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If you are staying near the port/airport, tomorrow is the first day of the Ft Lauderdale Air Show, You may be able to see and hear the planes flying overhead. Starts about 11 am.

2 hours ago, MISTER 67 said:

This will be our 74th cruise and we never had a bad one, just some have been better than others.

I also have 70+ cruises and the only bad one was when I sailed a continuing education cruise on a cruise line I don't usually sail. On the second day there was a fire in the engine room and we lost power and drifted for 3 days off San Salvador until a "rescue" ship came to take us back to Miami. The behavior of many of the passengers transferring via lifeboats regarding not following crew directions was eye raising to say the least. 

I do have a good story to tell though!

2 hours ago, VMax1700 said:

Tonight's Lido special was "Spanish Port to Table" 

 

But I am not sure of the Spanish background of steak and kidney pie, except with the ex pat community along the coast of southern Andalusia.

Maybe including Gibraltar (tongue in cheek comment!!)

Just now, Niagarawine said:

Thank you. I am on a waiting list for six months to a year depending on which surgeon is available. I was considering a cancellation. Should be interesting. Maybe I will rent a scooter.

It was fairly easy to use DH's scooter in the Alaskan ports. At least compared with some of the Caribbean ports.

1 hour ago, 1ANGELCAT said:

Good morning, an update on Wally the sea alligator, It’s posted on 6 ABC  app that he was stolen and placed in a yard to scare someone. A trapper was called and Wally was captured and has been released into a swamp. The chance of being reunited with his owner is slim. Again , you can’t make this up.

Not sure that it was a good idea to release Wally to the swamp as he has been around humans and probably would associate them with food. Many of alligator "attacks" happen near areas where they have been fed and it ends up being bad for the alligator.as even if no attacks happen they are considered a nuisance and removed .

1 hour ago, MeganGC1983 said:

 Abi the hostess will be on this sailing starring in Mama Mia but also playing in Blue Planet as another Nature. Blue Planet is only the first two days so we were kind of limited on show times. I’m may try to move up Aqua show if possible. 

There is always standby if you want to try to get an earlier show. I believe that 10 minutes before the show they allow non reservations to enter if there is room. Downside for the Aqua show is by that point usually only the bench seating is available, not the chairs: 

Can't access CC on my tablet. works OK on phone and laptop. I'm just going to wait for it to be magically fixed!

34 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said:

I've heard that when a car is delivered to a Boston dealership, the wires to the turn signals are cut.

I think that happens in Miami also!

3 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Good morning Tribe Family from a sunny and very hot Kralendijk, Bonaire! We'll just get off the ship for a couple of hours to explore the port area, and then retreat back to the Havana. I wonder where my Husband Daycare will be today! 😁

Karel's Beach Bar  is a shortish walk along the water. good food and great drinks!

1 hour ago, maluhia87 said:

You can fly into Fort Lauderdale for $368 roundtrip on Delta, non-stop both ways.  

And Brightline to downtown Miami,

1 hour ago, bennybear said:

@JazzyV so glad things went well! Wishing you continued improvement! 
 

 

I’m not sure why the sunsets are so amazing either.  I’ve never seen such incredible colours.  And we live by the Rockies, so they can be quite spectacular here too.  We have a friend that was in the USN as well, who says you can’t beat a Kona sundown!     That little spider was there for two months.   He hardly moved and we tried hard not to disturb him or her.  I loved the little face and the ziggy zaggy, lol!

 

Here’s a few more,  including a green flash which we see quite often but rarely capture on film.

 

Have been to Kona many times on land vacations and also have seen the green flash there several times. Never had much luck seeing the flash in LA or Key West at sunset.  It has to be the Kona magic !!

1 hour ago, Saint Greg said:

My dad is struggling in the digital age. He sends me this picture of a jet blue plane painted in the yankee paint scheme and tells me it’s the Yankees plane. I tell him it’s not and show him where that came from. 
 

Last time he sent me one of those leaning tower of Pisa pictures where someone was acting like it was on an ice cream cone. He thought it was actually ice cream made to look like the tower. 

My DH also struggles at times. He almost fell for the recent Sunpass scam in Florida. When I  said don't click on the link the text message he said " how else am I going to pay?" He hasn't used his Sunpass in months as he has had medical issues and hasn't been driving but still almost fell for it,

2 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

I’m just sitting at a stop sign waiting for this car to pass or turn…and boy was I surprised when she turned right into me.

 

For Real????

1 hour ago, Overhead Fred said:

We went to Keukenhof this morning. It was beautiful as always! Now waiting for sail away from Rotterdam to head to the Canary Islands.

Thanks for the pictures. Living in South Florida I miss seeing Spring flowers and unfortunately am not able to travel to see them this year,

8 hours ago, marshhawk said:

, someone two years ago even stole our home number to make calls. 

Our landline number was also "spoofed". DH got very confused when the home phone caller ID said call from " HOME" 

Agree that most of physician offices have some form of ID or leave a message, but calling them back is not always easy,

@Quartzsite Cruiser Thanks for the welcome, I have been posting infrequently to this forum recently but have been reading it daily since the beginning. It is still great that participation continues and it remains a supportive  and informative thread,

M

Just now, 0106 said:

Happy Thursday!  As a former bartender, a quick comment on the drink of the day. A Long Beach iced tea is different from a Long Island iced tea.  Long Beach uses cranberry juice instead of coke. I recommend you only have one.

 

Just about to post this. Can I pretend that cranberry makes it "healthier" than using cola!!

1 hour ago, aliaschief said:

 

The photo with the stairs is amazing , I am enjoying your world cruise.

26 minutes ago, aliaschief said:

Iv’e been questioning this; is it OK that I still keep posting from our different cruise  line experience to a Hal audience?

The best decision we made is not let loyalty decide your cruise line decisions but what works to recharge. The experience!

Our experience with Hal has been fantastic and we love the Hal Community.
Love the Daily. Bruce

Agree with @0106. The daily is not HAL specific when sharing cruising experiences. I am enjoying your current cruise updates and hope you will continue. 

30 minutes ago, POA1 said:

It turns out that my reading skills are impared. The pork belly isn't on the pur menu. Right at the top of page 2 Where only an idiot could miss it.

Blame the painkiller,

41 minutes ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said:

 

Paul, I check Annie's @marshhawk  prescription price on GoodRx, and even with their discount, it was almost $600.  Sometimes lately, I've found GoodRX to not be that good.  there are other discount programs, but right now I can't remember what they are.

 

Lenda

https://www.markcubancostplusdrugcompany.com/

This has great prices for selected drugs. Unfortunately Januvia is not on the list as it is not yet available in generic form. The site is worth looking at for drugs taken for long term maintenance. It does require that the physician send in a new prescription, transfer from existing pharmacy was not available when i used it.

1 hour ago, kochleffel said:

Cleared to go ashore. The captain has just warned us that cars in the USVI drive on the left.

 

And with the steering wheel on the left usually!!! 

Just did speed test in medical center on deck 2. Was better in the solarium 

Captain Angel Oviol is on Symphony of the Seas now

Am on this cruise also. At Aqua Theater now waiting for C&A welcome to start. Having a great time so far. 

Check your itinerary I believe we're in Labadee

tomorrow.!