DaKahuna

@Sea Dog Thank you for taking us along on this adventure with you. I thoroughly enjoyed reading you post, especially the review of the various drinks. Makes me wish our next cruise was sooner than next February.

I have always wondered why this is called Whitney's son by most everyone when Dolly Parton wrote and sang it first in 1973 and Whitney did not perform it until 1992.

Your best bet is to let the sommelier know that you have the premium beverage package and let them make wine recommendations for you and see what he or she offers. I have been given some that were not on any list and were very good.

The Block for Explorer of the Seas (#280) that I ordered on 9/20 arrived yesterday. Still waiting on the block for Quantum (#350).

College and Pro games were show in the pub. I don't remember them being advertised but they were there. Watched Alabama beat Texas, much to the disappointment of many of my fellow cruisers. Roll Tide, Roll.

We prefer dinner in CK over Breakfast and lunch. On Oasis and Quantum class we will only book a suite so we can eat in Coastal Kitchen versus booking a balcony and the UDP.

When we boarded the Quantum, we completed the muster drill and went to our room, this was before noon. I opened the firedoor so we could get to the room and pick up our keys. Ran into our stateroom attendant who told us the rooms were not ready yet and told him we knew but wanted to drop off a few things and collect our Sea Pass Cards. We then proceeded to deck 12 and again, opened the firedoor, and proceeded all the way aft to the suite lounge where we hung out until noon when Coastal Kitchen opened and we went up for lunch. By the time we finished lunch the cabins where ready. Right or wrong I do not know but we just wanted somewhere comfortable to wait until we could get to our room and the suite lounge was the very place we found that. Of course there was no service or anything other than coffee or tea from the machine available but that's okay, the chairs were wonderful.

Trumpter Malbec is my 'go to' when I want a wine to go with a nice medium rare steak or lamb. I find it pairs so well, and as you said - it's covered by the drink package or C&A drink vouchers.