Just off Horizon - First B2B Cruise

[mondello]

6 minutes ago, KmomChicago said:

So did you board in the 18th or 22nd?

Post #4, cruise mates chimed in; 9/18, 8 day cruise. First leg of B2B.

[Terab85]

Tonight was our first of two formal nights.  Dinner and service were great as always. 

 

 

[Terab85]

18 minutes ago, KmomChicago said:

Looking forward to this-you boarded the first leg on the 18th, not 22nd right?

Damn b2b had me confused on the dates 😛  I told everyone it had been awhile *lol*

[Terab85]

21 minutes ago, KmomChicago said:

Looking forward to this-you boarded the first leg on the 18th, not 22nd right?

I can't figure out how to fix it.  My bad 😛 

[Terab85]

13 minutes ago, mondello said:

Post #4, cruise mates chimed in; 9/18, 8 day cruise. First leg of B2B.

Yep.  I'm just chugging along not even paying attention to details.  Trying to figure out how to correct it 😛 

[Terab85]

After dinner, we changed and then walked around the ship to check things out. Amazing how you can see a sunset on one side and the moon on the other.

 

[mondello]

13 minutes ago, Terab85 said:

Yep.  I'm just chugging along not even paying attention to details.  Trying to figure out how to correct it 😛 

It's all good. Your pictures are great. Why 3 cameras?

[KmomChicago]

24 minutes ago, Terab85 said:

Yep.  I'm just chugging along not even paying attention to details.  Trying to figure out how to correct it 😛 

 

You can only correct a post for 30 minutes and then: it lives forever.

[Terab85]

Sept 20, 2021 Sea Day #2

 

The sunrise wasn't as nice as the day before.  You could see we were going to hit some rain showers soon. 

 

 

Today we spend the day in the Tides Pool.  This is probably the first time since our first cruise in 2015 that we've gone to a pool area.  Since the cruise isn't at capacity (I think I heard 2,600) there was plenty of room to hang out.

 

 

 

 

View of the Havana pool.  Definitely want to book a cruise in one of those cabins. 

 

 

 

Tried the beer flights at Pig & Anchor

 

 

 

Tonight we were having dinner at the steakhouse.  People had mentioned before and we have to agree that the food and service at the steakhouse wasn't like it had been in the past.  We did notice that the restaurant was very busy and heard that the casino was giving out free dinners.  We found the service to be slow between the entrée and the dessert and had to even ask several times to get a refill on water.  I know that the ships are still working out the kinks and we're hoping that it'll be better when we cruise again next year. Saying that, the dinner was still a great value for $38. 

 

[Terab85]

45 minutes ago, mondello said:

It's all good. Your pictures are great. Why 3 cameras?

Most pictures are on my phone but I have old camera that I was trying to use too.  I have another one that is waterproof and used that when we were on the islands.  My phone takes good pictures so I need to just get rid of my Canon 😞 

[Terab85]

36 minutes ago, KmomChicago said:

 

You can only correct a post for 30 minutes and then: it lives forever.

Good to know.

[L1211]

Thank you for this!  Love the pictures - the food looks amazing!! We cruise tomorrow.

can’t wait!!

[Terab85]

September 21, 2021 - Aruba

 

I forgot to mention we booked this cruise in Oct 2019 for the ABC islands.  A few months ago, they changed Bonaire for La Romana & Amber Cove.  Was bummed we didn't go to Bonaire but we'll be there next year.

 

Since we were going to be in Aruba so long, we decided to rent a car and drive around the island checking out some of the beaches.  Our friend took a cab to the airport to pick up the car and then came back to the port to pick the rest of us up.  I think it took him about 30 minutes.

 

 

 

 

Baby Beach was nice.  We paid $60 for a shade tent that included 2 chairs and rented another 2 chairs for $15.  Snorkeling wasn't too bad but had to go out by the reef.  Water was shallow, so perfect for young kids.  We didn't eat or drink there but I think it was $2 to use the restroom. 

 

 

Edited October 4, 2021 by Terab85

[Terab85]

1 hour ago, L1211 said:

Thank you for this!  Love the pictures - the food looks amazing!! We cruise tomorrow.

can’t wait!!

Thank you!  I'm trying to get my photos from my phone downloaded so it'll be quicker for me to load on here.  Have a blast!!  We loved the Horizon and hope to book on her again soon.

[Terab85]

We left Baby Beach after a few hours.  It definitely got busier since we had arrived around 11:00am.  We decided to drive to Arashi Beach which is on the other end of the island. 

 

 

Arashi Beach

 

 

Edited October 4, 2021 by Terab85

[Terab85]

After we stopped at Arashi Beach, we decided to head back to the ship so we could do some souvenir shopping. 

 

 

 

There was a line to get a picture with the Aruba sign so I just snapped this one.  You can see the ship in the background, so super close. 

 

[Momma Mojito]

Thanks for sharing your pics.  They are fantastic!!  We board the Horizon on the 30th for a B2B cruise and am really enjoying your the pics.  One this if you would could you tell us what you had for dinner!

[Terab85]

31 minutes ago, Momma Mojito said:

Thanks for sharing your pics.  They are fantastic!!  We board the Horizon on the 30th for a B2B cruise and am really enjoying your the pics.  One this if you would could you tell us what you had for dinner!

I'll post whatever pictures I have of food/menu but definitely wasn't consistent. 

[Terab85]

Once we got back on board and showered, we headed to Seafood Shake for a lobster roll (which I split).  It was $12 for 2 rolls and totally worth it. 

 

 

[Terab85]

I'm guessing we took a nap after because I have no pictures until the evening when we were getting ready to leave Aruba.

 

 

 

 

Good bye Aruba... see you in 2022.

 

[Terab85]

Our next stop was Curacao.  

 

[Terab85]

Since we had nothing planned for today but walking around, we hit the dining room for breakfast. 

 

 

 

Not sure what time we finally got off the ship but it was starting to get hot.

 

[cricketmk3]

Thank you so much for this! I will be boarding this cruise on Oct 30. We had even thought about canceling it a time or two when they changed testing rules but...can't wait now!!

[Terab85]

[Terab85]

45 minutes ago, cricketmk3 said:

Thank you so much for this! I will be boarding this cruise on Oct 30. We had even thought about canceling it a time or two when they changed testing rules but...can't wait now!!

Your welcome!  If you can do the at home test, I would do it again in a heartbeat.  It was easy, took 15 minutes for results and if one of us tested positive, I could cry in the privacy of our own home 😛