cruising twosome

I read a book a day on our balcony when we had 8 days at sea going from Tampa to the Azores, Ireland and ended in Amsterdam on Brillance a while back……loved it!

We just had a boardwalk balcony on Wonder deck 14 and I was really concerned about noise because we were under the Windjammer…….nothing!  Only noise was when the aqua show was on because of the loud music. I too would rather have an ocean view, but we needed an accessible room and that was the only balcony left.

We were on Wonder earlier this month and could make reservations on the first day, but went to dinner on day 2 and day 5…..no problem.

Looking forward to the review…..we get on when you get off……take care of her!  Have fun!

We were on the invitation only (free) practice cruise on Navigator after Covid - before paying cruisers…..300 passengers and over 900 crew getting a refreshment/orientation 3 day cruise……so cool!

   Skrewball peanut butter Whiskey and cherry Pepsi zero is my drink at home. Having a fun time traveling along with you-thanks. happy New Year!

Just now, OCSC Mike said:

 

It may cost a bit more but highly recommend Mason Jar brunch on Wonder if you haven't tried it.

We haven’t tried either yet-love seafood!

Just now, nelblu said:

Lunch on symphony October sail is $14.99pp

That is what I paid.

Our lunch on Wonder at Hooks was 40% off-booked!

BOGO for dinners sometimes are limited to certain restaurants, does anyone know what restaurants we can use the BOGO Diamond + benefit on Wonder?

Thank you!

Requested my $100 OBC yesterday and got confirming email just now!

I booked the cruise early September for next April. Easy!

Just sent mine in for our April 2024 cruise……we’ll see what happens….

My husband uses a medical scooter (we own) and we took the arm rest off before the trip to fit into a regular balcony room. (It was a free 3 day cruise after Covid to get staff up and running-Navigator OTS so we had no choice in rooms). There are some travel wheel chairs that might work for you too. (Smaller and weight less)

also-great review!

We were also on this year Ovation Honolulu to Vancouver, and it did get cooler as we sailed away from Hawaii, I didn’t walk the decks towards the end of the trip because of this.

We had no issues getting on the ship, but we did have the earliest time and my husband uses a scooter - they let us go a different way because the elevator wasn’t working and we went on with the crew…..

Chocolate martini….my nightcap too!

We sailed Navigator-Mexico 7 day in February and Ovation from Hawaii to Vancouver in May-enjoyed MDR on both! We never sent anything back, I had fish almost every night and my husband goes for the beef. Love MDR for lunch too when available.

We bring our scooter on every cruise, removing the armrest gives you a few more inches of clearance if needed.

Just wanted to thank you all for this live report….it was fun reading!

Sounds like either is a sea day. We also did sea day and still enjoyed it very much.

Sailed Navigator 2/3-10, no issues with Covid for us! Did not wear a mask as many others didn’t also.

Yes, dress your best. (Last year on Ovation in May)

Hopefully the rest will be stress less!  Thank you for your review and looking forward to the rest when you can.

12 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said:

It’s OK. We’re ready to go. Really looking forward to Kauai. 

Out of the 4 islands we have been to, Kauai is our favorite. Popui Beach❤️

2 hours ago, bobmacliberty said:

We’ve been to Maui 3 times before on at least 1 week vacations, so we’ve “been there done that” for most things on the island. If you’re here, definitely go to the Old Lahaina Luau. Fantastic, but we’ve done it twice. We’ve driven the Road to Hana 1.5 times (daughters got bored halfway through our second time so we turned around). We’ve been to the top of Haleakala 3 times. We’ve ziplined (highly recommend Flyin Hawaiian), snorkeled, helicoptered (twice…Blue Hawaiian 👍), watched kite boarding at Ho’okipa (Wow). We’ve been to the Iao Valley and driven our rental car places that they are not supposed to go. 
 

So what do we have planned? Not much. We’re going up on North Star this morning at 10:30, figuring it would be better to do in port than at sea. We’ll then make our way to shore and go to Kaanapali. We’ll walk along the beach path and see what’s changed with the resorts in the area. We’ll do a little shopping in Whaler’s Village. We have dinner reservations at one of our favorite restaurants, the Hula Grill. We are very much looking forward to some fresh seafood. It will be good to walk on dry land, although probably with sea legs. 😁

We had reservations at Lahaina  Grill☹️  Maybe another time-darn Covid.

Enjoy.

49 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said:

Sorry that you had to cancel due to Covid.  Good to hear that Royal was quick with the refund.
 

We were sitting in an outdoor restaurant on Maui a few years ago talking to the couple next to us who were from northern CA. They were staying on Maui for a month. They said (at the time), it was fairly cheap to fly from CA to HI. The trip from the east coast to HI is so long that it’s not

something I would do regularly but if I could fly there quickly from CA, I’d probably go every year.   Is a quick trip from CA to HI something that people do?

Yes, a quick 5.5 hours….have been there a number of times, but most vacations lately have been cruises❤️🛳