Live from Indy with UDP - 6/17/22 - 6/20/22 🍔🍺

[John&LaLa]

22 minutes ago, Rubyfisch said:

Wait - do they only have a single size of coffee drinks (other than espresso)? I thought they had three (granted, I haven't been on a cruise since before the pandemic).

 

Looks like 1 size, odd

[John&LaLa]

Vodka Sour in Schooner

 

Drink #2 today

[Ocean Boy]

2 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

Vodka Sour in Schooner

 

Drink #2 today

I've never had one. Is it good?

[John&LaLa]

Back to the Royal Promenade stairs

 

Casino Entrance between Sorrento's and Vintages 

 

Same shape as the one by Cafe Promenade, so it helps explain

 

View going up from casino 

 

View from the Casino Bar 

 

Guess it ate up to much space in Playmaker's 

[John&LaLa]

Just now, Ocean Boy said:

I've never had one. Is it good?

 

Decent. Crisper than a Whisky Sour

 

I'd rather have a Cape Codder

 

In Cape Cod😉

Edited June 18, 2022 by John&LaLa

[John&LaLa]

Long talk with Alex. Playmaker's Mgr. 2 stripes. Married to Grecia the Suite Concierge. They honeymooned in Machu Pichu last year. Learned that from Grecia, but she didn't share her shipboard hubby's name. 

 

I digress

 

Alex told me two things

 

A) As a Pin, I get one $25 dining voucher. That makes no sense, because that's a CK ship benefit. I believe I mentioned that yesterday. 

 

FWIW, went and checked with Consolata the LA. She said they were doing that until late May. Either way I don't care.

 

B) I can only eat at any one venue once per day. He said that was a recent change. Not sure I want to escalate to F&B manager. But I am curious. May just bring it up on survey and request a call back.

 

More disturbing, is Alex said if I eat dinner in a specialty venus, I can't use it at another. That's not what happened yesterday. Maybe it wad a communication issue.

 

He did invite me back for a cookie tonight. So I'll graciously accept. Maybe after Bolts win😉

[Sea Dog]

8 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

More disturbing, is Alex said if I eat dinner in a specialty venus, I can't use it at another. That's not what happened yesterday. Maybe it wad a communication issue.

 

 

So one specialty restaurant per evening is what they are allowing except on sea days where you can have lunch at one and dinner at another?

[John&LaLa]

Let's launch some satellites

 

VAB. An Apollo relic. Still may be biggest building in the world

 

Bleeding gas

 

Let's light this candle 

 

Up, up, and away

 

 

 

Exaust flame about 250' long now

 

Spot on sensor, cleaning function doesn't seem to help😪

 

 

Powering up all 9 engines

Thats why it's named Falcon 9

Falcon is for Millennium Falcon

 

Possibly at Max Q

 

To infinity, and beyond

 

Edited June 18, 2022 by John&LaLa

[John&LaLa]

2 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

 

So one specialty restaurant per evening is what they are allowing except on sea days where you can have lunch at one and dinner at another?

 

Not sure, just confused. Willing to push it, though

[Jimbo]

Here is a preview for tonight's Chops Reservation.

It was cooked perfectly! @John&LaLa

 

 

 

 

Edited June 18, 2022 by Jimbo

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

8 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Not sure, just confused. Willing to push it, though

Wouldn't it be nice to have fleet wide printed parameters for this program, and not leave it up to interpretation on each ship, indeed at each venue, and even further more by each server or manager? !!

 

Tom

[John&LaLa]

Back on the high seas. Dinner at 6:15. Need pants, it's formal night.

 

Internet seems slow. Guess people are back posting their fun day in Nassau.

[John&LaLa]

Casino is busy

 

Some more Camera pics from yesterday 

 

Solarium photo

 

Goodie bag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fish eye

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 18, 2022 by John&LaLa

[Ourusualbeach]

32 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

Long talk with Alex. Playmaker's Mgr. 2 stripes. Married to Grecia the Suite Concierge. They honeymooned in Machu Pichu last year. Learned that from Grecia, but she didn't share her shipboard hubby's name. 

 

I digress

 

Alex told me two things

 

A) As a Pin, I get one $25 dining voucher. That makes no sense, because that's a CK ship benefit. I believe I mentioned that yesterday. 

 

FWIW, went and checked with Consolata the LA. She said they were doing that until late May. Either way I don't care.

 

B) I can only eat at any one venue once per day. He said that was a recent change. Not sure I want to escalate to F&B manager. But I am curious. May just bring it up on survey and request a call back.

 

More disturbing, is Alex said if I eat dinner in a specialty venus, I can't use it at another. That's not what happened yesterday. Maybe it wad a communication issue.

 

He did invite me back for a cookie tonight. So I'll graciously accept. Maybe after Bolts win😉

I'm guessing that this is something implemented by the Hotel Director and not fleet wide. 

[mo&fran]

7 minutes ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

Wouldn't it be nice to have fleet wide printed parameters for this program, and not leave it up to interpretation on each ship, indeed at each venue, and even further more by each server or manager? !!

 

Tom

but then it would change, and everybody will be on the wrong page.

[Sea Dog]

12 minutes ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

Wouldn't it be nice to have fleet wide printed parameters for this program, and not leave it up to interpretation on each ship, indeed at each venue, and even further more by each server or manager? !!

 

Tom

 

Totally agree. I will be on Symphony this September and planning on doing a UDP review. It will be interesting to compare my experience with Johns.

[John&LaLa]

Dolphin at sail out

 

Pelican

 

Royale Towers 

[John&LaLa]

Pool deck today

Sky Bar wasn't open yet

 

And one pool was closed

 

Splashaway Bay

 

Fisj & Ships crew 

Edited June 18, 2022 by John&LaLa

[OCSC Mike]

Pool deck doesn't look super crowded. Did it seem like a decent % of the ship got off in Nassau?

[John&LaLa]

Typical O3B internet speeds

 

Signal seems better in my cabin

[John&LaLa]

1 minute ago, OCSC Mike said:

Pool deck doesn't look super crowded. Did it seem like a decent % of the ship got off in Nassau?

 

I guess. Should be quieter tomorrow 

 

This was early morning. Solarium was packed

Edited June 18, 2022 by John&LaLa

[OCSC Mike]

1 minute ago, John&LaLa said:

 

I guess. Should be quieter tomorrow 

 

This was early morning. Solarium was packed

 

Ugh, nevermind then, lol. We prefer the Solarium and have no interest in getting off in Nassau, that's why I asked. Thanks.

[Jimbo]

4 hours ago, island lady said:

 

Indeed they do, Bucky does the "peace sign" wave.   Seems to be most of what we see.   Long time Jeep owners are more prone to give a friendly wave, versus new owners (who may not be aware).  

Better then the one finger wave? 😉🤣

2 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

Figured out photo transfer.

 

Sent 38 over. Need to look at them

 

Here is a sneak peak

 

Damn bird

Photo shop that bird out of the picture.

[molly361]

1 hour ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Not sure, just confused. Willing to push it, though

When you push it then tell them if that's the case they should change the name back to ULTIMATE because it certainly isn't UNLIMITED😇

 

Or take off the UN and make it the LIMITED Dining Package🍺

Edited June 18, 2022 by molly361

[sandebeach]

4 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Bunch of folks excited about doing them on World Cruise. I really don't see the point

I don't get the whole duck thing. And with so many people worried about catching germs from surfaces on cruise ships, why in the world would you pick up and touch a duck that might have been handled by who knows who/what/where????