Rare TracieABD Posted November 23, 2021 #1 Share Posted November 23, 2021 November, 22, 2021 Day 1 Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale Let the Shenanigans Begin Holy Time Out, BatFriends- It has been a long time! We are currently sitting at the Westin in Ft Lauderdale... just waiting... ... waiting for our PCR’s to come back ... waiting to see if all well ... waiting for Wednesday morning to come to—- Board the beautiful Regal Princess! It will be one big old Welcome Home for us! And I can’t wait! For those of you who don’t know, I am Tracie-Lynn. I live in Charlotte, NC. And I am getting ready to board my 27th and 28th cruises. I have written a Live From or two (or many) in the past, so the saga continues. This is where we left off- I was on a cruise that I did not blog in March of 2020. The reason I did not blog it was because I was planning a wedding- my wedding. A little background- It was in the Baltic (May 2018) that Princess 2 (KC Sungirl on CC and Fungirl Across America and Beyond on Facebook) let it slip that, though divorced- I had met someone really special. Jon (that is the someone special) and I took our first cruise in November of 2018. He was instantly hooked on cruising and I was hooked on him- Kismet! Back to the wedding part- After two and half years together, he asked. I answered and the planning began. First the honeymoon, a 34 cruise to from FLL around the Baltic. From there, we picked a date and planned the wedding- April 10, 2020. Welp. You all know how that worked out. Or didn’t... During the long and protracted lockdown- we watched 4 wedding dates come and go. Boo. We finally were able to get married on our 4 year dating anniversary in July of this year! And now were are taking a couple of cruises to celebrate! Yay! And now ya’all are current! We left Charlotte this morning after dropping off the puppy. Yup. We are THOSE PEOPLE. We got a COVID puppy. We are so cliche. He is an Italian Greyhound named Luca. And he is a brat! We hopped in an Uber and made it to airport in record time. The airport was super zoo-ey, but Jon has some status- and we both have Global Entry (Best. Hundred. Bucks. EVER!), so we were sitting in the lounge within 15 minutes of drop off. Super easy. We also made the upgrade cut, so the 2 hour flight was nice. We rented a car for the 40 hours in Ft. Lauderdale, and drove up to the Westin in North Ft. Lauderdale. We really like this section of South Florida... We grabbed a burger at the Moonlight Diner, visited with some friends, and have settled in to watch some football. Oh. And I keep obsessively checking the MyChart App for the COVID test results. But that is just me. If you know me, you know I am pretty much- “Attention to Details Girl”. I am hoping this cruise is fun. There may even be some surprises forthcoming! Anyone want to guess??? More later! Tracie-Lynn (AKA P1) 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonrondeau Posted November 23, 2021 #2 Share Posted November 23, 2021 (edited) Fun!!! Edited November 23, 2021 by Jonrondeau 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonrondeau Posted November 23, 2021 #3 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Brat?!?! 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TracieABD Posted November 23, 2021 Author #4 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Just now, Jonrondeau said: Brat?!?! May I formally introduce you to Luca the Wonder Dog! And yes, Jon. He is a brat! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted November 23, 2021 #5 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Tracie-Lynn and Jon…have a great cruise & looking forward to following along. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare iamaqt2 Posted November 23, 2021 #6 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Have a great cruise you two! So looking forward to following along. I love a good Live report. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TracieABD Posted November 23, 2021 Author #7 Share Posted November 23, 2021 15 minutes ago, Astro Flyer said: Tracie-Lynn and Jon…have a great cruise & looking forward to following along. Frank- Thank you so much! I am so glad to be out of hiding... And you are next! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TracieABD Posted November 23, 2021 Author #8 Share Posted November 23, 2021 7 minutes ago, iamaqt2 said: Have a great cruise you two! So looking forward to following along. I love a good Live report. Thank you! I can’t promise it will be good... but it will be goofy, for sure! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare iamaqt2 Posted November 23, 2021 #9 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Just now, TracieABD said: Thank you! I can’t promise it will be good... but it will be goofy, for sure! I'm totally down for that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TracieABD Posted November 23, 2021 Author #10 Share Posted November 23, 2021 1 minute ago, iamaqt2 said: I'm totally down for that! What an amazing coinkidink! Me, too!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenbunny Posted November 23, 2021 #11 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Thanks to all who are taking their vacay cruising time to write these incredibly helpful Live From….posts. For those of us still waiting our turn - DH and I have 37 days until we board the new Enchanted Princess Dec 30 - it has been so much fun to read about all the experiences and reviews for the trail blazers being back on board. (or should that be wake blazers. 😆) Congratulations on your wedding and have a great time on the cruise. Will be following every day. PS - have not been on a cruise ship since we stepped off Coral Princess in Santiago Chile Feb 7, 2020. Withdrawal has been horrible! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare patrickmoran Posted November 23, 2021 #12 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Hope to see you aboard, Tracy-Lynn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted November 23, 2021 #13 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Looking forward to your posts, Tracie. It's going to be hard to top the ones from your and Fungirl's Baltic cruise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted November 23, 2021 #14 Share Posted November 23, 2021 We "should" have been on our way driving down for our one night pre-cruise stay at the Hilton Marina... "Life" got in the way, in a big way, and we were advised, rightfully so, that maybe I should wait another couple of months to travel outside of the country, even on a cruise ship.. Got the Regal booked for a little 4 day at the end of January ( under the 50% off for RN's ) and the CB booked for next Thanksgiving Added bonus - the kids are now coming down for a few days, so it's all very good later, and following along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyskie Posted November 23, 2021 #15 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Following 😁 We'll be on your second part of the B2B We go for our PCR on Saturday and fly out on Sunday 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbri Posted November 23, 2021 #16 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Have a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TracieABD Posted November 23, 2021 Author #17 Share Posted November 23, 2021 11 hours ago, gardenbunny said: Thanks to all who are taking their vacay cruising time to write these incredibly helpful Live From….posts. For those of us still waiting our turn - DH and I have 37 days until we board the new Enchanted Princess Dec 30 - it has been so much fun to read about all the experiences and reviews for the trail blazers being back on board. (or should that be wake blazers. 😆) Congratulations on your wedding and have a great time on the cruise. Will be following every day. PS - have not been on a cruise ship since we stepped off Coral Princess in Santiago Chile Feb 7, 2020. Withdrawal has been horrible! I can’t wait to hear about your Nee Year’s cruise! What a way to kick off 2022. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host CJSKIDS Posted November 23, 2021 #18 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Can't wait to follow along on your sailing. Congrats on all the good news and enjoy every moment! Chris had tried to get me to come along but I wasn't able to make it. You all have a glass of wine for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TracieABD Posted November 23, 2021 Author #19 Share Posted November 23, 2021 11 hours ago, patrickmoran said: Hope to see you aboard, Tracy-Lynn Sounds like a plan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TracieABD Posted November 23, 2021 Author #20 Share Posted November 23, 2021 10 hours ago, geoherb said: Looking forward to your posts, Tracie. It's going to be hard to top the ones from your and Fungirl's Baltic cruise. You just never know… 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TracieABD Posted November 23, 2021 Author #21 Share Posted November 23, 2021 3 hours ago, voljeep said: We "should" have been on our way driving down for our one night pre-cruise stay at the Hilton Marina... "Life" got in the way, in a big way, and we were advised, rightfully so, that maybe I should wait another couple of months to travel outside of the country, even on a cruise ship.. Got the Regal booked for a little 4 day at the end of January ( under the 50% off for RN's ) and the CB booked for next Thanksgiving Added bonus - the kids are now coming down for a few days, so it's all very good later, and following along Awww… shoot! But I am so happy you have an amazing alternate plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TracieABD Posted November 23, 2021 Author #22 Share Posted November 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Tyskie said: Following 😁 We'll be on your second part of the B2B We go for our PCR on Saturday and fly out on Sunday 🤞 YES!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TracieABD Posted November 23, 2021 Author #23 Share Posted November 23, 2021 3 hours ago, jimbri said: Have a great cruise. Thank you!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TracieABD Posted November 23, 2021 Author #24 Share Posted November 23, 2021 10 minutes ago, Host CJSKIDS said: Can't wait to follow along on your sailing. Congrats on all the good news and enjoy every moment! Chris had tried to get me to come along but I wasn't able to make it. You all have a glass of wine for me. Wait… What?!?! is my cousin Chris on this sailing??? You just NEED to come on down and hang with the fam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jwattle Posted November 23, 2021 #25 Share Posted November 23, 2021 5 hours ago, voljeep said: We "should" have been on our way driving down for our one night pre-cruise stay at the Hilton Marina... "Life" got in the way, in a big way, and we were advised, rightfully so, that maybe I should wait another couple of months to travel outside of the country, even on a cruise ship.. Got the Regal booked for a little 4 day at the end of January ( under the 50% off for RN's ) and the CB booked for next Thanksgiving Added bonus - the kids are now coming down for a few days, so it's all very good later, and following along Hope all is well my friend! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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