Another_Critic Posted December 11, 2023 #226 Share Posted December 11, 2023 6 minutes ago, Jimbo said: I guess in hindsight then they shouldn't have said then 28 different menu's. Little misleading. Only needs one thing changed to be a different menu. 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted December 11, 2023 #227 Share Posted December 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, Another_Critic said: Only needs one thing changed to be a different menu. 😄 Carrots in place of corn. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etta1213 Posted December 11, 2023 #228 Share Posted December 11, 2023 On 12/9/2023 at 7:44 AM, island lady said: I used to do that...but have to leave it on for the caretaker. He waters our outside plants, and makes sure the toilets get flushed once a week. I do turn off the washer hoses when we leave though. I never went on such a long trip. Why is it necessary to flush toilets once a week? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted December 11, 2023 #229 Share Posted December 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, Etta1213 said: I never went on such a long trip. Why is it necessary to flush toilets once a week? Because water will evaporate and leave a nasty ring as it does so. Also, running water keeps the sewer smell away. When water isn't run/toilets flushed, everything dries out and smells. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted December 11, 2023 #230 Share Posted December 11, 2023 10 minutes ago, Etta1213 said: I never went on such a long trip. Why is it necessary to flush toilets once a week? If a toilet goes long enough without flushing eventually the water in the bowl, not the tank, will become depleted. When there is no water in the bowl sewer gasses can come up through the piping. The same thing can happen with drains in sinks and it stinks. This is why their drainage has traps under them and not a straight shot out of your house. The water in the trap blocks the gasses. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckynana Posted December 11, 2023 #231 Share Posted December 11, 2023 We are Snowbirds. When we are closing our Condo for 7 months to head back North, we turn off the water, put bleach in our toilets, and cover the toilet bowl with plastic wrap. No need to flush toilets, water remains in our toilets.😉 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckynana Posted December 11, 2023 #232 Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, schooner_Drinker said: Just remember that plastic wrap when you go back down south 😉 Nancy You're too funny, Nancy! No worries!!😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted December 11, 2023 #233 Share Posted December 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Jimbo said: I guess in hindsight then they shouldn't have said then 28 different menu's. Little misleading. Do you have completely different meals at home all month long, or do you repeat dishes? Do you think that once, JUST ONCE, you could restrain yourself from making a negative post? 16 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted December 11, 2023 #234 Share Posted December 11, 2023 12 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said: Do you have completely different meals at home all month long, or do you repeat dishes? Do you think that once, JUST ONCE, you could restrain yourself from making a negative post? sorry, if you took my comment the wrong way. Not sure why Royal would give out that info about 28 different menus. Might have been best to not even mention anything about the menu's. Now I'm even sorry I even said earlier the menu's for the first 14 days were on Royal's app. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeler Nation At Sea Posted December 11, 2023 #235 Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, schooner_Drinker said: Compliments of the Chef 👩🏻🍳 The 4 Quarters and a nice check list for the PAX From someone onboard, just said to me ”They need one of these for the drinks” I know a lot of 🐾 will know who I mean Nancy Twenty-seven of those for me without being on this cruise, but, I sure wouldn't have minded the repeats while exploring the new 38 places. Maybe next time. Edited December 11, 2023 by Steeler Nation At Sea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovesthebeach2 Posted December 11, 2023 #236 Share Posted December 11, 2023 11 hours ago, Etta1213 said: I never went on such a long trip. Why is it necessary to flush toilets once a week? When we were snowbirds in FL, I would start with a clean toilet, add a bit of bleach, cover it with plastic and leave. We came back every 3 months and it looked the same as when we left. all the other drains in the house I closed to keep water in them. Never had a problem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovesthebeach2 Posted December 11, 2023 #237 Share Posted December 11, 2023 9 hours ago, schooner_Drinker said: Compliments of the Chef 👩🏻🍳 The 4 Quarters and a nice check list for the PAX From someone onboard, just said to me ”They need one of these for the drinks” I know a lot of 🐾 will know who I mean Nancy Oddly when we were just on Odyssey for 27 nights, we got bored with drinking 🤪 I just couldn’t do 5 drinks every night anymore……I would get to schooner and say, what do I want tonight. 🤣 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted December 11, 2023 Author #238 Share Posted December 11, 2023 21 hours ago, time4u2go said: You're flying in the day of? Good luck! Non-stop "puddle jumper" out of Orlando to Miami. 35 minute flight...extremely early at 6 am. No sooner had jet reached altitude...we were coming down again. No worries, and came in early as well. Too early. 😕 Delta changed our flight 2.5 hours earlier than I originally booked. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted December 11, 2023 Author #239 Share Posted December 11, 2023 17 hours ago, orville99 said: Hopefully you are on board and enjoying a libation before sail away😇🥃 Finally on board after long delays...a wine/beer outside deck "food slammer" with lunch. 😉 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted December 11, 2023 Author #240 Share Posted December 11, 2023 15 hours ago, Oceansaway17 said: I was lucky to do Wonder out of Ft Lauderdale last spring. I think I was on #6 cruise before leaving for Europe. Did not get to see all the shows as they were not ready. I also Love Symphony too Docked next to her right now here in Coco Cay...such a beautiful ship! 🥰 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted December 11, 2023 Author #241 Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, Etta1213 said: I never went on such a long trip. Why is it necessary to flush toilets once a week? We live in Florida...the land of the mold. 😉 But mostly toilets will tend to drain out if left unattended for too long. Not good for the plumbing. I would think every 3 weeks or so...but our caretaker is wonderfully over the top with his care. He does that when we spend 3-4 months in Maine for the summers as well. Edited December 11, 2023 by island lady 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted December 11, 2023 Author #242 Share Posted December 11, 2023 21 hours ago, smokeybandit said: There's a bartender named Von doing the first part of the cruise. Find him. Great bartender, also a good singer/guitarist. We enjoyed Steve bartender at he VCL bar last night. Great drinks! 😋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted December 11, 2023 Author #243 Share Posted December 11, 2023 20 hours ago, doghog said: Their flight is about an hour long. 35 minutes. 😄 AND came in half hour early. 😮 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted December 11, 2023 Author #244 Share Posted December 11, 2023 16 hours ago, shipgeeks said: We and 208 others are currently watching the Miami webcam; waiting for you to set sail. It's a bit later than the published 4pm departure. I hope no one forgot to pack their passport, or to do muster drill! At any rate....have a wonderful time!! It did not go smoothly at all. Lots of frustrating delays. Ughh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted December 11, 2023 #245 Share Posted December 11, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, island lady said: It did not go smoothly at all. Lots of frustrating delays. Ughh. Now it's time to chill out and enjoy. I know you both will. 🍷🍺 Edited December 11, 2023 by doghog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted December 11, 2023 Author #246 Share Posted December 11, 2023 12 hours ago, Luckynana said: We are Snowbirds. When we are closing our Condo for 7 months to head back North, we turn off the water, put bleach in our toilets, and cover the toilet bowl with plastic wrap. No need to flush toilets, water remains in our toilets.😉 I can't turn off the water to the house. Caretaker waters our plants. 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted December 11, 2023 Author #247 Share Posted December 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, doghog said: Now it's time to chill out and enjoy. I know you both will. 🍷🍺 Funny thing is it has been pouring rain since we got here in Coco Cay. 😄 But no worries for us, been here too many times anyway. We actually loved the little island when it was a tendered port. More natural and quiet. Now...Disney World type theme park. 😝 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted December 11, 2023 Author #248 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Not only getting into Miami way too early thanks to Delta's flight change...but getting to port too early, even though we sat at Miami airport for an extra hour to delay our taxi ride. Thought we were in luck when porters were there already taking checked bags (best part of the morning). Lined up in the Suites/Pinnacle que outside terminal, but since they were shuttling in the full WC cruisers one bus at a time...with long delays in between...we waited long past our check in time. Then when we finally got to check in at 12:30....there was a huge delay with getting the right paperwork due to cabin change. Yes, we won our Royal UP bid. Now happily settled for 63 nights in a Grand Suite in great location. 😄 Even though the new mattress on the bad was nice...still very firm and oh so happy I brought the foam topper. Left it spread out over the bed to "poof up" and indeed had to trim it (thanks @orville99 for making sure I had my full sized scissors to trim it). Our fantastic cabin attendant redid the bed to install it under the sheets. Wonderful! Like sleeping on a cloud! John (of John and Lala) very happy to inherit it when we disembark in LA! 😄 And speaking of John and Laura...had a wonderful time with them for drinks at VCL bar (Steve the bartender fantastic)...then we all transferred to the CL to our favorite bar seats for another set of before dinner drinks. 🙂 Found our assigned table...as a table for 10! 😮 Got it changed out to a nice quiet corner "two top" and enjoyed a great dinner in the MDR at 5:30. Wonderful waiter team which will be with us all the way to LA. Breakfast in Chops this morning was equally wonderful. 😋 Things are definitely looking up...and enjoying our night #1 day 2! 🤗 27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted December 11, 2023 #249 Share Posted December 11, 2023 13 hours ago, BND said: Because water will evaporate and leave a nasty ring as it does so. Also, running water keeps the sewer smell away. When water isn't run/toilets flushed, everything dries out and smells. Another reason to keep water in the tank is to keep the rubber seals wet. If they dry out they shrink and crack. When the tank refills they could leak. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghog Posted December 11, 2023 #250 Share Posted December 11, 2023 29 minutes ago, island lady said: Funny thing is it has been pouring rain since we got here in Coco Cay. 😄 But no worries for us, been here too many times anyway. We actually loved the little island when it was a tendered port. More natural and quiet. Now...Disney World type theme park. 😝 Song comes to my mind, "Rainy days and Mondays". If it's any consolation it's currently 28 degrees and partly cloudy here. 😉 I'm going to bundle up and go for a walk in about an hour. ⛄ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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