Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[George C]

3 minutes ago, ownedbypets said:

We had a suite attendant that made sexual comments towards our 13 year old daughters so I complained to our concierge. He was replaced but we didn't get any compensation.

Yikes , hope he got fired , did you follow up with rccl .

[Jimbo]

Did anyone see what happened after Tampa Bay Beat the Rangers last night while the fans were leaving?

 How disgusting is this.

 

 

[Ozark_Kid]

11 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

free shipping with amazon prime helps too!

They offer free shipping on orders over $25.  You can usually find at least a 10% discount too. If you are ordering just one bottle amazon prume is the way to go.

[Sunshine3601]

1 minute ago, Ozark_Kid said:

They offer free shipping on orders over $25.  You can usually find at least a 10% discount too. If you are ordering just one bottle amazon prume is the way to go.

Thanks.   I will have to check out their website.🤩

[ownedbypets]

3 minutes ago, George C said:

Yikes , hope he got fired , did you follow up with rccl .

I hope so but it was his last week of his contract and told us he wasn't renewing. He told us his wife had to go back into prostitution while he was gone. Unbelievable , but very true story. We did follow up with a letter to the CEO and got a very generic apology email.

[Jimbo]

1 hour ago, Momof3gurlz said:

My “Routine day in non-lockdown”, with my trusty ancient Kindle by my side.   It’s a gorgeous sunny 75 degree day with no humidity. If only I had someone to bring me drinks 😊.  

In NJ where we had a pool, used to swim until Halloween. Pool was not heated either. Just how long does the swimming season last in RI ?

[Sunshine3601]

16 minutes ago, ownedbypets said:

We had a suite attendant that made sexual comments towards our 13 year old daughters so I complained to our concierge. He was replaced but we didn't get any compensation.

That is Horrible and unacceptable.     I would have taken higher than the concierge.     

[Sea Dog]

46 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

At times, but I only have 5 tabs open at the moment.  😁

 

I've got 4 open now, sometimes five too. I like the fact that CC keeps track of what I have not read yet.

 

 

6 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Did anyone see what happened after Tampa Bay Beat the Rangers last night while the fans were leaving?

 How disgusting is this.

 

 

 

So disgusting. I hope they got the guy and charged him for assault.

 

[lenquixote66]

2 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

That is Wonderful.    Congratulations 🤩

Thank you,Debbie

[lenquixote66]

42 minutes ago, StanleyandGus said:

I just cancelled our TA in November, because we are looking after Thor, my son’s (huge) German Shepherd. I was looking up how much they are supposed to weigh, and he is at the upper end, even for a DDC shepherd. He weighs 100 lbs. 

 

James is deployed, and we will have Thor until Christmas. 
 

But, on the other hand, we booked a Panama Canal cruise! It’s not until November 2023. After reading accounts of those cruises, we really wanted to try one. 
 

We did a Panama Canal cruise in 2010.It was my favorite cruise of all time.

[Jimbo]

8 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said:

We did a Panama Canal cruise in 2010.It was my favorite cruise of all time.

+1 on that. No other cruise we have ever taken was as nice as the full transit.

[DaniDanielle]

35 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said:

Thank you,Debbie

Congratulations.  We are on the way to our granddaughter’s graduation now.

[sgmn]

10 hours ago, Bailey & Sophie said:

 

I keep a flow chart of my favs. Let me know what authors you like. Let's go from there.

We've had lots of input on this but with new books always coming out it's like a revolving door! 

We can help!

 

Thank you Nancy, 

Oh where to begin   

Some of my more recent reads have been

Philip Gwynne Jones, mystery books set in Venice 

Julie Quinn Bridgeton series

Phillipa Ashley

L J Ross

Tom Bradbury , MI6 series 

Elizabeth Edmondson mystery series set just after the war 

I've spent some time researching today and downloaded three or four books so that should keep me going 

Now to do some searching for a couple of audio books .....

Edited June 10, 2022 by sgmn

[lenquixote66]

14 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

+1 on that. No other cruise we have ever taken was as nice as the full transit.

Our cruise was not a full transit but it included a stop to Costa Rica ,a place we never previously visited and we had a wonderful tour there.The Tour Guide spoke flawless English.I had a conversation with him during a refreshment break.He graduated Arizona State University.

[lenquixote66]

1 minute ago, DaniDanielle said:

Congratulations.  We are on the way to our granddaughter’s graduation now.

Congratulations to your granddaughter,Marietta.

[sgmn]

9 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

 

Hi Sue, I hope you feel better 😘

 

I'm attaching a list of recommended books, I'll highlight those that I've contributed to... Besides, I've enjoyed the books of Phillipa Gregory, if you're into historic novels. Also, John Grisham's Whistler series, and A Time to Kill series (3 with Jake Brigance). Just finished Nora Robert's Shelter in Place, very enjoyable.

 

Georges Simenon Series 

Gideon Oliver -Aaron  Elkins  series 

Louise Penny’s Gamache series.

Dorothy L. Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey series

Any books by Josephine Tey

Barbara Hambly - Benjamin January series, if you like historical mysteries!

JD Robb books and Robert B Parker

The Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell 

MC Beaton books

Elizabeth George’s Inspector Lynley Series. 

Donna Leon’s Brunetti series. 

Any books by Tana French

Any books by P. D. James.  

Greg Isles, a writer from Natchez, MS.

Snowblind” by Ragnar Jonasson.  (Book 1 of 6 - DarkIceland)

Cork O’Connor series by William Kent Krueger.  Also non-series books.

Brad Thor

JK Rowling (author of Harry Potter series), writing under the name Robert Galbraith -- the    

     Cormoran Strike series.

* Andrea Camilleri -- the Inspector Montalbano series.

* Helen Fields -- the Perfect series.

 Karin Slaughter -- the Will Trent series

Daniel Silva - Gabriel Allon series

James Crumley —should be read in order

Winston Graham—Poldark series

Janet Evanovich—Stephanie Plum series.  Fox and Hare series.

Anything by Tim Dorsey or Carl Hiassen 

Old Archie comic books and Mad Magazine. 🙂

Ian Rankin’s Rebus series

Peter Robinson’s DCI Banks series

Nevada Barr’s National Parks series

Anything by Anne Cleeves

Richard Jury series by Martha Grimes - current times

Thomas Pitt series by Anne Perry - Victorian era

 (and if you are planning a trip to Egypt check out the

Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters)

Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City.  4 books.

The Longmire books by Craig Johnson.  Also suggest the fantastic series on Netflix.

David McCullough 'Path Between the Seas' (Panama Canal)

Caroline Graham Inspector Barnaby series. 

John Sandford , the Prey series and the Virgil Flowers series

Any books by Harlan Coben

Khalid Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Kite Runner

Cupcake Brown, A Piece of Cake

Andy Weir, “not science fiction but science plausibility”

Danelle Harmon Series

Caleb Carr -  The Alienist.

Anthony Horowitz, Magpie Murders/Susan Ryeland Series.  Also Horowitz & Hawthorne series

Rex Stout, Nero Wolfe books, later written by Robert Goldsborough

Ruth Ware

 

Thanks Dani, I remember seeing this list on the Celebrity site but didn't know how to find it again

 Some good books there, I've made a note of some of them . Need to get back into the habit of reading again 

[Luckynana]

17 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

Bragging time again. Toby just returned from the Honors Assembly at the HS where my oldest granddaughter is graduating later this month.

My granddaughter was the recipient of two awards which are actually scholarships .We are very proud of her.

A huge Congratulations to your granddaughter!  Will she be going to one of the Colleges that she was awarded a scholarship?

6 hours ago, grapau27 said:

Good afternoon.

It is currently 62°F and sunny.

We went out for lunch earlier and sitting in our garden now.

Graham, I've just realized neither you nor Pauline have been ordering Fish and Chips Lately.  What gives??😁

[sgmn]

8 hours ago, Lionesss said:

 

I probably just finished an over 550+ small print book in two days.

 

It is

Stephen King

The Institute.

 

Now mind you it is not like many of his novels, aka The shining, Salems Lot, Carrie........

 

This novel takes one to believe what could happen if unknown agencies attempt to control and use innocent children for their own purposes.  (In a nutshell).

Not rated R, but intense at times.

 

I do not think you will be disappointed with this one.

 

Very well written.

 

Take care

Thanks Sue, I don't normally scarey books so I've steered clear of Stephen King but maybe I should give it a go

[sgmn]

8 hours ago, aussielozzie18 said:

Dani has given you a solid reading list but here are a few more:

Historical:

A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles

Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray (River of Dreams) - Anita Heiss
The Signature of all Things - Elizabeth Gilbert
Two Brothers - Ben Elton
Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingslayer

This Tender Land - William Kent Krueger 

The Year of Wonders & People of the Book - Geraldine Brooks

Murder Mystery

Fifty Fifty - Steve Cavanagh 

Good Girl Bad Girl - Michael Robotham 

Before you knew my name - Jacqueline Bublitz

The Maid - Nita Prose
The Lady with the Gun asks the Questions- Kerry ***** (1920s female sleuth Phyrne Fisher short story collection)

The Lost Man - Jane Harper

Thanks Aussie, The Maid is one of the ones I downloaded today 

[Bailey & Sophie]

7 minutes ago, sgmn said:

Thank you Nancy, 

Oh where to begin   

Some of my more recent reads have been

Philip Gwynne Jones, mystery books set in Vence

Julie Quinn Bridgeton series

Phillipa Ashley

L J Ross

Tom Bradbury , MI6 series 

Elizabeth Edmondson mystery series set just after the war 

I've spent some time researching today and downloaded three or four books so that should keep me going 

Now to do some searching for a couple of audio books .....

 

Wow. I am not familiar with ANY of these authors.

So many books...so little time.

If I can get John off the computer I'll post the authors I read. He plays some intellectual stimulating  (i.e. stupid) war game. 

[grapau27]

4 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

A huge Congratulations to your granddaughter!  Will she be going to one of the Colleges that she was awarded a scholarship?

Graham, I've just realized neither you nor Pauline have been ordering Fish and Chips Lately.  What gives??😁

I was tempted today but got a steak sandwich instead.

We had a day at the English Lake District and just got home after driving 245 miles.

This picture was overlooking the boats on Lake Windermere.

[sgmn]

Safe travels tomorrow @dani negreanu

And hope all goes well with the tests

Enjoy Rome ! And hope to see you soon 

BTW we got our upgrade, I'll let you know the new room number 

We're are now on deck 12 right under the Solarium so hope it's not noisy but will be handy for our fav breakfast in the Aqua Cafe in the Solarium 

[bobmacliberty]

13 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said:

Our cruise was not a full transit but it included a stop to Costa Rica ,a place we never previously visited and we had a wonderful tour there.The Tour Guide spoke flawless English.I had a conversation with him during a refreshment break.He graduated Arizona State University.

 

I spent a week in San Jose, Costa Rica for business 4 years ago.  I never made it to the coast, but the area where we were was beautiful and the people were great.  I have a friend who lived there for more than 10 years (with his wife and kids) and was very happy there.  I'd love to go back for a vacation.  Pura Vida!

[Luckynana]

1 hour ago, Jimbo said:

Did anyone see what happened after Tampa Bay Beat the Rangers last night while the fans were leaving?

 How disgusting is this.

 

 

I sure hope they have face recognition in order to arrest this person

[A&L_Ont]

2 hours ago, Momof3gurlz said:

My “Routine day in non-lockdown”, with my trusty ancient Kindle by my side.   It’s a gorgeous sunny 75 degree day with no humidity. If only I had someone to bring me drinks 😊.  

I’m curious if you found your top step to be slippery yet or at all?  
 

FYI, this is our plan for tomorrow, maybe with a drive in a summer car. We did a bit of pool prep work today, and oil changes on three summer cars yesterday. Weather is going to be great tomorrow so it should wrap up with some BBQ too.