Return of the Jedi… Ovation of the Seas, Live Aug 26 - Sept 2

[DaKahuna]

6 minutes ago, steveandjen said:

You are the man.  This is one the funniest things I have seen here.  It is also something I will be doing on Quantum next week and the week after lolololol.

We are having a wonderful time on Quantum this week and will be staying next week as well.

 

@Tree_skier 0post have given us a lot of wonderful ideas on what to do and see. 

[steveandjen]

1 minute ago, DaKahuna said:

We are having a wonderful time on Quantum this week and will be staying next week as well.

 

@Tree_skier 0post have given us a lot of wonderful ideas on what to do and see. 

Is the internet as crappy as everyone says?  (I kind of need to work a couple hours each day unfortunately)

[DaKahuna]

Just now, steveandjen said:

Is the internet as crappy as everyone says?  (I kind of need to work a couple hours each day unfortunately)

It has not been for me but we are onlybon the second day.

 

The only ‘problem’ I have had is I had to disable my VPN to get the App working correctly. 
 

since I do not use the App when on my laptop, enabling the VPN after logging into and getting connected via ship’s WiFi has not been an issue. 

[Tree_skier]

17 minutes ago, steveandjen said:

Is the internet as crappy as everyone says?  (I kind of need to work a couple hours each day unfortunately)

It’s hit and miss. There are times it is good and times it’s nonexistent. Usually it’s just below average. 

[Tree_skier]

I had a great time on the five glacier seaplane tour. Pictures are yet to come. The weather was a little sketchy so some of the pictures will be good and some will be bad. I need to go through and edit out the bad ones and pick a couple of the good ones before I post them here. Dinner was in the solarium. This is my first time in the solarium for dinner. It was very good. It was a nice relaxed environment. it wasn’t overcrowded and the food was excellent.

 

also, food porn to come.

[bobmacliberty]

15 hours ago, Tree_skier said:

 

So we skipped going to the glacier since it’s so foggy so I decided to console myself at the Red Dog with my new friend Cristin. 

 

Duck fart?

[driftychick]

21 hours ago, Tree_skier said:

Sorry for the radio silence. I had crappy internet every time I tried to sit down and update the thread. 
 

Yesterday we did the Whitepass Rail to the summit and back. It was an entertaining afternoon. Because we have to tender the process was a little rocky at the start but once in the train everything went off without a hitch. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the last one you can see the cruise ships. Ovation is the one on the left. 
 

Dinner in the MDR was good again. The problems of the first two nights are worked out and service and food have been good I’m sorry for the limited food porn pics. I always forgot until I’ve dug in and messed up the presentation. 
 

 

Ribs for me excellent. Chicken was loved by DW. 
 

after dinner we went to 270 for Pixels Cabaret. 
 

I didn’t hate it as much as I hated “The Book” on Odyssey but it’s just not cup of tea. Weird plotless  collections of song and dance just don’t resonate with me. 
 

managed to slip into the theatre and catch DSB doing a shorter headliner act. Note to Bob it not as loud in the theatre as the music hall. If volume is your concern check them out there instead. They’re very entertaining. 
 

Closed the night out in the casino. After two hours I had broke even so called it a night. It was midnight and Kim always told me nothing good happens after midnight. 
 

This morning after hearty breakfast in the windjammer I’ve been eating the shoreline go by as we head to the glacier. 
 

 

 

Hubby and I sailed on Ovation when she was brand new.  We did 40 Days from Barcelona thru the Suez Canal and on thru Dubai, India,  a few other places which slip my mind right now and ended in Singapore.  The original show in 270 was Spectra’s Cabaret and the star was a man from Hawaii/New York named Raven O, he was made for the part and lead the cast very well, the ariel acts were spectacular as were the musical numbers at that time lr was an old fashioned Cabaret Show greatly updated to present day.  We truly enjoyed it.  This is one of our favorite ships.

[Tree_skier]

From yesterday 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I got to sit in the copilots seat. 

Edited August 31, 2022 by Tree_skier

[Tree_skier]

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner was at the Solarium and it was very good. 

 

Edited August 31, 2022 by Tree_skier

[Tree_skier]

We are currently being pursued by the evil empire (celebrity solstice)

 

[mbruck]

9 minutes ago, Tree_skier said:

We are currently being pursued by the evil empire (celebrity solstice)

 

 

IT'S A TRAP!

[TravelGirlinDallas]

54 minutes ago, Tree_skier said:

I got to sit in the copilots seat. 

That's so cool! We were assigned to the orange plane, too. 

 

[LATTELOVE]

1 hour ago, Tree_skier said:

From yesterday 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I got to sit in the copilots seat. 

OMG!!

Alaska looks so beautiful, but man, just looks so cold.

Not sure if I could last out there for too long.

[LATTELOVE]

How long was that flight.

Looks amazing.

[Tree_skier]

41 minutes ago, LATTELOVE said:

OMG!!

Alaska looks so beautiful, but man, just looks so cold.

Not sure if I could last out there for too long.

I’m from California but originally from Canada. I’m loving it. When I get home the temp I’ll be slightly less than Hell. 
 

 

 

Edited August 31, 2022 by Tree_skier

[DaKahuna]

1 hour ago, Tree_skier said:

We are currently being pursued by the evil empire (celebrity solstice)

 

The Celebrity Millennium is docked in front of us here in Ketchikan.  Pointed her out to the wife and reminded her our next cruise is on the Millennium.  Her only comment was that it looked small. 

[Tree_skier]

40 minutes ago, LATTELOVE said:

How long was that flight.

Looks amazing.

Flight was 45 minutes. 

[Tree_skier]

1 minute ago, DaKahuna said:

The Celebrity Millennium is docked in front of us here in Ketchikan.  Pointed her out to the wife and reminded her our next cruise is on the Millennium.  Her only comment was that it looked small. 

I’ve never cruised on celebrity so I don’t really know anything about their ships. Last year we did Alaska on serenade which is a very small ship, but I still love the trip. Having all the extra entertainment options we have here on ovation is great but Alaskan cruises are really about Alaska.

[Tree_skier]

Excellent veterans appreciation get together. I would say it’s the best one that I have seen so far. Cruise Director Marc did an exceptional job.

 

[Tree_skier]

I’ve been bragging about The DSB band so much I recorded an extended cut and uploaded it to Youtube

 

 I figured trying to upload directly would be impossible. 
 

https://youtu.be/DK0yMunikp0

[bobmacliberty]

49 minutes ago, Tree_skier said:

I’ve been bragging about The DSB band so much I recorded an extended cut and uploaded it to Youtube

 

 I figured trying to upload directly would be impossible. 
 

https://youtu.be/DK0yMunikp0

 

Thanks for posting Dave.  They look great.  Unfortunately, it doesn't look like they'll be on Ovation when it goes to Hawaii.  ☹️

[Tree_skier]

Lunch at Chops was good. 
 

 

 

 

Went back to the kids menu for the dessert. 
 

 

[Tree_skier]

Hanging above the pool deck now staring at the ocean. 

[Tree_skier]

Some random pics

 

The current view from my balcony. 
 

 

view from deck 15 whale watching today. 
 

 

from this mornings walk

 

 

last night in the elevator

 

 

Best shot I got of the sisters in Juneau 

 

 

Sorry, this was the best I could get. 

 

Vineet the cabin attendant has been amazing. He has been tripping over himself to try do extra. 

[Sea Dog]

1 hour ago, bobmacliberty said:

They look great.

 

That's a very good band. Steve Perry is not an easy voice to emulate.