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We did an AC and RCL skipped B for CocoCay.  We'll be back someday and include B.  Aruba we took the bus the beach and the feedback about the return bus was right, every one was packed and not picking up any passengers.  We ended up finding a van headed back to the port for a couple of bucks.  Glad to see that your Curacao trip includes the flamingos.

Around here, recovering the deductible from the other driver is called minitort.  It's an option to have it on your policy to automatically get it, otherwise you have to file for it yourself (small claims).

31 minutes ago, harryfat1 said:

On a side note, we are thinking about going to NYC this summer, and from my initial research, I have found a few walking tour operators for various parts of NYC so will likely book a couple of those.

 

Personally speaking, I would rather pay someone a tip to show me some sites I would never have found on my own. Just walking around aimlessly and taking a few pictures without much insight is less interesting in my opinion.

Might not fit with your touring style, but we really liked Accomplice New York - https://www.accomplicetheshow.com/.  It's something different to anything we've done before and it's a lot of fun.  Both times we've done we've ended up areas of New York we wouldn't have otherwise gone through.

Notifications are broken again.  Worried I'm going to miss your announcement for the next cruise 😞

13 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

You know what that means? This is my time to let the door fly before the people down the hall get up! And I did.

 

I think you might need to do it another dozen times to make sure they get the message.

6 hours ago, Denversail said:

As far as ship activities go you will find Dupable, Wolf, and Good Sport in the Schooner bar or Music Hall playing cards. Uno is Wolf’s game of choice.

We just got a version of Uno called No Mercy, might be worth looking at to change it up a bit.

1 hour ago, island lady said:

Weather in Cabo looks good for tomorrow.  Hopefully get to actually take a tender to port.  😉  We lowly quarterly subjects required to collect tender tickets in Safari lounge this afternoon.  😉 

 

70 degrees, cloudy, with light winds.  Ahhh...perfect!  No tour scheduled, we plan on just walking around to enjoy the port city (we love Mexico)...and have a few subjects lined up to check out for a lunch spot.  🤗

 

 

 

 

Right in the marina, if you want something casual, I'd suggest Sanchos.

10 hours ago, mugtech said:

        They claim the Hotel California in Cabo is the one the Eagles wrote the song about.  I have my doubts.

The supposed hotel is in Todos Santos which is about an hour north of Cabo.

Looks like you're enjoying the balcony.  I can't remember, was this your first sailing with one? I thought all of the others were insides.

2 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

It’s possible. I almost booked Allure for August before I decided to go to Alaska. I was going to book one of those promenade balconies but the deck I wanted sold out before I locked it in. 

That was the first one we did after our Disney phase with the kids and it was our favorite ship so far.  Our sample size is much smaller than yours though.

We use a broker named Steve.  I'd post the name but I don't know that this board allows us to post any websites.

Subscribed, I like that it's one person trying the different cruise lines because it makes it a bit easier to compare to past trips.  Princess was on our list for doing Alaska some day.  Any chance you'll do the other lines at some point (e.g., RCL)?  

Man, bringing back some memories.  We did a roadtrip to Nova Scotia years ago the ferry at that time left Bar Harbor but came back through Portland.  We never took the second ferry to St. John and always wished we had.  Your cruise looks like a much easier way to hit all these cities!

Subscribed.  We got caught up in the whole Magic/Venezia debacle as well and sailed on I think the second sailing.  We had to wait months for our cabin assignment and went from our first suite booking, an ocean suite, to a random lower deck junior suite since they re-categorized all of the rooms compared to sister ships like the Magic.  When we got a call the day on the drive to NYC I was about to lose it (again), but with this last change they made it right and we ended up a Terrazza balcony on 11.  I wasn't sure if we were going to give Carnival another chance after how they handled this whole thing but looking on your pictures it's bringing back the good parts of the vacation and maybe it wasn't as bad as I remember 🙂

28 minutes ago, rwest898 said:

What date for Princess so I know when to go to Princess for your review. Thank you!

He's usually pretty good about posting to his last cruise thread when the new one starts.  Just make sure you're subscribed to this one.

You switched cruise lines, the Lions beat the Chiefs, there's something weird going on with the world right now....

1 hour ago, Saint Greg said:

The big question is did my suitcase make it. I know it wasn’t on the flight I missed. It had to follow me with the short turnaround in Chicago.

 

 

I figured you're the type of guy who'd have airtagged it.

17 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

What’s supposed to be good at that Tim hortons?  Donuts?

what I had this morning wasn’t great. Went by before this and they were still on breakfast so I guess that’s all they do.

 

I think in Canada they have a larger menu, we sometimes see/hear commercials here for stuff they don't sell in the US.  Most everyone I know just gets coffee, my kids like the breakfast sandwiches on bagels.  They used to have a jalapeño bagel that I thought was good.  Never tried lunch with them.

I hope you're posting these from your connecting flight!

I have no idea where I am, but I'm here for the trip!

I think I saw that you were looking for the ship shaped ornaments? We collect those too.  We had to ask, but they had them in the back and not out on display.  First one had a broken nose but the second was fine.  Had the yellow stack w/blue C and the Carnival Fun Italian Style lettering on the bottom.

44 minutes ago, Sj cruiser 1 said:

If you ever get a chance Yankees stadium is a fun place to see a game. Me and my oldest son got to see Aaron judge hit a home run last year fun times 

We're going there to see a NYCFC game, but after watching a game in Comerica (Detroit), soccer games don't belong in baseball stadiums.  I heard there's a really good bucket of chicken we need to find though!

If you're looking for something to eat in Halifax, try and find a donair.

I didn't make any promises that the chips would be good, just that they were Canadian 😁

3 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

There’s not a Tom Horton’s in this international area at least. I don’t think I’ve seen Labatt on tap here but I’ll keep my eye out. That’s what my uncle from Michigan drank. I had the bottles occasionally in the military. I have seen the bottles here but I don’t think I’ve seen it on tap anywhere.

I'm in Michigan and it's usually what's in my fridge. Interesting find on 1644, isn't it French so it fits in Quebec?

51 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

I also found this screen between 55 and 56

 

I want to go on the party flight!

58 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

This is a weird situation. I went to check if my plane is here and on time and all that. My gate is on the other side of a security border. And it’s like Tom Hanks in Splash. If I go there, I can never come back.

At least you got a warning.  I got tired of waiting for a gate checked wheelchair since it was the middle of winter and I didn't have a coat so I went up the bridge to ask about it and got told I couldn't go back down again.

4 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

I found the lays. But I’m going to check the big shopping area at the other end of the terminal and see if I can find something higher on the rating list and less…American.

 

All dressed is another Canadian exclusive (bottom right, second from bottom).

Not sure if you'll find a Tim Horton's but that's a Canadian staple.  You should find Labatt Blue on tap somewhere but it's mass produced.  Poutine was a once and done for me, but I found it strange that they had fries everywhere including Taco Bell.  You can look for ketchup flavored chips too.