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

[brillohead]

6 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I heard that there is a TA that has some great Allure prices in January out of Galveston. 

Just watch out for the sailings on the 15th and 22nd.... there's a weirdo on those sailings.

[Jimbo]

On 7/30/2022 at 1:17 PM, HBE4 said:

Finally reached the land of sub-$4.50 a gallon of gas. In Shenandoah valley in Virginia. 

 

Here in Virginia the price of gas to down to $3.78 a gallon for regular.

https://www.gasbuddy.com/gasprices/virginia/pulaski/2314

 

 

 

[Ocean Boy]

7 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I heard that there is a TA that has some great Allure prices in January out of Galveston. 

Allure needs to stay in PE where she belongs.

[DaniDanielle]

@luckynana Have a great family day!

[mo&fran]

This is the park in my hometown,

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idlewild_and_Soak_Zone

  In our public schools , we had a school holiday at the park.

[Ozark_Kid]

7 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

I have never been.

It's in Sandusky Ohio.  I believe it has 17 rollercoasters.   They have several top ten tallest, fastest rollercoasters in the world.   One cool one is called Top Trill Dragster.   

 

Height:420 ft (128.02 m)

Drop:400 ft (121.92 m)

Length:2,800 ft (853.44 m)

Speed:120 mph (193.12 km/h)

Inversions:0

Duration:0:30

Max vertical angle:90°

Capacity:1,000 riders per hour

Acceleration:0 to 120 mph (to km/h) in 4 seconds

 

If you like rollercoasters, you would love Cedar Point. 

 

[Sea Dog]

29 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I heard that there is a TA that has some great Allure prices in January out of Galveston. 

I'm sure he does and I would be interested but with cruises this September, October, March of 23 and October of 23 I think if I book another one I might be going through our cruise budget too quickly. I sure would like to hook up with you one of these days on a cruise.

[Ozark_Kid]

15 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

I'm sure he does and I would be interested but with cruises this September, October, March of 23 and October of 23 I think if I book another one I might be going through our cruise budget too quickly. I sure would like to hook up with you one of these days on a cruise.

It would be great to cruise together.   Has your October cruise been corrected yet? 

[lenquixote66]

The only rollercoaster I was ever on was in an amusement park called Buddies.I googled it to find out if it was still open and much to my surprise I found out that it was never really Buddies even though that is what everyone called it.The name was actually Fairyland and it closed in 2002.

[bobmacliberty]

31 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

It's in Sandusky Ohio.  I believe it has 17 rollercoasters.   They have several top ten tallest, fastest rollercoasters in the world.   One cool one is called Top Trill Dragster.   

 

Height:420 ft (128.02 m)

Drop:400 ft (121.92 m)

Length:2,800 ft (853.44 m)

Speed:120 mph (193.12 km/h)

Inversions:0

Duration:0:30

Max vertical angle:90°

Capacity:1,000 riders per hour

Acceleration:0 to 120 mph (to km/h) in 4 seconds

 

If you like rollercoasters, you would love Cedar Point. 

 

 

We used to go to Cedar Point when we lived in Ohio and our kids were younger.  It's one of my favorite amusement parks.  We'd stay at the Breakers Hotel out on the point that has its own separate park entrance, right by Top Thrill Dragster.  You'd get early admittance thru that back gate as a hotel guest...kinda like Disney does.  We rode Top Thrill Dragster 3 or 4 times with almost no wait the last time we were there.  The line was well more than an hour long once they let everyone else in.  

 

I was talking to one of the ride operators and he told me that they need to "dial in" the Top Thrill Dragster each morning based on temperature, humidy, etc.  They want just enough force at launch for the car to slowly coast over the top of the ride before heading straight down.  Too much force and the car has too much speed and doesn't "hang" as much at the top.  Too little force and the car doesn't make it all the way up and comes back down backwards.  They've even had situations where the car had the perfect amount of speed to be perfectly balanced at the top, and get "stuck".  Someone has to climb up and literally give it a push. 😁  So in essence, the Breakers guests were the guinea pigs each morning.

[mo&fran]

We're are back from our 2 weeks on Allure.  Our first cruise on July, and the vibe was certainly different. Huge family groups groups, several generations of family. Not a problem, just different.  I don't know that we have ever been on this class with this many people.

 If you like crowds, the pol deck has it. But Central Park is nice and quiet at the same time. The only reason we took the cruise , it was a casino comp, the price was right.

Lunch in WJ was a disappointment compared to the Feb and March cruises. Really no different offerings each day.  I guess the food people figure these passengers are happy with burgers and hot dogs, so there is not much else.

MTD was a lot different this time . Bak in March it was insane with the lines getting in.

THis time, not at all.  They have the dining room on level 4 open now, I bet the crowd in March would have been there, but that wasn't an option.

 DW developed some walking issues, so we stopped at the concierge to request wheel chair assistance for todays departure,  so we were told to go to ON AIr and we would be taken care off. Could not have been more satisfied with the service provided.

[bobmacliberty]

I finally got around to a chore that I've been putting off.  Organized a bunch of boxes and loose items into plastic crates in our garage.  Looks much better now.  We've also been told that cardboard boxes can attract wood roaches and other insects.

[Ozark_Kid]

3 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

We used to go to Cedar Point when we lived in Ohio and our kids were younger.  It's one of my favorite amusement parks.  We'd stay at the Breakers Hotel out on the point that has its own separate park entrance, right by Top Thrill Dragster.  You'd get early admittance thru that back gate as a hotel guest...kinda like Disney does.  We rode Top Thrill Dragster 3 or 4 times with almost no wait the last time we were there.  The line was well more than an hour long once they let everyone else in.  

 

I was talking to one of the ride operators and he told me that they need to "dial in" the Top Thrill Dragster each morning based on temperature, humidy, etc.  They want just enough force at launch for the car to slowly coast over the top of the ride before heading straight down.  Too much force and the car has too much speed and doesn't "hang" as much at the top.  Too little force and the car doesn't make it all the way up and comes back down backwards.  They've even had situations where the car had the perfect amount of speed to be perfectly balanced at the top, and get "stuck".  Someone has to climb up and literally give it a push. 😁  So in essence, the Breakers guests were the guinea pigs each morning.

My High School senior skip day was at Cedar Point.  😆  The wooden rollercoaster was a big thing in the 70's.  

I still remember the 1st time riding the Top Thrill Dragster.   The force you feel when it takes off and when you get to the top it looks like you are about to fly into the air.  It's over so quickly. 

I remember years ago watching a special featuring the tallest, fastest rollercoasters.   Cedar Point had 2 of the top 3.  Not long after that I believe a place in Japan built one to beat them all then Cedar Point afterwards built the Top Thrill Dragster.   I have heard there was one built in the states in the last few years to beat this one.

OB, if you go, there is a beautiful Lighthouse not far from Cedar Point.  I believe it's in Marblehead.   You would get to do two favorite things!

 

[Luckynana]

3 hours ago, grapau27 said:

I hope you have a fabulous time visiting your daughter and grands Maryann.

Thank you, Graham!

1 hour ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I bet that is going to be a great visit.   Have fun!

We're having a really nice visit.  Thank you, John!  Lots of interesting discussions going on here, cruising being one of the topics!

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

I love amusement parks and rollercoasters.

My childhood was spent going to several amusement parks, but most times were spent at Steeplechase Park in Coney Island.  Steeplechase was a safe, enclosed amusement park.  There were 8 of us kids;. 4 of us girls wore the same color tops, my 4 brothers also wore shirts that our parents could easily find us.  Since the park was all enclosed, my parents would pay our entrance fee, give us our ride tickets and tell us where and what time to meet them for lunch.  I have so many happy memories of our Summers spent there.  Most memorable was of my parents on the parachute ride.

[George C]

6 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

Thank you, Graham!

We're having a really nice visit.  Thank you, John!  Lots of interesting discussions going on here, cruising being one of the topics!

My childhood was spent going to several amusement parks, but most times were spent at Steeplechase Park in Coney Island.  Steeplechase was a safe, enclosed amusement park.  There were 8 of us kids;. 4 of us girls wore the same color tops, my 4 brothers also wore shirts that our parents could easily find us.  Since the park was all enclosed, my parents would pay our entrance fee, give us our ride tickets and tell us where and what time to meet them for lunch.  I have so many happy memories of our Summers spent there.  Most memorable was of my parents on the parachute ride.

I remember going to Coney Island and steeplechase park , that was something special in the 1950’s.

[Luckynana]

1 hour ago, DaniDanielle said:

@luckynana Have a great family day!

Thank you, Marietta!

2 minutes ago, George C said:

I remember going to Coney Island and steeplechase park , that was something special in the 1950’s.

It sure was a great place!  You must remember the clowns chasing us from the stage after getting off the steeplechase horses!!

[lenquixote66]

8 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

Thank you, Graham!

We're having a really nice visit.  Thank you, John!  Lots of interesting discussions going on here, cruising being one of the topics!

My childhood was spent going to several amusement parks, but most times were spent at Steeplechase Park in Coney Island.  Steeplechase was a safe, enclosed amusement park.  There were 8 of us kids;. 4 of us girls wore the same color tops, my 4 brothers also wore shirts that our parents could easily find us.  Since the park was all enclosed, my parents would pay our entrance fee, give us our ride tickets and tell us where and what time to meet them for lunch.  I have so many happy memories of our Summers spent there.  Most memorable was of my parents on the parachute ride.

Toby grew up in Coney Island and spent many days in Steeplechase.My parents rented an apartment in Coney Island one summer and one summer in Brighton Beach .I spent a lot of time at Brighton and Coney Island When my kids were old enough to go to amusement parks I took them most often to Nellie Blye and Coney Island

[Sea Dog]

1 hour ago, Ozark_Kid said:

It would be great to cruise together.   Has your October cruise been corrected yet? 

 

We will one of these days!

 

No but Ken says not to worry it takes time to move everything over. It just seems weird that my planner says I've been moved to Voyager out of Galveston on a 5 nighter Western Caribbean and not our original 7 night sailing out of Fort Lauderdale to the Eastern Caribbean on Adventure. Furthermore our October 21st cruise isn't on the website at all but the cruise the week before and after have been added. Weird!

 

1 hour ago, mo&fran said:

 

Lunch in WJ was a disappointment compared to the Feb and March cruises. Really no different offerings each day.  I guess the food people figure these passengers are happy with burgers and hot dogs, so there is not much else.

MTD was a lot different this time . Bak in March it was insane with the lines getting in.

THis time, not at all.  They have the dining room on level 4 open now, I bet the crowd in March would have been there, but that wasn't an option.

 

 

I'm glad you had a good time. That is disappointing that the WJ did not change things up. Sounds like things are improving staff wise in the kitchen to have opened up level 4. Sounds like things are slowly improving.

[molly361]

2 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

Allure needs to stay in PE where she belongs.

Oh no she doesn't😇

[helen haywood]

We’re back home after a six night cruise on Celebrity Equinox.  Had a great time.  Gas going home was $3.59 at Love’s on I-16.  
 

 

[Arzeena]

13 minutes ago, helen haywood said:

We’re back home after a six night cruise on Celebrity Equinox.  Had a great time.  Gas going home was $3.59 at Love’s on I-16.  
 

 

Welcome back. We did this itinerary on the Equinox two cruises before you and enjoyed it a lot. Please take care and test yourself. DH got surprise free gift the night we disembarked🤪. Three days later it was my turn.  All is fine now.

Edited July 31, 2022 by Arzeena

[Ozark_Kid]

15 minutes ago, helen haywood said:

We’re back home after a six night cruise on Celebrity Equinox.  Had a great time.  Gas going home was $3.59 at Love’s on I-16.  
 

 

Glad you enjoyed your  cruse and thanks for posting the pic.  I love see the beautiful sea.

[Momof3gurlz]

20 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

Hopefully in 3 weeks. 

Beautiful car Andrew. That would sure entice me to come home sooner (if possible)!

7 hours ago, Luckynana said:

Good morning.  Beautiful day for travel today.  We headed out at 8 this morning to visit our daughter and grands in CT.  It's been a while since seeing them all.

Enjoy your day, everyone!

Maryann, hope you have a safe trip and a great visit with your family.

7 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

That's great to hear you are improving everyday, Bonnie.  

For the most part Eric isn't in much pain.  Only when he does something he shouldn't do while the bone heals.

Glad to hear Eric’s not in too much pain.  Also, good luck on your first day tomorrow!

2 hours ago, bobmacliberty said:

I finally got around to a chore that I've been putting off.  Organized a bunch of boxes and loose items into plastic crates in our garage.  Looks much better now.  We've also been told that cardboard boxes can attract wood roaches and other insects.

This makes me happy and it’s not even my stuff! Yes, I’m an organization junkie.  
 

@grapau27  I love the garden lights.  Pauline did a nice job setting them up.  
 

@Ocean Boy  I don’t know if you saw it mentioned but Stevie Nicks is in concert Sept 28th at Xfinity Center in Mansfield.  I know you’ve mentioned how much you like her.  I’d be all over getting tickets for it but we’re committed to babysitting the grandsons.  
 

We had a busy weekend with two of our girls & our granddaughters visiting for the day and swimming.  Yesterday we had friends come over for the day with their grandkids to swim.  Today has been cleaning up from the entertaining.  We also started talking about that January cruise - Jewel vs Harmony.  I think we’re leaning towards Harmony.  Even though it doesn’t go to Bonaire like Jewel does, we like the longer port day in Curaçao.  Andy’s also more interested in the newer ship.  Also narrowing down transportation & pre cruise hotel options.  

[A&L_Ont]

6 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Ughhhhh! Power just went out to our whole neighborhood. It’s sunny and a beautiful day. I did not expect that to happen. Power company hopes to restore in about an hour and a half

We lost power twice in the last week. Once from a storm And yesterday from our neighbor spraying his corn. The 120’ boom hit a power post and the line jumped off the insulator.  It took a few hours to get the last 20 homes back on the grid. Solidifies that the purchase of the back up generators was great buy. 
 

 

Edited July 31, 2022 by A&L_Ont

[Sea Dog]

1 minute ago, A&L_Ont said:

 The 120’ boom hit a power post and the line jumped off the insulator.  It took a few hours to get the last 20 homes back on the grid. Solidifies that the purchase of the back up generators was great buy. 
 

 

Was anyone hurt? In the TV news business we have read of people killed in a live truck that put it's mast up into power lines and tried to leave the truck. They were electrocuted to death. We had to take a safety course every year.

 

We've thought about having a generator installed. It would be a good investment. I did have a whole house power surge protector installed at the main breaker which gives me peace of mind.