mouche Posted July 19, 2018 #126 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Awesome review, thanks for taking the time to do it.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiecruiser05 Posted July 30, 2018 #127 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Thank you for taking the time to write this review. It looks like your family had a great time. Can't wait to get on this ship with my family in October! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zencruisers Posted July 31, 2018 #128 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Great review and pictures. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser 4 Life 66 Posted July 31, 2018 #129 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I loved your review and loved the pictures. As someone who was born, raised, and is still in Virginia, I just want to say thank you for making Virginia proud with your great attitude and the great way you have raised your kids. Happy cruises ahead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucfalli Posted August 1, 2018 #130 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Thanks for your review. By the way the frozen Costco hamburgers I get for large parties ... the instructions specify to cook on the grill frozen and to not thaw. Pretty sure that’s for any pre frozen hamburger. Sad that they are using frozen meat. Guess with that many people it’s not surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pafoster62 Posted August 2, 2018 #131 Share Posted August 2, 2018 After the tour of the kids club we headedback to our room to shower and get dressed for dinner. Each night thekids and I dressed up for dinner. I dress up daily for work and the kids dressup often when we go out to dinner and for school mass. I think I havemore dress clothing than casual wear. Since we had yourtime dining my goal was to eat early enough to attend a show later thatevening. Once we were dressed we headed to Horizon's one of the maindining rooms, located on deck 3 aft. We were told by a woman standingbehind the desk that we needed to go up deck 5 to check in for dinner, oncechecked in we would then need to return to the Horizon’s on deck 3 to be seatedfor dinner. All three of us made the hike back up to deck 5. The YTDcheck in area was located adjacent to the counter of the ShakeSpot. We checked in and headed back down stairs. If you are wearinghigh heels as I was beware. I never understood why we had to go up to deck 5 each night to check in for YTD. Here are the menus from the Horizons MDR fromour first evening on board. The tables were really close to each other. We go some really cold stares from a woman that clearly did not want us sitting next to her. My children we quiet and well behaved. Yet she kept clearing her throat and rolling her eyes the entire time. My son was uncomfortable and wanted to leave. I said to him loud enough for her to hear that we had just as much of a right to be there as she did. Our waiter was very professional and warm. I put in our entire order at once so that dinner service would move along quickly. This is something that I also do at home when dining out with my 5 year old. Ellington was actually so tired that she fell asleep after a few bites of food. I let her sleep at the table while my son and I finished up dinner and dessert. I have pictures of the food that I cannot seem to upload. I had the skirt steak, my daughter had a pizza that was very large for a kids portion, and my son had chicken. Everything was tasty. I also had the warm chocolate cake for the 1st time. It was just as good as everyone claims it is. We headed back to our room. It was only 8:30 or so and my daughter and I were in for the night. So much for the show that I wanted to see. I called myself resting for a few moments, only to wake up and find that it was now day two. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlipreston Posted August 2, 2018 #132 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Great review!!!!! Wonderful family pictures. Looks like you and your family had a great time. From another So. Cal Cruiser (Inland Empire)- thank you for your review. [emoji4] Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessz79 Posted August 2, 2018 #133 Share Posted August 2, 2018 I just read through your whole review and loved it! Beautiful family. I have a 15 year old son that attaches to my hip on vacation, too! My other son (13) is more than happy to run off, so I have learned to enjoy each style. I also find it so frustrating that people would want to remove their gratuities, even if their service was subpar. To me, that gratuity is the base, no matter what you get. If they're good, give them more. These people work very hard for very little money. Good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelchica915 Posted August 2, 2018 #134 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Thanks for your wonderful review! I agree with you about getting to know the local culture and eating with them. You have a beautiful family and it looks like you had a great vacation together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyStar Posted August 2, 2018 #135 Share Posted August 2, 2018 Thanks for posting all the pictures! Sisters and I are on Vista next April. So looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackpacker Posted August 3, 2018 #136 Share Posted August 3, 2018 I loved your review. We are going on the Vista in December. Traveling with kids is always an adventure but you pulled it off magnificently! They are going to remember this forever. You have a beautiful family. It is a tribute to you that your son wanted to stay with you so much. Obviously you're a great mom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggy's mom Posted August 4, 2018 #137 Share Posted August 4, 2018 Loved your review! Thank you for posting it. You have a beautiful family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
born2cruisex4 Posted August 4, 2018 #138 Share Posted August 4, 2018 This was a great review!!! Thanks. Very Helpful :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA_Cruzing Posted August 7, 2018 #139 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Thanks for your review. By the way the frozen Costco hamburgers I get for large parties ... the instructions specify to cook on the grill frozen and to not thaw. Pretty sure that’s for any pre frozen hamburger. Sad that they are using frozen meat. Guess with that many people it’s not surprising. except they're not using frozen pre-made burgers. i did the Behind The Fun tour and in the cooler the Guy's burger meats were being properly thawed in the refrigerator. the ground meat was in very large chubbs (Excel brand - http://excelfreshmeats.com/products/ground-beef/) and were NOT pre-formed burgers like Costco and other stores sell. personally, if you want an exceptional or gourmet burger, of your own meat cuts, you'll have to grind meat yourself, which isn't that difficult if you have a food processor or grinder. or if you prefer and are willing to pay for a Pat LaFrieda specialty ground burger (which are very high quality) http://shop.lafrieda.com/beef/burgers-dogs/burgers.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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