Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[Ocean Boy]

8 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said:

He said on last nights show that if he cannot win he hopes that she does.Money does not always buy happiness.

She also said that she needs to be thinking about her family....

[NHProud]

6 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

 

So, not  the Juan Soto trade from SD Padres to the NY Yankees? 😄

 

I’m still upset about the Chargers. Padres , I don’t follow though my neighbor works for them. 

[DaniDanielle]

1 hour ago, lenquixote66 said:

Happy Hanukkah to Dani,Bonnie and anyone else who celebrates the holiday.My immediate family will celebrate on Sunday and our annual cousins celebration will be Dec.24 because there are 8 who are in college who will not be home till that time period.

From here also

[HBE4]

2 hours ago, derorim said:

 

He does have fond memories of that car.  He enjoyed adding modifications to it, and took it to the drag strip a time or two.  I believe he sold it around 2009.  He was involved in too many other projects to devote time to it, and decided it was time to move on.  

 

When I first moved into my neighborhood, there was a family with 4 kids - 2 boys & 2 girls - and parked in the driveway were 2 Buick Regal Grand Nationals and 2 Ford Mustang GT's. We called it the muscle car house.  We always heard when the kids were coming and going. 🙂

 

I think the Buick GN was limited production car - maybe 5,000 units per year - so the fact that 2 of them ended up on my block was a little amazing.  And who would have thought that Buick of all car brands would have the baddest muscle cars of the 80's?

 

 

[grapau27]

23 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Thank you Graham. Tell her Sea dog wishes for her get better and soon be free of pain.

Thank you Greg.

Pauline is going to her house and wrap her Christmas presents,put up her Christmas tree etc next week.

Her husband had a knee replacement and only been home for a week and he is in lots of pain.

Edited December 7, 2023 by grapau27

[grapau27]

7 minutes ago, DaniDanielle said:

From here also

From me too.

[Sea Dog]

35 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

and he is in lots of pain.

 Boy can I relate. Wishing the best. It does get better.

[ownedbypets]

On 12/6/2023 at 9:05 AM, aussielozzie18 said:

Never a good sign when after making an online booking and the cruise line (Virgin Voyages) has taken full payment  from your bank account - you don’t get a confirmation email.  Instead,  you get “this is your last payment warning” email and “you need to pay xxx immediately”.  Spent  all day on hold trying to reach them via phone to no avail.  Stayed awake tonight  to call them at midnight my time and they could not  find the booking - despite repeatedly spelling my name, stating booking number & cabin number listed on warning notice. After 30mins of searching, they finally find the booking.  Phew!  

I hope things get better.

We just got off our 3rd VV cruise and they have all been great. Very different from other cruises. I'm sure it helps that our son and daughter in law both work for VV so they can eliminate any stress or concerns before we board.

Our son leaves for New Zealand in January to help with Resilient coming into port.

[A&L_Ont]

4 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

I believe Rory, M8 still views here but is still banned.

As a non-member you can view many forums, except for the member areas, roll calls etc… in the past I knew that he followed our adventures here. 

[lenquixote66]

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

She also said that she needs to be thinking about her family....

I believe they both realize that if they were in a showmance they would be targets.Therefore,they are biding their time .My prediction is that either on the last episode or after the show ends they will be a couple.

[A&L_Ont]

4 hours ago, derorim said:

 

He does have fond memories of that car.  He enjoyed adding modifications to it, and took it to the drag strip a time or two.  I believe he sold it around 2009.  He was involved in too many other projects to devote time to it, and decided it was time to move on.  

I totally understand that.  Some cars come and go, and some stay longer.  It’s just a matter of time. 

[A&L_Ont]

3 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

Happy Hanukkah to Dani,Bonnie and anyone else who celebrates the holiday.My immediate family will celebrate on Sunday and our annual cousins celebration will be Dec.24 because there are 8 who are in college who will not be home till that time period.

Happy Hanukkah to you Lenny, Dani, Bonnie and anyone else who celebrates.

[lenquixote66]

2 hours ago, HBE4 said:

 

So, not  the Juan Soto trade from SD Padres to the NY Yankees? 😄

 

I am going to call Randy Levine to congratulate him and your Yankees on the trade.For all the teams,especially the Mets believing that they will get Soto when he becomes a free agent next year my thought is that if he likes being a Yankee he will let the team extend him after the season.

 

[lenquixote66]

4 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

Happy Hanukkah to you Lenny, Dani, Bonnie and anyone else who celebrates.

Thank you,Andy.

[h20skibum]

6 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

Happy Hanukkah to you Lenny, Dani, Bonnie and anyone else who celebrates.

+1. Add me to that list wishing Happy Hanukkah.  

[lenquixote66]

1 minute ago, h20skibum said:

+1. Add me to that list wishing Happy Hanukkah.  

Thank you

[bobmacliberty]

Phew.  I think I've successfully tip toed around any posts that are Survivor related such that I still don't know who went home.  Micheline flies back here tomorrow and I'm waiting until she gets home before watching.  

[SteelCityCruiser10]

With the talk of being banned from CC.  What stops anyone from signing back up under a different email/username etc?   It’s been so long since first signing up I don’t know what info they require at sign up in order to weed out all these “bad eggs”  lol  😂  the whole notion of being banned from a cruise website seems pretty dumb.  

[Biker19]

1 minute ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

 What stops anyone from signing back up under a different email/username etc?

Nothing - Rory did that about three times.

[reallyitsmema]

1 minute ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

With the talk of being banned from CC.  What stops anyone from signing back up under a different email/username etc?   It’s been so long since first signing up I don’t know what info they require at sign up in order to weed out all these “bad eggs”  lol  😂  the whole notion of being banned from a cruise website seems pretty dumb.  

 

Many have signed under new names but their IP address gives them away.  Some know how to get around that and change their posting habits to try to hide.  Doesn't work as well as some think it does.

[A&L_Ont]

11 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said:

Phew.  I think I've successfully tip toed around any posts that are Survivor related such that I still don't know who went home.  Micheline flies back here tomorrow and I'm waiting until she gets home before watching.  

Watching now with Lisa. 
 

 

[Tree_skier]

21 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

A couple of things.

 

As far as the comments on Live reviews I am not going to respond as to say a lot of us work hard in time to provide readers of this forum our experiences out at sea on a ship. We can’t control all the other comments and side chatter that people including those here post. I would hope that people would respect the original poster’s intention and not turn a live review into a free for all.

 

Good comments Greg... As someone who loves to read and has done live reviews as well I really appreciate your comments.  I've enjoyed doing them but I'm sure that not everyone cares for what I post.  That's what's so beautiful about liberty.  You get to choose what you read. 😉

 

Some live reviews I lose interest in and stop reading.  Some they are the first thing I go for when I open CC in the morning.  I tend to enjoy those by people who I have had interactions with on the forum more than just random ones but some random ones are great also. Some focus on, excursions, others on food or drinks.  Some on the shows.  Actually the diversity of focus is what makes following them interesting.  If they were all the same it would get very very boring. There's only so many pictures of a Chops steak that Im going to be interested in.

 

I've never met @A&L_Ont Andrew but feel like I know him and his great family through this thread and his many great "live" threads. Your @Sea Dog live threads have added a dimension and insight into you and your life.  Following John's many lives made me feel like we were really friends and when we meet IRL we'll pick up where we left off on the forum.  They add a flavor to the endless stream of tipping threads and MDR complaint threads that, if that was all there was, would kill this forum.

 

I think the average reader who has never done one doesn't realize the tremendous effort it takes to keep one going effectively.  Curating pictures, producing video on the fly and narrating events that are meaningful to such a diverse group is real work.  We enjoy it, that's why we do it, but it is work nonetheless.

 

I've got 2 weeks on Harmony coming up and there is no way I can do one on week 1 since we are traveling with DD, SIL and their 3 kids.  It's going to be a full time job just staying with that group day in and out but week 2 with just DW and I might get a live going.

 

I won't please everyone but that is what that little red x is for up in the corner.  

[Momof3gurlz]

I don’t know how all y’all keep up here with all the pre holiday activity!

First off, Happy Hanukkah to all here who celebrate.

@Sea Dog Greg there’s nothing more I can add that the others haven’t already said regarding the “postponement” (not going to call it a cancellation) of your Beyond cruise.  I’m sure it was a tough decision but you and Linda will enjoy it so much more in good health.  Hope the knee is coming along. 

I was sorry to read the news that Singinalot/Crystal is no longer here in the CC universe.  Her reviews were wonderful and she will definitely be missed. 

Andy and I recently started watching How To Get Away With Murder on Netflix. We’re not big fans of regular network TV shows, but this one….wow.  I’m shocked it was even on a major network.  We’re a little more than halfway through the 6 seasons and are totally binge watching it.  I highly recommend it if you like cliffhangers. 

 

 

 

[Tree_skier]

10 hours ago, firefly333 said:

I'm still on this week and next.

 

Day 2 a sea day was 90, unusual out of texas and a mere 91 in roatan. It rained so was cooler this week. Tomorrow costa maya. I've had enough excursions for a while. A couple of posters asked for a review of the cozumel one with the stingless honeybees. I've just been hot and tired lol. Interesting but wouldnt even be a real thing. A hive only produces 1 liter in a year. They have 17 species and small medium nd large. 

 

Tree skier and helen and marty board next week. Cant wait to see them. Forget her cc name.

What was turnaround like.  This will be our first B2B...

 

Helen's screen name is @FromSea2ShiningSea

[Jimbo]

45 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said:

I am going to call Randy Levine to congratulate him and your Yankees on the trade.For all the teams,especially the Mets believing that they will get Soto when he becomes a free agent next year my thought is that if he likes being a Yankee he will let the team extend him after the season.

 

Yankees gave up a lot of young talent for a 1 year rental.

 

I'm betting he is on a new team in 2025.

 

He likes to be in the spot light, He is going to be the highest paid player ever(more then Otani), just think he will get higher offers back in the National League( Cubs, Dodgers, San Fran)

 

I'm glad he is out of the National League for at least this year. He is a hot dog, they way he takes pitches and  kind of moves toward the pitcher. I love seeing him strike out. His defense isn't that good in the out field either.

 

Possibly the short porch in Right Field might ruin his swing, he might become  a bust this year.