VTcruising Is Living On The Edge Again: The LIVE Saga Continues (1/20/19)

[hcat]

All these things look great...more like the Celebrity we  have loved !

Dh will enjoy that game activity and might even  win..he has a knack for puzzles!

Was the Sr Officers Party on a chic night?  We have the Eastern itin but they usually do things on set nights,,

 

Have A Great Day!  Cant wait to hear about your dh's Thermal Suite experience!

Off to finish packing....

 

[Sandy1975]

VT, another amazing review! Question about cabin location. In post 339 you show room 11215. I switched to room 10213, which based on my study of pics and plans, is the last cabin on the section that bumps out. I am thinking that besides looking down, there will not be any obstructions. Is that correct? I am just a bit paranoid because someone on FB said it was obstructed by window washer equipment. 

Will you be able to confirm that it is unobstructed? Sorry if question has an obvious answer but I switched from another room to this one and now I am second guessing! Thanks!

[Sandy1975]

14 minutes ago, hcat said:

All these things look great...more like the Celebrity we  have loved !

Dh will enjoy that game activity and might even  win..he has a knack for puzzles!

Was the Sr Officers Party on a chic night?  We have the Eastern itin but they usually do things on set nights,,

 

Have A Great Day!  Cant wait to hear about your dh's Thermal Suite experience!

Off to finish packing....

 

I can't wait to read your thoughts on Edge. I will also be in the Eastern Itinerary and have an Aqua room. Looking forward to your comments! Only a few more days for you!

[cgolf1]

1 hour ago, vtcruising said:

Here are some daily activities:

 

Jan 22 (sea day):

 

 

 

Thank you, it definitely sounds like there will be plenty to do and explore. My wife will love the table maze:) 

 

I was talking to someone today and even though I followed the build process and the live reports, sailing a new line and new ship has a similar excitement and what have I gotten myself into feeling as our first cruise:)

 

 

[vtcruising]

56 minutes ago, MVPinBoynton said:

You are correct about the gorgeous ocean view from Eden Marilyn.  Quite a site.  Here is a pic I took.

 

 

 

That is what I saw (but obviously my camera didn't)- thanks so much, Mike!! I'm going back when we leave this afternoon. Absolutely breathtaking! 😊

[vtcruising]

47 minutes ago, Sandy1975 said:

VT, another amazing review! Question about cabin location. In post 339 you show room 11215. I switched to room 10213, which based on my study of pics and plans, is the last cabin on the section that bumps out. I am thinking that besides looking down, there will not be any obstructions. Is that correct? I am just a bit paranoid because someone on FB said it was obstructed by window washer equipment. 

Will you be able to confirm that it is unobstructed? Sorry if question has an obvious answer but I switched from another room to this one and now I am second guessing! Thanks!

No obstructions that I can see, except the lifeboats below. 🙂

 

[Norwaylady]

Thank you for a detailed and fun tread.

It is and has been an pleasure to follow you on Edge.

 

We are going on b2b in april and we booked as soon as it was possible. We have stateroom 6115 and when we booked it was not marked as obstructed, but no it is.

Have you been to any of the deluxe veranda stateroom on deck 6 during a cabin crawl?

 

[vtcruising]

1 hour ago, hcat said:

All these things look great...more like the Celebrity we  have loved !

Dh will enjoy that game activity and might even  win..he has a knack for puzzles!

Was the Sr Officers Party on a chic night?  We have the Eastern itin but they usually do things on set nights,,

 

Have A Great Day!  Cant wait to hear about your dh's Thermal Suite experience!

Off to finish packing....

 

The officer's party was not on Chic night. That is tonight.

 

It is lovely in Grand Cayman today - sunny and no wind. I plan to enjoy the RTG and MC while it is calm.

 

This is my view from the balcony:

Empress of the Seas - we have so many good memories of that ship!! Our first Royal cruise - we sailed her when she was shiny and new. 🙂

 

[vtcruising]

8 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

Thank you for a detailed and fun tread.

It is and has been an pleasure to follow you on Edge.

 

We are going on b2b in april and we booked as soon as it was possible. We have stateroom 6115 and when we booked it was not marked as obstructed, but no it is.

Have you been to any of the deluxe veranda stateroom on deck 6 during a cabin crawl?

 

I haven't been in one, but saw some good pictures of one. The balcony is smallish and the opening is round so not a full view, but you will have a space to go outside and the cabin itself is pretty much the same as the IV's - really nice cabins with lovely bathrooms and bigger shower. Hope you will enjoy it!

 

Here is a link to some pictures, in case you haven't seen any (post 15 and 16):

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2609144-edge-class-cabin-information-compilation-please-do-not-post-cabin-questions-here/?do=findComment&comment=56328649

[Sandy1975]

20 minutes ago, vtcruising said:

No obstructions that I can see, except the lifeboats below. 🙂

 

 

Thanks VT for confirming  such an obvious question.  Enjoy today, I am jealous of the warm weather. It is only 12 degrees where I am in Ohio!

[Freestyle Cruiser]

12 minutes ago, vtcruising said:

The officer's party was not on Chic night. That is tonight.

 

It is lovely in Grand Cayman today - sunny and no wind. I plan to enjoy the RTG and MC while it is calm.

 

This is my view from the balcony:

Empress of the Seas - we have so many good memories of that ship!! Our first Royal cruise - we sailed her when she was shiny and new. 🙂

 

 

Don’t forget to get a picture of Henry enjoying that wonderful lounger, for posterity 😎

[hcat]

1 minute ago, Freestyle Cruiser said:

 

Don’t forget to get a picture of Henry enjoying that wonderful lounger, for posterity 😎

Vtv

How about the both of you, now that you are mostly healed,

[Freestyle Cruiser]

2 minutes ago, hcat said:

Vtv

How about the both of you, now that you are mostly healed,

 

👍

[Norwaylady]

9 minutes ago, vtcruising said:

I haven't been in one, but saw some good pictures of one. The balcony is smallish and the opening is round so not a full view, but you will have a space to go outside and the cabin itself is pretty much the same as the IV's - really nice cabins with lovely bathrooms and bigger shower. Hope you will enjoy it!

 

Thank you for your reply.

We will be openminded The balcony/door/curtains I think will work great for us. One is early riser and one like to sleep...

The stateroom itself looks great, so that will not be the problem;)

 

Have a great journey back to Ft. Lauderdale😎

[MVPinBoynton]

Marilyn, Have you run into any folks that got a great deal on their cruise because they were gamblers?  We met two separate couples in different dining rooms that were offered Oceanview cabins for $212 pp 3 weeks before the cruise.  They obviously took it.  It made me think that perhaps I need to start gambling on cruise ships.   I was shocked that they would price the cabins that low.

[vtcruising]

26 minutes ago, Freestyle Cruiser said:

 

Don’t forget to get a picture of Henry enjoying that wonderful lounger, for posterity 😎

I just spent some quality time in the sun (will be sunny for us this morning on the balcony port side and then will head upstairs later for more glorious sun). I dozed in and out - a lovely feeling. hcat's couch is looking better and better!! 

 

I haven't seen the Edge Launches go by yet - Damian announced last night about using GC tenders because they can hold a lot more people. I'll watch to see if they use both. I'm glad we got a tender ride in November to see what the launches were like. We do love using the DG (Destination Gateway) for non-tender ports - very easy and comfortable way to return (with bathrooms there). There is a secret stairway to the Martini Bar from DG (with flying birds lining the walls of the stairwell), so if you return and can't wait for a drink....😉

[MVPinBoynton]

1 minute ago, vtcruising said:

I just spent some quality time in the sun (will be sunny for us this morning on the balcony port side and then will head upstairs later for more glorious sun). I dozed in and out - a lovely feeling. hcat's couch is looking better and better!! 

 

I haven't seen the Edge Launches go by yet - Damian announced last night about using GC tenders because they can hold a lot more people. I'll watch to see if they use both. I'm glad we got a tender ride in November to see what the launches were like. We do love using the DG (Destination Gateway) for non-tender ports - very easy and comfortable way to return (with bathrooms there). There is a secret stairway to the Martini Bar from DG (with flying birds lining the walls of the stairwell), so if you return and can't wait for a drink....😉

 

Darn, I didn't see that stairway!  Can you take a pic of where it is at the Martini Bar and/or where it comes out at the DG?

[vtcruising]

5 minutes ago, MVPinBoynton said:

 

Darn, I didn't see that stairway!  Can you take a pic of where it is at the Martini Bar and/or where it comes out at the DG?

 

Here is the way down - I'll try to get a picture of the way up. 🙂

 

Entrance to staircase on right, from GP 3 in back of Martini Bar (across from where the "old" GP Cafe was located):

 

Staircase down to DG with ceramic (I think) birds attached to the walls:

 

 

[vtcruising]

31 minutes ago, MVPinBoynton said:

Marilyn, Have you run into any folks that got a great deal on their cruise because they were gamblers?  We met two separate couples in different dining rooms that were offered Oceanview cabins for $212 pp 3 weeks before the cruise.  They obviously took it.  It made me think that perhaps I need to start gambling on cruise ships.   I was shocked that they would price the cabins that low.

We have a couple on our roll call who got an incredible deal on their cabin because they are high rollers. I didn't ask how much, but I'm sure Henry did 😉, so I'll see if he knows what they paid. I guess I should go back to the Casino tonight, though Wonder Woman has been very stingy to me this time!! 😊

 

[vtcruising]

1 hour ago, Sandy1975 said:

Thanks VT for confirming  such an obvious question.  Enjoy today, I am jealous of the warm weather. It is only 12 degrees where I am in Ohio!

Oh no! We will going back to that next week. At least I will have a nice tan...

[MVPinBoynton]

11 minutes ago, vtcruising said:

 

Here is the way down - I'll try to get a picture of the way up. 🙂

 

Entrance to staircase on right, from GP 3 in back of Martini Bar (across from where the "old" GP Cafe was located):

 

Staircase down to DG with ceramic (I think) birds attached to the walls:

 

 

 

Thanks so much for those pics.  I thought that door was to storage for the Martini Bar.  This is great to know.

[C-Dragons]

13 minutes ago, vtcruising said:

 

Here is the way down - I'll try to get a picture of the way up. 🙂

 

Entrance to staircase on right, from GP 3 in back of Martini Bar (across from where the "old" GP Cafe was located):

 

Staircase down to DG with ceramic (I think) birds attached to the walls:

Marilyn, sorry if I previously missed this, but what did X do with the Grand Plaza Cafe? Is that area now an extended seating area for the Martini Bar?

Edited January 25, 2019 by C-Dragons

[vtcruising]

4 minutes ago, C-Dragons said:

Marilyn, sorry if I previously missed this, but what did X do with the Grand Plaza Cafe? Is that area now an extended seating area for the Martini Bar?

I haven't asked if they are doing anything else with the space but looks like more seating and a big plant for now. 🙂

 

 

[vtcruising]

7 minutes ago, MVPinBoynton said:

 

Thanks so much for those pics.  I thought that door was to storage for the Martini Bar.  This is great to know.

It is easy to miss...

[vtcruising]

Yesterday we were in Cozumel and did our Chef's Market Tour.

 

We had a quick continental breakfast on the outside deck in the Retreat Lounge. It was empty again and we enjoyed a nice quiet breakfast overlooking the ocean.

 

 

 

 

After breakfast, we headed for the end of the pier and were met by Adrian, our tour leader. He was a great tour guide for our small group of 19. We were in a good-sized, comfy bus so went from place to place in comfort. Adrian talked about Cozumel, the history, culture, food, etc. and discussed the island's complete dependence on the mainland for food, electricity and pretty much everything, while we went to each place. He made it all very interesting.

 

We first went to the chocolate factory and learned about chocolate's discovery and the importance in the health and culture of the people (the food of the gods). We first had to be cleansed before entering by an actual priest (notice the parrot who interrupted Adrian all the time, but not the priest):

 

 

(Adrian is on the right)

 

 

Cocao beans:

 

This fun guy showed us how to make chocolate (Adrian's BIL):

 

Jazzbeau found this in the gift shop - we almost bought it to place in the Retreat, but reluctantly left it behind.😎

 

 

Edited January 25, 2019 by vtcruising