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Typical "morning sickness" remedies are likely to help, primarily eating small meals often instead of big meals, and never letting the stomach feel empty. 

Keep rolls, crackers, chips, something in your room to eat before you get out of bed in the morning, and snack on and off throughout the day (fortunately, that's easy to do on a cruise ship!).  

And @Ocean Boy clearly needs to up his game with Jade when she's on his lap and his glass is empty:

 

For those who live with cats:

And @Sea Dog, this one made me think of you!  (and the rest of us who watch them, knowing darn well how they're going to end!)

 

13 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

Unfortunately she is behind on her wrapping so most of the day will be wrapping presents.

Linda can probably relate to this (hopefully it doesn't go the way of the Lighthouse Cookies, I scribbled out the naughty bit!):

 

12 hours ago, Coralc said:

However, our neighbor's kitten "Chanel" decided she was interested in specific item and wanted to grab it. It is a little stuffed animal, a hedgehog, with a felt nose and real rabbit fur pelt. We picked up a short clip on the camera of her pilfering it. 😃☺️

https://video.nest.com/clip/614f6728e04046bb93487235f119fa58.mp4

Now I know where the term "scaredy / 'fraidy cat" came from!  She acted like it was a real live critter that could bite her back!  

I do hope that Santa Claws delivers it to her for Christmas!

11 hours ago, DaniDanielle said:

My granddaughter is something else!

What a sweet, sweet child!  ❤️

16 hours ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

He does NOT look impressed with your neighbor's paparazzi skills!  

On 12/20/2023 at 5:14 PM, sgmn said:

Crib service was very special.  'Away in a Manager' always makes me well up. 

The kids looked cute (and warm)in their onesie

 

Omigosh, this is just the cutest photo I've seen all holiday season!  What an awesome memory for years to come!

And since we're discussing mattresses and sheets...

And this is for those of you with rambunctious kitties:

Saw this and it made me think of @A&L_Ont's love of all things raisin!  🤣

On 12/15/2023 at 1:03 PM, Ozark_Kid said:

Not sure of the proper name, does anyone have a bed that you can raise the head on one side of a king size bed?  I am thinking raising the bed might be more comfortable than using 2 or 3 pillows to raise my head.

Pretty much anywhere that sells beds will sell you a Split King Adjustable Bed. 

I got my (full size, non-split) adjustable frame and a memory foam mattress from Sam's Club probably 4-5 years ago, and I love it!  

On 12/15/2023 at 11:57 AM, Sea Dog said:

So now that we canceled our Beyond sailing we are thinking of taking that money and putting it into some permanent outdoor house lighting not only for Christmas but all year round. It’s from a company called Jellyfish Lighting. It’s all LED programmable and just about every color imaginable. Hers a video. What do you think? It’s not cheap around $3800 but it’s cheaper than what we would spend on our cruise. Either do something like this or just save the money for another cruise. Thoughts?

Greg, with your love of holiday decorating (and your love of KC sports teams), I think the Jellyfish Lighting is something that will bring you a lot of enjoyment for years to come.  You put the investment into the artificial turf for the back yard, so it makes sense to make an investment in the front of the house, too.  

If you weren't planning on being in the house long-term, I'd say go on a cruise instead, but since you plan on being there for a long time still, the lighting is something that will make your life a LOT easier for the foreseeable future.

17 hours ago, loman said:

I didnt realize they let people stand at the back , not seated. 

I have NEVER seen this allowed, and I've been on quite a few Oasis class cruises.

12 hours ago, goldfish65 said:

The ship is too big for our taste. So much walking.

Then you will DEFINITELY not like Oasis class.  

For me, Freedom class is the "just right" size for me.  The Solarium is bigger (than Voyager class) with more shaded loungers, and you don't spend half the day walking from one end to the other (like Oasis class).  

Any chance that someone in your group is a small child?

They usually don't count little kids.

Bring back Tutti Salad in the MDR for lunch!!!

5 hours ago, irun5k said:

Yes, Labadee back in the day was so chill.  It still has a lot of that vibe for the most part, but I hope they don't theme park it.  If they do that they'll want to get more and more ships in there concurrently and it won't be a recognizable experience.  

I don't see Royal ever sinking Big Money into Labadee like they did Coco Cay.... the government in Haiti is just too corrupt and unpredictable to make an investment there like Royal did in the Bahamas.  

3 hours ago, Mick B said:

BTW does anyone know if the 8 people have to be from the same family or group?

No, one person books the cabana and then ANY seven other people can join in.  

This is the BEST add-on service ever, IMO.

Totally worth the fee to not have to deal with collecting your luggage in the terminal, lugging it through the CBP line, lugging it to whatever mode of transport you're using to get to the airport, lugging it into the airport terminal and through the line to get it checked in, etc.  

Probably the ONLY thing I ever charge to my onboard account, other than the daily service charge.  I'll NEVER turn down this service!

3 hours ago, SG65CB said:

What is different about the hideout cabana that makes it $900 more than the hideaway cabana?

I'm guessing the pool right at the edge of the first one, versus the other one just being on a beach.

5 hours ago, jmh2006 said:

@DaniDanielle  we have lots of wild turkeys here in Southeast Michigan!

Same for Southwest Michigan!

It's not unusual to see a whole bunch of them beside the road across the street from a pharmaceutical plant.  Makes me wonder if they're getting "turkey superpowers" from chemical contamination!  🤣

13 hours ago, SRF said:

US death rate is about 1% per year. 1,043 per 100k people per year.  So a big cruise ship has over 7000 pax and crew, so per year, expect 70 deaths or more than one per week

And then you have to add in the fact that the average age of a cruiser (particularly on the "smaller" ships that don't appeal to families as much as the Oasis class and such) is SIGNIFICANTLY higher than the average age of the US population, which further increases the chances of mortality on each sailing.

On 12/6/2023 at 3:11 PM, bobmacliberty said:

I'd go for it if you're at all thinking of doing so.  Don't feel pressured to post on any frequency or with any specific content.  If you feel like it's too much after a few days, just stop.  Do what works for you. It's your vacation.

 

From personal experience, live reviews can definitely take a fair amount of time, especially if you want the content to be well edited/polished.  It's sometimes easier just to treat it like a journal where you dump thoughts from your brain into words, with accompanying pictures as you see fit.  No matter what you do, someone will complain, but many more people will recognize that you're on vacation and appreciate your efforts.

That's why I loved doing the co-author thing with @Ozark_Kid... I didn't feel obligated to post something regularly, because I knew he'd be posting as well.  

I don't think I'd enjoy doing a Live Thread all on my own, especially with how slow the internet can be once in a while on board!