LIVE Norwaylady escape the winter on Equinox B2B 23.03-11.04.24

[Orangeguy]

Looking forward to following along as I'll be on Equinox for the April 1st sailing.

[Norwaylady]

So, elite & above event. 

They had closed off a part of sky lounge by ribbons to make an area for their guests. 

It was the captain’s club menu and nuts. 

 

Okey, it’s a start😌🤭❤️⚓️ 

 

We enjoyed the view and I had a club soda and Mr went for the harder stuff🤭🍸

 

Tonight’s show is production show Topper. 

We seen it several times😝

But, hey! It’s the first time we will meet the cast onboard😇 #showmewhatyoucan

 

It’s the first evening of evening chic…. Can’t say I see a big difference from yesterday🤣😂 there are some dressing up, but it’s not the big bling cruise🙃

I feel like an overdressed Christmas tree😅 bring on the bling🤩🤩🤩

 

Before the show, captain George had the executive line out on stage. 

 

Topper delivered! 

Cast did a great performance 🎭 several familiar faces (same goes for the orchestra) 

 

 

 

 

 

The EQ orchestra is playing live in the grand foyer tonight between show and dinner🎶🎶

They are really kicking it🎵🎶

Please bring the orchestra back later to grand foyer this cruise😌🥰

[Jim_Iain]

On 3/23/2024 at 11:12 AM, DaKahuna said:

 

 When I was working I was doing a lot of domestic travel, about once a month.  I got the Chase United Club card which gave me access to the United Club in the US and to the Alliance Club lounges the few times I traveled overseas.  It has been well worth the annual fee.  Now that I am no longer traveling  for work, I cannot justify the cost of the card so I am going to let it expire.  I'll miss having club access and if i really need it, I'll just buy a one time pass.  

 

 

 

I've traveled heavily my whole career.   Iain still kicks me for not buying a LifeTime Red Carpet Membership in the 80's for $600 ....    At that time I thought $600 was so so expensive. 

 

 

[Norwaylady]

Tonight’s dinner was okay. The starters were very good, the mains, hit or miss😋

Crew delivered excellent work and great performances. 

 

We had salmon, treviso salad, cobia and lamb. 

 

 

 

 

The starters were great and good. 

The fish, cobia was perfectly cooked. But its swimming in this awful bbq sauce😩

Keep the bbq sauce on bbq only! 🥸 

 

The lamb was cooked well and the meat was tender. Mr was a happy camper🐑🐑

 

For dessert it was my favourite ice cream, after eight😋😋😋 Perfect! 

 

Mr had the panna cotta strawberry 🍓 

 

After dinner, it was time for bed 🛌 

Our captain’s club flowers had arrived 💐

A rose and astromelia💐

[Norwaylady]

Cruise Compass Day 3 

Cayman Island 🏝️ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No paperwork for tender services regarding Concierge class or Captains Club priority status. 
 

But on our voicemail it was 2 messages. Identical messages. 
1. Tender service concierge class

2. Tender service Captains club Elite & above 

 

Meet downstairs in MDR deck 3 whenever you’re ready to proceed ashore😎 

This applies until free tenders are called publicly. 

 

[KKB]

9 hours ago, Norwaylady said:

Tonight’s dinner was okay. The starters were very good, the mains, hit or miss😋

Crew delivered excellent work and great performances. 

 

We had salmon, treviso salad, cobia and lamb. 

 

 

 

 

The starters were great and good. 

The fish, cobia was perfectly cooked. But its swimming in this awful bbq sauce😩

Keep the bbq sauce on bbq only! 🥸 

 

The lamb was cooked well and the meat was tender. Mr was a happy camper🐑🐑

 

For dessert it was my favourite ice cream, after eight😋😋😋 Perfect! 

 

Mr had the panna cotta strawberry 🍓 

 

After dinner, it was time for bed 🛌 

Our captain’s club flowers had arrived 💐

A rose and astromelia💐

 

OMG--I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!!

BBQ & fish are 2 things that do NOT belong together!!

Every time I see that menu I am put off.🤮

[DaKahuna]

@Norwaylady @KKB I tend to agree but there are exceptions.  A friend of ours makes a very delicious BBQ Salmon.  Cook the cedar planked salmon filet on a BBQ grill and when it's almost done, brush lightly with BBQ sauce, and continue cooking until done. 

 

Pouring BBQ gobs sauce on anything other than a pulled pork sandwich should be against the law. 

 

[hcat]

1 minute ago, KKB said:

OMG--I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!!

BBQ & fish are 2 things that do NOT belong together!!

Every time I see that menu I am put off.🤮

And way too much sauce covering food..We usually ask for it light  or on the side so we can see what we are eating!

[catgirl411]

So excited to follow another of your wonderful Lives! I was thinking of you the other day when I received my new DB backpack…purchased on your recommendation. I got it on an excellent sale. Can’t wait to try it out on our May British Isles cruise.

[Norwaylady]

20 hours ago, Orangeguy said:

Looking forward to following along as I'll be on Equinox for the April 1st sailing.

Welcome!

[Norwaylady]

We anchored up in Grand Cayman 07.00. 

The ship was cleared and the tender was ready asap. 

 

We decided to go for breakfast in MDR. 

Mr wanted omelette. 

Menu: 

 

 

 

I had Greek yogurt with fruit and my cat pellets. 

Service was good and food fresh and delicious. 

 

After breakfast we went to get ready to go ashore. 

We walked to the priority tender meeting point in deck 3 mdr. 

5.minutes wait and we went downstairs onboard the tender at 09.15. 

 

 

Today’s plan was 7 mile beach 🏖️ 

We walked to Westin 7 mile beach. It’s a good public stretch there, so easy to lay down and have a dip in the ocean😎🏝️

Do you think Mr had a agenda during his walk😂🤭

YES

He did stop by a local liquor store to pick up a cold 🍺 or 🍻😝

Something for me? No🥸

 

 

 

After 2,5h of swimming and beach stay it was time to walk back home. 

We walked by the beach as far as possible before we walked up to the road and back to the tender spot. 

 

It was a line, but we only waited 5.minutes before they started to fill up the tender. 

We were back onboard 15.35. 

 

Then it was time for a Al Bacio stop😋🍓

Mr tried a Bicerin and had a Shakerato😋

Mr had strawberry 🍓 cake… 

[Norwaylady]

Today’s canapés 

[desibee]

1 hour ago, Norwaylady said:

We anchored up in Grand Cayman 07.00. 

The ship was cleared and the tender was ready asap. 

 

We decided to go for breakfast in MDR. 

Mr wanted omelette. 

Menu: 

 

 

 

I had Greek yogurt with fruit and my cat pellets. 

Service was good and food fresh and delicious. 

 

After breakfast we went to get ready to go ashore. 

We walked to the priority tender meeting point in deck 3 mdr. 

5.minutes wait and we went downstairs onboard the tender at 09.15. 

 

 

Today’s plan was 7 mile beach 🏖️ 

We walked to Westin 7 mile beach. It’s a good public stretch there, so easy to lay down and have a dip in the ocean😎🏝️

Do you think Mr had a agenda during his walk😂🤭

YES

He did stop by a local liquor store to pick up a cold 🍺 or 🍻😝

Something for me? No🥸

 

 

 

After 2,5h of swimming and beach stay it was time to walk back home. 

We walked by the beach as far as possible before we walked up to the road and back to the tender spot. 

 

It was a line, but we only waited 5.minutes before they started to fill up the tender. 

We were back onboard 15.35. 

 

Then it was time for a Al Bacio stop😋🍓

Mr tried a Bicerin and had a Shakerato😋

Mr had strawberry 🍓 cake… 

What is a Shakerato?  Is it iced coffee?

[Norwaylady]

After the Al Bacio stop, we headed upstairs to relax and prepare for the evening. 

 

Tonight’s show is comedian Mike Head. 

 

Did we test our muscles? 😂😂😂 YES

[Norwaylady]

2 hours ago, desibee said:

What is a Shakerato?  Is it iced coffee?

it’s a iced coffee, but not the usual style. It’s shaken by cream as a nice martini 🍸 non alcoholic. 
Very rich in flavour and cream😋🤭

So not a low-carb drink😝

 

[Norwaylady]

My wishes has come true! 

Let the big band play more in the grand foyer🎶❤️🤩

 

New evening and they are back🎶

Really enjoying the live music from the Equinox orchestra❤️🎶

This is one of the reasons I truly enjoy X. 

 

Today’s menu 

 

We had schrimp cocktail, salad, escargot, lamb and steak & chips. 

 

 

 

 

 

Food tasted good and we had a nice dinner. 

I don’t know what happened tonight, but it was only us and another table in our area. All other tables was empty🫣🤭👻 in our entire section from the wall to wall it was only like 8 out of all the tables having guests.

 

 

Dessert was ice cream and peach 🍑 

 

 

After dinner it was straight to bed🤭😂😴

You see the party gang going crazy 🤪😜🤣😆

[Norwaylady]

Cruise Compass Day 4 Sea Day

clock ⏰ + 1h 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Norwaylady]

This boots are made walking….

Out and about from 8 to 9 today😎

A little windy but all good for walking💃🏻

 

The winter has played hard on my back and joints in my legs. So this “engine” is a 6-gear tuned, but for the moment it’s only working well from gear 1-4😝 

It’s like starting your car cold in 0 F or -18c. It’s not to happy about it😮‍💨

I have used my DEFA (aka therapy pool 3-times a week) Fingers crossed for a upswing the next week💪🏻🙌🏻

 

After my walk it was time to pick up Mr and go for breakfast. 

We went to Captain’s club breakfast in Tuscan. 

Mr had the salmon bagels 🥯 and fruit. I made myself a smoothie bowl of my pellets and mixed berries. Accompanied by some fresh fruits. 

 

Today is Captain’s Club welcome party🥂 12.00. 

 

Mr is parked on the balcony (it’s shade) and are doing some work until noon.

I found a lounger upstairs in shade+sun. So I can read and feel the heat on my feet 👣😎

[Arzeena]

Hope all your engines thaw out in the sun😁and are in working condition.

[Norwaylady]

Captains Club Welcome toast🥂 

CD Angela was leading the event. 

Captain George welcomed everyone and top cruiser was presented. A lady, 7000 points, 150 🚢 (so believe me, we have a loooooong way to go😂😂) 

No presentation of senior management. 

 

It followed the usual pattern, live music, drinks, canapés and sweets for dessert. 

They had a performance from the aerials. Really enjoyed the show and the atmosphere of the show. 

 

I shared a table by 2 couples from FL🥰 Lovely to meet them. 

Mr was supposed to be my wingman for the event. But he was occupied by work on the balcony😂😎

[Norwaylady]

I received some really bad news today💔

My parents Gigant Schnauzer Alf passed away today. 

I was walking him the last 7-days before we left from home❤️ 

 

He had a massive epileptic attack😖

He was only 3,5years old🌹

 

Their old schnauzer past away in early January 2023. And their breeder asked if they would take in an adult schnauzer that they needed to relocate from a home asap. Due to the fact that the original owner had abused the dog and really treated him badly. So the breeder had collected the dog back after a talk with the owner+police. 

 

When Alf arrived he was so skinny and really scared. So he was so worried about everything the first time around in my parents house. 

But he learned that he was treated like a king 👑 and really loved from everyone❤️

So he turned to a very cosy and lovely schnauzer🐕‍🦺

So this was really sad news for everyone in the family💔

[Lena11033]

8 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

I received some really bad news today💔

My parents Gigant Schnauzer Alf passed away today. 

I was walking him the last 7-days before we left from home❤️ 

 

He had a massive epileptic attack😖

He was only 3,5years old🌹

 

Their old schnauzer past away in early January 2023. And their breeder asked if they would take in an adult schnauzer that they needed to relocate from a home asap. Due to the fact that the original owner had abused the dog and really treated him badly. So the breeder had collected the dog back after a talk with the owner+police. 

 

When Alf arrived he was so skinny and really scared. So he was so worried about everything the first time around in my parents house. 

But he learned that he was treated like a king 👑 and really loved from everyone❤️

So he turned to a very cosy and lovely schnauzer🐕‍🦺

So this was really sad news for everyone in the family💔

 

I'm so sorry it's tough loosing a fur baby (or fur sibling).

 

Our youngest dog we got because the previous owners bought a puppy expecting to be like a dog, of course they are babies that pee, poop and chew everything. After 4 weeks of him being locked up ALL day while home they wanted rid of him so we took him. It took quite a bit of time before he was comfortable. Every day at 18:00 he would bite and scratch me - I think that was when they let him out the crate (one of the owners was home all day but they locked him up still). After a month, he finally stopped going after me now he's my little shadow following me everywhere.

[hcat]

Rest in Peace  ALF!

Edited March 26 by hcat

[hcat]

Please accept my  deepest sympathy to you and your parents on the loss of your beloved pet!

[theopup]

So sorry to hear about your parents dog, it’s very hard to loose pets. They really are in our lives for such a short time.