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we enjoyed the show and pop-up last week😎 tonight we have a new show to watch❤️

Mr had some work to finish. It needed to be solved asap. So I parked him on the balcony together by the computer and headset🤓 I wanted to have a little fun in the ☀️ So I went to deck 14 to search for a sun lounger in the partly shaded area. Even if I don’t attend all events on pool deck. It’s nice to follow from above😎 it’s my way of socialising😂 specially since Mr was occupied😜 The Cruise Survey from first week arrived last night. So I filled it out😇 our points are given😝 I know it’s important to the crew. It was pool volleyball today. Officers vs guests. Officers did 🥇 Around 14.25 Mr texted me…. I’m hungry, lunch? Buffet was closing 14.30 so I said salad, pizza is always served… I meet Mr 14.30 in the buffet and it was still as a full setup. It was American 🇺🇸 themed today. Mr was 😋😋😋 He had brisket and pineapple salad. I checked today’s Indian 🇮🇳 (I always check them… my weakness is Indian curries) they had a chicken option and beet rice… 🙌🏻 YES It was delicious! I could have eaten a big plate😋🥰 the chicken was so tender and filled up with flavour🥰😋 the raita was good and everything was just🫶🏻 So a happy camper on the terrace❤️

@chemmo it’s definitely several new all “green” ones arriving onboard yesterday. It was impossible to hide😅 I went to the ladies room and an entourage of “cleaning” ladies arrived together by a supervisor to have a view and show them around…. Today in the buffet during breakfast the supervisors was running around and showing them how to do things on the floor. We have “survived” crew exchanges before😝 but I know it might be a wheel or two in need of some oil during this cruise😅🤪🥸 I hope it’s not too visible and too much fuzz for our new guests. on the positive side, our new waiter and sommelier was onboard last sailing.

I went for my walk around 08.30. No big chair hogs areas. Lots of loungers available around the pool and lots of chairs on deck 14 in the partly shaded area. Very good! I walked for a good hour. It’s lots of new crew onboard. It was a busy turnaround for the crew yesterday. They had a group of new cleaners doing a grand tour today and training has started for them. Breakfast was the great 🦴 to Mr😝 I picked up my things and went to terrace to get a table😎 Mr said it was a training session when he ordered his omelette🙃 You can tell it’s lots of new crew. It’s changes all over in bars, restaurants etc. The coffee machine in OV had a temporary breakdown when I went to get my coffee🤪🤪 So som extra stairs for me😂😂😂💪🏻 On the other side, our sunshine in the terrace bar is the same and OJ was available🍹🍊🍊🍊😁

Cruise Compass Day 2 Sea Day

Dinner Yes, what can go wrong🙃 Well, a good afternoon ladies & gentlemen What did not supervisor Johnathan tell us? They have rotated some of the crew🫡🫤🙄 Well at big thanks for that😜 We arrived to dinner to discover this: I will not judge and doom our new sommelier and main waiter. But it was a surprise🤪🥸😳 We asked for same location and crew🫠 Diamond and Elysse stopped by to say hello💙 So back to dinner! Today’s menu: Mr had the coconut soup and red beets for starter and pasta bolognaise I went for red beets and onion soup. Food was good, nothing bad or extravagant. Dessert menu I has the cheesecake with strawberry sauce and mr went for ice cream 🍨 The cheesecake itself was delicious and perfectly balanced. But the sauce… WE NEED TO Talk About that… Red kool-aid as it best🫣😝😜 Who serves this as strawberry sauce? It tasted like water containing food colouring🤭 It should have been served by real strawberries in a blender. After dinner we walked to 🛌 Our new neighbour’s are French Canadian 🇨🇦 They don’t want 2. Seating, so they are trying to get select dining or 1.seating… So we will see if they show up onward.

Tonight’s show is Ed Regine Bring on the dark humour😂😂 Well, the audience is older😅 much more gray hair😆 Ed Regine tried to wake up the crowd, but a little coma😝 He was fun, we laughed and had a good time.

Finally! Sail-way⚓️😎 We are running late according to our schedule😜 Captain George was finalising the safety test and everything at 15.00. So he was 45.minutes early according to the daily compass🤭 So at 17.00 we started to move😎⚓️🥂 IMG_2944.mov our special guest🙃 Liberty was first to leave port, then Captain Kate & Beyond then us, Equinox⚓️

I was dying for some coffee ☕️ So I sent Mr up the stairs and took a detour via Al Bacio to get myself a coffee to go. I was lining up as usual and waiting to be served. When the lovely crew in Al Bacio asks what I wanted a Mr who was standing by the cookie jar, loudly waving his arms and making it very clearly…. It’s my turn, I was here before she!!! I saw them when I arrived in line and was a bit 🤔🤔🤔🫣🧐 They will make a statement😂😂😅 For my English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧UK followers, think little Britain 🇬🇧🤭 (those not familiar, it’s a comedy series from BBC, it’s hilarious 🤣 we all know those characters in the series) I was correct in my reading the situation🤪 So I politely said to the crew, please help this gentleman first! I can wait for you to help him out🙃 He wanted 5 of each cookie in the cookie jars. He needed something to snack on in the bar later today😝 (he said it by himself) 😂😂😂 Cheers for new cruisers👍🏻👍🏻

We left the ship around 08.30 🙂 All ready for a walk. bye 🗝️ old keys Quick and easy off the ship and thru customs 🛃 We walked from pier 19 up to Ft Lauderdale “downtown” The ritz Carlton hotel. On the way up, we walked on the sidewalk. When we decided it was time to turn, we walked down to the beach and walked all the way on the beach to the entrance of the port. It was a fuel tanker and a supply ship coming into port when we reached the “waving point” for cruise sail away. We then passed the port entrance and onward to the ship. We were back onboard around 12.50. Straight to muster station for the ping🚨 Mr was cleaver… I went to wash my hands. He rushed off for a little cold drink in Al Bacio. Needed a club soda to get a little refuelling on water😅😎 Did the Mr get anything for me? No😝 You see? He’s not a gentleman when he’s hungry or thirsty🤣🤣🤣 You could tell the average age is increasing on this sailing🤣no big family gatherings or children’s parties arriving onboard. More of the usual demographic of guests we know😇 some children still, but definitely not the same as last cruise. Our new sea pass card was waiting in the terminal for us😊 It was lunch time, so it was time to test the concierge lunch😇 (yep, just accepted me as I am in my shorts and T-shirt after a walk 😅) Today’s lunch menu: Starter, salad Main: salmon and Moroccan short rib Both the fish & short rib was excellent 👌🏻 Really good taste and good plating too give a smashing first impression🤩 That Moroccan short rib should be a main for dinner😋😋😋 After our lunch it was time to go upstairs to clean up after the walk.

Breakfast in MDR was very busy. We arrived 07.53 and it was a full house. We ordered the “usual” 😂 Yoghurt and berries to my pellets. Fruit Omelette for Mr. OJ & coffee ☕️

yes, that’s our neighbour😅

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Paperwork part 2 B2B CruiseCompass, Captains Club & Concierge paperwork 10-night Caribbean CruiseCompass Day 1 1.april Concierge Letters Captains Club

Turnaround Day Good Morning from Fort Lauderdale Port Look what i spy today🤩 Liberty, Beyond 👍🏻👍🏻 But look 👀 at that little guy arriving into port⚓️ Had to have some extra time on the balcony just for the view🤩 Yesterday evening all paperwork for this cruise was on the bed.

Dinner I was quite full after the lunch🙈 had a stack of those grilled shrimp scampi garlic😜🙈😂😋 Today’s menu: We had cobb salad, shrimp cocktail , escargot, arugula salad and prime rib of beef. Of those things I had arugula salad and shrimp cocktail. Mr was happy for the beef. It was looking absolutely delicious and tasty. ( So chefs… I know you can make them correct😝) Dessert A crème brûlée and ice cream found the way to our table. Then it was time for bed 🛏️.

Tonight’s show is production show Life Its great show with aerialists. Sound was a bit gruffy… could use a little bit more love🤓💙 In grand Foyer tonight’s pop-up show was Karen Grainger AKA Cher😜🎶 Spirit on 🔥

After some shaded sun it was time to go downstairs to Mr. He was rounding up work for the day. Today’s canapés: Sun on the balcony is never wrong😎

They are adorable in a decent distance🤍🐾😎😜 But they are majestic🤍🤍🤍🤩 They don’t love it when they are that close to the house😅

So happy Easter 🐣 from Spitzbergen! Mr received this from his former colleague (when he worked on Svalbard) peek’a’boo 😅🤩😜 They had visitors on the polar station in Hornsund a few days ago🐾🐾🐾 A mama polar bear 🐻‍❄️ and her cubs was really cute & close🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️🐻‍❄️🙈 All went well🤍 They are so fascinating and cute (in a distance) So if you are thinking about that dream cruise to Spitzbergen or a Hurtigruten cruise around Spitzbergen…. You know what to do! Book it⚓️ 🇳🇴🐾🤍🥂 (no, I’m not sponsored by the cruise lines😜)

After my paparazzi walk in OV I found a sun lounger in the shade. Mr was sitting on the balcony working downstairs. Reading some magazines and watching the ocean. The crew walked cold towels, sorbets and the usual bar service. It was another round of officers vs guests volleyball in the pool. At 13.45 Mr texted me…. Can we have some lunch together? So we went to OV to find something for lunch. The crowd had definitely eaten cakes😂😂😂 Easter bunnies 🐰 was all taken and the cake table was almost vacuumed😝 They had turkey on the carving table and lots of other options. The chocolate fountain was out and running. A crew was making fruit skewers as requested from the buffet and dipping them into the chocolate. Mr was very happy for the turkey 🦃 it was super moist and tasty. They had some grilled scampi in garlic😋 All good 👍🏻 After lunchtime Mr went back to work, so he could finish up what he was doing today. I went on a hunt of a shaded sun lounger…

@cavaaller thank you for the dry dock update💙 That’s great news! I really appreciate the olden goldies🥰 Milli, Summit, Connie and Infinity💙💙 As you say, they have a very good vibe. Looking forward to seeing her again during the summer💙

I’m so ready to follow your adventure🥰😎💙🥳 Would gladly joined you🤩 Safe travel and Bon voyage 🛳️

💛🐣🐰🩷Happy Easter 🩷🐰🐣 💛 According to Norwegian style, we have celebrated Easter since Wednesday afternoon🐣🐣🐣 it’s public holidays from Wednesday evening until Monday evening. Easter egg hunting was yesterday and “everyone” had slow roasted leg 🦵🏻 of lambs for dinner😂🐣🐣🐣 The lunch buffet was decorated for 🐣 Easter lunch. I ran straight from the concierge gathering to OV to get a picture of the decorations before everything was demolished by hungry people😝😂💛🩷🐣 Applause 👏🏻 to all the crew that do use their time to make it look beautiful🩷💛🐣

I was awake 06.30 but was not ready for my walk. So I was ready the newspaper from the bed and took it slowly🙃 At 08.30 it was time to hit the walkway😎 It was not too crowded outside and it had drizzled a bit during early morning. Good temperatures for a walk and my body is really starting to feel better in the warmer weather🥳🥳🥳😎☀️ After my hour of walking I headed down to wake up Mr & do a Clark Kent for breakfast. It was buffet day😜 you know that 🦴 to Mr🙂 It was crowded and a full house😝 people were not early risers today🙃 I took my usual, yoghurt and fruit. Mr had his omelette🥰 We found a table on the terrace and it was all good😎 After the breakfast we went downstairs to prepare for the day. It’s concierge party in Sky lounge 11.30. Its drinks, raffle and a friendly hello from Captain Georg💙🥂 CD Angela and the Concierges. I asked CD Angela about next cruise… what to expect of guest entertainment🥹 Well it’s not super exciting….. We will probably have everything again😂😂😂 So that’s was not what I hoped for😝