Rare eileeshb Posted April 18, 2023 #301 Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, LauraAnneC said: I’ve been looking at Caribbean cruises for next year out of San Juan. How was the trip from Dublin? That’s where I’d be flying from too. Would you do it again? thanks! Laura I was very glad I’d booked to arrive a couple of days early as there was a big storm across the northern states that caused quite a few flight cancellations the day before and day of embarkation. The roll call was filled with stories of folks driving to the airport that was originally supposed to be their connection hub. That trip was in late February. JFK terminal 5 is vastly improved over the terminal Aer Lingus used to use but the food options are a bit weird, however a lot of the covid restrictions were still in place and on the return there was the usual thing of most things airside in the terminal closing hours before the Dublin flight boards. basically the outbound to San Juan is a full day of travel and arriving late evening so make sure your accommodation allows check-in after midnight just in case of delays. I found a B&B that had key code entry for the gate and front door so self check-in no problem. However the airport taxi stand will only take cash so make sure you’ve dollars with you. Yes I would do it again, there are more ports that appear on those itineraries and with different amounts of time in port. I’ll be choosing between Hawaiian cruise or southern Caribbean out of San Juan for my next roundy birthday. Edited April 18, 2023 by eileeshb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eileeshb Posted April 18, 2023 #302 Share Posted April 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, ChiefMateJRK said: South railroad dock. They shuttle you past rock slide area. Long wait for shuttle. Has to be faster than tenders though surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eileeshb Posted April 18, 2023 #303 Share Posted April 18, 2023 23 minutes ago, depplep said: Uggh, I hate to even think about Ireland to Seattle. I used to work for an American multi national and my first day of work was flying to San Francisco from Ireland, a full 24hours of travel including a lengthy layover in JFK. I’ve plenty of practise at long haul travel, I don’t sleep on planes so I always get an aisle seat so I can get up and move around easily. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted April 18, 2023 Author #304 Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, eileeshb said: If you want to go a little off the beaten track try a matador, maltings bar usually have it on their menu. I’ve seen them offered. Never had one. It’s on my list. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depplep Posted April 18, 2023 #305 Share Posted April 18, 2023 10 minutes ago, eileeshb said: I used to work for an American multi national and my first day of work was flying to San Francisco from Ireland, a full 24hours of travel including a lengthy layover in JFK. I’ve plenty of practise at long haul travel, I don’t sleep on planes so I always get an aisle seat so I can get up and move around easily. You are my hero, because I couldn't do it. And JFK, NEVER AGAIN. RUDE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted April 18, 2023 Author #306 Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, AK Dreaming said: I packed on Sunday. Woke up this morning realizing everything I forgot. Plan to repack tonight after work. Flying out on Friday. Tomorrow is laundry day. Will pack the hoodies, since I don’t need them around here now. Same for the jeans and khakis! Thursday is bill paying and house tidying! Also double checking cables needed, plugs, and “stuff” for the Meet and Greet. Will download movies on my iPad for the flight. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eileeshb Posted April 18, 2023 #307 Share Posted April 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, depplep said: You are my hero, because I couldn't do it. And JFK, NEVER AGAIN. RUDE! It used to be so much worse, I flew through there on my J1 summer in 1994 and a couple of times in the early 00s. Terminal 5 is all shiny and new, and most importantly spacious! The previous time I transited the old terminal was so busy you could barely even get floor space to sit let alone an actual seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted April 18, 2023 Author #308 Share Posted April 18, 2023 15 minutes ago, eileeshb said: I used to work for an American multi national and my first day of work was flying to San Francisco from Ireland, a full 24hours of travel including a lengthy layover in JFK. I’ve plenty of practise at long haul travel, I don’t sleep on planes so I always get an aisle seat so I can get up and move around easily. Same for me…large tech firm. Would be in Boston (actually Marlborough and Acton) one week. The next I’d be in Silicon Valley. The next I’d be in Brazil, Manchester, etc. Those miles rack up fast! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eileeshb Posted April 18, 2023 #309 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Just now, graphicguy said: Same for me…large tech firm. Would be in Boston (actually Marlborough and Acton) one week. The next I’d be in Silicon Valley. The next I’d be in Brazil, Manchester, etc. Those miles rack up fast! I was basically tech support for our customers, officially Europe, Middle East and Africa but the Brazilians didn’t like the Americans so would call me in Ireland and the Australians didn’t like the Malaysians so called Ireland too despite a 12hr time difference. I had a couple of long haul trips per year for conferences and the like, the worst of the lot was Russia as they kept changing the flight time by 6 hours and of course when they finally locked it in, the office in Moscow had closed for the day so the taxi they’d arranged had the wrong flight arrival time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare tsahall01 Posted April 19, 2023 #310 Share Posted April 19, 2023 15 hours ago, depplep said: Uggh, I hate to even think about Ireland to Seattle. try St Thomas to Sydney Australia! LOL!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAMA "B" Posted April 19, 2023 #311 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Graphicguy. Could you please let us know when they serve prime rib on your Alaska cruise? We will be on the Bliss on August 19th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eileeshb Posted April 19, 2023 #312 Share Posted April 19, 2023 1 hour ago, MAMA "B" said: Graphicguy. Could you please let us know when they serve prime rib on your Alaska cruise? We will be on the Bliss on August 19th. This week’s cruise did prime rib in the buffet on embarkation day according to the dailies posted on Facebook 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depplep Posted April 19, 2023 #313 Share Posted April 19, 2023 3 hours ago, tsahall01 said: try St Thomas to Sydney Australia! LOL!! Nope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMateJRK Posted April 19, 2023 #314 Share Posted April 19, 2023 1 hour ago, eileeshb said: This week’s cruise did prime rib in the buffet on embarkation day according to the dailies posted on Facebook It was. The beef was forgettable. Unlike the fillet in Ocean Blue on Monday. That was delicious. I asked the server before ordering. Always a good plan with NCL steaks. bonus content: with the cancellation of Pricilla, Six is now the official @ChiefMateJRKworst NCL show. 😎 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan61 Posted April 19, 2023 #315 Share Posted April 19, 2023 21 minutes ago, ChiefMateJRK said: bonus content: with the cancellation of Pricilla, Six is now the official @ChiefMateJRKworst NCL show. 😎 Heh. Husband and I watched a YouTube clip. Isn't really our thing, so we'll skip it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMateJRK Posted April 19, 2023 #316 Share Posted April 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Jordan61 said: Heh. Husband and I watched a YouTube clip. Isn't really our thing, so we'll skip it. Siglo is fantastic. We have three more hours of them tonight in Cavern club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAMA "B" Posted April 20, 2023 #317 Share Posted April 20, 2023 22 hours ago, eileeshb said: This week’s cruise did prime rib in the buffet on embarkation day according to the dailies posted on Facebook Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdRathrBCruzn Posted April 20, 2023 #318 Share Posted April 20, 2023 When and where is the meet and greet? I lost track of the sign up. Heading to Seattle tomorrow. Can't wait to board the Bliss on Saturday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted April 20, 2023 Author #319 Share Posted April 20, 2023 13 minutes ago, IdRathrBCruzn said: When and where is the meet and greet? I lost track of the sign up. Heading to Seattle tomorrow. Can't wait to board the Bliss on Saturday! Hi…..the Meet and Greet info is here, in the Roll Call section for the NCL Bliss. Looks like we’ll have a nice turn out! -Demaris -Sandy, Art (gotchya covered on the correction) -Scatterbrain (Daniel) -Malia and Brian -Stan and Elizabeth -Mary and Jeff -Victoria and Owen -Sarah, Marcia, and Bobbie -Donna Robinson Ala -Owen Byrne plus one other -Beth -Kathy -Sandra -Debbie and Bob -Edie and Don -Dawn and Martin -Stan and Elizabeth -Frank and Roseann (DaDead) -Kristen and Daniel -AKDreaming (Tina, Jean, Becky) -graphicguy (Dan) Just to remind everyone where and when… MEET AND GREET Date: SUNDAY-APRIL 23 Time: 10:30 A.M.-11:30 A.M. Place: THE DISTRICT BREWHOUSE BTW…there is no monetary amount that’s required for the gift exchange. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdRathrBCruzn Posted April 20, 2023 #320 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Thank you! Kim and Alice are looking forward to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper Justin Posted April 20, 2023 #321 Share Posted April 20, 2023 On 4/19/2023 at 11:22 AM, ChiefMateJRK said: It was. The beef was forgettable. Unlike the fillet in Ocean Blue on Monday. That was delicious. I asked the server before ordering. Always a good plan with NCL steaks. bonus content: with the cancellation of Pricilla, Six is now the official @ChiefMateJRKworst NCL show. 😎 Hard disagree. SIX is a great show. I can get if you’re not a fan of pop music, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nataly1982 Posted April 20, 2023 #322 Share Posted April 20, 2023 3 hours ago, graphicguy said: BTW…there is no monetary amount that’s required for the gift exchange. How does the gift exchange work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush LaRue Posted April 20, 2023 #323 Share Posted April 20, 2023 On 4/18/2023 at 12:55 PM, ChiefMateJRK said: I’ve been making a meaningful dent in the Guinness and Bulleit stock, but will try to leave some for you. How is the champagne holding up? I upgraded for the Veuve but have read they have had runs on the ‘good’ stuff. I am a single malt* and champs enjoyer usually at home .. however, if I see Blanton's that will be my call. It’s still so hard to find in Seattle. Slowly coming back, trying to gather horses for my boozy Xmas tree. *do they have any hidden rare, single malt, secrets not listed? I can’t exited about macallan or Johnny walker -any label. 🫣🥱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush LaRue Posted April 20, 2023 #324 Share Posted April 20, 2023 (Trying here and posted in the roll call) Does anyone following have any information about the winemakers event happening on this sailing? Is this the ‘secret’ charter group or possibly an open event that last minute people can attend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted April 20, 2023 Author #325 Share Posted April 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Nataly1982 said: How does the gift exchange work? Something that defines where you’re from. I’ll assign participants with a number and we’ll draw numbers for the gifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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