LIVE: Sailing Solo on Sapphire! Cheeky Little Coastal Sep 24-28

[YVRteacher]

Do we get to vote?

 

I vote Skywalkers!!

[YVRteacher]

Have you had a 24K Margarita yet? That would be refreshing and would really help you loosen up and have some fun!!😉

[VibeGuy]

19 minutes ago, YVRteacher said:

Have you had a 24K Margarita yet? That would be refreshing and would really help you loosen up and have some fun!!😉

and reduce the chance of developing scurvy, what with this string of sea voyages and all

[ceilidh1]

I think I need to go into detox. I’ve gone through all my Tums. My heartburn is killing me - I would get it so so bad while pregnant. Now I get it when drinking!

[ceilidh1]

22 minutes ago, YVRteacher said:

Have you had a 24K Margarita yet? That would be refreshing and would really help you loosen up and have some fun!!😉

I thought I posted that earlier. I think that was what pushed me over the edge actually. Or maybe the many glasses of $20 Champagne 

[ceilidh1]

The photographer loved my tattoo!

[VibeGuy]

Please tell me there’s a portrait of Captain Stubing inked somewhere. 

[JoeTec]

5 hours ago, ceilidh1 said:

I think I need to go into detox. I’ve gone through all my Tums. My heartburn is killing me - I would get it so so bad while pregnant. Now I get it when drinking!

For the past several years I've noticed I get heartburn when I have any drinks with vodka in it.

[ceilidh1]

[talkorpi]

This should be illegal! This cruise went by way too fast!!

[OttawaJohn]

33 minutes ago, talkorpi said:

This should be illegal! This cruise went by way too fast!!

 

Yeah, I know, my wife and I love to talk about the different attitude on the ship.

 

Embarkation Day: "Welcome, welcome!  Take your time, have a drink, enjoy, our ship is your ship!"

Disembarkation Day: "G.T.F.O!"

 

🙂

 

One on of our recent cruises, can't recall which, they gave out the disembarkation package on like Day 3 of a 7 day cruise and I was like 'No, you can't talk about this yet!"

 

[Hogladyrider]

@ceilidh1 great review.....IMO this is right "up there" with your VV reviews!

[ceilidh1]

4 minutes ago, Hogladyrider said:

@ceilidh1 great review.....IMO this is right "up there" with your VV reviews!

Well, something sure was up there…

[ceilidh1]

Happy to report that the drink package is alive and well in San Francisco this morning. For research purposes only, I ordered a Baileys to go in my coffee. No issue getting it. No charge.

 

The last breakfast…this is the first time I’ve eaten at International Cafe this cruise. Very unusual for me - it’s normally my go-to!

[ceilidh1]

You know they’re doing something right when there is NOT ONE person waiting for Guest Services on disembarkation morning. 

[JGmf]

Thank you so much for this review.  Always love reading your posts!

[AnyMajorCruiseDude]

10 hours ago, ceilidh1 said:

Are you on majestic?

Yes

[Cscomedygrl]

Thanks for sharing your findings from the research study this morning. Fabulous work! Hope the rest of the day goes smooth for you. Can't believe we are already to the end. 

[ceilidh1]

7:32am..,all walk off guests are free to leave! So far, so good! I have to meet at the theatre for my disembarkation excursion at 8:20am.

[ceilidh1]

Completed the post cruise survey while waiting to disembark. The ship seems very calm and quiet! No lines. No crowds.

[talkorpi]

Disembarkation group called at 8 AM. It’s currently 8:17 and I’ve already cleared customs, picked up my bags, and boarded the bus to the airport. That was SO FAST. 

 

My flight doesn’t even take off until 2:30. I thought this would have taken a lot longer!

[talkorpi]

Goodbye, Sapphire… until we meet again…

[ceilidh1]

Well here’s something weird…

Waiting in the theatre for the tour and I got summoned to guest services. Yikes. Luckily no line. They tell me my card on file was declined. Weird. They gave me the last four numbers - I have no credit card that ends in those numbers. I gave them my card to charge. All fine. But whose card did they have attached to my account? So odd!

[ceilidh1]

I also just realized that I never got a form for customs? @talkorpi did you get one on the ship or at the port? Or maybe they didn’t need one?

[OttawaJohn]

30 minutes ago, talkorpi said:

Goodbye, Sapphire… until we meet again…

 

Thanks to both of you and the others commenting about this cruise, specifically the ship.  My wife and I just booked a cruise in 2026 on the Sapphire and I was a little concerned given the age of the ship.  But clearly it's held dearly in the hearts of a lot of cruisers, which reassured me.