AtSeaWithChris

I’m pretty sure this is just in Galveston only. Other than during covid protocols platinum and diamonds as well as FTTF are required to choose a time during checkin but may arrive whenever and use the priority line. That’s been the way for years other than recently at Galveston where they don’t have adequate space for a priority line. It’s one line until you get through security then they have priority line inside. I have not seen him walk it back. He confirmed it last I saw him talk about it.

Well that would be convenient, we have cabin 2356.

Thank you!!

Does anyone have any info on what this space is on Horizon?

I’ll have to finish this over the next day or so. These last 2 sea days were great just haven’t had time to write anything.

We are on now and you only pay the difference.

The policy recently changed. You only pay the difference.

I think there is definitely a place for MSC in our cruise stable. We really like it. It’s elegantly laid back. I would not hesitate booking them in the future.

Today was Nassau day. I was feeling a little leftover from last night and I slept in a little. Dw got out and about and and tried the ice cream at the gelato place. I finally got to the buffet and ate some soup and a slice of pizza ( the pepperoni pizza is good). Then we walked over to the ice cream bar and got a little. We then headed to the room to get ready to get off the ship. We walked around the port and I got some video and pictures since it is the first week open. There is still a little construction going on but I t really looks nice. When we got back onboard it was about 4 and I heard that they put out cookies at 4 and 10. We walked to the back and they had ice cream, cookies, pastries, and all the fixings. Did I mention that the platters they have for plates in the buffet fit as a shelf in the cabin refrigerator? We have 5:30 dining so we got ready to go to dinner. At dinner, I got a garden salad and some French onion soup. For the main I got the barramundi which was pretty good. For dessert I got the chocolate duo cake. After dinner we went to the show Top Hits. We both enjoyed that a lot. Afterwards we went to the Sky Lounge and got a few drinks and bites. After all the walking we did we ended up in the cabin to go to bed and skipping the white party.

Yesterday was Ocean Cay day. Someone in our group texted a picture of donuts they got from the buffet so I ran up and got some before they were gone. While there I also got some fruit, sausages and bacon. Brought that back to the cabin. I ordered some coffee and hot chocolate and some chocolate croissants from room service. The hot chocolate was a packet of cocoa mix and a thermos of hot milk. It was good and was delivered in 20 minutes or less. The donuts were pretty good for donuts on a ship. The sausages are great. The bacon is a little crispy for my taste but hey, it’s bacon. We also got our invite to the welcome back cocktail party. That’s one of the benefits from doing a status match with MSC. After eating we got ready to get off at the island. We walked to the buffet building because it was about 11:30 and we’ve heard about all the lines. I detoured to the bathroom building and then we went to the buffet. There were 2 lines already built up. While standing in line I asked if we could get drinks without going through the line and they said yes. So I got a couple of waters. Also we grabbed a table in the shade and left our stuff there. The line took about 15 minutes or so. I tried some ribs, a burger and fries, potatoe salad, a piece of roasted chicken and jerk fish and a brownie, cookie, and a piece of rum cake. It was pretty good for bbq food. While standing on line for it all they made announcements that the burgers and fries were grab and go. You didn’t have to get in line for those. After lunch we went to the lagoon and got a couple chairs and got in the water to cool off. After a bit we headed over to the lighthouse bar and sat with a couple of our friends and had some drinks. I was doing some tequila shots and a few different drinks I hadn’t had yet. We also ordered some crab cakes (not nearly as good as the ones at Ocean Cay but they were good) and an order of shrimp cocktail (I’ve had better). We had reservations at Butcher’s Cut and we needed to get ready. So we walked back to the ship. The island is beautiful and has several nice beaches. It’s a little sparse but a great little place. If they put in an infinity pool with a swim up bar that would be the bomb. We got to Butcher’s and we ordered foie deviled eggs, Smokey tomato soup, filet, creamed spinach for me and a baked potato. And we both got the lava cake for dessert. It was all really good. After dinner we went to see a comedian, Adam Grabowski, but I decided instead that wanted to go to the Sky Lounge so I went to the Sky Lounge to smoke and get some drinks. Dw said she didn’t really care for the comedy show and went to bed afterwards. I was having good conversation and drinks were flowing and I think it was after 12 before I went to bed. Did I mention the espresso martinis are delicious? It was a nice touch to have a little snack buffet in the lounge. They serve it a couple times a day and they have sweet and savory bites. Another tip I learned is that the buffet has cookies, ice cream, and pasties and all the fixings at 4 pm. And cookies again at 10 pm. The drinks are why I didn’t post yesterday lol.

We have 5:30 for dinner but most shows are 7 or 7:30 and 9 or 9:30. Some shows have 3 showings. The shows are about 45 minutes long.

Yes there are many options.

It was phenomenal!

Congratulations on your honeymoon and your first cruise. I’m not sure about there being vegan ice cream. If they do it would probably be at Crepes and Gelato.

Today we got up and went to the buffet for breakfast. I got a premade ham and cheese omelette, a chocolate croissant, some fresh fruit, and some bacon and sausages. Everything I got was pretty good. No complaints. After breakfast we walked around for a little bit and then dw walked around some more while I made my way to the main pool area to check out the smoking area. I got a banana daiquiri and sat and watched us approaching Port Canaveral. Dw joined me and I got a Lava Flow and she got a Blue Hawaiian Punch. While we were there we docked and they announced that we were free to disembark. We grabbed a hot dog and a burger and fries from the pool area and took it to our cabin to eat and get ready to meet our friends at Fishlips. The burger was good, still a little juicy and had pretty good flavor. The fries were great and the hotdog was well… a hotdog. We got ready and grabbed our things and let our friends know that we were heading down to get off. They picked us up and we went with them to get lunch at a place called Fishcamp. I got an appetizer of gumbo and even though it’s Florida and not New Orleans the gumbo was good. After lunch we went to Jetty Park and walked around a little and met up with some more friends and visited a little. It was hot and we were ready to get situated for dinner and meeting the rest of our friends. So we headed to Fishlips and got situated with some drinks. We had a total of 16 of us. A little friend reunion. We ordered a spinach dip to have something ( it wasn’t as good as the spinach dip from dinner last night). We didn’t want to eat much because we had reservations for dinner (the first of our 3 dining package) at Ocean Cay at 8:30. After a couple hours visiting we made our way back to the ship. We got ready and I headed up to the Sky Lounge to get us a drink to take to dinner and stopped by the smoking lounge while waiting on DW to meet me there. We then headed to Ocean Cay. We each ordered the crab cake (delicious!), we each ordered the tuna and it was very good!! Dw ordered the tiramisu (fantastic) and I ordered the Crème Brûlée and a cappuccino. And they both were really really good. After a long day I f eating we were ready to crash for the night. While browsing a social media group I saw several posters saying about all the issues people were having. And I’m not seeing that. Our food has been great (I’m picky). Our table service has been wonderful. I’ve not had any problems getting a drink. I’ve been able to find tasty items on the buffet. And our dinner at Ocean Cay blows away Rudi’s on Carnival. More tomorrow.