Allure “LIVE” 3/5-3/13 - The allure of the Allure

[JackieBlue44]

On 3/8/2022 at 9:01 AM, TravelGirlinDallas said:

Enjoying your review and looking forward to Allure coming to Galveston!

We are too!  Do you have a cruise booked on Allure out of Galveston?  We are sailing in December.

[JackieBlue44]

On 3/9/2022 at 5:05 AM, h20skibum said:

After a long day, and a short night, we are sailing through a brief rainstorm on our way to the port at St. Maarten this morning.  
 

Sunrise is at 5:21 today. 

 

Exquisite photo!

[h20skibum]

3 hours ago, JackieBlue44 said:

What does DL mean?  (I haven't cruised in 20+ years and honestly don't know!)  ty

DL is the Diamond Lounge

[h20skibum]

6:33 am sunrise today because of the time travel last night. 

 

Not exactly looking into the sun, but I like this view

 

 

[h20skibum]

Well, this is different!!

 

The chair hogs are out early on this sea day.  I guess if the towel stand isn’t open yet, just clip your newspaper sections to the loungers. 

 

[TravelGirlinDallas]

8 hours ago, JackieBlue44 said:

We are too!  Do you have a cruise booked on Allure out of Galveston?  We are sailing in December.

Not yet! We have booked Ovation out of Seattle in July and Adventure out of Galveston at Thanksgiving.

[not-enough-cruising]

9 hours ago, JackieBlue44 said:

We are too!  Do you have a cruise booked on Allure out of Galveston?  We are sailing in December.

February ‘23 for us, got a great deal on a CLS the day bookings opened. 

[Sea Dog]

14 hours ago, h20skibum said:

 

And we are back…dock lines and all

 

 

Winner! Winner!! Winner!!!  No whistles, no yells!

 

 

14 hours ago, h20skibum said:

Dinner tonight was a Chops filet

 

We ordered it for the 16.95 upcharge in the MDR

 

Curious if it tasted as good as ones you have had in Chops? I’ve always wondered what’s the difference between a Chops filet and a regular filet. Is it a better cut? Is it seasoned differently? 
 

I also would like to know and others probably know the answer because I’ve never asked. Where are the kitchens for the specialty restaurants? Does each restaurant have their own kitchen? Or are there  just different  sections of the main kitchen down below?

[DaniDanielle]

9 hours ago, JackieBlue44 said:

Happy Birthday!!!

+1

[h20skibum]

33 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Winner! Winner!! Winner!!!  No whistles, no yells!

 

 

Curious if it tasted as good as ones you have had in Chops? I’ve always wondered what’s the difference between a Chops filet and a regular filet. Is it a better cut? Is it seasoned differently? 
 

I also would like to know and others probably know the answer because I’ve never asked. Where are the kitchens for the specialty restaurants? Does each restaurant have their own kitchen? Or are there  just different  sections of the main kitchen down below?

It is just as good as the ones in Chops.  Of course, you don’t get those great appetizers and deserts, nor do you get the ambiance.  
 

if there isn’t anything that we crave on the regular MDR menu, we usually order one of these. 
 

I am not positive, but I think each of the restaurants have their own kitchens.  

[mo&fran]

Chops filet you order in the dining room might be the same as on the menu, but you get the whole piece, instead of the slices the dining room serves. Noy necessarily any better, just more.  Eating in chops, you get all of the other goodies.

[DesireeC03]

I have really enjoyed your review - thank you!

[h20skibum]

What a relaxing sea day. Went and did our normal six miles on the track this morning, then to the pool.  The people using newspapers to hold their seats finally got towels and other things to put on them, but I never saw them actually sit in the loungers. 
 

WJ for lunch today.   Cheeseburger and a Mexican meatloaf. 
 

 

We had an appointment with Next cruise this afternoon.  Either I booked more cruises than I thought, or they wanted to make sure I got my invoices. 

 

Tonight is the second formal night. I hope they bought lots of lobster. 

[h20skibum]

Yes, they did bring lots of lobster tonight. 
 

vadalia onion tart

 

lobster

 

 

plus 2 more tails for me

 

 

plus molten lava cake

 

 

I know , I am a lightweight.  The guy at the table next to us ate eight. 

[h20skibum]

Some good singers at Karaoke finals tonight.  Too bad they can’t put it somewhere with better sight lines than Dazzles.
 

We have Adult Majority Rules, then Adult Comedy after karaoke.  
 

The seas are smoky and life is good. 

[helen haywood]

🤭

[h20skibum]

3 hours ago, h20skibum said:

The seas are smoky and life is good. 

Hmm, quoting myself.  Don’t know how auto correct changed smooth to smoky. 😂😂

[h20skibum]

Adult Majority Rules was hilarious.  We had a team of seven, and it was packed to standing room only.  We had played earlier in the week with 3 on our team, and added two more. They wanted groups of six to eight. 
 

 

It was such a change from the last time we sailed in January.  So nice to see everyone laughing and having a good time. 

[h20skibum]

Our Cruise Director, Chris Brown, introduced the comedians. I need a jacket like his. 

 

We saw both comedians in the Comedy Club, and enjoyed both.  Nora Lynch had some new adult material, and the theatre was roaring with laughter

 

Rocky Osborn stayed mainly with the routine he had done earlier. It would have been nice to hear some new material. 
 

[h20skibum]

I hate when this happens

 

That means they will kick us off Sunday morning. 

 

[h20skibum]

Meanwhile, my early morning sunrise today. 

 

[jagsfan]

10 hours ago, h20skibum said:

Hmm, quoting myself.  Don’t know how auto correct changed smooth to smoky. 😂😂

I’m glad you clarified that!

[FionaMG]

1 hour ago, h20skibum said:

I hate when this happens

 

That means they will kick us off Sunday morning. 

 

 

I hate it too. Shouldn't be allowed. 

[Ocean Boy]

10 hours ago, h20skibum said:

Hmm, quoting myself.  Don’t know how auto correct changed smooth to smoky. 😂😂

I was envisioning fog near the surface.

[h20skibum]

I can’t tell you how many times I have walked by these lifeboats, and tried to figure how they could jam 370 people in them.  I mean, have they been to the Wind Jammer and looked around?

 

 

I was going to bring a towel this morning to reserve my lifeboat space, because you have to do it at the pool, so why not here?

 

 

I know my boat has a capacity plate that says X number of persons, or X weight including persons and gear.  When I do the math for it, it means the average person is 150 lb.   By that scale, there are a lot of “above average” people onboard. 

Edited March 12, 2022 by h20skibum