Rare calicakes Posted September 26, 2023 Author #126 Share Posted September 26, 2023 The seas are getting rougher. We ordered room service for lunch. Turkey club and french onion soup. The club came with 1 slice of turkey and about 5 slices of roast beef. Roast beef was not mentioned on the menu and I don't eat beef. I removed it, but it touched the bread and I won't eat bread soaked in meat juice. The soup was missing the melted cheese. It was also pretty bland, I never salt my food and I've had to numerous times. Julie lost her footing and fell into the soup which splashed on my clothes. We're now doing wash. LOL. Internet is going in and out. We're hanging out in the cabin, watching movies and planning excursions for our Celebrity cruise next month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare calicakes Posted September 26, 2023 Author #127 Share Posted September 26, 2023 I forgot to mention. Our cabin was decorated with pink/white balloons and 2 towel swans. The TA must have told them it was our anniversary. While at the pool yesterday, I walked over to Waves to grab some fruit. I was wearing a one piece bathing suit and was scolded by a manager for not having a shirt on. Yeah, ok. I wasn't sitting in the restaurant, I was grabbing the fruit and taking it back to the lounge chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dock Posted September 26, 2023 #128 Share Posted September 26, 2023 (edited) Being as this is your second O cruise, I assume you enjoyed the first one enough to book a second. This cruise though does not seem to be that exciting or am I over analyzing your posts? Food seems ok but not finest at sea! Im curious as we’re usually on X .We have our first O cruise next year and I’m looking at Iceland for next fall so I’m trying to decide if O would be a good fit. We enjoy good food. Don’t go to the Broadway type shows but do enjoy good music in the different venues on X. We are energetic 60 year olds ( well still 59) who still think we’re 40 lol! I realise we could have very different wants and expectations ,but just curious if you’d book O again. Thank you. Edited September 26, 2023 by dock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare calicakes Posted September 26, 2023 Author #129 Share Posted September 26, 2023 6 minutes ago, dock said: Being as this is your second O cruise, I assume you enjoyed the first one enough to book a second. This cruise though does not seem to be that exciting or am I over analyzing your posts? Food seems ok but not finest at sea! Im curious as we’re usually on X .We have our first O cruise next year and I’m looking at Iceland for next fall so I’m trying to decide if O would be a good fit. We enjoy good food. Don’t go to the Broadway type shows but do enjoy good music in the different venues on X. We are energetic 60 year olds ( well still 59) who still think we’re 40 lol! I realise we could have very different wants and expectations ,but just curious if you’d book O again. Thank you. The first O cruise was great, it was Feb 2022 with only 338 passengers on board. It was a Caribbean cruise. We do have another O cruise booked, April 2024 from Los Angeles. We also have 3 upcoming X cruises. I might cancel the Sept X cruise. We're taking a Mexican Riviera. from LA on Eclipse next month, a Great Barrier Reef in Feb 2024, the 3rd X cruise is on Beyond from Ft. Lauderdale. I prefer more port days than sea days. I'm 56 and Julie is 61. We're pretty energetic as well. Julie plays pickleball 5x a week. I'm active as well. This cruise was rather boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dock Posted September 26, 2023 #130 Share Posted September 26, 2023 @calicakes, thank you. I guess I’ll wait to do our first O cruise before I book Iceland. Thanks for taking the time from your vacay to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 26, 2023 #131 Share Posted September 26, 2023 3 hours ago, calicakes said: I prefer more port days than sea days. I'm 56 and Julie is 61. We're pretty energetic as well. Julie plays pickleball 5x a week. I'm active as well. This cruise was rather boring. Sounds like you should stick with cruises that are more intensive & on the larger ships 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare calicakes Posted September 26, 2023 Author #132 Share Posted September 26, 2023 2 hours ago, LHT28 said: Sounds like you should stick with cruises that are more intensive & on the larger ships We're fine with smaller ships as we usually skip evening entertainment. This itinerary had a lot of sea days and today was ROUGH. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare calicakes Posted September 26, 2023 Author #133 Share Posted September 26, 2023 We did a whole lot of nothing today. Our bags are packed and are outside the door. We did venture out to the buffet at 7pm. Pretty empty. There were a lot of repurposed foods. For instance, yesterday at lunch they had polenta. Today it was made into triangles, grilled and topped with sausage. There was a lot of veal at the buffet. A veal stir fry( weird), veal with some sauce and another veal dish. There was a veggie lasagna that had all of the mixed steamed veggies included. No ricotta filling. There was no chicken at all. Don't shoot the messenger, just reporting what I observed. I tried the lasagna, but I couldn't stomach it. Partially due to the way the ship is rocking back and forth. Julie had pasta with red sauce. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 26, 2023 #134 Share Posted September 26, 2023 6 minutes ago, calicakes said: We're fine with smaller ships as we usually skip evening entertainment. This itinerary had a lot of sea days and today was ROUGH. Yes hard to pick a good time during hurricane season We board Vista on Friday & hoping no storms but we are OK with some sea days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare calicakes Posted September 26, 2023 Author #135 Share Posted September 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, LHT28 said: Yes hard to pick a good time during hurricane season We board Vista on Friday & hoping no storms but we are OK with some sea days Where are you going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 26, 2023 #136 Share Posted September 26, 2023 1 minute ago, calicakes said: Where are you going? Montreal to Miami Have my ginger candy packed 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ToxM Posted September 26, 2023 #137 Share Posted September 26, 2023 I think I am just lucky that I enjoy rough seas. I book the forward forward PH on the R class for transatlantics 🙂 I am also the one laughing at turbulence on a plane though… 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vineyard View Posted September 27, 2023 #138 Share Posted September 27, 2023 4 hours ago, LHT28 said: Montreal to Miami Have my ginger candy packed 😉 Bonine, ginger, and pretzels (or something salty!). I actually travel with pretzel sticks! I know, weird! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquility Base Posted September 27, 2023 #139 Share Posted September 27, 2023 On 9/26/2023 at 10:26 AM, emckeeve said: When is happy hour? On 9/26/2023 at 10:28 AM, LHT28 said: 5-6 pm & 1030pm Check CURRENTS as locations may vary Are Martinis during happy hour in locations such as Horizons served in smaller glasses than the regular Martinis in Martinis ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tranquility Base Posted September 27, 2023 #140 Share Posted September 27, 2023 On 9/26/2023 at 2:00 PM, Charles4515 said: The beverages are British...... Old Speckled Hen......Yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare calicakes Posted September 27, 2023 Author #141 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Photo dump now that I have cell service. 20230926_144922.mp4 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SonuvaBeach Posted September 28, 2023 #142 Share Posted September 28, 2023 (edited) On 9/27/2023 at 7:14 AM, calicakes said: Photo dump now that I have cell service. 20230926_144922.mp4 The waves look familiar! 😃 Edited September 28, 2023 by SonuvaBeach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjcook9 Posted October 1, 2023 #143 Share Posted October 1, 2023 On 9/20/2023 at 7:20 PM, calicakes said: As our first oceania cruise was in a suite, I don't think I was prepared for how small the room is. Our suitcases do not even fit under the bed. They are stacked on top of each other next to the sofa. I hate to be that person who complains, but the bathroom was not clean. There was hair in the shower and something that looked like poop on the bathroom door. I called housekeeping to clean it up. I will spare you the photos. If you open your suitcases & slide them under the bed in the open position they fit easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare calicakes Posted October 1, 2023 Author #144 Share Posted October 1, 2023 15 minutes ago, rjcook9 said: If you open your suitcases & slide them under the bed in the open position they fit easily We did that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basor Posted October 1, 2023 #145 Share Posted October 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, calicakes said: We did that On Vista - our large bags closed slid under the bed easily....another great upgrade on this beautiful new ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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