MorganClark

17 hours ago, HBCcruiser said:

WOW! Glad we cruised when we did. "All guests sailing on Adventure of the Seas will have to wear a mask while indoors, including fully vaccinated passengers."

 

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7 hours ago, umaine89 said:

Animal guessing time. We have a unanimous guess in the cabin. 
 

Coiled up snake.

13 hours ago, BecciBoo said:

MorganClark for the pun king

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4 hours ago, umaine89 said:

LOL. This is my favorite answer and I owe you a free drink package drink!  Our guesses were elephant and dog. I see 4 legs and don”t see a trunk. That being said, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and you see what you see in art. It’s personal or something. What do I know I’m an engineer. 🤷‍♂️

Thanks. I don't know why but "Corona bat monkey" just flew out of my mouth...

5 hours ago, Bailey & Sophie said:

 

Towel animal guy needs a refresher course. These animals look like bunched up towels after a shower.

Corona bat monkey after a shower?

7 hours ago, umaine89 said:

And of course the daily Guess the Animal. My daughter and I disagree but because beauty is in the eye of the beholder, there are no wrong answers. 

Corona bat monkey.

On 8/4/2021 at 6:59 AM, Ocean Boy said:

I'm not sure why but the Champagne Bar is not a place that I typically go. Maybe the name makes the place seem sort of specialized?

Yeah, my thought as well. But, I like champagne and should've at least "popped a cork" on a bottle of champagne for sail-away, right?

6 hours ago, umaine89 said:

Robert in the Champagne bar is your guy. 

Darn, I never made it into the Champagne bar. I walked by it multiple times but never patronized it. I guess I spent most of my drinking time in the Duck & Dog pub and the Schooner bar.

35 minutes ago, umaine89 said:

Tonight’s animal. My daughter has a guess and it’s related to Fridays dinner. 

 

Turkey.

56 minutes ago, umaine89 said:

Animal guessing time 

View from balcony as we pass Cuba

 

My wife and daughter went to origami class. See their handiwork

 

Elephant.

20 hours ago, RumRunner2021 said:

Could be.  One more for the "do I feel lucky" bucket.

4 hours ago, umaine89 said:

And they are out of pina colada mix. 

Out of pina colada mix?

3 hours ago, HBCcruiser said:

You start typing the name but put an @ in front. The names will show after you type the @ like in @MorganClark When you see the name select and you are good to go @umaine89

Woops, didn't see this post before I told @umaine89the same exact thing.

4 hours ago, perfect match said:

@umaine89, your day at Coco Cay sure looks like the Perfect Day to me! I love ❤️ the total lack of crowds! Hope it’s still like that when we go in September! 
 

Towel animal looks like a swan 🦢 to me.

 

Thanks for doing this review. It’s helping me get through the 41 days I have to get through before we board Allure - but who’s counting? 😂🛳🤣
 

 

I'll be on Allure April 24 - May 8, 2022 for her 14-day TA from Port Everglades, Fla to Barcelona, Spain.

5 hours ago, umaine89 said:

Captain says we are hauling butt to Cozumel. Well maybe he didn’t say exactly that, but he said we are going against the wind so might be a little windy on top deck tomorrow. 
 

 

Obligatory guess the animal picture. There are no wrong answers since I’m not sure. 
 

Goose.

5 hours ago, umaine89 said:

I can post photos inside of text but how do you link someone’s screen name?  I would have thanked you and HBCCruiser properly but I dunno how to do that. 

Just start typing their screen name but put a "@" as the first character and the screen name will pop up (after a "spinning" thingy,  lol). As you continue to type @HBCcruiser, a short list of screen names will pop up as you get closer to the last letter. Once you have typed in all the letters of the screen name, the list should shorten down to the one you are looking for (you'll also see their avatar pop up in front of their screen name, if they have one). Then, just click on it. Hope this helps.

Btw - I was just teasing you about the "your welcome". You have more than thanked us already and it is appreciated.

2 hours ago, umaine89 said:

That’s what the August 17th live thread did for me. Build up the anticipation. I figure I’m passing it on. 

@HBCcruiser& I both say; "your welcome".

1 hour ago, HBCcruiser said:

Your second day you should try the swim up bar in chill island! So fun!

Dang it! I knew I forgot something. I forgot to do the swim up bar in Chill Island. I did the swim up bar in the Oasis Lagoon pool though.

6 minutes ago, warburg said:

Greetings, MorganClark, from South Beach. I am a recent widow and am also trying the Studio. We were regulars in Ph''s on Oceania and Regent. In fact, for my husband's 90th, we were booked in the Haven on the Bliss. That one was a covid casualty. Before the Haven, we sailed Villa on the Jewel. Lovely but no designated restaurant for dinner. Breakfast and lunch were in Gatsby's. I never met solos on any of those cruises and I like the idea of the lounge that goes with the Studio. We loved cruising and  this will be my first alone. It is smart of NCL to create the Studio. 

Mary 

Hi Mary. First off, sorry to hear about your husband's passing. South Beach, eh? I lived & grew up in Hialeah. Went to Hialeah-Miami Lakes HS (Go Trojans).

Yeah, I just did my first solo on Adventure of he Seas, July 17-24, 2021 out of Nassau, Bahamas. I didn't know what to expect as a solo cruiser but it was great! A couple (& friends) "adopted me" and had me sit at their table in the MDR each night for dinner. I also met up with them for drinks in the various lounges/bars onboard.

I think you'll have the same experience on your first solo cruise. Will this Encore cruise (Oct 2022) be the one you do your first solo on? If yes, I'd even recommend you try it sooner! I'm curious about the NCL "solo experience" and about trying out the studio lounge. I like the way NCL grouped the studio cabins in an "exclusive" area (only key-card accessed by solos booked in studio cabins). Besides the studio lounge, I'm also interested in seeing how the assigned ship staffer for the solo cruisers works out (i.e. assists in making dinner and/or show reservations for solos, etc).

15 minutes ago, RaftingJeremy said:

I’m on that one too

Awesome! We can hook up for a beer onboard, or 2 or 3. Rinse & repeat.

1 hour ago, umaine89 said:

I changed my profile pic to a Kracken pina colada from 2018. 
 

1 hour ago, umaine89 said:

Obligatory day picture. 
 

 

 

Oasis Lagoon. We have this whole section to ourselves. We are sitting under a palm tree. Now time to head to swim up bar. 

Remember, no "p" ing in the pool! 😂

1 hour ago, umaine89 said:

I remember the days on cruises when on port days you fought for a table in Windjammer. Not this cruise. 
 

As I posted on our 7/17 LIVE thread, the passenger count had "the Goldilocks effect,"; 

not too few, not too many,, it was just right.

2 minutes ago, Moltar said:

Good for you, great choice. So did I.

I think you were on the sailing right after mine (,July 24th). Did your sailing have the covid cases? And, if yes, how do you think RCI handled the situation (in your opinion)?

1 hour ago, umaine89 said:

I drank Kalick thanks to you. Thanks for following. 

I learned from my new Bahamian friend Kenny (the 6' 8" pro basketball player for the Czech Republic) and excellent waiter at the Tiki Bikini that it is pronounced "Kah Lick" (emphasis on the "Lick"). It was named that and is pronounced that way because that is the sound a cow bell makes; Kah lick, Kah lick...