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Looks great! I love the stone a lot.

I will be very interested in your thoughts. How does it compare to Chops? The menu looks great. Are you going to get the Tomahawk?

Congratulations to Owen and his wonderful parents. Keep up the great work. Wow, almost like a white out. I sure don't miss driving in that stuff.

I'll be following along. Excited to hear about your experiences with Beyond. We will sail on her for the first time in April of '24.

WOW!!!! Incredible picture. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

I'm happy you are having a nice relaxing cruise.

Here is mine even though it doesn't meet your bonus points. It did get a lot of attention and I think from the comments most people really enjoyed it.

I'm so sorry to hear of the loss of Eric's mother. My thoughts will be with you and the family. I think you both should cruise. Give yourself time to grieve and a cruise would give you some comfort. My mom and Linda's mom were both cremated and we didn't have a celebration of life ceremony till a couple of months after they died. Anything you do does not have to be right away. Take time for yourself and celebrate her life.

Excellent report Dave! Keep up the great reporting.

I agree. Sometimes I want to watch something where I don't have to think too much and just be entertained. It's not like a Hallmark Christmas movie is a thriller who don it. 😉

Do the rest of the bars have Kraken? I would think that would be a staple of every bar.

Yes. I think you will be cramped. Go for a Junior suite. I like Deck 8 We always do but we also bring cash to tip Bartenders, Waiters, and Stewards as well as anyone else who goes above and beyond service. Main dining room is complimentary with your cruise fair as well as the Windjammer. You might consider at least one specialty restaurant to do something different. Yes I would as they can sell out.

I have watched every Hallmark Christmas movie ever made. And yes all their movies are formula driven with the same plots and actors until this year. They must have gotten a bunch of new writers because the plots and dialogs are more interesting. The characters are more interesting and the acting is even better. They are more real and about people's everyday struggles than just a bunch of love stories. They may not be for you but I actually enjoy them as they always put me in the holiday spirit. I will also watch the new holiday movies that Netflix, HBO and Lifetime put out too. Of course there will always be some bad and corny ones but I don't watch a holiday movies seriously. They are meant to be entertainment and just that.

I love St. Maarten. I like Grand bay and hanging out on the beach in front of the Lazy Lizzard. Spending some time in the water then walking around downtown and doing some shopping.

I'm so sorry about Eric's mother. My thoughts will be with her and your family. Oh I forgot about that one. It's a good one and yes I cried at the end too.

That should be fascinating for you to see. I hope you do and get some pictures.

Yes I think it will be interesting if Dave can even see anything. I’m sure the ship will stay out of the area. I’m not familiar where actually everything is.

Can you report on the Volcano ?

Wow he is very talented. He could have a future in cartooning.

Keep training you will build up endurance! Cheers!! Yes Adam’s song is a classic. I’ve never put it on my compilation only because so many people have heard it.

Have a great week. I’ll be interested in your thoughts on Beyond as we have our first celebrity cruise on her in April of ‘24.

Here is the Hanukkah Playlist and I also created a playlist on Spotify for you to listen. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2YGhjG7TrPA2nYsr1KIFsk?si=62fff1e02a144cdd

MORE BREAKING NEWS! Of course I did not forget those who celebrate Hanukkah. And yes I collect Hanukkah music too. Here is this year mix for you to download, unzip and enjoy. I still need to put print the track listing which I post later but I wanted to release it as well as my Christmas mix. So please enjoy these wonderful collection of songs. DOWNLOAD HERE: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pzdfavn8jxcumhv/2022 Greg's Swank Pad Lounge Presents Hanukkah Mix.zip?dl=0

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!! My annual Christmas music mix is ready to download. Most of you know not only am I a Christmas freak but I also collect Christmas music. You would be surprised how many people all over the world do collect Christmas music. I have over 30,000 songs in my collection from the very firsts songs ever recorded to now and I collect the good, the bad and the ugly. Every year for the past 22 years I make an annual Christmas mix for my friends and family and my other collector friends. Most of the music are songs you probably have never heard. My goal was introduce people to the great Christmas songs out there so they don't have to listen to that awful Mariah Carey song. Each year I scan an old Christmas album cover and repurpose it for this years mix. This years album cover was from an old 1959 by George Melachrino And His Orchestra called Christmas Joy. As you listen you will hear that I have several themes throughout. Listen and see if you can pick out the themes. I always start out with some vintage material then proceed into modern day and some comedy mainly secular and finish with non secular carols and I always end with a lullaby. Disclaimer: This mix is suppose to fun and not to be taken too seriously. Some may not enjoy my humor and if I offend anyone I am sorry as I do not intend to do so. So download from the link below, unzip and play in your favorite media player or transfer to a usb drive to play in your car or wherever. I have included the cover art, track listing, and insert art if you want to burn your own mp3 file on a disc. The mix is a whopping 1 hour and 46 minutes long so hopefully it will keep you entertained. Please enjoy this holiday gift from me to you. The joy of Christmas music can always make your season brighter. Note I may repost this later to make sure everyone see's this post as this thread moves very quickly. DOWNLOAD LINK: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gbz9gwe93lvd1x7/2022 Gregs Swank Pad Lounge Presents Christmas Joy.zip?dl=0 Cheers and enjoy!!

I love Adventure and I do like the MDR a lot. Great mooring shot. Winner Winner!! I don't see any Kraken???? I spy some Bulleit. Not sure if it's their bourbon or rye but you could do an Old Fashioned from that. Or try a rum old fashioned.