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

[Bailey & Sophie]

3 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Remember "white out" came in different colors - canary, goldenrod are the first two I can remember using.

 

Whatever you do, don't put it on fingernails. I was bored one day at work. My nails had to grow out. Nothing took it off.

[Ocean Boy]

6 minutes ago, singinalot said:

Sometimes boring is good!

I was thinking that, also.

[Ozark_Kid]

29 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Sorry I have not posted much. My life is pretty boring these days. Hopefully things will pick up.

Maybe buy that Insta360 ONE X2 you been thinking about.  As you are learning how to use it you can post some cool stuff.  They are having a sale on the creative kit right now.

[Gail604]

My TSOTD - from our first Western Caribbean cruise June 2012.

 

 

 

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

CC wires crossed again?  I don't know who @Gail604 is and I don't know why when I post on here (the above post), it is not from me but from Gail.  This is the second time now.  Too screwy.  Maybe CC is trying to tell her to "subscribe" to Dani's Routine thread.  😁  Anyway, that's my t-shirt up above.

[Bailey & Sophie]

2 hours ago, singinalot said:

On a travel related note, Nate and I have appointments on Thursday for our TSA approvals. 🤞

 

I’m also surprising my mom with a trip to Moab, Utah next weekend. It was a hasty decision made after having 2 glasses of wine last night, but I pre-paid the hotel so we’re definitely going. We may only drive through the parks and find off the beaten path places to visit like we usually do, but it should be quite the scenic drive from Colorado Springs to Moab.

 

 

Sounds like a lovely trip. Although I cannot help but wonder where you would have ended up with 2 more glasses of wine!

TSA should be a piece of cake. They ask a couple of stupid questions and take fingerprints.

[HBE4]

2 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I finally found “Live Report.  I kept thinking it was the main CC home page like the first pic.  But it’s not.

 

 

 

Found it too!! On my phone, it's on the 3-bar menu to the right of the "Cruise Critic Community" banner. Once I tap on that, its about halfway down the drop-down menu.

 

Edited August 28, 2021 by HBE4

[lenquixote66]

On 8/27/2021 at 5:02 PM, Luckynana said:

Our first time visiting Curacao was during a hurricane...I believe it may have been 1990.  We were told it was the first time in 100 years that the Walking Bridge was closed.  Luckily for us, we had an excursion booked, where a taxi picked us up at the ship and drove over a bridge that brought us into town.  It was very crowded that day...as it turned out, Queen Beatrice from the Netherlands was visiting...we actually saw her as her entourage passed in front of us.  

When we were last in Curaçao in 2019 we met a merchant who lived in Brooklyn ,one block away from me ,but he was much younger.

[lenquixote66]

TSOTD is from Barbados

[Ozark_Kid]

2 hours ago, singinalot said:

On a travel related note, Nate and I have appointments on Thursday for our TSA approvals. 🤞

Sharon and I did this about 5 weeks ago.  She got approved by the end of the week, mine isn’t yet.  We called and they said wait 30 day and if no approval, call back. We called back and they said they would notify the approval folks [don’t remember what they call them].  Yesterday they notified us and they said they need no additional information at this time.  If we don’t know the status we are to call again in 2 weeks.  I say all of this so you don’t waste your time on hold before 30 days have passed.  We are wanting approval before October 1.  

[lenquixote66]

On 8/27/2021 at 4:34 PM, Ocean Boy said:

You left out the drugs and lack of hygiene and clean clothes... or even dirty clothes for that matter.

Regardless of that the Woodstock festival had the greatest assemblance of talent imaginable .I was not there and I have posted the reason why many times.Not going there is the worst music mistake of my life.

[Luckynana]

2 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

We are about 2 hours from our hotel.  All is well.  I have enjoyed that I have not had to drive.

 

What a cutie!!!

[lenquixote66]

23 hours ago, davekathy said:

Agree.

 

Nope. Close though. The evening of day two we heard it was a free for all. So morning of day three, three of us headed south heading for Woodstock (Bethel). Took the back roads thru small farm villages. Pulled over. Three long hairs in a van. Profiling? Hmmm. Ends up all three of us were busted for not caring our draft cards. Escorted into the village(?) paid our fines (cash) and asked not to return. It could have been a lot worse. 😉 So we headed back north on fumes. Had to wait and see the movie in spring of 1970. It was released on my 18th birthday.

 

June of 2020 my wife and I had plans of flying back to NY and on our agenda was take a day and head down to Woodstock (Bethel). Crap, once again close to making it to Woodstock but we all now what happened to most travel plans. Bummer. Maybe Summer of 2022?

My friends Woodstock tribute band Retro69 has been booked to play Bethel next summer.The 9th.consecutive year they will appear. You can see their past years performances on You Tube .

[Luckynana]

2 hours ago, George C said:

I worked in wall st area starting in 1967 , one day I got out of the subway to head to my job at US Lines in one broadway and there were police shoulder to shoulder for blocks there was a draft protest scheduled , draft center was a couple of blocks away on Whitehall st.

Yes, I passed the draft center every morning after getting off the Staten Island Ferry.  I began working at 2 Broadway, Moore-McCormack Lines, in June. 1966.

[Luckynana]

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

Sorry I have not posted much. My life is pretty boring these days. Hopefully things will pick up.

Be careful of what you wish for!  Just sayin....

[Luckynana]

27 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said:

When we were last in Curaçao in 2019 we met a merchant who lived in Brooklyn ,one block away from me ,but he was much younger.

Our last time in Curacao was also 2019, in November on the Silhouette.  We did the ABC Islands.  It was so hot on that trip!

[Luckynana]

1 hour ago, Bailey & Sophie said:

 

Whatever you do, don't put it on fingernails. I was bored one day at work. My nails had to grow out. Nothing took it off...

OMG!  I literally just laughed out loud!  The things we sometimes do...I'm smiling to myself, thinking of something silly that me and a friend of mine did so many years ago.😁

[Ozark_Kid]

44 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

 

Found it too!! On my phone, it's on the 3-bar menu to the right of the "Cruise Critic Community" banner. Once I tap on that, its about halfway down the drop-down menu.

 

I hadn’t noticed a couple of things until you posted this pic like "Top 10"

[lenquixote66]

17 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

Yes, I passed the draft center every morning after getting off the Staten Island Ferry.  I began working at 2 Broadway, Moore-McCormack Lines, in June. 1966.

I worked on Maiden Lane in 1968 .That area was always mobbed .

[Sunshine3601]

3 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

We are about 2 hours from our hotel.  All is well.  I have enjoyed that I have not had to drive.

 

She is adorable😍   

[lenquixote66]

23 hours ago, davekathy said:

Agree.

 

Nope. Close though. The evening of day two we heard it was a free for all. So morning of day three, three of us headed south heading for Woodstock (Bethel). Took the back roads thru small farm villages. Pulled over. Three long hairs in a van. Profiling? Hmmm. Ends up all three of us were busted for not caring our draft cards. Escorted into the village(?) paid our fines (cash) and asked not to return. It could have been a lot worse. 😉 So we headed back north on fumes. Had to wait and see the movie in spring of 1970. It was released on my 18th birthday.

 

June of 2020 my wife and I had plans of flying back to NY and on our agenda was take a day and head down to Woodstock (Bethel). Crap, once again close to making it to Woodstock but we all now what happened to most travel plans. Bummer. Maybe Summer of 2022?

I remember the days of having to have draft cards at all times but I cannot remember why.

I knew quite a few guys who had cards that got burned but I cannot recall how that could have happened .

[BonTexasNY]

8 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I am using my hot spot for this trip.  I upgraded my phone on our plan just for the hot spot service.  We are out of the hills now but still out.  Should, fingers crossed, have a good connection. 
 

There was an addition built near ours that drops into a valley.  When we found out it had poor cell service we ruled out moving there.

 

 

Have a wonderful time with safe travels.

6 hours ago, h20skibum said:

I came in from a hard morning of yard work (where were all those people that love it?), and found my wife watching “Love at Sea” that was filmed on Harmony.  She said it really made her want to get back to cruising.  

Speaking of cruising, we got a friendly reminder email from our TA that they would be processing our final payment soon for our First week of our Oasis B2B. Not wanting to wish time away, but I am so ready for a cruise.  I am even back in to searching for other cruises next year. 

So a question for those who love mowing, raking leaves, etc.  Does anyone have an easy way for picking up acorns?   At our house, we are just entering acorn season.  This morning, I filled one of these 95 gallon carts about half full with them.  In bumper crop years, I will get over 600 gallons from my yard, and this will be a bumper crop year. 

 

If anyone has found something that will pick these up, I would like to know. 

 

Goodness, you must have a ton of oak trees on your property!

4 hours ago, Luckynana said:

Yup...it was many years before the Vietnam Vets were recognized;  finally, a parade in their honor up Broadway in NYC.  Our 3 daughters and myself lined up to watch Jim march...

It certainly wasn't easy when Jim returned home.

Thanking Jim and all of our Vietnam Vets for their service to our country.  Same goes to all of our Vets.

1 hour ago, FromSea2ShiningSea said:

CC wires crossed again?  I don't know who @Gail604 is and I don't know why when I post on here (the above post), it is not from me but from Gail.  This is the second time now.  Too screwy.  Maybe CC is trying to tell her to "subscribe" to Dani's Routine thread.  😁  Anyway, that's my t-shirt up above.

Next time you post, it might be a good idea to put a disclaimer at the end so we know the post isn't from Gail.  Sorry you're having this problem.  Very weird!

[Luckynana]

21 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said:

I worked on Maiden Lane in 1968 .That area was always mobbed .

I spent many lunch hours there....so much great shopping there!😉

[Ozark_Kid]

We made it to the hotel for tonight, got to eat some Skyline Chili and now they are playing Hide and Seek 😂 😂 

[George C]

45 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

Yes, I passed the draft center every morning after getting off the Staten Island Ferry.  I began working at 2 Broadway, Moore-McCormack Lines, in June. 1966.

My second job was for brokerage house Reynolds in 1968 and that was also 2 broadway, I was working there when I got my draft notice in April 1969.