Cruising into Twenty - Twenty two : Something old and something Nieuw

[scubacruiserx2]

24 minutes ago, ski ww said:

Thanks for the great photos. I guess it's the next best thing, if we can't be on a cruise look at photos from people who are. 

 

Thank you .We're glad that you enjoy the photos . Maybe it will be an incentive to plan your next trip . We do like to reflect , relive and remember thru the photos . It's like a second trip free .

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We switched cameras for the sail away .

 

A close up of the Coast Guard station next to Nova Southeastern , which is where our son works but at a different campus .

 

Pier 66 is where the PTZ camera for Fort Lauderdale sail aways is located

 

We were the first ship out of the port and the Enchanted Princess was next

 

The condo where the Port Everglades ptz web cam is located and the HAL cheer team on the ground .

 

Video clip :

 

 

The 2 horns were located in the Retreat area and they were excruciating loud and left a permanent part in my hair !

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[Dunmore2]

Thanks for going into the fine details of your cruise, keep it coming. 

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1 hour ago, Dunmore2 said:

Thanks for going into the fine details of your cruise, keep it coming. 

 

You're welcome , we'll try .

[scubacruiserx2]

The wake , the Enchanted and the skyline .

 

The Enchanted and the skyline

 

The skyline

 

The power of the zoom lens

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Our first night's dinner was at the Tamarind Restaurant .

Video:

 

We loved this place on the Eurodam and so it was our first dinner on the Nieuw Amsterdam .

 

 

 

Shrimp crackers and dips

 

Satay Sampler for her and she liked the pork the best

 

 

Tom Kha Kai chicken soup for me - loved it

 

 

Crispy Duck main course for her - loved it

 

 

Red Panang Curry for me - very good but a little too spicy for me

 

 

Mango Posset for her - loved it

 

 

Lemon Basel/Yuzu/Lychee Sorbets for me - loved it

 

 

A near prefect start and @ 1/2 price with our new 4 **** status = A bargain

 

 

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After dinner we decided to walk it off with a couple of laps around the #10 deck .

 

 

Santa's elves left a couple of presents on our bed while we were gone .

 

 

After the end of 1 day it was milk chocolate guys 2 dark chocolate bag ladies 0 .

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An early morning in HMC on the last day of 2021 .

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Trip tip # 3 is our last luggage tip . 

 

We always keep garbage bags in the outside pocket of our suit cases . In the event of rain and or snow they pop over the bag possibly poking a handle thru if needed . They are also good for wet gear or dirty clothes .

[scubacruiserx2]

Our long first day was coming to an end and at 9 Pm we headed to the closest bar  which was the Seaview . I like a Pina Cola and some pretzels before bed to relax and crunch a little . The Seaview Bar didn't have the ingredients to make a PC so we headed to the next bar which was the Lido . The Lido Bar had the ingredients but were closed . I gambled and asked if they could send the ingredients to the Seaview but I came up snake eyes . At the Seaview I tried a red Daiquiri in a to go cup that was too sweet for my taste . Morning comes early for me as for over 28 years I had to leave home at 0430 to make it to work by 0700 for my 24 hour shift as a Firefighter/Paramedic in Miami . Old habits still haven't died which meant that I would take the camera for a walk , pick up some cream for DW's coffee and shoot the sunrise while Patty slept . Lights out is usually by midnight and went to sleep dreaming of a walk on a ghost ship . 😴

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Full frame camera with a wide angle lens . Deck 2 lower MDR . We only ate here once on the first days lunch .

 

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The Digital Workshop

 

Lincoln Center Stage

 

The Pinnacle Grill .We ate breakfast here most of of our cruise days .

 

It overlooks the Atrium

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nearby was this beautiful armoire

 

 

Also was a bronze bust of Beatrix who reigned as the Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 - 2013 . The flower arrangement in our cabin was named in her honor .

 

 

 

[puppycanducruise]

Your dinner at Tamarind looked great.

[scubacruiserx2]

Further forward are the entertainment venues . The Queen's Lounge and Arts Center has been repurposed and rebranded as BB King's Blues Club .

 

And Billboard Onboard 

 

Having seen so many of the original performers and bands over the years we are not big fans of cover bands and top 40 bands and as a result we didn't attend any of the performances . We know that the band's drummer was missing during the cruise and that some of the comedy performances were canceled as well on our cruise . For us entertainment is not why we chose HAL .

 

[scubacruiserx2]

31 minutes ago, puppycanducruise said:

Your dinner at Tamarind looked great.

 

Thanks it was . We liked it so much that we went back 3 more times .

[puppycanducruise]

3 minutes ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

 

Thanks it was . We liked it so much that we went back 3 more times .

Love the Tamarind.  Unfortunately, our next cruise is on the Volendam and it doesn't have one.

[bobpatj]

Thank you for all the pictures.  We'll be onboard later this month.

[scubacruiserx2]

5 hours ago, puppycanducruise said:

Love the Tamarind.  Unfortunately, our next cruise is on the Volendam and it doesn't have one.

 

We haven't been on the Volendam but did see her up the river in Curacao on our last cruise there before the flu hit in December 2019 .

 

We were in the same place this cruise on January 3rd . We have cruised on her sister cruise the Zaandam a couple of times to South America and Antarctica - our favorite location so far . We do love the Tamarind and wish that they would offer a pop up Tamarind on the ships that don't currently have a dedicated one .

[scubacruiserx2]

4 hours ago, bobpatj said:

Thank you for all the pictures.  We'll be onboard later this month.

 

Your welcome .We hope that you can make your cruise as we have heard about some future cruise issues on the NA . If you have any questions , we will try to answer them .

[scubacruiserx2]

Continuing our tour on deck 2 of the Nieuw Amsterdam

 

The Roulette wheel reminds me of the scene in Casablanca where Rick helps a young couple escape coming oppression by fixing the game .

 

https://skiffleboom.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/film-as-art-week-08-logical-storytelling-assignment-8/

 

 

Colored lights can hypnotize

Sparkle someone else's eyes ...

 

My wife does like to play and is very good at The Wheel of Fortune game on TV

 

 

Our youngest daughter has a couple of pot bellied pigs and we think that she would think that the Rakin' Bacon pig is cute . She was married on a cruise ship .

 

 

 

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Finishing deck 2 with the Mainstage  and a couple of flying floozies

 

 

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Travel tip # 4 is a product that we have used for a while for it's anti- microbial properties used to keep our hands and bodies clean and to prevent disease . We use it at home and brought it on the cruise to help keep us healthy with frequent hand washing .

Defense soap .

 

 

The science behind Defense soap .

 

https://www.defensesoap.com/the-science/

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In the interest of speeding things up a bit we will put the 3rd deck walk on hold . We hope to start with a sunrise , a breakfast and our day at HMC.

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A walk up top

 

A Moonset follows the Sunrise

 

Here come the Sun

 

Back in the aft

 

 

Edited January 13, 2022 by scubacruiserx2