Harmony B2B Live

[John&LaLa]

8 hours ago, maureencruiser said:

That gets me through Sunday, I’ll do Monday and Tuesday tomorrow, so I can catch up, the beauty of sea days.  Internet is terribly slow, keeps cutting out, of course, but, I’ll do the best I can.  Things are definitely looking up! 

 

Unfortunately, internet on Harmony was abysmal last week. 

 

Carry on

[crewsweeper]

Going to follow this maureencruiser.  Got a feeling you'll be scooting all over the ship and I'll have a great sense of the lay of the boat, before our January cruise.

[Ocean Boy]

Sorry about the rocky start. Looking forward to the rest!

[Merion_Mom]

9 hours ago, maureencruiser said:

Back in my room for an early night.  I was asleep by 10pm, I put a tea light on the water so I could see it. 

 

 

 

 

For a minute there, I thought that not only did they NOT pick up your two cases of water, they brought another two!  🤪

[FionaMG]

You're a very funny, upbeat lady @maureencruiser. Somehow you manage to make a string of disasters sound like material for a stand-up comedy act. Good for you! 

 

I was on Harmony back in September and really enjoyed it despite all the Covid restrictions. I hope you have a great time too.

[maureencruiser]

6 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Unfortunately, internet on Harmony was abysmal last week. 

 

Carry on

 

Oh, yes, I know.  I saw you were without internet for like two days.  Fingers crossed.

 

4 hours ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

For a minute there, I thought that not only did they NOT pick up your two cases of water, they brought another two!  🤪

 

Exactly how I planned it!  Mom, did you see I ate the dreaded broccoli?  You can stand in for my Mom. 

🤪 One of the things left behind at home was my Q-tips, I didn't think of them while I was ordering from Walgreens.  Just as well, Mom always told me to not put anything in my ear smaller than my shoulder.  Another pearl of wisdom from my Mom : Never miss an opportunity to go to the bathroom.  

 

2 hours ago, FionaMG said:

You're a very funny, upbeat lady @maureencruiser. Somehow you manage to make a string of disasters sound like material for a stand-up comedy act. Good for you! 

 

 

 

Oh, I'm sure it's hilarious to you, sitting at home on the couch,  🤪  It's my freaking life, going down the toilet.  Oh well, they say all comedy is tragedy. 

[maureencruiser]

Monday morning.  Oh well, if they’re not going to take the water, I’ll use it as a duck staging area.  

 

 

 

I slept in, rolled out of bed around 10, met Ryma for a healthy breakfast. 😮

 

 

 

While sitting at the pub, I was putting one duck at a time out on the jewelry counter.  They were disappearing before I could hobble back to the table.

 

This woman took a few pictures first, looking around to make sure she wasn’t going to be arrested, before she left with a duck.

 

 

 

[maureencruiser]

Since I was doing the MDR for dinner, I used my BOGO for lunch at Sabor.

 

I love their guacamole.  I asked the manager if they were going to do the Happy Hour with the Margaritas and the snacks.  He said he would have to ask his boss.

 

 

Who remembers the party they used to have at Sabor, with the three Margaritas, dancing and dinner?  I did that on my first day on Allure, back in 2013.  Or, maybe that was just me having a good time.

 

Ryma the rebel doesn’t like Mexican, so, she went over to Johnny Rocket’s to see if she could get take out.  She came back with a waiter.

 

 

 

We both ordered cucumber jalapeno Margaritas.

 

 

 

[maureencruiser]

Y’all probably know this better than I do, is it spicy chicken stuffed jalapeno wrapped in bacon?  Whatever it was called, OMG, lip smacking.  Lip burning, too. 

 

 

 

I had the beef quesadilla.  Delicous!  After eating one quarter of the actual tortilla, I started pulling the beef out, I couldn’t eat all that!  What a waste of perfectly good cheese.  

 

 

 

Uber Eats arrived with Ryma’s burger.

 

 

 

We ordered another round, they brought us avocado Margaritas instead.  I drank mine anyway, Ryma donated hers to me and I drove home with it in my scooter basket.

 

 

 

[maureencruiser]

I wanted to take a minute to give a shout out to the people on the Disabled forum, loads of information there, especially the woman who gave the discount code for the American Spinal Association.  I paid $201 for the scooter for two weeks.  If you cancel within seven days of sailing, you still pay the full cost, I believe.  With Covid, you don’t know if you’re sailing until two days prior.  They have insurance for that for $10.  That seemed like money well spent.  I did not get the insurance for damages or loss.  That was $150.  If you lose the scooter without insurance, they charge you $800.  If you paid the $150 and lose it, they still charge you $500, so $650 in total.  That didn’t seem like a great deal to me.  Watch this space, if I lose or damage it, I’ll be in tears again.  If you or someone in your party has trouble walking or standing, I highly recommend it.  Remember, the ship is three football fields long.  End of scooter commercial.  This message has been brought to you by the American Spinal Association.  

 

[maureencruiser]

I wasn’t sure what I wanted for dessert, he said, don’t worry, you get a sample of everything.

 

 

 

So, I sampled everything.

 

Here I am drinking and driving home.  You’ll notice since I met Dale, my hair has turned completely white.  Coincidence?  You be the judge.

 

 

All the people behind me are arriving for the Aqua Show.  It was cancelled last night, because of the weather.  Apparently, there’s bad weather in the Bahamas?  I haven’t turned on my TV since I arrived.  The show was actually cancelled again, Ryma said people were booing.  What, you want the divers to get injured for your entertainment?  Geesh.

[Auntiemomo]

We had cans of water on the TA.  Did they stop that and go with bottled water?

[Steeler Nation At Sea]

1 hour ago, maureencruiser said:

Who remembers the party they used to have at Sabor, with the three Margaritas, dancing and dinner?  I did that on my first day on Allure, back in 2013.  Or, maybe that was just me having a good time.

 

 

 

Ah, yes, but that was Rita's Cantina! Fun times!  Sabor has always been much, much better than Rita's, IMHO.  They even used to do the tableside guacamole when Harmony was brand new!  So good!  Still is,  even coming from the kitchen.  Their pico de gallo is pretty darn good, too.  Regarding the dessert sampler at lunch, I was almost disappointed at dinner when I had to pick just one! 😉

Edited November 23, 2021 by Steeler Nation At Sea

[wolfcathorse]

who's your captain? We had Johnny on the Trans-Atlantic.

[maureencruiser]

58 minutes ago, Auntiemomo said:

We had cans of water on the TA.  Did they stop that and go with bottled water?

 

I wish!  No, it's cans unless you order the water package, then it's glass bottles.  Because they're lighter and safer? 🙄    I think Ryma and I are going to pull off a water heist today.  Who can we call for bail money?

 

 

37 minutes ago, Steeler Nation At Sea said:

 

Ah, yes, but that was Rita's Cantina! Fun times!  Sabor has always been much, much better than Rita's, IMHO.  They even used to do the tableside guacamole when Harmony was brand new!  So good!  Still is,  even coming from the kitchen.  Their pico de gallo is pretty darn good, too.  Regarding the dessert sampler at lunch, I was almost disappointed at dinner when I had to pick just one! 😉

 

Oh, a different restaurant, I see.  I thought tableside went away because of Covid.  That's okay, I'm here for the steak, not the sizzle.  That's also why I'm not interested in Wonderland.  A puff of smoke rolls into the room and turns into a shrimp cocktail?  No thanks!  One dessert?  Blasphemy!  

 

[maureencruiser]

After lunch, I finally started working on my review and, as you know, I had a lot to get off my chest.  I worked on it until time for pre dinner cocktails.

 

Apparently, there’s a surveillance camera in my room, watching me trip over the Evian.

 

 

 

If you haven’t ordered an Evian coffee table yet, I highly recommend it.

 

 

 

Ryma had an Espresso Martini and I had a Greyhound (vodka and grapefruit).  I asked if I could have gin instead and Ryma said get Tangueray.  Good looking out, Ryma, it was delicious!

 

 

 

 

[LuCruise]

Great review.  Love your sense of humor.

Hope you're having a wonderful cruise.

[maureencruiser]

Dinner time!  I told Edi, my waiter, that I liked the pumpkin rolls.  Tada!

 

 

 

Social distancing in the MDR.

 

 

 

Lasagna.

 

 

 

Apple Blossom with a big scoop of butter, I mean vanilla ice cream.  This was outstanding.

 

 

 

 

After dinner, I just worked on the review and had another early evening.  On each of the first two days, I only used four of my drink vouchers and haven’t touched my wine. I’m here to rest and relax, especially relax.  My dentist said I’m grinding my teeth so much I cracked two crowns.  I’m thinking drinks in the Schooner, maybe some trivia, etc is about all the excitement I can handle.  I want to see the Aqua Show and the comedy, that’s about it.  

[maureencruiser]

Tuesday morning, I was up early and I was on a mission, the Vitality Cafe for a Wake Me Up shake.  I got there and they had no idea what I meant, it wasn’t on the menu.  I told them what I remembered seeing online, espresso, chocolate protein powder, peanut butter, almond milk, maybe banana.  The woman behind me agreed that it sounded great, so she ordered one, too.  I mused how good it would be with some Mailbu in it and the waiter said, Kahlua!  

 

It was good!  It separated a bit by the time I got to the Aqua Theater, but I will definitely get it again.  It’s covered by both the Refreshment package and the Diamond vouchers.

 

 

 

Get your noses in the air, it’s time for the Top Tier party.

 

 

 

One day, one day…

 

 

 

 

The CD, Tom, maybe?

 

 

 

 

Ryma, no!  Get down from there!

 

 

If you can’t beat them, join them.  Ryma and I putting on a show.

 

 

 

 

[maureencruiser]

Demonstrating our reverse planking abilities.

 

 

Ryma, looking off in the distance: I can see Canada from here!

 

 

Looking down, contemplating her life’s choices.

 

 

*record scratch*

 

*freeze frame*

 

Yup, that’s me.  You’re probably wondering how I got into this situation.  

 

Bringing home the Gold for Canada.

 

 

The whole cast, looking great.

 

 

 

Captain Patrick.  Captain Johnny drove her across the pond then bailed when he heard I was coming onboard.  Probably afraid I’d beat him in a scooter race.

 

 

Everybody.

 

 

 

 

[maureencruiser]

Ryma and I were exhausted by our exertions and decided we needed a cold beverage.

 

 

 

Since I had to get going this morning, I didn’t have time to prepare my Thanksgiving ducks.  I took them with me to the pub.  I’m sorry that I can’t remember the name, I know it’s two things.  The Cat and Mouse?  The Horse and Hound?  The Boot and Bonnet?  The Captain and Teneille?  

 

 

 

 

Two people came up to me while I was preparing them and ducks were quickly dispatched to them.  

 

Just like yesterday, they were disappearing as soon as I put them up.  Ryma is my assistant ducker.  Watch the spell check on that one.  She’s loving it.

 

These four must be from the USDA, they inspected the duck for a while before taking it.

 

 

 

 

This man moved one then took a photo.  He left it in a position where it was harder to see so I sent Ryma out to correct it.

 

 

 

 

We had a few minutes to spare before lunch.  The world’s loudest band was about to start playing so we got the Heck out of there.

[maureencruiser]

Back at the Schooner.

 

 

 

I requested a Tangueray and grapefruit.  I think they forgot the grapefruit.

 

 

 

 

A bunch of people came by with leis, it was our roll call on a pub tour.

 

Your girl got lei’d.

 

 

 

 

 

[maureencruiser]

 

 

Chilling on the Boardwalk, waiting for lunch at Johnny Rocket’s.

 

 

 

That’s a hard nope.

 

 

 

 

Pommes Frites for the Canadians, French Fries for the hoi polloi.

 

 

 

 

Burgers.

 

 

 

 

[maureencruiser]

31 minutes ago, wolfcathorse said:

who's your captain? We had Johnny on the Trans-Atlantic.

 

Patrick.  Boo!  Sorry, Patrick.

[Merion_Mom]

5 hours ago, FionaMG said:

You're a very funny, upbeat lady @maureencruiser. Somehow you manage to make a string of disasters sound like material for a stand-up comedy act. Good for you! 

 

 

Maureen is a living legend!

 

 

2 hours ago, maureencruiser said:

  Another pearl of wisdom from my Mom : Never miss an opportunity to go to the bathroom.  

 

 

Mine, too.  I live by those words these days.

 

2 hours ago, maureencruiser said:

 

Uber Eats arrived with Ryma’s burger.

 

 

 

 

I love this so much!

 

2 hours ago, maureencruiser said:

I wanted to take a minute to give a shout out to the people on the Disabled forum, loads of information there, especially the woman who gave the discount code for the American Spinal Association.  I paid $201 for the scooter for two weeks.  If you cancel within seven days of sailing, you still pay the full cost, I believe.  With Covid, you don’t know if you’re sailing until two days prior.  They have insurance for that for $10.  That seemed like money well spent.  I did not get the insurance for damages or loss.  That was $150.  If you lose the scooter without insurance, they charge you $800.  If you paid the $150 and lose it, they still charge you $500, so $650 in total.  That didn’t seem like a great deal to me.  Watch this space, if I lose or damage it, I’ll be in tears again.  If you or someone in your party has trouble walking or standing, I highly recommend it.  Remember, the ship is three football fields long.  End of scooter commercial.  This message has been brought to you by the American Spinal Association.  

 

 

My head is spinning.

 

28 minutes ago, maureencruiser said:

  That's also why I'm not interested in Wonderland.  A puff of smoke rolls into the room and turns into a shrimp cocktail?  No thanks!  One dessert?  Blasphemy!  

 

 

You can order everything on the menu at Wonderland.  We did.  

 

25 minutes ago, maureencruiser said:

If you haven’t ordered an Evian coffee table yet, I highly recommend it.

 

 

 

 

One time, I took a mattress topper still in its shipping box.  I used that box for B2B2B as my table!