KarmaCruisers

That Singapore Chili Lobster is the best dish I’ve had on ANY cruise ship..it was GOOOOD! (And not spicy at all! But then again my California spice tolerance is probably much higher than a Midwest spice tolerance)

FWIW; it charged my card; but I definitely want to make sure I get a spot at Catch the first night.

it sucks it charged for two; when the “wife” 99% chance won’t show.

Following!

was just on the celebration a couple weeks ago and enjoyed it. (Excel is my favorite class)

To interject on the fresh fruit selection on Royal class buffet (World Fresh MarketPlace)

it is among the best I’ve ever seen on a cruise ship! It’s literally the reason I almost only sail Royal class; the food choices (including fresh fruit) are amazing.

2 minutes ago, memoak said:

We never book in advance just call the dine line. It is guaranteed 

Ahh ok. I kinda thought the same thing..but if catch is sold out..

5Mbps download probably wouldn’t be good for an actual “work” vpn.

that makes me sad..recently on carnival celebration it was banging 100Mbps Down! I was HOPING princess would have finally got their act together..

looks like it’s going to be TOUGH to work on the ship at the end of this month (discovery to Alaska)

2 hours ago, _rusty_shackleford said:

A couple of other general notes and observations:

 

-Starlink has been nothing short of excellent. Enough bandwidth to stream Netflix/other apps. Occasional spotty ~10 second lags/buffers but very strong service in places where other satellite has struggled in the past like Skagway and Glacier Bay. I'd be happy to provide up/down/latency numbers if anyone is interested in more detail.

 

-This may surprise a lot of you (tongue, meet cheek) but the app has shortcomings onboard that aren't apparent on land. It does not display opening or closing times of bars or restaurants, and does not display any menus beyond the main dining room and specialty restaurants. I'd highly recommend taking a picture of the Patter every day for reference or bringing it with you. It's a minor inconvenience but would be a major quality of life improvement.

 

I would be interested in actual numbers (download speed and latency)

So this will be my first time in a suite..I see it includes speciality dining on the first night..can I book this in advance or do I need to do it once I get on the ship?

I stepped on the scale this morning; I only gained exactly 1lb (Which kind of surprises me; with as much exercise as I did I would have thought I’d of lost)

This will conclude our program.

Thanks again for everyone following along. The next installment will start June 28th.

4 hours ago, Shaded Lady said:

I've seen multiple other cruisers post the link to their Live reviews across many of their threads, regardless of cross-posting... I think this is the exception they allow most of the time...

 

Rest well today, hope your appointment with your dermotologist goes well...

Thanks!

I finally got home at 1:30; and finally passed out at 2:30 after unpacking a little (meds and stuff) and cleaning the cats litter box.

4 hours ago, Shaded Lady said:

@KarmaCruisers Tim- had fun following along... but please, ease up on the gambling math! My head hurts trying to figure it out! I finally gave up and thought, oh well, he gets it, he's enjoying himself, live with it!

 

I'm also in IT but I work full time from home... I COULD NOT handle your commute! Good for you that you are able to sustain it- no matter how much they pay you it would not be enough for me!

 

Please do me a favor and try to post a link to your next 'live' here so I can be notified... if I hadn't gotten an update from someone on another thread, I'd have missed this one altogether!

 

Hope the rest of your trip home is uneventful!

BELIEVE ME; at a certain price point you’d say yes to that kind of commute. 
I mean I’ll TRY..but like I said earlier; it’ll be a princess one so I’m not sure if cross-posting is frowned upon.

Also; just landed at 10:50pm PST. Still have to get to my car then drive 90 minutes home. Weeeeee

So, for those keeping track; I woke up at 7:30am EST; and was in the airport at 11am EST; haha.

11 minutes ago, fla33023 said:

That's just ridiculous. I remember getting so excited about getting on an airplane and now it's something we all dread.

Yeah; from now on; I’m only flying first, I don’t care the cost. (Even though it’s not a “true” first class domestically, its still better then being twisted up like a pretzel)

In 5.5 hours I will be at SFO; hooray. 
looking like maybe only a 90 minute drive home.

Hellllla legroom

The silver lining about Kris not coming with me..I always have an open seat on the plane next to me. (So I can stretch out a bit)

HAHAHAHA

DAMN IT

standby person just sat biatch

lol I’ll honestly be the last damn passenger on the plane..I don’t want to sit on that damn plastic seat any longer than I have to

I think (judging by everyone crowding the boarding lanes) there’s going to be a lot of grumpy people on this flight 

I’m not even that grumpy about it..I’m grumpy about the damn road still being semi-closed to get home (it’s down to 1 lane now; which hopefully it fully reopens by the time I get there; or traffic is so light going out of the bay it doesn’t matter)

Praise the lord we’re finally about to board! 

20 minutes ago, WhiteOptima said:

Sadly since I can never find Blantons I would grab a few at that price,

Yeah my limit is $100 a bottle; becsuse like you said it’s rare to find 

And thiiiis is why I hate cruising out of Miami or Fort Lauderdale..We’ve ALWAYS had a bad experience flying home. Like MIA or FLL *only * offer westbound flights either hella early or hella late..none in the early afternoon.

im trying to find one for Galveston for thanskgiving right now but it’s looking pretty slim.

2 minutes ago, luvcruzing said:

I think you should plan on sleeping in your car tonight - or your office.

Told my boss I’m not coming in, lol. And I got a skin surgery on Tuesday so that’ll make the whole week I’m at home (can’t shower for a couple days to let the stitches heal)

Luckily I have healthy snacks with me (Turkey jerky and a granola bar)

lol I’m going to ride the Sky train around for the next hour HAHA

JFC!

It’s been a long time since I’ve had a “candy bar” (im not really a sweets person)

but I heard chocolate makes your brain have the same chemical reaction as feeling loved.

so I went to get a Hershey bar..A REGULAR SIZED HERSHEY BAR…360 calories!!! That’s literally half a MEAL right there!

ugh

Damn look at all this good Blantons…probably not selling because they want $154 a bottle