🐾 🐾 Sea Dog gets Wet, a "Soggy Adventure LIVE" 10-21-23

[cruisin73]

So excited to follow yet another live from Sea dog.  You always do the best lives or somewhat lives.  We are going on Symphony of the seas in December. I Just finished your symphony of the seas live. 

[Sea Dog]

Air travel part two.

 

 

Two and a half hour flight. Arrive FLL at 6:30pm.

[Sadebud]

Following, Happy Anniversary Greg and Linda!  Bon Voyage!

[Sea Viewer]

2 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

There is a wonderful place to stay called White Bay Villas. We would like to stay there for a week sometime.

Aaaah.  memories of misspent youth!! Only travelled with backpack and 1 pair flip flops and 1 pair sneakers, Love the VI, vacation paradise a short plane ride away.

Edited October 19, 2023 by Sea Viewer

[Welovethesun]

We are on this cruise too! Can’t wait

 

Happy Anniversary❤️

[A&L_Ont]

2 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Arrived St. Louis. Now we wait a hour and half for flight to FLL.

Just enough time to try some St Louis BBQ.😋

[ch175]

Enjoy! We will be walking off Adventure Saturday morning. This has been a great week, have been impressed by all of the crew we have met.

[Sea Dog]

4 minutes ago, ch175 said:

Enjoy! We will be walking off Adventure Saturday morning. This has been a great week, have been impressed by all of the crew we have met.

How was the food?

[Husky1987]

5 minutes ago, ch175 said:

Enjoy! We will be walking off Adventure Saturday morning. This has been a great week, have been impressed by all of the crew we have met.

 

And just as important (if you partake, of course), how was the whiskey/bourbon selection?

20 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

Just enough time to try some St Louis BBQ.😋

IMHO, 2nd only to KC.  The definitive order:

 

1. KC (Lots of amazing ones, but I was always an Arthur Bryant's guy)

2. St. Louis

3. Austin

4. Everything else 

 

[Sea Dog]

9 minutes ago, Husky1987 said:

 

And just as important (if you partake, of course), how was the whiskey/bourbon selection?

IMHO, 2nd only to KC.  The definitive order:

 

1. KC (Lots of amazing ones, but I was always an Arthur Bryant's guy)

2. St. Louis

3. Austin

4. Everything else 

 

I agree with this.

[Sea Dog]

Listening part 2

 

A tiki exotica version of Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon.” It’s actually quite good.

[ch175]

27 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

How was the food?

So obviously it isn’t like it was 25 years ago.

 

Breakfast in Windjammer I have been heading to the omelet station in the back. Which is also conveniently located close to the bakery station with the cinnamon donuts.

 

We have the late seating in main dining, which is at 8pm. It is me and my 16 year old son. Our wait staff is getting us through quickly, and we’ve been making the 9:15pm shows. This is our preference, they aren’t rushing us out or anything.

 

Day 1 (Welcome Aboard) and Day 2 (Caribbean) were, as the kids would say, “meh”. I thought the Day 3 (French) and Day 5 (Italian) were good. We did Chops on Day 4 (Mexican?). That was also good but I would not pay the single going rate of $62pp or whatever it is now. Tonight is Royal Night menu.

 

I think the food is just different now. Most of my cruising was pre-2015 on Celebrity. It’s like there aren’t many of what you would call “the old favorites” with these menus. So you gotta go in with that attitude I guess.

 

I do appreciate that the portions are smaller - I am not leaving super-stuffed. But they have been more than happy to get us multiples of whatever we’ve asked for.

[Sea Dog]

5 minutes ago, ch175 said:

So obviously it isn’t like it was 25 years ago.

 

Breakfast in Windjammer I have been heading to the omelet station in the back. Which is also conveniently located close to the bakery station with the cinnamon donuts.

 

We have the late seating in main dining, which is at 8pm. It is me and my 16 year old son. Our wait staff is getting us through quickly, and we’ve been making the 9:15pm shows. This is our preference, they aren’t rushing us out or anything.

 

Day 1 (Welcome Aboard) and Day 2 (Caribbean) were, as the kids would say, “meh”. I thought the Day 3 (French) and Day 5 (Italian) were good. We did Chops on Day 4 (Mexican?). That was also good but I would not pay the single going rate of $62pp or whatever it is now. Tonight is Royal Night menu.

 

I think the food is just different now. Most of my cruising was pre-2015 on Celebrity. It’s like there aren’t many of what you would call “the old favorites” with these menus. So you gotta go in with that attitude I guess.

 

I do appreciate that the portions are smaller - I am not leaving super-stuffed. But they have been more than happy to get us multiples of whatever we’ve asked for.

Thank you for your detailed review. I hope it will be good for us as well.

[bobmacliberty]

16 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Listening part 2

 

A tiki exotica version of Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon.” It’s actually quite good.

 

You always have such interesting music references.  I found Suave Side of the Moon on YouTube and listened to the first song (Speak to me/Breathe).  I'll definitely be listening to the entire play list.  As a Pink Floyd fan, it's a great listen.

 

[Sea Dog]

1 minute ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

You always have such interesting music references.  I found Suave Side of the Moon on YouTube and listened to the first song (Speak to me/Breathe).  I'll definitely be listening to the entire play list.  As a Pink Floyd fan, it's a great listen.

 

Yea it’s fun. As a Floyd fan myself you can’t beat the original but this is a fun take. I like all kinds of music.

[ch175]

45 minutes ago, Husky1987 said:

 

And just as important (if you partake, of course), how was the whiskey/bourbon selection?

 

I’ll be honest, I struggle to make it through the four diamond drinks per day so I am not that knowledgeable about whiskey/bourbon. Here’s the menu from Blue Moon on Deck 14. Which may just confirm that I don’t know much…

[Sea Dog]

Getting close!

 

[BonTexasNY]

4 hours ago, PompeySailor said:

Thanks Maryann - I’ll have one or two for you and Jim 🍹🍸 and probably a few more 😉

Have a wonderful cruise and have a Miami Vice for me, please.

[irishgal432]

1 hour ago, A&L_Ont said:

Just enough time to try some St Louis BBQ.😋

Pork Steaks.  A delicacy for sure!

 

Ask George: What is the deal with pork steaks, and how did they become such a St. Louis thing? (stlmag.com)

Edited October 19, 2023 by irishgal432

[Husky1987]

32 minutes ago, ch175 said:

I’ll be honest, I struggle to make it through the four diamond drinks per day so I am not that knowledgeable about whiskey/bourbon. Here’s the menu from Blue Moon on Deck 14. Which may just confirm that I don’t know much…

 

Awesome, thanks for that.  If they have all of that next week, it won't be all bad.

 

33 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

As a Floyd fan myself you can’t beat the original but this is a fun take. I like all kinds of music.

 

Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a top 10 song of all-time for me, maybe top 5.

[Sea Dog]

Landed at 6:25pm!

[A&L_Ont]

2 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Landed at 6:25pm!

Now let’s get you to the hotel, with a room. 🤞

[Jimbo]

1 minute ago, A&L_Ont said:

Now let’s get you to the hotel, with a room. 🤞

Hope you have better luck on a hotel room then you have last time. Hope you booked direct with hotel and not through a 3rd party.

[A&L_Ont]

7 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Hope you have better luck on a hotel room then you have last time. Hope you booked direct with hotel and not through a 3rd party.

Let’s cross our fingers and toes.

[travelchica915]

I’m very jealous of your itinerary! We did a day trip over to British Virgin Islands/jost van dyke from St Thomas back in 2017 and it is still my favorite excursion of any cruise. Looking forward to “seeing” the soggy dollar bar. Those painkillers will sneak up on you!