Not Homer’s Odyssey - semi live Odyssey of the Seas

[bobmacliberty]

3 hours ago, Tree_skier said:

Dinner is Wonderland.  I’m a little nervous about that.  I don’t know if I’m really adventurous enough of an eater for that.  

 

Go into Wonderland thinking of it as entertainment with food involved rather than as dinner.  We really enjoyed the food but we like to try different things.  It's interesting seeing something that tastes different than it looks.  Trust your waiters to bring something that you will like.  Worst case, there's WJ and Sorrento's after.

[Tree_skier]

A little blackjack Before lunch and then back to the pub for lunch. The poutine wasn’t as good this time. Not enough gravy or cheese curds. But the smoked cheddar soup was really good and made up for it. 
 

after that we took off to zone zero for the VR experience. It is an absolute hoot for young and old. Don’t miss out on it when you are aboard. 
 

Edited February 15, 2022 by Tree_skier

[Tree_skier]

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[Tree_skier]

@A&L_Ont 

 

I just saw this pop up in recommended viewing. You probably already knew about it but…

 

 

 

[sandc4e]

5 hours ago, Tree_skier said:

The Giant Meatball

 

 

The steak… sorry I already took a bite..........
 

 

 

 

The meatball app at Gio's is my hubby's favorite!  We will be partaking in March for sure!

 

 

[Tree_skier]

1 hour ago, sandc4e said:

 

The meatball app at Gio's is my hubby's favorite!  We will be partaking in March for sure!

 

 

I really loved it. We’ll be back for more in a couple of days. 

[Tree_skier]

After a nice afternoon in the deck above the pool deck it was back to the casino. The morning session was suspect but we made some of the it back this afternoon. I’m currently in the black for $37

 

 

im heading to Wonderland now. We’ll see how it goes. 

[Tree_skier]

Current score is 346 - 180. 
 

😇

[akcruz]

Do you happen to remember if they had the beverage packages buy 1 get 1 half off on the first day?  Just booked the next 8 day after John's and your reviews, planner has it at 65.99 so that would be less for us pretty sure.

[ticketsunlimited]

1 hour ago, Tree_skier said:

Current score is 346 - 180. 
 

😇

Liquid Lobster/Planters punch and wash it down with U2

[Coralc]

1 hour ago, akcruz said:

Do you happen to remember if they had the beverage packages buy 1 get 1 half off on the first day?  Just booked the next 8 day after John's and your reviews, planner has it at 65.99 so that would be less for us pretty sure.

Except that $65.99 won't be the price to take half of. It will be the full price of $89 or whatever and really only amounts to 25% off per person. 

[akcruz]

17 minutes ago, Coralc said:

Except that $65.99 won't be the price to take half of. It will be the full price of $89 or whatever and really only amounts to 25% off per person. 

 

Yes I do know that, it actually comes out the same, base price is 88 for our cruise.  If I can get that onboard won't buy pre cruise unless it drops below where it is now.  We usually book way ahead so can watch prices a bit, however just booked so don't have that luxury.  On the other hand if it's just full price onboard will take what I can now.

Edited February 16, 2022 by akcruz

[Tree_skier]

2 hours ago, akcruz said:

Do you happen to remember if they had the beverage packages buy 1 get 1 half off on the first day?  Just booked the next 8 day after John's and your reviews, planner has it at 65.99 so that would be less for us pretty sure.

I’ll try and find a day one cruise compass but I think the onboard price was $89 so second one at $44.50 wouldn’t be a savings. 

[alohayall]

8 hours ago, Maitaivegas said:

Love your title and your report so far.
On your ship is it Giovanni’s table or kitchen? On the Oasis we don’t have the giant meatball, and I am struggling to find something to eat other than the fillet.

It’s Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen.  There is also Giovanni’s Wine Bar, which offers some food - meat & cheese platter, meatballs (not giant), pizza, Stromboli…

 

Ever tried Osso Bucco?  I dared step out of the comfort of filet and found this to be a nice tender meat in Italian restaurants.

[Tree_skier]

I like wonderland. Might even do it another night. 
 

 

The birds nest and Thr mad hatters potted shrimp. 
 

 

Liquid Lobster

 

 

Wonton soup

 

 

Rib T luscious short rib and Branzino in crispy bread. 

 

 

Forbidden fruit or Forbidden Apple I can’t remember exactly

 

 

We also had the one called World. 
 

 

That is one spectacular dessert!!!

 

 

Edited February 16, 2022 by Tree_skier

[Tree_skier]

Waiting for Tap Factory to begin. 
 

[Ozark_Kid]

17 minutes ago, Tree_skier said:

I like wonderland. Might even do it another night. 
 

 

The birds nest and Thr mad hatters potted shrimp. 
 

 

Liquid Lobster

 

 

Wonton soup

 

 

Rib T luscious short rib

 

 

Forbidden fruit or Forbidden Apple I can’t remember exactly

 

 

We also had the one called World. 
 

 

That is one spectacular dessert!!!

 

 

I’m glad you enjoyed it.  We enjoyed Wonderland enough to do it again last month on Harmony.  The birds nest and The mad hatters potted shrimp where really good.  I loved the smoke flavor of the eggs.  On Symphony they had a mad hatter visiting each table but they didn’t on Harmony.  Did you have the mad hatter character visiting the tables?

[TPCRUISER2]

On 2/12/2022 at 10:25 PM, Tree_skier said:

Simeon Kirkles was the comedian tonight. It was a family show. He was very funny. He did a hilarious Trump impression. 
 

Chops was very good.  Sorry no food porn, I forgot. I’ll do better tomorrow. I had the filet, DW had the Branzino. She loved it. 
 

final score for the day 99-60

You are so Lucky! Saw Simeon on Brilliance in Jan. Thought I was going to die from laughing. Yes, he had been working on his impression during the pandemic.

[sgmn]

17 hours ago, HBE4 said:

 

I consider breaking even to be a win. Free entertainment.

 

We have our $10 limit, when it's gone, it's gone.  Last of the big spenders 😁

Like you we treat it as our after dinner and pre show entertainment .

Sometimes the $10 lasts the whole cruise

Edited February 16, 2022 by sgmn

[sgmn]

My sister in law has just tested positive, has headache and feeling cold, otherwise OK. Fully jabbed and boostered.

She was round ours for supper on Monday so fingers crossed we don't have it, LFT show negative for us. 

She had been partying at Brighton (UK costal Town near us) at the weekend which is where she probably caught it. 

She had done a test on Monday before coming round and that was negative 

Edited February 16, 2022 by sgmn

[sgmn]

1 hour ago, sgmn said:

My sister in law has just tested positive, has headache and feeling cold, otherwise OK. Fully jabbed and boostered.

She was round ours for supper on Monday so fingers crossed we don't have it, LFT show negative for us. 

She had been partying at Brighton (UK costal Town near us) at the weekend which is where she probably caught it. 

She had done a test on Monday before coming round and that was negative 

Woops I meant to post this in Dani's thread and now I can't edit it. Sorry about that, please ignore and carry on.......

🙈

Edited February 16, 2022 by sgmn

[bobmacliberty]

3 hours ago, sgmn said:

Sometimes the $10 lasts the whole cruise

 

That would last me about 30 seconds at a craps table!

[Maitaivegas]

12 hours ago, alohayall said:

It’s Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen.  There is also Giovanni’s Wine Bar, which offers some food - meat & cheese platter, meatballs (not giant), pizza, Stromboli…

 

Ever tried Osso Bucco?  I dared step out of the comfort of filet and found this to be a nice tender meat in Italian restaurants.

Ok so my ship has the other Giovanni’s restaurant so no meatballs.

I had Osso Bucco at Sinatra in Las Vegas and it was really good, but so rich.

Thanks for answering my question, I appreciate it.

[crewsweeper]

13 hours ago, Tree_skier said:

I like wonderland. Might even do it another night. 
 

 

The birds nest and Thr mad hatters potted shrimp. 
 

 

Liquid Lobster

 

 

Wonton soup

 

 

Rib T luscious short rib and Branzino in crispy bread. 

 

 

Forbidden fruit or Forbidden Apple I can’t remember exactly

 

 

We also had the one called World. 
 

 

That is one spectacular dessert!!!

 

 

Not a big fan of all the "nesting" items on the menu, like trying to eat dry straw, but the short ribs and teh Chocolate World dessert are fantastic.   Also the Smoke Ring bourbon drink!

[crewsweeper]

13 hours ago, alohayall said:

It’s Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen.  There is also Giovanni’s Wine Bar, which offers some food - meat & cheese platter, meatballs (not giant), pizza, Stromboli…

 

Ever tried Osso Bucco?  I dared step out of the comfort of filet and found this to be a nice tender meat in Italian restaurants.

Miss the old Tapas menu at Vintages but at Least Giovanni's Wine Bar has different menu than the restaurant, something Vintages and Jaimes on other ships should try.

 

OssoBucco is delish.  Nice to see it on the menu..