Cruising into Twenty - Twenty two : Something old and something Nieuw

[scubacruiserx2]

14 hours ago, rkacruiser said:

 

I still don't understand the popularity of this candied Bacon.  It seems such an odd appetizer.  I will  have to try this during my next HAL cruise.  Escargot?  I'll take two, please.  

 

Growing up I hated Ham . It was either very smokey or very salty  . And then I tried a Honeybaked  Ham and things changed . Will this do for bacon what Honeybaked did for Ham ? Probably not but we think that it's a step in the right direction . It's a treat for us - but like Escargot , we wouldn't like to eat it all the time .

[scubacruiserx2]

A new day dawning 

 

 

 

 

Breakfast at the Pinnacle

 

 

 

A checkerboard Quilt

 

[scubacruiserx2]

After the sunrise the sky and clouds turned pink

 

 

 

Emerald Princess aka the pink ship

 

 

 

[Cruise Suzy]

23 minutes ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

A checkerboard Quilt

 

 

YUMMMMM!

[scubacruiserx2]

2 minutes ago, Cruise Suzy said:

 

YUMMMMM!

 

Some of them made it home for the grandsons .

[scubacruiserx2]

A brief camera walk 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who can tell me where on the ship this Big Apple can be found ?

[luvteaching]

Deck 3, by the glass elevator if I remember correctly. Maybe?

 

Karen

[scubacruiserx2]

27 minutes ago, luvteaching said:

Deck 3, by the glass elevator if I remember correctly. Maybe?

 

Karen

 

Very close . When I asked the location of 3 of the ships workers , I got 3 different answers . 😊

[ottahand7]

Thank you for the terrific photos and taking us along! 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

3 hours ago, luvteaching said:

Deck 3, by the glass elevator if I remember correctly. Maybe?

 

Karen

 

When I asked the Concierge they knew . Deck 2 midship where you exit the ship to go ashore .

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

1 hour ago, ottahand7 said:

Thank you for the terrific photos and taking us along! 

 

 

You're welcome and thanks for going along . We do still have some more photos . 🙂😊

[scubacruiserx2]

The sea had become calmer and like a pretty lady hard not to look at .

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 2, 2022 by scubacruiserx2

[scubacruiserx2]

We almost forgot to wish everyone a Happy 2 day , 2-2-22 !

[scubacruiserx2]

A different camera and some different sights . Packing - we didn't want to think about it - unless it's packing go ! Worse still was saying goodbye to new friends but hoping that we will see them again soon .

 

 

Komang and Rizal took wonderful care of us and they could't be better .

 

 

Up at the Capri Retreat

 

 

 

 

Wency and Alvin were like family 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 2, 2022 by scubacruiserx2

[rkacruiser]

55 minutes ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

We almost forgot to wish everyone a Happy 2 day , 2-2-22 !

 

Thanks!  I had not thought about this unique numerical configuration.  

[scubacruiserx2]

16 minutes ago, rkacruiser said:

 

Thanks!  I had not thought about this unique numerical configuration.  

 

We were balancing the check book when we noticed it . 🙂🙂

[scubacruiserx2]

At the Retreat we had a nice view of the Princess ship and found a good transport vessel for the motorcycle

 

 

 

Video clip of the  Retreat Cabanas and the pool

 

 

 

 

Waiting for the sunset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

 

 

We forgot that on the way to dinner on the previous evening we stops at the Lincoln Center Stage when we heard this song .

 

 

 

 

I could name that song in 2 notes . When they finished we tried to walk down the covered area toward the restaurant when a door flew open blocking our path . The musicians rushed out carrying their instruments and almost sideswiping us . We veered and almost collided the a ship's officer in full dress uniform with his lady . It seemed like everyone was busy on the last evening at sea .

 

Dinner on our final evening was in the Tamarind and we had a little drama before we received any food . The Fire alarm went off and 4 junior officers that were seated for dinner scurried off . The Captain made a quick announcement that there was smoke in the ship's laundry . It was a belt from one of the dryers that made some smoke - but no fire .

 

 

 

 

 

A different Saketini

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 3, 2022 by scubacruiserx2

[scubacruiserx2]

I forgot to show the previous afternoon puffy clouds .

 

 

 

 

We have 2 bags each and can manage them well but  the port will not allow us to carry them on the escalator to do self assist . Thus we send the big bags downstairs to purple 2

 

 

[rkacruiser]

13 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

The Fire alarm went off and 4 junior officers that were seated for dinner scurried off .

 

I have experienced that kind of event as well.  During a reception that I attended, the Master and the Hotel Manager were in attendance.  The fire alarm sounded and they scurried out of the Explorer's Lounge headed for the Bridge.  A couple of minutes later, the Staff Captain ran by, headed for the mid-ship's stairway as we watched the fire team arrive and suit up.  We, the guests, wondered, with our drinks in hand:  what in the heck ought we do?  Very shortly, the Captain announced on the PA what was taking place.  A waste basket fire in a crew cabin was the cause and the fire team had everything under control.  Such an experience does increase one's blood pressure, however, for awhile.  Just another travel adventure!  

[scubacruiserx2]

14 hours ago, rkacruiser said:

 

I have experienced that kind of event as well.  During a reception that I attended, the Master and the Hotel Manager were in attendance.  The fire alarm sounded and they scurried out of the Explorer's Lounge headed for the Bridge.  A couple of minutes later, the Staff Captain ran by, headed for the mid-ship's stairway as we watched the fire team arrive and suit up.  We, the guests, wondered, with our drinks in hand:  what in the heck ought we do?  Very shortly, the Captain announced on the PA what was taking place.  A waste basket fire in a crew cabin was the cause and the fire team had everything under control.  Such an experience does increase one's blood pressure, however, for awhile.  Just another travel adventure!  

 

When I worked for Fire Rescue in Miami Dade  County we had 3 signals to alert us . The first one was a regular phone . A hot line phone had a different , louder ring that usually dispatched 1 unit . Most likely it was Rescue which is what I drove and rode on . The third was a Klaxon alarm followed by the units numbers dispatched . In a normal fire it would be 3 engines and a Rescue and possibly a Chief . The Klaxon going off in the middle of the night when you were sleeping felt like you were being defibrillated at 400 watt / seconds and had a white a high powered light being shined in your face simultaneously .😱

 

 

 

[scubacruiserx2]

Before we disembark I would like to return to some photos that we skipped earlier . First up the Sony pocket cam .

 

 

 

 

Now there's too much Warhol hanging off the wall
And the mystery that there used to be - is gone

Lyrics from Miles Away  by Fleetwood Mac

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[puppycanducruise]

Thanks again for sharing your cruise.

Your pictures were terrific.

When's your next cruise?

[scubacruiserx2]

32 minutes ago, puppycanducruise said:

Thanks again for sharing your cruise.

Your pictures were terrific.

When's your next cruise?

 

You're welcome and Thank you . We still have some more photos to edit and share . Next cruise will be on the Enchanted Princess on Tuesday the 8th . It's an early Anniversary cruise this year . We were going on the exact date but changed it to avoid being here when the pool is being resurfaced .

[scubacruiserx2]

At the forward elevators on the 3rd deck

 

 

Saturday Night Sumo

 

 

 

 

The Screening Room

 

 

 

 

The Shops of Holland America