ItsADryHumor

5 hours ago, Host CMLA said:

Any crafters here?  I crochet.  I crochet like it's my job.  If it could be my job, I would do it as a job.  I bring my crochet stuff on cruises.  That's what I like to do while I sit on the balcony or find a quiet couch somewhere to people watch.  On this trip I'm taking a Thanksgiving holiday table runner that I want for this Fall.  However much of this that I finish is indicative of how lucky I get in the casino.  If I barely touch it, I'm winning and playing more.  If it's gotten a lot of work, uh oh.  The luck is not on my side.  

 

What do other non planners do on your cruise?  

My daughter loves to crochet! She taught herself. I always bring books- that’s my go-to on a cruise. 

6 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

Hope you’re rising from flames and ash and not because of flames from your [redacted].

On 5/31/2024 at 11:08 PM, TxTeach79 said:

Neighbor is blasting their tv. It’s not even Jeff Corwin. This isn’t balcony light neighbor, it’s pineapple neighbor 

“Sir, I thought you *would* be into Animal Planet. My mistake.” 

On 5/31/2024 at 7:03 AM, TxTeach79 said:

Nice shirt 

 

That’s just an excessive amount of beaver. 

On 5/31/2024 at 6:04 AM, TxTeach79 said:

I have not forgotten Anus

Who can? 

On 5/29/2024 at 2:19 PM, TxTeach79 said:

Here we go 

 

Not me over here wondering how “node” was going to be made into a fun game. 
 

Gonna need a second cup of coffee this morning, clearly. 

Just now, TxTeach79 said:

Sounds like big weather back home in North Texas. Y’all stay safe. 80mph winds are no joke. 

Friends in Lewisville reported hail, but nothing like the tornadoes last week (thank goodness). 
 

The ship seems beautiful! 

3 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

Love when a countdown hits zero

 

You’ll be sailing out of Mobile! We should meet up at Buc-ee’s like classy people do. 
Living vicariously as I still have two more days of post-planning. 🫠

4 hours ago, MeganGC1983 said:

Hello lol

Drink Daddy. 

5 hours ago, MeganGC1983 said:

And the pirates. 

I’ve been in sixth grade classrooms all day today, and I swore these were photos of my experiences. 🤣

8 hours ago, MeganGC1983 said:

I’m more concerned than I should be about that cabin’s suitcase. 

…is that a wicker picnic basket? 

3 hours ago, MeganGC1983 said:

High alert

Do you think the number of pineapples corresponds to her body count?! 🤣😬

We have always enjoyed the auctions since we first went during a winter cruise years ago. We’ve even bought a few pieces- not because of reported worth or appreciating value, but because we liked them and they had value to us. 
 

People drop thousands in the casino and hundreds on the drink package, and both are a-ok. We chose to drop our hard-earned money on art.

Fun fact- we first saw one artist’s pieces there, and we immediately thought of a relative’s painting style. We went home and told

him about the artist and pulled up pictures of his work. He now works with the artist’s business in Vegas. So something else good came of it. 

On 2/24/2024 at 8:27 PM, Saint Greg said:

I requested a change to orlins section and im Just waiting. I don’t know what’s up by that girl is crying profusely in the corner.

 

 

She just saw her account balance. 

On 1/6/2024 at 6:38 PM, TxTeach79 said:

Well, we’re all packed but what we’ll need in the morning. Wanted to get that outta the way before dinner. Also, I think I forgot this cursed image earlier….

 

Awww, lucky! You got a towel uterus! 

18 hours ago, jimbo5544 said:

This is great news for a company that needed some,

 

https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2023/12/carnival-corp-reports-record-2023-revenue-and-fourth-quarter-earnings/

I saw this and was really pleased for them. 

On 12/16/2023 at 2:47 PM, mlshum said:

I am so so sorry that part of this story disappeared again!  Cruise Critic won't let me edit so here is the part that "fell out this time.  Hopefully, I won't have this problem going forward.  Thanks so much for your patience with me!

 

We sat down and Misso started.  Suddenly, I did not feel well at all.  I excused myself for a minute. I   thought my problems would pass quickly but they instead started getting worse very quickly.  I knew pretty immediately what was wrong.  I had a UTI.  I have them pretty often, but I’d never had one come on this fast and this hard before. 

Those are the WORST. Hope you healed up quickly! 

On 12/15/2023 at 3:20 PM, LaRue1975 said:

We’re almost there! 

That’s a great shot! 

10 hours ago, bambinowwf said:

It's with great sadness that I announce that my father Richard Wolverton, known on here as Rwolver672, passed away on Thanksgiving night after a brief illness.

 

Dad was a regular poster dating back to 2000 often sharing humorous reviews of the cruises that he traveled on and offering pointers and tips to anyone that he could. In fact, going through past cruise photo albums tonight we found several cruise reviews that he shared on this board that brought back fond memories of the trips we shared.

 

https://www.casefuneralhome.com/obituaries/richard-dick-wolverton?fbclid=IwAR0gUkL-3O1CQM_4YFsRXGNKzzUz6nugeKHMpB3mYU7Aqic6gJMGmHgjFnw

So sorry for your loss. Sending comfort to you and your family. 

17 hours ago, HolySpearit said:

EMBARKATION CONTINUED: 

 

Head into our room, we had room 11208 for this cruise which is a balcony in the VERY front of the ship which was different. Some overall thoughts on the room: balcony is INCREDIBLY windy while at sea most of the time. If you are sitting down it’s fine but don’t plan on standing on your balcony for long or your cheeks (facial...mostly) will be flappin in the breeze. It’s partially shaded which I enjoyed. It is above a crew smoking area and occasionally you’d get a waft of smoke. Didn’t bother me but if you’re very sensitive to smoke I would avoid it. Overall 7.5/10 room. Hung out in the room for a bit, met room attendant Bayou who was an absolute sweetheart. He did not ask when we wanted service and just said he’d take care of it while we were out of the room. We are not picky with this so fine by me. Our only request was an extra blanket and he said he’d see what he could do. 

 

Up to sail away run by Lee which was widely attended and a good time. Back to the room to change for dinner, suitcases have arrived! MDR for dinner around 6. I had tomato soup (good), Indian Vegetarian (decent, a lot smaller than it used to be though) and some melting cake with a side of peanut butter. Dinner service was quick, we were in and out in about an hour. D want to stop by the shops so he looks around and ends up buying a backpack, and I check out the “preview” thing that’s going on at the Center Stage. As far as I can tell, they sit on stools and sing some songs from upcoming shows. Ok then.

 

Hit the casino for a bit, D wins, I do not, my liver is winning via the casino bar. Head over to the theater for Color My World. This is a SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOZE. The singers are decent, some of the effects are cool but I was falling asleep. Idk what it was, but shows were not hittin on this cruise. Theater was also the most empty I have EVER seen it and that includes that time on the Vista when we had the world’s worst singers front and center. Back to the cruis-ino for a bit, then we head back into the theater for the 11:30 comedy show. This is way past my bedtime. Comedian #1 I do not remember his name (#killingit) and was ok, he spent most of the show trying to hook 2 people up? Second comedian was Doug Williams, who I know as the man who got absolutely WRECKED during the roast of Jamie Foxx back in the day. Glad to see he’s still doing his thing I guess. He was somewhat funny. Total runtime for the show between the 2 was about 45 minutes. I have worked up quite the appetite sitting there so we head to Miami slice for some pizza. I have cheese, D has pepperoni, both are readily available and you just grab a plate, you just have to wait if you want a specialty one. Call it a night and finally hit the hay around 1:30am and I AM SLEEPY. Bayou has officially delivered on the extra blanket request. COME THRU BAYOU!!!! 

 

Lee and the fun squad are getting it poppin

 

Adios America! That section down below is the crew smoking area, for ref.

 

PB + WCMC the GOAT

 

 

Previewing the shows for the week, that black box is part of the glass barrier that man is not in witness protection

 

The world pre-color. Coldplay and a mockery of Prince perks us right up apparently....

 

Drun-chies pizza at 1am is always a good idea on a cruise. 

I was reading along, smiling and enjoying the review. Then you used the phrase “a mockery of Prince,” at which point I cackled and nearly spit my coffee out. 
 

It was clearly time to tell you that I love your snarky writing style. Go forth and continue to serve the good folks and occasional trolls of CC. 

On 11/19/2023 at 3:55 PM, Honolulu Blue said:

All right, time for a TL,DR about this whole cruise.  

 

I enjoyed myself a lot.  I liked the shows I saw.  I liked the food quality.  I generally liked the service I received from the crew onboard.  I liked the places I went to and was pleased with the amount of surprised they held even though I didn't do much within them.  I liked and respected most of the other passengers.

 

After over 3 1/2 years away from Carnival, I have to say that overall I think they're pretty much the same as they've always been.  This surely was NOT a Disney cruise, but I didn't want that anyway.

 

Thank you for reading and looking at the pretty pictures.

Thanks for your review! We took our kids on a Disney cruise when they were small. The kid-centric parts were lovely; the rest was meh, especially for the price. 
 

We’ve cruised RC, Carnival, and Celebrity. The last two have been our faves. We find Carnival to have the best value (food, entertainment, fun) for our money. 

1 hour ago, five. said:

Supposedly you can actually send iMessages with no plan at all. I plan to test that out in a week. 

Can confirm. We did it all week on Celebration without any additional charges. 

7 hours ago, jam19872016 said:

My goodness. I thought a journey cruise meant security got the night off. Some drama going down. 

We need the tea…

13 hours ago, jam19872016 said:

Voyage burger.

 

 

And cheese grits 

 

Those fries look just this side of freshly defrosted. 

On 10/27/2023 at 5:03 AM, Host Hattie said:

Sometimes ...🤣

Most stop-n-flops turn to claw-n-bites at our house.