Robjame Posted December 28, 2022 #101 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Perspective is so difficult with a camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIARube Posted December 28, 2022 #102 Share Posted December 28, 2022 On 12/27/2022 at 8:26 AM, Robjame said: Blurry picture is Jacques Pepin - true gentleman. Answered questions. I wanted to ask - Jacques is arguably the most popular specialty dining room. Why were you ditched from Vista and replaced with an American fast-food diner? Is there really going to be a fast-food diner on the Vista? I must have missed that. Is it replacing Waves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloha 1 Posted December 28, 2022 #103 Share Posted December 28, 2022 24 minutes ago, MIARube said: Is there really going to be a fast-food diner on the Vista? I must have missed that. Is it replacing Waves? Embers on Vista replaces Jacques. Just standard American food. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted December 28, 2022 #104 Share Posted December 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Acrusa said: Jacque Pepin was executive chef of Howard Johnson's so maybe he will assist with the menu for the American fast food diner If this means that HoJo's fried clam strips are going to be on the Vista's menu, I'm booking a couple of cruises ASAP. 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ToxM Posted December 28, 2022 Author #105 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Beautiful day in Dominica. We nabbed a taxi driver for a tour around the island, significantly cheaper and more personal than an O tour then back to the ship to an almost empty pool deck as lots of tours were still out, Chicken Biryani for lunch and a few floats around the pool. Weather is glorious. What a shame for Dominica it is not as accessible as other islands as it would be an amazing place for a land based holiday. No idea where we are tomorrow, and I suppose that is the sign of a good trip! This is a good trip. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate-AHF Posted December 28, 2022 #106 Share Posted December 28, 2022 3 hours ago, njhorseman said: If this means that HoJo's fried clam strips are going to be on the Vista's menu, I'm booking a couple of cruises ASAP. 😂 That and their chili-cheese dog. I have whiplash from the 50 year trip backward in the wayback machine. But it was good trip. Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robjame Posted December 28, 2022 #107 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Tomorrow St Georges Grenada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim and Monika Posted December 29, 2022 #108 Share Posted December 29, 2022 We like going to the Nutmeg Restaurant for Rum Punch. We will be boarding on January 4th, still need to figure out how to get to Miami. All these Southwest cancellations have us worried... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domnul Paul Posted December 29, 2022 #109 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Jim and Monika, We are worried too (in Annapolis). BWI-MIA afternoon flights today and yesterday seem to be operating (according to the BWI website) although many others are canceled. We have reservations Monday Jan 2 at 2:30pm. If that flight is canceled we'll try other airlines or drive (!) to Miami with less than 48 hours to spare. Still hoping Southwest gets itself together enough on Monday to get us where we need to be by Wednesday. If they cancel the Monday flight, we'll still try somehow but.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGW59 Posted December 29, 2022 #110 Share Posted December 29, 2022 8 minutes ago, Domnul Paul said: Jim and Monika, We are worried too (in Annapolis). BWI-MIA afternoon flights today and yesterday seem to be operating (according to the BWI website) although many others are canceled. We have reservations Monday Jan 2 at 2:30pm. If that flight is canceled we'll try other airlines or drive (!) to Miami with less than 48 hours to spare. Still hoping Southwest gets itself together enough on Monday to get us where we need to be by Wednesday. If they cancel the Monday flight, we'll still try somehow but.... Last I heard on the evening news tonight, they say they have at least 2-3 more days of this non-sense they have caused. I'd definitely be making contingency plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted December 29, 2022 #111 Share Posted December 29, 2022 59 minutes ago, LGW59 said: Last I heard on the evening news tonight, they say they have at least 2-3 more days of this non-sense they have caused. I'd definitely be making contingency plans. Their president or CEO is trying everything they can to upgrade the computer system. Unfortunately, Radio Shack no longer makes TRS-80 computers! 🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Acrusa Posted December 29, 2022 #112 Share Posted December 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said: Their president or CEO is trying everything they can to upgrade the computer system. Unfortunately, Radio Shack no longer makes TRS-80 computers! 🤣 I think there from Crazy Eddies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepherd really Posted December 29, 2022 #113 Share Posted December 29, 2022 9 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said: Their president or CEO is trying everything they can to upgrade the computer system. Unfortunately, Radio Shack no longer makes TRS-80 computers! 🤣 The Commodore 64's they currently use are real workhorses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robjame Posted December 29, 2022 #114 Share Posted December 29, 2022 This changes my understanding: When we boarded we were give this certificate, name on the top. We asked if we were still eligible for the 20% off as we had taken OLife Beverage and were upgrading to Prestige. (`all along I had believed NO, have to purchase House Select.) ‘We were told yes we get the 20% too. As we had purchased our La Reserve in advance, we asked if that was adjustable. NO - only on purchases after the upgrade. Couple of lessons here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robjame Posted December 29, 2022 #115 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Things different (for us) on Riviera. - gong is gone from Red Ginger - Bouillabaisse in Jacques improved with additional seafood - expanded room service menu has some nice choices - you can go off it for certain items - even steerage - charges for wine events only apply if you show up - no penalty if you miss a booked event - expanded breakfast room service menu including hot items 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robjame Posted December 30, 2022 #116 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Today we are in Barbados 8 - 5 we are at the far end of a narrow pier. Buses come to the ship, manoeuvre a 180 turn and pick up passengers who are waiting in a long line - tedious and slow. 10 am and the line is still long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted December 30, 2022 #117 Share Posted December 30, 2022 The passengers can’t walk to the end of the pier and break up the bottle necks?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robjame Posted December 30, 2022 #118 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, pinotlover said: The passengers can’t walk to the end of the pier and break up the bottle necks?? Three ships in front of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 30, 2022 #119 Share Posted December 30, 2022 We just walked it was too much to wait for the bus then it would be full in no time If you like chocolate try to find the Agapey shop on Hincks St they may have some in the terminal at the port 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 30, 2022 #120 Share Posted December 30, 2022 7 minutes ago, pinotlover said: The passengers can’t walk to the end of the pier and break up the bottle necks?? remember all O pax are old & feeble except for you & a few others 🤔 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEFIowa Posted December 30, 2022 #121 Share Posted December 30, 2022 9 minutes ago, pinotlover said: The passengers can’t walk to the end of the pier and break up the bottle necks?? Though anyone who wants the "royal treatment" waits until near the last minute to return to the ship. Seems like most O cruises who go into ports return at least an hour before scheduled departure. But if you wait till near the end, they'll likely have a bus or jeep or golf cart or something where the tourist area meets the pier/terminal. I made sure to be the last person back for 4 ports in a row while on Sirena last month. At Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, for example, the terminal manager was in a large golf-cart like conveyance at the end of the pier to drive me to the ship. When he saw me he said, "They're waiting for you. Hop on." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverroad Posted December 30, 2022 #122 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, MEFIowa said: Though anyone who wants the "royal treatment" waits until near the last minute to return to the ship. Seems like most O cruises who go into ports return at least an hour before scheduled departure. But if you wait till near the end, they'll likely have a bus or jeep or golf cart or something where the tourist area meets the pier/terminal. I made sure to be the last person back for 4 ports in a row while on Sirena last month. At Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, for example, the terminal manager was in a large golf-cart like conveyance at the end of the pier to drive me to the ship. When he saw me he said, "They're waiting for you. Hop on." What did you do in Puerto Plata? We will be there on Riviera in March and looking for excursion ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 30, 2022 #123 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, MEFIowa said: At Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, for example, the terminal manager was in a large golf-cart like conveyance at the end of the pier to drive me to the ship. When he saw me he said, "They're waiting for you. Hop on." I would not keep bragging about how inconsiderate you are Some day you might be in for a big surprise JMO 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEFIowa Posted December 30, 2022 #124 Share Posted December 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, LHT28 said: I would not keep bragging about how inconsiderate you are Some day you might be in for a big surprise There is NOTHING inconsiderate FULLY COMPLYING with a schedule that says, "Departure at 5 pm. Be back to the ship by 4:30 pm." So, IF I'm back right at 4:30 pm, I'm following the schedule. NOT my fault if either the captain or some of the passengers want to pull out of port earlier. IF the captain really wanted to, he'd require an earlier departure time! And my desire for port time was amplified because we were forced to skip St. Kitts and drop some passenger off at Puerto Plata on the way down. The 4 hours it took us to maneuver the ship and get our tender boat into the water, there and back. As for "inconsiderate", I wonder why this passenger had to leave and whether s/he should've been travelling at all. I'll never know. And I hope they're fine. But we had to stop off at Key West in 12/21 on Riviera to pass off to the Coast Guard an elderly man, who looked like Boris Karloff in Plan 9 From Outer Space. He didn't look like he should be cruising at all. How "inconsiderate" of him? So, I'm 2 for 2 with medical emergencies forcing unscheduled stops on two small ships neither of which had more than 719 passengers each. IF O ever creates a class of ships with say 2,000 passengers would there be 2 or 3 unscheduled stops most cruises? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEFIowa Posted December 30, 2022 #125 Share Posted December 30, 2022 38 minutes ago, Riverroad said: What did you do in Puerto Plata? We will be there on Riviera in March and looking for excursion ideas. Fell in love with the town and the nearby mountain. Which has the ONLY cable car in the Caribbean. Wife used Viator to find an excursion that showed us around the city (e.g., the umbrella street, the "pink street", the cathedral, etc.) and then drove us up the mountain. At the top is a national park with spectacular views. AND the Brazilian government gave them a half-replica of the famous Jesus statue outside of Rio and the cable car in 1974. We took the cable car down the mountain. Was spectacular watching the clouds come in as we waited and then cover us before quickly dissipating by the time we descended. And the views from the cable car going down were fantastic! Try to count all the baseball fields you'll see. This was an AM excursion. We did lunch back on Sirena and then I spent the rest of the day wandering around the city by myself till 1630. My only disappointment, the rum is only 75 proof and everyone charges the same price, even deep in the barrios where no tourists (but me) went. I did find a 350 ml bottle for $7 less 20% in one tourist shop that was actually less expensive than the $7 per same bottle in the small barrio shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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