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That's ridiculous. I guess as long as people keep booking the beach club it they will continue to sell for a premium.

The island is very busy today. On our way home from Mustache Bills and a stroll around the lighthouse and the park there was a continuous flow of cars coming over the causeway to the island. A lot of people coming down to open up their homes, just like us. And I saw some of the hotels/motel parking lots are filling up too. Busy busy but still very peaceful. Back to work on the patio/flowers, etc.

+1. 🙏💕

Beautiful bright sunny morning at the beach. Heading out to Mustache Bill's diner for breakfast. Then we will bring patio furniture out of storage, plant flowers in various planters around the deck and clean windows. Should be sunny all day with a high of 80 with light breeze. Have a great day everyone😃

Book a cabin with a bidet😁

I haven't been there recently but in the past I only saw people getting one piece of lobster and steak. May be able to ask for a 2nd, but I doubt you could get several lobsters like people do in MDR. IMO the prices they are charging for the beach club are not worth it. Pre covid we paid $46.99 pp in 2020. All my sailings this year have been selling around $175 pp

That would be awesome😃

@Sea Dog. Tonight has been Kraken night. Eric is enjoying dark n Stormy and I have been doing my own rum punch version. One of our neighbors stopped by and Eric made him dark n Stormy and he really enjoyed. Said he never had Kraken before and is coming back tomorrow night for grilling and hanging out on deck with a couple other neighbors. I think we will have more recruits. I hope there are no shortages of Kraken. I just discovered I had the Xfinity streaming app recording a couple shows this winter. I think I will keep the 2 below deck series recordings on the app for future tenants.

I think there is some bad weather in Denver today is why they were canceled.

Are you looking to cruise US ports or Europe? Have to check guidelines on royal website for where you are sailing from.

2 formal/dress to to your best nights. Have fun, we love dressing up on formal nights.

@Ozark_Kid. John. I am giving you a standing Ovation🤩🤩🤩 See what I did there😁 You have amazing photos. Overall a fantastic review. I'm so happy that you, Sharon and your friends have had an amazing cruise. Thank you for sharing with us. And continuing to share Seattle with us. I'm confident your flight home will be on time as planned. Enjoy and be safe, Debbie😍 aka Sunsine

Dl opens at 7 am and open until 10 or 11 pm everyday. We like to go for free lattes, espressos in the morning. No vouchers needed for them at the DL.

No tip added when using voucher. Nothing to sign either. Carry some ones for tips is what we do.

Any word on reindeer hot dog? I think I would have to try.

That's a nice memory of your Dad. 😍 My Dad was also big into his gardening. My Brother always says I inherited our Dad's green thumb.

Awesome - thank you for checking that out for me. 😍

I love Lavender and have it planted in the beds at our rear patio as well as citronella plants. They both seem to work good with mosquitos - just don't leave my patio onto the lawn then they get you😁 Last weekend I picked up an Aloe plant. I have never grown one before so I thought I would give it a try. For now I put into a larger planter on my patio and will figure out what to do with it when we get back home. I am thinking I will keep in a planter so I can bring it inside in the winter. Anyone have any suggestions on growing Aloe?

Was at Dentist a couple weeks ago and no one in their office was wearing masks except the dentist when he came into the room to examine. PA State rule is they are required at medical facilities but I keep hearing from friends and family that mask wearing at doctor's offices has been very lax with most having below their nose or none at all.

Temp is 64 and very foggy and misty. When I stand at the top of the beach you can hardly see the ocean. I didn't get too far on my bike hopefully weather will be better tomorrow. Went to Murphy's food store and was shocked with some of their prices. Spent a small fortune on lunchmeats, cheeses, steaks, burgers, etc for the week. Going to see if the diner Mustache Bill's near Barnegat Lighthouse is open for breakfast tomorrow. Another great diner!

My apologies to upfront to everyone - this is going to be a long post. @Jimbo Re: your casino question on the other thread. There really is not set amount of money that is needed to become a casino prime member. We have been prime members for several years (Eric was before me). I am going to guessitimate that I probably played around $1250 to get 2500 points that is needed to become prime. I play penny slots and bet max or near max depending on the machine and if it is doing well or not. Video poker earns less points than slots. table games earn less points than slots. You could have $100 of play get you 40 points or 300 points - this varies. If you put in a $100 bill and sit there and play for quite awhile rolling over whatever winnings you may have you could walk away with 800 +/- points. The total of 2500 points can be accumulated over the casino year of April 1st thru March 31st. Does not have to be done on one cruise. You are then entitled to free drinks (alcohol, bottled water, soda, whatever is served at casino bar) for all future cruises up thru march 31 2024. and 30% off internet packages thru casino. So at the very least you will have 2 free cruises (your annual cruise and the one they give you onboard for 2500 points). If I became prime in June of this year I would be a prime member for April 1, 2023 thru March 31, 2024 (but will still receive period offers for free cruises). April 2023 the casino will then post your annual free cruise certificate that must be used on any 7 night cruise anywhere in the world (some restrictions for holidays and new ships). You must take that annual free cruise by March 31, 2024. Each free cruise offered is for 2 adults. If your offer is for a balcony and you select a balcony cabin then all you have to pay is port fees and taxes at time of booking. Here is a summary of current offers we have (Eric and I receive separate offers and can combine them). Here is a the itinerary choices for the most recent offer received this week: Offer received 5.16.22.pdf I am thinking of booking the Anthem for 12/04 with my freebie from recent list and may book one of the Voyager sailings out of Boston to Canada with one of Eric's offers. Also, the cost to upgrade from an OV cabin to a balcony or higher is usually a lot less than what you see on royal's site. In our case Eric and I are both prime so we both receive separate offers. Sometimes they are the same offer, sometimes are they are slightly different. If we have the exact same offer then we can combine them to upgrade our cabin at no additional cost. So all in - if gambled $2500 for the entire year for both of us to be prime and receive free offers on a regular basis plus each get 1 free annual cruise that is a win win IMO. Now gambling $2500 does Not mean you are losing that money. We left Anthem ahead a little over $2000 on our b2b end of March. Eric gambles more than I do so he occasionally gets offer for free junior suites. Plus being prime or higher you are able to get any cruise for any amount of nights discounted by at least 10% off. this is why I mentioned on other thread about checking casino price for the Serenade 14 night TA crossing as other poster got $575 off (which is around 20% off the fare for that particular sailing). They base your discount off your play from previous sailings plus whatever other discounts you are eligible for such as military, diamond, senior rate, etc. I hope this helps you.

We are still undecided. I will probably book it this weekend as it looks like balconies in our preferred locations on Serenade are selling out quick since that other thread was started on the main page. I definitely want to spend a couple days in Copenhagen too. we were booked for a baltic sailing out of copenhagen for 2020, 2021 (and 2022 - but we cancelled that one). We had airfare booked with SAS airlines for a non stop flight out of EWR. Hopefully they are still doing that route.

We had been to the original Olga's a couple of times as Eric's brother used to live in the Marlton area. I remember when all the construction was going on in that area and it was sad to see the original diner had been demolished. I am happy to hear they have re-opened at another location. I will have to check them out next time I am in that area.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARY! Looks like he had a wonderful day😍 Best wishes for many more happy birthdays with family and friends.

There are all very beautiful areas. I have never been a ski bum (I'm a beach bum) but I hear they have some very nice skiing up there.