LIVE Tag Along with SteelCityCruiser 1/7/23

[SteelCityCruiser10]

1 hour ago, countess5 said:

jumping on board! Sailed Explorer in the South Pacific out of Australia, great ship. Love the Diamond Lounge on board. One of the best. Enjoy your journey

 

by the way…………. Go E A G L E S! 🦅

 

Cheers! 

More the Merrier!  I will scope out the D lounge today.  

 

I need the Eagles to win today for a survivor pool so I’m onboard with go eagles.   but only for today!  hahahah 

[SteelCityCruiser10]

Not much in the way of plans for today.  Heading to Izumi for lunch soon then mostly gonna camp out where ever I can find football games.  Last night they had Jags/Titans game on in the casino.  hoping to see Steeler game somewhere.  If not, ZOOM will be getting a workout from me steaming it on my phone.  

 

Little sluggish today from beating up my drink package in the pub last night!  i’ll power through though.

 

Here we go Steelers Here We Go!

Edited January 8, 2023 by SteelCityCruiser10

[SteelCityCruiser10]

DLounge.  Happy to report coffee machine working well ☕️ 

 

Nice lounge with outdoor seating and views are spectacular.  very much like DL on Mariner.

 

 

[SteelCityCruiser10]

Izumi and view from our table 

 

 

 

Edited January 8, 2023 by SteelCityCruiser10

[countess5]

We enjoyed the outside seating at the Lounge. There were so many D and D+ people on our cruise, in the late afternoon they closed the sky lounge and we spilled out there.  They had food set up during the cocktail hour.

Many non D and D+ people weren’t happy. 😬

 

Received our first crystal block on Explorer! 

 

Cheers! 

[SteelCityCruiser10]

Izumi dishes - sorry, forgot to take the pics beforehand so presentation was better until i messed it up.  I had totally forgotten that Izumi on EX does not have hibachi.  No worries, still good 👍🏻 

 

Izumi freezer is broken so waiter said desserts were chocolate lava cake or sesame balls only.  No mochi and a lot of melted ice cream he said.  😱

 

 

[SteelCityCruiser10]

Black coffee from CL now heading for Baileys

🤪🤪

[SteelCityCruiser10]

Steelers game was not on but casino and tavern  had bengals game and bills game.

 

[fla33023]

26 minutes ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

Steelers game was not on but casino and tavern  had bengals game and bills game.

 

I thought they had a real chance especially since Miami was playing without Tua.

Edited January 8, 2023 by fla33023

[SteelCityCruiser10]

6 minutes ago, fla33023 said:

I thought they had a real chance especially since Miami was playing without Tua.

Yeah - I did too.  Miami pulled off the win so we are officially out of the playoffs.  Oh well , honestly didn’t think we’d even be in the conversation at this point of the season.

[300dtc]

31 minutes ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

Steelers game was not on but casino and tavern  had bengals game and bills game.

 

The Jets had one job to do today and blew it! Steelers gave Tomlin another winning season. Best to you on your cruise from Pittsburgh, PA.

[ShazM]

We only started cruising in early 2019 and Explorer was our first ship from Sydney. It was hubby's 60th birthday so I booked a grand suite, 1256. That was the ship that got us hooked.

[SteelCityCruiser10]

Good Morning from Grand Cayman

[SteelCityCruiser10]

Disney Dream is anchored right outside

 

[SteelCityCruiser10]

Just now, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

Disney Dream is anchored right outside

 

 

 

[SteelCityCruiser10]

Edited January 9, 2023 by SteelCityCruiser10

[NoShoes2]

14 hours ago, SteelCityCruiser10 said:

Yeah - I did too.  Miami pulled off the win so we are officially out of the playoffs.  Oh well , honestly didn’t think we’d even be in the conversation at this point of the season.

It was great to be talking about the playoffs at the end of the season after the terrible start the Steelers had. It was very encouraging for next season though.

[SteelCityCruiser10]

The Lavazza coffee machine in the room is a game changer.  I always hated those terrible coffee mate single serve drip makers.

[SteelCityCruiser10]

[SteelCityCruiser10]

6 minutes ago, NoShoes2 said:

It was great to be talking about the playoffs at the end of the season after the terrible start the Steelers had. It was very encouraging for next season though.

for sure - pleasantly surprised and glad we finished strong.  Keep building in the off-season 

[SteelCityCruiser10]

Last night was good.  DW won a bit at the roulette table.  I tried out some Video black jack - blah  🤮 Out of 6 hands dealer had 4 blackjacks.  really come on  won’t be doing that again 😂 

 

Opted for cafe promenade snacks, lots of white russians and tito’s capped off with free room service.  Royal Burger was good.  Tried out the Cobb Salad too.  So so.  Didn’t realize it would come with  Bleu Cheese dressing so that ruined it for me.  DW says the coney island hot dog was good.  They brought it with sauerkraut on the side instead of the relish we ordered but still good.

[SteelCityCruiser10]

CL for coffee

Spread is nice this morning for a quick muffin

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SteelCityCruiser10]

Paper compasses are being delivered to our stateroom everyday.  Different from our last 2 Mariner cruises.  I prefer the app though.

[countess5]

Go E A G L E S! 😂 🦅

 

Cheers! 

[SteelCityCruiser10]

11 minutes ago, countess5 said:

Go E A G L E S! 😂 🦅

 

Cheers! 

🍻