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[jam19872016]

3 hours ago, nwcruiselover said:

The omelette looks much better!

It was yummy 😋

[jam19872016]

13 minutes ago, SDPadreFan said:

Different population on the brands. HAL generally ...

My mom refuses to adapt to technology. She won't even try a Kindle and don't get her started on the hub app lol.

[jam19872016]

Internet has been in and out this afternoon so I was forced to admire the beauty surrounding me. I'll get caught up later, but now it is time for me to head out on my excursion.

[natefish95]

Thanks for finding out the Alchemists! I don't know them, but looking forward to their drinks already?

 

Since you mentioned the gym, how is it? Do they have sweat towels available? 

[jam19872016]

That excursion was absolutely amazing. Heading to dinner now update soon.

[jam19872016]

3 hours ago, natefish95 said:

Thanks for finding out the Alchemists! I don't know them, but looking forward to their drinks already?

 

Since you mentioned the gym, how is it? Do they have sweat towels available? 

The gym is one of the smallest I've ever seen on a ship. But it has been almost complete empty each time I've gone. I will look for sweat towels next time I head that way.

[jam19872016]

Rewinding back to this afternoon there were two options for lunch I've not seen before.

 

One was a brunch from 10-1 in the steakhouse. This was an upcharge but I forgot the price. If it is available I plan to try it at least once on another leg of this cruise.

 

The other was a sit down lunch in the MDR and that is where I dined for lunch.

 

 

I ordered the rigatoni and baked fish.

 

 

 

Between us we ordered all three desserts.

 

Vacation sundae.

 

 

Pineapple upside down cake.

 

 

Passionfruit mousse.

 

[jam19872016]

I didn't care for the rigatoni but the rest was good. It was dead in there we were about the only ones enjoying a sit down lunch in there. 

 

I spend the rest of the afternoon getting some exercise in and enjoying the scenery. I will post some pictures later of Tracy Arm Fjord from the ship.

[jam19872016]

My excursion was from 430-730 and again I will post photos later. It was a wonderful experience though and even though it was quite expensive I would still definitely recommend it. The experience is so much more personal in the smaller boat.

[jam19872016]

Back onboard I grabbed my mom who did not join me and we headed to dinner.

 

Wait time was less than 10 minutes.

 

 

 

 

Lido menu.

 

[jam19872016]

For starters I ordered the bbq pulled pork slider and spring rolls.

 

 

 

Both were very good. 

 

For my main I ordered something new to the menu - wienersnitzel.

 

 

Very delicious addition to the menu. 

 

Dessert was cheesecake which I also enjoyed.

 

[jam19872016]

Dinner tonight was very good and so was the service. 

 

Now I'm back in the room taking it easy. I was going to watch getaway island in the theater as it is one of my favorite shows carnival does but it is the concert version so I decided to skip it. 

[jam19872016]

Falling asleep here so gonna turn in for the night. Tomorrow is Skagway. 

 

Night all.

[jam19872016]

We've arrived I'm Skagway. We've got an excursion planned at 12.10, White Pass Rail, Klondike Highway and Gold Camp.

 

Not sure if I'm gonna grab some breakfast or wait amd buy something in port gonna play it by ear (or stomach) this morning.

[jam19872016]

Scale is working now that we are docked. Says I gained 1.2 lbs this cruise so far. I liked it better yesterday when I had lost 16 😆. 

 

Was a little lost at breakfast. Almost everything for breakfast has an obscenely high calorie count.

 

I used to get plain oatmeal but it tastes terrible with no sugar. My new go to is a small 0late of scrambled eggs but after yesterday I wasn't excited to try those eggs again.

 

So I landed on some frozen yogurt 😋. Doesn't seem healthy but it comes in at just 100 calories.

 

Heading into town now my mom wants to get some shopping in but looking from the ship I don't really see anything close by. We will see.

[SF Cfan]

Jam, thanks for taking the time to post menus, pictures and comments on the food.  It is appreciated.  We are booked on the Spirit next year.

[natefish95]

The best way to save calories at breakfast is to just sleep until lunchtime haha. I'm not sure if they can do egg-white omelets but that is usually a good choice in the morning. 

[jam19872016]

Back from our tour. I'll post pics later once I get some downtime to do a pic dump 🤪. 

 

I've got the same problem as st.greg with stewards giving push back on PM service. My mom left the snoozing sign on the second night (which is the first night they service your room) so she came yesterday am which is fine since we didn't get service the night before.

 

Well when we came back today our room was already done so I guess once again I will not be getting the PM service I requested.

 

Not an isolated incident and I know everyone says to cut them some slack they have too many rooms to service, but I never see these folks in the halls at night anymore. Royal Caribbean stewards are out just as late in the early afternoon and again all night.

 

BTW it was only 830 when we discovered we had left the sign on the door, what time did she decide to quit for the night? I thought their hours were till 9 when they worked a full evening shift.

 

Not a huge deal I'm pretty low maintenance but I do feel like I'm overpaying for cabin service compared to the level of service I receive on other lines.

 

</rant>

 

Skipped lunch today which is fine but I'm hungry so it will be dinner time soon.

[jam19872016]

5 hours ago, SF Cfan said:

Jam, thanks for taking the time to post menus, pictures and comments on the food.  It is appreciated.  We are booked on the Spirit next year.

You're very welcome 😁

14 minutes ago, natefish95 said:

The best way to save calories at breakfast is to just sleep until lunchtime haha. I'm not sure if they can do egg-white omelets but that is usually a good choice in the morning. 

I agree with your breakfast strategy 🤣.  When I cruise solo I do typically sleep till lunch or very close to lunch 😀.

 

 The other day I slept till 10 and had to hear about how I slept the whole day away 😒

[jam19872016]

I'm about ready to give up on the duck hunting. I've found 2 and my mom has found 6. Hard to catch up and at this point we are at 2 ducks a day. After 33 days that will be an obscene number of ducks 😆

Edited September 17, 2022 by jam19872016

[jam19872016]

Dinner was very good again tonight. The only thing I didn't love was the beef tenderloin. It was cold and a little tough.

 

Tonight's menu.

 

 

 

 

Edited September 17, 2022 by jam19872016

[jam19872016]

For my starters I got the fried mozzarella which is a recent addition to the menu and the baked meatballs.

 

 

 

Making up for skipping lunch I ordered two dinners. I got the linguine with Italian sausage and beef tenderloin.

 

 

 

I tried a bite of my mom's dinner which is another new item and it was delicious and I'll be getting it next week.

 

Salmon coulibiac

 

 

For dessert I had the double roasted pineapple.

 

Edited September 17, 2022 by jam19872016

[cruisingguy007]

On 9/14/2022 at 8:41 AM, CruiseMGM said:

 

I really liked Chopstix on our recent cruise! The Crispy Orange Chicken was really good, and the noodle dishes I tried were also very good! Now my mouth is watering! 😄

 

Try the fried broccoli if they have it one day, the missing tooth mukbanger dude turned me on to it and it was dang tasty!  

[jam19872016]

19 minutes ago, cruisingguy007 said:

 

Try the fried broccoli if they have it one day, the missing tooth mukbanger dude turned me on to it and it was dang tasty!  

Thy sounds yummy I'll be on the lookout for it. 

[jam19872016]

Gonna go ahead and lay down for the night. We have a whale watching excursion at 1045 and my mom wants time to do some shopping before we head out so gonna go ahead and get some rest.

 

Good night everyone