Lido deck main Posted December 22, 2021 #26 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Thanks for posting, will be following. Love the live threads. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV8rix Posted December 22, 2021 #27 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Whee! Just tested negative here in Fort Lauderdale! @richwmn, might join you up on the Lido deck for sailaway -- IF I get everything stowed by then. Didn't know you were a "ramblin' wreck". I've worked with a few of those helluvan engineers at Boeing and McD. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted December 22, 2021 Author #28 Share Posted December 22, 2021 I arrived at terminal 26 at 1210, dropped off by Lyft after a very short ride. Every time I have sailed out of Port Everglades there has been a traffic jam waiting to get into the gate. That was not the case today. Dropped of my luggage and determined that by the time the line got to the check in process it would be 1240 which was my assigned time, so I got in line. I'm pretty sure every one had some type of mask on, but forget any thought of 'social distinceing', it just wasn't going to happen. There was a priority line for 4* and above but I'm not sure that it made much of a difference. The process took about 45 minutes and I was on board. Put on the TV for the required viewing then went to the muster station. Since I have been in the same cabin on both Koningsdam and Nieuw Statendam finding the muster station was no problem. I then headed for Dive In and had a burger and fries for lunch. Lido bar server was Marlon (Brando), a server that has been mentioned on this board many times. Sail away is in an hour and 45 minutes or so. Let the adventure begin! 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iflyrc5 Posted December 22, 2021 #29 Share Posted December 22, 2021 5 hours ago, AV8rix said: Whee! Just tested negative here in Fort Lauderdale! @richwmn, might join you up on the Lido deck for sailaway -- IF I get everything stowed by then. Didn't know you were a "ramblin' wreck". I've worked with a few of those helluvan engineers at Boeing and McD. Where did you get tested in FLL? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted December 22, 2021 #30 Share Posted December 22, 2021 1 hour ago, richwmn said: I then headed for Dive In and had a burger and fries for lunch. A great way to begin a cruise! Thanks for making your posts. Merry Christmas and have a safe and pleasant voyage. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted December 22, 2021 Author #31 Share Posted December 22, 2021 All the way after, port side] 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted December 22, 2021 #32 Share Posted December 22, 2021 23 minutes ago, richwmn said: All the way after, port side] That's a good location for sailaway, but, at least on Nieuw Statendam, it was crowded! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobpatj Posted December 22, 2021 #33 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Have a wonderful cruise, and I look forward to hearing all about it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garlictown Posted December 22, 2021 #34 Share Posted December 22, 2021 34 minutes ago, bobpatj said: Have a wonderful cruise, and I look forward to hearing all about it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garlictown Posted December 22, 2021 #35 Share Posted December 22, 2021 👍Geeetings from the Rotterdam..a new car smell,, lol! 😉 🚢Katie, Dennis and Auntie from Belgium 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted December 22, 2021 #36 Share Posted December 22, 2021 21 minutes ago, garlictown said: 👍Geeetings from the Rotterdam..a new car smell,, lol! 😉 🚢Katie, Dennis and Auntie from Belgium Nice photo. Wishing you all a fabulous cruise. Graham. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted December 22, 2021 Author #37 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Sailaway was a bit late, but still very nice. Met a couple of the CC members, and will meet more shortly. When I got back to my cabin there was a list of port experiences The ports are: Phillipsburg, Sint Maarten Castries, St Lucia Bridgetown, Barbados Roseau, Dominica Basseterre, St Kitts & Nevis Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, USVI All are allowing HAL Excursions. Barbados and St Kitts are allowing government approved excursions as well. Sint Maarten and St Thomas are allowing Independent Tours. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vict0riann Posted December 22, 2021 #38 Share Posted December 22, 2021 I have tried and tried to post pictures on the sailaway thread and the Daily, just came up black, but it seems to be working now... 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted December 22, 2021 Author #39 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Main Dining Room Menu this evening 6 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartzsite Cruiser Posted December 22, 2021 #40 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Rich, thank you for starting this thread and taking us along for the ride. Looking forward to what you and the other Dailyites have to say over the coming days. Have a great cruise, and if possible, maybe you or someone else can post a group picture of the Dailyites. It would be nice to be able to put faces with names and CC handles. Bon Voyage. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Btimmer Posted December 23, 2021 #41 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Rich, Enjoy your cruise on the Rotterdam. We sure enjoyed our 10 days onboard a few weeks ago and we're generally not big ship fans. For some reason the Rotterdam was different than its sister ships. We have a week or so to wait for our Zuiderdam month long cruise. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted December 23, 2021 Author #42 Share Posted December 23, 2021 (edited) Good morning from Rotterdam on a Sea Day. Breakfast in the Lido was very good, the service was as always and the food tasty. When I went around 7am it was not very busy. For today's activities we have trivia three times, bingo, a Ping Pong Tournament, Shuffleboard Challenge and a few other items. A pianist is scheduled for the Ocean Bar at 4:30pm and 5:30pm. The entertainer on the main stage is Jeff Peterson, a comic that I think I have seen before and was pretty good. At 8:20pm the big screen at the Lido Pool will be showing the 49ers vs Titans football game. I did sit an listen to the Rolling Stone Rock Room band for a bit last night and they seemed good, and had a nice crowd. As always, friendly competent bar tenders and servers. Tonight's menu in the Main Dining Room Edited December 23, 2021 by richwmn 17 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted December 23, 2021 Author #43 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Today's full activities 9 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartzsite Cruiser Posted December 23, 2021 #44 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Rich, how many passengers are on the Rotterdam? Forgive me if this has been answered and I just missed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhsocal Posted December 23, 2021 #45 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Nice picture of three of you, got a kick out of the white top. Enjoy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted December 23, 2021 Author #46 Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Quartzsite Cruiser said: Rich, how many passengers are on the Rotterdam? Forgive me if this has been answered and I just missed it. I have been told 1900 - 2000 embarked passengers for the 11 day Christmas and New Years segment. Someone mentioned 350 as the number staying from the previous cruise. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted December 23, 2021 #47 Share Posted December 23, 2021 8 hours ago, richwmn said: I did sit an listen to the Rolling Stone Rock Room band for a bit last night and they seemed good, If you return several times to this venue, I'd be interested if the groups playlist is varied or if their playlist is close to being the same night after night. When I sailed on Nieuw Statendam, the group was very good. But, their playlist was rather limited. 8 hours ago, richwmn said: Tonight's menu in the Main Dining Room Oh, this is a very good menu! Three of the Starters, four of the Mains, and all of the Desserts: all greatly appeal to me! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompeter Posted December 23, 2021 #48 Share Posted December 23, 2021 33 minutes ago, rkacruiser said: If you return several times to this venue, I'd be interested if the groups playlist is varied or if their playlist is close to being the same night after night. When I sailed on Nieuw Statendam, the group was very good. But, their playlist was rather limited. Oh, this is a very good menu! Three of the Starters, four of the Mains, and all of the Desserts: all greatly appeal to me! If the Rock group is still the group with Mackenzie as the lead singer, they are great and a vast playlist to boot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaoma Posted December 23, 2021 #49 Share Posted December 23, 2021 49 minutes ago, tompeter said: If the Rock group is still the group with Mackenzie as the lead singer, they are great and a vast playlist to boot! That's the group we experienced in November. We talked to the group and they said they had 250 songs that were approved, 150 of which they knew very well and the other 100 they could do a good job with. We heard very, very few repetitions, with the ones that were repeated due to guest request. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartzsite Cruiser Posted December 23, 2021 #50 Share Posted December 23, 2021 3 hours ago, richwmn said: I have been told 1900 - 2000 embarked passengers for the 11 day Christmas and New Years segment. Someone mentioned 350 as the number staying from the previous cruise. Thanks, Rich. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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