 or 5 loud, screechy, rambling announcements daily. Early, late, and naptime.

I'm so glad Hairy Porter has been on this trip!

You are an amazing storyteller. 10/10 would pay to read "Saint Greg's Travel Journals" - if you ever consider a side hustle. I have never been interested in the bar hop, but you may have changed my mind!

Sadly, I have done no sewing for a month. I got distracted because my sister and I decided on the spur of the moment to book and go on our first cruise(s)! I had planned to make at least a swim cover up, but there was so much to figure out and do in the three weeks between booking and departure. I've been back for almost a week and am ready to hit the sewing queue again!

Oh, DEAR!! Well you made it absolutely gorgeous.

OK, thank you for this. I've never been, so I didn't want to say, but that looked like a heckuva lot of people. But that water was amazing!

Doh! I just now put this and your earlier comment together.