BecciBoo

🤣 First breakfast is mainly in Diamond Lounge where he gets our lattes and a pastry. Second breakfast is usually at Rockets or the main dining room.

In the words of the climate professor in Day After Tomorrow...."I'm afraid that time has come and gone, my friend." LOL Triple what we paid in October LAST YEAR!

We were getting our third block for ICON and I had to go and book Voyager for a quicki in March and that may have messed it up. Thinking they'll be giving it to us for Voyager...darn cruise addiction!

Hubs loves his time walking around with nobody there too. He does all his photos then so we don't have to later. THen I join him for first breakfast around 6...LOL

Yep, I nod off quite frequently back there. BUT I still get up at 5.

I wasn't offended, I just know that statement was untrue. Plenty of people who love the ocean and cruise for that and that only, love the big ships. And you are free to make any statement you want, and I am free to refute it...no worries. And I wasn't trying to be hostile, I just don't appreciate it when folks think their view is the only view. I never forget I am on the ocean, especially when I spend so much time here on the big ships:

I take real exception to that statement. Big Blue is always my first reason for cruising and...itineraries are almost all the same for any class. But we do enjoy the latest innovations on the new ships. I try hard never to make such exclusive or absolute statements. Didn't you mean to say that YOU wouldn't be flocking to it?

It's been mine on all my Oasis class sailings, I spend naptime there! 🤣

First time I've heard it called that, but it is certainly apropoe. Terrible!

Sleep is for the weak 🥱 We get up at 5:00 here in Arkansas....just can't waste a single second of the day.

Celebrity still holds its place in our most expensive cruises, consistantly being above $3300 for a balcony and 2025's Asent Sunset Balcony cost us $2499 for 2. And I consider that a real deal for their newest ship, but we booked so far out it was reasonable... but ICON now holds it for an inside cabin! Another deal at $2400 for in inside accessible. We booked it last October. Booking early is your best bet. Now that cabin would cost us triple what we paid.

We have done all classes and my favorite is now the Oasis sisters. So much to do...love it. So I am sure ICON will be just as interesting. The crowds have never bothered us on them, in fact, we had more crowding issues on Voyager class than any others. Having said that, ICON is just about the last cruise we will take because ALL ships fares are just pricing themselves out of our league. We're just glad we booked last year when they were cheaper...our interior cost us $2400! Yikes! Time to think about land cruises at our age.

WE were there December 13th of last year and it was very chilly, never got in the Lagoon Pool nor the ocean. In fact, we sat in loungers enjoying the little kids that were turning purple and went back to ship after about 2 hrs. If the weather doesn't co-operate, you might as well not get off.

We loved Bonaire for a dive trip, but cruising...I can only say I would prefer the Bahamas over the ABCs. Much more to see and do. BTW, the ABCs are DESERT islands. Not tropical, the only palm/coconut trees were imported. All cactus and bramble. People grow their fences out of cacti. So the Eastern or windward islands are much prettier. IMO.

We did the Presidential on Liberty which is in the middle and loved it, we really never noticed the big grey area, we were always in a lounger and you really see the wake well from that angle! Of course you wouldn't get that one but the JS would be about the same one deck above. The only down side is the very long walk to the elevators, but the amenities more than made up for that. You can see the JSs above us well on this vid. GOPR1114.MP4

Yes I was fascinated with Oasis passing under. Thanks so much. I enjoyed it.

But now you know you can't do them.

Someone once said, "You can tell a child he will get burned if he touches that candle or stove but until he actually does, he won't KNOW he'll get burned." Common sense is where you believe it before you get burned. In this case...much too late....prayers

Of course you do, doesn't everybody. Texas born n bred here and we eat them on cheese grits. But Shrimp n grits is my favorite....mmmmmm

I have a photo file of every cruise. The first pic is of our seapass and then a photo of our waiters table crystal, then I take a pic of our cabin steward and their name badge, everything I need in order. IMG_3870.HEIC

One thing we loved about Bonaire being a Dutch protectorate...going to the Dutch market...soo many wonderful food imports. Had some great cheeses and chocolates. But ya gotta rent a car to get there. We did a diving trip there once, it is really a desert island though, lots of brambles and cacti instead of Palm trees. Donkeys and Flamingos.

I'd love to, but have one in March and ICON in September, no dough, if you get my jist. You're killin me!

On jewelry, My Dad always used to say when asked What do you think that is worth? What you're willing to pay.

I would call that Rust or as we say in Texas Longhorn Orange! LOL tomato tomahto I can deal with that just not bright orange or yellow. I wouldn't complain in either case just throw them under the bed.

A little story about the cruise pier jewelry shops. My MIL was with us in Coz and we were at one of the cheaper upstairs shops and she just loved what they told her was a real sapphire. I warned her it wasn't, sapphires that big are rare and EXPENSIVE and they wanted $400 for this ring. I walked out of the shop and looked for it at some others, there it was...went back in and warned her again not to buy that all the other shops had this ring (NOT a genuine sapphire obviously). She argued that she just loved it and bought it. Months later she had it checked at the jewelers and sure enough, simulated. That ring wasn't worth $100 much less 4. So be careful with shops at the pier.