Shaded Lady

Wow- how experiences can differ! I've never gotten really jazzed about any CD, definitely never booked a cruise because of one... but I was kinda looking forward to our Vista cruise a few years ago because Matt Mitchem was the CD... so I was surprised to find that he'd been replaced for our cruise by Cookie. But I figured, meh, whatever... Well, all I can say is it was pretty obvious to us and all of our other cruise passengers that Mr Cookie DID NOT want to be on that sailing... he was irritable with kids (who were not doing anything wrong at the time, just patiently waiting for the ice cream machine to free up)... he excluded a bunch of folks intentionally from some of his activities on the sports deck (in spite of it being for all ages in the Fun Times he decided that anyone under 18 couldn't play basketball any time he was on the court)... he promised us a group photo from a meetup that he promised to attend, he showed up late, but at least he showed up... but he called the organizer a liar when she asked about the photo... at first he blamed the photographer, then the organizer... To each his own, I guess... but I got tremors when I heard that he might be on Jubilee- I'm on the transatlantic sailing and unless his attitude has improved, I'm not looking forward to any interaction with our CD...

Benny to the rescue- just when there was a dearth of reviews I'm following, along comes Benny to give me my 'fix'!

Does anyone else agree with me that a different choice in color for this water spout would have been more appropriate????

I'm not fond of the flavor- texture is okay, the whole sheep's stomach is no big deal... but I find it's too... too... too something for my taste! peppery, maybe?

Loving your review as always @BennyBrun! We're doing a transatlantic out of Southampton in Oct 2023 so all your info about flying over there and where to stay pre-cruise is so helpful! Which leads me to my question- we're thinking of booking Delta's Premium Select (can't afford Delta One with these oil prices!)... what did you think of Premium Select? Do the seats recline sufficiently to make such a long flight relatively comfortable? Do you get priority boarding with Premium Select? Would have loved to have seen more pics of Southampton- unlike you we're spending our pre-cruise days there and we might take a day trip to London...

Really? I could find absolutely nothing related to this weather event causing deaths at all, in Havana or elsewhere! What's your source @broberts? Just interested in seeing the details...

Nothing extreme with the weather here- just lots and lots of rain in central and southern FLA... a bit gusty in the south. And as someone said earlier, by the time you dock, the storm they wanted SOOOO badly to name will have moved on.

I agree, GP! I was thinking the same thing- so much better looking than the ultra thin slice of cardboard on Carnival!

Not sure about Virgin but Carnival explicitly tells you to leave it in the hallway outside your door.

@sid_9169 here's my suggestion- go to Guest Services and make them help you with the app to see your next cruise so you can fill out the Health app... assuming they can do that, I bet your booze purchase would show up for your next cruise!

Whew- I was hoping I'd catch up on Day 1 so I could comment how much I loved your Mardi Gras leggings! So glad to join you on yet another Willdra and W adventure!

So I looked it up- for a mere $3770/mo you can have a 1 bd/1bath 800 sq ft apartment in Solitair- no problem, right Sid?

Yay!!! @sid_9169 is cruising!

Shoes- # 4 pic... I feel like I could pick you out of a crowd now, @Saint Greg!

@Saint Greg I have to say I was impressed with the VeriFly app on my cruise in April... filled it out in advance, the woman at the kiosk scanned the code on my phone, scanned my boarding pass and I was all done! Definitely better than our December cruise when we had to show the vaccine card, negative test results, boarding pass, health questionnaire... all told took about 20 minutes but with VeriFly it literally took under a minute. Worth the time to do it in advance...

Can't wait, @Saint Greg!