Live from Allure - Oct 3, 2021 - Cruising with Covid 🤔

[Missusdubbya]

18 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

Home right before 8

 

wonderful review, thanks John! Hope your Dad is ok, and your condo sells quickly 

Edited October 11, 2021 by Missusdubbya

[thomasale]

On 10/5/2021 at 11:22 PM, John&LaLa said:

Chops dinner 5pm

 

Had a great time at Chops, other than being stuffed. We had our breakfast waiter, Jorge, serve us.

 

Espresso and Lavender martinis

 

Cheers to Lala and Lilly @dani negreanu

 

Colossal shrimp cocktail, extra horseradish 

 

Crab cake. Ask for extra aioli😉

 

Mmmm, pork belly. To be truthful, my sous vide version is just as good I've decided. 

 

Big ol Rib Eye. Barely dented it. Perfect medium rare

 

Laura had rack o lamb. And she shared😁

 

Mac n Cheese for @Beeline Cruiser

Broccolini came from CP150, I think

 

Finished with Key Lime pie. It was just OK

 

[thomasale]

Just now, thomasale said:

Loved seeing the Chops meal as we did not get to try it out....a couple of notes, the shrimp was bigger than the MDR "lobsters" on lobster night! I am not a fan  sauce of any kind other than garlic butter on my beef. They Smeared the Tenderloin with "gravy" in the MDR as well. We are convinced that the dining package is the thing to do for us on future cruises. We are critical of food and since the upcharge restaurants popularity on board, the MDR food has suffered. I understand the cruise lines interest in keeping the price point as attractive as possible and don't mind spending a little extra for the finer dining. Glad you shared so much with us all!

 

 

[piercetc4]

thanks for an entertaining week aboard allure of the seas!  Enjoyed the pics and comments!  Good luck selling the condo! Nothing like the beach!

 

 

 

 

 

[John&LaLa]

Found at Turkey Lake Service Plaza on the way to Ocala.  

😪

 

Maybe putting logo on these wasn't such a good idea after all 

[Ocean Boy]

44 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

Found at Turkey Lake Service Plaza on the way to Ocala.  

😪

 

Maybe putting logo on these wasn't such a good idea after all 

Our roads and parking lots near the beaches were littered with them all summer. So were parking lots at shopping centers. Totally disgusting.

[BonTexasNY]

2 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

Our roads and parking lots near the beaches were littered with them all summer. So were parking lots at shopping centers. Totally disgusting.

Very totally disgusting.  I won't tell you what litter I have found in the past. 🤐

Took me quite awhile before I learned that the phrase "Don't Mess With Texas" is an anti litter campaign.

 

 

 

[hew2nd]

On 10/4/2021 at 4:52 PM, 2Martinisluvcruzin said:

Sorry to barge in here, but saw you were from Eustis. We're in Tavares. If you by any chance have Lakeview Medical, they are doing testing in their offices

Just found out today that they are testing at the Fair Grounds in Eustis; open from 9-5 and they do the rapid test with results in 15 minutes. Also - THEY ARE FREE. 

[SilkySal]

15 hours ago, hew2nd said:

Just found out today that they are testing at the Fair Grounds in Eustis; open from 9-5 and they do the rapid test with results in 15 minutes. Also - THEY ARE FREE. 

We saw that for this month but not sure if they will be there in November for our cruise on the 8th. If anyone stops in there, please ask that question and also find out if it's a registered test that the cruise lines will accept.

[topnole]

Any idea who the current Genies are on Allure?   We just booked a star class cabin and I think I saw one of our prior genies was now on Allure.  Hoping we might be able to request her when the time gets closer (assuming she is on Allure).  
 

There used to be a current genie thread but I can’t find it.  
 

Thanks for any help.  

Edited October 17, 2021 by topnole

[hew2nd]

9 hours ago, SilkySal said:

We saw that for this month but not sure if they will be there in November for our cruise on the 8th. If anyone stops in there, please ask that question and also find out if it's a registered test that the cruise lines will accept.

First I've heard of "registered test". What does that mean? Who is the entity who registered it? Is there a list of registered sites some place?

Thanks

[AshleyDillo]

1 hour ago, topnole said:

Any idea who the current Genies are on Allure?

Alan R, Smitha and Romina

[topnole]

8 hours ago, AshleyDillo said:

Alan R, Smitha and Romina

Awesome.  We’ve had Smitha a couple times.  It would be great to have her again.  Thanks so much for the info. Now it is just a matter of the timing of her contract and whether she’ll be there in May.  Fingers crossed.  

[lovesthebeach2]

On 10/10/2021 at 6:37 AM, John&LaLa said:

Hello Cocoa Beach

 

Just north of our place. Former place soon

 

This was at 5:10

I love Ocala, but would find it incredibly hard to leave Cocoa Beach. In fact we kick around the idea of buying a weekend place there even though we live an hour+ away. Where are you in Ocala?

[SilkySal]

13 hours ago, hew2nd said:

First I've heard of "registered test". What does that mean? Who is the entity who registered it? Is there a list of registered sites some place?

Thanks

You can go to Royal's web site and read the description of the types of tests they will accept. My understanding is they will accept the rapid antigen tests as long as they are monitored by a health professional, either at a pharmacy or medical clinic, or with a "proctored" (supervised by a health professional via computer) home test kit. Home test kits (I think) can only be used if one is fully vaccinated. Hope I stated this correctly and clearly, as I know wording is sometimes misleading. At least, all of this is my take away. We've had ours done at CVS and Walgreen's Pharmacies with no problems. I usually make an appointment at each Pharmacy on 2 different days; if the first results come back the same day, I cancel the 2nd one. Good to have a backup plan I think! Cheers!

[SE fla]

emed.com they will by web cam supervise the test and send the results to the Navica app that you have to download and create an account so you can log into emed for printing your results. 

[SilkySal]

21 minutes ago, SE fla said:

emed.com they will by web cam supervise the test and send the results to the Navica app that you have to download and create an account so you can log into emed for printing your results. 

Yep! I also found this explanation on another thread:

 

The BinaxNow home test from Abbott Labs is supervised.  You must download the Navica app and create an account.  Then, when you're ready to test, go to emed.com to establish a video conference with the monitors.  The first one verifies your test lot number and scans the code thingy to insure it's not out of date and that it's a genuine test, and he/she instructs and watches as you take off the seal, open the box, and do the test.  Then you have to wait 15 minutes for the test to develop.  (while you wait, they show you "informative videos"...)

 

Then the 2nd person comes on 15 minutes later  (this one is the medical person) and verifies your test results.  You also get an email with a pdf result which you can print or save to show at check-in.

[John&LaLa]

11 hours ago, lovesthebeach2 said:

I love Ocala, but would find it incredibly hard to leave Cocoa Beach. In fact we kick around the idea of buying a weekend place there even though we live an hour+ away. Where are you in Ocala?

 

OTOW

Avalon 4

[lovesthebeach2]

10 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

OTOW

Avalon 4

Nice! We have a few friends that recently moved there from our community.

[AlohaLivin]

@John&LaLa so this is not a cruise related at all. 😂 But I was at TJ Maxx in ATL earlier today (checking out the pet section) and there was a cool Rae Dunn dog bowl that said BELLA. Thought I would pass that info along as likely other TjMaxx’s will have the same 😊

[John&LaLa]

Live from Serenade - December 10, 2023🤔

[SummerBeee]

27 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

Live from Serenade - December 10, 2023🤔

Oooooo Did y’all book? I did, going solo. Would love tips on excursions

[John&LaLa]

9 minutes ago, SummerBeee said:

Oooooo Did y’all book? I did, going solo. Would love tips on excursions

 

Still researching

[John&LaLa]

Forgot to post our free ship picture.

 

Haven't see this shot before

 

[BecciBoo]

On 10/3/2021 at 8:45 PM, John&LaLa said:

Moved on to 90's music in Blaze.

 

Grabbed a Baileys in the casino. 👍

 

Laura grabbed a Lemon Drop

I drank nothing but lemon drops, must've had about 6 per day!!!  When I got home my glucose was 465!!!!  Thank God I didn't coma.  Learned my lesson, only Wadka, soda and splenda with lemon from now on....oh but they were delish!  Best ones I found were in Champagne Bar!~