OBSERVATIONS FROM THE POOP DECK JUNE 2024

[TrinaLC]

Did the build a real “loo” for Ocean Cay YC?! 😁

[DaKahuna]

12 hours ago, no1talks said:

It has been said the grits in Yacht Club are very, very special...

 

Oh no, say it ain't so!.  One of the things that I love are grits, especially with two eggs, poached or over easy.  I find most of the time they are too 'watery' for my taste.  I am hoping they are special in a good, and not bad, way

[no1talks]

5 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

 

Oh no, say it ain't so!.  One of the things that I love are grits, especially with two eggs, poached or over easy.  I find most of the time they are too 'watery' for my taste.  I am hoping they are special in a good, and not bad, way

 

I expect that the MSC grits are fine.

I also expect they are not as good as someone's down-home, family recipe grits.

 

They are "special" only because I cannot resist a reference to My Cousin Vinny.

[FamilyAtSea.travel]

As a proper southerner, I have trouble believing a European cruise line could make proper grits, but I'll give them a try the next time we're on MSC to see for myself. 

[kelleherdl]

15 minutes ago, FamilyAtSea.travel said:

As a proper southerner, I have trouble believing a European cruise line could make proper grits, but I'll give them a try the next time we're on MSC to see for myself. 

As proper Southerner as well I found the grits surprisingly satisfactory. But aren’t grits more of an individual taste than wine? 😀

[FamilyAtSea.travel]

26 minutes ago, kelleherdl said:

As proper Southerner as well I found the grits surprisingly satisfactory. But aren’t grits more of an individual taste than wine? 😀

Good to hear! 

 

I look forward to trying them 👨‍🍳

[morpheusofthesea]

30 second video of docking at Ocean Cay from YC Restaurant.

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29 second video of Ocean Cay from deck 8 starboard side.

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6 seconds of the start of unloading the ship.

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Cart Loads and dishes for YC have to be inventoried.

[morpheusofthesea]

Well the YC beach has new sand. Still need water shoes to get over a 6 foot section of rocks, but once in the surf okay. Wonder how long this will last.

  

March to August is sea lice/ jellyfish season.

May to October is seaweed season

February March and August September is red tide season.

So it appears the best time to swim in the Ocean is November, December and January.

 

 Mustafa, our YC Director, is a hands on always present amiable gentleman. He told us that the waters of the lagoons are treated for jellyfish and he personally waded into the surf to test the newly treated waters for over an hour and a half....no stings.

[morpheusofthesea]

The only two 'beach' cabanas that have an oceanview are # 1 & #2.

[FamilyAtSea.travel]

42 minutes ago, morpheusofthesea said:

30 second video of docking at Ocean Cay from YC Restaurant.

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This one really makes me miss being on the Seascape!

 

I need to find time for another MSC cruise soon.

[morpheusofthesea]

Here is view from cabana #1.  Today all the cabanas are taken except #7 which is closest to the kitchen.

[morpheusofthesea]

3 minutes ago, FamilyAtSea.travel said:

This one really makes me miss being on the Seascape!

 

I need to find time for another MSC cruise soon.

"There are three keys to happiness. Having something to do, someone to love and something to look forward to." (Like a MSC cruise in the Yacht Club.) Immanuel Kant

[morpheusofthesea]

Here is cabana #2 and view.

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Cabana #3 view is the same for 4,5, &6.

[morpheusofthesea]

6 hours ago, TrinaLC said:

Did the build a real “loo” for Ocean Cay YC?! 😁

I did not see one other than the old one here. Notice the bathroom is closest to cabana #7 in the background.

[morpheusofthesea]

Here is cabana #7. The view is the same for the rest on the oceanview side cabanas at Ocean House.

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Ocean House.

[lgdesign]

Forgive me if this has already been mentioned, but what are the Ocean House dining hours?

[morpheusofthesea]

5 minutes ago, lgdesign said:

Forgive me if this has already been mentioned, but what are the Ocean House dining hours?

 

[morpheusofthesea]

For some reason rum cake takes up a lot of counter space in the few stores on Ocean Cay. This is one of several

[morpheusofthesea]

Fence covering the work in progress advertises...

[Cruzinforpeace***]

On 6/16/2024 at 10:25 PM, oceans.calling said:

We are not line cutting because we pay a high price for the special treatment of not having to wait on long lines. We do YC 100% of the time for that privilege because of it. Is it possible that maybe the YC is not for all 🤔🤔🤔 hmmmm?

Exactly.  You get what you pay for.