Jasonmom

Thank you for the positive review.

Thank you for doing this. I get on as you get off.  You are helping me get more excited about my cruise.

Did the Wi-Fi not work? Looking forward to how your trip is going

Following. Will be getting on the Joy as you get off.

Have a cruise on the joy coming up soon. Was wondering when I can I book The comedy clubs? I've been able to book the shows but unable to book the comedy clubs thus far.

Simple question that I can't seem to find answer to: is the casino open or closed while docked in Bermuda?

Did you take the cruise sponsored tour of the caves or did you go on your own? If you went on your own how did you do it?

Thank you for taking the time to write this review. I enjoyed it much.

On 3/29/2016 at 10:15 AM, bethshebas said:

We sailed on the Magic January 2016 out of Galveston. I saw a couple of questions about where was the laundry on Magic so I made a point to seek them out.

 

You no longer need to bring quarters onboard to do your laundry, you can use you sign and sail card.

 

Laundry room locations:

2 deck near #2377

 

7 deck next to #7349

 

10 deck across from #10264

 

Ironing rooms, as you know you cannot bring an iron onto the ship but you don't have to go around all wrinkly, yes you can have your pressing sent out but if you want to save a little money you can do it yourself at these locations:

 

first deck across #1423

six deck across from 6360

eight deck across from 8395

nine deck across from 9403

 

The ironing rooms have two boards and two irons, you have to bring your own starch. They also sport a large sink which might be good to do your hand washables in.

 

Hope that helps guys!

Thanks for posting

Considering b2b leaving from Norfolk VA.  Looking for decent hotel near port.  Would be bonus if they have shuttle to cruise port.  Anyone have and recommendations for hotel?  Thank you.

Jenny those pictures are amazing. Never in my life did I look anywhere close to that.  Very beautiful.  

Got sorta a good problem.  Started packing for cruise and the outfits I planned to take are too big.  Took a long time to find clothes that looked good (am taking some that are bigger for later in cruise).

4 hours ago, winewanderer said:

 

I stayed the same. Not surprised after my 4 lb. loss last week. But happy I didn't gain.

 

After such a big loss, it's great you didn't have a gain.

4 hours ago, pacruise804 said:

 

I unfortunately (but not surprisingly) have a gain of 2.8# from two weeks ago.  Not a horrendous cruise gain, but still not the right direction.  My swelling seems to be down, so I think that's a calorie gain and not just water weight.  Getting back to regular exercise and nutrition should help though, and weather is in the sweet spot for me to do more outside without it being either oppressively hot or freezing cold.

 

Only 2.8lb on a cruise - I think that is great.  Leaving on my cruise this Sunday and figure I will join around 10lb.  That's just the way I am.

3 hours ago, katmu said:

 

I had a really tough week, not surprising I guess with all of the celebrating since my son was home.  I'm up 2.2 this week.  Doctor started me on Cymbalta to see if it helps with the pain from the hardware.  So far, it's making me pretty sleepy.  I did get the new velcro wrap and I'm liking it much better and it does seem to be helping so that's a positive.   I caught some nasty bug early in the week so that didn't help the weight loss either as no workouts the last few days.  I'm feeling better today finally so I'll get back to my workout tonight.

 

I'm so sorry you had such a tough week.  Starting a new medication can cause so many side effects.  Hopefully it won't take you long to adjust to it.  With such a bad week I wouldn't let a small weight gain upset you.  You will loose it back.

3 hours ago, Jan_In_Maine said:

Glad a thread(s) was started!!!  I am down 1.0# this week ... now I only need to lose 0.2# and I will be where I was back in June (sigh!).  Would love to lose another 10# by our cruise 11/08 .. but, will not plan on it.

 

Our daughter gets married on Saturday ... with lots of family here ... which means lots of eating and a few drinks!  Have a wonderful week all.  Jan

Congrats on loosing the pound.  You'll get that 0.2lb.  Loosing 10lb by 11/08 is a big goal.  Go for it. (but don't get upset if not reached)

2 hours ago, JennyB1977 said:

 

For the month I am up .8# but for the week it's 2.6#. Last official Thursday weigh-in was the 12th and I was the same on that weigh-in as on the 5th.

 

Up less than a pound for the month ..... definitely don't let it upset you.  You are so amazing with keeping track of how you are trying to loose.  You'll get it.  I think if anyone will reach their ultimate goal you will.  

2 hours ago, RobinCruiser said:

 

I managed to re-lose the weight I previously gained this month and am down an additional .4. Finally in the 153's.

This is my last weigh in for the next two weeks. I'm off to California on Saturday. We're doing a pre-cruise night on the Queen Mary then our cruise, followed by a day in Disneyland and a day at Universal Studios. I'll be home for two nights and then off to Philadelphia for a week of training for work. Monday the 14th of October is Canadian Thanksgiving... It will be interesting to see how I fare on weigh in that week. 

 

Hope everyone has a great couple weeks!

 

See you all mid-October!

 

Have a wonderful vacation and then I hope your week of training is painless.  Congratulation on the weight loss.

Well my loss for the week is 0.4lb.  I was down quite a bit more on Sunday, but as I've increased my carbs through the week I've gained.  Oh well, with the week I've had the diet has kinda taken a back seat.  My son broke his toe on Monday.  Me and my husband thought it was just stubbed or something so I sent him to school on Tuesday.  When he took his shoe off after school on Tuesday I knew it could be worse than we though so took him to doctor.  Low and behold he broke it.  I've so much guilt for not taking him in earlier.  The doctor I took him to put him in temporary cast and said he might need surgery.  So today we went to surgeon.  Good news, no surgery, and he is in a boot (on crutches) than can be taken off for showers (good news as anyone knows about pubescent boys needing good shower).  Also this week finally heard back all at once from doctors scheduling things (spinal tap, EGD, sleep specialist appointment because the test I took says I have sleep apnea) that I've been waiting on for awhile.  They wanted me to do the spinal tap tomorrow, but I'm not going to because of the possibility of complications would cancel my cruise.  So everything will be in the first two weeks we get back.  It's been a stressful week.  I'm nowhere ready for my cruise.  It's going to be a long next two days.

13 hours ago, spethstation said:

Anyone have success with a 'poor' bid from a balcony to a spa balcony? I'm sailing the Escape on Dec 7 and thinking about bidding the absolute minimum ($100 CAD pp) just to see what happens. I'm really interested in the thermal spa pass but can't swallow the actual price.

I say "go for it".  If that amount is what you are willing to pay, do it.  I think if you bid just $5 over the minimum might make the difference.

Only by reading on this site, I do believe you are right.  I think many people think NCL will hold the ship or provide transportation, but people who have experience with it say otherwise.

Am on this cruise with you, but not in the Haven. Will be following along to see how the other half live.  Hope to see you at Meet and Mingle. 

Can't answer all your questions but, we went on a full transit from Miami to Los Angeles on Carnival Spirit (I think).  That was a long time ago and my memory is horrible.  But I can tell you that was an amazing cruise.  The ship was so wide and the locks so narrow that people were reaching out to touch the sides.  If I were you I would plan to go out early and get a good seat on deck so you can watch all day.  Also, make sure to move to both sides for the views.  Sorry I can't give any more advise, but I would bet money that you are going to have a good cruise.

Also, for us it was the only time we've cruised in Pacific so those were all new stops up the Pacific coast.

On Breakaway in January I just went to casino and found quiet corner and smoked.

17 hours ago, katmu said:

Jasonsmom-  I think 23 lbs in 11 weeks is doing really well.  That's an average of 2 lbs per week so that's a great average.  You're doing really well, and I'm hoping adding in a few more carbs will make the cruise extra enjoyable for you.  I also agree that it's hard to stay to a strict diet on a cruise, so I'm planning to ease up a bit on mine too and then get back to it once I'm home.

 

My leg is now unwrapped.  The PT took measurements this morning, and while the upper part of calf, right below the knee, where my hardware and incisions are, went down a little, the area mid-calf where I was having the worst swelling before and where the MRI showed a mild stress fracture is actually more swollen.  She's going to have me try a velcro wrap called a farrow wrap to see if that helps more than the wrapping or the compression socks.  At least, I can start getting back in the therapy pool so I'm really happy about that.  Plus, it will be easier to do my range of motion exercises without the wrap on.  

 

My son is home from Korea before heading to his next station for a few more days so I know there are going to be some meals out this weekend, so I'm going to try to get a session in the pool on Saturday plus some other exercise at home to try to make up for it.

Thanks for encouragement.  I hope this new type of wrapping helps.  Where is your son's next duty station?  Hopefully better than Korea.  I did not enjoy my tour over there one bit.

This is my first time with NCL air perk.  I know I can print my air tickets for trip down within 24 hours of flights.  On way back does cruise-line print them for me?

21 hours ago, Jan_In_Maine said:

Feels like fall here - It's all of 45 degrees right now!

 

I stayed the same this week ... would have liked to have had a loss ... but, am happy with no gain!  Jan

Always good when we don't gain.  

20 hours ago, nyer said:

 

I am the same....maintaining my goal weight still.   I would like to go down another 5 lbs before my three cruises in 2020 though. Just to give myself some wiggle room.

 

Wonderful to be at goal weight and maintain.  Ahhhhh, wiggle room.

20 hours ago, winewanderer said:

 

I did great this week, lost a whopping 4 lbs. That's what I gained on the Alaska cruise in August. Now I want to lose a few more for the next one in November. 

 

FOUR POUNDS IS WONDERFUL.  CONGRATULATIONS!!!

20 hours ago, katmu said:

 

I'm down .8.  I'll take it given my leg is still wrapped, until tomorrow anyway.  I would like to lose 5 more lbs by the time we take our cruise in December.

 

Congratulations on your loss.  Hoping your leg gets better more quickly.  You got this 5lb.  You can do it.

19 hours ago, RobinCruiser said:

I have managed to lose .6 of the 1.8 I gained at the lake. Still not back to where I was before I left. Gotta buckle down this next week. My goal originally was to lose 15 pounds - now I'd be happy with 10 which means I need 3.8.

First, good job on weight loss.  Second, I hope you can be OK with changing your goal.  I had hoped to be less than 200 before my cruise next week when I started.  I then decided being below 210 would be OK (I went to my brother's for a week and gained 9-11lb).  Now as people will see I've changed my goal to be less than 215lb next Thursday before I go.

19 hours ago, retiring soon said:

 

I'm down another 0.6 lbs so losing slow & steady. I haven't been this weight since April so that feels better.

I'm recording my calorie intake on My Fitness Pal but exceeded the allowance a few nights so I guess I could have lost more had I cut down calories or increased my activity.

My cruise is in 23 more days & goes to some yummy places so wonder how I'll fare.😉

 

Congratulations on the weight loss.  Seems like a lot of people like that My Fitness Pal.  Has it helped you?

16 hours ago, JennyB1977 said:

Hey y'all. Another crazy week. We had a shareholder's meeting yesterday and I had my final Invisalign appointment this morning! I am all done and into retainers 😁 With the rush to get to the appointment on time, I completely forgot to step on the scale. I have had two people tell me I'm looking thinner today 🙂 I leave tomorrow for my quick 3 night cruise. 

 

Keep working hard! See ya next week.

Hope you are having a good cruise.  I'd much rather look thinner / fit into clothes I previously couldn't than have a weight loss.

Well, this has been a really bad week for me weight wise.  I gained 3.2lb.  I had just one day where I added in carbs.  Had to have my Mother-in-law's German potato salad and one of her home made cupcakes.  

So my weight yesterday morning was 212lb.  The good news is that is down 23lb from where I started at 235lb eleven weeks ago when I started.  The bad news (weight wise) is I've decided to up carbs this week in hopes I won't have side effects from being on cruise the next week.  So I'm expecting a gain this week.  And know I'll gain next.  Oh well, the price we pay to go on a cruise.  I don't plan to eat bread, potatoes, rice,  nor pasta.  I'll limit it to one desert a day.  But otherwise I'll pretty much eat / drink what I want.  Love Malibu rum with pineapple juice and pina coladas.  If I have any soda it will be diet.  We'll see.  My cruise isn't till the 29th so I'll post next week how it's going with adding some carbs.

I'll go back on diet when I get home.  

4 hours ago, edcat said:

Hi, I've been keto since Oct 2012 and re the hair loss it's very common as the body goes into shock with the rapid withdrawal of carbs and your hair stops growing. About three to four months in you feel like your loosing your hair but it's actually the new growth pushing the old dead growth out.   My hair fell out alarmingly around Feb 2013 but when I went to the Dr she could see all the baby hairs growing through.

As for going off keto on your cruise it's doable but you will feel yuck as you will leave ketosis and by reintroducing those carbs (processed food) your poor body will feel yucky and probably let you know with tiredness, headaches or your bowels doing random things.

I tend to raise my carb amount from under 20grams per day up to 50 grams per day when on holiday.  So I drink beer, wine and eat a few fries or potato chips when I feel like it.  I'll have some ice cream but not three cones in one day.   I can't have any bread or fried foods as when I went keto and then tried to reintroduce wheat products I became very ill.  Guess what I'm saying is stay keto on holiday but have a few treats.  Just stay near a loo if highly processed treat as sometimes it hits hard and fast ... yikes. 

Wow, you've done keto since 2012.  Just how much weight did you loose?  Just Wow.  I'm having problems now with craving the stuff I can't have. 

Anyway, I know one of my biggest issues will be alcoholic drinks.  I love Malibu rum and pineapple juice or a good pina colada.  Just a few of those and I'd be way over allotted carbs.  And I will probably have more than a few a day. 

I will not eat any bread.  Will only have one desert a day.  Will keep away from pasta.  But I'm sure my weight gain will be enough to make me cringe.

On 9/16/2019 at 12:19 PM, RobinCruiser said:

I also didn't follow the my strict low carb diet this weekend but I weighed myself Saturday morning and was only a half pound above where I was before my week at the lake so I'm feeling pretty good. I had a laundry crisis on Saturday also, and pulled out a pair of nice, red jeans that I bought a year ago to wear to a Christmas function. I'd ordered them online, a size 10, and I was so disapointed that they were way too tight to wear for the function last Dec. I'd just put them away and forgot about them. Well, I was in need of something nice to wear and my go-to pants were in laundry.. so I tried them on, thinking there is no way these will fit but they did! So I wore them. And then later, DH made a comment about his weight and how I have inspired him to try to lose weight too. Diet and meal planning will be much easier if he's on the same page as me. Looking forward to this week.

 

Have a great day everyone! 

Congratulations on fitting into a pair of jeans that didn't fit before.  I think that's the best feeling ever.

On 9/16/2019 at 11:17 AM, katmu said:

 

I'm pretty frustrated with the leg right now.  I could not sleep more than a couple of hours, and usually only an hour or so at a time before a would wake up after getting my leg wrapped Friday morning.  By the time I came home from work on Friday, I had to take the slipper off as my foot as swelled so much.  I borrowed one of my son's Keens as that was the only shoe I could get on.  I ended up taking the wrappings off late last night and my foot and ankle are pretty bruised and more swollen than they've been since I first started weight baring back in January.  I'm back to wearing the compression sock until I see her again on Wednesday but I'm honestly dreading the idea of her wrapping my leg like that again.  I'm tired and really want to get my life back.  I want to be able to walk without the cane.  Sorry to vent.  I'm probably just too tired.

 

Really hoping that your leg feels better this week.

Following.  Will be visiting Cagney's, Ocean Blue, and LeBistro for the first time in 2 weeks.

Looking forward to first time meal at Cagney's.  What meal would you recommend?

1 hour ago, DirtyDawg said:

 

Large bills are appreciated more!

Thanks for the laugh.