A ROYAL November: LIVE from Mariner/Liberty/Indy/Mariner OTS

[jam19872016]

Gonna get unpacked and settled into my room now. The plan is to catch sailaway from the helipad. Always a great spot for sailaway.

[jam19872016]

Im happy to report the room has cooled down nicely. The people before me must love hot stale rooms because that was the result of having the ac turned off.

 

I never know how the Seas will affect me but the captains continued safety announcements have me taking a pill just to be safe.

 

He says Seas will quickly deteriorate after leaving port and to expect 10-12 foot Seas until tomorrow morning.

 

I'm heading out for sail away now. 

[John&LaLa]

9 hours ago, OCSC Mike said:

Jealous of all those Cococay stops. I'm sure plenty of people are thinking "wow, what a boring itinerary" but I could easily enjoy spending a bunch of time of the ship(s) and going to Cococay every few days.

 

Have a great time!

 

[John&LaLa]

21 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

Im happy to report the room has cooled down nicely. The people before me must love hot stale rooms because that was the result of having the ac turned off.

 

I never know how the Seas will affect me but the captains continued safety announcements have me taking a pill just to be safe.

 

He says Seas will quickly deteriorate after leaving port and to expect 10-12 foot Seas until tomorrow morning.

 

I'm heading out for sail away now. 

 

Look for my son and his fiance

 

Have a great time 

 

[sharktums]

I have friends on this Mariner sailing so I'll be following you along!

[jam19872016]

The ship is definitely rocking as we sail into open waters.

 

Heading to chops now for my 530 dinner reservation.

[jam19872016]

1 hour ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Look for my son and his fiance

 

Have a great time 

 

Thanks!

 

 

34 minutes ago, sharktums said:

I have friends on this Mariner sailing so I'll be following you along!

Thanks for following along 😀. 

[buffet24]

15 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

The ship is definitely rocking as we sail into open waters.

Hang on to the rails... Hopefully it gets better when you guys get down past Miami...

[jam19872016]

12 minutes ago, buffet24 said:

Hang on to the rails... Hopefully it gets better when you guys get down past Miami...

It is definitely uncomfortable sailing weather right now. I have no concerns for my safety, but it sure is bumpy.

 

Captain just came on again to remind us to hang onto the rails and to be careful on outside decks. Now saying things should improve around midnight.

[John&LaLa]

4 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

It is definitely uncomfortable sailing weather right now. I have no concerns for my safety, but it sure is bumpy.

 

Captain just came on again to remind us to hang onto the rails and to be careful on outside decks. Now saying things should improve around midnight.

 

This is Amanda's first cruise. Pat is a cruise veteran, plus 4 years on CVN76.

Edited November 7, 2022 by John&LaLa

[jam19872016]

Just now, John&LaLa said:

 

This is Amanda's first cruise. Pat is a cruise veteran, plus 4 years on CVN76.

Oh man, first cruise experience in this weather. This will definitely test out if cruising is for her 🤣. 

[buffet24]

13 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

This is Amanda's first cruise.

 

Amanda is lucky that Cozumel on Thursday will have much nicer weather than being in Florida...  😁

 

[jam19872016]

I'm having a very hard time uploading photos. It could be storm related but in my experience, Mariner has never had the best internet. I will keep work on getting my chops photos posted. 

 

I'm off to the gym now to walk off dinner.

 

Jam who expects a criticism of Royal's internet to be met with a technical explanation of why it's not as bad as I say it is 😉.

Edited November 8, 2022 by jam19872016

[sharktums]

^No, you're right! Mariner always seemed to be worse for Internet than most of the other Royal ships out of Florida!

[John&LaLa]

36 minutes ago, jam19872016 said:

I'm having a very hard time uploading photos. It could be storm related but in my experience, Mariner has never had the best internet. I will keep work on getting my chops photos posted. 

 

I'm off to the gym now to walk off dinner.

 

Jam who expects a criticism of Royal's internet to be met with a technical explanation of why it's not as bad as I say it is 😉.

 

It was bad a few weeks ago, but I eventually got pics to load

[jam19872016]

Exercise done ✔

 

Got in a quick session in the sauna before it closed.

 

Now I'm trying my luck in the casino.

[jam19872016]

Had a pretty good run in the casino. Went up and down for a while but left up about $100. 

 

The ship is still rocking a little but things have calmed down quite a bit since about 9.

 

Back in the room now and turning in for the night. Good night all.

[tampadee]

Glad to be following as we will be on Mariner Dec 5.

Would like to hear about the evening entertainment if you would.

 

 

[OCSC Mike]

15 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

 

Well, yeah, not as jealous now. Although I'd still rather be on a ship than home dealing with the storm and our house's water intrusion issues.

[tampadee]

Did you pay in advance with Park Port Canaveral?  

[jam19872016]

Wow, this is the latest I've slept in a long time. I needed it though.

 

Time for break....I guess lunch 😋. 

Edited November 8, 2022 by jam19872016

[jam19872016]

Current position is about 25 miles west of Key West.

 

The seas are much calmer today and the to go bags are no longer available along the stairwells.

 

 

The captain expects clear skies, calm seas and following winds for the remainder of our voyage to Cozumel.

[jam19872016]

I just got an app notification to schedule my departure time.

 

Rude.

 

It's only day 2, can we not have to think about that already 😆.

[jam19872016]

16 hours ago, sharktums said:

^No, you're right! Mariner always seemed to be worse for Internet than most of the other Royal ships out of Florida!

 

16 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

It was bad a few weeks ago, but I eventually got pics to load

Still a little slow to upload this morning but it is working now! 

[jam19872016]

4 hours ago, tampadee said:

Glad to be following as we will be on Mariner Dec 5.

Would like to hear about the evening entertainment if you would.

 

 

Sure thing! Enjoy your cruise.