Cruisin Oma

They had the martini deck of cards at Crooner's in January 2013 ... still $5.

 

Crooner's is also where we go for drinks before dinner. We've always met some of the nicest people there. :)

 

LuLu

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Thank you Lulu.

I believe they are $5 dollars at Crooners...

Does anyone know if you can still get a deck of cards with all the Martini recipes they serve at Crooners? I can't remember if I got it free or if I bought it in the gift shop.

I would love to hear about it, but why not post it in the port area where people looking for things to do in that area of the world can gain from your experience?

It's been forever since I cruised on Princess and even though we've sailed the Star 2 times, this was just the thread I was looking for. Thank you

Good question! My daughter likes to wear...short...shorts...as in "Daisy Duke" shorts....I felt that this would have her stand out as a "tourist" - something I didn't want. I told her that to respect the cultures that we'd be visiting and learning about, it would be respectful to "dress" up a bit...as we'd never know when we'd be popping into a church or a nice museum. We got her some cute little dresses and she looked chic...(of course, I'm a biased mom!).

 

 

 

 

I had to chuckle when I saw your CC name - "Oma" is what I called my grandmother! Thanks for sharing the story of your own Klingons...furry or not, we love them, right?!

Oma-that's me!!! It's German for grandmother, so when my first grand baby was born, I changed my CC name and avatar to celebrate the event (I actually changed my cc name because my old one included enough of a hint where I live in Surprise, AZ that if a troll where on these boards, they could figure out where I lived and when I was gone on vacation - yikes!). Figured it was time to change, and she was just born, so I celebrated her birth and my new status in one. (That was 4.5 years ago!)

Well, shoot...the Agora had so many neat things, that I can't just stop with what few paltry photos I posted...I feel COMPELLED to post just a few more photos. I really, really want to convey how cool this place was...not only historical, but also...pretty.

 

 

Not sure what this is...but it's pretty...note the Acropolis in the background....

 

 

The statue of Emperor Hadrian...looking at his breastplate, you'll see Athena standing over the She-Wolf, who's feeding Romulus and Remus...it signified that Rome supported Greece, but Geek culture dominated Rome....

 

 

I guess what I wanted to convey was that the Agora is beautiful...what with the ancient ruins mixed in with the green shrubbery and flowering plants...it was peaceful and serene, as well, as we were THE ONLY BARBARIANS on site. Yeah. Soak that in for a minute. We were the ONLY ONES there. No crowds. No armies. No swarms to fight your way through....it was bliss.

Just a note - Rick Steve's has a great tour available for this as well.

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My impressions of Taller de Tapas? A GREAT place to host a get-together in Barcelona. The private room was spacious and accommodating; the service was great; the food was plentiful and tasty. Definitely an "A" experience. !

 

Couldn't agree more about Taller de Tapas. We did the same thing before our Cruise in 2007. Non Cruise Critic friends who were travelling with us are still amazed that we show up at a City half way around the world, and here we are at a party for 30-40 people! Taller de Tapas made it easy!!! Thanks for the great memories.

I have to share, we have another definition for Klingons. It's related to my four legged babies. I had to chuckle when I saw you call your kids Klingons.

Thanks for such an entertaining review.

We are also thinking of staying off the ship in Rome, although we would then need to take the train to Florence to get back on the ship. This would give us more time in both Rome and Florence (the day after Rome is a sea day).

 

I have started researching this and the trains seem to run often between Rome and Florence. What I am having a harder time figuring out, though, is if the main train station in Rome is near any good (clean and safe, not necessarily fancy) hotels. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

Thanks!

Be sure to let the ship know. When we were on one of our cruises, they paged a girl that normally sat at our table for dinner starting about 15 minutes before the cruise was supposed to leave and then for every 5 minutes for about 45 minutes before departing 30 minutes late. You always hear horror stories about people missing the ship, but I do know that they check you in with you sail cards, and they are aware when passengers are missing. Not nice to keep a ship full of 2-3000 people waiting when you aren't palnning on showing up!

What great information! This has really been helpful!