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

[dani negreanu]

21 hours ago, Jimbo said:

My wife and I just put one on hold this morning. 7 days decide to put down the deposit or not.

 

15 hours ago, xpcdoojk said:

You know you aren’t going.  Remember all of your feelings about cruising with covid… it is out there waiting for you!  😆

 

jc

 

Hopefully, by October 2023, Covid will be an unmemorable episode..... 🤞 

[A&L_Ont]

18 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

My t-shirt of the day.  

A day late, but happy belated birthday @Ozark_Kid

[jagsfan]

5 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

My grand dog is leaving tomorrow afternoon.He did not find a girlfriend on his visit here nor did any CC person seem interested in making a match.I e-mailed his picture to Belle’s male human but apparently 10 year old Porter is too old for her.However,she will be spending a few days with his other grandmother in Virginia and may have better fortune there.

You must not be a very good wing man, Lenny!

[helen haywood]

5 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

Fantastic.The best I ever did in one day on a cruise was when instead of playing 30 cents on a slot machine I played $3.00 and won $547.00 on one spin.I did not give it back.

The best I ever did on a cruise was find a $100 chip in a chair at the Passport Bar on Celebrity Equinox.

[mo&fran]

Up until now, covid testing has been super easy for us.  The county has a free test site just around the corner, and during a lull, there are very few people seeking tests, so it has been a non issue getting tested.  This site is funded by the federal government , but that stops April 1. Our next cruise is coming up in July, so we will have to see what options we will have, if we still have to get tested.

Our last 2 weeks on Allure were probably the largest crowds we have seen. In the past, we normally only cruise in early February and October. not a real prime time for cruising.   This last 2 weeks DW had good luck in the casino, so we had an offer for a free 8 day cruise in an inside cruise, and we paid for a balcony upgrade, and we will go in July.  

During our February cruise, se went to the Next Cruise desk,  and now have enough cruises to get to Pinnacle. We became D+ just before C&A changed from cruises to days, and necer believed we would get to this point,  Just lots of B2Bs maybe a couple of JS's, and the current double points deal certainly helped.

[A&L_Ont]

Dinner tonight was tacos, but I bucked the trend and had a taco bowl. 
 

[h20skibum]

My dinner tonight. 

Starters

 

 

Soup

 

 

salad

 

 

fried rice

 

 

shrimp

 

 

Our filets

 

 

It is a plate full

 

 

and, of course, the volcano 

 

 

 

My diet has been a fail this week.  Oh well, there is always next week. 

 

[George C]

2 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

My dinner tonight. 

Starters

 

 

Soup

 

 

salad

 

 

fried rice

 

 

shrimp

 

 

Our filets

 

 

It is a plate full

 

 

and, of course, the volcano 

 

 

 

My diet has been a fail this week.  Oh well, there is always next week. 

 

Looks great reminds me of Izumi habatchi.

[Jimbo]

16 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

My dinner tonight. 

Starters

 

 

Soup

 

 

salad

 

 

fried rice

 

 

shrimp

 

 

Our filets

 

 

It is a plate full

 

 

and, of course, the volcano 

 

 

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My diet has been a fail this week.  Oh well, there is always next week. 

 

What was the yellow stuff on the salad, looked like corn fritters mix before you fry it?

[h20skibum]

6 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

What was the yellow stuff on the salad, looked like corn fritters mix before you fry it?

That is the salad dressing.  Very good. 

[Jimbo]

11 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

That is the salad dressing.  Very good. 

really, must be egg based or corn based, what did it taste like?

[John&LaLa]

6 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

really, must be egg based or corn based, what did it taste like?

 

Typical ginger dressing. No egg or corn. Just a color issue with the photo

[Luckynana]

20 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Even better news.  Eric has the lucky touch touch but not as lucky as Lioness.   Went to Music Hall to see Led Zeppelin tribute band play acoustics and he popped back into casino and turned  $20 into $547.   Then went to another machine and turned a $5 into a $330.    I turned a $20 into $277.  All in we won just about $2000 tonight.  Time for bed, arrive at Nassau at 7 am

 

Wow!!!!!  What kind of machines were you both playing on?

Not one machine paid off for us on the Silhouette...

14 hours ago, sgmn said:

Beautiful weather all this week. Daffodils, tulips and blossom out and leaves on the trees budding. 

We've been looking after our sons crazy golden retriever pup whilst he's off skiing.

Our poor molly is so good she let's the puppy jump all over her. She's only 7 months old but weighs more than molly and is bigger. It's quite a challenge taking her for a walk.

 

Poor Molly!  What a good doggie she is!  

Our daughter's Pug, Frankie, gives her elderly lab, Kelley, a tough time!!!

Glad to hear that Spring has sprung in your neck of the woods!

13 hours ago, h20skibum said:

Our day yesterday was spent dealing with fraudulent charges and getting credit card canceled and reissued.  It is one we use all the time

On a good note, new suitcases arrived yesterday.  My insurance claim on the old suitcase hasn’t moved. It has been assigned, but not reviewed yet.  

Oh, no!  how horrible!

Glad to hear that your new suitcases arrived, though!

12 hours ago, molly361 said:

I also had my card hacked this week. Luckily it's one that I  don't use much. 

Good grief!

7 hours ago, DaniDanielle said:

This dog is unbelievable!

LOL, Marietta!  Our daughter's dog Frankie loves to snuggle under covers on the couch, etc.!

6 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

 

 

Hopefully, by October 2023, Covid will be an unmemorable episode..... 🤞 

From your lips to God's ears, as the saying goes......

[Luckynana]

1 hour ago, A&L_Ont said:

Dinner tonight was tacos, but I bucked the trend and had a taco bowl. 
 

This looks lovely, Andrew!

[Luckynana]

53 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

My dinner tonight. 

 

Our filets

 

 

It is a plate full

 

 

 

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The very first time I ate at Benihana's was back around 1968 when I lived in Fr. Lauderdale.  When I moved back to NYC, I brought my parents to Benihana's in Mid-town Manhattan.  My Dad was so cute;  he stood up and applauded the chef!  I will never forget that evening!!

 

[Luckynana]

15 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Typical ginger dressing. No egg or corn. Just a color issue with the photo

I love that ginger dressing!  Yum!

[Luckynana]

Our Travel Agent has us all checked in for our Allure cruise next week, and has our luggage tags printed out for us, but she's unable to print our boarding passes for the four of us.  She's been on the phone with the IT department, but still no luck printing it.  It just shows a blank page.  She had me log on also, so that I can see what she sees.  Not a big deal, she said we just have to give them our Reservation number at the Port, but she's never had this happen before.  Meanwhile, she keeps trying.  We still have 9 days before we sail.

[jagsfan]

1 hour ago, h20skibum said:

My dinner tonight. 

Starters

 

 

Soup

 

 

salad

 

 

fried rice

 

 

shrimp

 

 

Our filets

 

 

It is a plate full

 

 

and, of course, the volcano 

 

 

 

My diet has been a fail this week.  Oh well, there is always next week. 

 

One of my Christmas presents was a family dinner at a Japanese Steakhouse. 
They’re all waiting for me to pick a date. 
I wanted to wait till after our cruise. 
So April should be a good time!

[jagsfan]

54 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

What was the yellow stuff on the salad, looked like corn fritters mix before you fry it?

Ginger dressing. It’s yummy!

[Jimbo]

8 minutes ago, jagsfan said:

Ginger dressing. It’s yummy!

Never seen it that yellow..............

 

Edited March 25, 2022 by Jimbo

[h20skibum]

47 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

really, must be egg based or corn based, what did it taste like?

It is a sweet ginger dressing. 

[h20skibum]

9 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

Never seen it that yellow..............

 

Maybe the flame on the table affected the lighting.  It didn’t affect the taste. 

[h20skibum]

A couple at out table was complaining because they raised the price of the fried rice.  The waiter told them that everything on the menu went up in price.   
 

Just a sign of the times.  Just arranged for our hot tub to be drained, serviced, and refilled next week. They now have a $10 fuel surcharge.

 

Good thing Amazon doesn’t have a fuel surcharge, based on the number of packages we get each week. 

[cruisingpeople]

Another bracket buster........No. 4 Arkansas just took down No. 1 Gonzaga😮😲

Edited March 25, 2022 by cruisingpeople

[Ozark_Kid]

WOOOOOOOOOO

PIG

SOOOOOOOOOOOIE

!!!!