I'm baaaaaaack...Miracle review, June 4th-12th

[grammy c]

Sandi, Thanks so much for the rewiew! Sailed her in 2004 springbreak with grandson and had a blast , but will go with DH on first part of B2B cruises for our 40th. aniv. in Nov. Some of the adult parts of the ship I don't remember, but thats o.k. DH and i will enjoy them together. AND think of you and all others that love the MIRACLE. Did you go to the casino and was it very busy? We're addicted to video poker and hope to win atleast a little for the second half of the trip--Emerald Princess for 10 days southern. Again, Thanks and keep cruising in your MIND! grammyc

[Sandi149]

Sandi, Thanks so much for the rewiew! Sailed her in 2004 springbreak with grandson and had a blast , but will go with DH on first part of B2B cruises for our 40th. aniv. in Nov. Some of the adult parts of the ship I don't remember, but thats o.k. DH and i will enjoy them together. AND think of you and all others that love the MIRACLE. Did you go to the casino and was it very busy? We're addicted to video poker and hope to win atleast a little for the second half of the trip--Emerald Princess for 10 days southern. Again, Thanks and keep cruising in your MIND! grammyc

 

I don't gamble but my husband did a little. sometimes it got crowded but I didn't really take notice much because the only time I was in there was to pass through to another part of the ship.

[jpmaximus]

Welcome back!!! Im glad your dream came true. Very happy to see you had Brent Mitchell as your CD. He was mine on the Legend last November and he was excellent.

[Sandi149]

Ok....for those of you who wanted to see my pictures, here is the link. There are over 300 pics in there.

 

http://family.webshots.com/album/559434878OqoOin

 

Enjoy. :D

[truecruiser]

wow! you took a lot of pics. thanks for sharing, they were great. i was laughing at all of the food pics. reminded me of fred. (i think he rubbed off on you, ha, ha:D).

 

don't know how far into old san juan you walked, but aren't those streets a killer? yikes! talk about stretching your muscles.

 

your pics of the sun setting are gaw-geous!

[Sandi149]

[quote name='truecruiser']wow! you took a lot of pics. thanks for sharing, they were great. i was laughing at all of the food pics. reminded me of fred. (i think he rubbed off on you, ha, ha:D).

don't know how far into old san juan you walked, but aren't those streets a killer? yikes! talk about stretching your muscles.

your pics of the sun setting are gaw-geous![/quote]

Glad you liked my pics True. Yup, I'm getting like Fred. Hey Fred, you have competition now!!!! LOL!!! :D:D

We took a cab up to El Morro,.....there was no way I was going to walk up those steep hills. We did walk down, however, and it was a little difficult but we did stop several times and I was wearing my sneakers.

I just can't say enough how wonderful this cruise was for us. It was the best vacation I have ever experienced. :D

[vacruizer]

Thanks for posting the great pics. I was able to re-live my Miracle cruise and check the ports for next year's eastern on the Liberty all at the same time!

[andychris]

Thanks for sharing those wonderful pictures. We enjoyed looking at them.

[nybumpkin]

Nice photos, Sandi! I think I relived our cruise on Legend last year with this itinerary. Your photos of the grand buffet were really good; my camera's chip died after I took two photos at the buffet last year.

I take it you and Jay are Mets fans? We have tickets to Shea Monday night; my youngest son already made a sign to take along.

[truecruiser]

sandi, were you and DH the only ones w/ sunny or did he take other people? if so, how many were his "max"?

[PoTownMike]

Hi Sandy,

Great pictures, thanks for posting.

How did you like Saffire beach?

Also, did they have the martinin bar set up each evening or just once?

Thanks,
Mike

[truecruiser]

oh and i just remembered another question too (sorry). meant to ask you after i saw your pics, but forgot: afternoon tea...saw the pic. assuming you went and stayed. how was it?

i have never been, but cotton is always raving about it so i have been thinking of taking my daughter b/c of that. how long was it?

[MrPete]

[quote name='Sandi149']Ok....for those of you who wanted to see my pictures, here is the link. There are over 300 pics in there.

[URL]http://family.webshots.com/album/559434878OqoOin[/URL]

Enjoy. :D[/quote]

Sandi...

Great pics, but you should separate the duck appetizer a little from the pics of the ducks! :eek: :D

[Sandi149]

[quote name='MrPete']Sandi...

Great pics, but you should separate the duck appetizer a little from the pics of the ducks! :eek: :D[/quote]

Ack!!! Pete....I didn't even realize I put the pic of the duck app next right next to those cute little duckies......LOL!!!! :p:D

[L2J]

AWESOME pics - you certainly covered all bases with those and all of a sudden I'm very very hungry! LOL :D Thanks for sharing.

I'm sure you answered this somewhere but I may have missed it. What cabin did you have?

[Sandi149]

[quote name='livtojump']AWESOME pics - you certainly covered all bases with those and all of a sudden I'm very very hungry! LOL :D Thanks for sharing.

I'm sure you answered this somewhere but I may have missed it. What cabin did you have?[/quote]

Glad you liked my photos Liv. :) Everyone posts such nice pics on here for people to look at so I wanted to return the favor.

We were in cabin 5204 (Upper Deck) which was a balcony cabin midship right by the atrium elevators. It was a great location, very convenient to everything. We also didn't hear any noise whatsoever from the elevators. When we go on another cruise, I will probably book that area of the ship again. Definitely loved having that balcony. :D Worth every penny.

[zaandam_2]

glad you enjoyed your trip. time to book another.

[see-chel]

Sandi,
Dh and I will be driving into NY. We are planning on getting to the cruise terminal around noon. Our cruise leaves on a Thursday. Should we be worried about traffic?

[smashley]

Loved the pictures -- especially the food! Those are my favorite kind of pictures, lol. Are those sardines I see on that caesar salad? :p

[Sandi149]

[quote name='smashley']Loved the pictures -- especially the food! Those are my favorite kind of pictures, lol. Are those sardines I see on that caesar salad? :p[/quote]

Anchovies.....not sardines.....LOL!!!!! :D

[Sandi149]

[quote name='see-chel']Sandi,
Dh and I will be driving into NY. We are planning on getting to the cruise terminal around noon. Our cruise leaves on a Thursday. Should we be worried about traffic?[/quote]

Yes there will be traffic.....maybe you can get there an hour or so earlier.

[CruiseCentric]

Great review!

[MaryZ]

[quote name='see-chel']Sandi,
Dh and I will be driving into NY. We are planning on getting to the cruise terminal around noon. Our cruise leaves on a Thursday. Should we be worried about traffic?[/QUOTE]


LOL, yes. Traffic, especially if you have never driven in nyc, is always an adventure ;) Rush hour in manhattan ends at around 1am and starts up at 4am. Seriously.
Relax because you'll get there when you get there ;)

[Sandi149]

[quote name='MaryZ']LOL, yes. Traffic, especially if you have never driven in nyc, is always an adventure ;) Rush hour in manhattan ends at around 1am and starts up at 4am. Seriously.
Relax because you'll get there when you get there ;)[/quote]

Mary, that poster is on her sailing now and will be coming home on Friday. ;)

[MaryZ]

[quote name='Sandi149']Mary, that poster is on her sailing now and will be coming home on Friday. ;)[/QUOTE]

LOL I guess I need to read dates ;)
By the way Sandi, I really enjoyed your review and pictures.