land64shark

I am contemplating booking Rhapsody out of Haifa and getting married at sea while onboard in June 2023. I have read that the Haifa cruises are over 90% Israelis. I understand that all signage, menus, instructions and announcements are in both English and Hebrew. But what about shipboard activities? How are they handled? Trivia, pool games, really anything that requires audience participation? Is it not what we Americans would consider "normal" ship activities?

4 hours ago, groundloop said:

 

That's exactly the case with my daughter, she won a couple hundred dollars at bingo and didn't spend it all on board.  As I mentioned, the remainder was put on her credit card in a week and a half.

Great. Thanks

Thanks for the replies. Part of what I'm looking for is a Bingo jackpot that they put on my sail and sign account

There were a LOT more people in the water to the left of the pic. I wanted an angle with the Splendor in it, but you get the idea.

Just wondering when I should start to get worried

3 hours ago, CruiseCriticAaron said:

Maybe I missed it, but I honestly didn't see any Book Onboard offers. That's not to say there aren't any; I just didn't see any. Maybe someone else here has the answer.

I was on that cruise also. I made a mental note that there were no future cruise offers.

I am just off the Spirit. In ISP, there WAS a very large amount of people in the water. I sent a picture to my daughter remarking about the crazy people. She had been on Splendor in May and Splendor was also in ISP with us. She responded that her cruise director was in the water in my pic. She said he apparently arranges this every cruise. But back in early May, there were only like 5 participants. Last week there were more like 30-40 people in the water with a hundred or more on the beach behind the restaurant. Spirit did not have anything to do with this. Sorry.

Contrary to other opinions, I didn't think the gf mushroom pizza was all that bad, if you covered it with parm cheese and crushed red pepper

Just off the Spirit and here are my gluten free thoughts....USELESS!

I was all excited to try out the new Menu Mate for dietary allergies. The algorithms it uses are junk. Please tell me how a banana is not safe for me to eat? Oh, and the MDR lobster tail isn't safe...but the Steakhouse Selection lobster tail is? Come on! Seriously, it listed like ceasar salad, chicken breast and ice cream as the only things safe. (Exaggeration, but very small.) Whatever! So I decide to go another route and pre-order my food for the next day brunch and dinner. The MDR staff couldn't find either order. I gave up and just went with my own "gut" feelings and if I wasn't really sure, I didnt eat it.

Where is the baguette? Dining room? Deli?

Thanks

52 minutes ago, markkw07 said:

Do people eat burritos with a corn tortilla? I guess you could, but don't see that too often at least

around here(the large western state that is below Oregon and above Baja)

They do if they can't have gluten, like myself

So I am scheduled on Carnival Spirit to be in Skagway on July 17th. There are only 2 ships listed in port that day, the other being Silver Muse. Spirit is scheduled at RRF and Silver Muse at RRA. Might they possibly move us to the other ORE and BRD berths?

So I have celiac and can't have gluten. I am dining at the steakhouse the first night. Will someone in the steakhouse take my order for the next day's breakfast and dinner? Also, I am assuming that the only reason to take an advance order is if there is something that needs to be made special. Does this also mean I can't order anything "special" the first night in the steakhouse? 

I scheduled mine with CVS. I think you do need symptoms or maybe exposure. It asked if I had any symptoms in the last 14 days. Of course I've had fatigue and a headache since then, so no lie!

Not sure how that works if I want a double on the rocks

8 hours ago, Pyxie said:

 

Same with our CVS. I actually have been using CVS up until now but can't get a free appointment unless I lie and say I've been exposed or am having symptoms.

I just made an appointment for the 10th of July at CVS. Yeah, it asked if I have had any covid symptoms ....in the last 14 days! Well, yeah. I've been fatigued and had a headache in that timeframe. So, not lying. 

Loving this. Not only beautiful and informative, but just plain fun to read. I've had a lot of laugh out louds. Keep it up, please!

On 6/23/2022 at 10:20 PM, Saint Greg said:

I got that recipe if anyone wants it.

 

Strawberry Bisque for 4 - 6 persons

INGREDIENTS

Strawberry IQF 16 oz.
Ice cream vanilla bulk 6 oz.
Cream heavy fresh 3 oz.
Creamer half & half 10 oz.
Sour cream 1 tsp
Mint fresh for garnish
Salt & pepper pinch to enhance flavor
Sugar white granulated to taste

PROCEDURE
• Blend strawberries to a smooth paste.
• Combine all ingredients together (Strawberry puree | ice
cream | heavy cream | milk | sour cream) with stick blender.
Adjust consistency & check seasoning. Refrigerate
• Serve in chilled soup cups and garnish with mint sprig as
illustrated
 

OMG! My lactose intolerant digestive system is screaming just reading the recipe! I guess that's a big NO for me. (Though for some reason I do ok with cheese)

On 6/24/2022 at 6:49 AM, newpherchris said:

...I often order the cheese platter dessert as an appetizer. 

What an excellent idea! I have to be gluten free and sometimes there is just not much that interests me for appetizers

I went in July 2018 with my 27 year old daughter. Totally her trip and she planned it all. She is generally NOT a cruise lover. She grew up in Florida and went on many a Caribbean cruise, but just got plain tired of beaches. Alaska is a VERY different cruise and experience. She and I had an amazing time! The scenery just... never...gets...old! Oh, and we had an inside cabin. 

I did Norwegian in July 2018 and we got real up close and personal, I thought. 

1 minute ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

22 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

I think my favorite part of the cruise was riding through Tracy arm outside with my hat, gloves, jacket all off. It felt great!
 

That was also the favorite part for all three Alaska cruises for both my daughter and me.  Wasn't it cool how the naturalist described the eons of history you were passing through by the plantlife, trees, lychen, etc?

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I am scheduled for this excursion, BUT...mine is at 7:00am! Not too excited about the time, but it was the only option. Cold at that hour? Still excited I was able to book it a all though.

On 6/10/2022 at 4:19 PM, BlerkOne said:

True. and Arizona. And I know some Texans moving to Florida. Not sure where they can go from there? 😕

 

I went to Texas😁

Man, I am getting really nervous about my July 13 Spirit sailing. Nervous about me or my boyfriend catching covid and not being able to go. But also nervous that they will change the rules again or even cancel cruises 

On 6/2/2022 at 7:30 AM, mrak said:

We sail On Spirit in a few weeks, so interested in any other observations you can offer. Thanks for posting! 

Same! We sail July 13. Can't wait, but getting really concerned about these spiking Covid numbers onboard the ships...