LIVE 47 Days 3 Ships Caribbean Escape January 30th - March 20th!

[cruise wizard]

Ahoy countess5.............we are in the lifeboat next to you in Cozumel - it is marked "Serenade of the Seas". We just docked and are admiring your ship but will have to wait until April 1, 2024 to experience it.

 

Thank you for taking the time to bring us on your journey!!!

[countess5]

Morning from Cozumel! 
 

An outstanding night last night! Started at the Martini Bar and then off to the Roof Top Grill. After dinner headed back to the Martini Bar to grab seats for My Lady Valentine concert. 
 

Kitchen was busy

 

Ok, which wine goes to which guest? 

 

A view from our table. 

 

Some pics from our walk back to Martini Bar.

 

 

 

The crowd came

 

 

The concert was great!

 

Busy port day today. 

 

 

Heading off the ship for the afternoon.

 

Cheers! 

[Norwaylady]

 

cheer’s 🥂 from Color Line Fantasy⚓️

Next stop Kiel 🇩🇪 44h in cruise heaven⚓️ 

 

We can survive😂🥰

 

warming up for Caribbean soon…..

This is as close you can get a real cruise walking the gangway in Oslo🇳🇴

[countess5]

21 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

 

cheer’s 🥂 from Color Line Fantasy⚓️

Next stop Kiel 🇩🇪 44h in cruise heaven⚓️ 

 

We can survive😂🥰

 

warming up for Caribbean soon…..

This is as close you can get a real cruise walking the gangway in Oslo🇳🇴

Your cruising! Enjoy.

those deserts look amazing! 
 

Cheers! 

[countess5]

Morning from Grand Cayman!

we are still sailing to our tendering spot. Should arrive around 10:15. Captain Kate did announce yesterday that only the pool bar would be open. 
 

Quiet day yesterday, just jumped off to the terminal area. Stopped at Margaritaville for a beer and some chips. 

 

For some reason it’s not the vibe it use to have. 
 

Yesterday afternoon was the Senior Officer Reception. 

 

 

 

Another outstanding meal at Eden. 

View at dinner.

 

Cheers! 

[countess5]

Received this last night when we returned to the cabin. This a nice benefit. 
 

 

The tenders are moving!

 

Cheers! 

[Spif Barwunkel]

12 minutes ago, countess5 said:

Received this last night when we returned to the cabin. This a nice benefit. 
 

 

The tenders are moving!

 

Cheers! 

X knows the importance of being good to the countess!

[countess5]

3 hours ago, Spif Barwunkel said:

X knows the importance of being good to the countess!

They have been amazing! How was your cruise?

 

Cheers! 

[countess5]

On 3/2/2023 at 9:52 AM, cruise wizard said:

Ahoy countess5.............we are in the lifeboat next to you in Cozumel - it is marked "Serenade of the Seas". We just docked and are admiring your ship but will have to wait until April 1, 2024 to experience it.

 

Thank you for taking the time to bring us on your journey!!!

You will enjoy the ship! A great vibe, but we love Royal too! Safe sailing! 
 

Cheers! 

[countess5]

A great day on Grand Cayman!

look at that lady sitting in the water!

 

We found a store by Guy Harvey! If you have not checked his shirts out you need to. Great material and sun protection. I bought one in St Kitts on our first leg and two more today. They are actually using his painting on the front of NCL ships now.

 

Beer at Hard Rock while shopping. The return trip on the tender was a breeze. We are back in two weeks and I am supposed to swim with sting rays but it took an hour from when we left the cabin to when we stepped on land. We have to meet at 8:15, thinking about it. 

For all the questions about bar service in Grand Cayman….

 

The pool bar was open, the fastest I’ve seen these guy move, but there was an incident that I didn’t like. There were two bar tenders at the time and I would say a good amount of people waiting to be served. A lady at the other end of the bar says ( in not a mean way) we are down here too. The bar tender turns around and says “ there’s two of use and 50 of you”. It could have been I’ll be right with you or something better than that. I said to Barbie, if that was said to me there would have been an officer with a lot of braids on their shoulders having a conversation with me. 

Walked by Al Bacio and what have they done to the lemon tarts! 

 

They are huge and have even more toppings! I will have to try one! 😂

 

Here’s an issue. We were sitting just next to the pool bar having a cocktail. One guy went down hard and another caught himself spilling his drink because they missed the step! 
 

 

need to get ready for the night……more to come! “Chic night”

 

Cheers! 

 

 

[Spif Barwunkel]

3 hours ago, countess5 said:

They have been amazing! How was your cruise?

 

Cheers! 

If our cruise had been the very first for us and we were unable to take another, we would be very happy and satisfied at what we experienced. King Neptune and Sir Francis Drake were very good to us. We hit all the marks and feel privileged that Mother Nature allowed us access - up close and personal - to her mesmerizing beauty and hospitable creatures. 

[countess5]

15 hours ago, Spif Barwunkel said:

If our cruise had been the very first for us and we were unable to take another, we would be very happy and satisfied at what we experienced. King Neptune and Sir Francis Drake were very good to us. We hit all the marks and feel privileged that Mother Nature allowed us access - up close and personal - to her mesmerizing beauty and hospitable creatures. 

Outstanding! Very happy for you both. We know how tricky weather can be there.

 

Cheers! 

[countess5]

Morning from the 8th deck on our last day on Beyond. 
 

Started last night at the Martini Bar ( what’s new) with great musics again. 
 

Meet I Komang, best Martini Bar server!

 

He is 34 years old and married to a 20 year old. He actually smiled when he told us that, 😂

Dinner was at Fine Cut. Again the food was very good and service perfect. Our waiter

Aryasa went to another restaurant and got Barbie French onion soup! 
 

Meet Maryna, she met us each night over the last two weeks with a warm smile and welcome! 

While at dinner Captain Kate in he Jimmy Choo heels hopped up on the bar for her weekly pour! I have great video from last week I’ll post when home. Tried here but it won’t load. 

After dinner it was back down to the Martini Bar for the Latino dance party.

 

 

oh, when we got back to the cabin guess what was waiting! 

 

Yes we have to deal with this to make our transfer to Reflection. 
 

After organizing for the transfer we will be hitting the stores. $427 of OBC to spend there or the casino tonight! 🤪

 

Cheers! 

[Spif Barwunkel]

27 minutes ago, countess5 said:

Morning from the 8th deck on our last day on Beyond. 
 

Started last night at the Martini Bar ( what’s new) with great musics again. 
 

Meet I Komang, best Martini Bar server!

 

He is 34 years old and married to a 20 year old. He actually smiled when he told us that, 😂

Dinner was at Fine Cut. Again the food was very good and service perfect. Our waiter

Aryasa went to another restaurant and got Barbie French onion soup! 
 

Meet Maryna, she met us each night over the last two weeks with a warm smile and welcome! 

While at dinner Captain Kate in he Jimmy Choo heels hopped up on the bar for her weekly pour! I have great video from last week I’ll post when home. Tried here but it won’t load. 

After dinner it was back down to the Martini Bar for the Latino dance party.

 

 

oh, when we got back to the cabin guess what was waiting! 

 

Yes we have to deal with this to make our transfer to Reflection. 
 

After organizing for the transfer we will be hitting the stores. $427 of OBC to spend there or the casino tonight! 🤪

 

Cheers! 

Barbie looks lovely and fits right in with Beyond's intended ambiance. In this case, I've got to say that the luggage tags look good as well because they are taking you next door to another fun trip. We will sail Beyond in May in Europe, probably without Captain Kate. We look forward to the same great experiences you enjoyed as provided by the next Master of the Vessel.

[countess5]

4 minutes ago, Spif Barwunkel said:

Barbie looks lovely and fits right in with Beyond's intended ambiance. In this case, I've got to say that the luggage tags look good as well because they are taking you next door to another fun trip. We will sail Beyond in May in Europe, probably without Captain Kate. We look forward to the same great experiences you enjoyed as provided by the next Master of the Vessel.

Wally

Funny you say ambiance, as we sit at the Martini Bar and watch them out the following on each table we say here comes the ambiance! 

 

Cheers! 

[countess5]

Here is an observation I wanted to share. When we tendered yesterday they did not use the Magic Carpet. The tenders loaded from the top of the tender so they used the port side to load. I was looking forward to seeing the Magic Carpet in use but didn’t happen. 
 

Cheers! 

[countess5]

Continuing getting organized for departure. During the process I learned something. 
Celebrity is providing a terminal to terminal transfer for us tomorrow! 👏👏

 

I asked about it because last year we took a cab since no transfers were offered. Guest Relations said they suspended during Covid. 
 

Great service Celebrity! Thanks!! 😀

 

Cheers! 

[countess5]

Seas are calm! 
 

 

Cheers! 

[countess5]

Out shopping and found nothing so Casino here I come! 😂😂 Money there you go! 🙄

 

While shopping we ran into Captain Kate, this Captain can market! She is signing ships! 
 

 

Working behind the counter!

 

Then she was off for the “Bug” trivia appearance. Really don’t get that one. 
 

Back to my Tito’s! 
 

Cheers! 

[39august]

Komang  must be a common name in the Phillipines. I know two bartenders that have been on Equinox in the past with that very name. 

[countess5]

13 hours ago, 39august said:

Komang  must be a common name in the Phillipines. I know two bartenders that have been on Equinox in the past with that very name. 

It’s like I Made, used a lot on ships. 
 

Cheers! 

[countess5]

Good “early” morning from Ft Lauderdale. I was up and for the first time watched us sail in! 
 

On the way in saw our next ride.

 

We had a great afternoon yesterday. Went to craft social and watched golf. While there met a very nice couple from Florida who live close to Bay Hill where the golf tournament is being held. They had their Bay Hill garb on. 
I mention craft social because we really never spent time their but it was very nice.

 

 

 

Dinner was at Raw on 5. Not a lot since we had some snacks in the afternoon at craft social. 
 

Went to the cast production show and really enjoyed it. The place was packed. The technology used during the show is amazing.

 

 

 

 

Afterwards it was back to the Martini bar where the big light was out! 🙀

 

last year when we sailed during Covid and sitting on Apex we look at the walls in the Martini Bar and said this looks like mask. 

 

Put Barbie to bed and went to the Casino to burn some OBC. Not a great night but a good night. The tables were not full but great people. 
 

Onto Reflection, will pick up the story later today. 
 

Cheers! 

[helen haywood]

Reports from someone who just debarked Reflection is that at Grand Cayman both the Pool Bar and at lunch, the OVC bar were open.  Will check that out.  Would be great if OVC bar is also open…

[countess5]

Alright we have landed at the Sunset Bar on Reflection.

I’ll sum up my thoughts on Beyond a bit later, but I have to share the transfer story of this morning.

I can sum it up as a Sh** Show! 😡

 

Was told to meet in the theater at 9 AM. Was there 5 minutes before and the place was empty. The Kyle the activity director walks in asking if he could help us. Yes, here for the transfer. I already took the transfers off the ship. 🙄 just go down to the transfer area, someone will be there. Don’t get on the airport transfer, ask for the local transfer. Got it.

 

We pick up the luggage and go across to where, I would say, 200 people are in line to get a transfer. I walk up to the front and ask the lady about getting to Reflection. She says bring your bags up here so I can keep an eye on you for the van. 
ok, we are here. Two big buses pull up and it’s like herding cats. No one knows what is going on. They work to load the two buses.

An hour later they are loaded now it’s time to get our van. We are the only two transferring.

 At this point I ask if I should just take a cab. No come with me. 
We load in and are told we have to stop at terminal 18 to pick up some people then on to Reflection.

Bottom line an hour and a half to get transferred!
 

I’ll take a cab next time!!! 🙄😂

 

now back to relaxing. 
 

 

Cheers! 

 

[DaKahuna]

2 hours ago, countess5 said:

 

Bottom line an hour and a half to get transferred!
 

I’ll take a cab next time!!! 🙄😂

 

 

 By the time you got to Refection were you able to just walk onto the ship or did you have to wait in the terminal before boarding?  I am sure even if you had to wait, waiting in the terminal would have been more comfortable than waiting outside.