The ODYSSEY and the ECSTASY Live Oct 23-31

[h20skibum]

14 minutes ago, jonj said:

I do not see the cost for espresso on the Starbucks list posted, would it be possible to check the cost of a single and double espresso? Also anyone know the cost in the dining room for one? Thank you enjoying your report. 

 

Also does anyone know the normal cost of sparkling water and water bottles? Trying to figure out if the beverage package would work for us. 

Costs are going to be the same in the dining room as in the bars.  They just go to the nearest bar to get them.  
 

All of the frozen, or more complex drinks are $13. Here are some beer and other prices from the menus on the app. 
 

 

They do have more beers, but you get the idea of the general cost. 

 

 

Sodas (or pop) depending on where you are from

 

 

I assume water is around the same as the juices. 

 

[h20skibum]

And now for useful (or useless) thing #5

 

Surf speed test from the Solarium this morning. 

 

 

It has worked fine for uploading photos for this report. 

[jmklade]

On 10/24/2021 at 7:21 AM, h20skibum said:

We went to Two70 for the high tech, robotic show after dinner. It was very impressive.  
 

This was just the cruise director’s intro. 
 

 

I understand there will be a TV crew onboard later this week to film the new show they are releasing. 

Do you know if the new show will be similar to Dream Cruises?   My wife and I love that show but would love to see the new ships instead of re-runs.

[h20skibum]

3 minutes ago, jmklade said:

Do you know if the new show will be similar to Dream Cruises? 

Not familiar with this. 
 

The new show, and the one they will be filming this week is called The Effectors. This is the description 

 

[Sea Dog]

14 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

Surf speed test from the Solarium this morning. 

Are you using a specific app for your speed test? Or just going to an internet site? If app what app do you like?

[jmklade]

25 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

Not familiar with this. 
 

The new show, and the one they will be filming this week is called The Effectors. This is the description 

 

Thanks for posting.  Definitely not what I would have expected.  Dream Cruises was on the AWE channel and filmed actually cruises and highlights of the ports.  It was a great show for us cruise junkies.

[h20skibum]

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

If app what app do you like?

That is just the speed test app from the App Store. 

[h20skibum]

Somewhat of a minor crisis when we returned to our cabin last night.  We had a paper in the cabin, informing us that the snorkeling excursion we booked for Curaçao has been canceled. They tell us to go to shore excursions this morning and they will give us 15% off any other excursion for Curaçao. 

 

So the problem is, there is only one other snorkeling excursion, and it is at 9:45.  But we had booked I-fly, the simulated sky diving for 9:00, and we wouldn’t have time to do it. 

 

Royal was very accommodating.  They would give us 15% off the snorkeling excursion they still had, and would book us I-fly on a sea day and waive the $49/pp fee. 

 

I just hope this one lives up to the expectations we had for the other one.  Maybe this is one of those life giving you lemons and lemonade things.  

[h20skibum]

So a little bit about the pool areas for this cruise.  
 

I haven’t seen them limiting capacity in the pools or hot tubs.  The loungers in the Solarium and at the pool aren’t really spaced that far apart. There always seems to be plenty of open loungers in the Solarium.  This is 1:00 on a sea day. 

 

I like the quiet in here. 
 

We walked past the outdoor pools on our way to El Loco Fresh. 
 

One of the outdoor pools at 12-12:30ish

 

 

El Loco was good for a quick bite. 

 

 

 

[h20skibum]

Switched to another drink today so I would have a new one to post. 😂😂

A rum punch

 

 

This is what is in it. 
 

 

Another one I approve of. 

 

[bobmacliberty]

1 hour ago, h20skibum said:

That is just the speed test app from the App Store. 

Looks like the Ookla Speed test app.  Same thing if you go to speedtest.net.  

[hotsauce126]

59 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

Somewhat of a minor crisis when we returned to our cabin last night.  We had a paper in the cabin, informing us that the snorkeling excursion we booked for Curaçao has been canceled. They tell us to go to shore excursions this morning and they will give us 15% off any other excursion for Curaçao. 

 

So the problem is, there is only one other snorkeling excursion, and it is at 9:45.  But we had booked I-fly, the simulated sky diving for 9:00, and we wouldn’t have time to do it. 

 

Royal was very accommodating.  They would give us 15% off the snorkeling excursion they still had, and would book us I-fly on a sea day and waive the $49/pp fee. 

 

I just hope this one lives up to the expectations we had for the other one.  Maybe this is one of those life giving you lemons and lemonade things.  

 

I wonder if that's related to what happened to mine last night. I had a two tank dive booked in Curacao when we're there in December and Royal canceled it last night citing operational issues

[island lady]

18 hours ago, h20skibum said:

So we made the rounds for pictures after dinner.  Actually, I was surprised how many tuxes there were tonight.  Maybe it is the slightly longer itinerary, or some were just ready. 

So this is just a photo from our cabin, and not a professional one.  It may be a first for cruise critic, because this may be the first photo of me. 🤣🤣

 

Of course, I had to coordinate the mask with the tux. 😂

 

 

 

OMG...that is just so hauntingly cool!!  You look like a Covid era James Bond!!  😉 

[Sea Dog]

51 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

This is what is in it. 

Winner. I am totally getting that on Explorer.

[sdrocks]

We're booked for Feb.  Celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary.  First cruise since Feb 2020.

Can't wait.

[Sea Dog]

19 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said:

Looks like the Ookla Speed test app.  Same thing if you go to speedtest.net.  

Just downloaded it. That's it. Trying to decide to pay extra so it's add free. Makes for a better screenshot.

[h20skibum]

6 minutes ago, sdrocks said:

We're booked for Feb.  Celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary.  First cruise since Feb 2020.

Can't wait.

Congratulations on your 50th.  There is nothing better than celebrating on a cruise. 

[h20skibum]

My relative position has stayed the same, but my absolute one has not. 
 

Must be the Painkiller. 

 

This is what is in it

 

 

 

[island lady]

Just paid off our end of January B2B on Odyssey.  

 

Feels like we are going now!  🤗

 

Keep up the great review my friend.  Looks like a lot of our Dani's thread friends are following along!  🙂 

[jagsfan]

19 hours ago, h20skibum said:

So we made the rounds for pictures after dinner.  Actually, I was surprised how many tuxes there were tonight.  Maybe it is the slightly longer itinerary, or some were just ready. 

So this is just a photo from our cabin, and not a professional one.  It may be a first for cruise critic, because this may be the first photo of me. 🤣🤣

 

Of course, I had to coordinate the mask with the tux. 😂

 

 

Nothing looks as good as a tux or kilt on a man!

[h20skibum]

1 minute ago, jagsfan said:

Nothing looks as good as a tux or kilt on a man!

We checked out the photos we had taken last night. We did poses on the staircase, and at the Wonderland chair. 
 

Found one we liked. Will probably wait till after the next formal night to pick another. 
 

We get two free pictures. 
 

Maybe I can post some unmasked ones then. Susan looked stunning in her long black dress. 

[Sea Dog]

20 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

 

Must be the Painkiller. 

 

 

 

Wouldn't it be nice to be drinking the original Painkiller at the Soggy Dollar Bar? Cheers! Looks like you are having a fantastic day.

[Luckynana]

8 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

We checked out the photos we had taken last night. We did poses on the staircase, and at the Wonderland chair. 
 

Found one we liked. Will probably wait till after the next formal night to pick another. 
 

We get two free pictures. 
 

Maybe I can post some unmasked ones then. Susan looked stunning in her long black dress. 

Looking forward to seeing you and Susan in your Formal Wear😉

Loving all your pics, as usual!!!!😊

[bobmacliberty]

30 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

My relative position has stayed the same, but my absolute one has not. 
 

Must be the Painkiller. 

 

This is what is in it

 

 

 

 

This is one of my summer time standards.  The recipe calls for 4 oz pineapple juice, 1 oz cream of coconut, 1 oz orange juice plus rum and fresh nutmeg.  I fill a pitcher with a 46 oz can of pineapple juice, 12 oz OJ, and 12 oz cream of coconut and put it in the fridge.  Whenever I want a painkiller I shake the pitcher and pour into a tall glass with ice along with about 3 oz of Pusser's rum.  Add more or less rum to taste.  Top with some fresh grated nutmeg.  Very refreshing. Goes down way too easy.

[h20skibum]

11 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said:

Very refreshing. Goes down way too easy.

I agree with that assessment 🍹🍹🍹