niksmom630

Day 5 coming up! Costa Maya…. It’s crowded here today. This represents my plans for the day there was no sleeping in today, lots of activity zipping past our balcony @ 6:30 am ship time, 7:30 local time ….. these guys were working hard

$118.95 for surf and stream, 1 devise. which was net, less my D+ discount.

during Covid the loungers were separated for “social distancing”. I miss that 😂 along with the beachy vibe chairs

not noticing any differences. Certainly no improvement. Random drops in connectivity that I don’t always notice until sending a text message that either fails, or goes thru as text vs. imessage so I’ll wind up being charged per text. 🤨

thanks! I was wondering why…… I always purchase surf and stream, but usually only get the basic surf for my husband….

A few photos from this morning coming into Roatan…. it just now occurred to me that it’s harder to pick out the beach pool in photos because they no longer have the pastel colored striped loungers. Guess they’ve been gone awhile - don’t see them in my photos from august either.

they must have realized the error in their ways, today I walked past at 12 , and again, another enormous line. But then they opened both sides, and filled both sides!

Now for the commentary…..day 2/3 observations…. - if you waited to purchase surf, or surf and steam until you boarded, surf only was not available. The only option was surf and stream, and by number of devices. I don’t recall this on previous sailings, but maybe this is the norm now. - I miss the paper compasses. I know you can ask your cabin steward for one, but I forgot to ask and now I haven’t seen him. Tried to get one at guest services. nope. Saving a tree, no doubt, but now they make you sign zero dollar slips for the free C & A beverages. I have a hard time keeping up with Royals ever changing and contradictory rules….the biodegradable straws are a welcome change tho 😂 - this is my first sailing post Covid that the crew is (mostly) maskless. How nice it is to see faces and smiles again! - the windjammer is a nightmare this week, and now I know why…. On sea days they only have food being served on one side. There is seating open on both sides , but everyone is forced thru the same side for serving. Add to that the food station flow around the circles is an awful configuration to begin with. Pretty sure they are around 5600 people so it’s not like this decision is driven by reduced capacity. - music at the pool alternates between top hits, reggae/Caribbean and Christmas carols. Strikes me as funny…. When you live in the Midwest, you’d never hear Christmas music when you are wearing a swim suit 😂

A few random photos walking around last night…. @BecciBoo, I’m a fan of the stream in the solarium also 😊

thanks, I loved the vantage point for photos as well 🤗

I had high expectations of what Central Park would look like decorated for the holidays. Other than a few random poinsettias, there’s nothing. 🙁 Vintages had a tree inside Have never stopped here for Tapas, although I’ve thought about it often enough….pretty venue

I guess I never noticed these balcony’s on Deck 9 above Central Park accessible by the elevators until this sailing. I noticed a couple sitting there on Day 2 and first thought they were enjoying their balcony until I saw a host of people exit the elevator behind their chairs 🤦🏼‍♀️ A good spot to snap a few photos

Having the beach pool and the solarium all to myself 😉

Day 4…. Roatan

150 Central Park….Bread, beef short rib, pumpkin soup, lobster, and fried cheesecake. Excellent meal!

Caught the evening sunset thanks to our “late” dinner reservations at 150…😂 . Early dining on this sailing in the MDR is 5 pm…. WTH????? It’s gone from 6 pm, to 5:30, to 5:15…. Now 5…..too early…. Will have to rethink options for future sailings

Thanks! I bet I have several hundred photos on my phone camera roll of this ship. It’s actually hard to find something I haven’t photographed yet! 😂

I think this is spot on….we booked this cruise because #1 , it was a freebie because of hubby’s Prime casino status, and #2, because it gave us a chance to visit with family in Houston. I hadn’t even thought about the weather until I checked the forecast the week prior and realized I needed to change my boarding day outfit! 🥶 low 60’s, damp and foggy vs 80 and sunny in FLL. also could be this class of ship is new to Galveston, seems like more people are congregating inside and exploring than out. Last time I saw this few towels on chairs on a sea day at 9 am was my mediterranean Celebrity sailing on Edge that was 30% capacity.

Snap chat updates from the dog sitter . all is well….

Pretty sure this photographer was not supposed to walking atop the aqua theatre pool here he is making a hasty retreat if you go up the stairs to the left of the aqua theatre there are nice wake views and you can also take photographs from behind the stage.

Of course I worked up an appetite since it’s been 40 minutes since my Sorrentos pizza fix, so I headed to the fro yo machine on 15…. ugh, denied….. they were refilling…..it certainly looks a lot less appetizing in these bags 😐 so, Ben and Jerry’s came thru….

same. Don’t remember them either. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I like the semi circles. I might have to try and get the same shot at night

Remembered I hadn’t ever found all the little Wonders onboard. Was planning to do that on my last sailing but ran out of time. I think there are 20 or more of them. Someone kindly posted the locations in my last Allure review so I will have to dig that out. In the meantime, here are a few I stumbled upon today Keep an eye out for these and a corresponding circular sign… they are very cool 😎

The hunt for Christmas decor continues….found this little treat inside the window at Giovanni’s…. There are poinsettias EVERYWHERE. And they are real. looks like some of the specialty venues have trees, so I’ll be on the lookout for them later this evening as we have 150 CP booked for dinner. I walked around CP for a bit, and despite this being my 5th time on this ship, I always manage to find something, or some view I haven’t seen before