Capnpugwash is off to the Mediterranean

[Miss Independence]

[quote name='westisbest']Platinum members upwards get a voucher- maybe two- in their coupon books onboard with reduced and/or free internet access- a certain number of minutes depending what tier of Crown and Anchor you are.[/quote]

Thanks for the information. I had better get booking a few more cruises - this is only our second. However, once tried we really do like this type of holiday - no airports, no planes no customs no hassle just a 3 hour ride to Southampton. Easy peasy.
JJ

[ollienbertsmum]

[quote name='Miss Independence']Thanks for the information. I had better get booking a few more cruises - this is only our second. However, once tried we really do like this type of holiday - no airports, no planes no customs no hassle just a 3 hour ride to Southampton. Easy peasy.
JJ[/quote]


Wow no baggage allowance to worry about :D:D

I am looking forward to hearing about Cagliari. We have had a super sunny day, lots of folk making the best of it walking up the rock.

[sunshinesdad]

There are two Kindle versions - a 3G version (with wifi), and the less expensive wifi only version.
So onboard you can Kindle via ship's wifi with both versions, but as we know ship web is slow, but should be OK for gmail/hotmail. - and of course downloading new books.
Kindle web access via ship cellular system is only for those whose mobile bills are paid by their companies - or are well endowed
Same applies to access via shoreside cellular system, mobile charges overseas can be exorbitant!
D
[quote name='BMT']Love to know how you did it whilst at sea!! Mine just couldn't connect to the ship's 2G. Neither could my friend's - but hers was from the US. But I suppose if you were near land and could pick up a 3G signal, that may account for it.

Anyway, now I have my Hotmail compliments of previous poster!! I agree about not paying any charges - long may it last!! Of course, it is called experimental - although they had better not try to take it away from me:D:D

I do receive a lot of free internet on RCCL, so its not too essential for me. Don't understand why so few people are buying the Kindle for the free 3G!!![/QUOTE]

[BMT]

[quote name='sunshinesdad']There are two Kindle versions - a 3G version (with wifi), and the less expensive wifi only version.
So onboard you can Kindle via ship's wifi with both versions, but as we know ship web is slow, but should be OK for gmail/hotmail. - and of course downloading new books.[COLOR="Red"]BUT you have to buy this from the ship of course??[/COLOR]
Kindle web access via ship cellular system is only for those whose mobile bills are paid by their companies - or are well endowed
Same applies to access via shoreside cellular system, mobile charges overseas can be exorbitant!
D[/QUOTE]

[COLOR="Red"]Not sure I am understanding all this. As far as I am aware, there is NO FREE access for Kindle 3G users on board. Is this what you are saying or not? In my case, I could only use the Kindle in port for email etc.

I haven't actually sent any emails from the Kindle, but I am pretty sure there is no problem. The keyboard is rather small though:D:D

The excellent RCCL loyalty scheme also rewards frequent cruisers with free drinks between 5 & 8.30pm and use of private lounges. Other freebies, parties etc. All depends on how many times you have cruised with them.



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[capnpugwash]

The jetfoil to Capri does go, it is 17 euros each, each way.

Update No 28

Before dinner this evening I took a phone call from guest relations as they were concerned and asked for an update on the itchiness matter, an hour later I was visited by Olly the executive housekeeper who had called the other evening, she too was very concerned. I told them both that it was improving and they requested that I let them know if there was any recurrence. I cannot praise them highly enough for the way that they have all dealt with this matter. Desiree, my cabin stewardess even arrived this morning with detergent free bed and bath linen. First class I would say.

Today is Sunday February 6 2011 and the sun is just rising at 7.20, the sea looks like a sheet of glass with just the tiniest of ripples as though a stone has been dropped into a pond. The breeze, which is so slight as to not be a wind, is measuring at 2 mph. We are heading WSW and passing the south eastern tip of Sardinia to enter the bay which holds Cagliari. We are not due to dock for another 3 hours. It is the start of day 12 of the cruise, which means that we are starting to head home, not a good thing. The sun is fully up now and there is not a cloud in the sky, it is a quite idyllic scene. I can’t see any land from my balcony as I am looking towards the south because I am on the port side, all the land lies off our starboard quarter.

We have been advised that the crew are cleaning all the balconies this morning so we have been asked to keep our curtains drawn, to preserve our modesty. This information came in a sheet of paper enclosed with the Cruise Compass schedule. I happened to glance at mine last night but I imagine that a lot of people didn’t, so they may in for a shock as a hairy sailor appears outside their cabin with a pressure washer. I will listen out for the shrieks.

It is now 10am and I am back from my breakfast of kippers and then the gym and a steam. We have just entered the harbour and Cagliari looks like a typical Italian town, brown coloured buildings backed by a large hill. In the distance I can see our berth and we are swinging 120 degrees to starboard to back onto the dock. The coaches are already there for the tours today, they will last between 4 and 6 hours each. There is a free shuttle from the ship to the town as pedestrians are not allowed to walk on the dock roads, health and safety I suppose. It is Sunday morning and the town looks very quiet. Restaurants should be open which is perfect for me.

The Royal Promenade contains a wine bar called Vintages, part of the display is a brand new Morgan open top sports car, apparently the other evening, a mother was walking along with her teenage son and encouraged him top stand on the car for a photograph. He didn’t stand in the car but rather on the bonnet or hood. This caused a couple of dents on the car which apparently she, charmer that she obviously is, found very amusing. The whole area is covered by CCTV and I hope that the security department can identify her and kick them off the ship. What disgusting behaviour that was.

A fact that amused me was pointed out today by my breakfast companions who I seem to run into most mornings. They were talking to the port lecturer yesterday and pointed out to him that there was a hop on, hop off bus in one of the ports, whereas he had stated categorically that there wasn’t. They weren’t scoring points off him, just wanted to advise him of this fact. He confided to them that he had never actually been on either a cruise or to the Mediterranean area before and that his entire presentation was garnered from information elicited from the internet, how ridiculous is that! All that glisters is not gold.

It is 10.45am and the ship has been cleared so that all passengers are now free to proceed ashore but must be back on by 6.30 this evening. We then have a day and a half sailing to Gibraltar where we are due at 11am on Tuesday. The weather is supposed to remain the same; it is great to see the sun in February as we normally don’t see it at home until late March realistically. I might do this trip again over the winter months in future.

We left the ship at noon and got the shuttle to town, a short walk took us to Ristorante Al Porto which can be found at 44 Via Sardegna, this is to the left of the crossing at the terminal, first right and first right again. It was a really traditional restaurant; we arrived at 12.15 and left at 4pm after way too many brandies. I had salamis, gnochetti, which is a small potato pasta and then sea bass. It was so fresh and tasty. After all the brandies we had to find another bar for a few more and then we got back to the ship at 5.30. it seemed reasonable to head to the bar and I am in my cabin now at 7.50 to get ready for dinner, in reality I could get ready for bed, but I am made of sterner stuff than that. We had a really wonderful day, great company, great food and great fun. We laughed all day long.

I have to get ready now to do it all again.

More later.

[sunshinesdad]

Sorry, i was not saying wifi acess would be free, only if you use ship internet package at cost.
you can send/receive emails via Kindle and your webmail provider using Kindle internet under "Menu"
But I may be talking through my rear end re Kindle wifi connect to ship internet system, since I am not sure if the Kindle browser is compatible - for example the browser on some smartfones is not compaible
I would welcome feedback from onboard users as to whether browser will link to ship system
Sorry for misinfo
D

[quote name='BMT'][COLOR="Red"]Not sure I am understanding all this. As far as I am aware, there is NO FREE access for Kindle 3G users on board. Is this what you are saying or not? In my case, I could only use the Kindle in port for email etc.

I haven't actually sent any emails from the Kindle, but I am pretty sure there is no problem. The keyboard is rather small though:D:D

The excellent RCCL loyalty scheme also rewards frequent cruisers with free drinks between 5 & 8.30pm and use of private lounges. Other freebies, parties etc. All depends on how many times you have cruised with them.



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[ctcontrol]

Evening All

I hope to clear up the issue around the Amazon Kindle on board a RCCL Ship.

I have a UK kindle which has the in built 3G + Wifi. I will be testing my own Talktalk email and gmail accounts while away.

I will be on Indy of the Seas from this Sunday (13 February) so watch out for an update.

If anybody can think of anything else that you want me to test let me know.

Richard (ctcontrol)

[BMT]

[quote name='ctcontrol']Evening All

I hope to clear up the issue around the Amazon Kindle on board a RCCL Ship.

I have a UK kindle which has the in built 3G + Wifi. I will be testing my own Talktalk email and gmail accounts while away.

I will be on Indy of the Seas from this Sunday (13 February) so watch out for an update.

If anybody can think of anything else that you want me to test let me know.

Richard (ctcontrol)[/QUOTE]

Great!! Hope you have a good time. We always do. Looking forward to your updates.

May I suggest that you post all the info on the Kindle on the following dedicated Kindle thread - I feel guilty that we are discussing Kindle on the Capn's thread!!

[url]http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1339945&page=4[/url]

[Bispham Boo]

Cap'n - the only thing we have in common today is that we too had kippers for breakfast! That apart, it's been a thoroughly wet & windy weekend in Blackpool & I'm living vicariously by reading your posts.
Glad you're having a good time and I look forward to the rest of your posts.
Bev & Paul x

[cruiseanywhere2]

Hello Cap'n, at the risk of sounding like a stalker I have followed you from the P and O forum having vicariously enjoyed your last cruise. I am thorougly enjoying reading your reports and hope the rest of the cruise is enjoyable. Pleased you are enjoying the sun as it is wet and very windy in the South Wales Valleys. Roll on 7 weeks tomorrow when we go to the Canaries.

[capnpugwash]

Update No 29

 

Dinner was fun tonight; after the lunch I only had 2 starters and no main course. The humour from today continued although one of the members of our lunch party didn’t make dinner, but nonetheless we all had a good time. They really are a nice mixed bunch of characters. I met the beverage manager this evening, Chris Chudleigh. He is a very nice young man and I was griping to his eager ears about my concerns about this ship, including the charging for shuttle buses about which he agreed. It remains to be seen whether anything is done about them, but to be fair he said that RCL do listen to passenger feedback and will act on it, so who knows!

 

Day 13 has dawned and the sea is absolutely flat calm, it looks like black treacle and the sunrise was spectacular, I hope that the pictures that I took will do it justice. At breakfast we saw several porpoises having fun off our stern, it is always quite enchanting when you see the marine life cavorting, whether it is flying fish, diving seabirds, dolphins or some other species. We are heading WSW at 19 knots yet there is no sense of movement with the ship. We have a little over 24 hours at this speed to reach Gibraltar, tomorrow. Our position appears to be directly north of Algiers, between Algeria and Mallorca.

 

Today I am scheduled to go to the Ice Show at 5pm, I fully intend to go but have been cautioned that there is quite restricted legroom in the seats, I hate that but I feel that I should go and at least see for myself. If it is too tight, I will vote with my feet.

 

More later.

[Mrs Miggins]

Really enjoying this thread - very entertaining.

Yes I agree entirely about the complete rip off of the charging for shuttle bus.

I realised what a rip off if was on our second cruise arrival in I think Civitaveccia - we knew from arriving on a previous cruise that the shuttle was provided by the Port Authorities as a free service - but RCI still tried to charge $10 - many, many people paid up. In Dubrovnik - remembering there are three of us - it was cheaper to get a taxi into town - than just pay for the shuttle to the gates. A taxi in Mykonos was also cheaper than the RCI shuttle and even cheaper still was a local bus but the herd all stood in line for the 'official' bus. When we first started cruising these shuttles were always free - its these little things that make passengers disproportionately angry.

I am getting cross just writing about it - which I know is silly as I love cruising.

[Mrs Miggins]

I was so cross was I that I lost the ability to spell !

[capnpugwash]

Update No 30

 

The morning was very pleasant, temperatures of around 65 to 70 degrees and bright sunshine, on my balcony; sheltered from the breeze it was very comfortable. I am intending to skip lunch today, but to tell the truth, it is a long time between now and 8.30 tonight. The view from the balcony is about 170 degrees from fore to aft. There is absolutely nothing in sight, no ships, land or even clouds, we could be absolutely anywhere in the world, it is an outstanding way to spend a Monday in the British winter.

 

I went to the Ice Show, arriving at 4.55 for a 5pm start. The place was packed but there were 4 stools at the rear by the follow spot light to the left of the control room. This meant that leg room wasn’t an issue. The ice is about 45 feet wide and 70 feet long. The company, who seem to be specialists were mostly eastern Europeans and were 12 in number. I discovered two things this afternoon; the first was that I don’t like Ice Dance, when the entire troupe is on the ice at the same time, but I do like figure skating where there is a solo or perhaps a duet. There were three such items, No Regrets by Edith Piaf, Downtown by Petula Clark and Respect by Aretha Franklin. They were all wonderful and the pace at which they are done on such a small area is staggering. The rest of the show was quite good with lots of lifts and spins but, for me it paled against the three solo/duets. A lot of the crowd obviously enjoyed all aspects of the show judging by the rapturous applause that greeted every toe loop and salchow.

 

Tonight is smart casual and I am heading for the shower.

 

More later.

[sunshinesdad]

Hi Richard - could you check if the Kindle web browser will pick up the ship wifi login page - and can login?

It may be "chicken and egg" - in that Kindle web only functions after wifi pass data is entered, which may not be possible with some ship wifi/internet systems

Thanks for offer to experiment

D

 

Evening All

 

I hope to clear up the issue around the Amazon Kindle on board a RCCL Ship.

 

I have a UK kindle which has the in built 3G + Wifi. I will be testing my own Talktalk email and gmail accounts while away.

 

I will be on Indy of the Seas from this Sunday (13 February) so watch out for an update.

 

If anybody can think of anything else that you want me to test let me know.

 

Richard (ctcontrol)

[ollienbertsmum]

Really enjoying this thread - very entertaining.

Yes I agree entirely about the complete rip off of the charging for shuttle bus.

I realised what a rip off if was on our second cruise arrival in I think Civitaveccia - we knew from arriving on a previous cruise that the shuttle was provided by the Port Authorities as a free service - but RCI still tried to charge $10 - many, many people paid up. In Dubrovnik - remembering there are three of us - it was cheaper to get a taxi into town - than just pay for the shuttle to the gates. A taxi in Mykonos was also cheaper than the RCI shuttle and even cheaper still was a local bus but the herd all stood in line for the 'official' bus. When we first started cruising these shuttles were always free - its these little things that make passengers disproportionately angry.

I am getting cross just writing about it - which I know is silly as I love cruising.

 

I agree about the rip off. Lets face it whatever the cruise line arranges for you they have got their profit so it is probably half the price if you arrange it yourself.

 

In Gibraltar the taxi drivers in their 8 seaters do a lot of the shuttles and it is a good deal for them. The walk in to town is only about 1 km - and on a nice day like it will probably be tomorrow it will not be arduous. Walking up the rock is not for the faint hearted.

 

I was watching the tourists today in Casemates Square finding the patches of sunshine. I envied them. Sitting inside it was chilly - I had the heater on in the afternoon.

 

I hope that the passengers on the Indy have a nice day. If they are not off up the rock, then lunch at Cafe Solo or Gatsby's, people watching in Ocean Village or Casemates before a quick look for some duty frees is the way I would do it. Not too much shopping early on because I need to visit Main Street before lunch and I like to walk fast ;)

[capnpugwash]

Update No 31

 

We had a very nice dinner this evening and again we were about the last to leave, we have been warned of a storm that we are likely to encounter on our journey north across the Bay of Biscay. We are leaving Cadiz, the day after tomorrow, 5 hours early to give us a head start on this weather system. Looking at the charts, it is already there waiting for us but I suppose that the Captain wants to be able to reduce speed if required without putting us late into Southampton. So he is using a little “poetic licence” when he tells us that we are going to try to beat the storm. At the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter as long as we get through it in one piece. The TV weather display on the ship is great, it shows the storms over Europe and the Atlantic in shades of red, the deeper the shade, the stronger the storm. It would be great to be able to access this information at home rather than relying on our forecasters who are historically fairly inaccurate.

 

We are now on day 14 of our journey, roughly 4 hours away from Gibraltar, we are steaming west at 14 knots, another calm sea and a very slight force 1 breeze from the south. The forecast is for partly cloudy skies and a temperature of 59/15 degrees. I hope that there is more sun than cloud. My cabin faces south on this course and in the distance I can see the lights of North Africa as the distance separating Spain from Africa reduces dramatically. We only seem to be 40 miles or so from Gibraltar, which may explain the speed reduction. I wonder if we arrive early into port, whether there is a cash penalty for the ship occupying the dock space for longer than was originally specified. I suppose the charge levied must relate to the size of the ship multiplied by an hourly factor. Another thing that I am not certain of with this ship is whether they take a pilot on board at each port of call, normally I would see the pilot boat approaching or departing, but I haven’t this time. Maybe the ports are simple and safe to access, but with a ship this size I think that I would like some help parking it.

 

More later.

[capnpugwash]

Update No 32

 

I went down to deck 4 at about 7.45 to have a stroll around the promenade deck for some fresh air, it was a touch disappointing as the door to the deck slid open, I was met with palls of cigarette smoke from the 10 or so smokers who were lurking out there for their first of the day. Normally it would be dispersed by the wind but today was almost still, so there was little movement. I surrendered and went back inside to have my breakfast. I arrived just as the service started and ordered porridge and an omelette. The bowl of porridge was full to the brim and it was just far too much for one person to eat, I really dislike being over faced by large servings of food and firmly believe that less is more. So I ate a little under half of it which caused the waiter concern because he thought that there was something wrong, I tried to explain about it being too much but I believe that he thought that more was better. Anyway he removed the remaining portion and probably threw it away. More waste.

 

The sun has come up but it is fairly watery compared with how it has been for the past few days, but at least it is visible between the fluffy clouds. It is pleasant on the balcony but not quite warm enough to sit, maybe a little later. I am going to digest my breakfast for a while and then head to the gym, by that time we should be heading into port so people will be elsewhere getting ready to go shopping or on tours.

 

We are heading into Gibraltar Bay; Algeciras lies off our port side, not the most attractive town with the 6 massive blue cranes along the container dock, not to mention the fifteen to twenty pale blue smaller cranes that sit behind these large ones. That would spoil any vista I think. There are 6 ships waiting to load or discharge cargo. The land is shrouded is a cloudy mist so the mountains that I know are there are actually hidden from view, it is a great pity as without them it lacks a great deal of visual charm.

 

This town has a rich history and is a very important strategically to the British. One little known and oft forgotten fact is that this town contains the marina from which Robert Maxwell, the infamous press baron sailed just before he disappeared from his luxurious yacht.

 

We arrived at the dock at 10.30 and as we were still 30 feet from the dock the “monkey’s fist “was thrown ashore, this is a special knot, about 5 inches in diameter which is made on the end of a relatively light line. It adds weight to it and enables it to be thrown with some degree of accuracy. This line is fastened to progressively heavier and sturdier lines until finally the thick mooring ropes are dragged ashore and looped over the cast iron mooring bollards. This happened at each end of the ship and currently we have six lines ashore and fastened, next there will be some more lines put out to ensure that we are fast and won’t be moving unexpectedly, the gangways will then be put ashore, immigration officers come on board and inspect the relevant documentation and then hopefully will clear the ship, allowing the passengers to disembark. It is remarkably simple really and a well oiled and regularly practiced routine that has taken place throughout the world for hundreds of years.

 

I think that we are berthed about a level 15 minute walk from the main area of Gibraltar, whilst it is a rock, it does have a plateau at the base which is level or, perhaps, has been levelled in the distant past. This is where the homes, hotels, offices and shops are situated. Like most places of this nature there is always a shortage of water and on the side of the rock there used to be great sheets of corrugated iron to collect and channel what little rain fell so that it could be collected and used, rather than allowing it to run to waste or be absorbed by the porous rock.

 

I am back from my steam and am looking forward to sitting on my sun drenched balcony for a while. Hopefully I will have no lunch today, I really can’t face the Windjammer buffet, although it should be quiet with the shopaholics ashore.

 

More later.

[ctcontrol]

Update No 31

 

We have been warned of a storm that we are likely to encounter on our journey north across the Bay of Biscay. We are leaving Cadiz, the day after tomorrow, 5 hours early to give us a head start on this weather system. The TV weather display on the ship is great, it shows the storms over Europe and the Atlantic in shades of red, the deeper the shade, the stronger the storm. It would be great to be able to access this information at home rather than relying on our forecasters who are historically fairly inaccurate.

 

Ihave been using the following web site for years even beats the met office site. This is what you have got to look forward to over the next couple of days.

 

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/marine/weather?LEVEL=5&LANG=en&TIME=0&MN=gfs&CEL=C&SI=mph&MENU=0&MEER=atla&MODELLTYP=wave

 

Richard

[MAZANDSTEVE]

Enjoying this review, thanks.:)

[The Real PM]

Update No 32

 

I went down to deck 4 at about 7.45 to have a stroll around the promenade deck for some fresh air, it was a touch disappointing as the door to the deck slid open, I was met with palls of cigarette smoke from the 10 or so smokers who were lurking out there for their first of the day. Normally it would be dispersed by the wind but today was almost still, so there was little movement. I surrendered and went back inside to have my breakfast. I arrived just as the service started and ordered porridge and an omelette. The bowl of porridge was full to the brim and it was just far too much for one person to eat, I really dislike being over faced by large servings of food and firmly believe that less is more. So I ate a little under half of it which caused the waiter concern because he thought that there was something wrong, I tried to explain about it being too much but I believe that he thought that more was better. Anyway he removed the remaining portion and probably threw it away. More waste.

 

The sun has come up but it is fairly watery compared with how it has been for the past few days, but at least it is visible between the fluffy clouds. It is pleasant on the balcony but not quite warm enough to sit, maybe a little later. I am going to digest my breakfast for a while and then head to the gym, by that time we should be heading into port so people will be elsewhere getting ready to go shopping or on tours.

 

We are heading into Gibraltar Bay; Algeciras lies off our port side, not the most attractive town with the 6 massive blue cranes along the container dock, not to mention the fifteen to twenty pale blue smaller cranes that sit behind these large ones. That would spoil any vista I think. There are 6 ships waiting to load or discharge cargo. The land is shrouded is a cloudy mist so the mountains that I know are there are actually hidden from view, it is a great pity as without them it lacks a great deal of visual charm.

 

This town has a rich history and is a very important strategically to the British. One little known and oft forgotten fact is that this town contains the marina from which Robert Maxwell, the infamous press baron sailed just before he disappeared from his luxurious yacht.

 

We arrived at the dock at 10.30 and as we were still 30 feet from the dock the “monkey’s fist “was thrown ashore, this is a special knot, about 5 inches in diameter which is made on the end of a relatively light line. It adds weight to it and enables it to be thrown with some degree of accuracy. This line is fastened to progressively heavier and sturdier lines until finally the thick mooring ropes are dragged ashore and looped over the cast iron mooring bollards. This happened at each end of the ship and currently we have six lines ashore and fastened, next there will be some more lines put out to ensure that we are fast and won’t be moving unexpectedly, the gangways will then be put ashore, immigration officers come on board and inspect the relevant documentation and then hopefully will clear the ship, allowing the passengers to disembark. It is remarkably simple really and a well oiled and regularly practiced routine that has taken place throughout the world for hundreds of years.

 

I think that we are berthed about a level 15 minute walk from the main area of Gibraltar, whilst it is a rock, it does have a plateau at the base which is level or, perhaps, has been levelled in the distant past. This is where the homes, hotels, offices and shops are situated. Like most places of this nature there is always a shortage of water and on the side of the rock there used to be great sheets of corrugated iron to collect and channel what little rain fell so that it could be collected and used, rather than allowing it to run to waste or be absorbed by the porous rock.

 

I am back from my steam and am looking forward to sitting on my sun drenched balcony for a while. Hopefully I will have no lunch today, I really can’t face the Windjammer buffet, although it should be quiet with the shopaholics ashore.

 

More later.

So you haven't got used to American-sized portions after all this time, huh? :o) It makes me smile because that is always the way I feel after a couple of days of non-stop, oversized portions. Your words are perfect--"hopefully, I will have no lunch today" in conveying my sentiments and obviously yours as well.

 

I wonder, Cap'n, if you get a chance, would you check out the late-night game of Quest that takes place on RCI ships? I have heard about it from a couple who went to it, but I would love to hear your thoughts. :)

[jenny wren]

............. Another thing that I am not certain of with this ship is whether they take a pilot on board at each port of call, normally I would see the pilot boat approaching or departing, but I haven’t this time. Maybe the ports are simple and safe to access, but with a ship this size I think that I would like some help parking it.........

 

We were on the cruise previous to yours and pilots were taken on at most if not all of the ports...I always take photos of the pilot boats !!

[capnpugwash]

So you haven't got used to American-sized portions after all this time, huh? :o) It makes me smile because that is always the way I feel after a couple of days of non-stop, oversized portions. Your words are perfect--"hopefully, I will have no lunch today" in conveying my sentiments and obviously yours as well.

 

I wonder, Cap'n, if you get a chance, would you check out the late-night game of Quest that takes place on RCI ships? I have heard about it from a couple who went to it, but I would love to hear your thoughts. :)

 

Quest is on tonight and all f the people that I have spoken to have advised me to avoid it. The humour is pitched very low apparently and is a mix of slapstick and embarassing passengers. So I don't think that I will be attending. Sorry :)

[MAZANDSTEVE]

Quest is on tonight and all f the people that I have spoken to have advised me to avoid it. The humour is pitched very low apparently and is a mix of slapstick and embarassing passengers. So I don't think that I will be attending. Sorry :)

 

 

Only for those that want to be embarrassed.;)

[The Real PM]

Quest is on tonight and all f the people that I have spoken to have advised me to avoid it. The humour is pitched very low apparently and is a mix of slapstick and embarassing passengers. So I don't think that I will be attending. Sorry :)

Oh please don't be sorry, Cap'n. I only have heard about it and I guess my curiosity was peaked. I didn't realize that they embarrassed passengers. I don't blame you for not going. At least you were forewarned by fellow passengers and that is very nice of them!:)