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Hi everyone,

Tough day on the thread today.

@cruising sister many prayers for sweet baby Murphy and family. My hope is that they got a handle on it. 

@ger_77 so sorry about your friends' bad news, prayers for them as well.

@Denise T, Fancy is adorable, how old is she?

Have fun all you cruisers, very jealous here! 😎

Nice evening all...

Caron

5 hours ago, dfish said:

We are onboard!!!

Yay! By now you probably are sailing away!!! 😊

Have fun....

Hi everyone,

Hope your Friday is going well.

Bon voyage @Norseh2o and @Crazy For Cats!! Safe travels...

Thanks all for the coversations and contibutions today.

Have a good WE. 😊

Caron

Hi Everyone!

Great conversation and pictures of a variety of things on the thread today. Thanks to all contributors especially @richwmn for keeping things going daily.

We had typical MN Summer severe thunderstorms yesterday evening; lots of wind, some rain and power outages. It would have been nice to get more rain though. My power was out for 2 hours. Not bad really considering some people still had power out this morning.

I like hot dogs but do not eat them often; I do like ice cream sodas but not sure what the difference between those and an ice cream float. I think we called them the same thing growing up.

I liked lollipops when I was a kid but can't remember the last time I had one.

@cruising sister how wonderful that sweet baby Murphy is progressing well. Thanks for letting us know. 

@dfish very exciting that your travel/cruise(s) are here now! Safe travels and Bon Voyage. 😊

@durangoscots I am also on the AUS/NZ GV, the booking of SE is quite the job. Lots of details to keep track of. I now have lists of lists in my planning for the cruise.

Prayers for us all, in addtion to extra prayers to anyone having any difficult challenges in their life.

Celebrations and cheers to all having good news and fun in their life; yes the memes still make me laugh out loud.🤣

Hope everyone is having a good day.

Take care,

Caron

IME, it is nonrefundable. Also you cannot use it towards a CruiseNext Cert.

YMMV.😊

6 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

I’m pretty sure that’s the grats for the drinks. Kind of like when you buy cheers and they add gratuity for that.

This. Also if you get 'free' specialty dining, the grats for that are charged too. 

Not the daily service charge at all.....bummer, I know.

Happy anniversary @SenatorsFan!

University/college chapels are usually quite lovely; what a wonderful place to have your wedding.

Glad your celebration meal was good. 🥂

Hi Everyone!

First, my continued thanks to all contributors here especially @StLouisCruisers for keeping this up and running while @richwmn is taking a break. I hope he is doing something enjoyable.

Lots of really good converstaion on the thread this week. I really liked all of the photos and info about the ports of the day; some of them I had not even heard of and the pictures were great. Lots of 'laugh out loud' memes too. I'll be sitting by myself and just laugh....🤣

I only like spinach in a salad or in a dish but not cooked spinach by itself, it probably is a texture thing for me.

Nope to the snakes....just nope. Some of you are much braver than me.

We had station wagons when I was growing up, we are a family of 6 kids, but they were not a Woodie Wagon. We always had a Chevrolet; I remember most of them being blue.

My favorite ice cream is vanilla bean but recently I had a vanilla salted carmel ice cream cone that was delicious; right up there with the favorite. 😋 Thanks @superoma for the ice cream recioe, it looks yummy and something I would like to try to tmake.

@dfish and @Crazy For Cats I would be excited for my next crusie too! Very fun you will see each other on the cruise. Thanks @dfish for explaining what speiedes are; I have never heard of them. Being that they tend to be on a stick I am surprised someone has not tried to get them into the MN State Fair in a food booth. They do look good!

@cruising sister glad to hear sweet baby Murphy is progressing nicely, small steps in the right diretion are stil very good. IMO. I am sure your experience and kinds words were a comfort to her parents. Thanks for sharing her progress with us.

Yesterday, here in MN we had another high air quality alert from the smoke in Canada. The smoke smell was really strong. It also set a record for the state on number of air quality alert days. Just the kind of record we want...not! Otherwise our weather has been pretty good though we do need more rain.

I think I am in the IT issue club going on this week, my desk top computer is being weird and making an intermitent buzzing noise. IDK.

Continuing prayers for us all and praying extra beads on the rosary for those in need.

Congrats on the celebrations and joys everyone has had this past week. All are good for the soul and heart.

Take good care.

Caron

@ceilidh1 Have a great time on your cruise! I have not been on Cunard so interested in hearing your perspective. 

Safe travels and cheers!! 🍺 🛳️ 😎

4 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

I'm tellin' you, this Chaka is starting to get on my nerves with this puddle of urine on the floor every time he goes in the bathroom... I'm just going to start using the customer restroom, which is frowned upon, but at least it's not like standing at an airport urinal...

Again, just gross! 

Hello everyone!

Busy on the thread this week as usual; thanks to the contibutors. 😊

Seems like there was more good news this week, that warms my heart.

@cruising sister wonderful news on sweet baby Murphy! Progress is always a good thing, baby steps as it were, but still wonderful. Though the ECMO removal is a big step.

@JazzyV my condolences on the loss of your friend; it is very sad to lose good friends. Hope your memories will help comfort you.

We love cows here in MN since we are a big agriculture state. We see them all the time, in pastures, just driving around in our state!

We also see all kinds of cows at the MN State Fair; the 4-H kids show them for ribbons/trophies so there are barns dedicated to housing the cows and the kids. Quite the sight, some of those cows are huge!

Had an Etch a Sketch growing up but don't remember being very good at it; some people are very good at drawing with the limitations of the dials.

Use paper bags or reusuable bags as much as I can; I am a big recycler though.

Not much going on here, mostly a relaxing lazy week here for me. The weather has been pretty good so that helps with not wanting to do a whole lot and just relax outside. That will end when the housecleaning starts. Yuk!

Continued prayers for us all and extras for those in the need; cheers to all celebrating..anything! It is good to have joy in our lives.

Take care all!

Caron

9 hours ago, sid_9169 said:

One night sober, and I'm going for three more in a row... 

 

In other news: the new guy, "Chaka" can't seem to get his aim right in the restroom here at work... Every time he comes out of there you can bet there'll be a puddle of urine in the floor... Just another in the growing list of frustrations lately.

 

In other other news: I still haven't heard anything from the surgeons office about scheduling my hernia surgery. If I don't hear from them today, then I'm going to contact them tomorrow...

 

In other other other news: lunch today is hot dogs from Trader Joe's and some potato chips... 

What is the emoji for gross!!! 

So, I was not sent that information and do not have a HAL PCC.

Will it be available if I look on the website on the 11th, tomorrow?

Just checking.

I see it is now active, I'll check.

TIA.

40 minutes ago, Greenpea2 said:

It might depend on the ship too. Onda requires long pants, I remember that much.

Yes! When we were on the Prima, Onda required long pants. Forgot about that.😊 

We really liked Onda, did you like it?

1 hour ago, Cruzin Terri said:

Just a quick post to say hello to everyone and let you know that we had a great day in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

We had a rare treat on the Marina today.  There is a priest on board and celebrated Mass this evening.  I remembered each of you during the Mass.  

I will read the posts later.

Good night and 

God Bless,

Terri

What a great day for you! 

I have been to Kirkwall and thoroughly enjoyed all the history and the ruins.

I would have also been grateful for the Mass.

Continued safe travels. ☺

Caron

5 hours ago, BermudaBound2014 said:

I suspect much of the motivation for such a sale is to be able to report record future bookings. 
 

Did HaL (and all the other cruise lines) offer this many extremely low deposit sales prior to accumulating Billions of debt? 😉 

 

I know Princess did pre-covid.

7 hours ago, AmyJA said:

I think you would be fine in Moderno in shorts. But don’t quote me as I have no NCL power.

 

For me I often bring one black dress that I accessorize differently each time I wear it.

Yes, this.

The only NCL restaurant that requires slacks is Le Bistro. Though I have to admit I have seen a guy in Le Bistro with shorts on but he was a Haven guest, he had a Haven card that I saw.

Moderno is their Brazilian Steakhouse like Fogo de Chou and Cagney's is their American steakhouse, both allow shorts that I have seen.

Hope this helps. 

Good morning everyone!

Very busy thread this week. We are having beautiful weather this WE so different from what we have all Summer so we are enjoying it immensely. So nice to have a clear sky, no smoke!

@CruisingSister glad to hear sweet baby Murphy is doing OK.

When we had ECMO patients on our unit there was at least one if not two nurses 24/7 and an ECMO tech (perfusionist in our hospital) at the bedside taking care of the patient. There was also a physician on the unit 24/7 too. In adults you tend to watch for trends no matter how small but babies can change quickly so the need for the intense watching is needed. They were considered high level of critical care need; a patient can be critically ill depending on the need for level of care but they can be also be considered stable. It sounds like this is where baby Murphy is at now. Very good results on the heart surgery tests. Happy she is stable. Continued extra prayers for her, her parents and the family.

I love bluberries! They are my favorite fruit...😊

I like Malbec too; most Cabs are too heavy, I get a green aftertaste from Merlot. Pinot Noir is OK. Red blends are a crap shoot at times, IMHO. Lol.

No body painting here, don't believe I have ever. I have been on a motorcycle a few times but didn't really enjoy it; it felt too vulnerable. 

My thanks to all of the contributors here, it is all great to read and enjoy this nice/kind space each day.

Prayers for all here struggling with health issues, pet issues, family issues and I am sure I have forgotten other things people are going through. Sorry for any kind of pain they bring.

Happy celebrating to those who are having a good day, those celebrating good news and are just celebrating life. Cheers! 🥂

Take care everyone and have a good rest of the WE.

Caron

Why hasn't our government given more $$ to the State Depatement for this issue?

They need to fund this great need. They seem to fund other great needs.

JMHO

Maybe it is a question for our Senators and Representatives. Would it help it we contacted them about our concerns? Seems like a right to have good government service for this.

This does affect the travel industry and the economy. 🙂

Happy 4th of July to all who celebrate it! 🇺🇸🎉

Have a fun day, relax and enjoy to honor the freedoms we have been given.

Prayers for everyone as we could probably all use some.

Thanks to all contibutors to the thread today. 

Off to get ready for the festivities. 😎

Take care,

Caron

Happy 4th of July everyone who celebrates it!!!

Have a fun day, relax and enjoy....

I believe it is a holiday that is condusive to day drinking.....cheers!

🇺🇸🍻🥂🎉

Hot and stormy here today, oh well.

Glad you are home safe and sound @sid_9169! Assuming FC worked out well for you.

It is a really good thing. 

1 hour ago, dmet0225 said:

Well, that was one memorable cruise for a few of the wrong reasons.   We got to the Miami port at about 5:00, but didn’t board until 9:15.  People sitting on the floor everywhere.   Naturally the boarding process was a madhouse.  People controlling the lines made sure someone didn’t board until their zone was called.  

We crashed at 12:30, and still hadn’t left the port and no luggage.  It was what it was.  Nothing to get worked up about, as there wasn’t a thing Carnival could do about it.  Talked to a Platinum guest at Alchemy (I got my money’s worth, but came nowhere close to the 15 drink max) who had lunch with the cruise director.  Apparently we pulled out of port at 1:45 am, and people were bit*@$ing about getting refunds/credits, about not yet having their luggage and even more ridiculous was that there was no sail away party.   Get a freaking life!

 

I now know previous cruisers comments about the seating in the center stage.  What a mess that was.  I’m not a big man, but even I had trouble maneuvering around in the bathroom and shower of our balcony stateroom.   I can’t imagine how extremely overweight people manage that bathroom.

 

Finally, I’m off to deal with the 2 souvenirs I brought home with me - sinusitis and Covid.  I went to the onboard clinic on Saturday, and tested negative for Covid, the flu and strep.  Got home yesterday, still wasn’t feeling well and took another Covid test.  I didn’t need to wait the required 15 minutes before the 2 lines showed up.   My wife has been fine, but when I got home from doctor this morning getting an anti viral med, she was waiting on her test results, as she said her throat has started to feel scratchy.  
 

 

Oh no! So sorry the cruise issues happened to you. I have not been on Carnival, did not know the bathrooms are so small. GTK info.

Get rest and hope you feel better quickley.  😎

2 hours ago, ceilidh1 said:

Happy (almost) 4th of July Tribe! We have had a long weekend here with Canada Day and my baby turns 12 tomorrow, so continuing the celebrations! Only two weeks until I set sail on my fancy Cunard sailing up to Alaska. I'm trying to plan, but not knowing the ship or feeling comfortable about activities, etc is tough. I feel like a first time cruiser. I went thrifting and consignmenting and managed to pick up some nice dresses for the two gala nights - now I just have to stop eating so they still fit on the night! I'm VERY nervous about dress code expectations - I'm just not a "dress up" person. I did just book two of their specialty dining - the Indian place (I LOVE Indian food) and the special Alaska themed one. Only $20 per person - I was expecting it to be much higher. I wanted to book the specialty lunch but they are only on sea days and we have the spa booked for both sea days. I'm still debating the steak restaurant - anyone here have experience? I was going to start a live, but the Cunard boards are pretty dead and I haven't really seen any lives over there, so I'm thinking I might just enjoy rather than document and then do a review when I return...

Good idea on the hunting for dressy wear. I would not thought about going to thrift shops.

I would be a bit anxious about Cunard too, whole different cruising game, IMHO. People being people I would not know what to expect on Cunard but I would like to try a cruise. Read good and bad about it.

Please let us know, when you come back, how things really are on a 'fancy' cruise. 😊

TIA!

On 6/30/2023 at 12:36 PM, peg013 said:

 

I agree! I have been on the Prima twice and loved it both times! Do not take other people's word for it! Try it for yourself and make up your own mind. 

We loved the Prima too! 😊