Vic The Parrot

Hey there.

Thanks for the report on your experiences. Just have to say those pics of the food at Rudi's really caught my eye.

If only I could cook like that!  😵 

But where exactly is The Catch located? I looked on the deck plan, and can't seem to find it.

BTW ... If you're hungry when you get to SD, and in the mood for Italian or pizza, I recommend Filippi's in Little Italy.

Great food. 

Hawaii. I'm jealous. 😎 

 Have a great trip ... You'll love it there!

10 hours ago, mtnesterz said:

 

More importantly for everyone, download a free sound level meter app for iPhone or Android and measure the sound. Screen shot when the sound goes over 80db and go to Passenger Services, show them and complain.

 

If everybody did that, change would happen.

No ... I complained, but got "pooh - pooh'd away" by a drone. 

They just don't care. 😡

Have a great trip, everyone! 🍸🍻🍹🎉

1 minute ago, Crazy For Cats said:

We came from temps in the 30's.

We're having a heat wave in NJ.

Mid to high 50s this weekend. 😵🍦

She's a beautiful ship.

I need to book something on her. ☺🍹

73 is nice.

Wait til we hit 22F up here.

That's cold! LOL

Cold?!? 

What's the current temp?

5 hours ago, Crazy For Cats said:

The Navigator app says the sail away party is at 3.  Maybe we will leave on schedule. 

At least you're getting out of there before the "monsoon" hits FLL.  😵

31 minutes ago, Boatdrill said:

For another "wow", the new Icon of the Seas will debut In January. 

A friend refers to it as the Eyesore of the Seas. 

My reaction wasn't "wow" ... 

More like "Ugh" 😵

1 hour ago, crystalspin said:

 

 I'm sure the people with the BBKing bass filling their cabins are thankful they quit at 11. (I have been there.)

 

There is an easy solution to this ... 

Get rid of BBKings. 😡

45 minutes ago, Host CJSKIDS said:

As I know this is a discussion on board and  as I have said, people push their plates to other doors. 
 

well I guess this person decided that the perfect spot was in front of an emergency exit! 

Gee, how classy of them ...

2 hours ago, bluemarble said:

 

Details have been a bit hard to come by since what we have to go on are media reports of what Cunard announced on November 2, 2023. That's when they announced Queen Elizabeth will not be returning for Australia or Japan seasons after the currently scheduled seasons in those regions end in 2025. I have not found a Cunard/Carnival press release about this.

 

Here's a quote from Seatrade Cruise News for example.

 

"Queen Elizabeth will not return to Australia for the 2025/26 season as part of new deployment plans to operate her year-round from North America. She will spend the summer in Alaska and winter in the Caribbean sailing from Florida."

 

Now I thought I had read somewhere that Fort Lauderdale was going to be QE's home port for her Caribbean season out of Florida. But I can't seem to locate that reference now.

 

Based on what I've found on several different sites now, I think it's safe to say QE will home port out of Seattle for her 2025 Alaska season. But we may need to wait for further details to confirm if QE will home port out of Fort Lauderdale or one of the other Florida ports for her 2025 Caribbean season. All I've read so far concerning the timing for further details is "we look forward to releasing the full details of our future programmes in early 2024."

That's awesome! 

I've always wanted to sail QE since she came into service. And hopefully I might get that chance. 

Thanks for your info. If we're ever on the same ship, you'll get a few rounds on me! 🍻

The past few times I've sailed on HAL ships, I was able to get packs of smokes at any bar. 

The selection was slightly limited compared to what the gift shop had on offer, but we managed.

21 hours ago, bluemarble said:

 QE is apparently destined to be home-ported in the US for the foreseeable future with the 2025 Alaska season based out of Seattle and the yet-to-be-announced Caribbean season based out of Fort Lauderdale.

Did I read this right?

Cunard is doing FLL Caribbean in 2025? 🎉🍹😀

On 11/4/2023 at 1:43 AM, leerathje said:

@VMax1700 Here's the listing for the January 5 - 12 2025 Big Easy cruise.

 

L.

 

 

 

This one looks alot of fun.

On 12/1/2023 at 1:25 PM, hmorrow said:

No

deck 7

i noticed it was wrong, after it was too late to edit it. I made a comment about it….

Oops 

Never mind. (Emily Littella voice)  😳

Thanks for the heads up.

I'll try to check out her sailaway tomorrow afternoon.  🍹

2 hours ago, kirkc said:

Only if the Captain orders them to practice their Dutch dancing in wooden shoes. 
 

actually the bridge is normally a quiet as a library.  

Haven't you heard? ...

The dance practice has been phased out ages ago. 

Their new way of torturing pax is over-amplified music. 😰😵😀

Isn't cabin 6008 on Deck 6?

😵

Confused here. 

7 minutes ago, iamaqt2 said:

They got turned into a sports bar/lounge and overflow space from casino for more machines.

Well that's just great.

Sacrifice an intimate nightclub, and turn the atrium into a dance hall. 

Like that space isn't crowded and noisy enough already. 

What where they thinking?

Where is BLS located?

I checked the deck plan, and there is no mention of it anywhere.

Only noticed a lounge (with no name) across from Golden Lion. Could that be it? 

3 hours ago, iamaqt2 said:

The late night DJ's are now playing in the Piazza on all the Royal Class ships.  Spinning the hits until 1-2 am.  I speak from personal experience that I wish this was held in the Vista Lounge as a more nightclub venue, but the DJ said passengers complained in the cabins above.  So Piazza it is.  And it just isn't the same vibe dancing under super bright lighting.  
However the new Sun which the OP was asking about has different floors for the Piazza from deck 7-9.  And I'm sure most of the evening entertainment there will be done by 10 or 11 pm.    

You're kidding? 

Regal and Royal have Club 6 ... or did those spaces get reconfigured for something else? 🤔

I think the next one will be Ryndam, since that was the selected name before Rotterdam VI was sold.

But who knows. HQ is always full of surprises. 

But I definitely agree with the "Nieuw" prefix BS. That should only apply to Nieuw Amsterdam, not other ships in the fleet.