LIVE from Radiance Apr. 21, 2023 - The Panama Canal - Canal au Niveau de la Mer

[little britain]

1 hour ago, firefly333 said:

You will have to tell us what you think. The guy next to me thought they served the fish with guacamole. Green mush. Did you like anything especially on the menu?

Sadly; It was very average! I’m retracting my earlier post raving about the new menus! 

The chef could not cook Yorkshire puddings, there was no custard with the Sticky Toffee pudding; the Chicken Tikka was ok but no mango chutney… but the fish and chips did come with mushy peas. Not guacamole!!!

 

Whoever thought that goats cheese, mozzarella sticks and Alfredo pasta were part of a traditional British diet has obviously never been to Britain 🤦‍♀️

[twangster]

7 hours ago, njkruzer said:

Is it where the 24 hr coffee was?  If so, where's the coffee?

 

Solarium has a beverage station

 

[njkruzer]

1 minute ago, twangster said:

 

Solarium has a beverage station

 

Thanks.  Wonder if it's 24 hr like the one outside WJ used to be.

[twangster]

Samba was busier in the early seating tonight, at least 50%.   The 2nd seating was busier than night one, more than just me 🤣

 

 

[twangster]

Some Samba pics

 

The buffet options

 

 

Sides

 

 

 

Tonight they brought the first two courses together. 

 

Frango and Linguiça

 

 

Contrafilé com Alho

 

 

 

Lombo de Porco com Queijo

 

 

Picanha

 

 

Cordeiro

 

 

 

File Mignon

 

 

 

Abacaxi com Canela

 

 

 

[Tree_skier]

4 hours ago, Coralc said:

We still fly, but it is only an hour instead of an all-day adventure. 😊

If we lived in the Bay Area I might too.  There are just such crappy flights out Fresno.  It American or United.  Alaska, my preferred airline on the coast has stopped doing Fresno to LA direct since covid.  I will not fly United.  Every time I have tried it has been a gong show so that leaves me with American.  Driving just as easy.  I can do it in 4 1/2 hours and this way my car is waiting for in the parking lot after debarkation.

 

EDIT: Sorry for tangent on your live thread @twangster

[pspercy]

We sailed Radiance in 2014 and I used to get a kick watching the gyro stabilised pool tables. The ocean seemed pretty calm but those things showed how un-calm it really was 🙂

I thought I read somewhere that they'd turned them off now. Anyone know if that's true?

[kernow]

4 hours ago, little britain said:

Sadly; It was very average! I’m retracting my earlier post raving about the new menus! 

The chef could not cook Yorkshire puddings, there was no custard with the Sticky Toffee pudding; the Chicken Tikka was ok but no mango chutney… but the fish and chips did come with mushy peas. Not guacamole!!!

 

Whoever thought that goats cheese, mozzarella sticks and Alfredo pasta were part of a traditional British diet has obviously never been to Britain 🤦‍♀️

No custard on a British menu, not good😁. Sticky Toffee pudding is Mark's favourite dessert in the world, just not the RCL version, he can never resist ordering it though, just in case. 

[twangster]

Day 6 - Cartagena

 

Progress report

 

 

 

[twangster]

Starlink report

 

[twangster]

Pilot on board we are approaching Cartagena. 

 

[Sunshine3601]

8 minutes ago, twangster said:

Pilot on board we are approaching Cartagena. 

 

Hope you have a great day and enjoy your tour of the old world city and grab some coffee to bring home.  

[twangster]

Pilot oopsie as we approached the channel into the bay. 

 

We had to stop and move over to make way for an outbound container ship. 

 

 

 

 

Sunrise!

 

[Kathscof]

8 hours ago, little britain said:

Sadly; It was very average! I’m retracting my earlier post raving about the new menus! 

The chef could not cook Yorkshire puddings, there was no custard with the Sticky Toffee pudding; the Chicken Tikka was ok but no mango chutney… but the fish and chips did come with mushy peas. Not guacamole!!!

 

Whoever thought that goats cheese, mozzarella sticks and Alfredo pasta were part of a traditional British diet has obviously never been to Britain 🤦‍♀️

Remember, we have concluded that one thing on the menu each night is “ish” (or “adjacent” and hey, Italy is adjacent to the UK! haha) and the rest is whatever they wanna do... 🙂 haha 

 

i was expecting a trifle scandal like one like one of the ships (and trip reports obv hahah) had some trifle accusations hahaha

Edited April 26, 2023 by Kathscof
Addition

[twangster]

This narrow channel was well protected by a Fort on each side ready to blast any would be intruder. 

 

 

 

[twangster]

A Carnival excursion passed on the port side

 

 

Looks kind of sketchy. 

[twangster]

Beautiful morning with a little wind. 

 

 

The first signs of the city. 

 

 

[twangster]

Last few shots of our approach, gotta get breakfast and get to an early meeting point for my excursion. 

 

 

 

[twangster]

A few pics while I am at breakfast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 26, 2023 by twangster

[twangster]

While I'm waiting for my excursion, it seems the cruise compass PDF is stuck on day 5. 

 

 

Hopefully they'll update it before I get back. 

[twangster]

Tour starts on a HOHO bus. 

 

 

 

Cartagena traffic

 

[twangster]

Short drive in heavy traffic. 

 

First glimpses of the walled city

 

 

 

 

 

And with that we entered the walled city.

 

 

 

[twangster]

Clock tower and gate to the inner city.

 

 

We were divided into two groups and lifted the bus.  Aggressive vendors. 

 

 

 

I'm in the Charlie group

[twangster]

Charlie has a speaker so we all can hear his talks.  We entered through the clock tower gates. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[RobinKS]

Thanks for your amazing review. We board her in July. Radiance is one of our favorite ships. Have they added any Freestyle machines?