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Great picture!  Your dad’s outfit made me laugh, I’m pretty sure my dad had a similar pair of pants!  Which girl is you?  I’m thinking the one in red shorts?

We did a lot of camping when our boys were younger as it was the only way we could afford to travel.  We did primitive camping, tents, sleeping bags and no electricity.

I don’t camp now.🤣

Sherri🙂

13 hours ago, PurpleHays said:

We went to REI Saturday and got trekking poles for the hubby. We're starting to hike for Yellowstone in October (brrr) and he needed some. I still need a day pack, water bladder, and new boots (mine are at least 15 years old). Last week, we did an easy 1.3 mile trail twice. Today, we bumped up to a moderate 2.8 mile trail that didn't feel as challenging, but my calves are telling me about it. We want to build up to about 10 or so miles by October. We're going to local parks twice a week now, and are planning a couple of fall trips to the NC mountains before then.

That will be a great trip, Christy!  We drove to Yellowstone from Indiana  with our three sons back in 1990.  No hotels, just did primitive camping for two weeks and hiked all over the park.  One of our best trips ever! Yellowstone is beautiful!

Sherri🙂

Great picture, Melody!  And I hope the eye injections go well for Les!

Sherri🙂

4 hours ago, awhfy said:

Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs CO last night, taken from our local news. 

Beautiful!

Sherri🙂

Welcome home, Cynthia, sounds like you had an amazing trip!

Melody, hope these injections take care of Les’s eye problems, poor guy, he had been hit really hard with health issues!  Hopefully, they will be behind him soon!

Kat, I am going to look for that cookbook, my cooking has become very boring and I feel a need to spice things up!🙂

We drove home from Charlotte on Monday and my husband found a cheap cruise going to Aruba and Curaçao.  So we are currently on Adventure😂. I love the beaches in Aruba!

OOTD: Swimsuit and flip flops!

Sherri🙂

31 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

My 3 harmony cruises the cut off was high 1100s. Ship was new to texas so many that's why top heavy to get into suite lounge. One lady told me she missed the cut off by 1 point. Sorely disappointed. We had 3 weeks in a row I was on, had this all 3 weeks. 

 

Harmony booked next oct, maybe by then the pinnacles will be less. ..note this was out of texas where not many 7 day choices.

 

And we did know ahead. Like I posted above you can click the link on your app where it says welcome aboard. Someone had clicked it and noticed it weeks before we boarded. They post it ahead of time. 

I don’t think that is always the case, there was nothing under the welcome aboard banner regarding limited access for our current Adventure cruise but we did receive an email two days before departure telling us we would not have access. 
 

Sherri🙂

We are missing 2blocks.  We were already past 140 when they announced these would be given starting at 140 but you not not receive any for past milestones.

The second time was our Harmony cruise in September, 2019.  Did not receive it on the cruise, called Royal after getting home, was told we would receive it in about 6-8 weeks.  Planned to call again after the holidays but family issues and Covid gave me more important stuff to worry about.  Called in late September, 2020 and discovered the 12 month rule.  I think I was a week over 12 months. They did not budge on it.😂

Sherri🙂

I can’t give you any specifics about it but last July, our grandsons (ages 13, 16 , and 17) plus our son  had a great time. I think it was one of the highlights of their cruise.   However, we only paid $35 pp.

Sherri🙂

It looks like you had an amazing time, Kat, and you look great, too!

Sherri🙂

It’s nice to see you are all healing well and I hope this continues!

We are leaving early Friday morning to make the long drive up I95 to VA for two of Eli’s soccer games, then heading down to Charlotte on Tuesday for Gavin’s soccer game and Camie’s gymnastic meet.  She scored first place in balance beam at the SC state meet in her age group so this is the regional meet which means she will be competing against 89 girls from other states.  Can’t miss this!

Christy, maybe you’ll see me waving as we drive down to Charlotte area.  I always wave at you and also Lois in Jacksonville when we do this trip!😂

Sherri🙂

We had a group of 8 on our Independence cruise last summer, I went straight to Chops as soon as we boarded and made reservations using our two BOGOS. No problem at all. 
 

I don’t think you can do this in advance but I could be wrong.😂

Sherri🙂

We just got off last Saturday, most of the shows were 7  and 915 but a few nights it was 8 and 1015.  
 

Do you use the app? If so, go to the current sailing and check the times for it.

Sherri🙂

I think it has been pointed out several times, Etta, that I left off the plus sign.  
 

Sherri🙂

On 8/8/2021 at 10:32 AM, beshears said:

Thank you for letting me know the "cover charge," at JR is $9.95.  That doesn't sound bad, that is especially if a person is going to eat very much.  This will seem trivial, but it was said the soda came with the cover charge.  What was the brand?  Just curious. 🙂

The cover charge on Mariner is currently $14.99, drinks not included.

Sherri🙂

2 hours ago, Ashland said:

 D+ not D.

Sorry, of course it is D+🙄

Sherri🙂

4 hours ago, margeecruiser said:

So, Sherri does the Schooner bar have the variety of wines that Vintages used to have?  Do you know where/which bar I should try with my wine-loving crowd?

If all else fails, we will go to Chops and buy a bottle there and drag it to wherever.

 

Where there's will there's a way

No, unfortunately they don’t, there is nothing like a vintages on Mariner. But we found a few we liked at the schooner bar and also Chops & Jamie’s.  We like red wines and one that we have really enjoyed was only at the schooner bar,  Terrazas de los Andes, a Malbec I believe from Chile. 
 

Sherri🙂

On 4/13/2024 at 6:36 PM, margeecruiser said:

Is this true on other ships besides Wonder?  We were going to usethe Solarium bar as a meeting point for my friends/family, but not if it's too hot.  That bar has good wine, I was told, since the Mariner does not have Vintages any more.

We are currently on Mariner, sitting in the Solarium at the moment😂.  The windows can be opened, so we have a nice cool breeze coming through. Very pleasant.

The Solarium bar only shows a few wines on their menu and I would not describe any of them as good,  only a few of them are drinkable.😂  The best wines we have found are in the specialty restaurants and at the Schooner bar.

Sherri🙂

Yes, Odyssey has a Solarium for adults 18+. Solarium has a bar  and there are bars at the outside pool. 
 

Sherri🙂

6 minutes ago, Tlbecker1 said:

Unfortunately, you still only get 1 free wash and fold bag per cruise over 5+ nights.

Technically, it is one per Diamond in the cabin so a couple would get 2 free bags on a 5+ cruise.

Sherri🙂

We were just there Friday on Mariner. Icon was the other ship with us, they had just docked when we were getting off the ship so we had a head start.  Had no trouble finding chairs at the pool and that appeared to be true our entire day.  Pool was never as packed as I have seen the Oasis Lagoon pool. Lots of empty chairs at the beach, also.

We enjoyed our day there and would do it again at the right price.  Food was good, pizza was better than that on the ship.  More of a “frat party” atmosphere on sea days on Mariner than Hideaway.  I was concerned the DJ would be loud and irritating but did not find that to be the case.  DJ did not start until 11am.

Sherri🙂

2 hours ago, PurpleHays said:

Feel better Kat and Lois, as well as everyone else that's injured or under the weather.

 

We head out for our France/Spain cruise in a couple of hours. It's bright and sunny here, but it looks like most of the cruise will be cloudy/windy/rainy. I'll be on vacation, so I will not let it bother me.

Have a great trip!  
 

Sherri🙂

We’ve never had a problem and we have used it many times, most recently twice on a 28 night cruise.  My husband will send boxers, socks, t shirts and shorts while I stick with work out clothes and undies.  They have always come back the same size😂 and in great shape.  In fact, they are folded much better than anything I do!

Sherri🙂

31 minutes ago, Lois R said:

Hi again, I am now home from the hospital. I know I never went into detail about what happened so to give a little background. This had to do with my kidneys again and I thought I saw some of the same symptoms I had previously (Like not being able to pee after drinking a lot of liquids). It is good I went to the ER again because I was right......and this time they put 2 stents in because, (drum roll)...............I have 2 stones........one on each Kidney. They will take them out (both stents and stones) sometime thins month. Probably in the next couple of weeks.  Anyway, my kidneys were not functioning properly but are much better now (because of the stents). And I need to find out why I am getting these stones too.

AND yes, something else showed up.......when they took the first CT Scan it was my entire abdomen and there is some fluid showing up near my right lung. They took a sample of the fluid yesterday and sent it to the lab to see what is going on with that stuff. No, I haven't felt sick and have never had Pneumonia and wouldn't know what that would feel like......and lets hope it is nothing malignant. Should have the results late this week or early next week.

And there is most of what happened....getting older really sucks.

Glad you are home!  Good thing you are paying attention to your body and caught this early before you got into big trouble!  Fingers crossed the fluid turns out to be nothing serious and you are right, getting older does suck!😂

Sherri🙂

Wow, Lois! So sorry to hear you are in the hospital, hope you have a quick recovery! Also, condolences on the passing of your brother in law, I hope your sister is doing ok.  And belated birthday wishes!

Melody,I hope both you and Les get everything taken care of and have smooth sailing after everything is done. 
 

It was a quiet Easter for us, youngest son and family were planning to come down for a week but they fell in love with a puppy at a rescue shelter last month and decided to adopt.  No traveling for him for awhile.😂  We also Christy, had steak, potatoes and wine for Easter dinner.😂

Sherri🙂

Maximum age in St Thomas in December for a snorkeling tour was 70 and my husband at 71 could not book it, I could since I was “only” 69.    In January, I could not book a snorkeling tour as I will be turning 70 in September of 2024 and Royal now lists my age as 70.

We both could go on snorkeling tours in Moorea and Tahiti last month on our Serenade cruise, there was no maximum age listed.

Sherri🙂