Rare h20skibum Posted July 31 #1 Share Posted July 31 This post was recognized by LauraS! "And another from h20skibum! Thank you for generously sharing your time at sea with everyone at Cruise Critic! See your post featured on our: Click: Cruise Reports page. When you return, please consider submitting it to the site for publication as well: Click: Write a Review" h20skibum was awarded the badge '"Live from...."' and 5 points. Buckle up, as Daryl explores the latest ship in Royal’s fleet. He is so excited to be the first of his kind onboard. A LIVE like no other. 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 31 Author #2 Share Posted July 31 The excitement is building. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 31 Author #3 Share Posted July 31 I know, you are saying “Who the heck is Daryl?” Well, here he is. There is a back-story to Daryl. If you happened to see the LIVE I did from Symphony last December, Daryl came with us. Our grandkids made a deal with us. They would send us photos of the Elf on the Shelf every day leading up to Christmas, if we sent them photos of Daryl every day from the cruise. Don’t be surprised if Daryl shows up in a few photos on this cruise. 17 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted July 31 #4 Share Posted July 31 I'm looking forward to this 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 31 Author #5 Share Posted July 31 Before we go too far, how about a short video of where this cruise will take us. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising to Retirement Posted July 31 #6 Share Posted July 31 following 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted July 31 #7 Share Posted July 31 Definitely following!!!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 31 Author #8 Share Posted July 31 @Ocean Boy, @Cruising to Retirement, @Tree_skier Thanks for following along. If you have any questions, or want to see photos from somewhere on the ship, just ask. I will probably have a bunch. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 31 Author #9 Share Posted July 31 Who, besides Daryl will be sailing with us? We have three grandkids, ages 11, 11, and 9, plus our daughter and son-in-law coming along. With the exception of our daughter (and Daryl), it will the first time on a cruise for the rest of them. The one, and only time our daughter sailed was in 1996 on the Carnival Imagination. (That was our first, and only sailing with Carnival) 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 31 Author #10 Share Posted July 31 Why was that Carnival sailing the only one for our daughter? She got very seasick on that cruise, and never wanted to sail again. Meanwhile, the grandkids have been begging….. Please, please, take us on a cruise! And our son-in-law was saying…. I really, really want to go on a cruise. I hear there is lots of food and drink! Finally, Susan (that’s my wife, for those that don’t know) convinced our daughter that she should go. She tells her. “The ship is sooooo big, you won’t feel it move, and you will be at a different port each day. It will be fine! 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted July 31 #11 Share Posted July 31 1 hour ago, h20skibum said: Before we go too far, how about a short video of where this cruise will take us. Great job! Love those templates for Mac. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted July 31 #12 Share Posted July 31 Have a great cruise I will be following to hear about your and Daryl’s adventures. Are you doing any specialty restaurants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 31 Author #13 Share Posted July 31 3 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: Have a great cruise I will be following to hear about your and Daryl’s adventures. Are you doing any specialty restaurants? Welcome aboard, Greg. No specialty restaurants this cruise. I will be looking at this from a new perspective, with the grandkids along. We thought about booking the railway, but they advise against it for those susceptible to motion sickness. Didn’t want to tempt fate. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 31 Author #14 Share Posted July 31 After Susan had said “It will be fine!”, I said, “Yeah, it will be fine.😏 That is, until they bring these out. “ I said, “You just booked August, that’s hurricane season! It could get bumpy. Don’t you remember the last time we sailed in August?” Her: “No, have we ever sailed in August? That would be early in the hurricane season, wouldn’t it?” How soon they forget. 2 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 31 Author #15 Share Posted July 31 So, she happened to book this cruise on the anniversary of our one, and only August cruise. And what happened then? Only the longest, sustained Cat 5 hurricane of the 20th century. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 31 Author #16 Share Posted July 31 We were sailing on this….. No, that isn’t the Titanic, but the SS Norway. The largest cruise ship in the world at the time, but no comparison to Utopia. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lionesss Posted July 31 #17 Share Posted July 31 Have a great safe time!!! Cannot wait to read about Daryl’s travels. As long as he doesn’t make you play Monopoly all will be good. Enjoy!!! 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Momof3gurlz Posted July 31 #18 Share Posted July 31 Happy following along! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniDanielle Posted July 31 #19 Share Posted July 31 Enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havin'fun Posted July 31 #20 Share Posted July 31 Following also! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler Posted July 31 #21 Share Posted July 31 Following. Have a great time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted July 31 Author #22 Share Posted July 31 Thank you, @Lionesss, @Momof3gurlz, @DaniDanielle, @Havin'fun, and @gambler Daryl is getting really excited. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckynana Posted July 31 #23 Share Posted July 31 2 hours ago, h20skibum said: Before we go too far, how about a short video of where this cruise will take us. Love it!!😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckynana Posted July 31 #24 Share Posted July 31 34 minutes ago, h20skibum said: We were sailing on this….. No, that isn’t the Titanic, but the SS Norway. The largest cruise ship in the world at the time, but no comparison to Utopia. Our first cruise also in 1982! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcruz Posted July 31 #25 Share Posted July 31 Bon Voyage, can't wait to see where Daryl pops up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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