Megan_Strick

9 hours ago, willdra said:

The sign on the door leading to the cabins said they would be ready at 2:30. That was late. Our cabin was 10239, and it was on the Lido. I was interested to see how that Lido life hits. We popped in and dropped off W’s bag first, then walked out to eat. There was no line at GBJ at all. I couldn’t believe it. I think peeps were still stuck trying to get into port in that traffic. I got my food quick, dropped a few condiments on the plate, then went to find W. He was easy to find since it wasn’t crowded on the Lido. Unusual.

 

Uh oh, here comes a PSA. It’s not necessary to stand at the toppings station at GBJ squirting that slow moving ketchup into those little tins. There are whole bottles of ketchup and mustard in different stations on the Lido. Just get one and take it to your table. Use as much as you want. Thank me later.

 

When I sat down, W said “There’s a lady trying to sign people up for the Steakhouse tonight. I told her to ask you”. To this I said “👀“. I hadn’t really looked at the new MDR menu yet, and I wanted to do that before committing to the steakhouse. Not 6 seconds after W said that, she popped up at our table. “Hi ma’am your husband said to ask you about reserving the Steakhouse”. Me: “👀” “ Umm. Ok. What times do you have for tonight?”

Her: “Yes tonight you get free wine” “We have all the times.”

Me: “Do you have 8pm?”

Her: “Yes! I will sign you up”.

Still me “👀”. I guess we are going to the Steakhouse tonight.

W totes set me up. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My husband does the same. Bro, like why you throw us under the bus!!

On 1/28/2024 at 3:02 PM, dviper144 said:

Believe they escorted an individual off the ship for fight and then fighting  the crew.  They had 8 police escort him off.  

I saw the video!

14 hours ago, willdra said:

At this point it was after 11 am so we were free to Park Hop over to California Adventure. I reserved Soarin’ Around the World while we waited for Mr. Toad’s Wild Walk. Our ride time was 1:50. We wanted to do Guardians of the Galaxy over there too.

 

We were standing in line for it’s a small world when we heard a Big Crunch. An “ahhhhh”. Then some loud beeping. I looked over and this lady had driven her scooter right into a set of trash cans. Against my better judgment, I laughed, only cuz it was really funny, and no one was harmed in the incident. Oh and the best part was when her family left her. They wanted no parts of that situation, and I don’t blame them one bit. Ma’am maybe scooter life ain’t for you. That scooter is a weapon forming against you that could possibly prosper. Leave it alone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just laughed so loud at the scooter!

6 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

Good to know! We'll be back down there in April. Probably a little early I guess. 

Yeah, they just started clearing the land. I think they said by Jan 2025.

Yay! Wildra is back. Glad I asked!!

22 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

We checked out of the hotel at 7am and then gassed up the car for the next leg of our journey…..

 

 

 

Once back on I-95 south, it was only a few minutes before we entered Florida…..

 

 

We continue to head south on I-95…..

 

 

As we pass St. Augustine, we see this famous sign…..

 

 

 

Patti insists that we pull in so that she can do a photo essay of the property, just like the one she did of South of the Border last year…..

 

 

 

 

 

We are entering Buc-ee’s……

 

 

 

To be continued……

 

I live at exit 38. A few exits before Kingsland. They are building a brand new Buc ees at exit 42. Just broke ground Monday. Should be ready for you next year!

On 1/26/2024 at 5:15 PM, willdra said:

W and I  cruised in Oct and I did write a review, however, it is still sleeping peacefully in my notebook. I will wake it up and post it though, if y’all don’t mind reading about my rock bottom autumn era. 🤪🤪🤪

Yessssss!

14 hours ago, Mitzi73 said:

For anyone who has recently cruised on the Liberty, are there any adults only pools or hot tubs?  I’ll definitely be spending some time at Serenity but was wondering about possible pools as well.   Thanks!!

Yes, pretty sure its in the back of the ship

I haven't really been in CC since my cruise in Sept. Has she done any lately?

1 hour ago, PayneAS said:

pretty sure the 15 (alcoholic) drink limit is whether you have the cheers package or not. They don't want you stupidly drunk whether you are buying it with or without the drink package.

Thats what I thought too

18 minutes ago, pblack said:

If you're not purchasing cheers he will not have a 15 drink limit. The 15 drink limit is only if you're on the Cheers plan. Otherwise you can purchase as much as you'd like as long as you're not stupidly drunk and they stop serving you.

 

In answer to your bucket of beers/will they be open question. I know they usually open beers for you, but I don't think they open all of them for you if you open a bucket. It's been awhile since i've purchased a bucket so I could be wrong on that. You could always ask them to not open them though (or open them) depending on your preference.

 

Have fun!

Oh ok. I have seen many times people on here say its 15 no matter Cheers or not

17 hours ago, TN Roz said:

They will not allow you to buy a bucket on Cheers. It is one drink at a time and there is a 5-10 minute wait time before they can ring in another.

We aren't getting cheers since I don't drink.

5 minutes ago, pellanor said:

My wife and I been on 5 Carnival cruises. We like to chat with others over meals. For three of the cruises we booked YTD and requested shared tables for dinner each time while checking in on the app (25+ times). We were always given our own table (usually a small two person table) and was never given a shared table at dinner. The only time I've had a shared table assigned was at seaday brunch.  

 

Is there a point in requesting a shared table at dinner for Your Time Dining? Is the only way to get a shared table for dinner is through fixed dining?

You are literally 1 ft from the next table so we always end up talking to them anyway.

So my next question is this. If he buys a bucket I'm assuming it counts 6 towards his 15? Will they be open or does he have to open? It will be cheaper to buy the bucket and bring back to the room whatever he doesn't drink but that wont work if they open them for you.

26 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

Carnival Cruise Beer Menu (cruisecritic.com)

 

Not impressive if you only like high-end craft beer (e.g., Pliny The Younger, World Wide Stout, etc.).  I usually stick to rum while on the ship, it makes me talk like a pirate.  Fun to order a Pirate Punch with a pirate accent.  But at home I drink beer more often than not.

The words "high end" and my husband don't go together 🤣

What brands of beer is sold? Particularly looking for Mich Ultra?

17 minutes ago, shof515 said:

based on various articles that can be found it seems like NCL is more in the negotiation phase with the port officials  that it MIGHT happen sometime in the future. no official announcement/press release about it

I'm an hour from Jax. It would be great to have a 2nd option.

I read that a NCL ship is coming to Jacksonville, Fl? I'm sure it will be a smaller one because it has to fit under the bridge.

Just now, angelsfort said:

 

Starry is far superior to Sprite, IMO.   Sprite has a slight DIRT after taste to it (yah!  that's experience speaking!) and Starry is just a cleaner experience.  

I'm not a fan of Pepsi in general, but ever since I gave up caffiene, I've found that the "other" options that Pepsico offers are better (Mug rootbeer rocks!)

Clearly you've never had a crisp and spicy Sprite from McDonalds 🤣

On 1/20/2024 at 7:38 PM, sid_9169 said:

Back here at the room now, and I don't even know if I'm going back out this evening. It's been a long strange trip here this week. Ups. Downs. Sideways a couple of times... A pretty decent time by all standards... Things didn't go "exactly" as great as I'd thought, but then again it was magnitudes better than my last cruise on Virgin Voyages, so that's a plus... I've got some REAL work to do once I get back home to Atlanta... Try to work on this drinking situation, as well as looking into therapy. On top of that, tackling whatever health issues I may or may not have, and also trying to figure out what I'm going to do for work going forward after my days over at the 'ol salt mine come to an end... 

 

Seems like my plate is pretty full right now... Thanks to all of you who made it this far on this crazy crazy week! 

 

 

I've been off CC since my cruise in Sept so I missed the VV drama. Going over there now to read it.

Just now, sid_9169 said:

I suppose that my next major decision of the day is where to eat dinner? Any ideas?

Emerils

Just now, sid_9169 said:

I urge you to try it and post it here... I don't even know how to do that...

Challenge accepted!

36 minutes ago, mamiamjo said:

Sorry for the short memory, but what was #1?

Shrimp and grits from Emerils

14 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Lee: Name something you don't want to see on Grandpa's nightstand. 

 

Megan: Lube!

 

Lee: You mean like motor oil?

 

Megan: No, for Grandma!

 

Priceless!!! 😁😁😁

 

 

I literally laughed so loud now everyone in the office is staring at me!

14 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Lee: Name something you don't want to see on Grandpa's nightstand. 

 

Megan: Lube!

 

Lee: You mean like motor oil?

 

Megan: No, for Grandma!

 

Priceless!!! 😁😁😁

 

 

I literally busted out laughing at work. Now everyone is staring at me.