truffles2

Hi Truffles!:) As requested, find a link to the new review in my signature.

 

Jack

Thanks much! Can't wait to read it.

Merry Christmas and Happy Cruising.

Capt. Johnny is correct for Allure. Just got off last week.

Not sure I got the gist of all your posts (I am kind of slow that way), but I was impressed with your story about Cobh.

 

We just got back (Friday) from a really great 18 day cruise through Asia on the Diamond Princess. It wasn't the voyage of the Titanic, but it did have a great deal of history in it - especially Viet Nam. I am working on the "review" right now and should have it posted on the Princess Board tomorrow.

Hope you will come back here and post when it is finished and a link in your signature. Thanks.

74 is great.....for air! For water? it could be a bit cool for me:o

Love this website- Royal cruise this ine is for you or anyone in Fort Lauderdale-Just wondering how cold the ocean is right now? Being from the north east I am sure it is warmer than summer ocean temps in Rhode Island. Just wondering if a quick swim will be in the cards?

Current water temp is 74.

CURRENT CONDITIONS AT FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH

Date/Time:

8:00 A.M. Sunday, December 18th, 2011.

Weather Forecast:

Partly cloudy. Temperature in the high 70s. Winds from the North NW at 10 to 15 mph.

Current Weather:

Mostly cloudy; Air Temperature 65

Marine Forecast:

North NW winds 10 to 15 knots, Chance of showers 0%.

Ocean Water Conditions:

1 to 2

Intracoastal Water Conditions:

A moderate chop.

Air Temperature:

L 65° - H 76°

Water Temperature (Ocean):

74°

High Tide:

1:49 P.M.

Low Tide:

7:41 A.M.

Wind Direction/Speed:

North NW 10-15 mph.

Sea Pests:

None reported at this time

Current Warning Flags:

Green flags. Please remember that the beach is an alcohol-free area for your safety and enjoyment. Thank you for visiting our page and have a safe day.

Google is your friend.

I've always loved the live plants on the ships and hate to see them being replaced with fakes. They look so, well...."fake".:rolleyes:

There has been a Lulu's Bait Shack in Fort Lauderdale at Beach Place for about 10 yrs. Tommycruiser was saying that the web page looks like it's under construction. Where is Gulf Shores?????

The Lulu's in Gulf Shores, Alabama IS Jimmy B's sister's place. I don't think she has a place in FLL.

If you want to people watch this place is fun but nothing fancy more like pub food it's jimmy buffets sisters place I believe

 

http://www.lulusbaitshack.com/

 

looks to be under construction(the web page) but very fun

 

Easy way to get around we take every time

 

http://www.watertaxi.com/watertaxi/fort-lauderdale/

 

and there's a Hyatt stop

I think you have this confused with Lulu's in Gulf Shores:rolleyes:

Haven't heard anything about a new one in FLL.

Bringing the list forward to the new page:

AD Adventure of the Seas - Reshma

AL Allure of the Seas--(Concierge)-Marina/Rahim

(Diamond)-Dexter Fraser

BR Brilliance of the Seas - Ivan

EN Enchantment of the Seas -(Reyno on vacation)

EX Explorer of the Seas -

FR Freedom of the Seas (Concierge) -Amit

(Diamond) - Rahul Barua, ,Amit (Willie Salay on vacation as of 11/6/11)

GR Grandeur of the Seas - none

ID Independence of the Seas (Concierge) -Ken Boodoo

(Diamond) -Coumella Arandia

JW Jewel of the Seas - Jasmin(Nedere Reid on vacation)

LG Legend of the Seas -

LB Liberty of the Seas (Concierge)-Francois

(Diamond) -(Nicola Baker on vacation as of 11/12/11)

MJ Majesty of the Seas- none

MA Mariner of the Seas -Nadia

MN Monarch of the Seas- none

NV Navigator of the Seas – Carlos Javier/ Ortiz

OA Oasis of the Seas (Concierge) Ricardo Mock/Natalia

(Diamond) -Charmaine Fernandes

RD Radiance of the Seas-(Concierge) Juan Diego Mirand-Allen

(Diamond)

RH Rhapsody of the Seas - none

SR Serenade of the Seas -Mario Reyes

SP Splendour of the Seas – Diego Tripaldi

VI Vision of the Seas - none

VY Voyager of the Seas -Israel Sanchez

Hope we will be able to keep this one up-to-date. It is good to bring the list forward every page or two....don't you think?

Why can't RCI simply make more "space" available for the character breakfasts?

 

If it's fully booked, add more.

Those are my thoughts exactly. After a while the novelty will wear off and they can reduce the number of breakfasts accordingly.

Cruising on Princess which is scheduled for embarkation in Fort Lauderdale at 8:00am on a Wednesday. Our flight leaves at 9:30am. Should we prearrange for a taxi/shuttle to meet us at cruise port? Tight schedule...are we going to make the flight connection?

Thx in advance,

bbunch04

I would be VERY nervous and you'd better have a back-up plan.

They are on Freedom too.

I didn't see Captain Patrick Dahlgren's name on the Current Captain's list - is he still with RCCL? I met him after the Oasis pre-inaugural and the ceremony where he was named a "godfather" of the ship. What a nice gentleman.

He was on Navigator last fall but I don't know about him since then.

Since we love Radiance too, I guess I'd better sign on:p

We just got off Freedom and had Capt. Rob for our captain. I loved his wit. He needed his own comedy show.

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Do you know if Hyatt has a airport shuttle?

Hyatt Place, yes. Hyatt Pier 66, no.

Hyatt Pier 66 concierge will arrange for transportation. We got a van with two other couples and it was about $7 each.

Will a taxi take 6 people from the cruiseport to FLL? Any idea of the cost? I have been reading they will take 6 people max. Also we are staying at the SpringHill Suites Fort Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port arriving on a sunday evening. Any stores, restaurants open within walking distance?

Thanks

You might find needed info here:

http://www.shuttle411.com/

Of course, a regular taxi cannot accommodate six and the boot can only handle luggage for 2-3 pax.

Perhaps you can find some info here:

http://www.shuttle411.com/

I knew they had done that on some others....just must have missed this one. Guess the most recent list and news is all we need anyway.

Guess I missed the change in threads:confused:

Thanks for your work on this thread.

OK, DH now has it on his Kindle. He said it was easy to do and there is an option for converting it from epub to Kindle. Just FYI.

Well, DUH!:rolleyes:

There were 5 pages of posts and I only looked at the first page. When I searched further, I found it right away.

Here it is thanks to groo:

If you have an ereader that supports epub format ( like the Nook ), here is a link to SailorJack's reviews.

www.triplelake.net/darry/sailorjack.epub

Not sure what epub is.....the pub part sounds good:p.

Well, I did find something....a listing of posts on NCL--the last of which was over a year ago. Thought about posting on NCL "looking for Groo" and ask him but it is doubtful if he has not been on a thread since Jan '10.

mmmmmm, no matches for "groo" :confused: