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

[Luckynana]

11 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

We are doing good.   Looking forward to our trip to Ft Myers mid January then we hop on my Boss's boat for a couple days and dock at Gasparillo Island.    Have you ever been there?  Looks beautiful from what we've seen online.

Your trip to Ft. Myers sounds exciting.  How big is the boat you will be staying on?  Will we be seeing you on a Below Deck episode?  (Lol..jk😁). I've never heard of Gasparillo Island, but Jim said that he has, but knows nothing about it.  I'll have to Google it.

Actually, anywhere in and around Florida is beautiful.iMO.

Will you be getting the snow that's being forecast?  My grandchildren would love to have a snowstorm, but I don't believe our part of Jersey will be getting any, but it's anyone's guess.

[Luckynana]

30 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

From the balcony view. 

 

To the lobby view. 

 

 

To the Airport breakfast view. 
 

Safe travels, Andrew, Lisa, and Owen.

[grapau27]

Just now, Luckynana said:

Safe travels, Andrew, Lisa, and Owen.

+1 @A&L_Ont

[Luckynana]

3 hours ago, grapau27 said:

Good morning.

It is 43°F and sunny here.

I hope everyone is safe and well.

Good morning Graham!  We had rain for perhaps 20 minutes this morning.  We're supposed to have rain today, as well as the next couple of days, but the weather people don't always get it right😉

[Luckynana]

5 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Exactly! I get it but I would wish they would make things to last.

I regret getting rid of the washer and dryer when we bought our home 7 years ago, and bought Samsung washer and dryer since they hold bigger loads.  The dryer never gets everything dry.  So very frustrating.

[Luckynana]

3 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

Snow coming on Sunday. I'm not happy.

Hopefully it will bypass you.🤞

[h20skibum]

Speaking of flights…..

 

Our daughter and her family did not have the best end to their vacation.  I dropped them off for their direct flight on SW to Pittsburgh last night.  So I go to the flight aware website later, to check on their progress home, and the flight had disappeared from the screen.  

 

I did some more searching, and found that their flight had been diverted to Nashville.  That is not exactly on a direct line between Ft. Lauderdale and Pittsburgh.  

 

The official explanation for diverting the flight was that Pittsburgh was experiencing icing, and the engine anti-icing system was not working.  Who schedules a plane going to Pittsburgh in January, with a non working system?

 

They did get on another SW plane, but didn’t get home till 2am.  So now, grandkids are back to school this morning, probably falling asleep.  Daughter had to get up early, and is already in Cleveland for her second cancer vaccine shot. And, Susan and I are tired from being awake most of the night and early this morning, checking to see if they made it everywhere they needed to be.  

[Ocean Boy]

40 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

 

Will you be getting the snow that's being forecast?  My grandchildren would love to have a snowstorm, but I don't believe our part of Jersey will be getting any, but it's anyone's guess.

NJ is welcome to any snow that is targeting RI.

[Ocean Boy]

15 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

 

The official explanation for diverting the flight was that Pittsburgh was experiencing icing, and the engine anti-icing system was not working.  Who schedules a plane going to Pittsburgh in January, with a non working system?

 

Apparently...Southwest.

[cruiselvr04]

8 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

 

I've seen them on a few Royal ships. Here are the 4 that I have. Three of them came with long straps. I prefer shorter straps so I made the ones with the beads.

 

 

 

Love these!  Thanks for sharing.

[Arzeena]

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

Safe travels home.

From me too!

[Sea Dog]

48 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

I regret getting rid of the washer and dryer when we bought our home 7 years ago, and bought Samsung washer and dryer since they hold bigger loads.  The dryer never gets everything dry.  So very frustrating.

Every Samsung product I’ve ever owned was horrible and never lasted. I know others who love Samsung but I will never own any of their products. 

[Ocean Boy]

31 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Every Samsung product I’ve ever owned was horrible and never lasted. I know others who love Samsung but I will never own any of their products. 

I like their phones and ear buds a lot. I don't care for their TVs or other appliances 

[Luckynana]

55 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Every Samsung product I’ve ever owned was horrible and never lasted. I know others who love Samsung but I will never own any of their products. 

I agree.  I hated my Samsung phone and Samsung pad.  I stopped using both for quite some time now.

 

Our internet is back on!!!  We finally got a Service guy who knew what he was doing!!  Here's hoping🫰 it stays working for the Season!😊

 

 

[lenquixote66]

13 hours ago, #55worktoplay said:

So sorry Lenny. 

Thank you

[Ocean Boy]

1 hour ago, Luckynana said:

I agree.  I hated my Samsung phone and Samsung pad.  I stopped using both for quite some time now.

 

Our internet is back on!!!  We finally got a Service guy who knew what he was doing!!  Here's hoping🫰 it stays working for the Season!😊

 

 

Which Samsung phone did you have and what did you not like about it?

[lenquixote66]

We had an Andrea TV that lasted 45 years.It was known as the Cadillac of Televisions .

I never knew anyone else who had an Andrea.

[doghog]

5 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said:

We had an Andrea TV that lasted 45 years.It was known as the Cadillac of Televisions .

I never knew anyone else who had an Andrea.

Now replaced by Alexa. 😁

[brillohead]

4 hours ago, Keksie said:

Thank you this helps a lot.  Do you know which of the three coves of Chill Island have good snorkeling or do all three?

 

Well, I don't even bother taking my mask and snorkel off the ship at Coco Cay anymore.  You might see the occasional fish along the edges where the rocks are, but there's really not any "good snorkeling" at Coco Cay.

 

[HBE4]

11 hours ago, brillohead said:

 

 

 

I do my best work under pressure.

 

I get more house cleaning done 30 minutes before guests are to arrive than I do in an entire month. 😃

 

[Jimbo]

3 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Every Samsung product I’ve ever owned was horrible and never lasted. I know others who love Samsung but I will never own any of their products. 

 Their Flat Screen Tv's are great, appliances is another story.

[Luckynana]

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

Which Samsung phone did you have and what did you not like about it?

It's been a while since I had my Samsung phone...I don't know which it was, but terrible pictures, for starters.  My Samsung pad gave me grief when I would type on it.  It's been sitting in a drawer for quite some time now.  I'm much happier with my Chrome book.

[HBE4]

8 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

Snow coming on Sunday. I'm not happy.

 

Starting here Saturday night. 5-8 inches are expected. If I just move 30-45 minutes south, to the other side of the rain/snow line (nearer to the coast), it would only be a slushy coating to 2 inches.

 

I guess I should knock the cobwebs off the snow blower, chase away any mice that might be living inside it & add some fresh gas to the year old stale gas and spend the next 1-2 hour trying to start it while black smoke bellows out.  All the while cursing my life's choices and insisting that next year I'll do things the right way. 😄 

 

Having an electric start does make it easier as long as I don't burn it out.

Edited January 4 by HBE4

[ValerieJo]

7 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

Snow coming on Sunday. I'm not happy.

 

We've been watching the East Coast weather from here in Michigan.  We fly into Baltimore tomorrow and get on our ship on Saturday.  No idea if I should pack a winter coat or a rain coat???  😄

 

[HBE4]

20 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

 Their Flat Screen Tv's are great, appliances is another story.

 

Opposite for me. 3 of 4 Samsung flat screen TV's failed to make it past 3 years.  However, the 4th one a Plasma model is still going strong after 10 years with the exception of some blotchiness along the edges that seems to be slowly spreading especially with bright colors, Pixels are probably failing.  I should've asked Santa for a new TV hopefully there will be some good Super Bowl sales & I can replace it with an LG model.

 

My Samsung refrigerator is also going on 10 years old, never had an issue, except for the ice maker/water dispenser is not strong enough to pull from water line under the sink. A non-issue for me.  Basic model with no electronics.