CptBoatface

342 work days remaining.  Stay on target...

San Diego is awesome.  The Admiral and her sister are sailing out of there in January 

These are great, we booked since it's a non stop and the price lets us stay a couple extra days 

Oceania March 27. Really excited!

Used copa as part of ncl air on the he Jewel last month. Went fine. Nonstop back to Seattle after that. Other than the bus that takes you back to Panama City airport from Colon breaking down about 500 meters from the airport all was smooth 

You can find some "in between" shoes now that feel like a sneaker but look dressier. I've found a grey pair of shoes made from Merino wool uppers that are both comfortable, incredibly light, and sufficient for workdays not involving legislative action. I did a search for merino wool shoes and found them for about 90 bucks. 

A light coat of CLP and a safety belt?  My Team sergeant always would threaten to wear this until I reminded him of the uniform of the day 

10k per month about average. About twice as much as us regular state workers on average 

Come to WA state our teachers make great money 

Jewel had em just off 1/2 hour ago 

Great itinerary!  We could shave off the last 2 segments, but this could be a winner!

Went in 1980. Hydra was totally cool

8 till jewel!

Have considered bringing my own as well. But getting that water at the right temperature is tough

We're of a different opinion. Both times we've been on the Bliss, the smell was not good on several occasions.  I hope it would be fine for you.

I love the 2024 itinerary!  The Admiral and I may be limited to shorter trips at present due to our 3 cats, though 2 of these may have not too long left. It may be a good strategy, if we were to end up untethered. 

1 hour ago, MoCruiseFan said:

OH one more thing.  When you are wearing flip flops/sandals PLEASE no freaking socks.  That is so wrong.

Pnw style.  No nasty toes, amirite?

Mcvities biscuits.  Have decided to bring some along as I end up eating way too much second breakfast without their crunchy goodness 

Dude, where's my stateroom.   Hey, a buffet, now we're talking....😆

We would bring the cats if we could.  And crunchy salty snacks

On 6/8/2022 at 11:09 AM, SireDoime said:

Thanks for asking this. I am going on, hopefully, my first Regent cruise next year (RSS Splendor, European Transatlantic - Rome to Miami) and I bought all my clothes from JC Penny and Target! The JCP ones look much nicer and country-clubish.

 

After seeing pictures of people's closets from their suites, it was clear that I will have no problem fitting in on Regent.

 

Now Cunard, might be another story. I would like to sail/cross the Atlantic or Pacific on a real ocean liner one day, and Cunard is the only one building them.

I got a suit off the rack at JCP that fits perfectly and looks great (according to the Admiral [my wife], totally put what I saved in the cruising account. Agree, I'd like to do the Cunard trip as well.  

On 9/30/2022 at 7:51 AM, tetleytea said:

This conversation about noise and kids reminds me, this is one area where I have evolved as a human being.  I was a peace & quiet guy, but I married a woman who's at home with utter chaos.  She won.  I still need quiet if I'm studying--e.g. if I'm studying mathematical modelling of physical behaviors, I can't do the noise--but I've come to appreciate what I would categorize as happy sounds.  The squirrels and birds outside fighting over the bird feeder.   The dogs trying to feed on the squirrels.  The kids discussing how to beat the Nintendo.   And now, unfortunately, I'm dealing with all the sounds inside a nursing home, and they're not so good.  I've had hard times in my life where my business duties or marital situation meant that I came home to a dark house.  The dog's not barking because...well...the dog's no longer with us.

 

The kids and the instruments are happy noises.  And I'm usually not particularly trying to focus on anything on the ship (unless I'm actually the contestant on one of the cruise director's game shows).  I can deal.  The sadness comes when the covid comes and the noises are NOT there.

Hey, sounds like a rough stretch.  Keep getting on here and posting and interacting with us.  We're glad to hear your digital voice 

Ya gotta weight it down with stones. And teeth scattered separately.  Wait, Mugsy, what's that? Oh, ashes, totally different 

But seriously, the Admiral and I have considered this, glad it's an option 

Just now, Gatorzzzz said:

We don’t know, CAN you??? 😜

Or....may he?

Hard to herd 🐀