🛳 Live from Allure 10-15 to 10-23 with Starlink

[h20skibum]

53 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

But what about the pic. 😆  Funny thing you responded 1st.  Don't know if you remember but my first Live I did this time last year I was posting videos and they were hard for you to view.  I remember I had it set on 4k.  I learned how to downsize the videos and learned I could do it with pics too.  The food pics from Giovanni’s were downsized too.

Thanks

I think CC downsizes the photos automatically.   It would make sense that they don’t want to fill up their servers with huge file sizes. 
 

I looked at one of the photos Greg uploaded, and it was downsized to 472 kb. Probably much smaller than his original. 

[BonTexasNY]

@Ozark_Kid I'm following along.  Have a fabulous cruise.

 My time on CC will be very busy reading 3 Lives. Your's, Greg's and @John&LaLaJohn's.

I'm not complaining!

Carry on.

 

 

[Ozark_Kid]

1 hour ago, h20skibum said:

I think CC downsizes the photos automatically.   It would make sense that they don’t want to fill up their servers with huge file sizes. 
 

I looked at one of the photos Greg uploaded, and it was downsized to 472 kb. Probably much smaller than his original. 

They might resize after they upload but while they upload it shows you the size.  Some of mine were between 12mb and 22mb and was taking much longer  than the ones I resized.  The resized were about 1mb and less.

[dani negreanu]

35 minutes ago, BonTexasNY said:

@Ozark_Kid I'm following along.  Have a fabulous cruise.

 My time on CC will be very busy reading 3 Lives. Your's, Greg's and @John&LaLaJohn's.

I'm not complaining!

Carry on.

 

Bonnie, pls. don't forget Renee's ( @ReneeFLL), even though she's doing "just" a semi-live 😉

[h20skibum]

11 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

They might resize after they upload but while they upload it shows you the size.  Some of mine were between 12mb and 22mb and was taking much longer  than the ones I resized.  The resized were about 1mb and less.

Sometimes, I will just do a screenshot of a photo and upload it.  Those look just as good as the photo, when viewed on my phone, iPad, or computer, and that is on a 27” monitor.   They load much quicker. 

[bobmacliberty]

2 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

They might resize after they upload but while they upload it shows you the size.  Some of mine were between 12mb and 22mb and was taking much longer  than the ones I resized.  The resized were about 1mb and less.

 

Photos are uploaded full size and then are shrunk and compressed online before being stored on the CC servers.  If you can easily shrink the photos on your phone, you'll save a lot of upload time. Photos sized straight out of a phone camera app are much larger than needed for just about any social media site.

[slyster]

5 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

When on an Oasis class ship we always try to get deck 8 that Dazzles is on. At night you can hear the music coming from Dazzles.   They have live music and a dance area.  Nice vibe.  I am not saying nothing happens there during the day but I do not recall. 

 

If you zoom in you can see the some of band equipment. 

 

Thank you…we booked on deck 8 this time too in a large oceanview balcony on the forward hump.  I was asking about Dazzles because I thought someone told me it was being used sort of like “music hall” is on oasis and harmony.  I would love a tribute band like they have on those ships.  Thanks for the post!

[aubreyc1988]

5 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

When on an Oasis class ship we always try to get deck 8 that Dazzles is on. At night you can hear the music coming from Dazzles.   They have live music and a dance area.  Nice vibe.  I am not saying nothing happens there during the day but I do not recall. 

 

If you zoom in you can see the some of band equipment. 

The only meh thing to me about Dazzles is some of the events they host their in the evenings are not appropriate for that space...ie, battle of the sexes, karaoke finals, etc. I know this is probably the only space they have available for that, but not the best area for it nonetheless. 

[BonTexasNY]

2 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

 

Bonnie, pls. don't forget Renee's ( @ReneeFLL), even though she's doing "just" a semi-live 😉

Thanks for the head's up.  I quickly went on the main board to add her thread to my other ":Lives" that I bookmark.

[Ozark_Kid]

I talked to an IT guy earlier who I believe was a higher up.  He said that last cruise they turned on Starlink for the whole ship to use and almost immediately had so many call saying there internet was not working. He said that Starlink could not handle the number of users so they went back to OB3.  He said Starlink techs are still on board working on it.  He seemed frustrated over it.  Not looking like a go for Starlink soon. 

On the plus side.  I was able to use the ESPN app and stream a live game.  Another in our group was doing the same on his phone.

[clskinsfan]

10 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Well I was trying to document how long it was taking to get through,  put my phone in my pocket to take the welcome cruise pic and it deleted the post.

Quick version. 

Suite and Key has a line.

 

We walked right in at 10:08.

 

The suite line looked more crowded. 

 

Love seeing that Key sign in the pic. We have it for our cruise in 2 weeks. Less lines means more fun in our book. 🙂

[Biker19]

1 hour ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Not looking like a go for Starlink soon. 

I was kinda wondering if you knew something when you put in the title - other than confirmed on Freedom and maybe Indy one must assume on all other ships Starlink is a work in progress.

[Ozark_Kid]

53 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

I was kinda wondering if you knew something when you put in the title - other than confirmed on Freedom and maybe Indy one must assume on all other ships Starlink is a work in progress.

See post #7.

[Ozark_Kid]

@slyster Here is a sample of Dazzles tonight. 

 

[xpcdoojk]

7 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

We ate at Giovanni’s for lunch.   I was full. I need to remember Sharon's saying, when on a cruise you don't need to be hungry to eat.  3 hrs and 45 minutes after lunch we will be headed to Chops!

I really enjoyed Giovanni’s.   If we didn't have the UDP I probably would not do lunch there but it's good.

Started with some soft bread. 

 

Today's soup was potato soup.   I think the best that I've had.

 

We got a meat plank.  Not sure it should be called a plank.  Much smaller than Jamie's plank but I enjoyed this one more.

 

The hamburger was really good.  The buns were extra good.  And I love the grilled onions.   Like a jam.

 

The Gelato was good but not great.  I was not to thrilled with the desert selection.   This is what it looked like when I finished.   😆 

Good thing you hated it, or you might have eaten the glass and spoon

[Ozark_Kid]

Random thought about the room.

Overall we like the room.

 

 

But the technology is a little old.

 

And limited plug ins. There is the on the desk.

 

But on one side of the bed no plugs and the other one hidden behind the bed. 

 

 

There is limited drawer space too.

Sharon came up with a good idea.

With a metal wall she was able to do this.

[Ozark_Kid]

The limit signs on elevators are now gone.  Not many paid attention to them anyway.

I like the touch buttons in the elevators.

[Ozark_Kid]

We ate at Chops tonight.   With the lighting it was hard to get good pics.

 

Started with pretzel bread.  OK

 

Had shrimp cocktail.   The shrimp is usually larger.

 

I had some mushroom soup.  This was really good.

 

A variety of sides.

 

 

The filet was good.

 

And   Is key lime pie.  I was expecting better. 

 

Not a bad meal.  Hopefully better on Day 8.

[Illbcruzn4life]

could you tell me if they have captain morgan spiced rum at any of the bars?

 

TIA

[sgmn]

On 10/15/2022 at 1:27 AM, Ozark_Kid said:

What's the odds.
Is it possible to maintain or loss weight with the UDP? 
We were very active on the Alaska cruise.  We walked a lot at each port and in Seattle with our extended stay.  I lost 12 lbs.  Since the Alaska cruise I have lost an additional 5 lbs. 
I haven't had my weight this low since.... 2013 when we were on the Allure.  We have been on cruises before when we maintained or lost weight by taking the stairs instead of the elevator.  My goal is to break even.  What do you think 🤔.  Your welcome to guess and I will let you know when I get home.  I forgot to buy a scale like @John&LaLa so no updates with pics.  🤭

I'm so impressed. I always put on weight on cruises. And yet we also walk a lot (maybe not as much as you though), take the stairs and even go to the gym. Last cruise we had breakfast and lunch in Celebrity's Spa cafe which is light healthy food, and dinner in the MDR.  No DP, so only had a two or three drinks a day. Still managed to put on 12 lbs 

I'm guessing, with lots of sea days and maybe not so active as the Alaska cruise you'll either break even or put on a couple of lbs (hedging my bets 😄)

 

Have a great cruise 

Edited October 16, 2022 by sgmn

[h20skibum]

4 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

 

 

 

And limited plug ins. There is the on the desk.

 

But on one side of the bed no plugs and the other one hidden behind the bed. 

 

 

There is also one free plug under the desk

 

We use the one under the bed to plug in our charging tower, and put all the devices on the shelves of that tiny bedside table. 

[mpdog42]

7 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I talked to an IT guy earlier who I believe was a higher up.  He said that last cruise they turned on Starlink for the whole ship to use and almost immediately had so many call saying there internet was not working. He said that Starlink could not handle the number of users so they went back to OB3.  He said Starlink techs are still on board working on it.  He seemed frustrated over it.  Not looking like a go for Starlink soon. 

On the plus side.  I was able to use the ESPN app and stream a live game.  Another in our group was doing the same on his phone.

Do they have some good NCAA top 20 games on?

[mpdog42]

1 hour ago, Illbcruzn4life said:

could you tell me if they have captain morgan spiced rum at any of the bars?

 

TIA

Shame Shame😁

[Bailey & Sophie]

10 hours ago, BonTexasNY said:

@Ozark_Kid I'm following along.  Have a fabulous cruise.

 My time on CC will be very busy reading 3 Lives. Your's, Greg's and @John&LaLaJohn's.

I'm not complaining!

Carry on.

 

 

 

I know. I can't remember who is where on what ship. But I don’t really care. It's so much fun reading reviews from people I've gotten to "know" over the past few years.

[Ozark_Kid]

3 hours ago, sgmn said:

I'm so impressed. I always put on weight on cruises. And yet we also walk a lot (maybe not as much as you though), take the stairs and even go to the gym. Last cruise we had breakfast and lunch in Celebrity's Spa cafe which is light healthy food, and dinner in the MDR.  No DP, so only had a two or three drinks a day. Still managed to put on 12 lbs 

I'm guessing, with lots of sea days and maybe not so active as the Alaska cruise you'll either break even or put on a couple of lbs (hedging my bets 😄)

 

Have a great cruise 

I was surprised myself. I will need to gain some weight before we  cruise Alaska again.  😆