Occasionally Live from the Anthem TA featuring NY, London, Rotterdam, Ypres, Bastogne, Arnhem and Paris

[Ocean Boy]

2 hours ago, xpcdoojk said:

Statue of Liberty from Anthem deck 15

I have a very similar picture from the deck of Horizon.

[little britain]

2 hours ago, xpcdoojk said:

I have a conundrum, apparently we hit a milestone on this cruise, I am supposed to fill out a piece of paper by today, in order to get my block.  Do I really want the block?  K, definitely doesn't want the block.  

 

I need guidance from the group.  

 

jc

Take the block.

Sell it on eBay. Pats got a dinner out! 

[mo&fran]

2 minutes ago, little britain said:

Take the block.

Sell it on eBay. Pats got a dinner out! 

Take it only if you want to lug it around the rest of your trip.

[John&LaLa]

8 hours ago, xpcdoojk said:

Here is a completely out of context shot of Rhodri sleeping as we took the new Airstream to Alabama.  

 

Bell has one of those

 

Required with pearl white seats😉

[mets123]

5 hours ago, mo&fran said:

Take it only if you want to lug it around the rest of your trip.

The block is small and only two pounds. I got mine the sailing before yours on the Anthem for 350 points. It's the new colored one.

[bobmacliberty]

10 hours ago, xpcdoojk said:

Finding Adrienne's.

 

Glad you were able to find it.  

[Ocean Boy]

8 hours ago, countess5 said:

 

Take the block! We have two and enjoy having them. Not sure why you have to fill out paperwork. Ours just showed up. 

 

Cheers! 

They now have you fill out a form to let the staff know if you want, or decline, the block.

[little britain]

2 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

They now have you fill out a form to let the staff know if you want, or decline, the block.

Not always. Ours were waiting on the bed when we got to the cabin. 
 

There’s a new style Anthem on eBay for $199 plus postage 😮 

Edited May 3, 2023 by little britain

[xpcdoojk]

15 hours ago, mets123 said:

The block is small and only two pounds. I got mine the sailing before yours on the Anthem for 350 points. It's the new colored one.

Is it glass or plastic?

[xpcdoojk]

11 hours ago, little britain said:

Not always. Ours were waiting on the bed when we got to the cabin. 
 

There’s a new style Anthem on eBay for $199 plus postage 😮 

That is nuts.

[xpcdoojk]

New conundrum for the group.  I just left the cabin, and there was a note that not all guests have received their luggage, and they want the cabin steward to inspect our bags to make sure we don’t have someone else’s bag.  So, I walked from behind the aft stairs to the front stairs to come down to the DL to check in and do a bit of work.  I saw not one other note on a door for this.

 

I don’t care that they inspect the room, but why wouldn’t they be checking all of the rooms?  

 

That seems nuts as well.

 

It has been exceedingly cool.   Last night when we went to bed it was 44F.  Right now it looks hazy and cloudy.  

 

Flowrider yesterday for two hours it was never sunny and a bit breezy, so I didn’t go back after lunch.  Dinner at WonderLand, we had a below average waiter.  We were easily on schedule to go to the Gift, but he literally disappeared before dessert.  Ordered a double Gran Marnier neat and got a single.  Dessert took 45 minutes.  The people next to us, who came after left 20 minutes ahead of us.  We got to the show at 8:15 it was packed we stood and watched for 10 before heading to bed.  I am not sure how ventilation works on the ship, but it was in the 40s outside, I left the door open and I was still melting in the cabin a few hours later.  

 

JC

[Ocean Boy]

13 hours ago, little britain said:

Not always. Ours were waiting on the bed when we got to the cabin. 
 

 

How long ago was that?

[Sea Dog]

4 hours ago, xpcdoojk said:

Dinner at WonderLand, we had a below average waiter.  We were easily on schedule to go to the Gift, but he literally disappeared before dessert.  Ordered a double Gran Marnier neat and got a single.  Dessert took 45 minutes.  The people next to us, who came after left 20 minutes ahead of us.  We got to the show at 8:15 it was packed we stood and watched for 10 before heading to bed.  I am not sure how ventilation works on the ship, but it was in the 40s outside, I left the door open and I was still melting in the cabin a few hours later.  

 

 

That's very disappointing. Bartender should have given you a double.

[xpcdoojk]

Another less than beautiful day outside.  We are supposed to IFly for second time in 30 minutes.

 

jc

[countess5]

@xpcdoojk would you do me a favor?

As said we will be on Anthem June 23rd and haven’t sailed Royal in a while. 

Would you ask a bartender what the cost of a double Toto’s is on the rocks. On celebrity it fell within the $ limit on the drink plan. Wondering if it falls within the Diamond Plus vouchers that we will have.

 

really appreciate it!

 

Cheers! 

[Biker19]

1 hour ago, countess5 said:

Wondering if it falls within the Diamond Plus vouchers that we will have.

Realize that whatever answer JC gives you today can change by the time you sail - heck, the answer could vary on the same sailing between different bars.

[xpcdoojk]

3 hours ago, countess5 said:

@xpcdoojk would you do me a favor?

As said we will be on Anthem June 23rd and haven’t sailed Royal in a while. 

Would you ask a bartender what the cost of a double Toto’s is on the rocks. On celebrity it fell within the $ limit on the drink plan. Wondering if it falls within the Diamond Plus vouchers that we will have.

 

really appreciate it!

 

Cheers! 

Double Toto’s?  Don’t know what that is, but will ask at the Music Hall the next night or two.  

 

JC

[xpcdoojk]

Bruschetta and Arugula Parmesan salad (salad is exceptional).  

[xpcdoojk]

This is at Jamie’s, this seems to be the best lunch spot on Anthem with the UDP.  

 

 

[xpcdoojk]

The temps were a bit warmer upper 60s, I quit when the line got 14 people long.  We did IFly and do it again on day 8 at 9AM

[John&LaLa]

14 minutes ago, xpcdoojk said:

The temps were a bit warmer upper 60s, I quit when the line got 14 people long.  We did IFly and do it again on day 8 at 9AM

 

Are you paying for the extra iFly sessions

[HBE4]

24 minutes ago, xpcdoojk said:

Double Toto’s?  Don’t know what that is, but will ask at the Music Hall the next night or two.  

 

JC

 

Double Tito's?

[countess5]

30 minutes ago, xpcdoojk said:

Double Toto’s?  Don’t know what that is, but will ask at the Music Hall the next night or two.  

 

JC

It’s a vodka that I drink on the rocks with a slice of lime! 🍸😀

 

Thank you

Cheers! 

Edited May 5, 2023 by countess5

[countess5]

1 minute ago, countess5 said:

It’s a vodka that I drink on the rocks with a slice of lime! 🍸😀

 

Thank you

Cheers! 

It’s Tito’s not Toto’s! 😂😂😂

[cruiselvr04]

On 5/3/2023 at 8:26 AM, xpcdoojk said:

Here are my shoes after 2 days of walking in the rain

 

had to buy new

This reminds me of our B2B in December.  DH’s beach sandals gave out only it was the front that detached.  He flopped all the way back to the ship, it was too funny.  Ya know that super glue and duct tape I always pack?  It kept them together for the rest of the trip and they landed in the cabin trash our last day.  He got some new Tevas before the next cruise.