John&LaLa Live B2B from Symphony 10/26 and 11/2, Great Expectations 🎂

[Ocean Boy]

26 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

All those wonderful cruises still to come plus this one.

You and Laura always look happy to me and rightly so.

Maybe it has to do with the drink in his hand.

[Milwaukee Eight]

3 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Repeats of Bella should be exempt from the ban.

I can live with that. 

[John&LaLa]

2 minutes ago, Milwaukee Eight said:

I can live with that. 

 

Artwork from men's room on 17

#sophiethepug

 

Now here's a PSA that might be TMI.

 

They have motion sensors for the lights in the men's room on 17. If you stay to long, you might end up sitting in the dark. 😉

 

 

[John&LaLa]

2 hours ago, Bizzie07 said:

How do you like the Central Park Interior View?  My daughter is booked in 9601 in March....do you know if its location is OK?

 

Forgot to answer your question. It should be fine. I think it's closer to forward elevators.  I just prefer the aft, closer to the food. 

 

I'll try and get a picture of the view on turnaround day. 

[Bizzie07]

Just wondered what the view from the window is (and yes I've warned her about closing curtains😂) thanks.

 

[Sea Dog]

5 hours ago, Biker19 said:

VOOM Stream has been capped at about 4 Mbps for some time now, not sure why one would expect better than posted.

This is what I got on Harmony two weeks ago not very good.

[Domino D]

48 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

Artwork from men's room on 17

#sophiethepug

 

Now here's a PSA that might be TMI.

 

They have motion sensors for the lights in the men's room on 17. If you stay to long, you might end up sitting in the dark. 😉

 

1. This is a THOROUGH review.

2. Please ask Laura what kind of dog is in the Ladies room,  If it is Bella, we are being cheated in the men's room.

3. It "might" get dark, or you know it gets dark?

4. TIP - wave your arms constantly while using the facilities, if there is more than one person using the restroom take turns

[garnetpalmetto]

@John&LaLa - any way you could let us know who the current CD is on Symphony? There's some confusion on the Cruise Director thread.

[island lady]

4 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Top Tier yesterday 😉

 

 

 

I would re-post your picture to make a point, but....I indeed sure don't see Mr. Grumpy in that happy face photo at the upper tier.  😄 

Edited October 28, 2019 by island lady

[HBE4]

5 minutes ago, garnetpalmetto said:

@John&LaLa - any way you could let us know who the current CD is on Symphony? There's some confusion on the Cruise Director thread.

 

Ricky Matthews. 

 

Post #330 has photographic evidence.

[garnetpalmetto]

3 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

 

Ricky Matthews. 

 

Post #330 has photographic evidence.

 

Doh! Thanks @HBE4.

[HBE4]

7 minutes ago, garnetpalmetto said:

 

Doh! Thanks @HBE4.

 

You're welcome. Sometimes it's easy to miss a post on a popular Live review with a lot of postings.

 

I just happened to finish catching up when I saw your question and figured that John might be busy and not respond for awhile. Hope he doesn't mind.

 

It's all in the timing. 🙂

[Bronx12]

Hey John,  could you check how long Tony Scott, the DJ,  is going to be onboard? Thanks 🙂

[Domino D]

5 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

This is what I got on Harmony two weeks ago not very good.

 

Ouch

[twangster]

9 hours ago, Biker19 said:

The download speed is not that important once you get to the current limit, latency is much more important.

 

Agreed.  Throughput is nice but ping is king.  Lower latency will produce a faster feeling experience compared to having twice the bandwidth.

 

The speed is per device and streaming most content is fine at 4Mbps or under.    While you might not want 4Mbps for your entire family at home, when everyone gets 4Mbps it's fine for the majority of use cases.  Buy a four device plan and everyone gets 4Mbps for a total of 16Mbps.  

 

Most residential ISPs overstate what the average person needs at home in hopes of selling you a bigger package.  Gigabit when 40 - 50Mbps is adequate for the average family. 

 

There are people in rural America would would love to consistently get 4Mbps.    Friends on a farm get 3Mbps DSL... when it isn't raining.  They survive. 

[John&LaLa]

4 hours ago, garnetpalmetto said:

@John&LaLa - any way you could let us know who the current CD is on Symphony? There's some confusion on the Cruise Director thread.

 

I forgot to ask if he is returning. I'll see if I can get that answered. 

Edited October 28, 2019 by John&LaLa

[John&LaLa]

2 hours ago, Bronx12 said:

Hey John,  could you check how long Tony Scott, the DJ,  is going to be onboard? Thanks 🙂

 

I will try, but I'm sure he and I are on two totally different sleep schedules. 

 

For some reason I think I talked to the DJ in an elevator on boarding day

[John&LaLa]

6 hours ago, Domino D said:

1. This is a THOROUGH review.

2. Please ask Laura what kind of dog is in the Ladies room,  If it is Bella, we are being cheated in the men's room.

3. It "might" get dark, or you know it gets dark?

4. TIP - wave your arms constantly while using the facilities, if there is more than one person using the restroom take turns

 

The horses in the restroom outside casino are hilarious.  Size matters. 😉

[John&LaLa]

Question of the day

 

If I did something and didn't take a picture, did it really happen?

 

Sorry I'm behind

Edited October 28, 2019 by John&LaLa

[James4me]

On 10/27/2019 at 1:12 PM, Sea Dog said:

I bet she has some great stories!

How old do you think Barbs is?  I only ask as she’s cruised over 4,000+!   Talk about loyal to Royal 👍

[John&LaLa]

22 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

I will try, but I'm sure he and I are on two totally different sleep schedules. 

 

For some reason I think I talked to the DJ in an elevator on boarding day

 

DJ Bruno according to Compass 

@Bronx12

Edited October 28, 2019 by John&LaLa

[James4me]

11 hours ago, crewsweeper said:

Agree.   I think this thread would be only about 6-7 pages without the repeats.  Hard for us followers to catch up too.

 

But, nevertheless we will continue to read.

 

Ok

[Domino D]

38 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

If I did something and didn't take a picture, did it really happen?

Not so far as the rest of us can tell. 

Of course we can't quote the pictures you don't take, so.... there's that.

[Domino D]

51 minutes ago, James4me said:

How old do you think Barbs is?  I only ask as she’s cruised over 4,000+!   Talk about loyal to Royal 👍

I'm wondering how many ships officers don't have 4,000+ days.  Who you going to listen to a 30 something junior officer or Barb?  She probably hums the Wash Your Hands song without realizing it.  Yes, its jealousy.  God Bless her. 

Edited October 29, 2019 by Domino D

[John&LaLa]

13 minutes ago, Domino D said:

I'm wondering how many ships officers don't have 4,000+ days.  Who you going to listen to a 30 something junior officer or Barb?  She probably hums the Wash Your Hands song without realizing it.  Yes, its jealousy.  God Bless her. 

 

She's actually very nice. As I recall she hit 3000 points in September 2017, right before Laura hit 700