Coralc Posted May 1, 2020 #126 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Are you recycling the towel animal? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venice Cruising Posted May 1, 2020 #127 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Thanks for doing this John. My phone is popping up pictures every day too. I should have been on Serenade at the moment 😥, somewhere in the Caribbean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissMiss USA Posted May 1, 2020 #128 Share Posted May 1, 2020 On 4/27/2020 at 3:54 PM, John&LaLa said: Pat serving and Julie on the right. Not knowing better, I had high hopes for a shipboard romance. Over here waving ... I would love to meet someone who likes to cruise! Single, ready to mingle 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare L454S Posted May 1, 2020 #129 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Daily TV map, now we're really out in the middle of the Atlantic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted May 1, 2020 #130 Share Posted May 1, 2020 9 hours ago, John&LaLa said: Interesting enough, Pat wasn't interested in doing this on the Allure. I was suprised. Maybe a little like me going to visit someone in a hospital and getting a tour of their operating room suites while I'm there? No thank you. I don't even check out the medical facilities on ships any more. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 1, 2020 Author #131 Share Posted May 1, 2020 8 hours ago, Coralc said: Are you recycling the towel animal? I think I'm intertwining our animals with Laura's animals. Just looked forward a few days and I have two different ones tomorrow night, but both are sitting on Day 8 compasses 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted May 1, 2020 #132 Share Posted May 1, 2020 10 hours ago, John&LaLa said: As I said earlier, I had asked Mario to arrange an Engine Room tour for Pat. Was this just a typo and you really meant Engine Control Room rather than Engine Room? I'd love to see the Engine Room but I didn't think that was a possible due to security and safety concerns. We saw the Serenade ECR as part of the All Access Tour. There was a large Russian guy telling us about the ECR. Very funny with a dry delivery in a Russian accent. Somewhere in this picture is a switch that they can move between the Bridge and the ECR to determine who actually has control of the ship. The Russian guy said they let the bridge think they have control but it's really the ECR that's in charge. 🤣 He also said that there must be at least one person in the ECR at all times, no matter where they are or their sailing status. It's the only place on the ship that has been continuously staffed since Serenade was launched. I'm a geek for this kind of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 1, 2020 Author #133 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Cruise Compass Day 6 - still at sea Happy May Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 1, 2020 Author #134 Share Posted May 1, 2020 23 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said: Was this just a typo and you really meant Engine Control Room rather than Engine Room? I'd love to see the Engine Room but I didn't think that was a possible due to security and safety concerns. We saw the Serenade ECR as part of the All Access Tour. There was a large Russian guy telling us about the ECR. Very funny with a dry delivery in a Russian accent. Somewhere in this picture is a switch that they can move between the Bridge and the ECR to determine who actually has control of the ship. The Russian guy said they let the bridge think they have control but it's really the ECR that's in charge. 🤣 He also said that there must be at least one person in the ECR at all times, no matter where they are or their sailing status. It's the only place on the ship that has been continuously staffed since Serenade was launched. I'm a geek for this kind of stuff. Yes, Engine Control Room. Thanks for the picture. I'm not sure if Pat got any pictures. I need to call him and ask if he wants to share anything from our trip. He works crazy hours. Seven 12 hour days, then he's off seven. Makes it easy to take a long cruise, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted May 1, 2020 #135 Share Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, John&LaLa said: Noticed this in the CL this evening. Apparently the Royal Suite guests were peeved that they couldn't get a seat for Happy Hour, so Mario reserved them a table Mario is the best. We had a great experience with him as Concierge. I remember non Suite guest getting into the CL early to “reserve “ seats for about a dozen guests. Picture quoted for effect Edited May 1, 2020 by Milwaukee Eight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmn Posted May 1, 2020 #136 Share Posted May 1, 2020 41 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: Yes, Engine Control Room. He works crazy hours. Seven 12 hour days, then he's off seven. Makes it easy to take a long cruise, though. Wow that's a punishing roster. I've worked 4 on, 4 off before, 12 hour shifts, and you felt when you were working you had no time for anything else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 1, 2020 Author #137 Share Posted May 1, 2020 1 minute ago, sgmn said: Wow that's a punishing roster. I've worked 4 on, 4 off before, 12 hour shifts, and you felt when you were working you had no time for anything else He's 30 and recently out of Navy, this is a piece of cake he says. It may change after this shutdown goes away 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduemom1 Posted May 1, 2020 #138 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Thanks for sharing this cruise with all of us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 1, 2020 Author #139 Share Posted May 1, 2020 1 hour ago, purduemom1 said: Thanks for sharing this cruise with all of us. We still have 9 days to go. The ports should be nice 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstone1 Posted May 1, 2020 #140 Share Posted May 1, 2020 20 hours ago, John&LaLa said: FWIW, I may not do any more Progressive, it's to big a commitment Jim and I never want to commit to a team everyday, however we usually go to PT and quietly sit up in the back with coffee, and keep track of how many answers we know. We never missed a day on SR. A couple of cruises later on the AD, they had Progressive Trivia in the Schooner Bar at 5PM. That did not work for us so we only made it twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 2, 2020 Author #141 Share Posted May 2, 2020 1 hour ago, pstone1 said: Jim and I never want to commit to a team everyday, however we usually go to PT and quietly sit up in the back with coffee, and keep track of how many answers we know. We never missed a day on SR. A couple of cruises later on the AD, they had Progressive Trivia in the Schooner Bar at 5PM. That did not work for us so we only made it twice. Best time we ever had it was around 3pm on a Rhapsody TA. After game we would stick around for the overflow lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduemom1 Posted May 2, 2020 #142 Share Posted May 2, 2020 7 hours ago, John&LaLa said: We still have 9 days to go. The ports should be nice Looking forward to it, John! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted May 2, 2020 #143 Share Posted May 2, 2020 On 4/30/2020 at 10:52 AM, Sea Dog said: Curious how you liked Serenade to other ships you have sailed on? Positives and negatives? We have sailed on serenade several times. The last 2 or 3 years we have done b2b2b on her for the month of january. Very sad that she will be leaving the area to do Australia cruises. If that happens. We love this size ship. Feel the service and food is much better than some others. We are not fans of the royal promenade. I dont do much shopping on a ship. Did wish the serenade had better late night snacks but otherwise not much else I would change about her. We have made friends with a couple of the staff that have been on her for last couple years. Also like her sister ship jewel basically same footprint of the serenade. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 2, 2020 Author #144 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Bridge Tour Pat and I did the bridge tour after lunch. I think I've done Radiance Class bridge tours more than any other type of ship Once again very different than his Carrier😉 Scotty, take the helm After the tour we headed down to the Pub for Water Pong It's like Beer Pong, but not as fun. I made it thru a couple rounds, and Pat ended up just off the podium It was a younger crowd, you ended up seeing the same folks a lot. For some reason Pat was surprised how old the average passenger was. 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 2, 2020 Author #145 Share Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) Controversy strikes 😱 Ok, sometime in the afternoon we got an invite to a Captain's Table hosted by the Chief Engineer. 👍 All three of us were on the invitation. No doubt since Pat had hit it off with Dennis yesterday. The dinner is for the next day. Laura is very happy that Pat was included. And a couple hours later it was rescinded. 😥 Laura is no longer happy. 😠 Turns out that ships management had decided to limit all the Dinner events to upper suites, special occasions, etc.. They were specifically excluding Pinnacles so as not to rock the boat. With close to 100, some would get left out. Laura was still pissed, however. She got over it. Here is her frownie face at dinner Edited May 2, 2020 by John&LaLa 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 2, 2020 Author #146 Share Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) Voytek If you ever get a chance to see Voytek on a ship, make sure you do. He is a Polish classical guitarist, but he can rock. Plays an awesome Nothing else matters by Metallica Here is a very short clip I took from the Colony Club. He played there a lot during Happy Hour 20190501_155616.mp4 We saw him several years ago on Freedom. He would play at dinner in the MDR and later in Boleros I even bought his CD in the gift shop. Half Classical and Half Classic Rock Found this on YouTube, Stairway to Heaven from the first CD I bought on Freedom I bought another CD on this trip. This time it's all Classic Rock. Pretty sure he got tired of playing Bohemian Rhapsody by the end of the trip Happy Hour improved Laura's mood, funny how that works🍷🍷 Edited May 2, 2020 by John&LaLa 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 2, 2020 Author #147 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Walked by these two painting almost every day on the way to Laura's cabin. Two of our favorite places Now this is a pet peeve of mine with Park West and Serenade. They put these 'auction' paintings all over the elevator lobby and destroy the views outside and toward the Centrum It's odd that all the folks who rave about the Radiance views rarely mention this atrocity. Pics from the Aft Balcony Goodnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 2, 2020 Author #148 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Cruise Compass Day 7 - At Sea (but almost to the Azores) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted May 2, 2020 Author #149 Share Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) Back track a little to yesterday morning Here's a speed test from the middle of the ocean. Crappy and no one is awake yet.😥 Had to look up Sydney, NS Oh yea, Canada. Specifically Nova Scotia I should have remembered, that was a port stop on the 2018 Serenade TA that we cancelled Edited May 2, 2020 by John&LaLa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigeck Posted May 2, 2020 #150 Share Posted May 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: I should have remembered, that was a port stop on the 2018 Serenade TA that we cancelled Halifax was also bumped from Anthem Ta in April this year. In the end the whole cruise got bumped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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