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

[Luckynana]

@Lionesss  How great that your DD, SIL, and Zoe will be moving closer to you!

[HBE4]

3 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

 

It sounds like it was a great day all-around!

 

And the weather was a perfect sunny & warm April in NY day!  Got 25,000 steps in.

[Luckynana]

@FromSea2ShiningSea   Wishing you and Marty an awesome Bon Voyage tomorrow, Helen. 🛳️ Thank you for sharing all of your beautiful photos and your adventures while you traveled around Japan.

[h20skibum]

22 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

You and Susan amaze me!

That is her in the mauve sweater in the squeeze thru the rocks photo and the cave video.  She is camera shy, and usually turns away from the camera when I take photos.  
 

Just glad we are healthy and fit enough to do these things.  

[lenquixote66]

1 hour ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I woke up at 5am and it looked like the eclipse had already started.   😆 

The hourly forecast shows it to be 80⁰ an hour before the eclipse gets here and then dropping to 75⁰ then back up to 80⁰.

What do you think about Calipari taking over the Men’s Basketball team at Arkansas ?
People tell me that he is burnt out .

[grapau27]

2 hours ago, brookmill18 said:

With our daughter in London for the three years, we have also been looking at P&O but it seems to be very difficult to book from the US. I think I'll keep looking at their UK site to see itineraries and get a sense of fares and then try to see about booking through their US site. @grapau27 photos over the years have been wonderful and I like the idea of doing some European ports outside of the US summer season.

P&O main base is Southampton England.

They also sail from Valetta Malta and Tenerife and in the winter also from Barbados.

Prices are reasonable, Gratuities included in cruise price and none added to drinks or speciality restaurants.

Early or late saver prices are cheapest.

Select fares you can choose your cabin number and often get other benefits like OBC.

The 2 oldest ships Aurora and Arcadia are Adults only and sail longer cruises.

The other ships do 3,4,5,7,10,12 and 14 nights cruises.

Graham.

 

Edited April 8 by grapau27

[grapau27]

31 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

@FromSea2ShiningSea   Wishing you and Marty an awesome Bon Voyage tomorrow, Helen. 🛳️ Thank you for sharing all of your beautiful photos and your adventures while you traveled around Japan.

+1 @FromSea2ShiningSea

[grapau27]

3 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

 

No, there is no promenade. BUT, come to think of it, I really don't like the whole layout of the ship. It seems to me that even the pricier cabins on deck 9 and above do not look down to the water, they look down on the promenade....

 

Deck 9 is in the middle

 

 

 

I rest my case....

 

 

 

Our cabin was deck 11 picture 1.

In November 2023 and January 2024 we were on deck 14 aft balcony picture 2 and 3.

 

Edited April 8 by grapau27

[cruiselvr04]

2 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Have a great cruise and please let us know what you think of Millennium. 

We have booked her for 2026 so we’d like to know what you think of her too!  Since Royal doesn’t circle Japan we had to use Celebrity. 

[Ozark_Kid]

1 hour ago, lenquixote66 said:

What do you think about Calipari taking over the Men’s Basketball team at Arkansas ?
People tell me that he is burnt out .

It surprised me. He has done well so far.  If I was burnt out, I wouldn't take another job.

I was happy to see Musselman leave.  He was too much of a whiner for me.  

 

[Lionesss]

Preparing from Oxford for eclipse. 
 

 

 

 

If I was traveling home today here are two sections of roads I would be on. 
 

The governor said police presence would be increased. 
 

 

 

Skies clear

Dogs in bedroom

ZZOEY napping 

 

Waking up the little one closer to total eclipse. 
 

Be safe. 

Edited April 8 by Lionesss

[NHProud]

Eclipse started about half hour ago . The peak will occur at 11:11 AM . No one out looking so blazée . We have friends on Holland America off the coast of Mazatlan continuing on to Hawaii and Vancouver. 
 

 

[Ozark_Kid]

There is about 20% coverage here now.  My chair tilts back perfect for this.

[George C]

Partial eclipse 

[HBE4]

Eclipse is set to start now. So far, nothing. A few high level clouds moving in but can still see the sun through them

 

It's going to peak @ 3:25 ,ET . About am 1 hour, 10 minutes from now. Should get 90% totality 

[George C]

We are 20 minutes from total eclipse, unfortunately clouds are currently blocking my view.

[reallyitsmema]

Just went out and checked here.  Barely starting to cover here, just a tiny nick of the edge covered.  Glasses work great though!

[Ozark_Kid]

About 45% coverage now and it is getting cooler 😎 

[HBE4]

15 minutes ago, reallyitsmema said:

Just went out and checked here.  Barely starting to cover here, just a tiny nick of the edge covered.  Glasses work great though!

 

They really do! At first, I thought I got scammed as they looked like cheap 3-D movie glasses. Then when I put then on inside the house,  I couldn't see a thing. I thought maybe the lens was covered & needed to be peeled off. 

 

But when I looked at the sun, wow. I'm guessing maybe 25% coverage.  

 

[reallyitsmema]

2 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

 

They really do! At first, I thought I got scammed as they looked like cheap 3-D movie glasses. Then when I put then on inside the house,  I couldn't see a thing. I thought maybe the lens was covered & needed to be peeled off. 

 

But when I looked at the sun, wow. I'm guessing maybe 25% coverage.  

 

 

We aren't even 1/8th covered yet.  We have clouds but sun isn't blocked by them yet.

[George C]

Pictures from iPad doesn’t justify how cool eclipse was

 

[sgmn]

16 minutes ago, HBE4 said:

 

They really do! At first, I thought I got scammed as they looked like cheap 3-D movie glasses. Then when I put then on inside the house,  I couldn't see a thing. I thought maybe the lens was covered & needed to be peeled off. 

 

But when I looked at the sun, wow. I'm guessing maybe 25% coverage.  

 

Following the rolling TV coverage as the eclipse slowly makes it way across the States and Canada 

[DaniDanielle]

Went outside with glasses, saw nothing.  Story of my life😳

[Sea Dog]

Not very cool looking here as we have only 89% totality. Looks better watching the tv coverage.

[reallyitsmema]

4 minutes ago, DaniDanielle said:

Went outside with glasses, saw nothing.  Story of my life😳

 

That's too bad.  We are at about 50% coverage right now.  Really cool to see it.  We are only going to be at around 90% covered at the max for our area.  Still worth seeing.  Traffic north was gridlocked all morning, so glad I didn't try to go to northern NH.