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Alejandro hosted the 70s show. It was on fire!!!

There’s brunch place across the street we were looking for but it was slammed. Good thing too as we were running behind and found this place.

So, in my head, I have these cruise superlatives. There’s no such thing as “best cruise line” because it depends on what you want. One of my categories is “Best cruise Burger”. Technically Royal caribbean wins on this but I say technical because the best burger I’ve had is at Chops at Lunch. The reason its technical because A: You pay for it as a speciality which is not a disqualifier. However, Chops lunch is priced so if you do pay for lunch at Chops, you don’t order a burger as its a waste of money to eat a burger when you can get the far superior Filet for the same price. The only reason i tried it was because I had the *unlimited* dining plan. (Royal cruisers will know why i put that in quotes). I have not tried Playmakers which i heard maybe a contender. So across a fair competition, As of now, Princess’ Salty dog pub is the winner. This is the french toast burger. It is huge and interesting. Its not cooked to order but cooked medium rare. Its pretty good but does not reach best burger.

Good Morning from Google Earth says about 385 miles from Bermuda. @laurieal. My guess for you at last tag two hours ago says we’re neck and neck. GO TEAM SCARLET LADY. The events on board here seem a little more scattered than i’m used to. Other cruise lines including royal schedule a “n early show and a late show. I don’t see this pattern here so i feel like missing stuff because of dinner. Nonetheless, I caught this act. Michael John. Stage Magician. This was a decent show. This was held at the Manor. I did not see this place until now. The entrance is SOOOOOOOOL COOOOOOOL!!!!! I have found the Matrix!!!! Dinner tonight was at Pink Agave. Menu Corn. This was like street corn. Guacamole. This is probably the best cruise ship guacamole I’ve ever had. They added pomegranate seeds, but i don’t think it added anything to it. Aguachile. Its like a ceviche. I was a little meh about the flavor profile but still decent. enchilada de pollo aka chicken enchiladas. Not bad. Its an enchilada and the chicken wasn’t dry. This seared shrimp dish slammed. Not sure what they did to it. Roasted duck. My experience with duck on a cruise is either it is horribly dry or delicious. I’m glad to report this is on the awesome side. Grilled Stripped Bass. Wife got this and she didn’t like it. I tasted it and there was something off about it. An after taste that was unpleasant Dessert Menu Chocolate Tamale. I don’t think this needs to be a dish. I’m positive this is how its supposed to taste, but it didn’t feel right. Good attempt. Chocolate Tacos. Much better dessert here. Tasty. After Dinner is the 70s Party. @laurieal. Yeah, sorry, I love the 70s Party on Royal, but Virgin just killed it. This is a REAL 70s party, not a show like on Royal. I was really scared because i got the the preshow at 10:30 and the line was across the deck and around the corner and I was like, are we going to fit everyone in? And they did!!! It wasn’t as tight as I expected but there were that many seats. Fun Day 2

So Brunch was in the Wake today. Menu This was the clam chowder. They put the soup in. Poached Shrimp Soft Shell crab benedict. I chanced it because crab is usually iffy on a ship. Fortunately as most of Virgin’s food. It was quite good and impressive. Brioche French Toast. I’m being a pig at this point. Wife got steak and eggs. Egg came later. I missed my crepe cake.

So a downside. I gave Virgin a shot in the dark and hoped they would come through. Brewed Coffee is horrible. I should have expected it. It’s the same across all my cruise brands. I usually bring my own coffee and aeropress. BUT… Virgin or at least Scarlet Lady does is actually sell beans on board. And its the same price as land!!!! I’m talking to the Barrista about a jury rig filter for a pour over as he has the grinder and he just looked at me and said “ya know, I can just make a pour over for you”

It was aaaaaamazing!!!! My primary experience is Royal Caribbean. The closest thing it has is the 70s party but thats more of an interactive show than a party. This was a party and the crew here knew how to stir it up. I haven’t been to something like this since my NYE cruise on Grandeur in 2014/2015. That stands as my best cruise and this one is already being a contender to knock it off..and its only the first day. I’m told that the energy will persist throughout the entire cruise. Its a different demographics on here. People are just a bit more open and welcoming. We shall see what the trip brings. More to come.

Oh, yesterday’s guide.

Good Morning from… Here. I guess I will say that for the next 8 days Alright. First 18 hours aboard the Scarlet Lady and here my first impressions. There are a of a difference. More pronounced than other cruise lines like Princess and Celebrity where the differences were minor. One small thing i don’t like is the lack of maps. They tell you whats on each floor, but then thats it. The food so far. IS AMAZING!!!! Last night I went to Razzle Dazzle. Appetizer I had tuna taretare and pork belly. I could just eat several of those by itself. Wife got King Trumpet Carpacio. This too was interesting As a meal. Fried Chicken. I’m picky about my fried chicken, but i can probably say this is the best cruise ship fried chicken. It was solid. Wife got something that wasn’t on the menu. Some fish thing. Dessert Menu I asked for the Rum Apple Cake but instead got the Brown sugar baked pears i think. and smores. I missed the untitled dance thingie because of dinner but i expected to. However, the PJ party was last night and it was totally on fire. These guys popped out. Who let the dogs out!!! And this just pushed it over the edge. I have not been to a cruise party like this that has been this energetic is over 10 years!!! My cruise experience is that the longer the cruise, the more sedate and older the general population is. If this is the energy level for this cruise, the. i’m going to need a vacation to recup from this vacation.

So your captain decided to veer north and we kept going east. So, GO TEAM SCARLET LADY!!! My handwriting generally stinks and trying to write with my finger is difficult so sorry for the chicken scratch.

Thats right, she wanted fur babies. Dobby Punk

Oh, one more note. There is no more shuttle from the Car rental center at Miami International to the Port any more. The webpage is wrong. I wish i knew that. Point is moot now. We made it.

Hmmm…. its not intuitive here. So I have DBE. But it did not give me the option to get the DBE premium and I did not want to buy it. Went to Sailor Services and she said it takes the system a little bit to “catch up”. So I bought it and it will be refunded to me. The cost without DBE is $350. Here is premium speed. Notice Starlink is used for premium but not the free one. Interesting. Also on a similar vein, i’m supposed to get two coffee drinks per day on DBE. It charged me. Again, she said it takes a bit to catch up. I have 700 bar tab so 5 bucks is not a big deal. I’m so confused. Every thing feels so different. This cruise has more differences than any other cruise line i’ve been on. If this had been a short 3 or 4 night one, i would not figure this out and be able to enjoy it. On an another note. I usually post my door to ship timer. Not bad for no priority boarding. If there was DBE boarding, I totally missed it.

Unfortunately, this won’t keep track once we’re of range of land. So if i don’t see you in the distance, I think our first stop together is Malaga, so see you there!!!

I’m being silly here.

This is my speedtest. I think i’m missing something. I’m supposed to get premium wifi. This is not premium speed

I made on board. Its confusing. But seriously, this is a good sign that this cruise is gonna be lit. Heres a shot of our home for 2 weeks. This interior is surprisingly roomier than i expected. The pictures don’t do it justice.

I took this at 4:15. Had problems connecting. Not sure if you left yet. You are either gone or obscured

You’re on the other end of the port. I may not be able to get a picture of you. Plus. I was late due to accidents on 95. Just checking in now.

See the ship!!!

Accident on 95 on BOTH sides, 7 miles from airport. Probably somebody was looking at one accident and caused another. Saw at least 10 cars wrecked. I’m behind, but in a cab to the port now. Ugh

Hello from Port St Lucie. We Started later than I wanted but still on track. We have about two hours to go on our trip and decided to stop for lunch real quick. Unassuming Taco place

Thus ends my Disney Adventure. Today was nearly perfect. The weather was not as humid as I had hardened myself for. It was a warm, but tolerable. I did everything I really wanted to do. The one thing I didn’t was because the lightning pass didn’t work correctly was Tower of Terror. It was late and i had late dinner reservations and tried to do it before dinner. Didn’t have time to rectify it. We were able to visit Olga’s Cantina. Its a little expensive for a bar, but ita Disney. Everything is expensive. It was pretty good. and the DJ I made it back to the Hotel and I’m dead. Tomorrow is drive day as we’re driving to Miami from Orlando. I think we’re going to drop off our luggage before returning the car at the airport. I think someone said you can drop luggage to explore the city before boarding.

Got to ride it!!! Trip is complete!!!

I did, and it said “on file” on my reservation.