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Your dinner looks very good, Melody, especially the pie!😂 We had a gray, stormy day here on the beach, very dreary looking. I had planned to grill some fish but while at the gym, I suddenly felt like it was a good day for chili. Came home and threw ingredients into my crockpot, improvising on a few. Turned out pretty good and, as our youngest grandson would say, really “hit the spot”😂 Sherri🙂

Not sure what was going on but I have been having a lot of trouble getting on to CC. I think I have caught up with everyone and it sounds like everyone is doing well and busy with travel plans, families, etc. We got the new covid boosters yesterday and I woke up this morning feeling feverish and achy so I have spent the day napping and just being generally lazy😂. OOTD: Jammie’s! We are leaving October 24 to fly to Rome for a TA cruise back to Ft Lauderdale. Then in February, we are flying to LA to catch a cruise to Hawaii, then down to New Zealand and Australia. We will disembark in Brisbane and catch a plane to Melbourne to spend a few weeks with our son and his family, This works out great as we will only have to do the long, long flight once! I am really excited about it! Very sad to see the news of Diane Feinstein’s passing! Sherri🙂

We are currently on Wonder and have been able to do it.😂 Sherri🙂

We are currently on Wonder in an inside, non connecting cabin on deck 12. This is the noisiest cabin I have ever experienced. People on both sides of us are very noisy,and begin talking, slamming doors early in the morning. Hallways are noisy, people shouting, slamming doors, etc. The ultimate noise though is coming from the kids club which is right above us. It sounds like a herd of elephants running a marathon that starts about 9am and continues off and on throughout the day until 930 pm. We are spending very little time in our cabin.😂 Sherri🙂

Agree, I never understood why people were so excited about it.🤣 Sherri🙂

Thanks for a really good laugh this morning!😂 Sherri🙂

You don’t have to have the birth certificate in hand to use it to check her in. Our 17 year old grandson was joining us for a family cruise last July. He was flying down 2 days before the cruise so I checked him hin using birth certificate as I knew the info that it asked for. When he arrived, I was able to change his checkin info to his passport. It was all very easy. Sherri🙂

We, too, just got off of Grandeur and I was amazed by how much better the food was than on our previous cruisers this year (Jewel, Independence, and Mariner) . I would rate the food on Grandeur a 8.5- 9. Sherri🙂

Such a rough time for your family Melody, my thoughts are with you. You are right about doing things when we have the chance. So glad you and Les had time to spend with his brother! Welcome home, Melissa! Sherri🙂

I am leaving Saturday on Grandeur, menu just appeared this morning. Our cruise last week on Mariner did not show menus until the day before we embarked. Sherri🙂

We just got off of Mariner this morning and I would rate the food in the MDR a 6. This was our 3rd cruise with the new menu and it seems as though the food has gotten worse with each cruise. A few dishes were very good, chicken chettinad and butter chicken to name two but most were just ok to bad. We had a very nice meal in Jamie’s and the hot dogs at the Doghouse were great!😂 Sherri🙂

Good morning! Currently on Mariner of the Seas, my husband decided after weeks of visitors we needed a vacation! We have had a very nice, relaxing cruise. Lois, hope you have a wonderful and safe trip! I am sure you will enjoy it! Melody, I hope your recovery continues to go smoothly! It sounds like you are doing well. Melissa, glad to read you are enjoying your trip! And surviving the heat! Cynthia, lovely pictures! We have a cruise planned for next August that includes two ports in Greenland and I am really excited to visit there! Kat, I hope your appetite is improving. This is a common side effect from these meds and can become serious over time, I know you will stay on top of it. And that is great regarding the donation to Maui! We disembark tomorrow but will be home by 9am. Laundry and grocery shopping for me tomorrow. OOTD: swimsuit with coverup and pink croc flip flops😂 Sherri🙂

I do not consider myself a foodie /gourmand and I was not thrilled with the food. Indian dishes were usually good but I don’t want Indian every night. Most everything else was kind of bland. I never use the salt or pepper on the table but our last cruise in July made me consider it. On our first cruise in 1999 I would have rated menu and food a 10. Last cruise on Independence I would have given both a 6.5, maybe a 7. Sherri🙂

We have done 16 cruises since the restart, most out of Canaveral but also Boston, FLL, and Tampa. The only time I have seen checkin times being followed was in Tampa. Our cruise on Jewel out of Canaveral in March did not follow scheduled times at checkin but did follow them for boarding which was the first time I’ve encountered that. Just a few months earlier same ship and same terminal did boarding by C&A level. Had not seen that since pre pandemic.😂 Sherri🙂

It wasn’t about whether he would remember it, it was a family cruise with parents, uncles, a cousin and grandparents so it was about making memories for all of us. And we have great memories of all the fun things we did with our family on that cruise as do they! I would do it again in a heartbeat! Sherri🙂

We took our grandson on Freedom when he was 16 months old and he seemed to love being on the ship. The area for kids in diapers is a small section but he enjoyed it. His 5 year old cousin came over to play with him but was not allowed in this section with him, only diapered children in this section. Definitely take a few small pool toys for him! Sherri🙂

I would have agreed with you until we went on Celebrity Apex. With the exception of the Aqua shows on Oasis class which are always outstanding, Apex entertainment was truly amazing! Sherri🙂

Safe travels, Melody! I know you will enjoy your trip! Sherri🙂

I hope it is smooth sailing for you! Sherri🙂

Thanks, Melody and Lois! Woke up feeling much better today! So much better that I am getting ready to go out for a walk. I don’t think I’ve ever felt this bad after getting a vaccine, very happy there is not a third one! Sherri🙂

I hope a fall trip works out for you, Kat! As cruise up to NE/Canada would be lovely! Rough day today: Got my second shingles dose yesterday and was impressed that it did not hurt as much as the first one. All was good until I woke up at 230 with a fever and generalized achyness . I had to take some ibuprofen to be able to sleep. No energy today, just a general blah feeling and still low grade fever. So glad that was my last one! OOTD: soft, stretchy Jammie bottoms with an old tshirt from a race I used to do. Hair in a ponytail and no makeup! 😂 Sherri🙂

Sequence is one of my favorite games! Eli likes it too, but seems to get bored after a couple of games and a bored Eli is never good!😂 You should see our family from Australia playing Sequence, or really, any game for that matter. They are ruthless! Sherri🙂

We have always talked about giving NCL a try, I will be interested in reading your opinion of them. We will be on RC’s Mariner and leave on 8/18. Sherri🙂

Thanks, Melissa! And you have a great trip! Sherri🙂

We are cruising to Bermuda in August but gong out of Port Canaveral which is a very easy port for us, only about 25 min away! When will you be there? Sherri🙂