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

[Luckynana]

3 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

I actually did pretty good but I needed to be careful not to scuff anything. Sat in butt first then lifted each leg in one at a time. I must have looked like a crippled man 😀

 

Have a wonderful time with your friends, Greg  Your dinner looks scrumptious!

[Luckynana]

12 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Good evening.

We took our Sarah out for dinner at our favourite Italian restaurant.

 

 

Very nice!  Now I'd like to have some pasta for dinner this evening!  How is your Sarah doing?

[Lionesss]

@Sea Dog

Greg. Thanks for sharing. 
Have a great time. 
 

Be safe. 

[Luckynana]

 

Thank you everyone for your kind words about my grandsons and their friends.  ❤️

They all arrived back here and stayed in the backyard until almost 1:00 a.m.  I never heard a sound when they left this morning.  They all are such good friends as well as really good kids!

[grapau27]

6 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

 

Very nice!  Now I'd like to have some pasta for dinner this evening!  How is your Sarah doing?

Thank you.

She has a new boyfriend and is happy.

[Luckynana]

3 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Thank you.

She has a new boyfriend and is happy.

That's great, Graham!

[grapau27]

29 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

That's great, Graham!

Thank you.

 

Edited May 3 by grapau27

[jmh2006]

2 hours ago, Jimbo said:

Next cruise we are taking while here in Southport, NC we will be taking our car 🙂 🙂 . We are going to taking the Fort Fisher Ferry from Southport to Fort Fisher. We are going to the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher  while there.

 

Then we will travel thru the island to Kure Beach, Wilmington Beach, Carolina Beach, Sea Breeze, Wrightsville Beach, Top Sail Beach, Surf City.

 

Cost is $7.00 per car one way. We will be driving back home, only taking the ferry the one way. Takes about 25 minutes to get there by ferry, if going by land to the aquarium ir would be an hour and 15 minute drive.

 

 

 

There was one guy going over with his Golf Cart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those are all places I know well!  My parents moved to Leland, NC in 2005 and my DH and I are currently building our retirement home there too.  I went to the aquarium last Christmas and noticed Ft. Fisher was having some work done to it so hopefully it is completed by now.  A fun day for you!

[A&L_Ont]

4 hours ago, Jimbo said:

Dinner last night at Moore Street Oyster Bar. Had Crab Balls,  Fried Shrimp and Wings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those food photos. 🤩

 

A great reward day. 

[Jimbo]

47 minutes ago, jmh2006 said:

Those are all places I know well!  My parents moved to Leland, NC in 2005 and my DH and I are currently building our retirement home there too.  I went to the aquarium last Christmas and noticed Ft. Fisher was having some work done to it so hopefully it is completed by now.  A fun day for you!

Looks like Leland is just outside of Wilmington, NC and really has shown a lot of growth in the last 10 years, population has doubled in that time span.

 

We are kind of looking for something more laid backed, thought Southport was that place but there is a lot of growth happening there to even in the last 3 years that we have been going there.

 

Seems nothing can hide from expanding can it?

[Jimbo]

30 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

 

Those food photos. 🤩

 

A great reward day. 

 Seems like reward days down here are adding up faster then back home though. Still here 8 more days to go.

[Ourusualbeach]

On 4/30/2024 at 6:07 PM, ATG said:

We’re also doing the b2b Norway and the Med on Anthem this July.  Yes, it will be hot, but it’s hot in SC then too.  We’re spending a couple of days in Portsmouth before since Dave is a big naval history buff. He was excited to learn we would be close to where the battle of Trafalgar was fought while we’re in the Med. We did an eastern Mediterranean cruise in 2013 and spent several days in Rome before.

Looks like we may be on that same Norway sailing.  Unfortunately. We fly home at the end of thst cruise.

[dpostman]

This weekend's kickoff...

 

Whisky Sour

 

dp

[SteelCityCruiser10]

I know we have a lot of Seinfeld lovers on this thread so I thought I would share.  I saw a clip this morning of an interview with Jerry Seinfeld by Rich Eisen where Jerry explains some unknown facts about the famous "Marine Biologist" episode.  He said that he came up with the idea to connect Kramer's golf ball with the distressed whale at 2 am prior to filming day.  Before that, the distressed whale and Kramer hitting golf balls into the ocean were just two separate story lines in the episode. 

 

George's speech .. "The sea was angry that day my friends..." was also written at 2am the night before and Jason Alexander was given 30 minutes to memorize 2 1/2 pages of new script before shooting (and 100% nailed it). 

 

To top it all off, they needed to get approval from Titleist right before the episode in order for Kramer to be able ask if the ball George found in the whales blow hole was "a Titleist."  by name.

 

I found the story fascinating so I thought I would share with fellow Seinfeld enthusiasts.

 

Starts at 2:05.

 

 

Edited May 3 by SteelCityCruiser10
Link added

[DaniDanielle]

One of the best Seinfeld episodes!

[CruiszBug]

APRIL 13-29, 2024: HAWAII DO-OVER TRIP! 

Made it to the Airport by 5:15 AM! Brittany was waiting for us!

 

Thank you, Tom for being our UBER driver! 🥰

 

Checked 8 bags at registration. TSA Cares agent escorted us through security. Gate checked the wheelchair and medical cart with eight carry-ons! Made our 6:30 AM flight on Southwest to Las Vegas via Nashville. Let the trip begin!

[bobmacliberty]

1 hour ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

I know we have a lot of Seinfeld lovers on this thread so I thought I would share.  I saw a clip this morning of an interview with Jerry Seinfeld by Rich Eisen where Jerry explains some unknown facts about the famous "Marine Biologist" episode.  He said that he came up with the idea to connect Kramer's golf ball with the distressed whale at 2 am prior to filming day.  Before that, the distressed whale and Kramer hitting golf balls into the ocean were just two separate story lines in the episode. 

 

George's speech .. "The sea was angry that day my friends..." was also written at 2am the night before and Jason Alexander was given 30 minutes to memorize 2 1/2 pages of new script before shooting (and 100% nailed it). 

 

To top it all off, they needed to get approval from Titleist right before the episode in order for Kramer to be able ask if the ball George found in the whales blow hole was "a Titleist."  by name.

 

I found the story fascinating so I thought I would share with fellow Seinfeld enthusiasts.

 

Starts at 2:05.

 

 

 

There are a few other clips from the same interview that are worth watching:

 

 

[CruiszBug]

DAY 1: Travel to Las Vegas, NV via Nashville, TN

Like Peter Pan's shadow... we land at BNA!

 

Great day for flying! Desert and mountain views from the plane were stunning.

[CruiszBug]

DAY 1: Arrival in Las Vegas

Arrived in LAS and collected our luggage. Took about 45 minutes to get an accessible taxi to our hotel. Do not believe what they tell you! I had to call a taxi myself even though the taxi attendant told me he called one for us. Plus, the HA pickup location was put right next to the SMOKING section! Gawrsh...poor planning there! Our taxi was a side-ramp Toyota Sienna. We fit 3 people plus ALL of our luggage in the one vehicle! Our driver was, like me, a JENGA master! 😄

[CruiszBug]

DAY 1: Hotel Check-In and Dinner with Long-Lost Family!

We stayed at The Jockey Club which is sandwiched between the Bellagio and Cosmopolitan hotels. We loved it! One large bedroom, a dining room, kitchen, living room... but conversely a teeny-tiny bathroom! We were able to get a bath chair that fit half-in and half-out of the tub for Phoebe! No view at all, but for the location and price we were happy campers! Plus everyone at this hotel was extremely friendly and helpful!

 

We were only a 5 minute walk to Caesar's Palace so we took our time for a little sight-seeing along the way. It was a gorgeous afternoon! Dinner reservations were for 4:45 PM which was our only option other than really late. 

 

Hell's Kitchen? Hell, yeah! We were as excited to try Gordon Ramsay's food as we were to see my long lost Aunt Judy and cousins Tonda and Mindy. Unfortunately my other cousin Tammi and her husband had to opt out last minute but we will make it a point to do this again! Maybe even in Florida!

 

Yes, the food was delicious! I think we tried a little of everything on the menu, family-style sharing! We had not eaten anything all day (other than the pretzels on the plane)... but were stuffed by the end of the sticky toffee pudding!😋

 

Edited May 3 by CruiszBug
Add one more collage of pictures.

[Ozark_Kid]

I was able to make it down to the garden today before the rain comes the next couple days.  I noticed the garlic is producing scapes.  This usually happens 2 to 3 weeks before garlic is ready harvest. 

 

The larger tomatoes are starting.  I am guessing 3 to 4 weeks and we will be back to eating tomato and bacon sandwiches!

Delicious tomatoes.....

 

And Cherokee Purple....

 

 

Pepper plants doing good.  I have lost 1 out of 28 pepper plants.  

 

And I think I mentioned starting some tomato seeds to early.  I had to put some in grow bags.   Here is an example.   The are taking off.

 

[#55worktoplay]

22 hours ago, Luckynana said:

What a great looking bunch going off to create memories of a lifetime. 

[#55worktoplay]

15 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

 

It is, and it's too short... Today is the last day 😢

 

DH is having a tremendous help with fresh pasta 😎 I think the video is visible in other modes. May be our kind movies in charge, John @Ozark_Kid will help? Thanks

 

 

They are as cute as ever. 
 

I’m sorry you are having to see them go but hopefully it won’t be long before your next visit with them. 
 

Always thinking of you. 

[Ozark_Kid]

@CruiszBug. Hey Denny 

It might just be me but on my Samsung your 1st and 2nd post no pics show. 

 On my MacBook pro pics don't show on all 4 post.

Edited May 4 by Ozark_Kid

[Coralc]

1 hour ago, #55worktoplay said:

What a great looking bunch going off to create memories of a lifetime. 

But 20 years from now, they are going to have a good laugh at how they looked. Especially, Disco Boy. ☺️