LIVE-Ovation of the Seas Simulation 7-30-21

[The sea calls my name]

1 hour ago, Peckishpixie said:

My grandma is from Baton Rouge and she would have been disappointed in these. A wee bit over cooked but yhe liquor in the heads was still good and the warm butter helped! 

I do want mine spicy for sure.

[John&LaLa]

7 hours ago, vplsh said:

Can you please check and see if there's a future cruise desk open for sales? On board Independence for a simulation cruise Sunday and thinking about booking if there is someone.

 

NextCruise was open on Allure.

[John&LaLa]

7 hours ago, Blizzard54 said:

That should be easy enough.  Since C&A benefits are not allowed, we will be purchasing a package.  

 

Mine was $47 for a two device pkg

 

Only two days, though

[John&LaLa]

8 hours ago, Blizzard54 said:

My plan is to post from the ship during this 5 night voyage. 

It has been 537 days since we disembarked the Allure and are looking forward to board the Ovation in a few hours.

 

Have fun

[joand452]

Thank you for taking us along!  Gotta get my "cruising" in somehow!

[John&LaLa]

@Blizzard54 what color are your wristbands 🤔

[la_croisiere_s'amuse]

Thank you to all three of you posting (so far!)

 

Hi, I'm La Croisiere and I'm a live-thread-aholic.  🤣😂 😁

[bonsai3s]

5 hours ago, long4acruise said:

*Traffic into Pier 91 was a breeze at 10:40 today.

 

*Embarkation was good, but didn't board til 11:30-ish as first group time slot wasn't until 12 noon. Must have SetSail doc readily available, along with passport and vax card.

 

*Loyalty Ambassador is Nicol Torcende.

 

*Interesting, the 2nd folks I met were a couple who've never cruised before!  Said they weren't sure what to do.  And several others mentioned they'd only cruise several times prior. RC probably planned it this way.

Thank you!...have a wonderful cruise.

[Baowen]

Any updates on your sailaway time? It’s almost 6 and I don’t even see smoke. 

 

thanks! 
Beth

[Sunshine3601]

1 hour ago, floatn said:

If you just boarded today, how does she have an orange status for COVID cases already? Isn't this the first sim cruise for this ship? 

I noticed allure had orange the other day while their test was in process and wondered the same.

[Sunshine3601]

Have a great cruise.  Hope you have good weather for your sailing.

[Baowen]

Sailing away!

 

[rtazz17]

Slow thread!

Allure simulation thread was much more active,just sayin:)

Im jk for those ready to jump on me

[Baowen]

Video

 

 

[MorganClark]

1 minute ago, Baowen said:

Video

 

 

 

No video appeared, just audio.

[dswallow]

7 minutes ago, MorganClark said:

 

No video appeared, just audio.

 

Perhaps you need to try some other media player. Video is there.

 

[perfect match]

Video worked for me. 😀

Have a great cruise, @Blizzard54and everyone else on this sailing! 🛳

 

[vplsh]

12 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

NextCruise was open on Allure.

Thanks, John!

[la_croisiere_s'amuse]

10 hours ago, rtazz17 said:

Slow thread!

Allure simulation thread was much more active,just sayin:)

Im jk for those ready to jump on me

 

With this much radio silence from three people who had been posting, there may be internet issues. We might have to wait until they get back to hear how it went. But that doesn't mean I'll stop checking! 😉

[tserface]

1 hour ago, la_croisiere_s'amuse said:

 

With this much radio silence from three people who had been posting, there may be internet issues. We might have to wait until they get back to hear how it went. But that doesn't mean I'll stop checking! 😉

I think you are lying about not checking back… just a hunch 🙂

[Blizzard54]

22 hours ago, bonsai3s said:

Thank you for taking the time...safe and happy sailing!

 

Looking forward to a few things:

* Traffic into Pier 91 and embarkation.

* Test to all prior to boarding?

* DL and CL concierge. (List of bar drinks with prices.  We know the drink vouchers are for drinks $13 or less...we wanted to make sure we know what to order. 😁)

* Loyal Ambassador.

* Captain Henryk Loy onboard?

* Lastly, what is the anticipated passenger capacity for the paid sailings?

Thanks again!

No traffic problem but only 418 passengers and 1 ship. Normally there will be 2.

They choose some to be tested

I will look for a drink list.  So far DL and CL are closed.

Not sure on LA yet

Yes Captain Lou

Startup pax count not revealed.

[Blizzard54]

17 hours ago, floatn said:

If you just boarded today, how does she have an orange status for COVID cases already? Isn't this the first sim cruise for this ship? 

I would assume that it would be a crew issue.

[GMoney]

It’s chilly n foggy this morning. The horn in blowing. 

[Blizzard54]

Masks were required as we waited in line outside.

As we entered the first step was to take pictures of our vaccine cards. At that step they also chose a some to be tested. Not us.

Then it was upstairs to security and normal check in.

Then on to the ship.

We have white bracelets, no tracelets.

 

As mentioned WJ lunch was a step up.  We need to scan in and out of the WJ.

At dinner they said we could scan QR code for menu.  The did provide real menu when I told him my battery was dead.

 

As I was exploring the ship it felt like turnaround day on a b2b and we were waiting for the new pax.

I heard there are 100 pinnacles.  At the show it there were a number of first time Royal and first time cruisers, I assume travel agents.

Solarium Bistro will not open on this voyage.

There will be  simulated SL tonight. I do not know how many are invited,   they may have more than one.

Internet is a bit slower than in the Caribbean.   My issue last night was a dead battery.

 

Yesterday it was 90 degrees in Seattle. Last night we started hearing the fog horn. A bit cooler today,  fog horn still sounding.

[GMoney]

Sail away provided great views of the city. X Millennium was along for the ride. NCL Encore was sailing into the bay at the same time.