JackieBlue44 Posted March 11, 2022 #251 Share Posted March 11, 2022 On 3/8/2022 at 9:01 AM, TravelGirlinDallas said: Enjoying your review and looking forward to Allure coming to Galveston! We are too! Do you have a cruise booked on Allure out of Galveston? We are sailing in December. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieBlue44 Posted March 11, 2022 #252 Share Posted March 11, 2022 On 3/9/2022 at 5:05 AM, h20skibum said: After a long day, and a short night, we are sailing through a brief rainstorm on our way to the port at St. Maarten this morning. Sunrise is at 5:21 today. Exquisite photo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted March 11, 2022 Author #253 Share Posted March 11, 2022 3 hours ago, JackieBlue44 said: What does DL mean? (I haven't cruised in 20+ years and honestly don't know!) ty DL is the Diamond Lounge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted March 11, 2022 Author #254 Share Posted March 11, 2022 6:33 am sunrise today because of the time travel last night. Not exactly looking into the sun, but I like this view 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted March 11, 2022 Author #255 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Well, this is different!! The chair hogs are out early on this sea day. I guess if the towel stand isn’t open yet, just clip your newspaper sections to the loungers. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelGirlinDallas Posted March 11, 2022 #256 Share Posted March 11, 2022 8 hours ago, JackieBlue44 said: We are too! Do you have a cruise booked on Allure out of Galveston? We are sailing in December. Not yet! We have booked Ovation out of Seattle in July and Adventure out of Galveston at Thanksgiving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not-enough-cruising Posted March 11, 2022 #257 Share Posted March 11, 2022 9 hours ago, JackieBlue44 said: We are too! Do you have a cruise booked on Allure out of Galveston? We are sailing in December. February ‘23 for us, got a great deal on a CLS the day bookings opened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted March 11, 2022 #258 Share Posted March 11, 2022 14 hours ago, h20skibum said: And we are back…dock lines and all Winner! Winner!! Winner!!! No whistles, no yells! 14 hours ago, h20skibum said: Dinner tonight was a Chops filet We ordered it for the 16.95 upcharge in the MDR Curious if it tasted as good as ones you have had in Chops? I’ve always wondered what’s the difference between a Chops filet and a regular filet. Is it a better cut? Is it seasoned differently? I also would like to know and others probably know the answer because I’ve never asked. Where are the kitchens for the specialty restaurants? Does each restaurant have their own kitchen? Or are there just different sections of the main kitchen down below? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniDanielle Posted March 11, 2022 #259 Share Posted March 11, 2022 9 hours ago, JackieBlue44 said: Happy Birthday!!! +1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted March 11, 2022 Author #260 Share Posted March 11, 2022 33 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: Winner! Winner!! Winner!!! No whistles, no yells! Curious if it tasted as good as ones you have had in Chops? I’ve always wondered what’s the difference between a Chops filet and a regular filet. Is it a better cut? Is it seasoned differently? I also would like to know and others probably know the answer because I’ve never asked. Where are the kitchens for the specialty restaurants? Does each restaurant have their own kitchen? Or are there just different sections of the main kitchen down below? It is just as good as the ones in Chops. Of course, you don’t get those great appetizers and deserts, nor do you get the ambiance. if there isn’t anything that we crave on the regular MDR menu, we usually order one of these. I am not positive, but I think each of the restaurants have their own kitchens. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo&fran Posted March 11, 2022 #261 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Chops filet you order in the dining room might be the same as on the menu, but you get the whole piece, instead of the slices the dining room serves. Noy necessarily any better, just more. Eating in chops, you get all of the other goodies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesireeC03 Posted March 11, 2022 #262 Share Posted March 11, 2022 I have really enjoyed your review - thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted March 11, 2022 Author #263 Share Posted March 11, 2022 What a relaxing sea day. Went and did our normal six miles on the track this morning, then to the pool. The people using newspapers to hold their seats finally got towels and other things to put on them, but I never saw them actually sit in the loungers. WJ for lunch today. Cheeseburger and a Mexican meatloaf. We had an appointment with Next cruise this afternoon. Either I booked more cruises than I thought, or they wanted to make sure I got my invoices. Tonight is the second formal night. I hope they bought lots of lobster. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted March 11, 2022 Author #264 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Yes, they did bring lots of lobster tonight. vadalia onion tart lobster plus 2 more tails for me plus molten lava cake I know , I am a lightweight. The guy at the table next to us ate eight. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted March 11, 2022 Author #265 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Some good singers at Karaoke finals tonight. Too bad they can’t put it somewhere with better sight lines than Dazzles. We have Adult Majority Rules, then Adult Comedy after karaoke. The seas are smoky and life is good. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen haywood Posted March 11, 2022 #266 Share Posted March 11, 2022 🤭 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted March 12, 2022 Author #267 Share Posted March 12, 2022 3 hours ago, h20skibum said: The seas are smoky and life is good. Hmm, quoting myself. Don’t know how auto correct changed smooth to smoky. 😂😂 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted March 12, 2022 Author #268 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Adult Majority Rules was hilarious. We had a team of seven, and it was packed to standing room only. We had played earlier in the week with 3 on our team, and added two more. They wanted groups of six to eight. It was such a change from the last time we sailed in January. So nice to see everyone laughing and having a good time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted March 12, 2022 Author #269 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Our Cruise Director, Chris Brown, introduced the comedians. I need a jacket like his. We saw both comedians in the Comedy Club, and enjoyed both. Nora Lynch had some new adult material, and the theatre was roaring with laughter Rocky Osborn stayed mainly with the routine he had done earlier. It would have been nice to hear some new material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted March 12, 2022 Author #270 Share Posted March 12, 2022 I hate when this happens That means they will kick us off Sunday morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted March 12, 2022 Author #271 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Meanwhile, my early morning sunrise today. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagsfan Posted March 12, 2022 #272 Share Posted March 12, 2022 10 hours ago, h20skibum said: Hmm, quoting myself. Don’t know how auto correct changed smooth to smoky. 😂😂 I’m glad you clarified that! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted March 12, 2022 #273 Share Posted March 12, 2022 1 hour ago, h20skibum said: I hate when this happens That means they will kick us off Sunday morning. I hate it too. Shouldn't be allowed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted March 12, 2022 #274 Share Posted March 12, 2022 10 hours ago, h20skibum said: Hmm, quoting myself. Don’t know how auto correct changed smooth to smoky. 😂😂 I was envisioning fog near the surface. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted March 12, 2022 Author #275 Share Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) I can’t tell you how many times I have walked by these lifeboats, and tried to figure how they could jam 370 people in them. I mean, have they been to the Wind Jammer and looked around? I was going to bring a towel this morning to reserve my lifeboat space, because you have to do it at the pool, so why not here? I know my boat has a capacity plate that says X number of persons, or X weight including persons and gear. When I do the math for it, it means the average person is 150 lb. By that scale, there are a lot of “above average” people onboard. Edited March 12, 2022 by h20skibum 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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