Live 🛳️💦⛱️🏝️ Oasis of the Seas B2B 4/9 - 4/23 2023 🏖️🛳️

[Denversail]

19 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Well, lets see if you can see this. My 3rd version of the list

 

 

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I can. Thank you so much! My mom is going to love this.

[Denversail]

Just to prove my ability to produce food porn. Yummy pad Thai was on the menu tonight. Spicy and delicious.

[Jimbo]

1 hour ago, Denversail said:

Just to prove my ability to produce food porn. Yummy pad Thai was on the menu tonight. Spicy and delicious.

My Wife would love that. Hope it's on Jewel in September.

 

Edit:  Oh you aren't on the ship yet..........My bad !

Edited April 7, 2023 by Jimbo

[Denversail]

2 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

My Wife would love that. Hope it's on Jewel in September.

Haha… it would be a miracle if Royal served any type of Thai. I’ve never seen it but I would be on the side of your wife if they did.

[Denversail]

7 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

My Wife would love that. Hope it's on Jewel in September.

 

Edit:  Oh you aren't on the ship yet..........My bad !

I’m just practicing my food porn. 😁

[jimbri]

Have a wonderful time!

[Denversail]

Good morning everyone, we made it to vacation day #1. Today will consist of laundry and paying bills. The goal is to have the suitcases out and packing started by tonight. 
 

I of course have already started the physical prep of keeping a constant flow of alcohol in my body. Now I do prefer Baileys but it is too pricey in my opinion. I have found Carolans to be a great alternative at half the price.

[MAsquared]

On 4/2/2023 at 9:57 PM, Denversail said:

This trip came to be in a backwards way. I first booked a Thanksgiving week trip with my partner (with a teenage son). I did this assuming my son at the least and maybe my mom would join us. I was promptly scolded about the scheduling issues of folks that work retail. So as my son is in retail it was a no go. Well I was like okay so that works for my partner I’ll just keep that one and book something else with my family. I’m thinking two cruises poor me.

 

A few weeks pass and although my mom and son have said they will pick a different day it is all crickets. This is back in Jan and the weather has been miserable. Have I mentioned I hate the cold? So a few weeks into this waiting game I decide I just can’t take the cold anymore. I get casino offers so I call them up and book for April 15th. I initially tried March but was told all that was left was interior rooms..no thanks. So I’m booked solo and dreaming about all the selfish ways I can behave. I booked my first class flights (it is just me so why the hell not?). I think I lived in this fantasy for about a week.

 

My son then decided this trip would work for him. He promptly convinced my mom that she must also book. I of course was super excited that they decided to join me. I mourned my solo trip for about a week. I then thought why not take 3 cruises this year? I can take my solo trip as planned but just a week earlier. So that is how we got here on this wonderful journey.
 

Thank you for joining me. 

 

 

 

 

Can't wait to follow along...I keep hearing about casino offers and cruises...how does this work?  Do you have to live in a city that offers a ton of cruises?  Thank you in advance!

[Denversail]

20 minutes ago, MAsquared said:

Can't wait to follow along...I keep hearing about casino offers and cruises...how does this work?  Do you have to live in a city that offers a ton of cruises?  Thank you in advance!

I don’t think the city I’m in has anything to do with it. I enjoy gambling and have donated my share. I’ve never been above prime. I’ve received the offers consistently for years. Most of my offers are for ocean balconies. Occasionally they throw in a junior suite. 
 

I honestly have no clue what criteria they use to decide who gets them. All my offers are directly from the cruise line. I know some folks get free cabins using other casino sources but I’ve never done so myself.

[NouCruzer]

8 hours ago, Denversail said:

Now I do prefer Baileys but it is too pricey in my opinion. I have found Carolans to be a great alternative at half the price.

 

If you have a CostCo in your area, try the Kirklands Brand Irish Cream.  $18 for 1.75l (at least in our locale), but I'll bet that you won't be able to tell the difference from Bailey's at 3 times the price.

 

 

[Denversail]

9 minutes ago, NouCruzer said:

 

If you have a CostCo in your area, try the Kirklands Brand Irish Cream.  $18 for 1.75l (at least in our locale), but I'll bet that you won't be able to tell the difference from Bailey's at 3 times the price.

 

 

I’ve tried it and didn’t care for it. I thought it was overly sweet.

[LisaLisa87]

I am very much looking forward to your review. My sister and I will be boarding on April 30th!

[geoblond]

On 4/6/2023 at 5:33 PM, Denversail said:

We are officially on vacation. I wrapped up work a couple hours ago and will do my best not to think about any of that until April 25th when I go back. Just a few bills to pay, a visit to the nail salon, and some travel sized essentials that I want to pick up from Target. Nothing left to do after that but show off my packing skills. Then it will be wheels up. The weather is looking like it will be cooperating. 
 

Having my first vacation drink to get this party started. 

I used the same backsplash tile in my kitchen-you have great taste! ☺️

[Denversail]

So not as much progress today as I had hoped. Suitcases are out but nothing in them yet. Most of the laundry is done. I lost my enthusiasm for paying bills after paying the IRS. Will finish laundry tonight and pay the rest of the bills tomorrow.
 

So tomorrow is nails, Target for some toiletries, pay the rest of my bills, and packing. I won’t be leaving for the airport until around 9:30 pm so plenty of time.

 

I did manage to get my essentials out and in one spot for easy packing tomorrow. 
 

[Denversail]

So about those essentials. I managed to get myself in a bit of a tissy over sand fleas and sea lice. This is a result of too much research. Some things we are better off being oblivious about. Once you know you can’t take it back. So after hearing reports of bites and never ending itching I’m not sure how I’ll get in the water. I’m hoping alcohol will help me overcome my new fear.
 

So I added this to my essentials. I’ve also read that as far as the lice you are more likely to get bit with more clothing on. I like to stay covered from the sun so this isn’t great news for me. A lot of the recent reports I’ve seen have been in Roatan. This is of course where I have a snorkel and beach excursion. 😓

 

[Denversail]

So I’m a pretty big sci-FI fan. Anything apocalypse I tend to enjoy. I downloaded this book for reading.
 

I had thought I’d be able to download some episodes of The Walking Dead from Netflix since I’m only in season 9 but apparently you can’t download everything on Netflix. 🙁 I just realized this about an hour ago. I guess not a big deal since I can’t seem to find my headphone charger. I guess if I’m lucky I’ll be able to stream from my room if not oh well. 

[Cruise a holic]

Enjoy your cruise.

[mandyleighflies]

Following along!! We just got home from Grandeur last night! Laundry has commenced. 

 

We were just in Labadee and it was BEAUTIFUL, you'll really enjoy the beaches and maybe one or a few Lab-A-doozy's 😆

 

Have a great cruise!! 

[Scottdalfonso]

Love that this isn't just a cruise review...it's a whole pre-cruise PRE-view! Can't wait to follow along. 

[Denversail]

It has been a busy day. Nails are done and Target trip completed. Didn’t get a chance to grab any food until almost 3 o’clock. Thought I was going to pass out. All that is left to do is try and jam all this into one bag plus shoes. Not liking my chances. 

[lazydayz]

Good luck packing and safe travels. 

[Denversail]

I did it! I think this is my first cruise ever that is longer than four days that I managed one bag. I’m so proud of myself. I also won the bet on the weight. My partner thought it was 48 lbs after carrying it down the stairs. I guessed 60 lbs. Actual weight came in at 55 lbs. Winner 🎉🎉🎉. 
 

This is my checked bag but no worries since I treated myself to first class I’m allowed 70 lbs.

 

Wheels up in about 5.5 hours. Weather looks good and flight is on time so far. See you all at the airport. 😍

 

Edited April 9, 2023 by Denversail

[Denversail]

I forgot to mention I also picked up some AirTags. Will have a little fun tracking my bag later on. 

[Denversail]

So here we are at the airport. I’m flying American Airlines out of DIA. They are in the west terminal. My flight is out of terminal C. Flight is showing on time. Airport is pretty empty. No line at security. It was amusing that the woman in front of me got beeped 7 times before they pulled her aside. No biggie for me as I have plenty of time. See you on the plane. Boarding is in about 20 minutes. 

[Denversail]

Pilots are boarding.