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

[jmh2006]

Sorry I am late to the party!  Have a wonderful cruise @Sea Dog and I am so excited you will be Diamond for Bella's cruise!

[Sea Dog]

 

 

A virgin no more! I’ve heard about it for years but never made it. My first Buc-ee’s experience . This place is wild and even has stuff out for Christmas.

 

 

 

I got their famous BBQ sandwich and it was

 

 

good.
 

 

Plus their chips and a cinnamon roll to split. I’ll have to come back when I have more time. This place is a hoot.

 

 

[Sea Dog]

1 hour ago, Arzeena said:

14 and 14 each as solos.

If on top of that it is a double points promo, then it is 28 each (14 x 2).
(Am  I right KH?)

Good for you Greg! That is an excellent move and a super excellent suggestion from your TA.🥂

You are correct!!!!!!!

[Sea Dog]

 

We are here!

13 hours and 20 minutes with 4 gas stops and a Buc-ee’s lunch.

 

We hit Houston right at rush hour so that was slow going but on I-45 from Dallas to Houston it was like NASCAR Sunday. Bumper to bumper 85-90 mph. I was getting a good draft but the problem is all the trucks stay on right lane. All the cars usually stay in the left lane going like a bat out of hell. EXCEPT for the people that try and leap frog but going into the slow lane and passing a bunch of cars in between semi’s then cutting in causing everyone in the fast lane to slam on the brakes. I white knuckled it a couple times but otherwise came out without a scratch.

 

 

We checked into the Beachfront Palms Hotel. And immediately ran into some issues.

 

 

 

First toilet didn’t work but got hotel personal to fix it.

 

Stains on the bed sheet and floor.

Not pictured, smoke detector hanging from the ceiling and safe not working. Linda asked for another room but we were denied saying they had none. Oh well at this point I just need something to eat and drink. I did the whole drive myself. Linda kept asking me if I wanted her to take over but I was feeling good and awake. I’m surprised I did it. Good news was that my surgical knee did pretty good.  Now let’s find something to eat.

[Ourusualbeach]

1 hour ago, DaKahuna said:

I guess I am just thick.  The part I am missing is that if I book myself in a room on a cruise and I book my wife in another room on the same cruise.  We get points on both accounts for both rooms vice me getting points for my room and her getting points for her room?  for example, I book a Junior suite for 7 days cruise, I will be 14 points.  If my wife sails on the same cruise in a balcony cabin, she would get 7 points.  Does that mean we both would have 21 points added to our account (14 + 7)?

 

 

You are missing that they booked under tje double points promo.

 

Solo cruiser in a regular room get 2 points per night  which would be 14 points.  Because of the double points promo they get 28.

 

There is no adding of points.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[NHProud]

39 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

You are missing that they booked under tje double points promo.

 

Solo cruiser in a regular room get 2 points per night  which would be 14 points.  Because of the double points promo they get 28.

 

There is no adding of points.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks ,  that is a perfect explanation.  

[lenquixote66]

Best wishes for a fantastic cruise,Greg.

[geoblond]

That’s so disappointing that your room was not up to snuff after that long drive.  We live southeast of Wichita and we have driven to Galveston many times over the years and have noticed that Texas traffic getting a bit wilder every time-maybe that’s just us getting older! 😉
We love Buc-ees too!!!!
Looking forward to joining you on this cruise- we always enjoy the Promenade on the Liberty.  
Thank you in advance!

[Fontaid]

Greg, I know Buc-ee's is big, but it appears you missed Buc-ee's Beaver nuggets. Otherwise you would have mentioned them. Don't forget to get some on the way home! Typically, they're near the check out counter in the middle of the store. They have 7 or 8 flavors. They're addictive. But first, enjoy your cruise!!!

[ReneeFLL]

Sorry to hear about the hotel room. It sucks when they can’t or won’t do much about it. I’ll try to keep up with your review, but also going to follow Ozark_Kid’s review and I started my own on our TP and NZ cruises.

[Sea Dog]

9 minutes ago, Fontaid said:

Greg, I know Buc-ee's is big, but it appears you missed Buc-ee's Beaver nuggets. Otherwise you would have mentioned them. Don't forget to get some on the way home! Typically, they're near the check out counter in the middle of the store. They have 7 or 8 flavors. They're addictive. But first, enjoy your cruise!!!

I looked for them but could not find them. That place is huge! I’ll look going back home. Thank you.

[Sea Dog]

Dinner at the spot! Great place great food and drinks. A multi level bar with a tiki bar, rum bar and tequila bar.

 

 

 

 

The king burger with sautéed mushrooms, Swiss cheese, grilled onions and a homemade bun.

 

 

Dark-n-Stormy. Shouldn’t it be in a taller glass????

 

 

Pina Colada with a Kraken Floater. Very good.

 

Time for night night. Tomorrow exploring Galveston. Cheers!!

 

Edited October 15, 2022 by Sea Dog

[Fontaid]

Greg, This weekend in Galveston....

1) The Toughest 10K

2) Beach Girl Triathlon

3) ARToberfest Galveston

 

You should have a great time!

Enjoy!

Dave

[Sea Dog]

Well I feel stupid and NO I was not drunk. So because of the long drive I did not take my blood pressure medicine because it has a diuretic in it and did not want to have to go to the bathroom every 30 minutes. I also did not drink any water. So when I got up to go to the bathroom I got up too quickly felt dizzy and fell. I must have hit my head because I asked Linda where were we. So a trip to the ER for a Cat Scan, blood work, and shoulder x-ray. Needless to say everything looked good except to have a hairline fracture in my collarbone. So I guess slings are sexy looking on a cruise  ship. I feel stupid that it happened. Doc said make sure you take your meds.

 

[A&L_Ont]

24 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

 So I guess slings are sexy looking on a cruise  ship. 

 

Oh crap Greg.  So sorry that this happened to you.  Please be careful while on the pool deck.

 

Please post photos later in the week, when this puts you over the top to win the World’s Sexiest Man Contest. 😁😉

Edited October 15, 2022 by A&L_Ont

[grapau27]

On 10/13/2022 at 11:52 PM, Sea Dog said:

 

I’m going to do it !

Thanks to everyone for your fantastic comments on my Symphony review. You have encouraged me to take it one step further, a live review. We are going on Liberty of the Seas out from Galveston. I'll have more details on that later.

 

 

Since we focused on UDP on Symphony I decided on something different, the Main Dining Room. How does it compare? Is the food good? Can I get more than 1 entree. Inquiring minds want to know.

 

 

So with out further ado, It wouldn’t be a Sea Dog review without a hype video to get you all fired up.

 

 

Following along Greg with great anticipation.

Graham.

[grapau27]

38 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Well I feel stupid and NO I was not drunk. So because of the long drive I did not take my blood pressure medicine because it has a diuretic in it and did not want to have to go to the bathroom every 30 minutes. I also did not drink any water. So when I got up to go to the bathroom I got up too quickly felt dizzy and fell. I must have hit my head because I asked Linda where were we. So a trip to the ER for a Cat Scan, blood work, and shoulder x-ray. Needless to say everything looked good except to have a hairline fracture in my collarbone. So I guess slings are sexy looking on a cruise  ship. I feel stupid that it happened. Doc said make sure you take your meds.

 

I'm sorry to hear you had a fall Greg and have a hairline fracture in your collar bone.

I hope it doesn't detract you from having an awesome cruise.

[Sunshine3601]

Ahh, Greg I'm so sorry this happened. 😪 I hope you are not in too much pain. 

 

[Keksie]

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

Well I feel stupid and NO I was not drunk. So because of the long drive I did not take my blood pressure medicine because it has a diuretic in it and did not want to have to go to the bathroom every 30 minutes. I also did not drink any water. So when I got up to go to the bathroom I got up too quickly felt dizzy and fell. I must have hit my head because I asked Linda where were we. So a trip to the ER for a Cat Scan, blood work, and shoulder x-ray. Needless to say everything looked good except to have a hairline fracture in my collarbone. So I guess slings are sexy looking on a cruise  ship. I feel stupid that it happened. Doc said make sure you take your meds.

 

 

Well that is not the way to start a vacation.  Take care, take your meds and have a good time in your sexy sling.

[Ocean Boy]

Look at the bright side, it could have been worse.... and stop messing with your meds. What happened was something called orthostasis. You got up too fast and the receptors in your neck didn't boost the blood up to your head quickly enough. Problably happened because of youe self imposed fluid restriction.

[Ozark_Kid]

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

Well I feel stupid and NO I was not drunk. So because of the long drive I did not take my blood pressure medicine because it has a diuretic in it and did not want to have to go to the bathroom every 30 minutes. I also did not drink any water. So when I got up to go to the bathroom I got up too quickly felt dizzy and fell. I must have hit my head because I asked Linda where were we. So a trip to the ER for a Cat Scan, blood work, and shoulder x-ray. Needless to say everything looked good except to have a hairline fracture in my collarbone. So I guess slings are sexy looking on a cruise  ship. I feel stupid that it happened. Doc said make sure you take your meds.

 

Greg, so sorry that you fell.  I hope that you feel better soon and it doesn't take away from you and Linda enjoying the cruise. 

[Ourusualbeach]

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

Well I feel stupid and NO I was not drunk. So because of the long drive I did not take my blood pressure medicine because it has a diuretic in it and did not want to have to go to the bathroom every 30 minutes. I also did not drink any water. So when I got up to go to the bathroom I got up too quickly felt dizzy and fell. I must have hit my head because I asked Linda where were we. So a trip to the ER for a Cat Scan, blood work, and shoulder x-ray. Needless to say everything looked good except to have a hairline fracture in my collarbone. So I guess slings are sexy looking on a cruise  ship. I feel stupid that it happened. Doc said make sure you take your meds.

 

Wow!  On the bright side it could have been a lot worse.  I guess nothing to do for the next week but sit and relax poolside.

[A&L_Ont]

Just now, Ourusualbeach said:

Wow!  On the bright side it could have been a lot worse.  I guess nothing to do for the next week but sit and relax poolside.

With beverages delivered directly to the @Sea Dog

[mo&fran]

Oh, it could have been much worse.  7 days before a 2 week repo cruise, I fainted while on a midnight toilet break.  4 broken ribs, punctured lung,  4 days in ICU, 2 units of blood. And we made the cruise with the doctors blessing.  

[Momof3gurlz]

I hope that’s not your drink hoisting hand in the sling 😉!  
But on a serious note, I’m sorry this happened and just glad it wasn’t worse.