LIVE from Radiance Apr. 21, 2023 - The Panama Canal - Canal au Niveau de la Mer

[twangster]

5 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Pacific looks like a lake.

 

Very smooth with a minor swell from the West. 

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When I left my cabin this morning I could smell the faint textile smell of new carpet that I caught when walking past them the other day as they were replacing carpet in the forward stairwell. 

 

I suspect they've replaced more carpet somewhere overnight.

[twangster]

Live from the Pacific

 

[BillB48]

Great example on why Magellan came up with the name.

[twangster]

The chat feature is back in the app but I'm having difficulty searching for people by name.

 

 

 

[cruiselvr04]

Enjoying your report.  We’re doing the opposite direction in the fall.  
 

I have nothing but great memories from our excursion to the Embra in Panama.  I still have a handwoven basket from them and remember the babies sleeping in hammocks under the tables.  Yes the bus trip was long each and Panama was very dirty with trash.  But the village visit was worth it.  I rarely buy souvenirs but this was handmade and unique.  
 

The locks are really really fun to go through.  Amazing really.  

[little britain]

Progressive quiz;

Taylor Swift grew up on what sort of farm?

 

Christmas 🎄 tree farm. 

[sdrocks]

15 hours ago, little britain said:

But it’s curry 🍛 night in the WJ! 

Ugh, not the most exciting menu, and curry not for me.  

[twangster]

Here's the video the ship created to instruct guests how to disable MAC address randomization.  

 

This is such an issue that there were lines at the Voom desk for several days into this cruise.

 

This impacts all ships so be prepared and save yourself the headache of dealing with this when you board a ship.  

 

 

[mo&fran]

Is this the fix for the phone losing WiFi  as you move from one router to another?

 

[SilkySal]

22 hours ago, sdrocks said:

Your pictures are fantastic.  Have to wait until Oct 2024 to experience this. 

DH and I will be on the Radiance, beginning on October 5, 2024, for the Panama Canal cruise. Our roll call page is up on Cruise Critic, so come join us!

[twangster]

The Entering the Pacific Ceremony

 

King Neptune, a.k.a. Vernon our LA, held court over the scoundrels who tried to slip into the Pacific and for crimes on board. 

 

 

 

Select crew were called out for their transgressions.

 

 

 

The King then doled out justice.

 

 

They were cleansed in waters of the Pacific.

 

 

GSM and Activities Manager were up next. Crimes of closing guest service in port so he could go on excursions and failing to bring the CD coffee were allegated. 

 

 

 

 

Guest volunteers were hauled before the King.

 

 

They had to kiss the fish.

 

 

 

Next the HD was "cleansed" four times once for each stripe for crimes that included eating in Chops every night.

 

 

 

Then Captain Rumen was called out. 

 

 

His crimes included making too many announcements and forgetting to give the CD a birthday present. 

 

 

 

The crew seemed to be enjoying this. 

 

 

So the Captain fired them all.

 

 

For back talking he was cleansed two more times.  

 

 

 

CD Mark tried to end the Ceremony but was called out. 

 

 

 

 

 

King Neptune and his Queen ended the ceremony and poised for pictures.  

 

 

It was a lot of fun and enjoyed by crew and guests alike. 

 

[twangster]

1 hour ago, mo&fran said:

Is this the fix for the phone losing WiFi  as you move from one router to another?

 

 

When that occurs it is usually the device at fault.  Access points have little control over roaming.  It's entirely up to the device to choose to associate to another access point.

 

Edited April 29, 2023 by twangster

[Dunfer]

Does this “ritual” happen on east bound? Doing that one in October. Looks like it would be fun!

[twangster]

2 minutes ago, Dunfer said:

Does this “ritual” happen on east bound? Doing that one in October. Looks like it would be fun!

 

Vision did something similar for a Northbound transit in 2019.   They did it midday while we were in Gatun Lake. 

[twangster]

For those keeping score with Starlink... new gateway city.  I think I saw this IP on our way South.

 

I imagine, depending on where a Starlink satellite is and the direction it's going relative to the ship's position could see us changing gateway cities one test to the next.  Pretty cool stuff and a lot of tech involved.

 

 

Edited April 29, 2023 by twangster

[twangster]

Day 10 Cruise Compass

 

(Yes I know it's only day 9 but I saw it, so I post it, or else I'll forget)

 

RD Day 10 cruisecompass.pdf

[twangster]

Dinner in Giovanni's tonight. 

 

 

This may be as close as I get to  sunset pictures for tonight. 

Edited April 29, 2023 by twangster

[twangster]

The Giovanni's Filet has long been a strong contender.  Tonight was no exception. 

 

One of the best filets I've had in a long time. 

[twangster]

The Andante Duo are popular again tonight.  Very good string music.

 

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MDR menus

 

 

 

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City of Dreams

 

 

 

Good performance from the cast.  Music from the orchestra was also good.  I didn't take photos from where I was to avoid interfering with other guests enjoying the show. 

[Another_Critic]

Had a Blue Nose ceremony on Voyager for crossing the Arctic Circle.

[little britain]

We had an excellent Pinnacle lunch today with a fillet 🥩 that equalled the one offered in Giovannis imho.  Wine 🍷 offerings were much improved too. 

 

 

MDR back on form tonight… the Thai chicken had a kick to it and the pork chop was good.  The Greek spinach pie is much bigger than before. 
 

 

 

 

Edited April 30, 2023 by little britain

[twangster]

Day 10 - Sea Day

 

Progress report