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Saint Greg's Mardi Gras - LIVE - August 28th-September 4th 2021

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23 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

. . . . .

 

There must have been a second sneezer!

 

From the chairs in front of the glassy pole. 

 

You've often displayed a knack for creative writing, and I personally think that is one of your best ever.  Thanks for the chuckle!! 😊

 

Like the numerous others, I will really look forward to your take on this new ship, which I won't experience until early November.  Enjoy your time onboard to the very fullest!!

 

I was surprised to read that it'll be your first time visiting Puerto Rico.  I hope you'll enjoy as much as I do . . . and you might even decide it's a destination for a return trip (non-cruise) to get a deeper experience.

I hope it's OK to offer a few personal tips since you travel/explore very (Very!!) similar to the way I do:

If you pre-plot a route for navigating Old San Juan, make sure you do the zig-zag in an East/West fashion.  All of the North/South streets involve a hill, and that gets tiring fast.

 

Two food/beverage locations to strongly consider (which are currently meeting or exceeding safety and cleanliness protocols) would be ChocoBar Cortes [Calle San Francisco] and Birra & Empanadas [Calle de la Cruz].  The latter has an interior that looks like a scary dump with not one thing matching another, but that is their schtick.  For first visit I was prepared to walk out, yet it is one on my Go-To spots for any visit.

 

If my current travel plan continues to stay on the rails, I will be able to watch your ship arrive at the OSJ dock, which is directly across the street from my hotel.  If possible, I'll attempt to post pics to your thread.

 

Enjoy the cruise . . . Bon Voyage . . . Be Well !!!

 

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1 hour ago, DGP1111 said:

 

You've often displayed a knack for creative writing, and I personally think that is one of your best ever.  Thanks for the chuckle!! 😊

 


Well I ripped it off from Seinfeld who ripped it off from the movie JFK. That’s what the Keith Hernandez comment was about. In the Seinfeld version it was Keith Hernandez who spit on Kramer and Newman.

 

I have been waiting a long time to post that though. I came up with it about 15 months ago.

 

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Well I ripped it off from Seinfeld who ripped it off from the movie JFK. That’s what the Keith Hernandez comment was about. In the Seinfeld version it was Keith Hernandez who spit on Kramer and Newman.

 

 

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20 minutes ago, candigirl41 said:

Love your reviews.  I won't be able to follow after August 28th, as I will be boarding the Panorama.  I will definitely come back after my cruise to see how it all went.  Have a great trip.

 

Candi


Have a great cruise. What’s crazy is you’re going to be on just the 3rd Panorama cruise since mine nearly 18 months ago.

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Have a great cruise. What’s crazy is you’re going to be on just the 3rd Panorama cruise since mine nearly 18 months ago.

I was on the February , 2020 sailing.  I am happy to be going back again.  Just wish we didn't need to test as we are all vaccinated but it goes with the territory.  

 

Candi

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1 hour ago, ninjacat123 said:

So... no checking out Rikki Tiki Tavern at the end of Cocoa Beach Pier?  It's awesome, just for it's location and they might have live music!  Looking forward to another great review😄

 

It doesn't seem likely. I probably won't get to the hotel until after 4pm.

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On 8/21/2021 at 4:42 PM, Saint Greg said:


Not at all. I'll get bigger ones on the ship but this is what I'm working with now.

 

 

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If you are expecting their hurricanes to taste like the ones from Pat O'Briens you will be very disappointed. They taste nothing alike.

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