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1 minute ago, mkcurran said:

Don't forget the liquid IV

 

And Onus’s twin brother’s name tag.

59 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

The anus is on me, as @Stallion understands 

That’s his twin brother Onus.

1 hour ago, mlshum said:

This is the best!  Lol

Thx mishum!! I saw the shirt online and knew I had to have it😁👍

Catzilla!!

57 minutes ago, Cruising_Addict said:

While I haven’t done British Isles cruise yet (will be doing one next year in June), I have done both the Mediterranean and Norwegian Fjords on Carnival. The biggest difference is that it’s a more mature crowd. The majority of passengers are still American, but people don’t generally fly to Europe just to party. They do so for the experience of the ports. While I do love the Caribbean for the beaches, I see far more European cruises in my future, as long as Carnival continues to offer them. 

Well Pooh, we are on the June 8 Miracle cruise. Really looking forward to it ❣️

7 hours ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

Paul,

 

I wasn't going to post anything about your dad's passing, but thought better of it when I considered the analytical approach to surviving the loss of a loved one might help you, like it helped me a lot when my mom passed away in 2016 - not when someone first shared it with me (too soon) but after a little time passed and I was ready to use it.

 

The idea is first to memorize the five stages (it's a quick read), then when you're feeling overwhelmed, confused... anything, you analyze which stage of recovery you're in, keeping in mind the stages can overlap and that you can be feeling more than one of them at a time. 

 

Hope it helps.  And I hope your cruise is awesome and you hit a jackpot in the casino.

 

Your friend and mine, Jeff  (the other Jeff... the regular-sized Jeff)

 

The Five Stages of Grief: Surviving the Loss of a Loved One | After.com

The small font made me LOL!  Good thoughts!! On the rest of it😺

1 hour ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

Those are limited edition Carnival Freedom napkins.

I guess I have one as well😹

Just now, luvcruzing said:

I loved following along on that trip/cruise with you.

Thank you!! I have reread that review at least three times and it brings me such joy. I will be posting a LIVE review of my land trip to Japan (last week of June) in the ports of call (CC said I could) and I’ll post a link in my past LIVE reviews 👍😁

Saw this on another thread and thought of you! 👍😁

Writing a LIVE is addictive, at least for me. My Europe trip/cruise LIVE made the trip extra special and I could see how Sid might have DTs. Go Sid!!👍😁

6 hours ago, graphicguy said:

That's great!

 

My son was a soccer player.  Played through high school.  He loved it....then he didn't.  Just like he woke up one day and said "I don't want to play any more".  I kind of kick myself because I didn't know enough about soccer to really engage with him outside of going to practices and games.

 

I wrestled whether to force him to play, but decided against it.  I just feel sports for kids have so many benefits.

Yup! My girl had a swim scholarship to a small college an hour drive away. Then Covid happened. She swam her freshman year then dropped out of swim. Broke my heart. She graduated and I’m super proud of her. Just miss the swim meets. 

Yay!! Looking forward to checking out Baltimore this September!! Thx for posting Intrepid 👍😁

Margaritaville looks awesome!! Love NYC❣️I cried a bit especially with the pics of you and your dad. Thanks for sharing them! Looking forward to your LIVE review 👍😁

1 minute ago, schmoopie17 said:

Congrats on the HOF thing. Something to be proud of...even if everyone else is now dead  😛

 

I actually played five years of high school baseball. (No, I wasn't held back for academic reasons...although you'd never know it by reading many of my posts). I actually made the JV team while in eighth grade...then started the next four years on the Varsity. (Not quite HOF material, I guess...but it is a conversation piece.)

My DD was on her High School Swim Team (they didn't have JV) for 6 years, since 7th grade.  I miss watching her swim competitively.🏊‍♀️😻

I'm glad your interview people recognized your wonderfulness! Thanks for a lovely ride through Alaska!😻

Wishing you all the best in not posting comments when you are in port and can utilize wifi there.  Good luck Sid!  Stay strong!!😉

Yay!!  Looking forward to the rest of your Live and then the UNLIVE!!😉

31 minutes ago, KmomChicago said:

@edspec yeah same about fear of committing to something and then having to follow through even if I regretted it.
 

I never went that far into the process and I wasn’t interested in engineering or a highly desired major so I won’t ever really know how it would have played out. I can do math to some degree but I kinda hate it. Never had any interest in health professions.

 

But I scored well on both the ASVAB and ACT and a recruiter (for enlistment, not ROTC) called me a couple days before I moved into the dorm, incredibly trying to seriously talk me out of plans that had been laid over the previous year. I think he was Army if memory serves but could have been any branch.

 

I don’t have many memories that clear from 40 years ago so I guess the question will never leave me.

My DH and I have discussed a bit the mandatory 2 year stint in the military that some countries require.  I'm not saying I would have jumped for joy if I had needed to do this at 18 but I can see the value of it.  

5 hours ago, KmomChicago said:

Last night as I was falling unconscious with exhaustion after Spectra, my room phone rang.

 

It was my MDR waiter asking why we haven’t been eating at our table during early seating dinner as scheduled nightly? (We have only gone once in 5 nights, 2nd night to be precise). 
 

I mumbled something semi coherent in response and then he reminded me to come tonight, which is our last sea day and 2nd formal night, so he can serve us all lobster. (None of us will be ordering lobster, but we are going anyway.)

 

He then named everyone in our party one by one, reminding me to bring them all. So then I explained semi coherently that one of those people wasn’t on the ship at all and wouldn’t be at dinner.

 

I saw some thread on CC before this cruise talking about how you’re supposed to notify MDR nightly if you’re not coming, if you have one of the set dining times. 
 

With all due respect, I guess I think they shouldn’t have Windjammer and a bunch of other food available if they really want people committed to MDR. They also could directly ask us in the app or somewhere if they would like us to report our nightly dinner plans. 
 

Talk amongst yourselves, please.

Wha… I have never had a wait staff person call my room, for any reason. I have had them say “we missed you last night” in the MDR if we had dinner elsewhere. I’m getting a stalker vibe (joking) that feels odd. Waiting for the report on your next MDR dinner, Kmom!

18 minutes ago, KmomChicago said:

I’m sitting here watching a lecture about bears and salmon and whales and some dumb drinky women about my age or probably ten years younger, mid 40’s, are whisper giggling a lot louder than they realize. 
 

THAT’S a lot more annoying than dropping one spot in a fast food line.

 

They couldn’t care less about the program. They are just saving their space for bingo which is next. They’re going through phone pics and they must be really great.

 

RUDE.

 

Stupid spoiled kids these days don’t know how to behave in public.

My mom and I moved three times on Mardi Gras to get away from loud people while a show was going on.  Very frustrating. 

1 hour ago, BecciBoo said:

Whoa, that is like a red cape to a bull where I'm concerned.  I have confronted several line/que cutters in my day, like a said before, won't tolerate it. I would have trotted right around her and said "excuse me this place was already taken".   This is the thing, these creeps expect YOU and I to just roll over after WE have followed edicate and the rules.  If I take my important time to be considerate, why shouldn't they. 😡

If unsure, I will ask the person in question if they are in line and if they are, I get behind them.  Common curtesy! 👍 

52 minutes ago, KmomChicago said:

Is the plugged in hot water carafe something you order or is this in every room?  And is this only for Alaska RC cruises or do they have them in the Caribbean? Thx!

10 hours ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

 

Who DARES question the great, magnificent, magniloquent ninjacat!?

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That's right! Don't get me started or I'll slap you upside the head with my multisyllabic eloquence😉

4 minutes ago, KmomChicago said:

Yes. I have a global role and the boss is actually Eastern time so 8am for them. 
 

It’s not a team meeting but a job interview over Teams the application for live video meetings.
 

HR offered to try to change it when I explained but I said honestly let’s just do it. I know they have a panel that’s practically impossible to coordinate. I’m a morning person. Theoretically there will be little competition for bandwidth onboard at that time (though that’s not been an issue). It won’t conflict with our glacier viewing or our Mendenhall excursion in Juneau later that day.
 

And it shows how selfless and good natured and flexible I am in accommodating their schedules. Who wouldn’t hire / retain a treasure like Kmom?

Makes sense now that the meeting is scheduled for EST.  You are a treasure Kmom and I'm glad you know this!! 💃👍😸

2 minutes ago, bethfelk said:

We played three rounds of trivia, didn’t win any tho. Now we are in the thermal suite. This is the life.

Love the heated tile chairs!!