LIVE 47 Days 3 Ships Caribbean Escape January 30th - March 20th!

[countess5]

Let’s catch up!

last two days we were at. Love sea days! Sitting at the Sunset Bar playing cards and visiting with friends! 
Sunset hasn’t been crazy busy and again a shout out to Ernesto and DWI! 

 

the first night was the Captains cocktail party for Elite and higher. Again a very nice event with music food and of course drinks! 

 

 

 

 

have to throw one of us in! 😂

 

 

Dinner that night was at Murano! Food was really good, but I have to say the place has lost its shine. Just not the experience we have had over the years. Not to be negative but just sharing my observation. We will dine there again two nights in our upcoming 9 night cruise. As said food is really good.

last night was Tuscan “our MDR”. Service has been outstanding and food really nice. They have such a large menu of selections so never have the same thing twice. 

 

that is a quick overview of the last two days. 
oh, I have to say the pizza has been outstanding, entertainment good and the staff on this ship is amazing. 
 

Cheers! 

[txtechmk]

Love all the photos.  Thanks for sharing and taking us along on your wonderful cruise!

[countess5]

Welcome to cruise 2! 
 Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao! 
 

We attended the consecutive cruisers meeting last Tuesday. 260 B2Bers! A lot of “Senior” people with time on their hands! 😂

 

 

today we arrived in Ft Lauderdale and met 9:15 to do the turnover dance. One hour and 10 minutes later we were back on board. I really like the face recognition system, makes it easy. 
same cabin so no move, DW loved me for that one! 
 

Sail away is 4 PM check out the port Everglades webcam. Our cruise critic group will be the ones with red balloons! 
 

Tradition for us is to get a mimosa once back on board, DWI took this shot! Ok can’t turn it right side up! 😡 flip your device around! 😂

 

not a lot of excursions planned this loop. First two days are at sea then Bonaire. We will be doing a catamaran snorkel trip with Woodwind and then………..Super Bowl! Eagles!!! 🦅 More on that later. 
 

I will work on showing and commenting on the ship. 

Now back to my drink and sunshine! 
 

Cheers! 

[Barwick Cruiser]

Thanks for all the great pictures, looks like you’re having a wonderful time. We’ve done the snorkel with Woodwind and it was fantastic, saw so much marine life and they had lots of tasty snacks onboard for between snorkels.
 

Glad that you don’t seem to have caught whatever bug it was that Marley had! Hope he’s ok too! 

[Norwaylady]

Cheers! Enjoy next leg og your adventure:) 

[countess5]

6 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

Cheers! Enjoy next leg og your adventure:) 

Thanks! 

[countess5]

Follow up

one thing I forgot to share……..  this is something that cruisers just can’t wait for on a sea day near the end of your cruise,…….,.any guess?

 

The $10 Pop Up Sale! 😂😂😂

people in line with velvet ropes to guide and keep you under control! Do we really need this stuff? 
they limit the number of people in the store at one time.

 

Cheers! 

[countess5]

Catching up on some pics.

 

heading back to Ft Lauderdale we passed our next ride after this cruise.

 

 

Cheers! 

[countess5]

Morning from just off the coast of Cuba!

 

Well after talking with DWI yesterday it looks like we have 400 more passengers this leg. The Sunset Bar was rocking! 
 

 

and as we were waiting to depart this baby came in! 

 

it’s the Ritz Carlton ship built in 2022. Water cannons were going off welcoming them to Ft Lauderdale.

 

Our Friends Walt and Bev left yesterday to return to Dallas. 

we waived as they flew over! 

 

Martini bar was next on the list of things to before dinner. Here’s a question, why do they keep the music playing in the Martini bar when a band is playing one floor below? 🤔

and why are they vacuuming the floor in front of the elevators while people are trying to enjoy the music battle going on?  

Dinner was at Tuscan again with Ivas our waitress. The saxophone player which we saw last week was in the theater so we just went to craft social for an after dinner drink. 
 

one story I have to share, since it was just the two of us we sat by the window during dinner. They had the tail lit up which I enjoy. A lady sitting behind me made a comment to the waitress how nice it looked and asked her if they turn lights on to make it light up? 🙄🤔

 

 

two days at sea so card playing and relaxation.

 

I pulled out the Eagles gear to start off this Super Bowl weekend!

 

Cheers! 

[countess5]

Another sea day, yesterday was quiet. Nothing to report. 
Today was Captains Celebration. It was held in the Sky Lounge because we have 30 mile an hour winds! 

 

you know I wasn’t a fan of Peter on the first cruise but all in all he’s doing a good job. You always see him in his 1970’s shirts. I texted my British friend and asked if he had any of these relics in the cabinet! 😂

 

he said he did! 🙄

 

Then the big event of the day was the slot pull! Great group of people organized by Mary. $15 per person and we had a total of $435 in the slot machine. Wheel of Fortune of course. 
 

 

this is Mary! 

 

The big pay out! Wait……$12 per person. Come on not that bad. My first pull I covered my $15 by hitting $20. 
 

here is the payout.

 

After that it was off to Al Bacio for DW to get a tea and me, down to the passport bar for a double Tito’s! Don’t judge! 🍸

 

next up prepare for Chic Night! 
 

Cheers! 

[countess5]

A quick addition, come on what can you report on a sea day?

sitting next to Shushi on Five, theses two glass figures are in the glass cabinet. Yes we have glass blowing on the ship so I guess they made these. 
 

 

 

Cheers! 

[GuyeCO]

47 minutes ago, countess5 said:

A quick addition, come on what can you report on a sea day?

sitting next to Shushi on Five, theses two glass figures are in the glass cabinet. Yes we have glass blowing on the ship so I guess they made these. 
 

 

 

Cheers! 

Those are really cool! Thanks for sharing!

[countess5]

Good Morning from Bonaire!

Super Bowl Sunday!

 

 

 

more to come later! Coffee time, ☕️

 

Cheers! 

[Texed]

Thanks for posting your reports.  😊

[Stem to Stern]

7 minutes ago, countess5 said:

more to come later!

Looking forward to it.  Great pics of Bonaire this morning.  Love that stop.

[mac_tlc]

Thanks for posting, enjoying following along as I try to combat a tough case of post-cruise depression 😂. 
 

We got off Beyond last Sunday and I’m interested in your impressions for Ship #2!!

 

mac_tlc

[countess5]

2 hours ago, mac_tlc said:

Thanks for posting, enjoying following along as I try to combat a tough case of post-cruise depression 😂. 
 

We got off Beyond last Sunday and I’m interested in your impressions for Ship #2!!

 

mac_tlc

I will do my best to give you my thoughts, we have sailed Edge and Apex. I think I am going to love the Sunset Bar!

Cheers!

[countess5]

Speaking of the Sunset Bar!

just made it up to it, the boys are at work.

 

have to start the day with a mimosa

 

some of the views

 

 

anybody in the market?

 

 

I was supposed to be on Woodwind today but canceled…..more on that later, but rain on the way. 
 

Did I mention it’s Super Bowl Sunday! 
 

Cheers! 

 

 

[countess5]

Update…..

A nice place to have a drink and a bite near the ship. We were there last year. It is the white canopies. 
 

 

Cheers! 

 

[countess5]

It’s Carnaval on Bonaire!

today was the kids parade through town. Next weekend the Adults take over! 🎉

hard to see since I took the photos from the ship.

 

 

 

next up of course…..say it…..Super Bowl!

 

Question? Has anyone discovered Hurricane Cards? Story to follow! 
 

Cheers! 

[countess5]

All right it’s 90 minutes to game time so we have a bit of time to talk Hurricane Cards!

 

Before our winter cruise last year I spent two years prior trying to find playing cards that would work in the wind. Finally after searching I found Hurricane Cards! With a name like that could they work. I read many reviews and was sold on trying them, $25 later and buying them online they arrived.

 

We put them to the test last winter and can I say they are outstanding! We play a lot of cards. We would sit at the Sun Set Bar ( of course ) with wind blowing around us, no flying away. If we had one Person walk up we had 20 asking “ how do your cards not blow away?” I could have sold 20 sets if I had them. People would go and get their other half to show them. 

They Work! 
Our friends from England who joined us last year play a lot of cards too. We used them while playing with them and they loved them. They didn’t at the time ship to England. They asked why we didn’t think of them and bring a deck for them. Long story short we had bought them a deck and as a gift at the end of the cruise gave them to them. They always send us pics of them using them and how well they hold up. They are in Thailand right now and using enjoying them.

So if you are a card player, buy some Hurricane cards! 
The website is in the pic.

 

Cheers! 

 

[Galaxy2004]

Hurricane Cards. What a great idea! We spend a lot of time on a houseboat in the summer and it can be quite breezy. Often the wind drives us inside if we want to play cards. Just ordered a couple of decks to try out. Thanks for sharing.

[countess5]

16 hours ago, countess5 said:

All right it’s 90 minutes to game time so we have a bit of time to talk Hurricane Cards!

 

Before our winter cruise last year I spent two years prior trying to find playing cards that would work in the wind. Finally after searching I found Hurricane Cards! With a name like that could they work. I read many reviews and was sold on trying them, $25 later and buying them online they arrived.

 

We put them to the test last winter and can I say they are outstanding! We play a lot of cards. We would sit at the Sun Set Bar ( of course ) with wind blowing around us, no flying away. If we had one Person walk up we had 20 asking “ how do your cards not blow away?” I could have sold 20 sets if I had them. People would go and get their other half to show them. 

They Work! 
Our friends from England who joined us last year play a lot of cards too. We used them while playing with them and they loved them. They didn’t at the time ship to England. They asked why we didn’t think of them and bring a deck for them. Long story short we had bought them a deck and as a gift at the end of the cruise gave them to them. They always send us pics of them using them and how well they hold up. They are in Thailand right now and using enjoying them.

So if you are a card player, buy some Hurricane cards! 
The website is in the pic.

 

Cheers! 

 

Glad to help, you find them a bit tricky to shuffle. They are a bit stiff but we just build piles and mix them up.

you will love them!

 

Cheers! 

[countess5]

Morning from Curacao! It’s a bitter sweet morning. Dock at a beautiful island on the Caribbean but our Eagles lost! 
 

Congratulations to the Chiefs and their fans! 
 

 

I will say Celebrity did a really nice job last night. 

We were all geared up!

plenty of food!

 

 

great big “TV”

 

and we’ll attended!

 

it amazes me, Again not the tech guy, to be able to do real time texting with friends from Texas to Philadelphia. Was like watching the game with them.

 

more to come!

 

Cheers! 

 

 

[Quik2flip]

23 hours ago, countess5 said:

Speaking of the Sunset Bar!

just made it up to it, the boys are at work.

 

have to start the day with a mimosa

 

some of the views

 

 

anybody in the market?

 

 

I was supposed to be on Woodwind today but canceled…..more on that later, but rain on the way. 
 

Did I mention it’s Super Bowl Sunday! 
 

Cheers! 

 

 

Did you ever mention why you canceled your Woodwind tour?