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Sid, so glad you were able to take the long awaited cruise and it was even more than you thought it would be.  

Too bad they always go by too quickly and we have to get jolted back to reality.  

Thanks for all of your time and attention to detail and of course taking us along with you!  

10 hours ago, chengkp75 said:

Now I start to see the problem.  I am not intimately familiar with hair care appliances (being a balding male), but I suspect that both items that did not work on the ship, but worked on land, are PTC ceramic heaters.  These are semi-conductors, and most likely the wiring in the curler/straightener requires the neutral and ground to be at the same voltage, or the unit won't work (this would indicate to the unit that the wiring in the unit was broken, and a potential shock hazard).  I've found many other semi-conductor controlled devices that work fine on land, but don't work at all when on ships due to the difference in voltage between neutral and ground.  A resistance wire curler/straightener would work on the ship.

This makes perfect sense!  My old hair hot iron was not ceramic and the new one is.  My old one always worked just fine on any cruise ship.  

Thank you very much!

11 minutes ago, tlcm said:

The one where Sid deleted the pic?  Not helpful..

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Sorry...it still shows up for me.  

I had the same issue on the Vista last cruise Feb. 2020.  

I bought a new straight iron a few months before the cruise and took the new one.  I had always taken the old one before that cruise.  The new one would not heat up but the light was on.  Worked fine in the hotel and back home.

The old one is a Revlon  and the newer one is a Conair.

33 minutes ago, tlcm said:

New to the tribe...what's with THE shirt?  I didn't find y'all until last Sunday!  Read every word since then though...😄

See post #694

12 minutes ago, ReneeFLL said:

We need videos. 😆

 

I was thinking the same thing. So much of it looked uncomfortable.

I would have to hire a pool boy to get me out of most of those chairs!  

They should make the designers sit in those chairs for hours on end and see if they still think they were good idea! 😖

3 hours ago, ClevelandCruisin said:

It looks like a beautiful ship!  

Thanks for taking us all along!

Didn't you sign up for the test kitchen??

7 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

He's been going for hours.

 

 

Is there music playing???

41 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

There's a gallon jug of that awesome shampoo.

 

 

 

I wonder if they have it for sale in the gift shop.

I think it's hard to get an accurate feel for a cruise line right now with reduced capacity.  I don't want to feel like I'm on a ghost ship for most of the day.  I really enjoy seeing others have a good time in addition to having a good time myself.  

However, my first impression of VV is that it's a floating night club with excellent dining.  I do think that it will evolve over time and find that balance that will be more appealing to a larger demographic.  Time will tell, as they say.

I did notice that some of the softer fabric furniture was already looking a little rumply and tired after so few cruises.  Maybe in their interest of trying to make it look cool, they didn't calculate how much abuse furniture can get on a cruise.  Also it looked like a lot of their sitting areas were made for lounging and slouching.  I'm afraid a week on that ship my back would be destroyed even more than it already is now.  Okay...maybe I am too old for a VV cruise!?!

8 minutes ago, blarko said:

Of course....dang. Don’t have that.

I'm not a member either 😢

It sounds like it would be a lot of fun! (The bonfire...not the other)

Are you still docked in Bimini??  I was thinking that they stayed there until about midnight, but of course I could be mistaken.  

6 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

I only ended up taking a couple of pictures due to the activity at the table. I'm seated with five other strangers, but it was a good time. I got the wagu beef platter, which was $45 upcharge. Also had Korean fried chicken (no picture) and seafood pancake. 

 

 

 

Looks delicious!  Did you cook your own meat 😁? 

37 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

Are the handles on the sliver ware really as long as they look???

I noticed the same thing last night when you were having the seafood boolya meal.  

7 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

Just a side note on the masks. I brought about ten clean ones with me, thinking I was going to have to wear them every day. Well, the last time I did was walking onto the ship, and then it came off, and I haven't looked back...

 

Second lunch continued. Avocado tacos.

 

 

That looks pretty good. Is the avocado breaded and deep fried??  

13 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

I know that they have several different kinds of entertainment, but I haven't been to any of it... Thanks for reading!

Can you give us an idea of the entertainment?  Any live music??

I'm not a big drinker and the casino looked a bit lack luster and dark and I do love live music when I'm onboard.  I could care less about trivia and bingo, but I do like a lively atmosphere.

4 minutes ago, blarko said:

I’m guessing Chapter 2 is done.....

🤷‍♀️ Food Coma???

44 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

Chocolate tacos.

 

 

 

So what exactly is this?  I assume the shells are like a chocolate cookie made to look like a taco shell, but what's inside of it?

Serious sweet tooth peeps want to know.

2 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

Booya!

 

 

 

 

Now that's a plate of food!  Is that what they call Halloween lobster....Booya!?!

25 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

I just realized that the guacamole was under all those chips.

 

 

That's an interesting guac. with the pomegranate seeds.  

Did they add an interesting flavor??  

I make a batch of guac. every week and might try it if it works.

4 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

So, this is what it's come to... A vegetable wrap and some chips.

 

 

 

Surely the pizza place is open.

A Guy's burger sounds pretty good about now.

Hey Sid, do they have any live music on this cruise??

4 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

Great... I'm craving a burger, or something terrible, but everything in the Galley is closed...

Do they offer room service food?

9 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

The hallway looks like it's a thousand miles long.

 

 

That looks like something I saw at the Hologram museum in Chicago.  

Or something from the movie, "Vertigo".