Fake, Made Up and Completely Impossible Virtual Cruise Trip Report

[Sea Dog]

For pics, I've got "Lightroom" for my iPhone and it does everything anybody would ever need for photo editing. Still for video Adobe Premiere is very good, tons of bells and whistles, but for most people there are a lot of simple editing programs that are cheaper.

[bobmacliberty]

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

For pics, I've got "Lightroom" for my iPhone and it does everything anybody would ever need for photo editing. Still for video Adobe Premiere is very good, tons of bells and whistles, but for most people there are a lot of simple editing programs that are cheaper.

 

I use LR for my iPhone a lot, since I always have my phone with me.  I shoot in RAW on my phone and can do almost all of the same adjustments right on my phone.  I usually start by clicking the Auto button and then tweak from there.  Photos go to my Adobe cloud account and auto sync to my PC for any editing that I want to do with a larger screen/Wacom tablet.  I need to graduate to creating presets as I make a lot of similar changes.

[twangster]

This stop in Juneau has been great but exhausting.  I think I need a few sea days to recover.  Let's see what the Royal transporter crew can come up with.  

 

Until then here are some final visuals of Juneau from various stops there:

 

 

 

Lady Baltimore.

 

 

 

 

 

Explorer of the Seas in Juneau.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Radiance departing Juneau.

 

 

 

[twangster]

This is exactly what I needed.  

 

 

A couple of sea days to relax and unwind on a transatlantic on the way to Spain.  

 

I think it's 5 o'clock.  

[twangster]

Still 5 o'clock...

 

[twangster]

AquaTheater Emoji Sunset picture ...at 5 o'clock

 

 

There's only one ship that still offers the AquaTheater Emoji Sunset picture.  

[twangster]

It's been a relaxing few days at sea, just what the doctor ordered.  Time for our next stop in Malaga, Spain.

 

 

[twangster]

No excursion today, just a self led walking tour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[twangster]

Wonderful history in Malaga.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[twangster]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[twangster]

It must have been something else living here hundreds of years ago.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[twangster]

All these hills and stairs have my feet exhausted.  Time to head back to the ship. 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 17, 2020 by twangster

[twangster]

Quick nap before dinner then I woke to a sunset in the Mediterranean. 

 

Sunsets at sea are the best.

 

[Markanddonna]

Malaga is a wonderful port BUT some of their walkways can be very slippery if it rains. I had a totally different experience with a sunny day and rainy day.  

[shipgeeks]

4 hours ago, Markanddonna said:

Malaga is a wonderful port BUT some of their walkways can be very slippery if it rains. I had a totally different experience with a sunny day and rainy day.  

And I, who have never even come close to getting seasick on a ship, got dizzy walking on the wavy-patterned walkways that run parallel to the one in the photos above.  Lovely park, but such an unexpected reaction on my part.

I'm loving this cruise and the excellent photos!

[RedDirtTurquoiseWater]

Did I miss the boat?  I'm sitting here in St. Kitts looking south toward Nevis.   Where are you twangster?

 

[twangster]

When I started this virtual cruise I was hoping to sling it along until cruising resumed.  Once it became evident that wasn't going to be September, then October, then November I've buried my head in the sand in denial.  

 

I have been thinking about resuming my virtual cruise now that December is still on the radar.  I almost revived this thread this past weekend. 

 

The Royal Transporter has been in warm layup and won't take long to re-energize.  Stay tuned, I'm not done yet.  

[RedDirtTurquoiseWater]

Great.  I have walked down to Cockleshell Beach.  Here's a pic across The Narrows to Nevis while I wait.

 

[RedDirtTurquoiseWater]

btw, you take great pics.   I am always forgetting to wipe the water drops off my camera before I click.   Example below of Reggae Beach Bar and Grill here at Cockleshell Bay...

The trip down here made me hungry and imo Reggae has one of the best sandwiches in the Lesser Antilles. 

The Lobster Sandwich, yum.

This will tide me over until the Royal Transporter is re-energized.

Edited October 20, 2020 by RedDirtTurquoiseWater

[RedDirtTurquoiseWater]

While the Royal Transporter is still warming, I caught a boat ride to Antigua.

[twangster]

While we are waiting, how about a quick lap around Serenade's promenade deck?

 

 

 

[Ocean Boy]

Cool video! It has been a long time since I last walked that deck.

[RedDirtTurquoiseWater]

Thanks for the ride.

View of Montserrat in the distance.

[RedDirtTurquoiseWater]

Walked up from Turner's Beach to find some food.  Found Jacqui Os Beach House.  Its a nice spot to wait until Twangster is back online with the Royal Transporter. 

[BSocial]

On 10/20/2020 at 12:25 PM, twangster said:

When I started this virtual cruise I was hoping to sling it along until cruising resumed.  Once it became evident that wasn't going to be September, then October, then November I've buried my head in the sand in denial.  

 

I have been thinking about resuming my virtual cruise now that December is still on the radar.  I almost revived this thread this past weekend. 

 

The Royal Transporter has been in warm layup and won't take long to re-energize.  Stay tuned, I'm not done yet.  

@Twangster, rumor has it Royal will do some of their simulated protocol sailings using your Royal Transporter and virtual ships.  
 

not really, but looking forward to more posts and destination pictures from you here.