LIVE! -- Dragon of the Seas goes to the Beyond and Back, October 26-Novemeber 4

[DragonOfTheSeas]

The Captain just gave his daily briefing.  He said we would be going through squalls starting in 10 minutes and the people on outside decks should be aware.  Unfortunately, he said they would last the rest of the day.  

 

I guess it will be back to the casino for us this afternoon.  DH and I have visited the casino the last two nights and [surprise] we are minimally ahead of the house. That almost never happens.

 

We have an Elite event in Eden this evening.  

[DragonOfTheSeas]

I thought you might be interested to see our position.  

 

 

I captured this from the weather dot com. I am glad DH and I sat on the outside decks near Eden this morning and enjoyed the sunshine. 😁

 

However, to put things in perspective.  It is 44 degrees at our home right now and 84 degrres  in Willemstad, Curacao. 😊  I would be happy to see some warm liquid sunshine there tomorrow. 

 

Edited October 30, 2022 by DragonOfTheSeas

[Ex-Airbalancer]

2 hours ago, countess5 said:

Apex

My wife had a hard walking though there because of vestibular disorder injury  

[DragonOfTheSeas]

8 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said:

My wife had a hard walking though there because of vestibular disorder injury  

I must admit I did not know what this disorder was until I looked it up.  I can see this hall gives her issues.  The same assault on my senses that give me a positive reaction clearly cause difficulty for a number of guests. [judging by the comments on this thread]

 

It does make me wonder if Celebrity had input regarding the possible negative issues with this installation.

  

[ijscheer]

21 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said:

My wife had a hard walking though there because of vestibular disorder injury  

Then you absolutely must avoid Edge, and also, Beyond.  The path on those is much harder to follow.  Don't know about Ascent yet.

[Ex-Airbalancer]

7 minutes ago, ijscheer said:

Then you absolutely must avoid Edge, and also, Beyond.  The path on those is much harder to follow.  Don't know about Ascent yet.

We didn’t care for E class ships , so we will try to stay with M&S class ships 

[HS2BS]

Last night at about 2am all the lights popped on, had to physically get up and turn each one off! Room steward was aware, but with no explanation. Yesterday we did note that all the electrical panels were removed and leaning against the hallway walls on deck 9 - today everything is back t normal.

Hal

[Ex-Airbalancer]

4 minutes ago, HS2BS said:

Last night at about 2am all the lights popped on, had to physically get up and turn each one off! Room steward was aware, but with no explanation. Yesterday we did note that all the electrical panels were removed and leaning against the hallway walls on deck 9 - today everything is back t normal.

Hal

It is All Hallows' Eve tomorrow 😱

[DragonOfTheSeas]

1 hour ago, HS2BS said:

Last night at about 2am all the lights popped on, had to physically get up and turn each one off! Room steward was aware, but with no explanation. Yesterday we did note that all the electrical panels were removed and leaning against the hallway walls on deck 9 - today everything is back t normal.

Hal

The first two days our TV turned itself on three times.   Each time it was during the day. One of the times it came on while we were out of the room. LOL

 

But, it has not happened since--so, no issue.

Edited October 30, 2022 by DragonOfTheSeas

[DragonOfTheSeas]

DH and I went to the matinee to see John Bressler.  He had a show last night and I heard good things about him.

 

He is a brilliant pianist with a witty way about him.  His voice is a little raspy for my taste. [maybe less raspy earlier in his career] It was an excellent show. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I really like the design of the theatre stage.  It is mostly a theatre in the round.  They also use light very effectively. 

 

 

 

[DragonOfTheSeas]

We got an invitation to the Captain Club Elite Celebration.  

 

 

 

Roberta was the entertainment as we arrived.  We were glad to see her again We had seen her on the stage by the Martini Bar earlier this week.  She is very good.

 

 

 

The special guests were an entire family as top cruisers.  They were Zenith three times over with 9,000 points!  😮 The Captain joked they almost had as many nights at see as him. 

 

The Captain said he has heard the cruise is short staffed.  He said the staff is at 90% and the passengers are at 75%.  So, he said there is a higher ratio than normal. 

 

 

The Captain is good at stand-up comedy.  [just in case this captain gig does not work out]

 

 

[DragonOfTheSeas]

A highlight of the celebration was a performer from tomorrow evening's show, "Elements."

 

She did an acrobatics routine supporting herself on just three blocks of wood.  It was amazing. 

 

 

 

 

[countess5]

 

Luigi is the CD! We had him on Apex last winter and he was a riot!  Very funny on his morning show and when he hosted anything. After Deal or no Deal he did guess the movie/show title. It was hilarious!!  Hope he is still on February when we sail.

 

 

Cheers! 

[DragonOfTheSeas]

24 minutes ago, countess5 said:

 

Luigi is the CD! We had him on Apex last winter and he was a riot!  Very funny on his morning show and when he hosted anything. After Deal or no Deal he did guess the movie/show title. It was hilarious!!  Hope he is still on February when we sail.

 

 

Cheers! 

He and the captain have a good dynamic. When they are together he is the straight man for the captains jokes. Ha Ha

[DragonOfTheSeas]

Hello Curaçao! We are here. Our friend the sun decided not to visit today. There’s a steady rain this morning so I think I’m gonna wait till a little later in the day to go ashore. We are here until 8 o’clock tonight.

 

 

We are docked on an outside berth. If you look at the map you can see our location. (Triangle) Smaller ships actually dock in the harbor. There’s a bridge that goes across the water way and it swings open when ships come through. It’s really beautiful at night with the lights.

 

When a ship comes through they have to swing the bridge open. they use a ferry to get people across the harbor. 

 

 

I love the brightly colored buildings in Willemstad, the capital. 
 

Edited October 31, 2022 by DragonOfTheSeas

[DELTABLUE]

4 hours ago, DragonOfTheSeas said:

He and the captain have a good dynamic. When they are together he is the straight man for the captains jokes. Ha Ha

Never good to be funnier than the Captain!😄

[DragonOfTheSeas]

After a good dousing when I first left the shop, the sky cleared off and I had a nice visit in Curaçao.

 

 

 

it’s easy to walk around and visit the location in the city by yourself.

 

 

While I was walking across the bridge the rain was coming sideways.

 

 

[DragonOfTheSeas]

While I was on the other side of the harbor the bridge opened for a ship. You can see the pontoon bridge on the other side of the waterway.

 

 

 

 

while the bridge is open a ferry takes people back-and-forth. 
 

 

 

here is the bridge almost ready to close on our side

 

 

 

 

 

[DragonOfTheSeas]

There are lots of shops in Williamstown just across the pontoon bridge. But I’ve noticed that they’re almost all T-shirt shops now and souvenirs. There are very few local shops.

 

 

My favorite shop is in the Fort Worth shopping center right near the ship. Everything in the whole store is blue and white china. I go there every time we come to Curaçao. Forgot to take a picture of it for you.

 

on the waterfront there are vendors some of them have come from Venezuela to sell their products. 

 

 

[DragonOfTheSeas]

The government buildings are all the yellow stucco buildings to the right after you get off the pontoon bridge. They are near the fort that used to guard the harbor.

 

My husband always accuses me of going to a church everywhere we visit. While this building looks like a church building it’s actually the prosecuting attorneys offices. 
 

 

I was surprised to see that this office was the Attorney General for all three ABC islands.   (there are public toilets located behind this building) 

 

 

These are the offices of the ministers of the government. 
 

 

Edited October 31, 2022 by DragonOfTheSeas

[DragonOfTheSeas]

Tonight is Halloween and the bartenders in the martini bar are ready. LOL 😆

 

They are putting on a show. 

[DragonOfTheSeas]

The really good thing about staying later in the evening is you can get pictures of the city at night. This one is looking toward the harbor. 

 

 

The pink lights are the swinging bridge. 

 

 

this was as good a close up as I could get. 
 

 

The view is great! . . . And It’s not raining. 😀

[DragonOfTheSeas]

The Halloween Monster Mash!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DragonOfTheSeas]

There are some crazy costumes tonight. People use a lot of imagination.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I took this picture earlier at the matinee bar of Snow White and the seven dwarfs. They weren’t posing for me so kind of hard to see but I thought it was it was a clever group costume. 
 

 

[jelayne]

On 10/30/2022 at 11:00 AM, ijscheer said:

Then you absolutely must avoid Edge, and also, Beyond.  The path on those is much harder to follow.  Don't know about Ascent yet.

The Apex is much better