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

[firefly333]

1 minute ago, njkruzer said:

Thanks.  Deck plans looked strange. 

I sat out there for breakfast and after a lot. The fresh squeezed OJ is out there just past the WJ and was excellent. Couldnt have been sweeter. 

[twangster]

New York Cheesecake

 

 

This was okay.  As cheesecake goes, average. 

[Sunshine3601]

The tender being used at GC looks like an easy off.  Was it easy to board?

Last time I was there we had a much smaller tender boat.

[twangster]

21 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said:

The tender being used at GC looks like an easy off.  Was it easy to board?

Last time I was there we had a much smaller tender boat.

 

The ramp used left about 4' of clearance.  Duck!

 

 

[njkruzer]

53 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

I sat out there for breakfast and after a lot. The fresh squeezed OJ is out there just past the WJ and was excellent. Couldnt have been sweeter. 

Thanks.  Sounds good.  Dh likes oj but I prefer cranberry!  

[twangster]

Adult comedy 10pm in the theater. 

[twangster]

Music in the pub, comedy in the theater, music in the Centrum, movies in the cinema.  Lots going on. 

 

Comedian was good.  Adult version was pretty tame for adults. 

[njkruzer]

3 minutes ago, twangster said:

Music in the pub, comedy in the theater, music in the Centrum, movies in the cinema.  Lots going on. 

 

Comedian was good.  Adult version was pretty tame for adults. 

Sounds good.

[twangster]

Day Five - Sea Day

 

Progress report

 

 

 

1,178 nm traveled so far. 

[twangster]

Vernon, our LA, seemed annoyed last night that a number of us didn't receive invitations to top tier.  He' expecting just over 1,000. 

 

That's at 10:15.  Two enrichment talks today, morning and afternoon,  Cartagena and Panama Canal.

[twangster]

Casino observation - the smoke hasn't been bad on this cruise.  I've been able to walk through the casino to reach the pub or get to other places.  Starboard is non smoking in the casino but that usually doesn't mean a lot.  On this cruise this side is almost smoke free.  This could become costly for me. 

 

Edited April 25, 2023 by twangster

[twangster]

Chops pinged me for an extra glass of wine last night!

 

 

So much for my birdie on CAS drinks from night one.  I'm back at par for the cruise. 

[twangster]

Coming to eBay later today, gently used tender ticket for group 2.  $9.99

 

[twangster]

Love the views from the Champagne Bar

 

[twangster]

Entrance to the Schooner Bar

 

 

I've always thought this is wasted space that could be used for something.  But it is interesting esthetically speaking. 

[twangster]

Starlink report

 

 

From Giovanni's

[little britain]

Giovannis charged a random $0.02c on top  of the tip we left for the “free” diner ! 
 

We also always say that entrance to Schooner is wasted space. 

[firefly333]

1 hour ago, twangster said:

Chops pinged me for an extra glass of wine last night!

 

 

So much for my birdie on CAS drinks from night one.  I'm back at par for the cruise. 

How are you getting wine for $5. I must be doing something wrong. Never saw wine for close to $5. 

 

Going across where your ship is to Columbia is where we hit rough water. We rocked and rolled. I wondered if that was typical like some said. By night time the barf bags were out.

[twangster]

1 hour ago, firefly333 said:

How are you getting wine for $5. I must be doing something wrong. Never saw wine for close to $5. 

 

Going across where your ship is to Columbia is where we hit rough water. We rocked and rolled. I wondered if that was typical like some said. By night time the barf bags were out.

 

That was a tip. 

 

Sea conditions constantly change.  Luck mostly. 

[twangster]

Top tier happening now

 

 

[twangster]

[twangster]

Four new Pinnacles. 

 

Top cruisers:

 

3,071

3,659

Top cruiser wasn't present, no points count offered. 

[Another_Critic]

37 minutes ago, twangster said:

 

3,617 drink vouchers per day = 54,255 total for the sailing.  😲

[twangster]

28 minutes ago, Another_Critic said:

 

3,617 drink vouchers per day = 54,255 total for the sailing.  😲

 

Some of us are doing our best to keep up!

[little britain]

28 minutes ago, Another_Critic said:

 

3,617 drink vouchers per day = 54,255 total for the sailing.  😲

*$14 = $758,570 of “free” drinks!!