OBSERVATIONS FROM THE POOP DECK SEASCAPE DEC- JAN 8 2023

[morpheusofthesea]

Just now, no1talks said:

 

You could post video of your Triple Lindy technique. We are familiar with Thornton's

Sorry. DW put the kibosh on all my  extracurricular activities 50 years ago. It was either that or.... 

[CarolnLarry]

On 12/31/2022 at 1:48 PM, morpheusofthesea said:

This is interesting. Earlier, after hearing about this noon's seafood extravaganza we witnessed the pool attendant ask a large group sunning themselves on the YC sundeck for identification and all 10 he asked to leave. One of the 'gentlemen' offered the pool attendant money to stay. He backed away. We felt bad (for the pool attendant). DW tells me to tip him more. He confides that he can generally tell if someone belongs in the YC. Those outside YC are generally disrespectful of themselves and others. When they sneak into the YC they do not respect the rules and smoke where they please. He says YC guests respect each other and follow rules.

Would you PM his name and I will take care of him also next week.   Great report and very useful.

[morpheusofthesea]

Just now, CarolnLarry said:

Would you PM his name and I will take care of him also next week.   Great report and very useful.

I would love to give his name. But one has learned in life that no good deed goes unpunished. 

[CarolnLarry]

4 minutes ago, morpheusofthesea said:

I would love to give his name. But one has learned in life that no good deed goes unpunished. 

I will be on the seascape for two weeks so I am sure I can find him as I do a lot of reading on the top deck.

[morpheusofthesea]

[morpheusofthesea]

The two most controversial topics (besides tipping) on any cruise ship are the food and the entertainment. We can say that we are looking forward to repeat the same menus this next cruise. Not as enthusiastic, but still willing to repeat the production shows in the Chora Theatre with a more appreciative attitude. Find it most difficult not to compare these shows with those we have come to appreciate on the Seashore. But having seen the 'new' shows being performed on the 'new' Celebrity Beyond, the shows are similar with no story lines, just singing, dancing and acrobatics. Neither line has any 'headliner' acts.

   Just sat through a couple hours of the Le Cabaret Rouge mini performances. They are the same every night. Singer/MC Samulus, a back-up band of 4, a slap-stick juggler, a hula-hoop act, and a female singer.

[no1talks]

56 minutes ago, morpheusofthesea said:

"The two most controversial topics (besides tipping) on any cruise ship are the food and the entertainment."

Umm . . . dress codes??

[morpheusofthesea]

4 hours ago, no1talks said:

. . dress codes??

Thanks... slipped my mind. Maybe because we did not see anyone this cruise wearing shorts in the YC dining room at dinner.

[morpheusofthesea]

One of the mini acts in Le Cabaret Rouge 20 seconds

Edited January 2, 2023 by morpheusofthesea

[morpheusofthesea]

Instructions for B2B passengers. There are 13 of us in the YC. As of last night 332 expected in the YC today.

Edited January 2, 2023 by morpheusofthesea

[morpheusofthesea]

We left from Terminal C but returned to the Port of Miami at Terminal D. Not bad for the same parking garage C. All the holiday decorations have been removed.

[no1talks]

2 hours ago, morpheusofthesea said:

 

🎵Face to face and back to back...🎵

If only they had those passes, long ago, at the Billy Idol concert . . .

[morpheusofthesea]

Added change are automatic no touch doors on deck 20 port side for wheelchair access to One Pool. Helicopter landing site starboard side Top 10 sun deck.

[morpheusofthesea]

14 second panning from deck 18 at Terminal D starting with Garage C across the street on my left to parking garage D to my right . Both short walks. Terminal C has the Disney Wish.

[morpheusofthesea]

Got up early for turn around breakfast at 6:30 am. Usually breakfast is open at 7:30. Walked around deck 8 outside this am and noticed most every bar is closed, except Top Sail Lounge Bar is open.

[morpheusofthesea]

It is almost 11am and still no zero count . The bulk of our B2B group is assembled in the TSL waiting to be escorted off the ship when all the other passengers are off(zero count). Know one family in our group from the Netherlands took a Miami tour.(might turn out they were the smartest).

[morpheusofthesea]

They just set up this display cart featuring today’s lunch and dinner menus. Gives us hope they anticipate we will be back on board in one hour for lunch?

[Oldsweets]

Would be interested in hearing/seeing any input on YC Deck parties etc that you saw?  Our only other YC cruise saw cancelations as a result of stormy weather and just wonder what we might see in 2 weeks?  Thanks

 

 

[travelwide]

30 minutes ago, Oldsweets said:

Would be interested in hearing/seeing any input on YC Deck parties etc that you saw?  Our only other YC cruise saw cancelations as a result of stormy weather and just wonder what we might see in 2 weeks?  Thanks

 

 

2 weeks as on 1/22??

[Oldsweets]

Nope 1/15 as part of a casino meetup.  So planning is important so we don’t miss the best events 

[morpheusofthesea]

11:36 zero count achieved when about a dozen passengers were finally gotten off the ship. B2B allowed to get off ship escorted by butlers but behind all the other B2B guests. Then the hold up in the terminal waiting for the last holdouts that left the ship to dilly dally collecting their luggage from the carousel as CBP (customs and border protection) will NOT process the B2Bs until these zeros are processed. We are told to bring our passports with us with our new key cards given to us this morning and our photos taken the afternoon before at the concierge desk. The passports would be needed ONLY if the facial recognition apparatus was not working.  we waited in line for CBP about 25 minutes for the zeros to be processed and we were back on the ship by 12:05. The new Yacht Club passengers were boarded at the same time we were. One could tell the difference between us just by the smiles on their faces.

[morpheusofthesea]

1 hour ago, Oldsweets said:

Would be interested in hearing/seeing any input on YC Deck parties etc that you saw?  Our only other YC cruise saw cancelations as a result of stormy weather and just wonder what we might see in 2 weeks?  Thanks

 

 

Afraid we cannot help you all out. The last deck party was on Seashore that we attended. Moon over San Juan, conga line around deck to the tune "Volare". Great buffet at One Pool deck. We are aging rather quickly as time really goes by more rapidly now. We are in bed by 10-11 pm. Sorry. I'll leave it to the younger amongst us to report.

 Here are a couple 6 second clips.

[morpheusofthesea]

This is a first time for us to see this sign on the closed doors on every deck as the cabins are being cleaned. When one is butlered direct to ones already cleaned cabin in the YC one misses some things. We would first go to lunch and then back to the cabin to wait for our luggage to arrive.

[Two Wheels Only]

29 minutes ago, morpheusofthesea said:

The last deck party was on Seashore that we attended.

 

We also had a great YC deck party on Seashore. I have the names of those 3 butlers who were dancing up near the pool but I don't have the list with me. I spoke to one of them for a while about their dancing (they have a routine that isn't The Macarena), his family back home, how they got through Covid, etc. 

 

Good times. 

Thanks.

[travelwide]

1 hour ago, Oldsweets said:

Nope 1/15 as part of a casino meetup.  So planning is important so we don’t miss the best events 

I wonder if that is why the YC numbers are so high these days. Do you know of any casino groups on the 1/22 sailing?