KarmaCruisers

That can’t be right; because I’ve seen different color sea witch’s on them (blue, red, and black)

I wish it were leg cramps..amazingly my legs never cramp up..it’s my midsection, almost feels like someone is sliding a knife in my side.

So after we got back from our excursion; at 5:45, we took a nap, which we just got up from, haha. So it was really interesting, the Irish history lesson our bus driver gave us. He told us about the history all the way back from Brian Boru, until todays Sinn Fein Party. It’s crazy that even TODAY, there’s a “peace wall” in Belfast! I never knew just how bad in conflict Ireland has been! From the sounds of it; come the new general election in 2024; they may have an all out Civil War! Now it really makes us wish we would have taken the “Black Taxi Tour” in Belfast; to continue this “education”… But on a LIGHTER note; we’re going to get some food at the buffet at 9:30’ish (it’s open until 10!) We had RSVP at the MDR for 8pm; but having ate such a big meal in Kinsale, we’re were hungry quite yet. Weve tracked our steps and have been walking an average of 2.5 miles for the last few days! This is coming from someone who literally walks maybe 500 FEET in a day! (Yes I’m a lazy lout, literal jello-human; And this exercise is making me cramp like a mofo!)

As “Blue” cruisers; it makes me wonder..more apt that these people are the ones who spend a grip for their first roll and then end up bashing on princess. I always start our small and grow into things; because if I’m not impressed, it means I might be at the next level…if you start out at the top (full suite) and aren’t impressed then you’ve got nowhere to go but down

Fish & Chips from Dino’s plus their crazy take-away menu

So we’re in Kinsale now; eating at Dino’s; although their take-away menu is a lot more crazy than their sit-down is. (We chose to sit down because there wasn’t anywhere really to sit outside)

Kinda yeah…but there are places you can’t get to without joining the que, unfortunately

We got in line at 10:50am and we kissed the stone at 12:38pm. The trek up the castle stairs wasn’t too bad, actually. (And I’m out of shape and overweight) Now we make our way to Kinsale; where we’re going to get some lunch

We are past the “one hour to go” sign with 90 minutes left..so; we just may make it!

POOP! we may NOT be able to kiss the stone! the bus leaves at 1; and they said from where we’re at in line is “about 2 hours” were going to stick it out until noon, and see if we’ve made it to the sign that says “one hour from here”; if not we’ll unfortunately have to turn back. On another note..DAMN there’s hella Suite guests on our ship! We’ve seen a TON of the “white” medallions (most with Blue Sea Witch!) I can’t even imagine that cost..daaamn our BB was $4400 on SALE (casino offer for 35% off)

Announcement was made just after I posted lol. Short ride over to Blarney Castle. just got in and time to get in line to kiss the stone.

Well here it is 9am and as far as we can tell, the thrusters are still running and no announcement has been made about having clearance to go ashore…

Good morning Cobh! getting breakfast at the buffet, as usual. I was happy this morning, because they had Chicken Adobo with rice; i was tired of just bland eggs/potatoe/sausage.

So after our nap; we went to the Lecture about the next five ports (Cork, Dublin, Liverpool, Belfast, and Glasgow) by Ken Broadhurst. Then we headed to Horizon Court buffet to get some dinner. It was Italian night, so I got every pasta they offered, plus a salad and a nectarine. After dinner my wife decided to donate some more into the Princess C-staff fund (Aka: casino). Another $500 loss at Heads Up Hold’Em. Now we’re in bed..tommorow is only mildly early with a 9am docking. We’re going on the PaddyWagon excursion to Blarney Castle and Kinsale. ALSO; I just want to add..it seems to me that folks on this ship who don’t speak English are RUDE! Either that or have odd elevator etiquette…there’ll be already like 6 people in an elevator..doesn’t matter, these folks will PUSH IN! like WHAT*!? We’re fat Americans! We need a little breathing room! We don’t need to ride nuts-to-butts while we’re on vacation!

To be honest; for Kris and I, the £10 each day-pass wasn’t worth it..and this is why.. - We live 90 mintutes away from California beaches (so the beach here wasn’t no thing) - Fruit..well…see above; California is known for its agri-abundance. - Wife doesn’t eat seafood so stopping off at one of the little restaurants along the bus route wasn’t an option. Now; if you live someplace where there is no ocean..or good fruit, or you like seafood..a day-pass may absolutely be for you. the single ride pass for £1.25 would have served us better, because we just rode the 91 around the island and never got off. we ended up giving our day passes to a couple who was getting off the ship when we were in line to get on (paid it forward)

lol, no blue?

Whew! What a day! took the 91 bus around the island; which took 90 minutes. then we caught the NoonDay Gun cannon fire from Castle Cornet; which we toured afterwards. now we’re waiting on a tender back to the ship to get some lunch and take a rest until 7:15; when there’s a lecture about the next few Irish ports.

Thanks for this tip! We just used it. little convenience store next to the bus station for us some interesting candy and crisps and some Gatorade. Now we’re waiting on the 92 bus that’ll come in 20 minutes; to ride around the island. We definitely want to see the Canon’s fire off at Castle Cornet at noon

No waiting on the tender 🙂 Away we go to Guernsey

Hello from Guernsey! Today is an early/short port…7-3 only. we’re grabbing breakfast and then catching a tender

Ohhh I also learn a funny thing! So, if you look at this picture attached, it says “enhanced whiskey menu!” for Churchills Cigar Bar.. WELL, on that menu, is Blantons whiskey (which is a $100 bottle of booze) and it’s only $14 per shot. So I figured, SURELY if it shows that PROMOTING whiskey they’ve GOT to have it (hint: no other Royal class ships have had it; all stating they do on the TV menus) so I went to Bar6 (because the TV menu says they ALSO have it) and the bartender was just opening and there was another guy there too; so I looked at the bottles on the bar rack (if you know Blantons, you know it’s a VERY distinct bottle) and the bartender asked me “what are you looking for? If I don’t have it I can tell you where it’s at, this is the beverage manager for the entire ship” (as he points to the other guy) So,I asked them if Churchills had Blantons; because it said “enhanced whiskey menu” on the TV, and it says they have it; the Beverage manager laughed and said, “Churchills doesn’t even have a bar; that’s only on the Grand Class ships. The people who make the programming, make them for the entire fleet, not for individual ships or even classes of ships.” I actually laughed at that comment; but it makes sense because look how bad the Medallion App code is written? (From a UX perspective, you’d have to never have been on a cruise ship; nor actually use the the app on a mobile phone, to think it was a good design) So for future reference..all that stuff that your in room TV says about dining and bars..completely ignore it..hell, you’re probably better off not even turning on the TV during your cruise. sad too because you know they paid a pretty penny to a larger company, to offshore this work to dev’s who probably got pennys for it…