CptBoatface

These were pre arranged boat tours but I think there were some tours available under the shelter 

I did the drift snorkel and loved it. Top notch. Then a ride up the river on a longboat which went to the public motu. Either was great, fully recommend 

We had a scooter in the hall on the Bliss last week. And no pack of rats absconded with my magnet 

We would not choose prima for that itinerary again. Sunny climate and discounted, maaaaybe

Curiouser and curiouser. Maybe we can make pruno in there 😆

109 workdays, or 872 work hours to go...

We loved Raiatea!

My mind wants to put new words onto Arlo Guthrie's Smoking into Los Angeles, but I'm not coming up with good alliteration 

Fakarava was great for the snorkeling... Amazing! Not much else there

9 hours ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

They have a lot in common!  They're both very enjoyable.  There is a lot of drinking.  They sometimes bring together people who drink and know things.😎  Those who don't drink and know things probably won't be happy here.

I know a bit, but have to make do with edibles only where they are legit 

Spirit was great in summer 2022

Thank you for sharing your journey. 

11 hours ago, clo said:

Oh, goodie. You'll likely be impressed that I've been cooking on an induction cooktop for probably ten years. And WA State is banning gas stoves in new or remodeled homes. Our daughter switched to induction cooktop when she got rid of the gas. Ah well, back to travel.

Leaving in Summer. Anyone shopping for a small home in Olympia, with a gas furnace, gas stove and gas hot water heater, slightly obstructed view of Rainier? Heck, I'll even leave the gas powered mower, but using it may cost you jail time in the future 😆

Ran around on NCL with her sister, Oceania. Appreciated it a lot and will shamelessly do it again.  The Admiral is fond of the cruise next deals and we keep orbiting NCL. Debated Seabourn for some specialized itineraries, but  dining times there are pushing my bedtime. 😄

On 1/27/2024 at 5:16 PM, laudergayle said:

Ok…gonna chime in.  I grew up in the 70s with the greats like Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, YES, The Who, Queen, Johnny and Edgar Winter, Deep Purple, late Beatles, Wings, Elton John, The Steve Miller Band…and more and more.  The early 80s had many greats, as well. But, I can pour a glass of wine and twirl around the room to tunes sung by Sinatra and Tony Bennett and feel like this was my generation.  And…put this on the turntable, and I become an elementary school girl peeking out my bedroom door to the party where the women drank whiskey sours.  That artist is:: Marty Robbins, Gunfighter Ballards. Ok, now you know I’m old…😂

Big iron on his hip.  Sadly, prohibited item. Great songs

9 hours ago, HBCcruiser said:

Join one of us on an upcoming cruise! It’d be enlightening and fun! My signature lists all my upcoming cruises among other things.😉

So we should prepare the ritual, bwahaha...

My hearings not so great (thanks uncle Sam) and I often hear songs differently. Sooo I always thought Mandy was regret for family issues "I sent you away old man" glad it wasn't an unbridgeable family dispute. Cause I suspect that singer wasn't much into girls anyway. 

On 1/15/2024 at 5:58 AM, Sailing12Away said:

Same with me. When I find an itinerary at a price point I'm comfortable with we book it. Call it a hobby I suppose, but I enjoy pricing out trips to see that we still have the best deal. When the price drops or a better promotion comes out, I can simply call them up and switch over (before final payment). If the price rises, I know I locked in at the lower rate and get to proclaim "look how much I saved us by booking early". 9 times out of 10 the price climbs egregiously higher than what I booked, then after final payment if there are still comparable cabins left it will plummet. In our case if we book a Haven room, there's usually none left by that point so nothing to compare to and get a price adjustment on.

 

Our next trip is February this month leaving out of Orlando. We looked into going down there 2-3 days early as we've never been to Universal before. Both Universal and Disney were charging over $100/day for park tickets. So either we're out of touch with the new reality, or since our last visit to Disney was for 5+ days we didn't notice the pinch of the tickets. Only if you commit to 5 or more days does the park ticket price per day become 'reasonable'. For us to get a basic hotel not even walking distance to Universal and only 2 days of park tickets it would have been over 1K. 

 

So yeah.... opted for a basic hotel walking distance to Disney Springs area and will go down there one day early instead of 3, and just catch a Cirque show and dinner with friends.  So yeah, not just cruising prices.

 

#bringbackthehash

Orlando will be so close for us next year

 

Is non alcoholic beer included in SM?

Although not the same ship, but same class, Regatta had ok connection on the few days I logged on last April 

On 12/7/2023 at 3:51 PM, vacation44 said:

I have found crackers at the buffet.   

We prefer to be called saltine -American 

The visual from the last post was truly frightening

Was it Baldurs gate 3? That hubby was playing online?

We need a shot that actually works and doesn't allow spreading

On 11/5/2023 at 1:18 PM, RocketMan275 said:

If everyone spent a few years drinking army coffee, there would be no complaints about cruise ship coffee.

Have done so, preferable to the coffee on Getaway.