“Suite!” Just Retired to be a pirate at sea with Sea Dog and Polly The Pirate Semi Live Explorer Nov. 7th

[dani negreanu]

2 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said:

Greg - If the internet gets too frustrating and time consuming, give up on the live aspect of the review. It's YOUR retirement cruise, not ours...enjoy it.  We can wait.

 

+1 👍

[Biker19]

50 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Voom is really a crawl.

Do you have Surf or Stream?

[Sea Dog]

9 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Do you have Surf or Stream?

I have voom surf and stream, I know what the problem is. I am shooting everything in high resolution. Their internet can't handle a picture at 12mb. Backing off the settings now to see if that helps.

[Sea Dog]

 

Sunrise at St. Croix.

 

 

[Biker19]

Just now, Sea Dog said:

Their internet can't handle a picture at 12mb.

Even at home with a great internet connection, folks should not post 12MB pics. With that pathetic upload speed, even the tiniest file size may have issues. Start asking the Voom staff what's going on -it's not normal. "Normal" upload for a Stream tier should be around 500Kb.

[ramja96]

On 11/8/2021 at 4:21 AM, Sea Dog said:

 

I would love to get one of these. I looked on Amazon and found a few like this. Some say they are NOT power converters. I believe the one you have here in this picture is not a converter, correct? I'm electrically illiterate, what limitations (if any) are there with this adapter? TIA

[Sea Dog]

50 minutes ago, ramja96 said:

 

I would love to get one of these. I looked on Amazon and found a few like this. Some say they are NOT power converters. I believe the one you have here in this picture is not a converter, correct? I'm electrically illiterate, what limitations (if any) are there with this adapter? TIA

Hi TIA see post #92 for link . Yes it is a converter to go from PAL plug (European) to US 110v. Basically gives you an extra outlet.

[Sea Dog]

Breakfast at the MDR. Lovely breakfast this morning with Classic Eggs Benedict, Hashbrowns, Brioche French Toast and Espresso.

 

[ramja96]

2 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Hi TIA see post #92 for link . Yes it is a converter to go from PAL plug (European) to US 110v. Basically gives you an extra outlet.

 

LOL!!!! "TIA" means Thanks In Advance. 😋

[ramja96]

OH!! And Thanks again - just placed my order for the 2-pack!👍

[Sea Dog]

20 minutes ago, ramja96 said:

 

LOL!!!! "TIA" means Thanks In Advance. 😋

Oops sorry I’m not up to date on all the slang

[Sea Dog]

So I’m on my 4th pair of water shoes to find the best ones. So they either have no support or just not comfortable.

 

These Keens are really comfortable and great to walk in.

 

 

Unfortunately they fit very snug and in the case of Secret Sands Beach yesterday, little shells and rocks got between my feet and the shoes making it very uncomfortable to walk. I found myself taking the shoes off and emptying all the debris and I was good to go again. Anyone have a perfect water shoe?

[dani negreanu]

43 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Lovely breakfast this morning with Classic Eggs Benedict, Hashbrowns, Brioche French Toast

 

OOOhhhh, my favorite kind of b'fast 😁

[DMWT Cruiser]

Sea Dog,

 

Great trip report, it is certainly building my anticipation for our upcoming cruise!  Congrats on the retirement!  I retired at the end of 2019, just in time for all of our retirement cruise travel plans to come to a grinding halt!  Glad your timing was better than mine...

 

 

Ramja96,

 

The one I have is called an adapter.  You may want to do an Amazon search for "international plug adapter".  Just select one with excellent reliable reviews that will work in locations where you are likely to travel.

 

1 hour ago, ramja96 said:

 

I would love to get one of these. I looked on Amazon and found a few like this. Some say they are NOT power converters. I believe the one you have here in this picture is not a converter, correct? I'm electrically illiterate, what limitations (if any) are there with this adapter? TIA

[Wink87]

2 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

 

Sunrise at St. Croix.

 

 

Wow wow wow!

[Ozark_Kid]

3 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Backing off the settings now to see if that helps.

I hope you mean in edit.  When you get home you will enjoy the originals in the higher quality settings.

Shanon and I was having slow speeds like that and I discovered an AT&T security app was sending me thru a vpn. Turned it off and it went up.  Sharon had the Voom staff adjust her iPhone and in a couple of minutes the speed was up.  It’s worth letting them try. 

[Ocean Boy]

3 hours ago, ramja96 said:

 

LOL!!!! "TIA" means Thanks In Advance. 😋

I couldn't figure out what you were saying. For me TIA means transient ischemic attack.😐

[ramja96]

5 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

I couldn't figure out what you were saying. For me TIA means transient ischemic attack.😐

 

Oh .... well, yeah .... that, too, of course.

[cruiselvr04]

Okay that beautiful sunrise just gave me chills.  Wow.  Love it and can't wait to see my own water sunrise in a few days.

[crewsweeper]

2 hours ago, DMWT Cruiser said:

Sea Dog,

 

Great trip report, it is certainly building my anticipation for our upcoming cruise!  Congrats on the retirement!  I retired at the end of 2019, just in time for all of our retirement cruise travel plans to come to a grinding halt!  Glad your timing was better than mine...

 

 

Ramja96,

 

The one I have is called an adapter.  You may want to do an Amazon search for "international plug adapter".  Just select one with excellent reliable reviews that will work in locations where you are likely to travel.

 

Hey for $15 with tax, it's a good deal.  But you can get 2 for $14 with tax for a limited time.

Seadog's version has almost 6800 reviews.

[ramja96]

9 minutes ago, crewsweeper said:

Hey for $15 with tax, it's a good deal.  But you can get 2 for $14 with tax for a limited time.

Seadog's version has almost 6800 reviews.

 

Yep - that's what I ordered. THANKS

[DMWT Cruiser]

11 minutes ago, crewsweeper said:

Hey for $15 with tax, it's a good deal.  But you can get 2 for $14 with tax for a limited time.

Seadog's version has almost 6800 reviews.

Missed the link earlier in the thread.  That looks like a good buy!

[Tree_skier]

The food porn is killing me.  I might not make it 33 more days.

[Sheal]

5 hours ago, ramja96 said:

I'm electrically illiterate, what limitations (if any) are there with this adapter? TIA

What the limitation would be with an adapter (vs. convertor) is that if you tried using this while in Europe (or anywhere they use this "c" plug) in say, someone's home, and then tried plugging in an appliance like a curling iron,  you risk burning out the item within seconds, along with possibly blowing the fuses in the home.  My daughter's BF learned this the hard way.  The curling iron was toast but fortunately no other damage was done. 

 

So in that case the convertor would have been handy.  I had one on me but I arrived a couple days later to hear the story.

 

 

 

 

[KLMB]

SeaDog - Your review, photos and just everything is amazing.  Proud that you are representing us KC people, lol.  Thanks so much for sharing.  Enjoy!!