Mini “LIVE” , Allure from Galveston 12/4

[Kellie in Texas]

2 minutes ago, niksmom630 said:

 I’ve had some interesting port views before, but this is a new one for me 😂👀👀

 

Looks like the mall on Christmas Eve. 😄

[niksmom630]

Last nights dinner was in the MDR…. What a nightmare that turned out to be, and it had nothing to do with the service or food…. More on that later. Had to do some scrambling this morning to make some alternative dining plans for the rest of the week….🤦🏼‍♀️ 

 

Aqua show last night was stopped before the very end….technical difficulties….basically they’d lost so much water in the pool, it was no longer safe for the divers. I’ve seen the show so many times already, so I won’t go back for the second showing replacing it this evening. But I highly recommend the aqua shows on all Oasis class ships. 
 

Tried to catch the sunset on deck 5 before  dinner but it’s not optimal viewing 

 

 

a few photos from last night 

 

 

 

this girl was a happy camper to see a compass had been delivered 🥰

 

 

 

 

 

[niksmom630]

I’ve always loved the jeweled  “dresses” hanging  in the center of the elevator banks on this ship. I’ve posted countless photos of them I’m sure. But I don’t recall ever seeing this on deck 16

 

 

I planned to stop by the flow rider so I could post a photo for @A&L_Ont but the sky’s opened up, so this will have to do, Andrew 😉😎 pretty impressive aerial shot, eh? 

 

[niksmom630]

Other noteworthy news, or at least news to me is that Cafe Promenade is now serving branded Starbucks.

 

wonder how this works? Do your refreshment packages include Starbucks here, but not at the actual kiosk on the Promenade? 
 

maybe it was this way in August, but I just didn’t notice. I drink the regular “free” stuff. Speaking of the regular coffee, it used to be sooooo strong I would dilute my cup with some hot water. Not necessary anymore, it’s definitely a “lite” coffee now…. 

 

 

pastry offerings…. 
 

 

 

[niksmom630]

They always say there’s no shortage of places to eat on Oasis class ships….  
 

unless it’s 10:42 am on a port day 😊😫

 

[A&L_Ont]

3 hours ago, niksmom630 said:

I planned to stop by the flow rider so I could post a photo for @A&L_Ont but the sky’s opened up, so this will have to do, Andrew 😉😎 pretty impressive aerial shot, eh? 

 

Fully appreciated. ❤️

[niksmom630]

Another successful Solarium / Beach Pool day. 
 

all aboard at 3:30….. same time leaving Cozumel tomorrow, so our day will seem short. 😐 

 

we’re actually getting off the ship tomorrow so I’ll have something new to report! 
 

whale tail on the move….

 

 

this girl is definitely in need of a renovation.  Starting with some new stabilizers. She was bobbing like a cork all day. It was making me feel green watching 🤢

 

 

 

the water was so angry in port today, it was splashing all the way up and over the gangway… 

 

 

[AtSeaAlways]

We were also at the dock there today on the Radiance.  The Pride was pitching quite a bit, bow into the growing wind driven waves.   Stabilizers which extend outward like wings and nearby cement docks are not compatible 🙂

No lines in Windjammer or incidents in MDR here today.  They kept reminding people via PA the gangway was on Deck Two - which made the ship even more quiet.  1900 ish guests.  

Edited December 8, 2022 by AtSeaAlways

[niksmom630]

On and off showers today, but we caught some sunshine in between……

 

 

so, brief summary of the MDR experience last night. 
 

we arrived at 5 pm to our assigned table (6 top, and there are 5 of us) to find  a woman sitting at our table. 
 

mind you we’ve only been there one night out of the last three, but she was not there on night 2. 
we assumed because we were traveling as a family that we had a private table since our reservations were all linked. 
 

we all share a sideways glance or two, but we’re thinking “no big deal, how bad can this be? “

we’re friendly people! 
 

well, pretty bad…..

 

we introduce ourselves to our new dining companion, let’s call her “Linda” . 
 

Linda points out we haven’t been there for dinner, and wonders where we were the past few days….. so we made small talk about speciality dining, and the waiter comes to take our order. 
 

Linda asks the waiter if the roasted poblano pepper soup is watery or “good” tonight……😒

 

the waiter says “good!” So Linda orders a large bowl. “Don’t bring me the small one you serve soup in, I want a BIG one” 

 

Soup arrives but it’s a small bowl. Linda immediately pipes up “ that’s not mine, that’s someone else’s! I requested a BIG  bowl. “ 

 

a bit of awkward silence ensues, and we’re all praying the big bowl appears soon, while we silently eat our appetizers…. 
 

the BIG  bowl arrives, and Linda immediately digs in…..

 

”there’s nothing in here! Where’s the corn? The chorizo? I can’t eat this! “ 

 

waiter runs off and returns with a small bowl of corn. 
 

“it’s supposed to have corn and sausage! Where’s the chorizo? “ Waiter mumbles he can bring her more corn, but she waved him away impatiently. 
 

This continued…. For EVERY. Single. COURSE. 

I was never so thankful for a meal to end. 
 

In between the food complaints, when she’d come up for air between bites , she shared 

A few other random complaints about pool noise  from 15 that she  can hear on 11,  not enough ice for her Diet Coke, blah blah blah …

 

as we get up to leave she asks if we will be there tomorrow, and dear SIL, sweet soul that she is says “yes!” At the same time I said “maybe! We might be trying some more speciality restaurants!” 
 

the End. Or, so I hope. We hightailed it out if there, I went to see the concierge in the morning about changing to my time dining for the rest of the trip, and we make  Chops reservations for night 7. 
 

but after the concierge calls  the MDR, there’s more  confusion. Apparently , there is no “Linda” assigned to our table…. 😳😳😱

 

off to dinner, have to finish this up later! 

[longhorn2004]

On Allure too.  Think we had a mechanical issue leaving Costa Maya.   We left then started going backwards to the port.  The azipod on the. Right rear would turn to the right ever so often.  Check out channe 3 on the ship tv and you can see the weird maneuvers or check out marine tracker.  Seems fixed and we are heading to Cozy.

[longhorn2004]

And Pride was bopping up and down while tied down in port.  Notice the lines were not tight That could be designed to allow it room to move in the active seas.   I read I’d cruise ships having to skip the port due to roughy seas and now I can see why. 

[irishgal432]

15 minutes ago, niksmom630 said:

On and off showers today, but we caught some sunshine in between……

 

 

so, brief summary of the MDR experience last night. 
 

we arrived at 5 pm to our assigned table (6 top, and there are 5 of us) to find  a woman sitting at our table. 
 

mind you we’ve only been there one night out of the last three, but she was not there on night 2. 
we assumed because we were traveling as a family that we had a private table since our reservations were all linked. 
 

we all share a sideways glance or two, but we’re thinking “no big deal, how bad can this be? “

we’re friendly people! 
 

well, pretty bad…..

 

we introduce ourselves to our new dining companion, let’s call her “Linda” . 
 

Linda points out we haven’t been there for dinner, and wonders where we were the past few days….. so we made small talk about speciality dining, and the waiter comes to take our order. 
 

Linda asks the waiter if the roasted poblano pepper soup is watery or “good” tonight……😒

 

the waiter says “good!” So Linda orders a large bowl. “Don’t bring me the small one you serve soup in, I want a BIG one” 

 

Soup arrives but it’s a small bowl. Linda immediately pipes up “ that’s not mine, that’s someone else’s! I requested a BIG  bowl. “ 

 

a bit of awkward silence ensues, and we’re all praying the big bowl appears soon, while we silently eat our appetizers…. 
 

the BIG  bowl arrives, and Linda immediately digs in…..

 

”there’s nothing in here! Where’s the corn? The chorizo? I can’t eat this! “ 

 

waiter runs off and returns with a small bowl of corn. 
 

“it’s supposed to have corn and sausage! Where’s the chorizo? “ Waiter mumbles he can bring her more corn, but she waved him away impatiently. 
 

This continued…. For EVERY. Single. COURSE. 

I was never so thankful for a meal to end. 
 

In between the food complaints, when she’d come up for air between bites , she shared 

A few other random complaints about pool noise  from 15 that she  can hear on 11,  not enough ice for her Diet Coke, blah blah blah …

 

as we get up to leave she asks if we will be there tomorrow, and dear SIL, sweet soul that she is says “yes!” At the same time I said “maybe! We might be trying some more speciality restaurants!” 
 

the End. Or, so I hope. We hightailed it out if there, I went to see the concierge in the morning about changing to my time dining for the rest of the trip, and we make  Chops reservations for night 7. 
 

but after the concierge calls  the MDR, there’s more  confusion. Apparently , there is no “Linda” assigned to our table…. 😳😳😱

 

off to dinner, have to finish this up later! 

So sorry for this, but all one can is laugh.

[AtSeaAlways]

Just now, longhorn2004 said:

And Pride was bopping up and down while tied down in port.  Notice the lines were not tight That could be designed to allow it room to move in the active seas.   I read I’d cruise ships having to skip the port due to roughy seas and now I can see why. 

Yes there is no harbor.  I need to ask a bridge officer at what point do you have to skip the port in an onshore wind or serious swells.   Eight footers or 30 knots maybe.  I think the dock lines need to be a little slack in that case.  Another good place for slack in dock lines or adjustment is a rising tide 🙂

Edited December 8, 2022 by AtSeaAlways

[A&L_Ont]

58 minutes ago, niksmom630 said:

but after the concierge calls  the MDR, there’s more  confusion. Apparently , there is no “Linda” assigned to our table…. 😳😳😱

 

off to dinner, have to finish this up later! 

Now you have to go back to the MDR, to see where Linda should be. 😁

[Ocean Boy]

1 hour ago, niksmom630 said:

 

 

 

this girl is definitely in need of a renovation.  Starting with some new stabilizers. She was bobbing like a cork all day. It was making me feel green watching 🤢

 

Stabilizers can only be effective when the ship is moving forward.

[Ocean Boy]

1 hour ago, longhorn2004 said:

And Pride was bopping up and down while tied down in port.  Notice the lines were not tight That could be designed to allow it room to move in the active seas.   I read I’d cruise ships having to skip the port due to roughy seas and now I can see why. 

If the lines are too tight the ship can snap them.

[Luckynana]

9 hours ago, niksmom630 said:

 I’ve had some interesting port views before, but this is a new one for me 😂👀👀

 

It almost looks like a traffic jam!

[niksmom630]

2 hours ago, longhorn2004 said:

On Allure too.  Think we had a mechanical issue leaving Costa Maya.   We left then started going backwards to the port.  The azipod on the. Right rear would turn to the right ever so often.  Check out channe 3 on the ship tv and you can see the weird maneuvers or check out marine tracker.  Seems fixed and we are heading to Cozy.

 I heard onboard from someone (not sure if accurate or not) that it was a recalibration of the ships navigational systems? Spinning in a circle is what it felt like… 

[niksmom630]

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

Stabilizers can only be effective when the ship is moving forward.

😂 ok….I was guessing at stabilizers. What does this poor girl need????

[denamo]

2 hours ago, niksmom630 said:

 

but after the concierge calls  the MDR, there’s more  confusion. Apparently , there is no “Linda” assigned to our table…. 😳😳😱

 

off to dinner, have to finish this up later! 

Yikes! Funny but maybe not.  Did you think you were being punked?  Anxious to hear if there was more to the story....in Paul Harvey style....Now for the rest of the story.

[AtSeaAlways]

Just now, niksmom630 said:

😂 ok….I was guessing at stabilizers. What does this poor girl need????

A guess is they did not feel much on the ship- the motion was gradual.  In the Med with a lot of bad weather - you need a real harbor 🙂 The ships over 1000 feet are longer than three average Atlantic swells - so don't pitch as much.  The Allure hardly noticed those waves.  

[niksmom630]

Ok, lest I leave anyone hanging 😂 the Linda saga continues to unfold 

 

we are heading out early to Nachi Cocum, so this may be my last post until tomorrow afternoon 😉

 

As I am speaking to the concierge, the MDR manager insists we are a table of 5, nothing more. “Linda” is apparently  a figment of everyone’s imagination. 🤷🏼‍♀️

 

but, to humor us, I’m told to take our party to deck 4 MDR, and we will be seated at another table. I must admit I have a bit of anxiety about this…..will we pass “Linda” along the way to our new table? Since early dining is 5pm, and won’t be there until 6 pm, will Linda have already  left? I was hopeful that a move to MTD which is on deck 3, would assure us no further run ins with Linda….😫  

 

we arrive on deck 4 at 6 pm and we are escorted to our new table. I can see Linda across the room, alone at our old table - she’s apparently wrapping up her meal. We all tent our menus in in front of our faces in an effort to  remain incognito. 
 

The head waiter vibes over We learn our Linda has a rep in the MDR for being “difficult” . We have two head waiters and the Assistant dining room manager stop by to offer apologies. Linda spent the evening complaining to the dining staff that she was “tired” of dining alone. And guess what? Our friend Linda is doing a back to back……😳. ….. be afraid, next week sailing 

 

 

[denamo]

51 minutes ago, niksmom630 said:

 

As I am speaking to the concierge, the MDR manager insists we are a table of 5, nothing more. “Linda” is apparently  a figment of everyone’s imagination. 🤷🏼‍♀️

 

 

The head waiter vibes over We learn our Linda has a rep in the MDR for being “difficult” . We have two head waiters and the Assistant dining room manager stop by to offer apologies. Linda spent the evening complaining to the dining staff that she was “tired” of dining alone. And guess what? Our friend Linda is doing a back to back……😳. ….. be afraid, next week sailing 

 

 

Certainly, the waitstaff probably wishes "Linda" is a figment of everyone's imagination.

Too bad for the waitstaff to have to endure a second week.  Glad your group was able to be seated at a different table.

 

Thanks for an episode of never knowing what to expect on a cruise ship.  😳

[mpdog42]

16 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

What are they charging on the ship this week for internet? Sorry if you mentioned it before and I missed it.

Cool, Yeah I think he said He was ending his contract about that time,During my two weeks they moved him to the bar in Central Park from the Bow and Stern..Dont' know where he is now?

[firefly333]

7 hours ago, niksmom630 said:

On and off showers today, but we caught some sunshine in between……

 

 

so, brief summary of the MDR experience last night. 
 

we arrived at 5 pm to our assigned table (6 top, and there are 5 of us) to find  a woman sitting at our table. 
 

mind you we’ve only been there one night out of the last three, but she was not there on night 2. 
we assumed because we were traveling as a family that we had a private table since our reservations were all linked. 
 

we all share a sideways glance or two, but we’re thinking “no big deal, how bad can this be? “

we’re friendly people! 
 

well, pretty bad…..

 

we introduce ourselves to our new dining companion, let’s call her “Linda” . 
 

Linda points out we haven’t been there for dinner, and wonders where we were the past few days….. so we made small talk about speciality dining, and the waiter comes to take our order. 
 

Linda asks the waiter if the roasted poblano pepper soup is watery or “good” tonight……😒

 

the waiter says “good!” So Linda orders a large bowl. “Don’t bring me the small one you serve soup in, I want a BIG one” 

 

Soup arrives but it’s a small bowl. Linda immediately pipes up “ that’s not mine, that’s someone else’s! I requested a BIG  bowl. “ 

 

a bit of awkward silence ensues, and we’re all praying the big bowl appears soon, while we silently eat our appetizers…. 
 

the BIG  bowl arrives, and Linda immediately digs in…..

 

”there’s nothing in here! Where’s the corn? The chorizo? I can’t eat this! “ 

 

waiter runs off and returns with a small bowl of corn. 
 

“it’s supposed to have corn and sausage! Where’s the chorizo? “ Waiter mumbles he can bring her more corn, but she waved him away impatiently. 
 

This continued…. For EVERY. Single. COURSE. 

I was never so thankful for a meal to end. 
 

In between the food complaints, when she’d come up for air between bites , she shared 

A few other random complaints about pool noise  from 15 that she  can hear on 11,  not enough ice for her Diet Coke, blah blah blah …

 

as we get up to leave she asks if we will be there tomorrow, and dear SIL, sweet soul that she is says “yes!” At the same time I said “maybe! We might be trying some more speciality restaurants!” 
 

the End. Or, so I hope. We hightailed it out if there, I went to see the concierge in the morning about changing to my time dining for the rest of the trip, and we make  Chops reservations for night 7. 
 

but after the concierge calls  the MDR, there’s more  confusion. Apparently , there is no “Linda” assigned to our table…. 😳😳😱

 

off to dinner, have to finish this up later! 

I guess I'm Linda after reading this. It was as awkward for me as it was for you. I've ordered the larger bowl of soup before and it's ever been a problem. I got the idea from @John&LaLawho suggested it.

 

Yes the bowl didnt have the extra stuff and they brought cold bowls of corn. No chorizo. Corn tasted like it was spooned out of a can and cold.

 

I know I remarked it would be the last time I tried to order a larger bowl, and I agree I was embarrassed. 

 

I am assigned to that table and asked if I could be assigned to a different table not a group of 5 I'm obviously horning into. I also talked to them twice tonight. 

 

Lobster night tomorrow. How awkward.