Rare Radio Posted March 16, 2022 Author #251 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) Current Location DAY 12 3AM Radio . . Edited March 16, 2022 by Radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 16, 2022 Author #252 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) Hello everyone and good morning. Welcome to DAY 12 of "LIVE" from Enchantment of the Seas. Well, here we are . . . on the final day at sea for this Cruise. Tomorrow we should be pulling up to the pier slowly at Cruise Maryland by around 7:00 a.m. Today is the day where everyone hustles and bustles to do things that they must do before debarkation tomorrow morning. Changing out bills for tips, viewing their room charges, cashing out Casino Royale slips, and yeah I almost forgot packing. I may try to get to the "Secrets to a Flatter Stomach" seminar later this morning. I could use some tips. I heard that there were a handful of passengers who are doing a B2B on Enchantment of the Seas and will be sailing for the next eight nights. The forecast for today suggests sunny skies this afternoon and the temps should be approaching 68° f. The seas may be a little rougher this afternoon as we approach the Outer Banks of NC. This movement will slow down considerably after we pick up the pilot at the Cape Henry pilot station, east of Virginia Beach. There are still many activities for passengers today including game shows, trivia, live music, auctions, and the Can't Stop the Rock production show will be tonight at 7pm in the Orpheum Theater. Thanks for tuning in. . . Radio Headliner Showtime Michelle Murlin last night. PXL_20220315_231806078.mp4 Latin Dream Band last night in Boleros PXL_20220316_013410904.mp4 Friendly Feud last night in the Spotlight Lounge Guest relations was a very quiet this morning at 5:00 a.m. Sunrise this morning at 7:00 a.m. Windjammer at breakfast The skies are cloudy but it should clear up later today. Calm seas on our final day at sea. PXL_20220316_131533139.mp4 Secrets to a Flatter Stomach Royal Caribbean Meteorologist James Van Fleet offers a forecast for our ship today. . Edited March 16, 2022 by Radio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygirl3 Posted March 16, 2022 #253 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Not surprised that some people are saying onboard for the next sailing. Before Covid, when we sailed on Grandeur's 12 day itinerary out of Baltimore, we met several people who stay on the ship the entire winter. They said it's less expensive than renting a place in Florida. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 16, 2022 Author #254 Share Posted March 16, 2022 11 minutes ago, jerseygirl3 said: Not surprised that some people are saying onboard for the next sailing. Before Covid, when we sailed on Grandeur's 12 day itinerary out of Baltimore, we met several people who stay on the ship the entire winter. They said it's less expensive than renting a place in Florida. Well I never thought about that. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted March 16, 2022 #255 Share Posted March 16, 2022 53 minutes ago, jerseygirl3 said: Not surprised that some people are saying onboard for the next sailing. Before Covid, when we sailed on Grandeur's 12 day itinerary out of Baltimore, we met several people who stay on the ship the entire winter. They said it's less expensive than renting a place in Florida. Hmmm, sounds like a plan for several years down the line. I can think of many worse ways to spend the winter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted March 16, 2022 #256 Share Posted March 16, 2022 We're doing the 12 night 02 Apr and the 8 night 14 Apr b2b and so are several others on our roll call. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyk Posted March 16, 2022 #257 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Well done Mark. Great job, thank you. we will be on her in Sept. so this has been very helpful. Walter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 16, 2022 Author #258 Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, jerseyk said: Well done Mark. Great job, thank you. we will be on her in Sept. so this has been very helpful. Walter Thanks so much for the nice comments 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 16, 2022 Author #259 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) We are getting close to the Chesapeake Bay Radio Edited March 16, 2022 by Radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipgeeks Posted March 16, 2022 #260 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Thank you for all your posts. I've enjoyed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorraineP Posted March 16, 2022 #261 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Thank you as always for your review. Now it’s my turn to get on tomorrow for 16 nights. Weather not looking good - rain, guess it could be worse - snow. Have a 1 1/2 drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 16, 2022 Author #262 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) 24 minutes ago, LorraineP said: Thank you as always for your review. Now it’s my turn to get on tomorrow for 16 nights. Weather not looking good - rain, guess it could be worse - snow. Have a 1 1/2 drive. 16 nights? Wow, that's impressive. . . Thanks for the next comments.⛱️⚓☕ Edited March 16, 2022 by Radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 16, 2022 Author #263 Share Posted March 16, 2022 44 minutes ago, shipgeeks said: Thank you for all your posts. I've enjoyed them. Thank you shipgeeks for tuning in 😊⚓⛱️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 16, 2022 Author #264 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Royal Shops and Casino Royale closes tonight at 7:00 p.m. 😳 Who in the? What in the? For the love of? Oh, the humanity. . . Oh well. . . I guess I need to book another Cruise. Radio . . 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted March 16, 2022 #265 Share Posted March 16, 2022 32 minutes ago, Radio said: Royal Shops and Casino Royale closes tonight at 7:00 p.m. 😳 Who in the? What in the? For the love of? Oh, the humanity. . . Oh well. . . I guess I need to book another Cruise. Radio . . It's to ensure everyone packs and gets their luggage out in the corridor before the deadline. 😆 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted March 16, 2022 #266 Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Radio said: Royal Shops and Casino Royale closes tonight at 7:00 p.m. 😳 Who in the? What in the? For the love of? Oh, the humanity. . . Oh well. . . I guess I need to book another Cruise. Radio . . It's always have at least one booked 🙂 We currently have 7 (3 b2b's) and one single. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 17, 2022 Author #267 Share Posted March 17, 2022 1 hour ago, BND said: It's always have at least one booked 🙂 We currently have 7 (3 b2b's) and one single. Wow. . . Keep on cruising. Nice. ⚓⛱️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 17, 2022 Author #268 Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) Hello everyone and good day. We are getting very close to land. I can see Virginia Beach and will be seeing Norfolk, Virginia shortly. The Seas are very calm. It seems like we are sailing in a pond or lake. The pilot will be picked up at Cape Henry, and we will then pass over the tunnel section of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. We will spend several hours sailing up the Chesapeake Bay toward our home port of Cruise Maryland. We should be passing under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge around 5:00 a.m. and we are scheduled to pass under the Key Bridge around 6:30. I had a wonderful Cruise, and I am happy I was able to do a 12 night sailing. I usually can only swing a seven night sailing, and a couple times I was able to do a B2B sailing. Enchantment of the Seas has a great crew. It is easy to tell that there are many new crew members, and I expect there to be new crew members until this ship and others get to 100% capacity sailings. The ship this week was sailing at approximately 60% capacity and you could really tell. It was nice not having crowds everywhere. Most everything went very well. (Except for Casino Royale) but overall, I was very pleased with most everything about the cruise. I will be posting details about the debarkation process tomorrow morning. Until then, thanks for the nice comments and thanks for tuning in. Radio The ship offered a very nice Veterans Celebration event. There is a nice model of Enchantment of the Seas before the stretch in 2005. Here is the top view. Very calm seas as we approach the Chesapeake Bay. We are getting very close to city lights after 3 days at sea. We are in the ocean but it feels like a calm lake. PXL_20220316_231255010.mp4 . Edited March 17, 2022 by Radio 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted March 17, 2022 #269 Share Posted March 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Radio said: Royal Shops and Casino Royale closes tonight at 7:00 p.m. 😳 Who in the? What in the? For the love of? Oh, the humanity. . . Oh well. . . I guess I need to book another Cruise. Radio. Don't forget to pick up any photos or cash out any casino vouchers! Thanks for sharing the Enchantment with us, Mark. 🙂 You're coming home to RAIN. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 17, 2022 Author #270 Share Posted March 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said: Don't forget to pick up any photos or cash out any casino vouchers! Thanks for sharing the Enchantment with us, Mark. 🙂 You're coming home to RAIN. 😉 Thanks, Merion_Mom. . . That will be a time for me to sleep tomorrow 💤😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog67 Posted March 17, 2022 #271 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Amazing job on the reporting as usual Radio! Enjoyed all the updates and felt like I was on board with you. I look forward to your reports almost as much as my own cruises... almost as much 😁 Safe travels home in the morning! PS: when's the next cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted March 17, 2022 #272 Share Posted March 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Radio said: Royal Shops and Casino Royale closes tonight at 7:00 p.m. 😳 Who in the? What in the? For the love of? Oh, the humanity. . . Oh well. . . I guess I need to book another Cruise. Radio . . That is always the downside of sailing out of Baltimore. Otherwise it is a great port/area to sail from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcatfish Posted March 17, 2022 #273 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Have you heard anything about a large container ship running aground in the Chesapeake near Baltimore ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare death_star Posted March 17, 2022 #274 Share Posted March 17, 2022 9 minutes ago, Wildcatfish said: Have you heard anything about a large container ship running aground in the Chesapeake near Baltimore ? It's not blocking the channel so should have no problem. It has been there a couple of days now and the cargo traffic has been moving just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTABLUE Posted March 17, 2022 #275 Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) The ship is a bit off the main channel, hence the problem, So, ships passing have to do so one at a time rather than in two lanes. Heard that as of this afternoon, they have had no luck moving it. The EVER FORWARD (really?) is sitting off Pasadina, MD. You'll have to get up nice an early if you want to get a look at it. Edited March 17, 2022 by DELTABLUE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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