Vic The Parrot

5 minutes ago, katisdale said:

That looks like the tender platform to me.

Awfully long tender platform. 🙃

51 minutes ago, 58Piano said:

I remember a very rocky beach. Good beach shoes needed. Did not care for it because of all the rocks. Lounge chairs jammed together. Did clam shell once. Was awful and hot. Prefer Daytona Beach or Passion Island Cozumel

I love it there, even with the rocks. 

Can't wait to sink my toes into the sand, and jump into that beautiful, cooling water.  🍹🏖️🌴

What happened to the rest of the dock that's visible at the ships waterline? 

(Anybody else catch that?  😎)

5 hours ago, aliaschief said:

Do you think the fire boats will welcome us with spray? 😁🛳

 

 

Yeah ... Lysol. 🤣

3 hours ago, neverbeenhere said:

I have no idea what will happen after the ships start to sail, but here is photo of the Horizon Court coffee being pumped aboard. 🙃

Are you sure that isn't the orange juice? 😵🤮

Cool! 

I'm still waiting for the 2022 late autumn for Mexico/Carib. 

That Sea of Cortez itinerary has been piquing my interest for some time. 

Think I'll tune in to the Port Everglades webcam. From there will be a great close up view of her in the inlet.

She's departing as we speak. 

Check out the Ft Lauderdale webcam. 😎

Nothing like a sail away at sunset.

6 minutes ago, rkacruiser said:

 

And the rice for the Asian crew members aboard.  

Now you got me in the mood for nasi goreng!  😍🍤

Just now, VMax1700 said:

 it is almost 11pm and all HAL cruisers should be in bed 🙄

Speak for yourself. At 11, I'm just getting started ...  😁🍹

Maybe they're still loading the Heineken.  🍺

I wonder if the powers that be at Princess actually read these boards. 

On Facebook, I actually got a reply from them on their page regarding the "noise issue". 

It was pretty lame, and hardly proactive.

Went something like this ... 

"Dear so and so. We're sorry that you found the sound volume too loud." 

That was it.  LOL 

I was tempted to write "Ok, so is someone going to do something about it?" But I figured I shouldn't waste my energy ... I'd get better results talking to a piece of furniture.  🤬

On 3/6/2021 at 2:52 PM, LACruiser88 said:

At this point, we would be VERY happy campers to be onboard either one!!!

That makes 2 of us!  🙃

28 minutes ago, mnocket said:

I wish they would use better drink mixes at the bars.  I find the margarita and pina colada mixes particularly bad.

I think the orange juice is much worse. 😵

17 minutes ago, Thrak said:

 

I'm allergic to most perfumes. People who use good quality scents and use the proper (understated) amounts don't bother me. People who use cheap scent and/or apparently bathe in the stuff make me physically ill. 

 

However, I realize that many here seem to love the eucalyptus scented stuff and the simple solution for me is that I can just not use it as long as they give me an unscented bar of soap. We already bring our own hair products. If necessary I can bring soap as well but it would be hard to get on a ship and discover the soap was scented. I think I'll ad an unopened small bar of soap to my cruise supplies.

I don't know if you've ever seen it in your local store, but Jergens has a hypo-allergenic soap.  

Don't recall the exact name, but I've picked it up a few times, and it's pretty good. It has a slight scent, but not overbearing. Hardly noticable even. 

Keep your eyes peeled for it.  😎

11 minutes ago, SJSULIBRARIAN said:

Seaborne Odyssey also there today.

She looks so tiny back there. 🙃 

11 minutes ago, Lady Arwen said:

Why can’t we have a comfy tub chair?  

"Cardinal! ... Get the comfy chair!" 🤣

5 minutes ago, Lady Arwen said:

Of course you can.....love to hear it!

Update the cabin bathrooms, just like you mentioned. But also with removable shower heads like they have on the new ships. 

Some consistency throughout the fleet should be nice. 🙂

What's a good way to post photos now? 

I used to do it thru photobucket, but it looks like the setup here has changed. 

Have a few shots of a cabin I had on QM several years ago.  🍹

Since I already used up my "one", is it ok to add another, but in a separate post? 😁

I watched her sail out that night, a lovely sight to witness. 😍

This is interesting. I was under the impression that no pax were allowed ashore during this port stop.

  At least that's how I remembered it. I was on a Hawaii cruise on Rotterdam V, and Ensenada was a stop right after LA, and another visit before disembarking in LA a few weeks later.  

And I recall both times, we were picking up, and discharging passengers, and everyone else weren't allowed to leave. 

Maybe the itinerary had something to do with it? Or perhaps they changed the rules? This was way back in 1992, so anything could have been a factor. 

In the meantime, I'll check my ol memory chip, and post the details of the itinerary. Maybe ChengP or another member with this knowledge will sort it out.  

Stay tuned ...  😎

Lower the volume !! 🤬🤯 

It's not really necessary for MUTS and the ships musicians to raise the sound level to 10,000 decibels. 

On 2/27/2021 at 11:16 PM, cr8tiv1 said:

This just showed up in the local paper.  This is how Halemaumau Crater looks now (after the last blow out) and during current eruption.

 

They finally gave it some Pepto, eh?  🤣🤮