Sea Dog

Fantastic review and I am going to re-read when I get home to take notes on everything. Did 30 days feel good? Too long, too short? I’m sure going back to everyday life will be a little bit of a let down. You had some amazing pictures. I figured Hawaii would be your favorite. By the looks of things I think it will be my favorite too when we go. Thanks again for all your hard work letting us tag along.

Good Morning! Day at sea today I have no idea what Tim going to do today. im sorry that I have not reported on any of the shows or entertainment.Frankly we haven’t gone to any of the shows. After seeing the fantastic production shows on Symphony 4 weeks ago, none of the shows on Liberty really interested us. That and the fact that after a day of activities my shoulder really hurts so we take it easy. We have really enjoyed the peace and quiet of Linda’s large aft balcony. I’ve tried to go to my favorite place the Schooner Bar but every night it’s packed or people are watching the Astros play which does not interest me. The R-Bar has been my go to place. I talked the bartender into making my Sea Dog Old Fashioned minus the Melitti Amaro and taking them up to the room. It’s been a nice pace and will hopefully help me recover. Time to get ready for Breakfast. Thank you all for following along on our adventures. Here is your morning Star Link Internet speed test.

I must have been a bad dog! I don’t have those two. I need to get them. I have just about all of their t-shirts. Eagle Beach looks amazing. I jotted it down in my notes. I like the Hyperlapse. Very cool. The go pro does the same thing called time warp. When you switch very easily between say 10x and real time. I be only done it once. I need to revisit. Grest review!

Screeeeech! Backup!! Totally forgot to post about dinner in the MDR. Buffalo Trace Old Fashioned is the staple this week. I only ordered two appetizers but because I’ve done escargot every night Eka brought me one anyway. Seafood Cake. Like a crab cake but different seafood in it. Very yummy. Shrimp Ceviche. Top layer good but too much lettuce underneath. Decided to go with Chicken Parmesan which I’ve never had. It was just ok. Probably the only uninspiring dish I’ve had all week. Mushroom Risotto with Mascarpone and cream. Very nice dish. I wish there was some black truffle added to the top. For dessert Mississippi Mud pie. Yeah mon… there I did it again after a day in Jamaica. with ice cream. So as you have been following. Yes you can order multiple courses in the main dining room. It’s encouraged. Now I haven’t ordered multiple desserts but I have routinely ordered two appetizers and two entrees every night. I can’t wait to get back to the diet. The things one must do for research.

Struggling to get a good night time star picture. I haven’t quite figured out how to get the iPhone to do a 30 second exposure. I also tried a 30 second exposure on the go pro. I’ll keep experimenting but here is what I have so far. I will say the naked eye does it best. Tonight’s celestial gaze was incredible. I was tempted to hit all the bars but found myself chilling with Linda on her balcony gazing off into the stars and wondering…why didn’t I take my blood pressure medicine?????😢 IMG_9780.MOV Another Star Trails try. Goodnight sea day tomorrow. Looks like they are going to have a big Icon of the Seas unveiling in the Platinum Theater at 3:30pm. I’ll check it out for you.

We were booked MTD originally at 7pm but we were able to make reservations at 6:45. It has worked out very well. I am quite happy with it

I agree with you and should maybe qualified my statement in that it may not work on every ship because each ship runs independently. But so far on 3 different ships this strategy works well. Thank you for your comments.

Let’s clear up some confusion. A lot of people get confused when dining in the MDR to what line they need to be in . Basically there are two lines with My Time Dining, One line is with people with reservations and the second line is for people without reservations. But here is the way to bypass all that. Make a reservation for the first night and tell the manager at the podium that if you like your table and waiters you would like to stick with them all week. In our case we got a two top table by the window and our wait staff was excellent. We expressed desire to have the same reservation every night, same time and same table. They book it for you and told us to bypass both lines and go past the two front podiums to the second set inside the dining room. We check in and then we escort ourselves to our table. Easy peasy. This is the way to dine in the MDR.

Here is the unedited version of the Star Trails from Liberty of the Seas, Aft Balcony recording for about 10 hours.

If you don’t mind making a frozen drink a Kraken Colada is real easy. Kraken colada recipe 16oz ice 5oz colada mix 2 oz Kraken Dark Spiced Rum Mix in blender Pour 1 ox Kraken on top as a floater or go to Kraken’s website where they have a ton of recipes. https://www.krakenrum.com/cocktails/#

Yep you got that right! I have been extremely impressed. Especially with vibrant colors and in low light. May not replace DSLR cameras just yet but getting so much better. Order it as Kraken Lava Flow with a Kraken Floater. They will not do the floater unless you ask for it. Welcome to the kraken klub!

Welcome to the Kraken Klub! Unleash the monster!! Lol, I wouldn’t be surprised. It wasn’t the rum that was so bad but whatever fruit juice they used as it was very bland. Red Stripe was good but $5 a bottle or 5 in a bucket for $20 The guide asked if I wanted a massage. I said no because of a broken collarbone. I did ask how much. She said $20 for 15 minutes. I told her I got one in Costa Naya for $20 for an hour. She seemed annoyed at my reply.

Just chilling in the solarium with a Kraken Lava Flow and some lightning in the area. Pools closed sorry folks. Love me that Kraken floater yea mon. I think this Jamaican slang is rubbing off.

A few more pics and observations from the Bamboo Beach Club. Panorama Ice cream dessert was good with what I think was banana bread. A few other things, they said there was free internet but when they gave us the password it did not work. They did do a complimentary shot of white and dark rum and fruit juice with coconut cream base. It was good. Sorry no pictures. They also took pictures of all of us I am assuming to sell but they never got around to it. Reason why? We were 45 minutes late into this excursion because we had to wait for a couple to show up at port before the bus could leave. They never showed so our whole experience was supposed to last 5 hours and was really shy of 3 hours. I say leave them. If you can’t show up to your assigned time and spot you lose. sorry Charlie! It was a nice day and relaxing. As we were leaving I could see the storm clouds roll in. It started raining hard the moment we got off the bus. Needless to say we were soaked by the time we got on board. Forgot to mention Harmony was in port with us. Had a good horn battle when we left. Also I forgot to post pictures of the wonderful decorations Naria our cabin steward put in Linda’s cabin for our anniversary. Wasn’t that sweet of Maria?

That’s what I think. It’s not bad but I prefer a regular Old Fashioned. Good bitters can tame the sweetness.

Lol, we are actually on Deck 9 Aft. I’m 9403 Inside and Linda 9404 Aft Balcony. I’m proud that I was able to hold it on my bad shoulder without too much pain. The sacrifices I must make for a good pic. Forgot to add that was the official @Ocean Boy pose.

That looks way more crowded. I’ve made note of Captain Marvin for the future. Thank you so much

Bamboo Beach Club Current Position Beach is kinda small. Some rocks and the darker area is sea grass. Nothing compares to yesterday’s sand bar. Complementary rum punches. Tasted horrible. No ice Luke warm Switched to red Stripe for $5 each. Food was good. Jerk Chicken, fish, rice, slaw and a bread dessert. Nice place but the beach area wasn’t that great. Food and service was outstanding. Rum punch a downer. Will I come back probably not. I still enjoyed myself it was a relaxing afternoon.

Many of you know me as a Christmas freak. I put up seven trees and have an extensive Santa collection that my mom started. Many of them hand carved. So when I saw this I had to have it. Meet Santa Sea Dog. personalized for me.

Yea Mon!!!

We are in port. Falmouth Jamaica. Beautiful port area.

Just announced Kilo, Kilo, Kilo, crew drill not for passengers . Then the fire alarms went off. Interesting.

9:30 am had a Bravo Bravo Bravo call then a call for staging area in deck 1 luggage area…. Hmmm fire?

Breakfast in the MDR. So last night I asked my waiter Eka if it would be possible at breakfast to get some Indian Scrambled Eggs called Bhurji. They are basically a Indian style spiced scrambled eggs popularly known as Anda bhurji. Anda is a Hindi word that translates to eggs and bhurji refers to scramble. I really liked them because they have so much flavor and are a little bit spicy. I thought it was great that they made something off the menu for me. Most of the chefs are from India and they cook a lot of Indian favorites for the crew. Most of you know this but for those who don’t you can always ask for Indian food in the MDR. They will be so happy to accommodate you. My waiter this morning from India seemed very happy that I requested it and enjoyed it.

You should do it. They are so gentle and soft. A couple of the kids kinda freaked out but hey they were kids. It was probably the best experience we have ever had. The time with the Sting Rays was about 45 minutes. People were just enjoying the water but I too wish we were there longer.