Rare rxlowry Posted September 13, 2023 Author #101 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Rainy arrival to NYC. We had a nice relaxing dinner at the buffet last night. The grilled shrimp and lobster were awesome. I did some writing yesterday so after our drive home, I’ll get some days posted. They are starting disembarking now but we are up in Horizons waiting for our group to be called. I think I’ll post a review at the end here with some thoughts 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rxlowry Posted September 14, 2023 Author #102 Share Posted September 14, 2023 We did get two jackets with our big O points thanks to our team mates! Redemption was very organized and lots of selection. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BSR Posted September 14, 2023 #103 Share Posted September 14, 2023 1 hour ago, rxlowry said: We did get two jackets with our big O points thanks to our team mates! Redemption was very organized and lots of selection. How many points did it take for the jackets? What were some of the other choices offered? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rxlowry Posted September 14, 2023 Author #104 Share Posted September 14, 2023 7 minutes ago, BSR said: How many points did it take for the jackets? What were some of the other choices offered? The jackets were 60 points. They had polos, tshirts, exercise shirts, hats, socks, mugs… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SATaxman Posted September 14, 2023 #105 Share Posted September 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, rxlowry said: The jackets were 60 points. They had polos, tshirts, exercise shirts, hats, socks, mugs… Points? From Trivia? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BSR Posted September 14, 2023 #106 Share Posted September 14, 2023 38 minutes ago, rxlowry said: The jackets were 60 points. They had polos, tshirts, exercise shirts, hats, socks, mugs… How are points awarded? Do you get more points if you win and do you get them by participating in the events? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted September 14, 2023 #107 Share Posted September 14, 2023 43 minutes ago, SATaxman said: Points? From Trivia? 7 minutes ago, BSR said: How are points awarded? Do you get more points if you win and do you get them by participating in the events? You get the Big O points for Trivia, Baggo(Cornhole), Shuffleboard, Putting, Ping Pong, Mensa Quiz, Art Scavenger hunt, and I'm sure some other things I've forgotten. You only get points for winning 1st, 2nd or 3rd in Trivia, and of course 1st gets more than 3rd. There is no participation trophy. Some activities do give you a point for playing. It all depends on who is running things. There are various ways to get points. We have a lot of stuff and unless they come out with new stuff don't really find anything we want. Many times we give extras to others on our trivia team or maybe just a random person in line that needs a few more points to get a shirt or a hat or something. 60 Points is a bargain for the jacket. They must have a lot of those. We have one each and gave one to BIL for Christmas, although he's never been on Oceania. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted September 14, 2023 #108 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Just now, ORV said: You get the Big O points for Trivia, Baggo(Cornhole), Shuffleboard, Putting, Ping Pong, Mensa Quiz, Art Scavenger hunt, and I'm sure some other things I've forgotten. You only get points for winning 1st, 2nd or 3rd in Trivia, and of course 1st gets more than 3rd. There is no participation trophy. Some activities do give you a point for playing. It all depends on who is running things. There are various ways to get points. We have a lot of stuff and unless they come out with new stuff don't really find anything we want. Many times we give extras to others on our trivia team or maybe just a random person in line that needs a few more points to get a shirt or a hat or something. 60 Points is a bargain for the jacket. They must have a lot of those. We have one each and gave one to BIL for Christmas, although he's never been on Oceania. PS, I've always liked the Big O points name, as it's been one of my numerous nicknames from a young age. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rxlowry Posted September 14, 2023 Author #109 Share Posted September 14, 2023 1 hour ago, SATaxman said: Points? From Trivia? Yes. First place gets 3, second 2 and third one. Silly golf, ping pong, bean bags, shuffleboard and putting also all earned points 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rxlowry Posted September 14, 2023 Author #110 Share Posted September 14, 2023 39 minutes ago, ORV said: PS, I've always liked the Big O points name, as it's been one of my numerous nicknames from a young age. Do you like the Big O martini as well? It’s such a funny thing to ask a bartender for. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackdeb Posted September 14, 2023 #111 Share Posted September 14, 2023 The Big O martini is our go to for happy hour at 5 o’clock, 2 for 1. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted September 14, 2023 #112 Share Posted September 14, 2023 2 hours ago, rxlowry said: Do you like the Big O martini as well? It’s such a funny thing to ask a bartender for. Yes I do, my wife likes it also, many times we just get that and tell them one each. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rxlowry Posted September 14, 2023 Author #113 Share Posted September 14, 2023 The last night it was only a movie in the theater. Pretty lame as this was the second night of showing a movie as the big entertainment. The showband did perform for one hour at 10pm. Afterwards, I noticed a couple sitting at the bar doing needlepoint and engaging in a drink contest. They took turns choosing shots and were served so quickly. I probably watched 5 or 6 in about 15 minutes. They even did Macallan Quest as a shot! At one point, she asked the bartender what to try and he replied you’ve tried it all. She seemed unfazed. I would have sown my hand into the needlepoint. The husband was feeling it and I made him a white flag out of my napkin and stirrer. She sounded so sober it was mind boggling. Definitely found entertainment. We left before they did but hopefully he wasn’t feeling too bad in the morning. They were staying overnight in nyc so no flight to catch. I’m finishing up some more blog posts but thought I’d share this story. 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rxlowry Posted September 15, 2023 Author #114 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Posted two more days of blog tonight! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 15, 2023 #115 Share Posted September 15, 2023 5 minutes ago, rxlowry said: Posted two more days of blog tonight! Where do we find your blog? TIA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rxlowry Posted September 15, 2023 Author #116 Share Posted September 15, 2023 9 hours ago, LHT28 said: Where do we find your blog? TIA Alpacamybagsblog (dot com) 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rxlowry Posted September 16, 2023 Author #117 Share Posted September 16, 2023 On 9/6/2023 at 6:53 PM, Sthrngary said: @rxlowry You literally made my day. My wife and I have been on Keto losing weight and I have not had BREAD in a very long time. My cruise on Oceania is in 60 day and I am taking your lead on the Waves Grill. Thank you for responding while on your vacation. Much appreciated. Cruise well and enjoy every moment. Thank you for the wonderful comment on my blog, Not sure if you checked the box to let you know if other comments made but I wrote you a message there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basor Posted September 16, 2023 #118 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Love your blog and look forward to the rest posting..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rxlowry Posted September 16, 2023 Author #119 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Updated the blog again…one more day to go…I’ll post that tomorrow along with my final thoughts for cruise critic. I’m debating making that a separate post or just ending with that here. It will be a lot of great things with a few needs improvements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vineyard View Posted September 16, 2023 #120 Share Posted September 16, 2023 1 hour ago, rxlowry said: Updated the blog again…one more day to go…I’ll post that tomorrow along with my final thoughts for cruise critic. I’m debating making that a separate post or just ending with that here. It will be a lot of great things with a few needs improvements. Maybe both? I have enjoyed and learned from you and the comments on this thread, so thank you 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sthrngary Posted September 16, 2023 #121 Share Posted September 16, 2023 12 hours ago, rxlowry said: Thank you for the wonderful comment on my blog, Not sure if you checked the box to let you know if other comments made but I wrote you a message there! @rxlowry I did not click that box. My mistake. I looked back and think you for your response. Love the blog. Cruise well and enjoy every moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob brown Posted September 17, 2023 #122 Share Posted September 17, 2023 On 9/15/2023 at 7:46 AM, rxlowry said: Alpacamybagsblog (dot com) Read your blog...very enjoyable read. My friends are aboard with you, and they told me about that "trivia wiz" who was using his phone for answers. If Ray Carr had been the CD, he would permanently ban that guy from Oceania trivia... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 17, 2023 #123 Share Posted September 17, 2023 38 minutes ago, bob brown said: Read your blog...very enjoyable read. My friends are aboard with you, and they told me about that "trivia wiz" who was using his phone for answers. If Ray Carr had been the CD, he would permanently ban that guy from Oceania trivia... That is really cheeky They should be banned from playing no matter who is in charge of the game 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob brown Posted September 17, 2023 #124 Share Posted September 17, 2023 That’s my point. The current CD shouldn’t have tolerated it. Ray certainly wouldn’t… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rxlowry Posted September 17, 2023 Author #125 Share Posted September 17, 2023 18 hours ago, bob brown said: Read your blog...very enjoyable read. My friends are aboard with you, and they told me about that "trivia wiz" who was using his phone for answers. If Ray Carr had been the CD, he would permanently ban that guy from Oceania trivia... Wonder if your friends were on my team??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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