Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[reallyitsmema]

4 minutes ago, aussielozzie18 said:

DD has travelled extensively but this is the first time she has flown with meds.  Had her pill cutter confiscated.  Never occurred to her to put it in her luggage rather than carryon.  Lesson learnt.  First stop London will be the chemist.  She is looking forward to travelling on the brand new Elizabeth tube line when she lands.

 

Wow, I never would have thought a pill cutter would be an issue.  I just checked the TSA site to see if that is an issue here and they are allowed in both carry ons and checked baggage.

 

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/pill-cutter

 

Hope she finds one easily in London. 🙂 

[DaniDanielle]

51 minutes ago, George C said:

I was extremely lucky I was in 1969 to 1971 without going to Vietnam, spent one year in Oklahoma and one in Germany, I had worked in computers for two years before getting drafted so I just had a civilian type job in computers for my two years.

Charlie had the same job in the Army.  He was lucky also, his group went to Korea.  They alternated weeks, one week Vietnam, the other Korea.

[Ozark_Kid]

1 hour ago, Sunshine3601 said:

sure is One Happy Island.   One of our favorites.   My TSOTD  is Antigua, purchased in Jan.   Another one of my favorite islands.

My TSOTD is Curacao. One of the other stops on our October cruise.

[molly361]

1 hour ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I just missed a free trip to Vietnam.   The draft ended the year before I graduated. 

Youngster😇

[Sunshine3601]

49 minutes ago, aussielozzie18 said:

DD has travelled extensively but this is the first time she has flown with meds.  Had her pill cutter confiscated.  Never occurred to her to put it in her luggage rather than carryon.  Lesson learnt.  First stop London will be the chemist.  She is looking forward to travelling on the brand new Elizabeth tube line when she lands.

I would have never thought a pill cutter would be an issue, such a tiny blade.   Safe Travels wished for your DD.

[Sunshine3601]

22 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

My TSOTD is Curacao. One of the other stops on our October cruise.

Another top favorite.

[HBE4]

TSOD is Vieques Island,  P R. 

 

A small island off the coast of Puerto Rico known for have one of the best Bioluminescence Bays in the world.  Amazing experience to swim st night & watch the water literally light up around you.

[Ocean Boy]

1 hour ago, Ozark_Kid said:

My TSOTD is Curacao. One of the other stops on our October cruise.

Another great port of call.

[Ocean Boy]

26 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

TSOD is Vieques Island,  P R. 

 

A small island off the coast of Puerto Rico known for have one of the best Bioluminescence Bays in the world.  Amazing experience to swim st night & watch the water literally light up around you.

How did you go about getting there from San Juan?

[Luckynana]

3 hours ago, George C said:

I got a free trip to Germany in 1970 but army barracks was definitely not first class.

 

3 hours ago, DaniDanielle said:

Charlie got a free trip to Korea in the 60’s!!

 

3 hours ago, molly361 said:

So did Dan

Jim's free trip was to Viet Nam in 1967

[Luckynana]

43 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

TSOD is Vieques Island,  P R. 

 

A small island off the coast of Puerto Rico known for have one of the best Bioluminescence Bays in the world.  Amazing experience to swim st night & watch the water literally light up around you.

My nephew and SIL experienced the same thing, but in a Kayak when we were in Puerto Rico years ago.  My  SIL said it was magnificent!

[Luckynana]

1 hour ago, DaniDanielle said:

Charlie had the same job in the Army.  He was lucky also, his group went to Korea.  They alternated weeks, one week Vietnam, the other Korea.

Jim was not as lucky.  I may have posted this once before;  Jim's cousin Bobby was a Marine, and was killed in action while in Viet Nam.😢  Jim had to leave his Army Unit and escort his cousin's body home to Staten Island.  With just 6 weeks left to Jim's Tour, he was sent back to his Unit in Viet Nam. 

[Sea Dog]

6 hours ago, h20skibum said:

So this just happened!!!

 

Now I have been searching google to see how many teeth a 9 year old can lose.  At one every four days, I will be broke by the time we take him home in August. 🤣🤣

 

Plus, he may get extra screening at the airport for carrying so much cash. 
 

 

 

Must be inflation, I only got a quarter when I was a kid. 😁

 

 

3 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I just missed a free trip to Vietnam.   The draft ended the year before I graduated. 

 

Same for me too. I was really worried as I had my draft card.

 

6 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

Jim was not as lucky.  I may have posted this once before;  Jim's cousin Bobby was a Marine, and was killed in action while in Viet Nam.😢  Jim had to leave his Army Unit and escort his cousin's body home to Staten Island.  With just 6 weeks left to Jim's Tour, he was sent back to his Unit in Viet Nam. 

 

So sad. I was really close to going to Vietnam. Thank you Jim for your service.

[A&L_Ont]

A photo dump from my phone from the last week.

 

The corn should be knee high by the first of July. 
 

 

 

Owen had a ball game on Tuesday. They won 13-3.  I enjoyed this husky rolling in the snow from the Zamboni dump from the ice rink. I wasn’t quick enough to get the pic of it rolling in the snow. 
 

 

 

 

Around 10:15 or so the Strawberry Moon made an appearance.

 

 

 

 

 

The new LED lights are spectacular at our ball park. Not a dim area in the field. Owen says it’s easy to lose pop flies in the light. 

 

[A&L_Ont]

It’s been so hot at night someone isn’t even sleeping in the barn. 

 

 

 

Lots have cut with the nice forecast here. Even at our place. There were storms off in the distance but not here. Temps are dropping which is good because we have another ball tournament this weekend. 
 

 

Edited June 17, 2022 by A&L_Ont

[Arzeena]

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

How did you go about getting there from San Juan?

Ferry service. Hence a bit risky if only there for a few hours port stop. Best enjoyed if you stay in SJ.

Also try Palomino Island. It used to be the private island to El Conquistador Ritz Carlton, but many private boats did go there.  It is a piece of paradise. Don't know what has become of it now.

Some years back, we stayed in PR a few days before boadring the Summit for her repo to NJ. Captain Kate was heading it. SJ had fire works in honor of the ship at sailaway.

Edited June 17, 2022 by Arzeena

[Ocean Boy]

4 minutes ago, Arzeena said:

Ferry service. Hence a bit risky if only there for a few hours port stop. Best enjoyed if you stay in SJ.

Also try Palomino Island. It used to be the private island to El Conquistador Ritz Carlton, but many private boats did go there.  It is a piece of paradise. Don't know what has become of it now.

But where does the ferry leave from that goes to Vieques Island and how do you get there from San Juan?

[DaniDanielle]

58 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

 

Must be inflation, I only got a quarter when I was a kid. 😁

 

 

 

Same for me too. I was really worried as I had my draft card.

 

 

So sad. I was really close to going to Vietnam. Thank you Jim for your service.

Thank you Jim.  So terrible, they should have let him stay home.

[HBE4]

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

How did you go about getting there from San Juan?

 

We did a 3 day pre-cruise stay in (new) San Juan. We booked thru a tour group that included shuttle pick-up at our hotel, a 1 1/2 hour bus ride each way to the ferry port, 30 or 40 minute ferry ride to the island, light dinner & watered down rum punch, followed be another 10-15 bus trip thru the jungle to bay. Electric motor boat took us out for about 60-75 minutes to dive & swim in the water. It was supposed to be only one hour but the captain lingered a bit longer cause he seemed to like our group. 

 

Even watching the boats wake light up was magical. Pictures and videos do not do it justice. It also helped that it was a moonless night so it made the experience extra impressive.

 

Now, some may ask was the almost 5 hours of round trip travel time worth the 60-75 minutes spent in the water. For a once in a lifetime experience, absolutely!! There are only 5 Bio-Bays in the world and 3 of them are in Puerto Rico.  It also helped that we met a great group of people on the shuttle so we chatted the time away.  It went by quickly.

 

This was back in 2009 or 2010 so I doubt I any paperwork or e-mail from the tour operator.  But I'll take a look. Back then, I think it was easily $100-$125 pp + tips.

Edited June 17, 2022 by HBE4

[lenquixote66]

38 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

But where does the ferry leave from that goes to Vieques Island and how do you get there from San Juan?

You might want to call the Puerto Rican Tourist Information .I believe there is an 800 number for the office in Manhattan.

[Sea Dog]

2 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

A photo dump from my phone from the last week.

 

The corn should be knee high by the first of July. 
 

 

 

Owen had a ball game on Tuesday. They won 13-3.  I enjoyed this husky rolling in the snow from the Zamboni dump from the ice rink. I wasn’t quick enough to get the pic of it rolling in the snow. 
 

 

 

 

Around 10:15 or so the Strawberry Moon made an appearance.

 

 

 

 

 

The new LED lights are spectacular at our ball park. Not a dim area in the field. Owen says it’s easy to lose pop flies in the light. 

 

Beautiful moon shot! Congrats to Owen. That ice dump would melt here in 30 seconds. Heat index here was 109 degrees.

[xpcdoojk]

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

But where does the ferry leave from that goes to Vieques Island and how do you get there from San Juan?

We stayed at the El Conquistador resort on the Far East end of PR back in 1999, I believe.  We could see Vieques from the cliffs at the resort.  I think there is a very inexpensive ferry that goes there from Ceiba.  Which was about 15 to 20 miles south of the resort we stayed at.  We may have eaten dinner there one night driving down.  I know that it is near the bioluminescent bay.  

 

It didn’t have much appeal to me as a place to visit because it had been a place where American planes practiced bombing.  Lots of potential dangers existed, if my memory serves.

 

jc

[xpcdoojk]

 As far as getting there, we rented a car.  😆

 

jc

[Ozark_Kid]

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

Beautiful moon shot! Congrats to Owen. That ice dump would melt here in 30 seconds. Heat index here was 109 degrees.

It got so hot here today I had 2 TSOTD. 

[Bailey & Sophie]

1 hour ago, Ozark_Kid said:

It got so hot here today I had 2 TSOTD. 

 

Tuesday it was near 100 here. Yesterday I had to put an extra quilt on the bed. It's about 70 right now (just after midnight).