whynotsooner Posted January 4, 2014 #51 Share Posted January 4, 2014 This review is amazing and so are your photographs! My winter break is over in two day and reading this is really bringing back from the memories from three weeks ago when we were on Royal. The week before you! I'm telling myself that its just my vacation home and that I'll me back soon...yeah right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupcrazy Posted January 4, 2014 #52 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Another fantastic review Victoria! I'm definitely subscribing again. Thanks so much for taking your time to post this review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted January 4, 2014 #53 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Thank you, thank you! I love my loyal readers! :) Count me among them Victoria. I always enjoy your reviews. New camera-what fun! Norris in frigid Chicago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maureencruiser Posted January 4, 2014 #54 Share Posted January 4, 2014 More! More!! The ship is beautiful and the cabins are big, I just might go on princess next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmwnc1959 Posted January 4, 2014 #55 Share Posted January 4, 2014 CONGRATULATIONS on Clemson's Orange Bowl victory!!! :D:D:D Loving your review so far, and the pictures are wonderful! Looking forward to the rest of it, definitely subscribing to this one. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisakoivu Posted January 4, 2014 #56 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I love your review. I'm posting this comment purely so the link keeps showing up in my email, as I only check the NCL boards ... thanks for letting us know over there that you were going to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle tavern Posted January 4, 2014 #57 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I am trying to find your review of the epic, does anyone have a link? I usually sail Princess but we are trying the Epic in March. Thanks Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westendgirl Posted January 4, 2014 #58 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Welcome back LittleMissMagic! We've missed your cute, smiling faces. More please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlynn0366 Posted January 4, 2014 #59 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I am trying to find your review of the epic, does anyone have a link? I usually sail Princess but we are trying the Epic in March. Thanks Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk If you look at the bottom of her posts u will see all her cruises listed & there are 2 for the Epic, click on Picture Review & this will take you to review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle tavern Posted January 4, 2014 #60 Share Posted January 4, 2014 If you look at the bottom of her posts u will see all her cruises listed & there are 2 for the Epic, click on Picture Review & this will take you to review. Thanks, it does not show signature on app I am using, will go on with my laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCCC Posted January 4, 2014 #61 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Looking forward to reading the rest! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clean1owner Posted January 4, 2014 #62 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I've never really photographed food before, but I gave it an ambitious start on this sailing. I forgot a lot of courses and brought heavy doses of embarrassment to Rachel (Who was she trying to impress - ratty ballcap boy?). Also, note that I am very inexperienced with the exterior flash. This was a learning experience! 12.22.13 by vshingl, on Flickr Egg rolls as an appetizer And I guess I was too hungry and devoured my entree before photographing it... or maybe I was just frazzled by the lady at the table next to me (not related to the large party of obnoxious people) who looked at me photographing my appetizer and said, "Oh, that's a girl thing. Girls always photograph their food." No, it's not! It's a nerdy travel blogger thing! Am I really more normal than I think?? So here's dessert! 12.22.13 by vshingl, on Flickr If you can't win, fight back! Rachel found it hilarious to take a bite of the food I was photographing - whether it was hers or mine. 12.22.13 by vshingl, on Flickr I very seldom photograph my food, but I do take pictures of all the menus. Do you suppose that still qualifies me to be a nerdy travel blogger? P.S. Happy belated Birthday! (We share the date) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LittleMissMagic Posted January 4, 2014 Author #63 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Hello, everyone! I am so flattered that you missed me last night! :) And what a great game (and annoying over-the-top refs). I was sitting on the edge of my seat the entire time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LittleMissMagic Posted January 4, 2014 Author #64 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Camera nerd question. Which Tamron 17-50mm lens do you have? Apparently, there are two Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di-II VC LD Aspherical (IF) Lens and Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di-II LD Aspherical [iF] Autofocus Lens I'm asking, because I really like the dessert picture above, and noticed that the aperture on the pic was f/2.8. None of the three lenses I own open that wide, and I'm starting to feel like I really "need" one to get those blurred out backgrounds :o I now have the lens that I got two cameras ago which is a basic Canon 18-55mm; plus a Tamron 18-200mm, good all around but I wanted something higher quality; which is why I got my Canon 18-135mm when I got the new camera. I found I wasn't zooming out to 200mm anyway, ever. So I figured less zoom, higher quality would work for me for everything. However, now, I want more lenses. More more more. :eek: :D My new setup feels so much heavier than my old combo (Canon T1i plus the Tamron lens) even though the difference is only 10oz (I weighed them on my postal scale). I was looking at the two Tamron 17-50 lenses and one of them weighs even MORE than the lens I'm using. I'm going to need a cart to haul this stuff around :( The lens I have is listed on Amazon as the Tamron SP AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di-II LD SP Aspherical (IF) Zoom Lens. I knew that I wanted a lens with a really wide aperture because I often shoot handheld in low-lighting situations, and I also love some buttery bokeh. I chose this lens as an upgrade to the kit lens (and ultimately didn't even purchase the kit, but went body only) after reading this review by Tom Bricker on the Disney Tourist Blog. As of October 2013, it's no longer his number one choice as an upgrade for a kit lens, but I wanted the longer focal length of 50mm (his new number one recommendation is the Sigma 18-35 f/1.8). I completely understand what you mean by wanting more, more, more! If lenses weren't so expensive (and heavy), I'd have a big problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LittleMissMagic Posted January 4, 2014 Author #65 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I very seldom photograph my food, but I do take pictures of all the menus. Do you suppose that still qualifies me to be a nerdy travel blogger? P.S. Happy belated Birthday! (We share the date) I think you could definitely give yourself the title of nerdy travel blogger! :) And thank you for the birthday wishes - my grandfather and a few other awesome people were also born on that day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocklinmom Posted January 4, 2014 #66 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Great review so far! Can't wait to see the rest. Makes me miss Princess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Woobstr112G Posted January 4, 2014 #67 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Love your review and pictures.....:):):) Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorontoTL Posted January 4, 2014 #68 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Enjoying your review so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LittleMissMagic Posted January 4, 2014 Author #69 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Now back to your (not so) regularly scheduled TR..... Before moving onto the next day, I'd like to mention our evening activities. Princess had an 18-20 meet and greet scheduled. Though no longer 20, we decided to swing by to maybe meet some other college students. It was held in the Princess Live Lounge outside of the theater, so we figured that we could just scope out the crowd while walking by and decide if we should go back or not. Well, before we reached the group, we spotted a cast member with a clipboard (usually these activities are just suggestions and not really organized) and decided that this was not something we wanted to do. "Walk, walk!" We quickly walked and were passing the group when a hand reached out. "Oh my GOSH! You probably don't remember us, but we were on the cruise with you last year!" We did remember them, and they were on the Island Princess with us last year. This isn't the first time that we've randomly run into someone who was on our Christmas Cruise before (last time it was the girl who paraded herself around the ship as "Miss Florida," wearing a crown and sash everywhere she went on the Grandeur of the Seas in 2009 and then the Carnival Dream in 2010). These cruises are many family's traditions, and there are only so many each year, so it make sense that you would run into people again. These girls were from a family of four sisters ranging in age from 14 to 23, and we always referred to them as the South Carolina girls because one of them went to the University of South Carolina last year, but she since transferred. They actually live in Georgia. Club 6 might be the lamest club I've ever visited on a ship... and this includes the Grandma of the Seas. The lights were on which is a big club no - no one wants to actually see the person they're dancing with. And the dance floor was in an awkward location between a wall and a bar facing the dance floor. They need to redesign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LittleMissMagic Posted January 4, 2014 Author #70 Share Posted January 4, 2014 December 23, 2013 - Princess Cays Rachel and I ordered room service for the morning. Princess's breakfast room service menu is really limited, and the breakfast sandwiches aren't very good, but it was fun to eat breakfast on the balcony. 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr We got ready for a day at the beach and went to tender. You have to get a tender ticket in the dining room before you can tender, but they don't actually collect the tickets. 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr He's cool. 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LittleMissMagic Posted January 4, 2014 Author #71 Share Posted January 4, 2014 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LittleMissMagic Posted January 4, 2014 Author #72 Share Posted January 4, 2014 While I was taking photos, Dad and Rachel found a shark... 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr Princess Cays by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr We found chairs on the last beach heading towards the cabanas, and I went exploring. There's a fun little lookout structure which lets you see possibly more of the island than you should be able to. 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LittleMissMagic Posted January 4, 2014 Author #73 Share Posted January 4, 2014 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr Cloud coverage coming... 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr Worker mealtime... behind the scenes areas... 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LittleMissMagic Posted January 4, 2014 Author #74 Share Posted January 4, 2014 This guy must've spotted me and wanted to make sure that I didn't have an advantage for "our competition." 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr I ventured to the cabanas... 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LittleMissMagic Posted January 4, 2014 Author #75 Share Posted January 4, 2014 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr 12.23.13 by vshingl, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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