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

[Ocean Boy]

11 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

Had my mom over to celebrate her birthday.  Photo is sideways for some reason but you get the idea. 
 

It looks like a lot of photos are posting sideways. I don't get it.

[mo&fran]

26 minutes ago, jagsfan said:

That’s how I get it to stop. It’s when I blow my nose it starts up again. It’s one nostril, not both, and our table mates starting saying “one side only!” when I’d go to blow my nose. 
Am I the only person whose nose runs when I eat? Just enough I have to blow it. 

No. I do too.

[Ozark_Kid]

15 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

It looks like a lot of photos are posting sideways. I don't get it.

Not sure why they are posting sideways.  Maybe they upgraded CC and the new upgrade is set to post them all landscape.  I am going to see if my old magic fix it.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 3, 2022 by Ozark_Kid
Spacing off

[Jimbo]

While out exploring yesterday, found this Marina about 15 minutes from our house. Didn't even know it was there and so close. We are going to rent one of the pontoon's this summer I think. 

Should be a lot of fun in less I crash it.

 

https://mountain2island.com/    We knew Claytor Lake was nearby but had no idea how large it was.

 

They have a nice deck area too for drinks and lunch. Took a few pictures.

 

 

 

Edited April 3, 2022 by Jimbo

[Ozark_Kid]

17 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

It looks like a lot of photos are posting sideways. I don't get it.

Still don’t know why they are posting sideways but when you upload do they look sideways before you hit insert?  The way I fix it is in edit I turn the pic upright and then I crop a little off before I save it. 
 

The pics look great and you must have the settings right so that you can upload.  When I was very young (early 60’s) we lived in Massachusetts for a year.  During that time w visited the Mayflower, Plymouth colony and ole Ironside (think that was the name) a few times.  Also there used to be a rock with 1620 on it, Plymouth Rock.  Good memories.

Now back to working in the garden.

[Jimbo]

1 minute ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Still don’t know why they are posting sideways but when you upload do they look sideways before you hit insert?  The way I fix it is in edit I turn the pic upright and then I crop a little off before I save it. 
 

The pics look great and you must have the settings right so that you can upload.  When I was very young (early 60’s) we lived in Massachusetts for a year.  During that time w visited the Mayflower, Plymouth colony and ole Ironside (think that was the name) a few times.  Also there used to be a rock with 1620 on it, Plymouth Rock.  Good memories.

Now back to working in the garden.

My  pics just posted like normal, didn't do anything different with my old S10 android phone.

[dani negreanu]

57 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

Had my mom over to celebrate her birthday.  

 

50 minutes ago, DaniDanielle said:

Happy 80th birthday to your mom🍾🎉🎂

 

+ 1  🌷 💐 🍁

[grapau27]

1 hour ago, A&L_Ont said:

Had my mom over to celebrate her birthday.  Photo is sideways for some reason but you get the idea. 
 

Happy birthday to your mam Andrew.

[lenquixote66]

1 hour ago, DaniDanielle said:

I thought I avoided side effects until about 6:00 last night.  All of a sudden the aches and chills appeared but did not last as long as the last shot.  I put myself to bed at 6:30 and stayed there.  Feel much better today.  Thanks

Good

[lenquixote66]

1 hour ago, A&L_Ont said:

Had my mom over to celebrate her birthday.  Photo is sideways for some reason but you get the idea. 
 

Happy birthday to your mom 

[Sea Dog]

3 hours ago, brillohead said:

I'm leaving for five weeks of cruising in a few weeks.... I can't even begin to imagine how hard it's going to be to keep up with this thread then!

No worries post a few pics of your cruise here so you can checkin. Have a great cruise. Cheers!

 

2 hours ago, Momof3gurlz said:

We’re onboard Anthem!  Checkin was pretty easy, took about 15 minutes total.  Had a Kummelweck sandwich in 270 for lunch and my first cocktail was a Cosmo at Vintages. Got our Voom set up.  I will try to check in during the week.  

 

Have a great week. Looks like you have started just right. Enjoy and cheers!

 

 

1 hour ago, A&L_Ont said:

Had my mom over to celebrate her birthday.  Photo is sideways for some reason but you get the idea. 
 

 

Happy Birthday to your dear mom!

[Momof3gurlz]

@Sea Dogand @bobmacliberty this is for you. Found in the onboard shop.  I tried cropping before posting, let’s see if it works. 

[Sunshine3601]

3 hours ago, Momof3gurlz said:

We’re onboard Anthem!  Checkin was pretty easy, took about 15 minutes total.  Had a Kummelweck sandwich in 270 for lunch and my first cocktail was a Cosmo at Vintages. Got our Voom set up.  I will try to check in during the week.  

Excellent!     We loved hanging out and relaxing at Vintages.    They do make the best martinis.     270 Cafe is one of my favorites too.    I enjoy their tuna wrap or the grilled chicken cesar salad.   

Hopefully by tomorrow late morning/early afternoon you will be in warm sunny weather.

Enjoy 😍

[Jimbo]

 

 

Just did the  "Hot One's Challenge" for Dinner

They give you 3 packs of Hot Sauce in the bag.

Regular, Medium and then the same "Last Dab" they do on the show. 

OMG was the last one hot as hell.

 

Edited April 3, 2022 by Jimbo

[jagsfan]

4 hours ago, brillohead said:

I'm leaving for five weeks of cruising in a few weeks.... I can't even begin to imagine how hard it's going to be to keep up with this thread then!

Lucky you! Five weeks might finally be enough for me.
As far as keeping up, it would be easy to just read every page if I didn’t feel the need to throw in my two cents!

[Ocean Boy]

3 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Not sure why they are posting sideways.  Maybe they upgraded CC and the new upgrade is set to post them all landscape.  I am going to see if my old magic fix it.

 

It is cool that you could fix the orientation of the pics. I still don't know what the issue is. That aside, I'm really happy with look of the photos the phone takes. The big test will be low light photos.

 

Interestingly, at least to me, the file size is not much larger that the pics taken by my S8 even though this is  50 MP camera compared to a 12 MP camera?

 

OK, I just attempted to load a photo taken with the new phone and one from the old S8. The S8 photo loads appropriately but the S22 photo loads sideways. What is causing this?????

[Sunshine3601]

1 hour ago, Jimbo said:

 

 

Just did the  "Hot One's Challenge" for Dinner

They give you 3 packs of Hot Sauce in the bag.

Regular, Medium and then the same "Last Dab" they do on the show. 

OMG was the last one hot as hell.

 

Good thing you were prepared and had milk ready just incase.

[ownedbypets]

9 hours ago, Jimbo said:

 

I think they just have to use a smaller ship to get into some of the smaller ports.

 

Wonder what the over/under number will be on how many ports they miss for one reason or another.

 

Can't you just hear the people onboard complaining about wanting OBC for missed ports.

 

Also how many will end their cruise mid-cruise for one reason or another?

 

Got to believe there will be a lot of passengers ready to jump ship before the end.

 

The drain on the crew too dealing with the same people day after day. Can't be pleasant for the crew.........

 

be like Below Deck times 40.......

 We met a MDR server from Serenade, at the airport, while we were waiting for our daughter to arrive.  I asked her if she would be on that cruise and she said she hoped not because she can only have so many conversations with the passengers about their pets. That was in December so I hope she is back on a ship. She was headed home, to Ukraine.

[lenquixote66]

2 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Excellent!     We loved hanging out and relaxing at Vintages.    They do make the best martinis.     270 Cafe is one of my favorites too.    I enjoy their tuna wrap or the grilled chicken cesar salad.   

Hopefully by tomorrow late morning/early afternoon you will be in warm sunny weather.

Enjoy 😍

I love the tuna wrap in the 270 Cafe.

[Jimbo]

21 minutes ago, ownedbypets said:

 We met a MDR server from Serenade, at the airport, while we were waiting for our daughter to arrive.  I asked her if she would be on that cruise and she said she hoped not because she can only have so many conversations with the passengers about their pets. That was in December so I hope she is back on a ship. She was headed home, to Ukraine.

I know that has to be tough, yeah I know the crew sounds interested in talking to you and getting to know you, but really that's just an act so they can get bigger tips............They can only last so long before it's a PITA for the crew member.

 

274 days is along time to keep the act up.... It's going to be brutal I'm sure.

Edited April 4, 2022 by Jimbo

[BonTexasNY]

12 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

They are really nice especially if able to book same cabin for both cruises.   

We had 2 different experiences each cruise.

First one was very active with our Son and his Fiance.

This past week was very laid back and able to finish reading the Women's Club #20 by Patterson and another Stuart woods booky .r   

Sounds like you had 2 great cruise weeks.  

Women's Club #22 is out and I'm waiting to be placed on my library hold list.

6 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

Stopped over at the Mystic Seaport to walk around. The Mayflower has been here all winter from Plymouth undergoing a refurb. It was not open for boarding today. Here are some pics and the first ones that I have taken with my new S22. No idea why they are loading sideways. Any thoughts on the issue are welcome. This was not an issue with my S8.

 

 

 

 

 

When we lived in NY we always made time to drive up to Mystic Seaport for the day.

5 hours ago, DaniDanielle said:

Happy 80th birthday to your mom🍾🎉🎂

From me too!

[Jimbo]

1 hour ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Good thing you were prepared and had milk ready just incase.

The first one was just regular hot sauce so that was fine, the second one was a little hot and quite tasty, so I was thinking this is nothing the final one won't be to bad.

So I loaded up the chicken bite full all they way around............that was a mistake because it was like having a fire in your mouth, really hot and burning, my tongue, sides of my mouth and then I swallowed it............and then my throat was on fire............my brow was sweating, the hair on the back of my head was sweating and had a weird feeling in my ears...........

 

Tried water first, and that really didn't do anything but make it worse, my Wife said is because water and the hot oil don't really mix it just spread the hotness more all around my mouth and throat.

Then I  drank some milk which helped eventually............It was a good 20 minutes I was on fire. I then finished the rest of the bites, used the first two sauces, it was like eating nothing, not hot at all.

They had ratings on the bag for the sauces:

First (regular) sauce was a 2 out 10, second(medium) sauce 5 out of 10 and the  "Dab it on" one was 11 out of 10 ........... LOL

Edited April 4, 2022 by Jimbo

[George C]

I remember going to mystic seaport when I was a kid about 60 years ago.

[lenquixote66]

24 minutes ago, BonTexasNY said:

Sounds like you had 2 great cruise weeks.  

Women's Club #22 is out and I'm waiting to be placed on my library hold list.

When we lived in NY we always made time to drive up to Mystic Seaport for the day.

From me too!

When healthy ,a day in Mystic Seaport was every summer.In 2011 I became very friendly on CC with a guy living in Ct.He posted his e-mail address and we made contact.I volunteered Toby to do the drive to Mystic Seaport where we met the guy and his wife.She was reluctant to drive so far to meet people for lunch that we did not know but they turned out to be very nice people and we became very close friends with them.

[Ozark_Kid]

6 hours ago, Jimbo said:

My  pics just posted like normal, didn't do anything different with my old S10 android phone.

‘Did you take this pic with your old S10?  

 

It posted like this…

 

The other pics you posted were taken in landscape mode.