Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #26 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Literally $26 in this photo. wide shot. Perfect weather, but not gonna lie, it was hot as hell in the direct sun. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #27 Share Posted June 23, 2022 The flag that matters. GO RANGERS! #LoneStarBall 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #28 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Lego MadBum McCovey Cove. The money shot. Somewhere, Barry Bonds is smiling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #29 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Imagine having McCovey Cove yacht money view from Cove SRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #30 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Had no idea the Giants mascot was a sea Lion, but my god do I respect it stopped at a bar inside the park on the way out, Pride in full swing 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #31 Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) In the Uber on the way back…. Ruby Princess docked in the cruise port…. Felt meaningful, since she was the ship I took to Alaska in 2016 with my folks (and the ship I took on my Honeymoon back when I was married. 🤷🏻♂️) also, hey, she’s coming to Galveston! Edited June 23, 2022 by TxTeach79 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #32 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I’ve lived in Dallas or Miami for all my life… and I gotta say, I’ve never had a delivery guy on a bike before…. mohammed killed it. We were tired as hell after an incredibly long day, so on the recommendation of a friend, we went hard on a place called “Chubby Noodle”…. How could you go wrong? Spicy garlicky goodness. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #33 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Full bellies, time to doze off to the dulcet tones of Beat Bobby Flay. I told B (who doesn’t watch the show) that he never loses, and he immediately lost two episodes straight. Damn you, Flay. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #34 Share Posted June 23, 2022 So I gotta be honest, this hotel had the best and most elaborate free breakfast buffet I’ve ever had as a man used to the Fairfields and Hamptons of the world, this was international insanity 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #35 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Uber to the pier was quick and easy. Now, I had heard the horror stories about the SF embark process leading up, so I stayed up til midnight and got that A1 boarding group…. It was easy for us, but honestly I get it. Porters were unclear, some saying they’d only take port side bags, on the opposite side of the entrance, etc… we saw a long line waiting to check bags, but it turned out it wasn’t necessary, anyone who grabbed a porter was good. It worked out for us, but I could see how it would be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #36 Share Posted June 23, 2022 The crazy thing is, once we made our way through the line (you still had to mask up, it’s California after all), they kept asking if we had ArriveCAN done. Look, I’m sure the Canadian government shared the ArriveCAN info with carnival or something, but for the sheer amount of time I was asked to do ArriveCAN, it was kind of shocking that literally no one ever, at any point in this cruise, asked to see my ArriveCAN. as far as VeriFLY though, that made this a SNAP. We breezed through with no problem at all in our 10-10:30 window, and were told boarding would begin in about an hour 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #37 Share Posted June 23, 2022 We were quickly called, and made our way through the crowd. They took the welcome aboard pics here against random backdrops in the terminal, not once you’re walking onboard. It makes sense and it’s easy to avoid, but it also creates a bit of a bottleneck. there was one old woman scanning boarding passes, and not well. This only took a while because of her. Like, there was literally no one else on the long walk aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #38 Share Posted June 23, 2022 It’s a pretty awesome view immediately once onboard (we boarded on deck 3 where the promenade is) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #39 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Immediately time to wander this ship and see what’s up. Hey Mr. Lucky! Skybox - which would be oddly incapable of showing any NBA or NHL finals games throughout the cruise, because “they’re on ABC and we can’t show that” 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #40 Share Posted June 23, 2022 We don’t have Cheers for once, so this is gonna be important. Back to you soon. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #41 Share Posted June 23, 2022 The deck 2 entrance to Mad Hatter’s. At this point, as a spirit class newbie, this feels weird as hell 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #42 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Pool deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TxTeach79 Posted June 23, 2022 Author #43 Share Posted June 23, 2022 And then there’s the domed pool- it would be covered all cruise long. This is where the RFRB and Blue Iguana would be located. It was popular, temperate, and the one place kids would congregate on the ship. Also, unlike Spirit and Pride, there’s no big screen here. Yet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ferry_Watcher Posted June 23, 2022 #44 Share Posted June 23, 2022 3 hours ago, TxTeach79 said: there was one old woman scanning boarding passes, and not well. This only took a while because of her. Like, there was literally no one else on the long walk aboard. Is this how you would want your mother described? Or how about 'a single pier staffer scanning us onboard'. The person scanning boarding passes on the gangway is the last set of eyes tat will catch any mistakes or omissions in Wellness (photo of vaccine card(s), did all the health questions get answered, and in in embarkation process: did the passport get scanned; is the security photo acceptable, etc. There really should have been 3-4 pier workers doing this job. It's possible that the other folks in this position worked during disembarkation and were still on their break when the ship opened up for embarkation. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelkel2 Posted June 23, 2022 #45 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I’m loving the start to your review! Alaska is on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing your vacation with us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moviela Posted June 23, 2022 #46 Share Posted June 23, 2022 I like your review and pictures. Great stuff in there. I enjoyed the trip to the ballpark and the walk through the terminal. I don't know how they do it but I am 71 and they still find an old woman to slow the roll at the gangway. Looking forward to more pic's and commentary on your adventure. I am aboard in August and your review could not have come at a better time. I have never cruised to AK, and have not been there for fifty years. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silent Penguin Posted June 23, 2022 #47 Share Posted June 23, 2022 7 hours ago, TxTeach79 said: Literally $26 in this photo. wide shot. Perfect weather, but not gonna lie, it was hot as hell in the direct sun. I get it. $40.00 for two drinks and 2 waters at the Linc in Philadelphia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllieinNJ Posted June 23, 2022 #48 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Following. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanDeeDee Posted June 23, 2022 #49 Share Posted June 23, 2022 We did the same cruise in May - even stayed at the Hotel Riu. I'm definitely following. It brings back memories! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief1369 Posted June 23, 2022 #50 Share Posted June 23, 2022 Looking forward to more of your trip. We're on this one in September 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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