Scarlet Lady / Live /Solo - Oct 18-22 2023

[sid_9169]

One hour till boarding time. I just want to get home and take another shower, and maybe have one large shot of tequila to hopefully knock me out. I haven't been sleeping worth a flip this week, even though I was in bed for a good bit of the time. I'm trying to calculate how many work days are left until Christmas break, when we're off from before Christmas until after New Years. In my best estimation, it's 43 more days... Hopefully I can survive that... I still haven't told work about the Tribe cruise, so I guess I need to do that...

[cruisebeachgirl703]

Safe travels Sid.

[sid_9169]

Now the sign at the airport says Atlanta weather 32°... So, which is it? 76 or 32?

 

Google says 75°

 

 

Edited October 22, 2023 by sid_9169

[sid_9169]

I just overheard the gate agent saying that my flight is oversold. Doesn't the airline know exactly how many seats are in the plane? And, if so, how do they sell more tickets than seats? Inquiring minds want to know...

[JoeTec]

Hey Sid

This might be a chance to make some money back. Sometimes they offer $ to give up your seat. I know you want to get home but if you can cash in.....

[CineGraphic]

1 hour ago, sid_9169 said:

This thing says it's 76° in Atlanta. I might be able to get the motorcycle out this week!

 

Yes, it's a beautiful day here today.

 

As for over-selling flights, they've been doing it for decades.

Cruise lines do it as well. They always count on a certain % of no-shows or cancellations.

Many times they get it wrong.

They will ask for volunteers, and offer $$$ for folks to take another flight.

[sid_9169]

2 minutes ago, CineGraphic said:

 

Yes, it's a beautiful day here today.

 

As for over-selling flights, they've been doing it for decades.

Cruise lines do it as well. They always count on a certain % of no-shows or cancellations.

Many times they get it wrong.

They will ask for volunteers, and offer $$$ for folks to take another flight.

 

3 minutes ago, JoeTec said:

Hey Sid

This might be a chance to make some money back. Sometimes they offer $ to give up your seat. I know you want to get home but if you can cash in.....

Yes, awhile back when I was going home, they got all the way up to $1000 for volunteers. I wanted to get home so bad I didn't do it. Even if I got paid to take a later flight, I'd still have to go to work tomorrow, so I just want to get home. Plus, I don't want to be on the Marta train real late at night, not that I'm afraid, but that's when the real whackos are riding.

[sid_9169]

Finally, after an incredibly long day hanging out at the Miami airport, I'm in the plane and my bag is stowed directly above me. The dude to my right is either a football player, professional wrestler, or a Navy Seal, and he's pouring all over into my sector. Whatever the case, hopefully these people get on the plane quickly and we have a nice timely departure...

 

 

[CineGraphic]

50 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

I don't want to be on the Marta train real late at night, not that I'm afraid, but that's when the real whackos are riding.

 

Southwest stranded me in Miami on Christmas Eve last year. I took the train from the airport back to Brickell and scored a last minute room at Citizen M for $99.00.

 

Whoops...just realized your talking about the train in Atlanta.....been here 11 years, never ridden it.

Edited October 22, 2023 by CineGraphic

[RenoNanaOz]

5 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

I guess pretty much everything else here would be worse.

 

 

 

 

I love their Guava and Cheese pastry.  Safe travels Sid. 

Edited October 22, 2023 by RenoNanaOz

[atanac]

Sid - I'd say it's time to light the torch to this one and head back to the safe space on The Tribe.

[sid_9169]

On the floor in Atlanta, and waiting for the Marta train north to Buckhead... With any luck I can still make it home by 8:00 or a little after. I think that they may be doing maintenance on the tracks near here, so maybe a little later, but I'm here...

[sid_9169]

We're moving... Next stop: home sweet home...

 

 

[sid_9169]

I just now deleted the Virgin Voyages app from my phone. Not because I'll never sail with them again, but it'll be at least a year from now if I do. When that time comes around, I'll reinstall it. As far as this "review" goes, I think I'm just going to shovel some dirt over it and act like it never happened. Thanks to all of you who followed along and commented along this strange and twisted journey. I think that I'm also going to forego the traditional dirty laundry on the floor, as well as the traditional thank you list. I appreciate each and every one of you fine readers out there, but I think it's time to put a fork in this one and move along. Join me in early January over on the Carnival board for what will hopefully be an epic adventure on the Celebration with a whole lotta Cruise Critic members who call themselves the Tribe... Until then.........

[Sunandslots]

On 10/21/2023 at 4:32 PM, Falconrunner26 said:

Sid,

I am a Usually silent but devoted follower of your travels and daily adventures. I just wanted to let you know that me and probably many others are in the background but are wishing you well

 

 

Agree 100%

[lazydayz]

Glad you are home and have the tribe cruise to look forward to.  

[BohJang]

I'm so excited for  the Tribe cruise.  My  brother lives in Boynton Beach and I was telling him about the Tribe cruise in January.  I didn't book a hotel but little brother is coming through.  He's planning to pick us up when we land in Miami and we are staying at his house the night before the Tribe cruise. He will drive us to the port on Sunday. Little brother and my kids think I'm crazy for going on a cruise with my internet friends.  But I know it will be awesome and I can't wait.

[sid_9169]

If I ever needed some light at the end of the tunnel it's today, and my red shirt I ordered for Scarlet night was placed in the lock box and not stolen... If and when I ever sail on Virgin Voyages again, I'm ready... 

 

Now I'm about to take another shower and have a nice big shot of tequila before bedtime and my return to work tomorrow. Thanks again if you made it this far...

 

 

[sansroof]

Thanks for sharing this live! I didn’t know much of anything about Virgin but I loved your Prima live so I followed this one too 🙂

[sid_9169]

Since it was right there staring at me from the floor, I decided to just stick with this one tradition of dumping out all my dirty clothes and taking a picture...

 

 

[sid_9169]

Luckily enough, I had an extra one of these Virgin Voyages bracelet boxes from back in the day, when they used to mail them to you... Interestingly enough, it's separated from the others in plenty more ways than one...

 

 

 

[sid_9169]

And, if you know, you know...

 

 

 

 

Edited October 23, 2023 by sid_9169

[MeganGC1983]

1 hour ago, BohJang said:

I'm so excited for  the Tribe cruise.  My  brother lives in Boynton Beach and I was telling him about the Tribe cruise in January.  I didn't book a hotel but little brother is coming through.  He's planning to pick us up when we land in Miami and we are staying at his house the night before the Tribe cruise. He will drive us to the port on Sunday. Little brother and my kids think I'm crazy for going on a cruise with my internet friends.  But I know it will be awesome and I can't wait.

Tell them your internet friends are cooler than their internet friends. 😝

[BohJang]

Just now, MeganGC1983 said:

Tell them your internet friends are cooler than their internet friends. 😝

I already did!! I’m so excited to meet everyone. We will have a blast!

[conandrob240]

On 10/20/2023 at 9:44 AM, sid_9169 said:

Well, you know how life sometimes throws a curve ball at from straight out of the blue? I think one hit me last night around 3:00 am. Remember what happened on board Scarlet Lady exactly one week ago today? Well, it struck me, and I've spent most of the night going back and forth to the bathroom, probably at least a dozen or more times...

 

I couldn't get back to sleep most of the time, so I ended up just lying there hoping whatever it is will just run it's course. It's 9:40 am now, and I'm going to head up to get some coffee. There's an extreme possibility that I won't be enjoying Bimini today, as there's just no way I want to have to be running back and forth to the public restrooms there all day. I don't know if I should try and visit the medical center, as I sure as heck don't want to incurr some kind of huge medical bill. I'm probably just going to "ride it out" for awhile and see what happens.

 

Even worse, this exact same thing happened to me on the Halloween cruise on the Norwegian Escape six years ago... My very first Live Review, which basically fell apart before it got off the ground.........

So sorry on this. It’s sucks they had an issue with this last week yet 90% of bathrooms out of soap?!?