maxs mom Posted October 20, 2015 Author #101 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Always glad to see another review of yours Jane. The story about "Bob" is hilarious. Looking forward to more,Mary LOL!! Yes.....I'm sure we'll be calling John..."Bob" ...for some time to come!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUISEMAMI Posted October 20, 2015 #102 Share Posted October 20, 2015 LOL!! Yes.....I'm sure we'll be calling John..."Bob" ...for some time to come!! Yes, we love our Bob... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAT GIRL Posted October 21, 2015 #103 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Jane- Thanks for doing your reviews. I really feel like I'm there with you while I'm reading it. I don't believe Raj can take a bad picture. Anita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherriZ366 Posted October 21, 2015 #104 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I love the little dining areas that they have here. After lunch I stopped by the beach bar and got GP to make a Bushwhacker for me for dessert. Yummy!! After a few drinks.....this was the best toe shot I could manage!! Great beach day today! Loved the slanted toe picture!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogicoco Posted October 21, 2015 #105 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Leaving this Friday for San Juan and the Jewel! Can you come??!! :D Check out my signature and book one of those!! Would love to see you guys!! Wish we could. Jewel is one of our favorite ships. I don't think my boss would love the idea lol. I am a slave to my job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted October 21, 2015 Author #106 Share Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) We were pretty beat from the heat of the day, but we made it to the CL for a short time and then on to dinner. We called it a night pretty early tonight. Thursday ~ October1, 2015 ~ St. Kitts After breakfast, we got ready to go out for the day. We always get a day pass at the Marriott. ($35 pp) We've been to all the beaches here and none even come close to spending the day at the Marriott! We docked very early today....7 AM.....and it was HOT!!! When we got there, the place was deserted. We logged into the wonderfully fast wifi and headed down to the beach where we had our pick of cabanas. The beach was nice, but HOT! There was a slight breeze, so it was comfortable. The water was a little rough today, though. We spent all morning on the beach: Edited October 21, 2015 by max'smom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted October 21, 2015 Author #107 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Around 12:30-!:00 we moseyed up to the pool area and got the last two chairs that I could find with an umbrella! We must have shade. More people were out and about now, but it still wasn't crowded. The chairs have covers on them, too......so we made sort of a little shade fort!! Ha! We got some lunch in the poolside restaurant. The food is really good here and quite plentiful. You can easily split an entrée and that's what we usually do. The pool area is huge and so pretty. The only problem today was that the water was a little warm! We spent the rest of the afternoon at the pool. We stayed here until around 3. I always hate to leave here. We easily got an nice air conditioned taxi back to the ship. Once again the heat zapped us today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted October 21, 2015 Author #108 Share Posted October 21, 2015 The port area in St. Kitts is nice with lots of stores and restaurants. We just walk through the area, though. We don't shop any more. Watch out here for guys that will put a monkey on your back and then expect you to pay them. Back on the ship.....we got frozen yogurt and naps!! The heat really did a number on us today, so we cut the CL time short tonight and went to dinner early. We nearly fell asleep in our dinner plates, so we went back to the cabin right after dinner and were in bed by 9:15!! Such party animals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba83 Posted October 21, 2015 #109 Share Posted October 21, 2015 There is a really nice pool area at Margaritaville. Not a bad place to spend a few hours. And it's so convenient. [/url] Nice little outing. So there were kiddos in the pool? And is the pool free. Our kiddos will be 3 and 5.5 when we sail here and I really don't like the idea of paying for a beach/all inclusive excursion....so we could possibly go to Margaretville and have some adult beverages and swim with the kiddos a bit as a nice option... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted October 21, 2015 Author #110 Share Posted October 21, 2015 So there were kiddos in the pool? And is the pool free. Our kiddos will be 3 and 5.5 when we sail here and I really don't like the idea of paying for a beach/all inclusive excursion....so we could possibly go to Margaretville and have some adult beverages and swim with the kiddos a bit as a nice option... Yes.....kids are allowed and it's free. I would suggest getting out there early to get some chairs. It IS a nice option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted October 21, 2015 Author #111 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Friday ~ October 2, 2015 ~ At Sea We wind up this cruise with two days at sea and I love it when that happens. So relaxing and not so hectic trying to get packed up in a hurry. Had coffee with Eddie this morning! Hurricane Joachin was stirring around in the Caribbean and the regular route would have gone right through the middle of it. The Captain explained with charts and graphs how he was going to take a longer, more southerly route to avoid it. It worked.....we were hardly disturbed at all. This was about as rough as it got out there. Could hardly feel much motion. But there was some. Checked out the Solarium this morning. Apparently there was a towel animal demo somewhere because thee were towel animals all over the place. I've never seen so many! Eddie was in his spot for the day! It was very windy up on deck, so us girls went down to the Promenade to play another new card game. This is a favorite card game in Australia. Again complicated, but I hung in there and played. It was fun. It was called Five Alive. I connected to the internet again today and it was working quite well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted October 21, 2015 Author #112 Share Posted October 21, 2015 At 2:30....all D+ and Pinnacle folks were invited to an old fashioned Ice Cream Social with the Captain and the Officers. This was the first time they had done this and t was well attended and was really nice. We first started out with ice cream sodas. They had two different kinds that waiters brought around. We sat at tables and waited our turn. You could choose any container that you wanted to build your sundae. I chose the martini glass! The officers served the ice cream and there were plenty of choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted October 21, 2015 Author #113 Share Posted October 21, 2015 This was my finished product! Yum!! Franca and "Bob"! This was a very nice affair. I hope they keep this up. We gave them some very favorable feedback here and on the comment survey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandj05 Posted October 21, 2015 #114 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Ice cream social is a GREAT idea! We might have to increase our cruises to become D+ quicker. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heatherb1958 Posted October 21, 2015 #115 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Hi Jane, what a fantastic idea for the ice cream social. I bet there wasn't much food waste;). I recognise HD Johann in the middle of the 3 officers serving the ice cream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widallas Posted October 21, 2015 #116 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Seriously, I want your life....at least your cruising life!!! :) Such a lovely group of ship "family" that you have carefully accumulated and cultivated. Wonderful review and love the photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted October 21, 2015 Author #117 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Hi Jane, what a fantastic idea for the ice cream social. I bet there wasn't much food waste;).I recognise HD Johann in the middle of the 3 officers serving the ice cream. Yes.....that was a great idea. They need to keep coming up with things like this. It was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted October 21, 2015 Author #118 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Seriously, I want your life....at least your cruising life!!! :) Such a lovely group of ship "family" that you have carefully accumulated and cultivated. Wonderful review and love the photos! Oh, you are so right! We have the best crusing family!! And yes.....they have been carefully accumulated and cultivated!! What a nice thing to say! THANKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnaman43 Posted October 21, 2015 #119 Share Posted October 21, 2015 So happy your back. Love your reviews. We love the Southern Caribbean also and have been to most of your special spots. Thanks for another great review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted October 22, 2015 Author #120 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Tonight is formal night. We actually had a real picture made. Then a silly picture made: Nice time visiting with friends: Raj even gives massages!!! Franca and Bill always came back to join us for a little bit after they had their dinner. We went to dinner a tad early. We had prime rib tonight. It was good, although a bit thin. Casino time after dinner. John won a little. We got raffle tickets for a special drawing for $500, but no luck in that. Nice day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaTene Posted October 22, 2015 #121 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Our turn FINALLY here! We depart Sunday Oct 25. Deal of a lifetime landed us in OWNERS SUITE 1648 directly across from CL. Have so very much enjoyed your review Jane and the gorgeous pictures! Looking forward to meeting Raj and getting one of his massages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA Law Posted October 22, 2015 #122 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I only just got here... Saw toes and knew I was in the right place! You did a great review as usual. Cruising family is the best! Can't wait till our December reunion. Sending hugs to you and "Bob" from the professor and me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamon Posted October 22, 2015 #123 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Nice review...enjoying..keep it going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted October 22, 2015 Author #124 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Saturday ~ October 3, 2015 ~ At Sea Well.....this is it.....last day! Always sad. Coffee with Raj.....breakfast as usual. People were doing their last minute shopping. We got our suitcases out.......Booooo!!!! At 12:30 I went down to the MDR for lunch with officers. I met Eddie and Carol there. We sat with the Compliance Officer from Oregon. Again.....a very nice lunch.....lots of wine....the menu was different from last week and my chicken entrée was delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted October 22, 2015 Author #125 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I skipped dessert and went with John to get some frozen yogurt cones. That's mine on the right.....John's on the left. I just shake my head when I watch people try to get their cones from the machine. No one knows how to do it right. We are experts!! Here we go......chugging back to Fort Lauderdale: Got the bulk of the packing done this afternoon and got some reading time in. Had to say good-bye to everyone tonight. What a great two weeks. Loved seeing all these folks again. Hopefully we'll get back together before too long!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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