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3 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

And there are gaps in the sea day where if you aren’t a trivia player or a bingo player, there isn’t much going on.

I think self-entertainment on crossings is a holdover from the ocean liners like QE2. Westbound to NYC in this photo is Deck Steward Sean busy bringing deck chair robes to his guests who reserved deck chairs in advance. Chairs were $7 for the 5 night crossing and morning beef bouillon and afternoon tea with sandwiches and cake were served to us by Sean while we read in between naps under those wonderful chair blankets called robes. 

4 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

Funny, on my last couple of cruises the floor supervisor knocked on our door, introduced themselves, and asked how things were going. I thought that was pretty cool. 😎

Yes, I forgot this happened to us twice on Panorama and once on the Magic all in 2023. Once my wife asked what brought them by our cabin and was told it was because we're platinum. We have no idea if this is true but it's what we were told. All 3 times we were receiving service as requested and made no complaints, so who knows? 

8 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

And then how do you go about that? Go to the steward and say who is your supervisor I want to speak to him? I’m not going to do that ever.

That's a good point. I think if it were bad enough, like them entering when you are away and your safe is open, I would walk to the other side of the ship and ask any other steward who the floor supervisor is. 🙂

7 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

 the consensus here is that places like five guys and chipotle aren’t fast food. 

The food trades refer to these businesses as Fast Casual Restaurants. Panera Bread is in the same category.

Here is the top 25 list for this year from the industry trade Toast: https://pos.toasttab.com/blog/on-the-line/top-fast-casual-restaurants

1 minute ago, Saint Greg said:

Nah there’s two days left. He’s done in my room.

 

Understood, it's good information to keep in mind. 

3 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

We did this day 1. I told him after 3pm. He pushed. What about when you’re in port? I agreed to daytime on port days and evening on sea days. But they’re all the same. The first time I take the snoozing sign off they’re in this room.

Speak with the Housekeeping Supervisor who will follow up with Stewart would be my suggestion.

1 minute ago, Saint Greg said:

I duck taped my snoozin sign to the door so I won’t forget it  now. Maybe I’ll just leave it there the rest of the cruise 

I read here a few years ago that each deck with guest cabins has a housekeeping floor supervisor. The person was in a similar situation to yours and they said after they had a brief, polite chat explaining when they wanted their cabin serviced there were no more issues. I haven't had to do this myself but I remember the information.

12 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

I had fun even on elation in 2014-2016. 5-day cruises and I used to close down the comedy club, then the night club, then the casino. Didn’t know what alchemy was back then.

I used to drink 15 Guinness. They’d have that late night Mexican buffet and I’d load up and be eating Mexican for breakfast the next morning.

 

But times have changed. My standards have been raised. And I’m not staying up until 3am anymore.

 

Sounds familiar. For a couple of years Carnival had both a midnight and 2am buffet. The 2am buffet was set up adjacent to the casino and drew in the gamblers. 🙂 

14 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

Yeah I’m pretty sure it was fog.

 

Unfortunately it may be smoke when you reach Halifax.

35 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

On the Vista Class ships, Karaoke is also held at the Havana Bar. Very annoying! 😒

They should schedule it once a day at 2:30pm-4:30pm in the lido restaurant. The place is dead then and it might even liven up the joint at those hours 😉 

6 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

If they want better attendance they shouldn’t bury it in the hungry for more section of the fun times. It’s just not something I ever think about. 

I agree. In 2014 we first noticed it wasn't listed in the Daily Events and guest services showed us it had been moved to Hungry for More. Fewer guests go now but the service is usually quick, but I do have to set an alarm for 2:45pm or she may give me an elbow in my ribs.

17 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

 Even during the announcement i was struggling to get to a spot that was quiet enough to hear it. It worked out decent that that was an area with the map.

I'm bad at understanding heavy foreign accents. Getting to a quiet place on the ships to hear the captain's noon report on sea days doesn't do me any good. I can understand the numbers, e.g. depth of ocean and temperatures they announce but not much else.

The captain's noon report is a tradition on sea days that many Carnival captains continue today just as Carnival still offers afternoon tea. I'm thinking afternoon tea isn't in the realm of the possible in Gregland.

You can walk into tea holding a Moretti and no one will bat an eye and you can sit by yourself, skip the tea and try some of the best desserts served on Carnival that are included in your cruise fare.

One question and I'll move on, did you notice if more than a few people went to the outside decks to pause and reflect as Venezia passed the location of the sinking? 

7 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

 

 Right about here 

 

 

 

 

 

For you Greg and others who may be interested the best history of the night in 1912 was written by Walter Lord and the 1954 movie was based on his book which Mr. Lord wrote after personally interviewing over 50 survivors of the sinking between 1949-1951. For most, their memory was still clear and the details they shared are described in the book. $1.99 on Amazon and worthwhile reading for anyone interested. I interviewed Mr. Lord in 1992 in his Park Avenue co-op for the 80th anniversary of the sinking. 

1 minute ago, Saint Greg said:

11 knots but I think we were only going 12 yesterday 

 

Thanks, sounds like a leisurely crossing anyway so not much reduction in speed was needed. The service speed for Vista Class is: 24 knots (44 km/h) maximum Service speed 22 knots (41 km/h)

Has the captain reduced speed in the fog? 

9 minutes ago, luvcruzing said:

Reminded me of what a wonderful world we live in. In years long past, employees with long contracts had no cell phones, no face time and maybe were able to connect with family once in awhile with an expensive phone call.

The crew pay the same internet rates as guests so it's still expensive. 

Is that a new location for a satellite tower? I don't recall one in the Serenity on other Vista Class ships. Weird.

8 minutes ago, Roscoe13 said:

6 AM!!  By 8 am we are having an Icy Hot party and planning our naps around Matlock reruns!!

At our age Matlock is called Maalox, same for Mannix.

51 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

Teppanyaki has three tables going that’s the most I’ve seen this cruise. I’ve seen three running twice. I wonder if adding the lunches watered it down. I remember on panorama it was always full.

Teppanyaki is popular on the west coast so that may impact the outlet on Panorama. We've sailed Panorama 10 times and yes, Teppanyaki is popular aboard the ship. 

7 minutes ago, kwokpot said:

Doesn't matter. I regularly see people come into the buffet with no shirt or shoes, literally dripping wet. And even worse when I was on the Celebration last November someone left a seat in the buffet sopping wet which you couldn't tell and thus I got my shorts all wet from sitting there!

"The sign is about 6x9 so it doesn't stand out."

7 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

Isn’t there a rule against going topless in the buffet?

when I was getting that cake earlier this guy was running around in there with no shirt on.

 

Yes and there should be signs posted on the wall at all entrance doors to the Lido restaurant stating it, including next to the auto-doors at the aft pool. It reads ' shirts and shoes are to be worn in the Lido ' or similar. The sign is about 6x9 so it doesn't stand out.

Trying only new things except the tough striploin, I see 🙂 

1 hour ago, Saint Greg said:

Groundhog Day? 🙂