OBSERVATIONS FROM THE POOP DECK SEASCAPE SEPT 24, 2023

[morpheusofthesea]

1 hour ago, blueslily said:

Thanks for sharing. How much are they charging?

Too late to find out. The excursion kiosks are closed this last sea day. Did not get an excursion brochure in the cabin this cruise. Heard there are no back scene admittances to the bridge nor the engine room. YC Director said he has never been to either and no reason as he is hotel operations.

    Noticed having the best waiter in the YC means getting slow service any time any officers decide to take a meal in the YC restaurant.  The Maitre 'd pulls his best to cater to the officers and ours always disappears and always comes back to our table with his apologies for taking so long with our meal when they are present. Usually the officers (Captain) has the table out of sight around the corner to the right when entering the YC Restaurant. But this time the Captain was not present so these officers were tucked into a corner table within view so we saw Raymond taking their orders.

Edited September 30, 2023 by morpheusofthesea

[morpheusofthesea]

19 hours ago, morpheusofthesea said:

Found out tonight that the 5:30pm opening time is also a new corporate rollout on Seaside as on Seascape

Sorry. 5:30 is no more. It is 6 pm now in YC Restaurants.

[no1talks]

28 minutes ago, morpheusofthesea said:

"But this time the Captain was not present so these officers were tucked into a corner table within view so we saw Raymond taking their orders."

 

That sould come as no surprise, because...

 

Everybody loves Raymond.

🙃

[Two Wheels Only]

3 hours ago, psmarkle said:

Wow, that towel in the pic looks just like some of the towels in my linen closet! (I'm such a bad person!)😁

 

Half are blue, half are white. 😁

[cherylnj]

17 hours ago, psmarkle said:

Wow, that towel in the pic looks just like some of the towels in my linen closet! (I'm such a bad person!)😁

I too have had a couple of those same towels accidentally end up in my luggage. 😆

[morpheusofthesea]

Off the ship and in the tunnel at 7:30am. There are 50 more passengers this cruise. And only two empty YC cabins available. One is the Royal Suite. So whoever is first up to the concierge desk this morning has a shot at getting into a Royal Suite at a discount?

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Here is the 5 minute video I took of the Market Place Buffet at 7 am. I walked briskly 360 degrees, in on the left entrance from Jungle pool and out the right entrance.

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This is Matt Kennedy lead singer in the Chora Theatre Productions doing his one time one man show act  the first night in Le Cabaret Rouge. The other acts this first evening were repeated the last night, so we went to Chora Theatre for "Dreanscape". This video is 14 seconds.

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This is a 19 second clip of Chora Theatre production "Imaginocean".

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This clip is 26 seconds of the surf and sand with a swath of pebbles and seaweed on the only worst beach on Ocean Cay (YC beach).

 I guess not too many YCers actually go into the surf anyway.

 Do you know the best time of year to even go into the surf?

 

March to August is sea lice/ jellyfish season.

May to October is seaweed season

February March and August September is red tide season.

So it appears the best time to swim in the Ocean is November December and January.

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This is a 16 clip of Ocead House and across the street the new location of a Yacht Club buffet being built. This last week the stifling temperature, wind and  the inability to use the umbrellas for shade, most YCers opted to return to the ship for lunch. Not only is docking hit or miss.

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Front and back shots of MSC mascot DoReMi. Smiling on the outside, but 'sweating bullets' on the inside. I think the staff 'draw straws' and the winner (loser) gets to be DoReMi for the day.

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This couple of passengers 'stole' the show with their dancing.

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From this vantage point on deck 20 OnePool deck one can see the interlopers piggyback getting into the YC from the locked doors on 18 and 19. This cruise did not see as many interlopers on the OnePool deck as the temperature was too stifling by lunch time and most opted to eat indoors.

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A 22 second clip of Bella Bevins performing Le Cabaret Rouge.

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Another 23 second number by Bella, resident female songtress of Le Cabaret Rouge.

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Short clip 23 seconds of the 4 Chora theatre vocalists. Matte is on the left.

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Eight second clip of the tender boats coming and going from the ship at Grand Caymen. The right is 5 minutes and the pulling alond side the ship to leaving for shore took 13 minutes. (I stood out on deck in the hot sun with the stop watch feature on my cell phone).

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Forty second clip of another Chora Show production. What is different is this show is the only one with the live band taken from Le Cabaret Rouge for the evening, so those of us that went to both venues we did not have the live band in LCR.

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Today in Cozumel we did not dock at our usual Puerto Lagostino. Did not hear any complaints from staff or passengers. At the other dock has a huge Mega Mart, but from scuttlebutt the crew no longer get off the ship because the Mega Mart has raised it prices and is no longer worth going to.

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Twenty one second video of the retractable roof being opened over the Jungle pool with audio of the pizzo alert sound. Since we are in port, most are getting off, making it more resort like for those of us that stay on board with everything on the ship open.

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Everyday is cleaning day on MSC ships.

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Duo Fusion LCR this is their best routine, "Dirty Dancing" Lasted 4 minutes.

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A 2 o'clock matinee in the Chora Theatre of the Jazz Quartet. Bruno sings 10 to 12 of Sinatra's best most popular songs. Here is "My Way"

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The only thing wrong on the Seascape are the guests that are damaging the ship. Here are just 3 of the damaged elevator key pads, there are more.

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