Rare ski ww Posted December 20, 2018 #201 Share Posted December 20, 2018 All that dessert is really what I need late at night. I have no will power so I would be at the table eating some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 20, 2018 Author #202 Share Posted December 20, 2018 I just learned from my fried egg cook that there are 2800 guests on board. The Lido is certainly busier and the are lots of small children. Today is a sea day and a spa day for me. M&G at 11am and a Mariners Reception in the BBKing at 11:30. There is no 9am coffee chat :-(. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 20, 2018 Author #203 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Today was the CC M&G, Mariner's Reception and Medallion presentation. Yes, the medallions got loaded in Ft. Lauderdale! The Cruise vibe has certainly changed. Winds have increased and there is some concern whether we'll anchor at Half Moon Cay tomorrow. If we do, we get to use the large shore based tenders while the Oosterdam uses their onboard tenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted December 20, 2018 #204 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Love the reports. The Koningsdam had to skip HMC today because of the high winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 20, 2018 Author #205 Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) Within a matter of a few minutes ago, we crossed paths with the Prinsendam and the Koningsdam. SUPER Cool!! Close encounters of the HAL kind. Edited December 20, 2018 by Btimmer 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeponcruising Posted December 20, 2018 #206 Share Posted December 20, 2018 9 minutes ago, Btimmer said: Within a matter of a few minutes ago, we crossed paths with the Prinsendam and the Koningsdam. SUPER Cool!! Close encounters of the HAL kind. That's cool. Did they blow the horns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare boards Posted December 20, 2018 #207 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Thank you for those great photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted December 20, 2018 #208 Share Posted December 20, 2018 56 minutes ago, Btimmer said: Within a matter of a few minutes ago, we crossed paths with the Prinsendam and the Koningsdam. SUPER Cool!! Close encounters of the HAL kind. Lovely shot of that great little ship. I am going to miss her terribly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlsSalt Posted December 20, 2018 #209 Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) Prettiest "dam" ships out there. From grand economy size to tiny premium. Edited December 20, 2018 by OlsSalt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted December 20, 2018 #210 Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Btimmer said: Within a matter of a few minutes ago, we crossed paths with the Prinsendam and the Koningsdam. SUPER Cool!! Close encounters of the HAL kind. Great pictures!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 20, 2018 Author #211 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Yes, the horns were blown. In fact the Koningsdam was on a collision course with us before altering course. Impressive to watch to say the least! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Pete Cruiser Posted December 21, 2018 #212 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Prinsendam looks so good moving along. She just came out of drydock, so I would think new paint all around which always makes a difference. With just 6 months left under HAL control (She has already been sold), the Elegant Explorer is going out in flying colors. I see there is still rooms available for the Grand South America..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muushka Posted December 21, 2018 #213 Share Posted December 21, 2018 23 hours ago, Btimmer said: When we got back to our room after 7pm, there was a letter in our mail slot indicating we had not attended the lifeboat drill and needed to attend a makeup drill at 6pm in the Hudson Room or we would be subject to being put off the ship. This was contrary to the instructions we received in our in transit letter which indicated we did not need to attend the drill. Armed with both letters I went down to the Front Office and explained the predicament and pointed out the error. The clerk didn't seem to appreciate the gravity of the threat and tried to whitewash it saying we were 'on the manifest ' and needed to be there. I countered with the original letter which stated we didn't need to attend. HAL knew we were continuing passengers and we were exempt from attending. No letter needed to be sent to us! A few minutes later we ran into another continuing couple and they didn't go to the drill and didn't get a letter. In any event, the NS left at 8pm in the dark and we're still on board. We are doing B2B on the 23rd. I hope we can get out of the 2nd drill! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 21, 2018 Author #214 Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) Here's a photo collage of my wife's photos and my composition. We're having it printed on aluminum. Edited December 21, 2018 by Btimmer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusieKIslandGirl Posted December 21, 2018 #215 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Hi-I'd like to add my thanks for the great photos and reviews. I also wanted to let you know Burien is still standing. Drove through there yesterday while shopping. After the tornado in Port Orchard Tuesday and high winds today it's been a pretty wild few days-rather unusual but interesting! Happy Cruising! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted December 21, 2018 #216 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Thanks for the great pictures. Good luck getting to HMC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 21, 2018 Author #217 Share Posted December 21, 2018 We were just departed HMC without landing. It's simply too windy. The Oosterdam left before us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 21, 2018 Author #218 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Waves crashing the shore and the Oosterdam leaving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 21, 2018 Author #219 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Collecting on my free 5 Star Spa Day! The on board programming has been beefed up with the change of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted December 21, 2018 #220 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Oh my. Such hardship. How will you go on?😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FM Posted December 21, 2018 #221 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Great photos/videos … quick question … with the angle of the toilet, is it cramped if you are a tall person with long legs or a person of size? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kazu Posted December 21, 2018 #222 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Great shots and I love your collage. Sorry you missed HMC but it seems you are making the best of it in the Spa. Glad to see you were able to put your spa day to use 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseLady88 Posted December 21, 2018 #223 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Is the ocean still rocky? Our friends on Crystal’s Symphony now returning to New Orleans from Costumel Mexico. She texted me that she and her husband has a very bad seasick since last night. They didn’t eat dinner last night and just ate cracker. I think that one will feel worst on a smaller ship when the ocean is rocky. This is why I don’t want to try smaller ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 21, 2018 Author #224 Share Posted December 21, 2018 57 minutes ago, FM said: Great photos/videos … quick question … with the angle of the toilet, is it cramped if you are a tall person with long legs or a person of size? Thanks While I'm short, I would think that a tall person would just sit at a slight angle and be comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 21, 2018 Author #225 Share Posted December 21, 2018 1 minute ago, CruiseLady88 said: Is the ocean still rocky? Our friends on Crystal’s Symphony now returning to New Orleans from Costumel Mexico. She texted me that she and her husband has a very bad seasick since last night. They didn’t eat dinner last night and just ate cracker. I think that one will feel worst on a smaller ship when the ocean is rocky. This is why I don’t want to try smaller ship. The NS is extremely stable. It was slightly rocky last night and during the attempted repositioning at HMC. During our slow sail to Nassau there's very little motion. Here's one of my favorite cruising views. The Captain couldn't answer why was one prop wash more pronounced than the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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