lovelife Posted August 5, 2021 #51 Share Posted August 5, 2021 1 hour ago, trippintex said: Where will The Band Dealers play at ? We to love rock and soul music. They played in the Star Lounge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicr Posted August 5, 2021 #52 Share Posted August 5, 2021 10 hours ago, vplsh said: Here you go… thanks for the pictures. I appreciate it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Dave Posted August 5, 2021 #53 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Back in port. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelife Posted August 5, 2021 #54 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I found out from the LA this morning there were just shy of 400 passengers on this sailing including 61 Pinnacles. What a pleasant cruise with instant elevators and no crowds. Please, may I do it again? 😍 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelife Posted August 5, 2021 #55 Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) Delete Edited August 5, 2021 by lovelife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippintex Posted August 5, 2021 #56 Share Posted August 5, 2021 thank you all for great pictures and info. thanks again and be safe. 61 pinnacle that would be great many of them from texas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelife Posted August 5, 2021 #57 Share Posted August 5, 2021 We peeked in the Escape Room on deck 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelife Posted August 5, 2021 #58 Share Posted August 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, trippintex said: thank you all for great pictures and info. thanks again and be safe. 61 pinnacle that would be great many of them from texas? I would imagine so but don't know. We had enough air miles to cover our flight from DC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfganghowell Posted August 5, 2021 #59 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Were you able to sit at the Pool Bar? That's our major hangout on sea days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelife Posted August 5, 2021 #60 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Huge sun deck and mini golf on deck 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelife Posted August 5, 2021 #61 Share Posted August 5, 2021 13 minutes ago, wolfganghowell said: Were you able to sit at the Pool Bar? That's our major hangout on sea days. Sorry, I can't remember noticing. I zoomed in on this photo from a morning sea day but that pool bar doesn't appear to be open yet. There were, however, a few chair hogs! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted August 5, 2021 #62 Share Posted August 5, 2021 14 hours ago, vplsh said: Here you go… Thank you for the pics. I'm always interested to see what brands they have in the shop. Interesting that I see no Blanton's bourbon. Thank you for taking us along. Cheers to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vplsh Posted August 5, 2021 Author #63 Share Posted August 5, 2021 32 minutes ago, wolfganghowell said: Were you able to sit at the Pool Bar? That's our major hangout on sea days. I didn’t see anyone sitting there but there were stools. Remember with less than 400 people on board there were a lot of empty spots! Getting off the ship was a breeze. We got self assist tags and needed to put them on our bags and exit when your group was called or later. We got off a little after 8 and we’re in the car and on our way in about 20 minutes including walking to the garage. No passport checks- you stopped at a facial recognition area and went on your way. Hope they keep that up!! Glad to be able to share this trip with you all. It was fantastic and I can’t wait to be back on independence on September 19 for the 8 day cruise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillpra Posted August 5, 2021 #64 Share Posted August 5, 2021 We just booked this ship for April 25th! The ship appears to be in great shape from the photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelife Posted August 5, 2021 #65 Share Posted August 5, 2021 2 hours ago, jillpra said: We just booked this ship for April 25th! The ship appears to be in great shape from the photos! Yes, it is in good shape. I kept commenting how clean and shiny everything looked. You will enjoy it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelife Posted August 5, 2021 #66 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Never saw anyone on the Sky Pad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushitex Posted August 5, 2021 #67 Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, vplsh said: I didn’t see anyone sitting there but there were stools. Remember with less than 400 people on board there were a lot of empty spots! Getting off the ship was a breeze. We got self assist tags and needed to put them on our bags and exit when your group was called or later. We got off a little after 8 and we’re in the car and on our way in about 20 minutes including walking to the garage. No passport checks- you stopped at a facial recognition area and went on your way. Hope they keep that up!! Glad to be able to share this trip with you all. It was fantastic and I can’t wait to be back on independence on September 19 for the 8 day cruise. We are booked B2B2B on the Independence, beginning on September 19th. We went on the July 17th Carnival Vista cruise out of Galveston, and having no one check our passports on the way out of the terminal took me by surprise - I had those passports in my fanny pack, ready to show, and nothing, lol. I had forgotten about having the photo taken while going through check-in. The only delay was actually when we had to wait for a taxi - they were few and far-between. After an hour wait, we ended up going back to our hotel to pick up our car by sharing the minivan taxi with other people who were doing the same thing, only staying in an adjacent hotel ( all were vaccinated.) I’m not sure why there was such a delay, but hubby said that either the cabbie or the porter told him that only Yellow Cab is running to the port, if not all of Galveston. Calling Uber or a Lyft didn’t seem to be viable, either, although another couple waiting at the taxi stand finally booked one. Anyway, thank you to everyone for posting photos and writing these posts. It’s nice to know that Royal looks as normal as it can be, and nice to see the Independence. We’ve sailed on her sister, the Liberty , twice, but never the Independence. Below is a photo of the Independence that we took from the deck of the Vista on July 17th. Edited August 5, 2021 by sushitex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcc1025 Posted August 5, 2021 #68 Share Posted August 5, 2021 43 minutes ago, lovelife said: Yes, it is in good shape. I kept commenting how clean and shiny everything looked. You will enjoy it! Yes, thank you so much. We are up next and it was so nice to get a peek into what the future will hold. We know it will be great to be back with RCCL again. We have sailed Liberty several times but this will be our first trip on Independence so really excited about seeing the differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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