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  1. Yes. Cold. Right from the in-cabin fridge. At home I put the coffeemate in a separate mug and microwave for 30 seconds. Then froth and pour over hot coffee
  2. We put the coffeemate in our checked in luggage. We put it inside a zip locked bag in the middle of the suitcase You could probably do the same with oatmilk. Yup. Coffeemate is non-dairy. We purchase the sugar free version.
  3. Absolutely! I froth in another cup then pour it ona cup of black coffee. That first gulp is delicious. You can get the frother on amazon.
  4. No grounds in coffee. Makes about 6 ounces of coffee. If you're like me, you may need several cups,. 3 for me.
  5. We were recently on the Breakaway and asked our room attendant if he could bring us a coffee maker for our Stateroom during our cruise. Yes! It uses a European plug. It is the type that makes individual cups of coffee. It uses the pod type pouches. Not the k cup type. You can purchase pre-made packets at Wallyworld. We're purchased some round filters that could be folded up with the coffee inside Bought some creamer. Brought along our frother. Then were bought some local NOLA coffee from French Truck This worked great for us first thing every morning.
  6. We just boarded the Breakaway on Sunday. The old type Muster was a cluster..it was stuffy and hot. No seating. Standing close together. Luckily it's post covid or we could have caught something. And of course no masks..We were all ready for munty.
  7. Couple of questions Was there an on board band that played on deck during the day? How early can you get off the ship doing walk off with your bags?
  8. The above photo was from last week. I got the shiny version. The ring is supposed to fit around the base of the dome. My wife thought it looked like the contents of a toilet bowl. Not attractive at all. But... I ate the whole thing. It was delicious
  9. We recently returned from our Mexican Riviera cruise. We witnessed two incidents where older people tripped on cobble stoned streets and sidewalks. . Both were seniors.. Mexico does not have the same standards for street's and sidewalks as the USA. The unevenness of a cobblestone street speaks for itself. Sidewalks often have holes, big cracks, and height differences that make navigating for someone with mobility issues a problem. Other issues are curb height and sometimes there are no railings when a drop-off is more than 18 inches. This is not a complaint. It's just a warning to those with mobility issues. Be careful out there.
  10. Soutwest cancelled our flight into Long Beach tomorrow afternoon. Looks like we will be driving down from Northeren CA. We didn't get a notice from SW. We looked up our flight. We hope others don't get cancelled. As they say in Reno "Good Luck"
  11. My granddaughter and I want to sing 1 8 7 7 Kars For Kids and get booed off the stage.
  12. I am one of the few people who have not only fished from a cruise ship, but also caught something. 2003 on a Panama Canal crossing. My first cruise. We were on a balcony starboard side. First thing when we unpacked our suitcases, I expanded a telescoping fishing rod, threaded the line through the guides and attached a shiny fish lure. I leaned it against the balcony railing so the lure would swing in the wind or rock with the boat. I did hear people gossip about seeing it from outside viewing areas up above. It was going to be impossible to fish from the balcony due to the lifeboats below. So after searching the ship for a suitable place I found the perfect deck. The Prominade deck. I think it was deck 5. This is the deck you could walk around the entire ship. The ship moves pretty fast. Too fast for trolling. And if you hooked something at that speed it would spool you very quickly. So I figured it would have to be at a port. I got my chance at Aruba. We were leaving later in the evening. I stealthily brought the rod and reel downstairs. I didn't know if it was against the Ship's policy to fish from the ship, but didn't ask either. My sister said that I was going to get thrown in the ships jail (Brig?) Anyway, I used a lure called a Buzz Bomb. It's a jigging lure. This one was painted so that it glowed in the dark. They had some very bright 220volt flood lights that I dangled the lure in front of to get a good glow. I dropped it down into the water from 20 feet above. I did have one couple who walked on by who asked "Are you doing what we think you are doing?", Yes. I also had a ship crew member ask if i had caught anything. I worked the jig up and down and had a hit. I wasn't big. It looked to me like a small rockfish about 10 inches long and light orange in color. I unhooked and dropped the fish back in the water That was it for that trip. I also fished for a short time on the stern while anchored off of Cabo on another cruise.. No bites there. So to answer you, yes, it has been done. A telescoping rod fits nicely into your suitcase. Don't forget the reel and some artificial lures . Might be hard to secure bait, Ii would make the contents of your luggage stink. Fish from a cruise ship at your own risk. It's up to you to find out if it is legal or against ship policy.
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