John&LaLa

Well, it was 1am and windy

Ok, so it's already Tuesday, and I'm still stuck on Sunday. I need to step up. Karaoke was a blast. I sang I'm a Believer, Laura danced. Then I sang, or actually shouted, I Saw Her Standing There, and Laura danced. The girs stumbled through Girls Just Want to Have Fun. It was bad. 🤣🤣 The crowd was over the top My last drink was the not quite Tokyo Tea I mentioned earlier. After that it was time for pizza. It was good again. Very happy with the pizza. Then off to the closed helipad, then bed Guess I'll do Monday, tomorrow Good night for the drink list. Almost halfway though. 😁👍 See y'all tomorrow. Bermuda at 3pm

Yep. Used to do it in Centrum

Laura got there first, I had to do a pit stop. Anyway, when I got there she was chatting with @irishgal432 She has my Starbucks mugs from Voyager and was introducing herself. We share the same super TA. Bummed that trip fell thru. Dancing Drums wasn't kind to Laura. She ended up down $225. But she got it back today. I think I had another Mai Tai. I can repeat drinks in casino since they're no charge And then we hung out in Schooner waiting for Karaoke. Hard to find space for 6 people, but we managed. Good times for all

I remember him doing Chubby Bunny game on Enchantment

Miriam made the reservation for 6:45 MTD. Short wait in line. Mariner doesn't have the 4 podium setup like Oasis ships do, but no biggie. Hopefully our new home for next 8 days Great team, but location was back by kitchen. Just showing my choices Antipasti. Love the red pepper. Hope to get a plateful one night Waldorf with walnuts, grapes, and raisins Fried Chicken. Gravy was divine And Key Lime pie. Laura said she wanted nothing Dinner drink was Cape Codder, I think. Starting to get fuzzy🤣 Great time at dinner, off to casino

Another oops. Mariner doesn't have Olive or Twist, that's from Freedom. Here it's called Ellington's. No idea how I screwed that up. Luckily, one couple knew what I meant and they were there. And since it was 5:30, the first seating crowd was leaving, so lots of room Pretty evening Our 2nd couple made it up about 15 minutes later. No one could tell them where Ovive or Twist was. But it was fine. Maybe they were just being nice. First drink here was the Mai Tai. Very good, very rummy. Laura had a perfect Lemon Drop. She didn't like the one she had later in the evening Next up was the Hurricane. I asked the waiter for a Cat 5. He didn't understand what I meant, so I started to explain how Cat 5 is the strongest, but he still didn't get it, so I gave up🤣 And then we were off to dinner on 3

So, after sail away it was off to SL to see who we knew up there. It was fairly subdued, found a seat on the purple couch and chatted with some suite guests. Kept running into them later last night and even this morning. Very nice. I started with a Long Island Tea. It was tasty Then I was feeling a little beat, so I got a vodka and Red Bull. Decided I prefer Jaeger Bomb FWIW Food was blah. They had wings, but they seemed undercooked I also found the senior officer profiles handout Didn't stay long, had to meet friends next door in Olive or Twist

Ok, back to yesterday. And FWIW, I thought I fixed the photo dump, even added some captions, but the edit didn’t save. Sorry

It screams late night hot tub

Yes, group booking. Not a problem, Laura found a $124 bathing suit and a pink Spirit Jersey in the shops

Later in the week, possibly

Did sail away on our balcony. Already posted the Harmony pics. Downside to our balcony was we couldn't get up close and personal with the latest SpaceX booster. Oh well, I've seen plenty. This is just a photo dump, but I'll put spaces between pics😉

You know, I don't know. I'm just looking at my list to order. No surcharges yet. I do have a couple tiki bar drinks on my list. Those may get surcharges Is anyone else sailing now noticing an annoying pop up for Icon reveal when they use the app. It sux. Thinking about voicing my opinion to anyone who will listen. Once is fine, but every time is not Also don't see any drinks in SL last night. Might be on Laura's account

You'll be fine, have Mrs Sea Dog help you

After unpacking, Laura wanted to turn her milestone request in to LA, so I said I'd meet her in Schooner. Ran into the Back to the Freedom crowd. It was a cruise in 2017 where Laura got adopted by a fun group. Visited with Mary, Mark, Amy, Tina, and Paul. Saw Terry on pool deck earlier. Off to Cafe Promenade for pizza. No line, good pie, but no seats. So off to the Pub. Lots of seats. Bad lighting, good pizza Scratch Newcastle off the list. Bottles in pub, draft in other venues. Weird Moscow Mule. Very gingery. Curious what ginger beer they use. Kinda burned back of throat Time to sail away and change for dinner

Our cabin is a typical balcony. A little dated, but functional. Plenty of storage for one, I'm sure it would be fine for a couple. The fridge is definitely a thermo electric cooler. Put a Corona in yesterday, and it seems cold enough to drink. Forgot my thermometer. Sorry My C&A goodies. Laura's I used to get 3 wine's as well, but some time ago it was reported that linked solos on same sailing only get 1 set of ammenities. No biggie Opened the divider, Laura's balcony is a little smaller since she's on tail end of hump. Have the nice reclining chairs, but no stools. Actually a little crowded in my opinion. And the doors need a little TLC. They don't slide easily Nice view aft. VAB in background Some paperwork, but not all. Hate to bore you This is neat. Please don't order any towels for me Moved to Bermuda time last night 😱 $75 OBC from my favorite TA Laura got it as well. I also got $100 shareholder OBC. So $250 total And we get a block. 1540, I believe. Now we both got the form. Doubt we get two blox Suite Concierge letter Diamond Concierge letter Loyalty Ambassador letter. Odd that the notice about Chops breakfast is here

Mikhail still concierge. Seems very quiet. We are allowed in. Not sure how many Pins are on this trip. I did enjoy coffee up there. Really don't care one way or another for happy hour up there

Boarding Day Lunch, Jammer style. Since we got there early, no crowds 👍 Food was ok except for roast beef. Way overdone, but that's typical. Apparently you are supposed to remove paper before eating the wrap. Oops Waldorf. The red apples were a little squishy. And no raisins @A&L_Ont Bean salad. Hoping to find the corn and black bean salsa later Laura secured piping hot frites

Forgot to mention the blue mats at the pool. Anti slip I guess, but very cool on the feet. Nice improvement 👏

A lot like a pina colada. Very creamy. Laura found it overly sweet. It was my first drink Laura went with a lemon drop martini, sugar rim, but in a rocks glass. Safety first at the pool. It was strong. Drank it dowm a bit, then went and had some sour mix added. Much better Might as well finish pool. Went there after lunch to wait for 1:30. Packed swimwear in back pack, so we changed in rest room. What should I wear 🤔 The lovely LaLa. Today she's rocking a Lilly bikini Trying to keep backpack in shade. Some chocolate in there. Gorgeous afternoon I headed down to 6 at about 1:20. Ran into Ellen @molly361

Let's try and finish yesterday. Windjammer Pool Cabin Schooner Pub Sailaway Suite Lounge Ellingtons Dinner Casino Schooner Karaoke Pizza Helipad

No luggage issues at all. In fact it was waiting for us when cabins opened at 1:30 But I digress

I'm guessing low 180's Congrats on your Phillies

Entertaining y'all comes at a steep price 😱