countess5

Morning!

Not a big thing but if you happen to talk to a sommelier tonight would you ask about the upscale wine tasting? I guess that’s what I would call it. 

We were I believe on Apex and only learned of this wine tasting when our sommelier asked us if we would be interested in a nice wine tasting. It was held in Tuscan. The wine was paired with very nice cheeses and a head sommelier talked about each wine.

There is one listed on the app but we saw that one and it was held outside Craft Social and people just waked around from one set up to the next just tasting wine. 

Thanks!

Cheers! 

Looks like you arrived a little. Head of time….

Enjoy the day!

Cheers! 

59 minutes ago, bnurick said:

It’s official, an unscheduled at sea day. The seas and wind were rough all last night and into this morning. The pilot boat was being tossed around. Apps get refreshed at 11am ship time. Cheers from Cafe al Bacio! ☕️ 

Every Live I have been reading this winter so far has not had great weather. Saw on another thread a RCCL ship could not dock in Casa Maya yesterday because of winds, Of course winds are always blowing there.

We are sailing for a month in about two weeks and hope weather starts to change. we are mostly ship people anyway but do like some of the Islands we are stopping at. 

Enjoy the sea day! 

Cheers! 

Follow up…..

Our experience was that a separate van was used to move us we were not on a bus, but……….again use a cab, we waited all that time as the buses were loaded before the van was available. 

Cheers! 

The last two winters we have sailed side by side and B2B on Celebrity. 

The first winter Covid was still an issue so no transportation provided. We grabbed a taxi and headed to the other terminal. 

Last year we were told that transportation would be provided. We showed up when we were supposed to and the CD had already taken the people down to disembark. Was told to go down to the port and we would be shown where to go to pick up our transfer. 

Ok, we did that and was directed to where they were loading buses for Miami and Ft. Lauderdale airports. What a Sh*T show. Waited an hour to get our transfer. DW said let’s get a cab, I said we have plenty of time so I want to see how this Sh*t show plays out! 😂 Boarding the buses was like herding cats! No one knew anything about the process and there were language issues between the drivers, the transportation representative and no idea who the last person was. 🙄

So to answer your question in a long way, yes transportation is provided. We went from our Celebrity port to a RCCL port to pick up people then to another Celebrity port to drop off people and then our port. My God it took forever to move 8 people.

Bottom line take a cab, the fare is fixed from terminal to terminal inside the port. Less than $20, it’s posted on the window of the cab. I don’t remember exactly. 

Leaving February 10th to do it all over again! 😂

Cheers! 

2 minutes ago, LEMJMcC said:

No doubt far inferior to Iron City beer!

Who’s been around long enough sailing the Caribbean and remember drinking Presidente? 🙄. 

Use to buy it for a $1 a bottle. 😂

Cheers! 

12 hours ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

Moving on to tomorrow, St. Lucia, We have the West Coast Catamaran Cruise excursion.  It’s an early morning meeting time of 7:30am. 😳  

 

Probably should cut tonight a bit short so that wake up isn’t so painful.  We shall see how that goes.

Assuming this is a RCCL sponsored excursion? Going to be in St Lucia next month on Celebrity and 4 of us are looking for a private catamaran company to sail with. 

Cheers! 

26 minutes ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

Cheers 🍻 

 

I had the blue in Barbados too.  I like it more than the light Carib.  Probably b/c it has more alcohol 😆 

 

Agree! We will be in Barbados next month so will try and get my hands on some.

Cheers! 

You Found Blue Carib! 

Have had a lot of Carib beer over the years but just found Blue in Antigua last year. 

Nice Find!

Cheers! 

Mac

I see that they have valet luggage service, however it does not state what the earliest flight time is to qualify. Would you be able to inquire as to the flight times for use of valet? 

Thanks

Cheers! 

8 minutes ago, mac_tlc said:

Indeed ! Here we are! 
 

 

………and looking good in port! 😀

Cheers! 

Morning and Welcome to Nassau!

Cheers!

11 minutes ago, Stem to Stern said:

Yes!  Mr. Sunshine is finally emerging in the sky over South Florida.  Visiting the Venice Area Audubon Rookery in Sarasota County this morning and the air temperature here is currently only 51 degrees Fahrenheit with a feels like temp of 49, but the sun is shining brightly here.  
Yay!!😀 

Sunny here with a temp of 25 and a real feel of 23! 🥶. That’s not Celsius!  😂

Can’t wait to Board Ascent on February 11th! 

Cheers! 

5 minutes ago, hcat said:

https://www.portevergladeswebcam.com/

 

link to PEv webcam  you can see her in the berth now..10:20 am Fla time...

 

we will try to catch Sailaway today

Cheers! 

Will be boarding with you. Have sailed many times on Super Bowl Sundays. Craft Social will have it as well as I am sure it will be broadcasted at the roof top garden. 

On some cruises they have shown it in the theater, not sure about the schedule on Ascent however. 

Always food placed out for enjoying. 

We have sailed Edge, Apex and Beyond. 

We won’t miss it for sure.

Cheers! 

Outstanding Day!  

Missed Ascent coming in this morning was watching my Niece come into Nassau on Allure.

Will watch you go out, I believe you set sail at 4 PM? 

Cheers! 

On 1/19/2024 at 9:42 PM, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

Pre Planned excursions are a private tour with Elegance Catamarans in Barbados.

 

Another catamaran tour in St.Lucia - Western Coast Catamaran Cruise through Royal.  This is a catamaran cruise with a beach stop and cruise to the Pitons.  I wanted to see the Pitons and a catamaran sounded waaaaayyyy better than a bus to me.  Throw in a beach too -sold.

 

For St.Maarten we haven’t booked an excursion but plan to do a bit of exploring and shopping and take the water taxi over to the beach & do whatever floats our boat.

Speaking of local beers, I always like trying the beer of the local culture. 

Here’s my Piton shot from last winter! 😂

Cheers! 

Saw the following on the news this morning….😂

Cheers! 

Morning Mac

Would you do me a favor and post who the Captain is? Our England friends have sailed with Tasos before and she has a bit of a crush on him! 😂

They spend June in Greece every year so I think that’s where it’s coming from. Captain Dimitrios not so much. 🙄

Cheers!  

45 minutes ago, ILCruiser said:

Just got off Silhouette last week.  Decoy was an upcharge from the premium package.

 

J

That’s not good. 😩

Nickel and Dime is the theme. 🙄

Cheers! 

1 minute ago, bnurick said:

Happy to ask in a few days when we do Luminae (menus are not magical to us, probably Blu tonight). Not a big Chic night person, so please tell me what you look for. Tonight is the first and we will go to the show to hear from Captain Kate. Cheers.

Jut looking for the days they hold chic night.

Thanks

Cheers! 

Jumping on board for this live! We will be boarding Beyond on February 19th for a B2B. Starting with the 11 day then move to the 10 day sail. Starting with Ascent prior!! 

Sailed Beyond two years ago with Kate and glad to hear she is back on for our coming cruise. Friends from England joining us and have not sailed with Kate.

Would like to know about Decoy since I do enjoy that particular wine.

Would you also post chic nights please.

Cheers!  

@mac_tlc Barbie likes her Woodford and a splash of Ginger Ale, what is Woodford and Peaches? A drink or deseart ? 🍸

Cheers! 

I'm sure you will do a live so I may just comment on yours. i'll probably do one on the Ascent prior to this one and then the second Beyond after the the 19th one. 

Cheers!

Just now, countess5 said:

 

Outstanding! We will be traveling with our friends from England.

Here we are, if you see us say hi!

 

 

Cheers!

By The way Countess5 is on the left, yes it’s a guy! 😂

Cheers!