EngIceDave

Are we complaining that the two tops lined up are not isolated enough?

That’s us. This leather shop in Amber Cove has nice stuff, the gun cases are cool. Place doesn’t smell like leather though, it smells like a giant cow. Like a giant living cow. Sun was crazy bright. Blinding me. Sunglasses, hat and squinting didn’t help.

The usual mess at Diamonds International. this map next to Emerils is cool. Shows every Carnival ship’s position in the world. Push a ship and give details.

I have ATT for mobile service

Oh, you know I’ll be letting you know.

Apparently… One more bathroom thing, I know it’s a personal issue, but I do not like the supplied shower gel. Smells like Axe Body Wash. The shower is nice, plenty of room for me and larger than the old curtains version. Has a hook to hang your shower scrunchie or whatever it’s called and a foot bar for lady things.

Bathroom door has an inch gap for ventilation. With the night light (which is more than we need) it leaks light into room. take a hand towel, fold in thirds and lay over threshold, push corners back so door will latch. Fixed. Good morning from Amber Cove. I want to apologize if I sound negative, I’m not, I’m just objective and observant. I notice things, usually little things. BTW, keep your politics off the ship. Don’t go wandering around in T-shirts specifically designed to disparage other people and political parties. Keep that junk at home and off the ship, you look like a jerk. Sorry…I ranted for a moment. It is a beautiful ship, lots to do. We’re actually staying on board today, wifey-poo has a nail appointment and I have a pizza class at 11:30 Music channel on tv is the best thing on the TV. Zero live news. No local or National. Only news in CBSN which is CBS’s pre-packaged stuff and fluff

There’s no hand soap in the bathroom. Not even a bar soap. Have to open shower and use shower gel as hand soap. BTW, my cabin doesn’t have the bed next to the window. Couch is next to window.

Better look at the vents in the seat backs. Really good idea. But they DO NOT recline or rock. They’re fixed.

I know it’s not Festivus, “But I got a lot of problems with you people, and now you’re gonna hear about it.” This ship is NOT well planned. May be on the drawing board, but for first timers or maybe second timers, it has no real flow. The interiors just kind of wander to no place in particular. A lot of narrow hall areas, especially on lido. There could also be a little better signage rather than the tiny white ones with greyscale text. Yes, easy to miss. The signs by elevator say the spa is on 5 but you can only get there from 6. So you elevator or walk down to find out, you have to walk down, or if disabled, back on elevator. Bad planning or needs better signage on 5 at the elevators. This ship is almost, or is, too big. If you want to do it all, you’ll need a vacation from your vacation. GO SLOW. Plan a return before you even board. Don’t try. Just chill and do what ever and do the other stuff next time. Dinner waits varied from an hour at the Italian place to 30 minutes for Chibang. Deli sammiches are all premade, so it’s good but not “fresh” Casino is confusing, but what’s new there. The dumbest thing is doing big Ultra Cruise party stuff right in front of the bar, no one can get through. Huge dumb clog. Gaming is busy which seems to make the machines generous. Busy can be good. I’m on plus side playwise. I was sitting next to a guy playing Dragon Link, at $15 per spin. This guy had almost 40,000 points on the end of day one. I have 10x less and people think I play big. Think about that, 40,000 points at $2.50 per point is $100,000 coin in. BOOM! Coin in doesn’t mean he put that much in. Think of coin in like this; You put in $20 and you win a dollar here, five there and go up and down, all of that up and down counts. So while you may have put in $20 your coin in if your lucky may be a couple hundred dollars. It adds up. 4 miles onboard today and 13 flights of stairs. I ain’t dead yet.

So new, the bolts and threads are still clean and new.

At the Grand Spectrum theatre for love and Marriage, noticed that each chair seat back has its own A/C vent. You feel air coming out. So no stuffy feeling. Space is tight.

The coolest thing on the rescue was how good that pilot was. Initially, we were haulin’ it and he came up and hovered next to the ship and sat there for the longest time like he wasn’t moving, but we’re we’re going at a good clip. super accurate flying

Use any card in the door electric thingy.

They have both. Top Dollar is a 9 way at $1 a line. I did also see Pinball. one thing I thought of is if you had two friends, say two women. Pool your money into one account to receive the cruises and offers. Both play on the same card, even if at different times.

They appear done, doors are closed. Still hovering. whole operation has been about 15 minutes

We’ve slowed to a crawl. Can see helicopter come in and out from aft. Can see we’re barely making a wake out here

Check out the one of the kids and crew closely. Been doing well in casino so far.

You figure out where they’re flying from

MEDICAL EMERGENCY EVACUATION HAPPENING Its now 1:30 pm, Lee came on at 1 and said a helicopter is coming in an hour (2pm) and all upper and outdoor areas had to closed off. If in an aft cabin, stay inside. no other details, other than their asking for prayers and wishes.

I play slots. But I don’t play minimums. It makes a difference.

What about longer cruises and what about cases of water? We got a 30 day in the fall, I’m trying to figure out some of the logistics.

I answered you in the other thread. I am all the way forward on 14 port. we feel a little movement, just gentle rocking, other than the occasional “bump” of a big wave.