Sea Dog is Live with Life on Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness in the MDR. 10-16.

[Sea Dog]

Bamboo Beach Club

 

 

Current Position 

 

 

 

Beach is kinda small. Some rocks and the darker area is sea grass. Nothing compares to yesterday’s sand bar.

 

 

Complementary rum punches. Tasted horrible. No ice Luke warm Switched to red Stripe for $5 each.

 

 

Food was good. Jerk Chicken, fish, rice, slaw and a bread dessert.

Nice place but the beach area wasn’t that great. Food and service was outstanding. Rum punch a downer. Will I come back probably not. I still enjoyed myself it was a relaxing afternoon.

[Luckynana]

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

Many of you know me as a Christmas freak. I put up seven trees and have an extensive Santa collection that my mom started. Many of them hand carved. So when I saw this I had to have it. Meet Santa Sea Dog.
 

 

personalized for me.

 

 

 

Nice addition to your collection, Greg!!🎄

[Luckynana]

6 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Remember These????????

 

 

I remember my parents taking me on a vacation cross country.

 

We stayed at one of those road side motels with the colorful neon signs along Route 66. The motel’s bed had one of the massage beds and for a quarter the bed would vibrate for about 10 minutes. My brother and I convinced Dad to drop in a quarter to try it. We never giggled so much in our lives.

 

 So watch Tom The Turkey Towel. I slept like a baby last night. The gentle vibration from the ships engines and the slight rocking from the sea put this Sea Dog in heaven. I completely forgot about the pain in shoulder. And hey I didn’t have to put in a quarter!

 

Soon breakfast in the MDR. We are at Falmouth, Jamaica and will be at the Bamboo Beach Club for VIP lunch and drinks. Yeah Mon!!!

 

 

Holy moly!  Where on the ship is your cabin located??

[Sea Dog]

1 hour ago, bobmacliberty said:

Looks like you had a great time at Stingray City and had a much smaller crowd than we did.  Here's what it looked like for us in 2010.  There was a ring of boats with guests wading in the middle, and more boats waiting for a spot in the "ring" to open up.  That was in June, which is probably their peak crowd season.  It was still a lot of fun.

 

 

For those interested, we used Captain Marvin's, who claims that they get to Stingray City earlier than most other excursions to beat the crowd (true for us) and then they go snorkeling somewhere else.

That looks way more crowded. I’ve made note of Captain Marvin for the future. Thank you so much

[cruisingpeople]

5 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

Are you in port? I don't recall crew drills like that on any ship while sailing.

 

O.B., Even though Greg did say they were in port, I've been on cruises that conducted crew drills while we were underway. It helps sharpen their skills when they have to deal with "obstacles" and other things when you have a ship full of passengers.

 

 

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

Bamboo Beach Club

 

 

Current Position

 

Greg.......Glad to see that you're doing physical therapy. You don't want to have any stiffness in your shoulder. LOL 🥤🍸

[Sea Dog]

1 hour ago, Luckynana said:

Holy moly!  Where on the ship is your cabin located??

 

Lol, we are actually on Deck 9 Aft. I’m 9403 Inside and Linda 9404 Aft Balcony.

 

 

4 minutes ago, cruisingpeople said:

 

O.B., Even though Greg did say they were in port, I've been on cruises that conducted crew drills while we were underway. It helps sharpen their skills when they have to deal with "obstacles" and other things when you have a ship full of passengers.

 

 

 

Greg.......Glad to see that you're doing physical therapy. You don't want to have any stiffness in your shoulder. LOL 🥤🍸

 

I’m proud that I was able to hold it on my bad shoulder without too much pain. The sacrifices I must make for a good pic. Forgot to add that was the official @Ocean Boy pose.

[Luckynana]

5 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

 

Lol, we are actually on Deck 9 Aft. I’m 9403 Inside and Linda 9404 Aft Balcony.

 

I’m proud that I was able to hold it on my bad shoulder without too much pain. The sacrifices I must make for a good pic. Forgot to add that was the official @Ocean Boy pose.

We will be on Deck 7 Aft.  So, I guess I'll be lulled to sleep by the ship...lol!!!

[Luckynana]

1 minute ago, Luckynana said:

We will be on Deck 7 Aft.  So, I guess I'll be lulled to sleep by the ship...lol!!!

I just showed the video of your dancing elephant on the bed....we both laughed a lot while watching....Jim said it was pretty funny!!!  It really is!  LOL!

[Sea Dog]

A few more pics and observations from the Bamboo Beach Club.

 

 

Panorama

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ice cream dessert was good with what I think was banana bread.

 

A few other things, they said there was free internet but when they gave us the password it did not work.
 

They did do a complimentary shot of white and dark rum and fruit juice with coconut cream base. It was good. Sorry no pictures.

 

They also took pictures of all of us I am assuming to sell but they never got around to it. Reason why? We were 45 minutes late into this excursion because we had to wait for a couple to show up at port before the bus could leave. They never showed so our whole experience was supposed to last 5 hours and was really shy of 3 hours. I say leave them. If you can’t show up to your assigned time and spot you lose. sorry Charlie!

 

It was a nice day and relaxing. As we were leaving I could see the storm clouds roll in. It started raining hard the moment we got off the bus. Needless to say we were soaked by the time we got on board.

 

Forgot to mention Harmony was in port with us.

Had a good horn battle when we left.

 

 

Also I forgot to post pictures of the wonderful decorations Naria our cabin steward put in Linda’s cabin for our anniversary.

 

 

 

 

Wasn’t that sweet of Maria?

 

 

 

[Sea Dog]

Just chilling in the solarium with a Kraken Lava Flow and some lightning in the area. Pools closed sorry folks.

 

 

 

Love me that Kraken floater yea mon. I think this Jamaican slang is rubbing off.

 

Edited October 20, 2022 by Sea Dog

[George C]

16 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Just chilling in the solarium with a Kraken Lava Flow and some lightning in the area. Pools closed sorry folks.

 

 

 

Love me that Kraken floater yea mon. I think this Jamaican slang is rubbing off.

 

Rum is not my favorite liquor but I do like various drinks , so in honor of Seadog I bought my first bottle of Kraken rum today . Will need to crack it open soon 😁

[DaKahuna]

7 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

 

I really liked them because they have so much flavor and are a little bit spicy. I thought it was great that they made something off the menu for me. Most of the chefs are from India and they cook a lot of Indian favorites for the crew. Most of you know this but for those who don’t you can always ask for Indian food in the MDR. They will be so happy to accommodate you. My waiter this morning from India seemed very happy that I requested it and enjoyed it.

 

 You have inspired me.  I am going to see if I can get vindaloo, especially lab but will settle for beef, chicken, or pork, on my next cruise 🙂

 We went for Filipino dishes on our last cruise.  We had pancit for lunch and chicken and pork adobo with dinner in Coastal Kitchen. 

 

[AlohaLivin]

48 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

We were 45 minutes late into this excursion because we had to wait for a couple to show up at port before the bus could leave. They never showed so our whole experience was supposed to last 5 hours and was really shy of 3 hours. I say leave them. If you can’t show up to your assigned time and spot you lose. sorry Charlie!

 100%. 
 

 

@bobmacliberty We used Capt. Marvin’s too, we thought it was a really great excursion.

 

 

Edited October 20, 2022 by AlohaLivin

[DaKahuna]

3 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

 

 

Complementary rum punches. Tasted horrible. No ice Luke warm Switched to red Stripe for $5 each.

 

 I wonder if that was on purpose. 

 

[Jimbo]

3 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

 

 I wonder if that was on purpose. 

 

Cha Ching !

[bobmacliberty]

Your pictures are looking great!  I've still got 2 months left before my iPhone 12 Pro Max is fully paid off.  Not sure I can wait that long.  The more I look at your posts, the more I want to get it now.

[DaKahuna]

Just now, bobmacliberty said:

Your pictures are looking great!  I've still got 2 months left before my iPhone 12 Pro Max is fully paid off.  Not sure I can wait that long.  The more I look at your posts, the more I want to get it now.

 

 I love the camera on my 13 Pro Max but I think I'll skip upgrading to the 14 Pro Max and see what comes out after that.  I have been every other version for a number of years now.  

 

 

[Sea Dog]

43 minutes ago, George C said:

Rum is not my favorite liquor but I do like various drinks , so in honor of Seadog I bought my first bottle of Kraken rum today . Will need to crack it open soon 😁

 

Welcome to the Kraken Klub! Unleash the monster!!
 

 

14 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

 

 I wonder if that was on purpose. 

 

 

Lol, I wouldn’t be surprised. It wasn’t the rum that was so bad but whatever fruit juice they used as it was very bland. Red Stripe was good but $5 a bottle or 5 in a bucket for $20 The guide asked if I wanted a massage. I said no because of a broken collarbone. I did ask how much. She said $20 for 15 minutes. I told her I got one in Costa Naya for $20 for an hour. She seemed annoyed at my reply.

[LATTELOVE]

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

Just chilling in the solarium with a Kraken Lava Flow and some lightning in the area. Pools closed sorry folks.

 

 

 

Love me that Kraken floater yea mon. I think this Jamaican slang is rubbing off.

 

Definitely will be trying that Kranken on our next cruise.

Looks so good!!

 

Not sure if you were the one that commented  on

the stingray excursion, but

Which website did you use for Marvin's excursions??

 

Thank you.

Edited October 20, 2022 by LATTELOVE

[Momof3gurlz]

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

Just chilling in the solarium with a Kraken Lava Flow and some lightning in the area. Pools closed sorry folks.

 

 

 

Love me that Kraken floater yea mon. I think this Jamaican slang is rubbing off.

 

Greg quick question about this drink. Do you just order a Kracken Lava Flow and they automatically add the floater? Or do you have to ask for the floater?

Loved the stingray excursion photos and video. That water is amazing.  
Your Jamaica beach day looked very nice. Even with a few annoyances, it still beats a day at work!  
 

[bobmacliberty]

19 minutes ago, LATTELOVE said:

Definitely will be trying that Kranken on our next cruise.

Looks so good!!

 

Not sure if you were the one that commented  on

the stingray excursion, but

Which website did you use for Marvin's excursions??

 

Thank you.

 

Captain Marvin's Watersports (captainmarvins.com)

[bobmacliberty]

32 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

 

 I love the camera on my 13 Pro Max but I think I'll skip upgrading to the 14 Pro Max and see what comes out after that.  I have been every other version for a number of years now.  

 

 

 

I've been using the same strategy.  Got the 12, skipping the 13, will move to the 14.

[Ozark_Kid]

11 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

I was amazed at how many there was. There was 2 other tour boats with us so they must have had good numbers too. The guide had a big bag of squid. The rays went crazy when he brought that out. So I think the large numbers that came out know that it will be feeding time.. I am still amazed that the handlers know the one ray that comes to them everytime

When we were doing this they handed Sharon a squid.  She was trying to get out a ways so she was holding it above her head.  A bird dived down and grabbed it.  Scared her.

[OCSC Mike]

1 hour ago, George C said:

Rum is not my favorite liquor but I do like various drinks , so in honor of Seadog I bought my first bottle of Kraken rum today . Will need to crack it open soon 😁

 

I wasn't a rum fan either until I tried Kraken two cruises ago after reading so many recommendations. Now I don't go a day without having at least one drink that includes it while cruising.

[George C]

Ok what’s a good simple drink for me to try when I open my kraken? As I said we did Sting Ray city a few times , once was on a Italian line either MSc or Costa , there were two large Italian groups on this excursion, one guy had taken some coral which is not allowed, so one guy from the other group told the captain and this huge loud argument started , I only know a few curse words in Italian and they were repeated several times , one of the crew from Jamaica was on the floor laughing at this .