Rare Travelicious Posted April 18, 2023 Author #126 Share Posted April 18, 2023 So, posting and photographing dropped off yesterday. In a change of scheduling, I went to the solo meeting in the studio lounge. It was kind of fun and I got to meet @Travelgrrl. This prevented me from having dinner before the show. Choir of Man was a lot of fun. I’m glad I went. After the show, dinner in Manhattan. It was about 8:30 and crazy busy. I never go to dinner that late. Because I ate so late, I decided I should stay up for a bit to burn off some of the calories. The casino paid me back about half of what I previously lost. Here’s the big news: I actually, for the first time ever, stayed up and went to the 80s dance party! I definitely burned some calories there, but quickly replenished them with delicious alcoholic beverages. Got to bed around midnight. That’s much too late 2 times in one week. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Travelicious Posted April 18, 2023 Author #127 Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) Today we are at Taino Bay. I just walked around to see the sights. It is a very nice port, and the lazy river looked refreshing. Edited April 18, 2023 by Travelicious 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sugar Magnolia Posted April 18, 2023 #128 Share Posted April 18, 2023 24 minutes ago, Travelicious said: So, posting and photographing dropped off yesterday. In a change of scheduling, I went to the solo meeting in the studio lounge. It was kind of fun and I got to meet @Travelgrrl. This prevented me from having dinner before the show. Choir of Man was a lot of fun. I’m glad I went. After the show, dinner in Manhattan. It was about 8:30 and crazy busy. I never go to dinner that late. Because I ate so late, I decided I should stay up for a bit to burn off some of the calories. The casino paid me back about half of what I previously lost. Here’s the big news: I actually, for the first time ever, stayed up and went to the 80s dance party! I definitely burned some calories there, but quickly replenished them with delicious alcoholic beverages. Got to bed around midnight. That’s much too late 2 times in one week. Very proud of you for burning the calories, burning the floor and burning the midnight oil. Wish the Epic would dock at Taino Bay but instead, we are headed to Amber Cove tomorrow with 6,000+ of our closest friends on the Carnival Mardi Gras. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Travelicious Posted April 18, 2023 Author #129 Share Posted April 18, 2023 19 hours ago, www3traveler said: Did you have a good turnout of Officers? Someone on a different thread was asking if Alvin Oliva is the Cruise Director and I would like to know about the Executive Chef Ganesh Panjami. I hope you are having a wonderful time and are having good weather. The cruise director is William Oliva according to the screen. I did not see your friend showing as executive chef. It had someone else listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare www3traveler Posted April 18, 2023 #130 Share Posted April 18, 2023 45 minutes ago, Travelicious said: The cruise director is William Oliva according to the screen. I did not see your friend showing as executive chef. It had someone else listed. Thank You 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAsquared Posted April 18, 2023 #131 Share Posted April 18, 2023 On 4/8/2023 at 12:50 PM, Travelicious said: Perhaps you are too young to remember, but there was a movie in the 90s called American Pie. One of the characters repeatedly told stories starting with, "one time, at band camp . . ." No kids on the cruise. It was before the vaccination restrictions were lifted, and kids were not eligible for vaccinations yet. It was great! You other questions should be answered in the next post. Except the Choir of Man question. I don't remember. If it was, I didn't see it. One of the funniest movies!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Travelicious Posted April 19, 2023 Author #132 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Had to get ANOTHER remote control, as the new one developed problems. Every button turned on / off the tv, and did not perform proper functions. My room steward tried several before he found one to work properly. I was then able to watch episode 2 of Dahmer, before having a nice nap. NCL had a Latitudes showing on Steve Trevino (?) at 5:00. I went for the first half hour, as I had previously scheduled dinner at 5:30. I was sad to have to leave early, after enjoying a White Russian during the show. Dinner at La Cucina was excellent. This used to be my least favorite of the specialty restaurants, but trying different things has really improved the experience. I had the Decoy Cabernet Sauvignon the gnocchi, which is homemade and the best I’ve ever had and the pollo cacciatore. All so good! Note that I remembered to take photos of the food before taking a bite, just this once. Too full for dessert, I got a lemoncello to go, took a walk, and stopped in the casino for a few minutes. Won all of my money back plus a little. Came back to the room to find my daily treat. Not sure if this is Band Camp redux or part of the Latitudes experience. forgot to post yesterday’s treat. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Travelicious Posted April 19, 2023 Author #133 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Oops. Kind of messed up that last post with the photos. Anyhoo, hope you enjoy! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan61 Posted April 19, 2023 #134 Share Posted April 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Travelicious said: NCL had a Latitudes showing on Steve Trevino (?) at 5:00. I went for the first half hour, as I had previously scheduled dinner at 5:30. I was sad to have to leave early, after enjoying a White Russian during the show. He has a couple of stand up specials on Amazon Prime if you (or anyone else) are interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare smillerholmes Posted April 19, 2023 #135 Share Posted April 19, 2023 17 hours ago, Travelicious said: The cruise director is William Oliva according to the screen. I did not see your friend showing as executive chef. It had someone else listed. Will was the Assistant Cruise Director on my Getaway cruise in September 2022. He is quite interesting and approachable. And he was EVERYWHERE! It was noticeable because I normally do not even recall who the Cruise Director was on my cruises, so he was a good one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted April 19, 2023 #136 Share Posted April 19, 2023 3 hours ago, smillerholmes said: Will was the Assistant Cruise Director on my Getaway cruise in September 2022. He is quite interesting and approachable. And he was EVERYWHERE! It was noticeable because I normally do not even recall who the Cruise Director was on my cruises, so he was a good one. Yes he was! Out of the four cruises I've been on, I remember him more than any Assistant or Cruise Director. I also loved the show he and Y'anique put on each day. It was hilarious. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Travelicious Posted April 20, 2023 Author #137 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I’ve been a bit neglectful, so I’ll make this one short. Yesterday was St. Thomas. I had no plans, but just walked around the stores a bit. It seems to me that there are no longer good deals either on land or on the ship. But a bottle of liquor I’ve had my eye on was $17 more in St. Thomas then on the ship. Guess I’ll be using some of that OBC. Dinner was at Le Bistro. Again, great food, but way too much. I once again had to forego dessert. Today I took the Escape to Jost Van Dyke excursion, which meant a 5:15 wake up, 6:20 meet up, and 7:00 shove off. I vowed not to get as schnockered as I did last time, so I had only 2 Pain Killers from the Soggy Dollar bar, and a few sips of the terribly sweet rum punch back aboard the Rebel Yell. We only had about 2.25 hours at JVD, but it was long enough for me. The water was gorgeous! upon return, I showered and went to O’Sheehans for some lunch. Found this in my room. Good to have around because I never have room for dessert. I just awoke from a nap, and am going to see if I can get my hair to look like I did not just awake from a nap. Then I’m going to go in search of an espresso martini. Oh, during my nap I dreamed a bunch of us CC’ers went to visit @sid_9169. It seems he was on the verge of marriage or some sort of such merger, and we were there to meet his proposed. 3 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Travelicious Posted April 20, 2023 Author #138 Share Posted April 20, 2023 A knock, and another tray of goodies. I’m going to be fat as a tick. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare fabnfortysomething Posted April 20, 2023 #139 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I love the reference to band camp but am seriously alarmed at the implication many people are too young to associate! my children watched American pie so how old does that make me?[clue add 20 years to my screen name] we did April 1st sailing on Escape to Eastern Caribbean and just got round to posting my review 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iKarenE Posted April 20, 2023 #140 Share Posted April 20, 2023 We leave this Sunday on the Escape and also booked the excursion to Jost Van Dyke. I dont know what I was thinking but it certainly wasnt getting up that early LOL. What do you recommend bringing over there or dont we need to bring anything? Was there anything else to do along with having a few Painkillers? Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsammo46 Posted April 21, 2023 #141 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) Do they allow you to take desserts to go? I've heard conflicting reports from different people, some say you can, other say they don't allow it. I usually have a hard time finishing everything and would like to be able to take things back to the room. I'm on the Getaway in about 3 weeks from now. Edited April 21, 2023 by Elsammo46 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Travelicious Posted April 21, 2023 Author #142 Share Posted April 21, 2023 14 hours ago, iKarenE said: We leave this Sunday on the Escape and also booked the excursion to Jost Van Dyke. I dont know what I was thinking but it certainly wasnt getting up that early LOL. What do you recommend bringing over there or dont we need to bring anything? Was there anything else to do along with having a few Painkillers? Thanks. you only need a towel and money. The painkillers are $8 each. You can also order breakfast there if you didn’t find anything to eat on the ship that early. I had the Egg Sandie for $9. The main thing to do is just to enjoy the beautiful view, the nice drinks, and take a swim in the clear water. On the way back, you will be offered included rum punch. Some folks enjoyed it very much. It was way too sweet for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Travelicious Posted April 21, 2023 Author #143 Share Posted April 21, 2023 9 hours ago, Elsammo46 said: Do they allow you to take desserts to go? I've heard conflicting reports from different people, some say you can, other say they don't allow it. I usually have a hard time finishing everything and would like to be able to take things back to the room. I'm on the Getaway in about 3 weeks from now. I haven’t tried. I’ve been way to full to even think about it, plus I’ve had all those treats delivered to the room every day. I’ll see if I can find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JIMESOPUS Posted April 21, 2023 #144 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Some numbers for this cruise, 4788 passengers crew at 92% $20 refundable OBC per passenger for overcharge of port fee's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted April 21, 2023 #145 Share Posted April 21, 2023 10 hours ago, Elsammo46 said: Do they allow you to take desserts to go? I've heard conflicting reports from different people, some say you can, other say they don't allow it. I usually have a hard time finishing everything and would like to be able to take things back to the room. I'm on the Getaway in about 3 weeks from now. On Joy, in March, I was allowed to take my dessert to go. I saw a lot of to-go packages being carried by passengers onboard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare debenson0723 Posted April 21, 2023 #146 Share Posted April 21, 2023 1 hour ago, cruiseny4life said: On Joy, in March, I was allowed to take my dessert to go. I saw a lot of to-go packages being carried by passengers onboard. This was my experience on the Joy in February also. I did it almost every night. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Travelicious Posted April 22, 2023 Author #147 Share Posted April 22, 2023 23 hours ago, Elsammo46 said: Do they allow you to take desserts to go? I've heard conflicting reports from different people, some say you can, other say they don't allow it. I usually have a hard time finishing everything and would like to be able to take things back to the room. I'm on the Getaway in about 3 weeks from now. I was just told by a wait person in Bayamo that you are not allowed to take anything to go. She said this is ship-wide. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Travelicious Posted April 22, 2023 Author #148 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Dinner was at Bayamo last night at 7:45. Ugh! I was seated outside by some people I sat with at the Sail and Sustain class a few days ago. We carried on with conversation, so I neglected to get food photos. As always, the food was tasty and way too filling. I have been trying to get the higher end wines and spirits because I have the premium plus package. Whatever happened to bringing the bottle to the table, presenting it, and pouring a bit to taste before filling the glass? At every restaurant this week, with the exception of Le Bistro, they have just plopped a glass of already poured wine in front of me. I’m pretty sure that at least half of the time it has been the cheap stuff instead of what I ordered. I guess this is the reason to order a bottle instead of a glass. Today we will anchor at GSC. I’m staying aboard, will get mostly packed this morning, and enjoy the ship and Vibe Beach Club. I’m going to try to eat light today so I can be at least a little hungry for Cagney’s at 5:30. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Travelicious Posted April 23, 2023 Author #149 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Well, another great cruise has come to an end. As good as Band Camp? Maybe not quite, as the ship was full and people did get in my way. But I met lots of nice folks and made a few new friends. The food was consistently good. Service was mostly good except in Manhattan the one night I ate there. Now to try to get home. First flight is delayed 20 minutes, and I am again at risk of missing my connection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare www3traveler Posted April 23, 2023 #150 Share Posted April 23, 2023 35 minutes ago, Travelicious said: Well, another great cruise has come to an end. As good as Band Camp? Maybe not quite, as the ship was full and people did get in my way. But I met lots of nice folks and made a few new friends. The food was consistently good. Service was mostly good except in Manhattan the one night I ate there. Now to try to get home. First flight is delayed 20 minutes, and I am again at risk of missing my connection. Welcome Home Thank you for all your wonderful postings. I pray that you have a very safe journey home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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