Rare Roland4 Posted July 12, 2022 #2651 Share Posted July 12, 2022 My Better Half's parents started cruising with HAL in the late 70s and gave us "the bug" to try it. In March 1988 we sailed our first cruise on RCI's Song of America, at 38K GRT, at the time it was the largest ship in the Caribbean. Today it would be a tender on the latest Obscenity of the Seas!!!😁 We booked a "Deluxe Oceanview" (no balconies back then), and with visions of The Love Boat in mind, entered our room to find two beds in a fixed L-shaped configuration. Very romantic! Not!🙄 The best thing that happened were our table-mates in the MDR. While wandering around the ship the first day, we had seen this older couple (keeping in mind we were late 20s/early 30s at this time) dressed in matching RCI-blue suits, and had wondered if they were staff. They arrived at our table and it turned out they were long time RCI cruisers, and they were a blast! Minnie would finish her dinner early, and head for the lounge, where she always got the best seats for the show for all of us! Now days she would be the original "chair hog"!! One evening the show was a "Scavenger Hunt", and when they asked for a pair of men's pants, Minnie's husband stood up, dropped his pants, and off she went!! I seem to recall we won that night!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted July 12, 2022 #2652 Share Posted July 12, 2022 7 hours ago, Benny B. Goode said: I think there was a second Homeric that went on to become the Westerdam. But this photo from my collection is the earlier one referenced above from a Caribbean cruise in the 60s. Yes. It wasn't the Homeric I was on. It was the second Homeric which Holland purchased from Home Lines (2 years young at the time) and the Atlantic from Home Lines in April 1988 and Home Lines ceased operation later that year. The one I sailed was built in 1931 and was part of Home Lines from 1954 to 1973. She was scrapped in 1974. At the time I sailed Homeric there was the Homeric, Oceanic and Doric. Eventually the newer ship was the Atlantic. As to the Big Red Boat is was part of Premier Cruise line and had an affiliation with Disney were it could use their characters. We sailed for four nights and had three nights at Walt Disney World or you could book a cruise with three nights and four nights at Disney World. You have to start somewhere and that is where we started cruising with our children. Just as was the case when we sailed Homeric we had assigned seating for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The morning of debarkation I remember two things. The waiters were not friendly for breakfast maybe because they knew they already had our tips. And, we were not allowed to wait in our rooms to debark and I just remember it was standing room only in the corridors as we waited to debark. Back then we didn't plan vacations very far in advance. Two years laster we went to a cruising agency about two months before we wanted to cruise. She pushed us on Royal Caribbean but there wasn't much choice. As she was speaking with RCI reservation by phone, I saw she had this book called Ocean Cruising by Douglas Ward and as I am flipping through it I come to Celebrity Zenith and Horizon and the writeup was very positive so I said what about one of these ships. She seemed reluctant (I suspect they were getting accelerators from Royal Caribbean but in the ned we sailed the Zenith. After this we sailed at least yearly and went on Horizon for two cruises of Bermuda in consecutive years than we sailed Celebrity Century, Galaxy and Mercury in the year each ship went into service. They each had a Royal Suites which was perfect for the family. And yes the rest was history. Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted July 12, 2022 #2653 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Some of you know I can eat just one or even none. How about you? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted July 12, 2022 #2654 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Never touch carbs Fuel of the Devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare May B Posted July 12, 2022 #2655 Share Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Keith1010 said: Some of you know I can eat just one or even none. How about you? Moi aussi. I love carbs, though. And potatoes are probably my favorite. But I prefer mashed, baked, pancakes, kugel, and perhaps some I’m forgetting. I also eat sweet potatoes, incl. baked, fries, mashed. I wish I could show you how my mother-in-law said potato. Can you use the D sound for the Ts? Edited July 12, 2022 by May B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenzSailing Posted July 12, 2022 #2656 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Mother Nature gave us the tuber as partial reward for enduring the burdens of life (well, that and bourbon.) I celebrate this precious gift often and in quantity. (But not with the bourbon. Moderation in all things.) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted July 12, 2022 #2657 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Today's photo was taken this morning with the sun coming up over the school administration building close to my house: I definitely enjoy the occasional french fry. Roy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenzSailing Posted July 13, 2022 #2658 Share Posted July 13, 2022 OK, this is waaay off-off topic, but now we're looking at Regent. When you're semi-budget cruisers like we are, this is not the fun "oh just try them all" buffet that some can indulge. I am reminded of an anecdote from my college days. A guy in one of my IT classes remarked "we need a course called three-to-five years experience," because every job listing asks for that. "Why yes, I have three to five years experience." In that same sense, I really wish my next five figure first cruise bet on another line was my second. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted July 13, 2022 #2659 Share Posted July 13, 2022 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted July 13, 2022 #2660 Share Posted July 13, 2022 On 7/12/2022 at 7:05 AM, Keith1010 said: Some of you know I can eat just one or even none. How about you? Today, July 13, is National Fry Day. Roy 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted July 13, 2022 #2661 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Today's sunrise is from one of the parking garages of my local mall where I took my morning walk very early today: Roy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare travelberlin Posted July 13, 2022 #2662 Share Posted July 13, 2022 The Jungfrau in the Bernese highlands. It is a wonderful region. It does not always have to be cruising 😃 Ivi 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roland4 Posted July 13, 2022 #2663 Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 hour ago, travelberlin said: The Jungfrau in the Bernese highlands. It is a wonderful region. It does not always have to be cruising 😃 Ivi And we travelled to the top on a trip with my in-laws many, many years ago!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenzSailing Posted July 14, 2022 #2664 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Fun fact: I'm still rocking an iPhone 6. At this point, I'm doing it mostly to spite the ghost of Steve Jobs. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted July 14, 2022 #2665 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Real or Painted Art Work. Just asking? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted July 14, 2022 #2666 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Not quite a sunrise, this was taken July 14, 2018 on ViaRail's Canadian near the remote village of Nakima, Ontario (far North of Thunder Bay) and is first light reflected in a placid wilderness lake. Roy 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctjon Posted July 14, 2022 #2667 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Since the Open in in progress: On a Crystal Cruise -can't remember the exact year. It was golf themed; A tour was offered to play at St. Andrews with Billy Casper. It wasn't the old course but one of the others at St Andrews although we did get to see and walk on part of the old course. Wasn't the day when we all had phones with cameras but I kept a couple of golf balls from the visit. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChatKat in Ca. Posted July 14, 2022 #2668 Share Posted July 14, 2022 I think Itook this in my last Crystal Cruise December 2019 somewhere in the Caribbean. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenzSailing Posted July 15, 2022 #2669 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Trivia time: Without searching on it, does this apparently anodyne quote mean anything to you? "The clock is operating." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted July 15, 2022 #2670 Share Posted July 15, 2022 No, but I did learn a new word today. Anodyne! I think it will come in useful one day. 🙂 Thanks! ~Nancy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted July 15, 2022 #2671 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Can't wait to sail again. A few photos follow taken at sea, on land, and during the day and very early (for me) or for some late in the evening as we sailed Crystal Cruises several times last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted July 15, 2022 #2672 Share Posted July 15, 2022 For today I have another sunrise taken on my 2018 crossing of Canada on ViaRail's Canadian. On July 15 the sun came up about 2 hours before arriving in Saskatoon: Roy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vistaman Posted July 15, 2022 #2673 Share Posted July 15, 2022 I wish on new Crystal there will be a decent informal buffet instead of that Brazilan meat with basic hot items like a good steak or grilled salmon or similar or is that not luxurious enough ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted July 16, 2022 #2674 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Today's sunrise is a screen grab I took one year ago today but didn't use then. It's from the Crystal Serenity Panoflex camera somewhere in the Bahamas. Roy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare travelberlin Posted July 16, 2022 #2675 Share Posted July 16, 2022 20 hours ago, vistaman said: I wish on new Crystal there will be a decent informal buffet instead of that Brazilan meat with basic hot items like a good steak or grilled salmon or similar or is that not luxurious enough ?? I do not like buffets and now less due to COVID. I do not like to eat food that has been sitting who knows how long before I come to the restaurant. Buffets do not hat have the quality of food cooked to order. And imho there is always a waste of food with buffets. I was quite happy with the Rodizio (Brasilian restaurant) at Crystal. Good, fresh grilled meat and shrimps served warm at you table. Ivi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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