christopherfar Posted May 22, 2017 Author #176 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Loving your review. We sail on her June 3. I also love the food porn. Any chance you can tell us what the dish is along with the picture? Thanks for taking us along for the ride! Sent from my SM-N910P using Forums mobile app I'll try to do a better job of that. I'm pretty amazed with myself when I manage to take a picture before devouring. [emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Wizard Posted May 22, 2017 #177 Share Posted May 22, 2017 While we wait to board, how about some social commentary. The first come first served setup for Vibe passes truly brings out the worst in people. Manners kind of go out the window. It's everyone for themselves in that security line. If you so much as take a step in the wrong direction, you'll be suspected of attempting to cut the line. I should know, I almost accused an old lady of it... Sent from my iPhone using Forums Is Vibe that Adult only area? I know what it's like to watch people cut the line and have to "deal" with them. They have no conscience about doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Wizard Posted May 22, 2017 #178 Share Posted May 22, 2017 This make me excited. I'll sailing in 2 weeks Thanks Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesaB Posted May 22, 2017 #179 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Belatedly following. Awesome live review so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopherfar Posted May 23, 2017 Author #180 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Dinner tonight in La Cucina was amazing. I forgot to take pictures of the salad and appetizer courses. I had the Caesar and the Rigatoni. Both were great. Meg had the risotto and Caprese. The caprese was really, reaaaaally great. I had the lamb entree (remember when I said am impressed when I manage to take the photo before I take a bite? I failed this time) and Meg has the shrimp scampi. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracyfitzs Posted May 23, 2017 #181 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Do they have yuengling or yuengling light in bottles or on draft anyway? Boarding Saturday!!!!!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracyfitzs Posted May 23, 2017 #182 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Can you post a list of drafts at the District Brew House? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopherfar Posted May 23, 2017 Author #183 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Trying something different tonight: water. Grabbed some Deal or No Deal cards also. Waiting for that to begin. Seems to be a popular choice. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopherfar Posted May 23, 2017 Author #184 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Do they have yuengling or yuengling light in bottles or on draft anyway? Boarding Saturday!!!!!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Pretty confident they have it in bottles in District. I will double check next time I'm there (and post the draft/bottle list). Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopherfar Posted May 23, 2017 Author #185 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Meg + cruises + bingo-like games have always worked well together. Her Deal or No Deal card won us $50 tonight. Winning is fun even if you spent more on the cards than you won back [emoji3]. Early to bed tonight for us. We've chartered a boat out of St. Thomas tomorrow to do some island hopping in BVI. Lion in Da Sun is the name of the boat for anyone interested -- very much looking forward to this one! I'll leave you for the night with our new friend: Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted May 23, 2017 #186 Share Posted May 23, 2017 What exactly is Vibe, and why does one need to rush to get passes to it? I'm already sold on this ship because: brew house! Is Vibe that Adult only area? I know what it's like to watch people cut the line and have to "deal" with them. They have no conscience about doing it. Vibe is an adults only area located on deck 19. They offer 75 passes per week to be sold @ 99.00 each. They are sold on a first come basis in Headliners as soon as boarding opens up. There is no pool there, but they have a hot tub as well as misting areas and a dedicated bar. Padded terrycloth covered loungers, tables and umbrellas add to the ambiance. The servers treat you very well and they serve fruited ice water, fruit skewers, warm baked cookies, all types of alcoholic concoctions and of course, shot o'clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted May 23, 2017 #187 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Do they have yuengling or yuengling light in bottles or on draft anyway? Boarding Saturday!!!!!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Here's a copy of the list from last year. http://eatsleepcruise.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/District-1.jpghttp://eatsleepcruise.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/District-2.jpg http://eatsleepcruise.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/District-4.jpg As you can see from the last group, they did have Yuengling, from America's oldest brewer in Pottsville PA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquishTheWhale Posted May 23, 2017 #188 Share Posted May 23, 2017 How was the lamb in La Cucina? Not on board until October but already anticipating my menu choices ;) Very much enjoyed the lamb in Cagneys last time around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbri Posted May 23, 2017 #189 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Enjoying your review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopherfar Posted May 23, 2017 Author #190 Share Posted May 23, 2017 What a day... What an amazing day in St Thomas. Well, sort of. Started off a little poorly. Took a shared, open air taxi to Sapphire Marina for our privately booked charter. On more than one occasion we feared for our lives. Miguel was... how should I put this... aggressive? People were joking about it being more intense than a roller coaster. I'd read rumors of these taxis. If you're like me and think everyone is just being overly dramatic, think again. It was terrifying. Not the "Best Taxi" as the name suggests. Nonetheless, we survived and arrived. Lion in Da Sun and Captain Craig awaited: Craig whisked us away to BVI with history and facts along the way. I'll do a dump of photos later with a few captions. Far too many to talk about them all right now. First stop was customs in Jost and Foxy's. Customs was very backed up, so we were stuck on the boat for a bit, but we made it. I had a BBC (proper with real bananas unlike the boat) and Meg a Banana Whacker. Both were excellent, but I didn't get photos. Here's a few photos of the bar and scenery, however: Will continue below. I think there is a six photo limit. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopherfar Posted May 24, 2017 Author #191 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Next up, we headed to "Corona Island," aka Sandy Spit. Didn't spend much time there, mostly just a photo opp, but wow beautiful: Next up was BeeLiners. This was little more than a tent on a a beach with drinks. But oh what a beach! Little glimpse of Captain Craig in that photo too! Whole day was a little hazy, so the pictures don't totally do the beaches justice. They were heaven on earth. Captain Craig alerted us to a little known fact (at least we didn't know): While the beach town in the Shawshank Redemption (Zihuatanejo) is actually in Mexico as portrayed in the movie, the scene was actually filmed in the Caribbean on a small island called Sandy Point, pictured below (from a distance): On to the main event. Soggy Dollar Bar. The stories and even photos of this place hardly do it justice. What an incredible beach. The bar is what it is (which isn't much though we did have lunch which was great). But the beach, the water, the sand... Words come up short. I'll let photos speak. The approach: Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopherfar Posted May 24, 2017 Author #192 Share Posted May 24, 2017 The bar: Couple of the view from the bar: View from the water: Meg and me: And we found a stingray right in the water: Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopherfar Posted May 24, 2017 Author #193 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Captain Craig hooked us up with a far less terrifying private taxi back to the ship. Snapped a few great photos from the balcony as we left St Thomas: Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopherfar Posted May 24, 2017 Author #194 Share Posted May 24, 2017 How was the lamb in La Cucina? Not on board until October but already anticipating my menu choices ;) Very much enjoyed the lamb in Cagneys last time around! It was so good. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Dreaming Posted May 24, 2017 #195 Share Posted May 24, 2017 How long were you with captain Craig? Customs? We have taken a sailboat from st. Thomas to St. John's and we did not do customs. What is the rule for that? How much did your day on the boat cost? Looked like an amazing day!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSKC Posted May 24, 2017 #196 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Wondering why you did the BVI's from St. Thomas instead of waiting til the next day in Tortola (b/c of customs costs/issues) - is it because you had more time in St. T's? Trying to decide if we do a boat excursion from St T's or Tortola - how much did you pay approx for boat (was it a private rental?) and what is the cost for customs to enter BVI from St T's? Thanks. Looks like a picture perfect kind of day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopherfar Posted May 24, 2017 Author #197 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Wondering why you did the BVI's from St. Thomas instead of waiting til the next day in Tortola (b/c of customs costs/issues) - is it because you had more time in St. T's? Trying to decide if we do a boat excursion from St T's or Tortola - how much did you pay approx for boat (was it a private rental?) and what is the cost for customs to enter BVI from St T's? Thanks. Looks like a picture perfect kind of day. Good questions. Mostly about time. The stop in Tortola is so short. It did cost $45 per person in customs to do it from St. Thomas, but we had a ten hour day in St. Thomas compared to 8 in Tortola tomorrow (starting at 7 am at that -- hard to maximize your time with an arrival that early). Lion in da Sun's pricing is on their website. Worth every penny. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimmiethebeach Posted May 24, 2017 #198 Share Posted May 24, 2017 So excited to follow along. There is nothing like a good live review! I just booked the Escape for July 29, 2017. I can't wait to be back, probably my favorite ship yet! Have a great cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquishTheWhale Posted May 24, 2017 #199 Share Posted May 24, 2017 It was so good. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Thanks! Maybe I'll go lamb in both then... mmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pajazz28 Posted May 24, 2017 #200 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Fun fact. A six mile drive in Miami is estimated to take 37 minutes. We're not in Texas anymore. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Welcome to South Florida palm tree, sunshine beach and gridlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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