Live on Odyssey - January 29, 2022 - 8 Night Southern Caribbean 🚢

[barbeyg]

12 hours ago, Bailey & Sophie said:

 

Is this for a drink? We use orange oil to polish furniture.

I do too.  lol  And yes, it is for a drink.

[John&LaLa]

Northstar experience 

 

Nice day on the pool deck

 

10:45 loading, we're next😁

 

And they're up. 

 

Kinda hot in here 😳 

 

Luckily Laura has her pool bag

 

Limiting our fun😉

 

Approaching our apex

[John&LaLa]

Aruba from 90+ meters

 

Looking towards the hotels

 

Not digging that gangway😱

 

Sorry about the glare, but hey, it's a phone

 

Maintenance ongoing

 

Pool attendants should use this view to monitor chair hogs

 

More glare on the way down

[John&LaLa]

Hot chocolate packs at the Jammer coffee station. Complimentary of course

 

Real cocoa at the espresso station as you enter.  I believe it was $3.25 

[Sea Dog]

Great live review that I am really enjoying. How are the upload speeds for posting your pics?

[dbancroft]

5 hours ago, island lady said:

 

Awww...thanks...old but happy!  😄 

Nothing wrong with being old and happy!

[dbancroft]

3 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Actually no, she's run out of fingers🤣🤣

There's always the toes and other parts too!

[markbach]

54 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

Not digging that gangway😱

 

That's the Freewinds, the Church of Scientology's ship.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freewinds

[DaniDanielle]

They were hiding the hot chocolate packets on Anthem😳

[Mrspeachykeen]

1 hour ago, John&LaLa said:

Hot chocolate packs at the Jammer coffee station. Complimentary of course

 

Real cocoa at the espresso station as you enter.  I believe it was $3.25 

Thank you!   My girls will pass on the packets but go crazy for the real stuff.  They have refreshments package.  

[arste]

6 hours ago, vacationlover_mn said:

If we are only going to The Book once, where should we sit?  Same question for the Effectors…. Thx!!

I have been following along on your posts and really enjoy reading what has been said. I have been on the Odyssey 3 times and love the ship.  The last time I saw The Book I decided to sit in the balcony.  This was by far the best most comfortable seat to watch the show.

The best seats for the Effectors is to sit back in the room in the middle section.  Don’t sit too close to the stage.

And these shows are so much better than Cats! 😞😎

[John&LaLa]

2 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Great live review that I am really enjoying. How are the upload speeds for posting your pics?

 

Fairly good. Typical of O3B

Ping about 180

[John&LaLa]

1 hour ago, dbancroft said:

There's always the toes and other parts too!

 

[John&LaLa]

20 minutes ago, arste said:

I have been following along on your posts and really enjoy reading what has been said. I have been on the Odyssey 3 times and love the ship.  The last time I saw The Book I decided to sit in the balcony.  This was by far the best most comfortable seat to watch the show.

The best seats for the Effectors is to sit back in the room in the middle section.  Don’t sit too close to the stage.

And these shows are so much better than Cats! 😞😎

 

We will try Book tonight from center balcony, thanks. And I also appreciate the heafs up on Effectors.

 

My comment where I compate CATS is more about no real story lines and songs to sing along to. This is a valid comment on these shows so far

 

Lots of folks say that is why they don't like CATS, but to each their own.😉

Edited February 2, 2022 by John&LaLa

[DesireeC03]

14 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

As usual, ending night in Boleros 

 

Tonight it's a Hotel Nacional

 

BTW, Sorrento's was packed at 11:30

 

I like Boleros because it's closest to our elevator and I don't have to stumble far. Plus our SL waiter works here 

Who is your SL waiter - my 2 nights on the Odyssey I had the best server (and he was at CC)?

[RobInMN]

1 hour ago, arste said:

And these shows are so much better than Cats! 😞😎

 

[island lady]

4 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

The SL machine works flawlessly, and is generall up and running by 6am

 

Well, not officially😇

 

Hardly necessary 😉

 

You can grab Soda and water all day as well

 

 

The self serve bottles of water is one of the best perks I have ever seen in an SL!!  Nice!!  🙂 

[island lady]

4 hours ago, davekathy said:

Naw. Now I'm the ghost poster. 😎

 

I miss being the mystery woman now!  😳  Well...then again...with wearing masks...  😷 😄 

[island lady]

4 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

I recapped them plently of times. Not always quite as easy as a plastic bottle but quite doable.

 

What do you use?  

 

At least I know I will have my own bottles I brought on board to refill....drinking one now after long walk in the heat and humidity of Aruba...and that big Grouper sandwich.  😉 

[island lady]

3 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

That's where they sat us for Top Tier on Monday

 

You didn't look comfortable.  😞  We were in a couple of comfy arm chairs (like we had for the show last night).  Looking around...they seem to be in short supply.  

 

Those couches are hard as a rock as well.  Agree...like sitting on those hard benches at the Aqua theater.  

[island lady]

2 hours ago, markbach said:

 

That's the Freewinds, the Church of Scientology's ship.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freewinds

 

Our breakfast head waiter in CK told us the little ship never goes anywhere.  😮  

[cruiselvr04]

What’s the 2-70 experience on the ship?  I see it listed only once?  

[island lady]

Bucky and I were watching a couple of groups going up and then coming back out and on North Star this morning.  Indeed they looked very warm and sweaty when they came back down the stairs. 😮 

 

We must have just missed your launch John.  We walked into town about 10:30 (11:30 Aruba time), checking out some shops then over to West Deck for a nice lunch.  Some of the best tender/sweet fried Calamari I have ever had, plus we also had their "Island Fish sandwiches" which to our delight were Grouper.  Delicious.  

 

Paired with a monster mug of Heineken for Bucky and a couple of SBs for me...perfect.  Elected to  walk around on the pretty little beach, just to dip our feet in the very warm water.  Walked back with "sandy toes" in our flip flops, and big smiles on our faces. 😄 

[LATTELOVE]

3 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

Northstar experience 

 

Nice day on the pool deck

 

10:45 loading, we're next😁

 

And they're up. 

 

Kinda hot in here 😳 

 

Luckily Laura has her pool bag

 

Limiting our fun😉

 

Approaching our apex

Pictures of the North Star are so clear,

Looks like you all had a beautiful, sunny day.

 

First time going to Curacao for us, Is there a beach

close by the pier,

Looking for a beach to spend the day.

Thank you!

[xpcdoojk]

46 minutes ago, island lady said:

 

Our breakfast head waiter in CK told us the little ship never goes anywhere.  😮  

26 years ago it was docked at the pier on Bonaire.  Didn’t go anywhere then either.