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Ty. I could not remember that. I am just amazed at the over confidence when some players feel they are invincible from being voted off—— have a safety net (idol), then do not play it. Years ago when survivor was just a new show I thought it would be fun to be on. But I quickly came to reality when they ate bugs………….. Not for me. Now after 47 seasons how the twist and turns we see makes one needing to be an expert at deception. I’m best at an observer. And this seasons ratings are probably going to soar. Cannot wait to finale. Be safe.

Yup 3 in a row. I’m glad it happened. But still surprised it did. Next week will be very interesting.

Love it! When we travel and I keep all the documents and such it seems my husband carries my purse more than I do. Especially the first few hours on a cruise till cabins ready. After that if I do not wear a lanyard he will keep my sea pass in his pocket. Good Husband. I figured for years I had a Mom bag with everybody s everything in it, now I share the wealth. Be safe.

If any wants to watch a great spy movie. US vs RUSSIA. Watch the movie ANNA. It is on Netflix. And has many twists and turns that you think you have it figured out then BAM, surprise new turn of events. I have watched it twice and cannot believe how many things I missed the first time. Enjoy I did.

The meaning of Mother’s Day to me. Being a career woman I got married when I was 35. So time was a priority in starting a family. However; My first pregnancy ended in a disaster when I started let’s just say losing massive quantities of blood. They were unable to save the baby. Being of the medical profession and also being stupid at times. I refused blood transfusions because I did not want any antibodies interfering with a future pregnancy. So I was discharged on iron 4 x a day and not permitted to drive till my Hgb was above 10 ( um it was 6.5). This emergency happened on Mother’s Day 1992. We were given the go ahead late summer to start our family. Then in September I was pregnant. And had a miscarriage on Sweetest day in October. I hated holidays. And Mothers Day was very emotional for me. We gave up trying. It wasn’t to be. But on St Patrick’s day 1994. The spouse was sick as a dog. And I suggested we give it one last attempt to work on the job of getting pregnant. Not just a time for us to bond. ( I was looking at cycles on my calendar. I thought I could be ovulating). He goes. “ I can’t breathe… and you want to………” I go if we get pregnant we will call the child Ampicillin. I found out I was pregnant on Good Friday and went into labor on Christmas Eve. Meet our ampicillin ( Christina). Soon to be 30. Now. Life happens for a reason. Had I had those first two children chances are we would have never known Christina. Meet Ampicillin (Christina) I am blessed. I LOVE MOTHERS DAY. HAPPY MOTHERS DAY - To all who have any role in raising children. 💕

Our view from our street in Vienna Ohio last night. After being in Oxford Ohio for the total eclipse black out and now this. I was in total awe.

We were able to upgrade our GS to a CLS. I previously paid for a GS by attaining enough gambling points in the casino. Yup. Spent my money there. So the GS was free except we have to pay gratuities, port fees and insurance. Now to go to the CLS we just paid the cabin difference. Which was the cost for two comparable to booking an ocean view when we booked the end of April. Remember. Prices change often. And they have already gone up.

Thank you for sharing. We are one deck up, in CLS. Just happy it is so close to our cabin.

Having sailed in suites and getting the letter from the concierge usually 6-7 days before sailing, we respond back and they make our CK reservation for the time we need on the days we are dining there. I wonder if this response from the letter has any impact on making availability for Pinnacle members.Also some guest paying for specialty dining even making CK less crowded.

Following and enjoying your thread. Thanks for taking us along. Two requests. 1. Who did you use for transportation from Hampton to port? 2. Can you check out and post some pictures of suite pool area/ loungers/ what it has. …… Thanks. Sue.

That was what I did not hear on Symphony April 20, 2024. Glad to hear the “Ping”still” exist. Keep the review coming Be safe.

@helen haywood Thank you for taking the time to share your unfortunate injury details. I can only imagine many case scenarios, to cause any type of injury. I am glad you are able to continue the cruise and be treated back home. Try to rest up and try to enjoy the rest of your cruise. Take care.

OMG. HOW AWFUL!!!!! I hope they are keeping her comfortable. Prayers for healing. ❤️

Everyone is different. A few cruises back my feet and calves were severely swollen. I took pictures. It took 4-5 days to go down when we got home. At my next doctors appointment I showed him the pictures. He explained my predicament. To begin with; water pills are a quick relief. But it is better to control your intake of food and alcohol. And more importantly walk. He did prescribe water pills just in case (furosimide 20 mg) But I never needed them, I just did some changes. My problem was very poor selection of food. Fried, salty and excessive amounts. Now we request to meet with chef. No added salt and if possible share with us the low salt options. In CK there are a few choices not good ones. But the WJ with lunch selections was my pitfall. Now we are very careful. As far as alcohol goes. On our last 11 day vacation (8 day cruise and 3 land days) I had 3 glasses of wine. 3 frozen strawberry daiquiris and 3 amaretto sour. So in essence one drink a day. So if anyone cruises with me they can have my daily allotment of diamond + (5) drinks. It is nice to have the water pills. Just in case. But. I actually feel better. Now my pitfall is the ice cream scoops for lunch in WJ. Be safe.

I agree. Ask me what else mom and dad forgot. She just started using utensils last week. Did not have time to get our set. Amazon delivery Thursday Yup. They leave. 😉

Hi all Back from our last cruise about 9 days. But this past Sunday ZZZZZOEY and her parents came to town. They brought Miss Zoey for us to watch while they go to a conference in Texas. Brandon can only get his continuing education at conferences. There are no books with mail in tests. So upon arrival Sunday. ZZZZZOEY threw up and had a blow out. Temp 102.5. Broke with Tylenol and hovered around 99.2 Mom and dad had to go. Sluggish. Only eating fruit loops and Lorna dunes. Drink milk and also giving her formula to get nutrients. Today the rash ROSEOLA. And play time. And the appetite resumed Chicken McNugget pasta corn rice strawberries Blueberries She ate very well. Always something Time for bath later IMG_0927.mov

We plan on staying there next March. Thanks for sharing.

@Sea Dog Greg. Thanks for sharing. Have a great time. Be safe.

Enjoy following your live threads. You definitely have an eye for descriptive details. Quantum has to be one of our favorite ships, sailing her last August. I hope your journey is safe and relaxing. Eagerly waiting for updates. Have fun.

My arm was sore for 2 weeks. Localized about the size of 2 inches round. I could not lay on that arm. The same thing happened with the RSV vaccine. The only side effects were pain for a couple weeks at injection site. Glad you got the vaccine for shingles. I had shingles in my 20’s after a miscarriage. It wasn’t pretty. Be safe.

EXPENSE ACCOUNT. PREVIOUS BALANCE. $1980.39 After Jamaica the only expense were our extra tips in additional envelopes. Taxi to airport. Tips to shuttle airport to car. So keeping it simple Additional $355 FINAL COST of COMP. Cruise $2335.39 Excluded cost of air. And gambling budget. As I end this cruise let me share my casino experience. First of all I found a welcome aboard social in the suite folder ( the only invite I received). Go to non smoking lounge drinks and enter a draw to win $100 free play. You did not have to stay. It would be added to your account. I did not get one of the 10 free play. 6 pm. Slots opened I had $2000 in free play. I figured what the hell Set the machine for $20 a pull. 5 pulls later DING DING DING. We have a winner. 6:06pm. $5000 ish The attendant said I was the first hand pay. Then what do I do next ??? Go eat. I still had $1900 in free play. Walked the ship. Back to casino at 8 pm. The machine was very kind. Winning enough to play with their money. Left with $1550. Free play. Tuesday Painful Lost the free play. Left casino. Put $3,500 in safe to take home of winnings. Put the rest to budget play. Won 2 more jackpots. Both $1609. ( around there ish). Over the next few days. Up and down. All the other machines would be generous. But would not go over a certain level. For example. . When playing Quarters and betting $1.25 a pull if you show 2100 quarters. QUIT!!!!!!! It will probably not go higher. quit while your ahead. Also sometimes I rotated how much my individual slot pull would be. starting at $1.25 $2.50 $3.75 $5.00 $10.00 (very rare) $20.00 ( only 5 pulls ) and I won. It seems to like the middle bet. I am not an expert can sit at a fun machine for let’s just say awhile. When the budget of the day is gone. so am I. So leaving with cash $550 comp Grand suite future cruise 1 cheap bottle of wine. ( this was sad) Thank you for following along. my next thread should be a Retro Cruise FREEDOM OF THE SEAS.

If there was free pressing our cabin attendant didn’t offer to take and get press😔 Yes to free drinks 11am to 8pm ? ( I think. Might have been 11). They gave out cans of soda, bottles of water. Never asked if you were on drink package like Allure. On Allure we got glass of soda during open hours.

Eagerly following. Booked in March 2025.

6. FOOD. Keeping this simple. WJ. Clean. Well stocked. Fresh pasta bar in back Desserts not impressed. Ice cream by desserts. Addictive. No real change. 😁

5. GENEROSITY OF DRINKS AND BARTENDERS. To begin with we are D+ and I am signature in casino and we traveled in a suite. We did purchase the basic soda package got the cups. Kept our room stocked with water and drank many a Diet Coke and a few maybe combined 4-5 alcoholic drinks total a day. We probably did not need that extra purchase. But we did. Now. Bartenders everywhere. And I mean 5 min does not go by and another one asks if you need a drink. Then something new. You could ask and receive a “heavy pour” or a double. These mixers were way to strong. It seems they added a little Diet Coke to your rum. If you asked for 2 beers at a time. So be it. Whether it was us on C &A loyalty or our friends on alcohol package. I could not believe how liberal it was. Cases upon cases delivered to the pool bars. I know this made many a cruiser very happy and drunk. First for this on all our cruises. Be safe.