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Keep in mind Starlink is roughly 10% complete and the much needed v2 satellites required to really make the maritime service perform well haven't launched yet. They have some v2 mini satellites that should enter service in a couple of months. These will help but Starlink desperately needs the full size v2 satellites to make coverage away from land work well. What was experienced recently on a crossing is relevant but once the future satellites are working it will be much better. We are currently in an interim period where user experience will not be consistent. Gradually over the next year or two Starlink will get better.

Not tonight...

Aaron Pollock in the pub!

Not bad for a smartphone, here is the moon from my good camera. Venus is the small dot near the bottom.

Moon tonight. Phone pic from my perch at the Sky Bar. If only the milky way wasn't on vacation down under.

After dinner walk. Beautiful night, no winds across the deck. The outdoor big screen needs some maintenance

Honestly Royal has never been a great whiskey line. Usually I can find something, but rarely has it been my preferred label.

Day 4 Cruise Compass With day 3 removed and the extra pages already in days 1 - 3 removed. RD Day 4 cruisecompass.pdf

Holy Cannoli!

Tagliatelle Carbonara (after breaking egg) After a few nights of meat this was perfect.

Being "young" its easy to zip around the old folks. 🤣

Arugula Salad Meat plank...for one..

I know right!

2,400 guests on board, so pretty much at capacity. Ships replace carpet all the time. It rarely makes the news.

Giovanni tonight.

Apparently my Grand Cayman excursion was canceled due to low booking numbers. C'est la vie.

The Andante DUO in the Centrum. I'm a sucker for a good violin. They are pretty good.

From the VCL VCL Bar menu

Deck 13 midship elevators have something different on each Radiance class ship. Radiance is for the birds. Water is super smooth at the moment.

It went off the website a while ago then came back, then went away. If it isn't full they made it that way deliberately. It was all I could do to change interior cabins once and I checked twice daily since booking.

Let's try an animated GIF of the wake. Not sure this will work.

Latte tudes menu

Beautiful sea day, again. we've just entered the Caribbean Sea. Well, there goes the neighborhood.

One of my favorite spots on older ships. Deck 5 under the lifeboats.