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

[A&L_Ont]

5 hours ago, grapau27 said:

 

HP I know.  Our old neighbour, who was English, loved it. 

[ReneeFLL]

4 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Hey Below Deck fans! Would you go on this cruise?

http://goluxurycruiser.com/chef-ben/?fbclid=IwAR2VL07FqvPXGwI79KwoykiLrPjtEW9l8sPylxsRwptdyQK6w0SFmBcRTVU

Not for me at those prices. Almost $2000.00 for an inside. 😬

 

Edited September 10, 2021 by ReneeFLL

[Sea Dog]

3 hours ago, Momof3gurlz said:

Congratulations! What an honor and a great way to close out your career.  

Thank you so much. I think so too. I'm ready to be retired.

 

 

3 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Sure, I would check it out.   Maybe they could get a couple more Below Deck crew to be on that sailing - that would be fun to meet them. 

That would be a money maker.

 

 

3 hours ago, Bailey & Sophie said:

 

I thought Ben was done with working on yachts.

I think he is doing this mainly for the cash. They have to be paying him big bucks to come and do a charter on a cruise ship. I'm sure he will be laughing all the way to the bank.

 

 

2 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

After you posted the other day about the TB Survivor shorts I bought a pair for Mike. He loves them.

I'm so happy Mike likes them. I knew he would. I have tried many cargo shorts over the years and the TB are the most comfortable and long lasting shorts I've ever had. They are made tough.

 

 

2 hours ago, h20skibum said:

@Sea Dog. Congratulations!!!  What a great honor, and a nice way to go out the door. 
 

Working with a group that feels like family always makes work more enjoyable.  

It doesn't happen very often but some of my coworkers I've known and worked with for over 20 years. Thank you for the kind words.

 

 

2 hours ago, LucasLikesToCruise said:

Congratulations Greg, what a great honor.  Hopefully you win both so the two new statues can keep your other two company. 🥳

I agree. Statues do get kind of lonely don't they. Thank you!

 

 

2 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

Dani:

Have you ever heard of a former Israeli singer who was very well known there in the 1970’s:

Gadi Elon ?

I was a big fan in the 80's of Israeli singer Ophra Haza.

 

 

1 hour ago, aussielozzie18 said:

@Sea Dog Congratulations on your nominations.  

Thank you so much. It means a lot coming from such wonderful people I've gotten to know here.

 

36 minutes ago, ReneeFLL said:

Congratulations. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Thank you Renee!!

[Sea Dog]

7 minutes ago, ReneeFLL said:

Not for me at those prices. Almost $2000.00 for an inside. 😬

 

That's what i thought when I looked at the prices. I would love to meet him and taste his food but not for that price.

[h20skibum]

Did a little competition today with some exercise friends on Fitbit, and ended up doing over 20 miles today. 

 

At least I had some nice scenery while doing it. 
 

 

[Sea Dog]

1 minute ago, h20skibum said:

ended up doing over 20 miles today. 

That's awesome good for you. I did our elliptical for 45 minutes while watching "Deadliest Catch." Did not get the heart rate up that much but at least burned a few calories.

[Ozark_Kid]

Kenzie has been practicing her  driving for the next vacation.

 

Then later relaxing.

Edited September 10, 2021 by Ozark_Kid

[Ozark_Kid]

Lottie’s 5 month old pic.

[aussielozzie18]

re black pudding. First hotel breakfast in London, tried it, didn’t mind it all.  Daughter wasn’t game.

[aussielozzie18]

@Ozark_Kid your grandkids (I hope I got that right) are absolutely adorable 

[aussielozzie18]

I apologise in advance if I have missed anyone (still haven’t caught up June-sept posts) but with Greg having two Emmy nominations and Graham & Pauline having attended a garden party at Buckingham Palace, this is certainly an esteemed group.

[Coralc]

@h20skibum Utah will probably be cooler in the spring. Although Crystal always looks lovely, even in the heat. I don't think she even perspires. 

 

I would look like a wet mop. 

Edited September 10, 2021 by Coralc

[aussielozzie18]

I gifted my dad kangaroo paw for his garden one birthday and every year around now  he sends me photos to show me how beautiful they are blooming

[taznremmy]

@Sea Dog  🎉 Congratulations on your two nominations! What a fabulous way to end a career. 

Is this virtual event something anyone can watch? 

I am way behind on reading this thread.  Just returned home from two weeks on Serenade OTS and playing catch up, but my "notifications" had so many people congratulating you, I had to jump into the middle to see what was going on.

As for retirement....best "job" I've ever had. 😂

Pat

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

@Sea DogCongratulations on your nominations!  

[Coralc]

6 minutes ago, FromSea2ShiningSea said:

@Sea DogCongratulations on your nominations!  

 

Adding my congratulations to Greg. 

 

And Bon Voyage on your cruise! We are all looking forward to you having a wonderful time! 

[dani negreanu]

8 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

Dani:

Have you ever heard of a former Israeli singer who was very well known there in the 1970’s:

Gadi Elon ?

 

Sorry, no.

 

The 1970's were very hard years for me -- new immigrant, struggling to learn a different language from what I've known before, finishing HS with enough grades to be accepted at the University, while doing my army service, war of attrition, Yom Kippur war -- in sum, no much time left to listen to music...

 

5 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

I was a big fan in the 80's of Israeli singer Ophra Haza.

 

Different times, so, yes, she was amazing. Pity she died so young from AIDS.

 

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

Are you all ready to go to Seattle with me before we sail to Alaska on Ovation OTS?

 

There’s our plane waiting for us to board —September 9, 7:45AM

 

So empty.  Pick a seat, any seat.

 

 

We’re almost there.  You can see a cruise ship right above the wing and the Space Needle just below the wing.  

Ladies & Gentlemen, prepare for landing.

 

We’ve  arrived.  Welcome to Seattle.

 

We use the Link and bus to get to our hotel. 

 

 

 

Ready to go explore and get some lunch?    To walk to Pike’s Place Market from the hotel is very doable, only a mile so let’s walk.  On the way, there’s the Space Needle.  We won’t stop as we’ll come back later.  Let’s keep walking.

 

Oh, look.  A poke place.  There’s a long line so it must be good.  Let’s try that and miso soup.

 

So good.  No wonder the long lines and all the online orders.  Let’s continue on and walk it off.

 

 

 

Look what we could’ve had for lunch.

 

 

Seafood looks so fresh here.  It is a fun place to watch fish throwing. If someone buys a whole salmon, the guy will throw the salmon to the guy behind the counter to catch it and they’ll throw it back and forth to each other several times without dropping it.  Gets quite a big crowd around there.

 

 

 

Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.

 

 

 

And flowers.  Especially dahlias.  They must grow very well in Washington.

 

 

[dani negreanu]

2 hours ago, taznremmy said:

Just returned home from two weeks on Serenade OTS

 

Welcome "back", Pat 😁

 

After catching up, since most of us live vicariously through the "pioneers" reviews, some words about the renewed cruising experience ? 🌺

 

 

[dani negreanu]

Just now, FromSea2ShiningSea said:

Are you all ready to go to Seattle with me before we sail to Alaska on Ovation OTS?

 

YES, we are.

 

And you're off with an excellent start with those amazing pictures. See? It's easy, even if you're not "Gail" 🤨

 

Keep up the "good work" and have fun !!

 

Thank you 🌼

[aussielozzie18]

Never been to Seattle or Alaska (our cruise was cancelled) or  cruised on the Ovation (my bookings on it to Tasmania & NZ were cancelled too)

so very much enjoying your photos and looking forward to following along @sea2shiningsea

[Ocean Boy]

17 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Exactly!    I think she is "old school" where they used to tell people to get them removed before you had a problem.    About 3 years ago I had an incident with a popcorn kernel that somehow got wedged under soft tissue of the very last tooth and had a minor infection (right before my trip to London).    Every since that happened she gives me grief that I should get all of them pulled.    

I am due for a cleaning and thinking of trying another dentist to get their opinion. 

When you see her next why don't you ask her if she should remove all of your teeth in order to avoid any future problems. You won't have to worry about cavities, broken teeth, or cleanings. It is absurd to remove healthy organs from the body.... in my opinion.

[Jimbo]

3 hours ago, FromSea2ShiningSea said:

Are you all ready to go to Seattle with me before we sail to Alaska on Ovation OTS?

 

There’s our plane waiting for us to board —September 9, 7:45AM

 

So empty.  Pick a seat, any seat.

 

 

We’re almost there.  You can see a cruise ship right above the wing and the Space Needle just below the wing.  

Ladies & Gentlemen, prepare for landing.

 

We’ve  arrived.  Welcome to Seattle.

 

We use the Link and bus to get to our hotel. 

 

 

 

Ready to go explore and get some lunch?    To walk to Pike’s Place Market from the hotel is very doable, only a mile so let’s walk.  On the way, there’s the Space Needle.  We won’t stop as we’ll come back later.  Let’s keep walking.

 

Oh, look.  A poke place.  There’s a long line so it must be good.  Let’s try that and miso soup.

 

So good.  No wonder the long lines and all the online orders.  Let’s continue on and walk it off.

 

 

 

Look what we could’ve had for lunch.

 

 

Seafood looks so fresh here.  It is a fun place to watch fish throwing. If someone buys a whole salmon, the guy will throw the salmon to the guy behind the counter to catch it and they’ll throw it back and forth to each other several times without dropping it.  Gets quite a big crowd around there.

 

 

 

Lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.

 

 

 

And flowers.  Especially dahlias.  They must grow very well in Washington.

 

 

When we did our Pacific Coastal Cruise, we had a stop in Seattle. We bought a huge bouquet of flowers from Pikes Market and took them on the ship. The flowers lasted like 7 days until we got off the ship in Vancouver. They are so beautiful and fresh it's amazing.

Then we had to hunt down a vase on the ship. That was an exciting adventure obtaining one. 🙂

Edited September 10, 2021 by Jimbo

[Lionesss]

@FromSea2ShiningSea

What great pictures to wake up to and see.

 

Keep them coming.

 

Brings back great memories.

 

Stay safe

[h20skibum]

TSOTD

 

 

Uh Oh!  Does it matter that this is from a competing line?   It was a great cruise though.