Rare seagunthera Posted December 30, 2022 #126 Share Posted December 30, 2022 49 minutes ago, CruiseRookieSteve said: Thanks for sharing! I've had the 2014 Tensley Syrah and rated it as Very Good to Excellent. I don't think I've had Ehret but I've had a number of other bold and intense red wines from Knights Valley that I've rated very highly. I don't think I've had either of the other two, but they look like great wines. I sure wish they had not put The Salty Dog Gastropub in place of Vines Wine Bar. I've been searching the various bars to find which, if any of them, have some well structured bold red wines by the glass. I've found that a lot of them have Duckhorn Paraduxx by the glass even though it is not on their wine list by the glass. The Take Five Jazz Lounge has it. A number of bars also have the Langmell Valley Floor Shiraz, Silverado Cabernet Sauvignon, and Grigich Hills Merlot by the glass even though most of them list it as only by the bottle on their wine menus. I've been drinking the Duckhorn Paraduxx with a few glasses of Silverado here and there. Any other red wines by the glass you deem worthy? I believe I saw a Caymus @ some point... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted December 30, 2022 #127 Share Posted December 30, 2022 We have made the turn around Cabo San Lucas and are heading for Loreto. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtcoolk Posted December 30, 2022 #128 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Would anyone be willing to ask Guest Services how many are onboard next sailing please? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted December 30, 2022 #129 Share Posted December 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, jtcoolk said: Would anyone be willing to ask Guest Services how many are onboard next sailing please? I just asked GS via Crew Chat. I'll let you know when they answer... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted December 30, 2022 #130 Share Posted December 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, jtcoolk said: Would anyone be willing to ask Guest Services how many are onboard next sailing please? Their answer was 3,300 +/- 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare iamaqt2 Posted December 30, 2022 Author #131 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) Continuing Day 2: At 11 we went to the enrichment presentation Knights of Rock by Leo Rossi. He's a fantastic speaker. It was a really great presentation on being a roadie and stage hand for the rock bands of the seventies and particularly for Fleetwood Mac. He also gave a very moving tribute to his son that didn't leave a dry eye in the house. We plan to attend all of his presentations. After the presentation we headed to the MDR for lunch. The menu looked really good. The Thai hot and sour soup was particularly delicious. We also had the tomato mozzarella salad, the soy-glazed prawns, the carbonara rigatoni which was excellent, and the mixed grill plate. Hubs missed the fact there was a veal kidney on there and the look on his face when he ate it was priceless. Dessert was an unremarkable apple turnover which was dry, stale and mostly tasteless. Service was very slow and lunch took about 90 minutes. It was super busy, so not surprising. Tonight was Officers Gala night, so we got gussied up and headed down to Good Spirits and the Piazza to listen to music and watch the Officer introduction by our CD Armando. Headed to dinner in MDR and ended up at a new table, still nice location with much better serving team. They were actively working together to take care of their section. I forgot to take a picture of the menu thanks to those pre-dinner drinks. But we ordered the walnut-crusted goat cheese salad, the mango mimosa soup which was absolutely fantastic, the bacon potato soup, and we both had the beef tenderloin medium rare. The meat was cooked perfectly and was tender and delicious. We skipped dessert to head to the Vista Lounge to see the comedian Miguel Washington. He was hilarious.. my 24K Margaritas told me so. Headed over to Take 5 to listen to the jazz ensemble for a bit, then called it a night as my drink package had gotten quite a workout. Edited December 30, 2022 by iamaqt2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie3fan Posted December 30, 2022 #132 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, iamaqt2 said: .....introduction by our CD Armando. You keep spelling it wrong. It's Arrrrrmando. 😁 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare iamaqt2 Posted December 30, 2022 Author #133 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, julie3fan said: You keep spelling it wrong. It's Arrrrrmando. 😁 🤣🤣🤣 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare seagunthera Posted December 30, 2022 #134 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, julie3fan said: You keep spelling it wrong. It's Arrrrrmando. 😁 I'm not quite sure how I feel about him yet... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruzin4us Posted December 30, 2022 #135 Share Posted December 30, 2022 On 12/29/2022 at 9:34 AM, mjceditor said: Medallion Net, a little slow but works fine. We were able to stream a show on Hulu so all is good. Medallion App works but occasionally drops the Internet connection. Crooners Bar last night at 6;15 was full but we were able to get seats. Service was slow and our waitress was apologetic. Skagway dining room was good. Dinner was typical and service was very good. We asked if we could reserve our table for 7pm so the hostess put our room number down. We will see what happens tonight. In the past our request for the same table has been granted. Now the VERY annoying part, our cabin midship has a constant clicking noise. When I see our neighbors on either side of us I will ask them if they hear it also. When we see the cabin steward i will bring it to his attention. I can’t believe that we are the first to hear this noise so I’m thinking it can’t be fixed. I also had a clicking noise and it was driving me bat s..t crazy. Turns out the clicking in my room was on my balcony door. I shut the door, but didn't put the handle in the down position (to firmly lock it). It was worse in rougher water. It was such an easy fix after a couple of days of torture. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare iamaqt2 Posted December 30, 2022 Author #136 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, seagunthera said: I'm not quite sure how I feel about him yet... He's a character, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjceditor Posted December 30, 2022 #137 Share Posted December 30, 2022 7 minutes ago, cruzin4us said: I also had a clicking noise and it was driving me bat s..t crazy. Turns out the clicking in my room was on my balcony door. I shut the door, but didn't put the handle in the down position (to firmly lock it). It was worse in rougher water. It was such an easy fix after a couple of days of torture. Glad you were able to find the source of your clicking noise and fix it. I talked to our neighbors and they said they also heard clicking but they are skeptical the rolling of the ship was causing the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjceditor Posted December 31, 2022 #138 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Tonight’s sunset. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ldtr Posted December 31, 2022 #139 Share Posted December 31, 2022 2 hours ago, cruzin4us said: I also had a clicking noise and it was driving me bat s..t crazy. Turns out the clicking in my room was on my balcony door. I shut the door, but didn't put the handle in the down position (to firmly lock it). It was worse in rougher water. It was such an easy fix after a couple of days of torture. Had one on a cruise this summer which turn out to be a chair on my neighbors balcony vibrating against the partition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruzin4us Posted December 31, 2022 #140 Share Posted December 31, 2022 2 hours ago, mjceditor said: Glad you were able to find the source of your clicking noise and fix it. I talked to our neighbors and they said they also heard clicking but they are skeptical the rolling of the ship was causing the problem. You should have been on the Ruby in November in the rough sea going to Hawaii. It sounded like the ship was falling apart it creaked so badly. I kinda liked the sound, but I like the rough weather too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suekel Posted December 31, 2022 #141 Share Posted December 31, 2022 5 hours ago, LACruiser88 said: Their answer was 3,300 +/- Ugh. I've been so spoiled by half empty ships. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie3fan Posted December 31, 2022 #142 Share Posted December 31, 2022 5 hours ago, seagunthera said: I'm not quite sure how I feel about him yet... I haven't seen enough of him to form an opinion. I've seen better and I've seen worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseRookieSteve Posted December 31, 2022 #143 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Tap to expand this photo to read the labels of the wines available by the glasa at the Crown Gill Bar. I think they may have the best selection of wine by the glass of any ship bar. Don't bother scanning the QR Code for the bar menu as it is very inaccurate. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseRookieSteve Posted December 31, 2022 #144 Share Posted December 31, 2022 8 hours ago, seagunthera said: I've been drinking the Duckhorn Paraduxx with a few glasses of Silverado here and there. Any other red wines by the glass you deem worthy? I believe I saw a Caymus @ some point... The Langmeil Valley Floor Shiraz is quite good. They have it at Crooner's and some other bars by the glaas. They have my favorite Italian wine, Amaroni, at the Crown Grill Bar by the glass. Grgich Hills Estate is always good. They have his Merlot by the glass at the Crown Grill Bar. Grgrich is the winemaker that made one of the wines that won "The Judgement of Paris" that put Napa on the map in the 1970s. He played a cameo role in the movie "Bottle Shock". 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseRookieSteve Posted December 31, 2022 #145 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Are you going to the wine tasting event on Sunday? They don't seem to announce it anywhere. You have to go to a Main Dining Room and ask about it. My wife and I signed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseRookieSteve Posted December 31, 2022 #146 Share Posted December 31, 2022 If you order a drink using the Medallion App in the Princess Theater, can they actually find you? We once ordered a drink a few years ago using the Medallion App while in a big theater and we saw the server walk in without a clue of our location. I was able to flag them down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie3fan Posted December 31, 2022 #147 Share Posted December 31, 2022 2 hours ago, CruiseRookieSteve said: If you order a drink using the Medallion App in the Princess Theater, can they actually find you? We once ordered a drink a few years ago using the Medallion App while in a big theater and we saw the server walk in without a clue of our location. I was able to flag them down. I don't know if they deliver in the theater or not anymore. I haven't seen one enter at all either before or during the 3 shows I've attended this cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare seagunthera Posted December 31, 2022 #148 Share Posted December 31, 2022 11 hours ago, julie3fan said: I haven't seen enough of him to form an opinion. I've seen better and I've seen worse. Right there with you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare seagunthera Posted December 31, 2022 #149 Share Posted December 31, 2022 8 hours ago, julie3fan said: I don't know if they deliver in the theater or not anymore. I haven't seen one enter at all either before or during the 3 shows I've attended this cruise. They no longer serve in the theater. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare seagunthera Posted December 31, 2022 #150 Share Posted December 31, 2022 10 hours ago, CruiseRookieSteve said: The Langmeil Valley Floor Shiraz is quite good. They have it at Crooner's and some other bars by the glaas. They have my favorite Italian wine, Amaroni, at the Crown Grill Bar by the glass. Grgich Hills Estate is always good. They have his Merlot by the glass at the Crown Grill Bar. Grgrich is the winemaker that made one of the wines that won "The Judgement of Paris" that put Napa on the map in the 1970s. He played a cameo role in the movie "Bottle Shock". Thank you for this little treasure trove of info (I forgot to add Grgrich to my list of regulars while dining in CC)! As to the wine tasting, I've attended several in the past but have yet to sign up for Sunday. I have the Premier Package and am left wondering if the wine tasting is worth the cost of admission? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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