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

[mets07]

Hi all, my husband and I just returned from a week at the Outer Banks,  North Carolina. We typically have gone there over the years in late July, when it is quite hot. This year due to some conflicts,  we went in early June and late September. Cooler weather and smaller crowds.  Beautiful.  Lots of relaxing days at the beach and dinners out.

 

Here are some beach shots...

 

 

 

 

 

[Momof3gurlz]

3 hours ago, h20skibum said:

Impulse buy of the day.  It is kind of funny how we actually got to this point.  

 

I started out looking at the TP cruise next October, with a cruise after before flying back. So I was making my list of cruise fares for each leg, and researching airfare costs based on what they are this year.  First I looked at costs from Sydney back to Pittsburgh, then I looked at what it costs to fly to Honolulu now.  

 

I was shocked at how cheap airfare was from here to Hawaii right now. A flight on SW was just over $200.  So I started down the rabbit hole to see how hotel prices were over there, and they were pretty inexpensive.  

 

So while I am considering doing a Hawaii trip for next month, I thought I would look at what other flight deals there may be out there.  SW just sent me an email promoting their $99 flights to Fort Lauderdale. So down the second rabbit hole I go to see if there are any cruises that would work with those cheap airfares. 

 

I saw Odyssey had an 8 night that would fit perfectly.  Before I even finished booking it, Susan had already booked the flights and the hotel for the pre-cruise stay. 

 

So Odyssey wins out, and we sail in 23 days.  Already checked in and have our boarding times and set sail pass.  Now to get the home test kits ordered and put some OBC on the reservation. 

 

This one goes to Coco Cay (a first for us because other cruises were canceled-but we will be there twice in January).  Then on to Curaçao (another first) and Aruba (been there before, and will enjoy again). 

 

It will also be a first for this class ship, since both our Anthem and Ovation cruises were canceled.  

 

I can’t wait to be back in cruising mode.  I am already printing my packing list. 

How exciting! I think I need to do some impulse shopping 😉

[Arzeena]

1 hour ago, grapau27 said:

We are sailing from Southampton and there are a couple of ports we have never visited in the Mediterranean but we have been to many Mediterranean ports and never tire seeing them again.

2 of our Royal Caribbean cruises are from Southampton England too plus Bella's cruise.

Graham.

 

I am looking forward to meeting you and Pauline on the Bella cruise if not earlier!

[Momof3gurlz]

4 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

We finished our covid test.    We are both positive that the test results are negative!  We grabbed the bread and are on the road.  We are flying out tomorrow morning at 6am and will spend the night in Miami.

Have a great cruise! Look forward to hearing about it & seeing pics. 

[Sunshine3601]

37 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

 

We literally drove down the road 18 minutes to go from football to ball tryouts. One ended at 4:40 and the other started at 5pm. We fed and watered him in the car in the way.

 

I guess tomorrow is cut day for football.  Ball tryouts end on Saturday and hockey tryouts end Sunday. Nothing after school tomorrow. A first this week. 
 

Their hockey team won 10–1 last night. We play the same team again Saturday and Sunday and it’s the first year of hitting. It might be nasty by Sunday.😜

 

Edit: just hit a ball to the left out field fence with his wood bat. 🤯

He's very lucky he has personal chauffeurs that feed and water him too!😂

That is terrific that he is so active in sports and is doing well at school.    

[Momof3gurlz]

@singinalot (or anyone else who knows) - please remind me where I can find your Greece trip report. I meant to follow it but forgot. Don’t want to miss out on any of it! 

[dani negreanu]

7 minutes ago, Momof3gurlz said:

@singinalot (or anyone else who knows) - please remind me where I can find your Greece trip report. I meant to follow it but forgot. Don’t want to miss out on any of it! 

 

I'm following too...

 

 

[A&L_Ont]

Live now. 
 

[John&LaLa]

14 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

Live now. 
 

 

A little different here

[Lionesss]

Wow. Bad post 

 

Edited September 30, 2021 by Lionesss

[Luckynana]

2 hours ago, grapau27 said:

We are sailing from Southampton and there are a couple of ports we have never visited in the Mediterranean but we have been to many Mediterranean ports and never tire seeing them again.

2 of our Royal Caribbean cruises are from Southampton England too plus Bella's cruise.

Graham.

 

I didn't realize that you and Pauline will also be on Bella's cruise!  

[Ocean Boy]

1 hour ago, dani negreanu said:

@bobmacliberty

 

Whether posting from a computer or a phone, if you first position the cursor somewhere in a post before hitting insert on the picture, the picture will be put where the cursor is.

 

Just tried it with posting one picture at a time, then hit enter, didn't work, the pictures are still "glued" together... Oh well, I'll stick with my old "method" of posting, then hitting "edit" and insert spaces...

 

 

Hit the return button a couple of times between loading pictures to provide space between them.

[John&LaLa]

6 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

I didn't realize that you and Pauline will also be on Bella's cruise!  

 

All the cool kids are😉

[Momof3gurlz]

59 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

 

I'm following too...

 

 

Thank you Dani!

[jagsfan]

3 hours ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

I got lucky and was able to touch Lord Stanley's Cup once.  After the Tampa Bay Lightning won the cup in 2004, Craig Ramsay, who was an assistant coach, had the cup for a day (as all winning players and coaches now do).  He put it on display in a public ice rink in Fort Erie, Ontario.  Not sure why, but I think he was from that area.  Ramsay played many years for the Buffalo Sabres and was good friends with my neighbors growing up.  I was able to play street hockey with him (and Don Luce...Ramsay's Center for many years on their "hustle" line) a few times and attend a few practices. I remember watching Rick Martin (of French Connection fame) take slap shots before practice from one goal line over the glass on the other end of the rink.  And seeing Jerry "King Kong" Korab in pads and skates.  He seemed HUGE to a kid.

 

We happened to be staying in a house on Lake Erie when we heard the cup was being displayed a few miles away.  Ramsay was there with the cup and remembered our neighbors and playing street hockey with us.  It was fun talking with him for a few minutes.  Sorry for boring those of you who don't know anything about 1970s hockey.  I haven't thought about those memories in years.  

What great memories to have. I’m glad you took them out and dusted them off!

[Luckynana]

1 hour ago, A&L_Ont said:

 

Their hockey team won 10–1 last night. We play the same team again Saturday and Sunday and it’s the first year of hitting. It might be nasty by Sunday.😜

 

Edit: just hit a ball to the left out field fence with his wood bat. 🤯

Owen is an all-around student athlete.  Great hit to the outfield.  WTG Owen!!!!

[Luckynana]

1 hour ago, George C said:

My wife’s sister had cancer and was in a Buffalo hospital, she loved Hasek and he visited her, he spends time in the hospital to cheer up the patients ( unfortunately she passed away last year)

So sorry to hear about Shelagh's sister.😢

[jagsfan]

2 hours ago, grapau27 said:

Good evening.

It has been raining and only 50°F today.

While Pauline was at the hairdresser's I called into my TA and booked another P&O cruise for next year so we are both happy tonight.

We now have 3 Royal Caribbean and 3 P&O cruises to look forward to.

I hope everyone has a nice day.

Take care.

Graham.

Sometimes rainy days are the best. You got a cruise out of this one!

[jagsfan]

2 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

 

We literally drove down the road 18 minutes to go from football to ball tryouts. One ended at 4:40 and the other started at 5pm. We fed and watered him in the car in the way.

 

I guess tomorrow is cut day for football.  Ball tryouts end on Saturday and hockey tryouts end Sunday. Nothing after school tomorrow. A first this week. 
 

Their hockey team won 10–1 last night. We play the same team again Saturday and Sunday and it’s the first year of hitting. It might be nasty by Sunday.😜

 

Edit: just hit a ball to the left out field fence with his wood bat. 🤯

Owen is going to have his pick of sports for college. It’s a wonderful thing to watch a natural athlete grow up. 
I love the sound of a wooden bat hitting the ball. Aluminum just doesn’t do it for me. 

Edited October 1, 2021 by jagsfan

[Luckynana]

And just like that, I can't quote after having quoted just a few minutes ago!🤷‍♀️

I had tried doing multiple quotes several times without success prior to starting to quote individually.🤐

[BonTexasNY]

2 hours ago, George C said:

My wife’s sister had cancer and was in a Buffalo hospital, she loved Hasek and he visited her, he spends time in the hospital to cheer up the patients ( unfortunately she passed away last year)

So very sorry for your wife's and family's loss.

[BonTexasNY]

1 hour ago, A&L_Ont said:

Live now. 
 

Your sunset pictures are always spectacular.

[jagsfan]

2 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I have problems sometimes from the iPad too.  I am sure there are more than one way to do it but this is how I do it. My problem it not being able to click back in with my finger so to start I click into the box and hit return about 3 times.  This causes the cursor to drop three lines.  Thin I choose the pic I want, copy it and come back to CC. I tap back to the top of the box and type what I want above the first pic. Doing this allows space under what you are typing.  I then double tap under the typing and hit paste.
 

Once you hit paste the pic will show up under the box.  Immediately click insert on the pic and it will insert where you tried to paste. ( with CC glitches sometimes things post twice 😂) There should now be enough space under your pic to easily tap with your finger. Type what you want above the second pic, click return again to lower the cursor then copy and paste the next pic.

 

Love your models! That is the cutest happy baby!!

[jagsfan]

12 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

And just like that, I can't quote after having quoted just a few minutes ago!🤷‍♀️

I had tried doing multiple quotes several times without success prior to starting to quote individually.🤐

You’re not alone. First I couldn’t “like”, and then “quote” disappeared. 
And even though it shows the sign in box along with create account, clicking on it does zip. 
So now as soon as it happens, I get out, and start over. Pita!!

Edited October 1, 2021 by jagsfan

[Sunshine3601]

2 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I have problems sometimes from the iPad too.  I am sure there are more than one way to do it but this is how I do it. My problem it not being able to click back in with my finger so to start I click into the box and hit return about 3 times.  This causes the cursor to drop three lines.  Thin I choose the pic I want, copy it and come back to CC. I tap back to the top of the box and type what I want above the first pic. Doing this allows space under what you are typing.  I then double tap under the typing and hit paste.
 

Once you hit paste the pic will show up under the box.  Immediately click insert on the pic and it will insert where you tried to paste. ( with CC glitches sometimes things post twice 😂) There should now be enough space under your pic to easily tap with your finger. Type what you want above the second pic, click return again to lower the cursor then copy and paste the next pic.

 

I love all the smiles.  Kenzie is always a happy baby?