"LIVE" from the Mariner o4-10-05

[devvt]

OrangeinIndy and cruizeblues - great to see some other 'Cuse fans out there. Yeah - the tournament - that Syracuse/UVM match up was the last thing we wanted to see happen on selection Sunday - and the game was just a disaster! Oh well, there's always next season! We've actually kind of adopted the Central New York/Southern Tier since our son is now the basketball graduate assistant at Elmira College, and our daughter has one more undergraduate year at SU - we know I-90 quite well!

 

Radio - your live updates and pictures are fantastic - can't wait until Sunday!

[CoachTerry14]

Radio,

Thanks for the great pics and reports!

[Maddle]

Bannerman - WE will be on the Mariner Sept. 18th too! Can't wait.

 

Radio - These pictures are outstanding! I want to know, too - what kind of camera are you using?

 

Maddle

[billsgal]

Radio - are you the same Radio that was on Explorer with us in October 01?

If so, hello again, and thanks for the pictures of Mariner. We're sailing her on May 22 - Western Caribbean. We were onboard for the first Mariner cruise in November of 03 (we were actually onboard one week before what had been planned as the inaugural), and we're looking forward to sailing her again. Sure hope our weather is as good as yours has been.

Negc says hello!

Rita

[2VaCruzers]

Hey Radio...my friend Joan who is sailing on the Mariner w/ you just emailed from the Internet cafe and said she met you at the Meet & Mingle. Couldn't miss her, she was the one w/ the huge blue walking cast on her leg. Thanks for your great posts and pictures!

[Radio]

Maddle...I am using a Sony DSCP9 with 4 MP, and a 3X Optical Zoom....there are much better cameras out today.

 

ArizonaCruiser85374...I went to the Quest...It was Hilarious !

 

 

Tonight has been an evening with wall to wall entertainment. First there was teh Production Show "Front Row", and then the"Quest" which was extremely hilarious, and the the Dancin Through the Decades show in Studio B, and if I can stay up...the Big 80's show in the Dragon's Lair.

Well tommorrow show be a great day as long as the weather cooporates. We should be at the Pilot Station by 8:30 and at the dock by 9am.

 

Talk to you tommorrow ! !

 

Thanks for Tuning In !

 

Radio

 

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Arawok Aqua Park

 

 

 

Chillin Out...

 

 

 

Time to Go......

 

 

 

 

Back Home !

 

 

[BigDawgRonAZ]

Radio, thanks for all the great information and pictures. I hope you have enough time to enjoy your cruise!!!! :)

[Bunti]

Radio, I sure am enjoying the pics and posts you are sending us from the lovely Mariner of the Seas.

 

We were on her last November(Western) and are sailing on her this October with the Realitini group. (Eastern) Your pics add to our anticipation and our fun. I am enjoying this cruise with you too. Thanks again!!

[Adventure Girl]

The pictures are great Radio! Your photos always look so much better than mine! These pictures are really building my excitement...3 more weeks before I'm there!

[Maddle]

Hi there Radio - There might be better cameras out there, but if you saw what I get from my old Kodak (which was pretty cool at the time I bought it) you would know that these pictures are a great step up. I've been looking for a little while for a new one - and I hardly ever get to have a "test drive" like your thread. Thanks for the info.

 

Hope you have a great day today. So far your cruise sounds like a terrific vacation.....now I want to do the Western route. (We are booked for Eastern in September.) Your travelogue is very convincing!

 

Maddle

[ck_razor]

Please check out the "hump cabins" and report to us what cha see!

 

thanx,

Razor

[frankie&shirley]

Thanks for your wonderful pictures. Keep 'em coming!! Just looking at them gets me even more excited (if that is possible). I have anothe 4-1/2 months but going thru this with you makes me feel like I am there!

Thanks and have a wonderful cruise!! :D

Shirley

[AlisonoftheSeas]

I just have to say, again, that this is an awesome thread. It is like a virtual cruise. I can't wait until June 19th!!!!!!

[Radio]

Good Morning Jamaica ! It looks like it should be a beautiful day. The sun will be out, and a warm 88f, with no rain in sight.

 

I will be heading out to Island Village , for Margaritaville is calling my name ! I also want to get some Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. There are a couple of beaches close by...The one at Margaritaville, and Mallard Beach.

 

I also heard there was a Casino nearby....so I might need to go in there !

 

Here are a few shots of us pulling in to Ocho Rios...

 

Radio

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Good Morning Jamaica

 

 

 

Getting Close....

 

 

 

Here we are ! Ocho Rios, Jamaica

 

 

 

Holland America's Westerdam at the James Bond Pier

 

[Christina1003]

Radio - my heart is stuck in my throat, at what joy those pictures of Jamaica brings me! We were just in Montego Bay in October...and the anticipation of going back...well...makes me cry.

 

Thank you so much for the photos! They are truly making a huge impact on my day. You don't even know how happy you make me!

 

Can you tell me - you are on Deck 7, right? We're in Room #7570. Is that the same side / setup as what you are in now? (Sorry, first time cruiser here!)

[AdamOfCanaveral]

Radio you are making it harder and harder to wait until Sunday to get aboard. Made your picture of the Mariner at Labadee the wallpaper on my computer here at work. Love just starring at it.

[ga-shel]

Radio,

I love your reviews and the pictures. Do you ever do the Eastern cruise? Were you able to find out what the captains schedule is? We do not go until October, so I am living thru you, have a blast. Thanks for sharing.

 

Michelle

[Jacquelyn11]

If your on the 5/22 Western sailing come join our thread!

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=64222

 

Radio, thanks SO MUCH for the lunchtime diversion! It's makes the wait for the next 5 weeks a little more bearable! :)

 

I know some ports have more than one terminal to stop at. Can you let us know which one you dock at in Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel?

 

Keep the pics coming, they are WONDERFUL!

 

Jacquelyn :D

[MeeMaw Jeanne]

Radio, Thanks for all the wonderful photos. I can hardly wait until November 27!!!!!!! Keep the photos and info coming.

[FaithsAngel]

Coming on and reading this thread and seeing your pictures are making my day at the moment!

 

I travalled on the Mariner last year for my first ever cruise and loved her to bits! I made some great friends, enjoyed the food and went on some great excursions!!

 

Seeing these pictures and reading your thread brings back the memories and makes me look even more forward (if thats possible!) to getting back on the Mariner in October!!

 

Gem x

[Bellalago Breeze]

Radio - Great pictures and posts! Keep them coming. We can't wait to be back on the Mariner again. May 22nd can't get here fast enough!

 

billsgal - Hi, Rita! Read your post without reading the name and thought "Wow! Here's someone who will be sailing with us who also was on the inaugural with us!" Then I saw who had posted!!! Can't wait to see you both again, so we can celebrate our birthdays!!:D

[Nessa1dc]

Hello Radio,

 

 

 

How wonderful of you to post live reviews. They are truly so helpful. My DH and I were on the Mariner (Western) in October 2004. We love that ship.

 

 

 

Have a great vacation and thank you once again

[Radio]

billsgal.....That was me on your Explorer Cruise ! Glad to hear from you again!!

 

 

 

Hello everone...This is part 4 of my "Live" from the Mariner reports. Today of coarse was Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and I can't beleive how the weather is holding up. Another warm day, a little overcast...but a spectacular day.

I got off of the ship at around 11am, and went directly to Island Village. The casino that used to be there was gone. Someone said that it move down the street, near Soni Plaza, but I decided not to go.

 

There are about 35 vendors inside Island Village, including the Famous Margaritaville. Thats really what generates Island Village. It was a huge party there ! With prizes, fun, contests...It was kind of like Carlos and Charlies (But not as wild)

 

To access the beach there, you pay $3. If you want a chair for the day, just add $2. It was very relaxing. Margaritaville personnel come by to see if you need some food or drink. The vendors there can only walk along the water there. They are not allowed to come on to the beach to heckle passengers. There are security guards every 200 ft or so to make sure that doesn't happen.

 

Well I just decided to hang out there all day (I have been to Jamaica many times and didn't feel like an excursion). At about 3pm I decided to head back after doing some browsing. I then took a long nap ! (Vacations tend to wear a guy down)

 

We left at 5pm and we are sailing away to Georgetown, Grand Cayman...about 260nm. Tonight is the Crown and Anchor Party, The Ice Show, and the Love and Marriage show....plus dinner.

 

The free Movies today are "Sideways" and "Before Sunset" There were 2 showings of the movie "The Notebook" in the Screening Room on deck2.

 

Tonight is also the Summer Breeze Beach Party on the pool deck at 11pm-12:30am

 

Here's a few pics from today.... (I can only post 4 at a time, so I will post twice) My pics have to be temporarily store on www.shutterfly.com Club Photo is still giving me trouble.

 

 

Radio

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[Radio]

Here are a few more....Lots more tommorrow !

 

Radio

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[CruisinCJ]

Thank you so much for the pictures! I hope you realize how grateful we all are for your posts.

 

Have a wonderful evening!