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Does anyone use the cabanas on an Alaskan cruise? I just picture this as more of a warmer weather thing.
We're going next August.
Thanks!
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Our first trip on the Solstice was to celebrate our daughters college graduation in 2010. Out next trip was supposed to be August 2020 to celebrate my retirement. Happy to say we're finally going next August to Alaska.
Just curious if you're seeing anyone renting the cabanas? Thanks!
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Proving there are angels among us.
And hopefully this was a huge lesson in better planning for these travelers.
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8 hours ago, pstone1 said:
I’m so glad those on EN were able to view such a perfect launch! The Booster landing last evening was also spectacular (and such a treat) even for those of us living on the Space Coast!We usually watch launches from our yard in Orlando but decided to go over Monday night. (We'd gone over Friday night but it didn't go) We went to a lot of shuttle launches when the kids were little. Was really nice to see the beach full of people waiting for the launch.
So glad we went! The boom and rolling thunder after the boom were amazing.
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21 hours ago, flamingos said:
No ships tonight: she's up!
What a great launch!
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Yes, we were on the beach Friday night for the launch at same time as today and ships managed to stay out of the no go zone.
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In case you get the paywall...
While weather dealt SpaceX three days of delays for its attempt to send a Falcon 9 rocket up from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, it was a cruise ship down range that caused a Sunday scrub. The company will try again on Monday.
Sunday’s weather was looking great, but as the live stream began ahead of a 6:11 p.m. target liftoff, SpaceX commentator Jesse Anderson said a cruise ship was approaching a no-go zone, and the U.S. Coast Guard was in contact with the ship. Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas was at sea off the coast of Brevard County ahead of the launch after having departed Port Canaveral Sunday afternoon, according to cruisemapper.com.
ADVERTISINGMission managers scrubbed the launch with less than a minute before the planned liftoff. The company will now attempt a 6:11 p.m. liftoff on Monday.
The U.S. Space Force has attempted to get the word out about the multiple southerly trajectory rocket launches from the Space Coast this month, which means a larger hazard areas for both watercraft such as the cruise ship as well as aircraft.
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“The chance of a launch scrubbing due to a range violation is increased if the public is not aware of the expanded safety measures,” reads a press release from Space Launch Delta 45, the Space Force group that oversees both Cape Canaveral and Patrick Space Force Base. “Boaters and aircraft operators are directed to consult the advisories for each launch that contain detailed maps, coordinates, timing, and status of the area restrictions and closures. Last year, a polar launch attempt scrubbed due to a range violation when a private aircraft strayed into the restricted airspace prior to launch.”
With Sunday’s scrub, SpaceX will likely also push a planned Monday launch of a second Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center to Tuesday.
ADVERTISINGThe Canaveral launch payload is the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 satellite run by the Italian Space Agency. It’s the second of four new satellites to replace an original four launched from 2007-2010 that provide defense, environmental and other observations for Italy and surrounding nations in the Mediterranean region.
The booster recovery attempt will be on land at Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1. This marks the third flight of the booster while both fairing halves have flown on three previous missions each.
Monday’s weather looks good with 90% favorable conditions, according to the Space Launch Delta 45′s Weather Squadron forecast.
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WeeklyFix your telescope on all space-related news, from rocket launches to space-industry advancements.The second Falcon 9 rocket originally on tap for this weekend was set to launch Saturday. A Tuesday launch attempt would see an 80% for good weather. This one carrying another batch of Starlink satellites will take off from KSC’s Launch Pad 39-A, with a target liftoff between 2-6 p.m.
With the addition of last week’s United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch of a pair of U.S. Space Force satellites, the early months of 2022 are among the busiest on record for the Space Coast. A new rocket company for the Space Coast, Astra Space, is also up for a potential launch soon with its Rocket 3.3 on an operational flight to put four small satellites in orbit for NASA. The company is awaiting the OK from the Federal Aviation Administration having already successfully performed a test fire at Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 46.
SpaceX, though, has been the busiest to date. Monday’s launch attempt would be the second launch from Canaveral for SpaceX this year with the other two launches of Falcon 9s coming from neighboring KSC.
With five potential launches from Florida through Feb. 1 and its first California launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base slated for Wednesday this week, SpaceX is on target to achieve what one NASA committee panel member stated was an ambitious goal of 52 launches in 2022.
NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel member Sandra Magnus said in a meeting last week that SpaceX launch plans would eclipse 2021′s record of 31 launches, according to a report on CNBC. 2022′s plans include several launches for NASA including two more crew rotations, resupply missions and the first civilian trip to the International Space Station from the U.S.
“Both NASA and SpaceX will have to ensure the appropriate attention and priority are focused on NASA missions, and the right resources are brought to bear to maintain that pace at a safe measure,” Magnus said.
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On 1/14/2022 at 3:15 PM, Ferry_Watcher said:
Brave groom? Leaving your denied boarding bride (still in her wedding dress) and going on the cruise without her? Doesn't say much about his character, IMO.
Sadly, my money would also be on the marriage not lasting.
I meant brave in the snarkiest tone possible. To me it says A LOT about his character....none of it good! 🤣
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On 1/10/2022 at 7:41 PM, Ferry_Watcher said:
Another crazy story (which staff still talks about) is the bride who was left behind.
A couple married off site on the day of their honeymoon cruise. Apparently the post wedding plans included members of the bridal party (or at least the groomsmen) joining the happy couple on the cruise. The bride was not a US citizen, did not have a green card, and unfortunately was a citizen of a country that needed a Canadian visa - which she did not have. Since the bride didn't have the Canadian visa she was denied boarding. Everyone in the terminal knew what was going on because the bridal party were still in their wedding clothes. What did the groom do? He went on the cruise without his new bride, but with his buddies. We were dumbfounded to see the groom check in and walk on to the ship without the bride. To this day we wonder if that marriage lasted.
Brave groom!
🙄 my money is on no, the marriage probably didn't last
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29 minutes ago, elf426 said:
Happy Tuesday everyone, I hope you're all staying safe in Elsa's tracks if you're in the southeast.
I'm in Orlando. It's getting a little breezier out and rain should be starting soon. I'm enjoying your posts very much...thanks for taking us along!
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So happy to see you back here Jim! Looking forward to your new adventures. We didn't get to do our family cruise to Alaska last August to celebrate my retirement but we had a great NON Voyage party anyway! (outside of course and luckily the pool is big enough to socially distance in)
Angela Z.
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On 6/27/2021 at 6:42 PM, dolittle said:
Island Beach State park N.J. is the best, great beach and nothing but beach .The bay is so peaceful and empty.
I have many happy memories there with my grandparents in the 1960's!
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19 hours ago, navybankerteacher said:
A friend of mine refers to Hawaii as the Jersey Shore of the Pacific.
I love this quote. Hawaii just hasn't ever been on my list. I spent summers on the Jersey Shore as a kid (Seaside Park) so maybe this is why I don't feel drawn to Hawaii. 😀
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We've been very lucky with cruise weather except for just one rough night going from Vancouver into the Inside Passage.
dolittle, I remember lots of miserable wet and cold Memorial Days at the Jersey Shore (Seaside Park). I'm sure its even worse given how long you've waited to go what with the pandemic. Wishing you warmer and drier weekends ahead!
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This was our plan last summer for the Alaska cruise we didn't get to take. May be an option?
https://www.portseattle.org/page/port-valet-enjoy-seattle-luggage-free
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My husband and I used to want to cruise through major canals. This dream started on the Norwegian Dream through the Kiel Canal in Germany...the ship had to flip it's smokestack to fit under one of the bridges...pretty cool.
Our trip through the Panama Canal also helped feed this dream.
We haven't talked much about this lately though. Very interested to see how the cruising from the Bahamas and St. Marteen goes this summer.
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Totally jealous of your Halloween in Key West!
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Yeah, I get the sadness but in the big scheme of life it's just a blip.
This was the week that we were supposed to be on our "Happy Retirement to Me" family and friends cruise to Alaska.
We'd looked forward to it since January 2019 but instead the 8 out of the 10 of us that are local came over for a socially distanced outdoor Non Voyage pool party.
Maybe some day we'll cruise again.
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I'm with neverbeenhere
2 hours ago, neverbeenhere said:One must stay a few nights in Key West or a similar locale.
This....I feel like you're covered as long as you get there sometime during the year you're 40.
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@MisterMet I like how you think! We were going to be a group of 10 to celebrate my upcoming retirement on an Alaska cruise in August. I totally intend to throw a sail away party at our pool on our departure day.
Angela
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21 hours ago, Fly and Sail said:
I kinda made my peace with the fact that no Alaska or West Coast cruises will be going this year.
Yes, and it's a relief to not be playing the will we or won't we go in August game anymore. I finally gave it up a couple of weeks ago. I promised my family we'll go to Alaska someday but not anytime soon. I don't want to have to wear a mask on a cruise.
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4 hours ago, cruise kitty said:
I remember January...
Feels like a million years ago doesn't it?
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We did Valparaiso to Ft. Lauderdale in March 2009. Someday we will go back to see the "other side".
Looking forward to going on your trip! Thanks for the link.
Angela
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State of the Solstice
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We are booked for Alaska in late August next summer so I nearly fainted when I first read about a possible gap of cruises. This is a rebooking of our August 2020 plan to celebrate my retirement. Our first cruise on the Solstice was in 2010 so really looking forward to being back on this ship again.