Beachiekeen Posted February 5, 2019 #26 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Yay so glad I caught the beginning! Those are great pics. I watched the superbowl and loved the shots of the Atlanta acquarium which I had no idea existed. Those drinks look delicious. Sorry to hear about your woes and I’ll be interested to see how much of an impact the new drink package makes. Have a great cruise, can’t wait to hear all about it! I’ll be following! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itseaya Posted February 5, 2019 #27 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Glad to see you are back! I now get to follow along. I leave on the 16th on the Bliss and enjoyed that review! Sorry about the job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenatorsFan Posted February 5, 2019 #28 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I'm happy to be here at the beginning of this journey, too. Thanks for sharing Atlanta with us! Too bad about the drink package but I'm sure you'll still have a great cruise. Heather 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 5, 2019 Author #29 Share Posted February 5, 2019 8 hours ago, Beachiekeen said: Yay so glad I caught the beginning! Those are great pics. I watched the superbowl and loved the shots of the Atlanta acquarium which I had no idea existed. Those drinks look delicious. Sorry to hear about your woes and I’ll be interested to see how much of an impact the new drink package makes. Have a great cruise, can’t wait to hear all about it! I’ll be following! Thanks so much for being here, Beachiekeen... This is indeed a bad time to raise prices yet again. Some of the particular spirits have increased by 100%, so it's really going to strain my budget, but hey, it's vacation so money doesn't matter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 5, 2019 Author #30 Share Posted February 5, 2019 8 hours ago, itseaya said: Glad to see you are back! I now get to follow along. I leave on the 16th on the Bliss and enjoyed that review! Sorry about the job Thanks for following, itseaya. I was fortunate to land on my feet, and started a new job almost immediately... Not my dream job, but it pays the bills. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 5, 2019 Author #31 Share Posted February 5, 2019 7 hours ago, SenatorsFan said: I'm happy to be here at the beginning of this journey, too. Thanks for sharing Atlanta with us! Too bad about the drink package but I'm sure you'll still have a great cruise. Heather Thanks for returning to follow my journey, SenatorsFan... I'm hoping to have a fun and relaxing cruise, and will share it with you all upon my return... No fighting against the web site and poor wifi this time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 5, 2019 Author #32 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Getting ready for my final day of work prior to my travel day tomorrow... I'm still waiting for the morning coffee to kick in, and I'm hoping for a stress-free work day. Before I go much further, I'm going to go back a couple of days again, and then everything will be in real time, I promise... I went on Sunday morning and did my weekly side job cleaning at the office park, and then went and helped the owner of my new company move some stuff into storage. (Gotta make as much extra money as possible to pay those grossly increased drink prices) It was super bowl Sunday, but I don't really have interest in the game anyway. After a hard days work, the owner took me out to a nice dinner at Houston's, which is a small chain restaurant, but nice and a bit expensive. Definitely the kind of place to go when someone else is paying. They serve a really great margarita, and I immediately ordered one of those after a long day of heavy lifting. We then scarfed down an order of spinach artichoke dip and a Caeser salad, sorry no pics, I was hungry. Another margarita arrived a few minutes later, and then it was time for steak, in this case the Hawaiian ribeye and a loaded baked potato. Then I had yet a couple more margaritas. (I think I mentioned, someone else was paying) Feeling pretty good now, I headed home and caught the fourth quarter of what I hear was a pretty boring super bowl game. Now, we've come full circle to yesterday, and we're back in real time... I'm going to get ready for work, and will update again later... Soon we'll be doing this vacation thing for real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blarko Posted February 5, 2019 #33 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Happy I was able to stumble upon this review at the beginning. With the new and improved CC, it takes some work to find reviews from my favorite writers. I’ll miss the LIVE review, but will be looking forward to the review once you’re back home. Enjoy your cruise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinMama2003 Posted February 5, 2019 #34 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Enjoy your cruise, Sid! I too will miss the LIVE parts from you, but I'm excited you will be doing this at least so we are able to "travel along" with you 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstimecruiseronncl Posted February 5, 2019 #35 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Looking forward to your review. I've been on the Breakaway five times, Getaway once. I loved both of them but after sailing the Escape last July, she has become my new favorite. She is the Breakaway with a few extras. Have a great trip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleally Posted February 5, 2019 #36 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Yeah! So glad you are back. Love your style. So sucks about your job just before Christmas also sucks the NCL drink, bad enough they raise prices, blah, blah, blah but to not be able to purchase the upgrade???? WTH? Then they should keep the old prices until they offer upgrade IMO enjoy! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 5, 2019 Author #37 Share Posted February 5, 2019 35 minutes ago, firstimecruiseronncl said: Looking forward to your review. I've been on the Breakaway five times, Getaway once. I loved both of them but after sailing the Escape last July, she has become my new favorite. She is the Breakaway with a few extras. Have a great trip. Yes, the Escape quickly became my favorite as well, and I've sailed her four times myself... Thanks for following along... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 5, 2019 Author #38 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I went to do a final check of the mail at my PO box, and found five identical letters letting me know that my health insurance from my old job has been cancelled. One would have been enough, but I guess they wanted to rub it in. I'll have new insurance after 90 days at the new job, so I'm hoping for good health between now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelGirlinDallas Posted February 5, 2019 #39 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Looking forward to another Sid review!! Enjoyed the Atlanta pics! How is the new job going? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kackles Posted February 5, 2019 #40 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Yay! Excited to follow along. Your reviews always keep me entertained and give me much needed breaks through my day. I hope you have a great trip! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare All-ready2cruise Posted February 5, 2019 #41 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Hi Sid, glad I found your thread early on and looking forward to reading whatever you have time to share. I'm just off the Jade this past Friday so totally understand about not doing the live report. Hopefully, you'll have a very relaxing cruise and feel rejuvinated and refreshed when you get home. cheers, Connie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zencruisers Posted February 5, 2019 #42 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I was happy to find this report. Great pictures and commentary as usual. Enjoy your cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted February 5, 2019 #43 Share Posted February 5, 2019 1 hour ago, sid_9169 said: Yes, the Escape quickly became my favorite as well, and I've sailed her four times myself... Thanks for following along... I’m looking at the Escape for a last minute cruise (end of this month). You cruised the Bliss too (right?). I’ve never sailed the Escape. I’ve done both “-away” ships. Compare/contrast? PS...congrats on landing on your feet so quickly job wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 5, 2019 Author #44 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I found these at the grocery store yesterday... Since I'm going to be eating healthy all week, I decided to eat the whole bag for lunch today. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 5, 2019 Author #45 Share Posted February 5, 2019 30 minutes ago, graphicguy said: I’m looking at the Escape for a last minute cruise (end of this month). You cruised the Bliss too (right?). I’ve never sailed the Escape. I’ve done both “-away” ships. Compare/contrast? PS...congrats on landing on your feet so quickly job wise. The Escape, with the addition of the brew house, Food Republic, and Pincho Tapas puts it in a class by itself... Pincho is my favorite dining venue on all of the NCL vessels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted February 5, 2019 #46 Share Posted February 5, 2019 1 minute ago, sid_9169 said: The Escape, with the addition of the brew house, Food Republic, and Pincho Tapas puts it in a class by itself... Pincho is my favorite dining venue on all of the NCL vessels. Thanks....appreciate it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deedle7544 Posted February 5, 2019 #47 Share Posted February 5, 2019 So glad I found your review! I;m been stalking these boards, waiting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstimecruiseronncl Posted February 5, 2019 #48 Share Posted February 5, 2019 28 minutes ago, sid_9169 said: The Escape, with the addition of the brew house, Food Republic, and Pincho Tapas puts it in a class by itself... Pincho is my favorite dining venue on all of the NCL vessels. I also love the wine bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 5, 2019 Author #49 Share Posted February 5, 2019 2 hours ago, TravelGirlinDallas said: Looking forward to another Sid review!! Enjoyed the Atlanta pics! How is the new job going? New job is good. A bit more physical than the last, but I'm surviving so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 5, 2019 Author #50 Share Posted February 5, 2019 21 minutes ago, deedle7544 said: So glad I found your review! I;m been stalking these boards, waiting. Thanks for being here, deedle7544 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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