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[h20skibum]

6 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

What is a South Maine lobster

That is where they grow small ones

[FionaMG]

8 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

What is a South Maine lobster? 

 

I'd rather go to Nassau than Labadee. The only thing I don't like is a port day on the last day before disembarking. It isn't very relaxing getting back from port and then faced with packing up.

 

I'd be disappointed to get Nassau as an alternative to Labadee but I guess that's the chance you take when you decide to cruise. You just have to roll with the punches. 🤷‍♀️

 

DD is working on a ship in South America that's missing its call to Montevideo today. The Captain got booed in the theatre last night when he made the announcement! 😬

 

I also dislike having a port day on the last day. The idea of having to pack kind of puts a damper on your day.

[Ocean Boy]

1 minute ago, FionaMG said:

 

I'd be disappointed to get Nassau as an alternative to Labadee but I guess that's the chance you take when you decide to cruise. You just have to roll with the punches. 🤷‍♀️

 

More like rolling with the swells.😊

[Denversail]

1 hour ago, h20skibum said:

We got this letter about our itinerary change. 
 

 

Now I am curious about what type of insurance would cover an itinerary change, since it says you can use the letter as proof?

 

 I looked at our insurance, and didn’t see any applicable category. 

I bought Nationwide for an upcoming trip next September and it covers port cancellations.

[NoShoes2]

1 hour ago, h20skibum said:

On the track this morning. 
 

Bags are still out, and we have small swells

 

 

 

 

Love that view!

 

[Dan83]

Last sea day. Solarium has plenty of space available. It’s still early though. I’m still unable to report a Daryl sighting. Not for lack of effort. I think I know his morning routine but I keep missing him. Maybe he will show up in the solarium. 

[Dan83]

If you like bourbon then I recommend trying the Kentucky summer. 

[bobmacliberty]

3 hours ago, h20skibum said:

This must be a south Maine lobster, because it was pretty small

 

 

Are they still calling them Maine Lobster on the menu?  I thought they had finally said that they're Caribbean Lobster, or something like that.

[Dan83]

Our lobsters were tiny as well. Still calling them Maine lobsters but they’re smaller than the old ones. However, ours were cooked perfectly this time and were delicious. Every cruise we have ever been on has overcooked lobster. These were perfect. But we would have needed 3 or 4 to make a meal. We ordered 2 servings of cheese tortellini and shared them. We left full and had a delicious meal. 

[h20skibum]

53 minutes ago, Dan83 said:

Last sea day. Solarium has plenty of space available. It’s still early though. I’m still unable to report a Daryl sighting. Not for lack of effort. I think I know his morning routine but I keep missing him. Maybe he will show up in the solarium. 

He was down getting ready for the parade

 

 

 

[h20skibum]

27 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

Are they still calling them Maine Lobster on the menu?  I thought they had finally said that they're Caribbean Lobster, or something like that.

Nope, they call them Maine lobsters 

[h20skibum]

By the way @Dan83 , if you had horrible internet yesterday like we did, stop by the internet desk and they will credit your account for a day. 
 

We did that. 

[Dan83]

6 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

By the way @Dan83 , if you had horrible internet yesterday like we did, stop by the internet desk and they will credit your account for a day. 
 

We did that. 

Yes. It was out most of the day. I’ll do that. 

[LATTELOVE]

3 hours ago, h20skibum said:

Last night was lobster night, which meant it was dress your best night.  The meal was a little disappointing.  
 

This must be a south Maine lobster, because it was pretty small

 

I had a vadalia onion tart which was not as good as past sailings. 
 

 

and the warm chocolate cake was not like the old molten cake.  
 

 

It has also disappointing that apple blossom and apple pie is no longer on the menu. We had to stop at JR’s for apple pie, and even it was underwhelming.  At least it still doesn’t have raisins. 
 

 

Yeap, disappointed here too.

And every time we come home from a cruise and do the survey  

it's worthless. I don't think they are reading them.

Nothing changes.

 

Ever since Royal changed the menus, it has not been for the best.

Some of the things we miss:

Warm slice of apple pie and ice cream

French Onion soup every evening

Shrimp cocktail every evening

Real lobster tails  (not the baby tails) there's a charge now for 2nds.

Salad bar sea days at the main dining

Better selection of food at the Windjammer,

What happened, to the nice seafood Paella, they used to have 

boarding day at the Windjammer, it's gone too. 

Entrees at main dining need to be at a hotter temperature

than what they have been serving the food.

 

 

[FionaMG]

8 minutes ago, LATTELOVE said:

Yeap, disappointed here too.

And every time we come home from a cruise and do the survey  

it's worthless. I don't think they are reading them.

Nothing changes.

 

Ever since Royal changed the menus, it has not been for the best.

 

 

 

 

Couldn't agree more. 😕

[Dan83]

2 minutes ago, LATTELOVE said:

Yeap, disappointed here too.

And every time we come home from a cruise and do the survey  

it's worthless. I don't think they are reading them.

Nothing changes.

 

Ever since Royal changed the menus, it has not been for the best.

Some of the things we miss:

Warm slice of apple pie and ice cream

French Onion soup every evening

Shrimp cocktail every evening

Real lobster tails  (not the baby tails) there's a charge now for 2nds.

Salad bar sea days at the main dining

Better selection of food at the Windjammer,

What happened, to the nice seafood Paella, they used to have 

boarding day at the Windjammer, it's gone too. 

Entrees at main dining need to be at a hotter temperature

than what they have been serving the food.

 

 

So I don’t mean to jump on the complaint bandwagon here. But dining on royal is nowhere near what it used to be. And we just started in 2018. We don’t go hungry though. It’s just not as upscale and delicious as it once was. Personally, I’ve lost a lot of weight in the past 2 years. I’ve started a low carb lifestyle and have maintained it for a long time now. 120 lbs lost total. I splurge a little on vacation. It’s part of my long term strategy. It works for me. I eat the things that I miss while on vacation only. But it’s not a binge. A week on Royal Caribbean leaves me a little unfulfilled and I’m more than happy to resume my normal low carb diet. I’m actually looking forward to it. 

[Dan83]

So 4 vouchers burned on Kentucky summers. I’ve started on the 6 pack of truly that we got with the cooler bag purchase. No Daryl sightings but I sent out a search party. 

[helen haywood]

I think Royal bought a bunch of empty large lobster shells that they are stuffing with those diminutive lobsters.

[h20skibum]

Day 7 cruise compass that includes the itinerary change.  
 

Don’t be fooled by it saying day 6 at the top.  They appended day 7 to yesterdays 

 

cruisecompassDay7.pdf

Edited December 22, 2023 by h20skibum

[h20skibum]

45 minutes ago, Dan83 said:

I’ve started a low carb lifestyle and have maintained it for a long time now. 120 lbs lost total

Great job on the weight loss.  I thought I did good with a 34 pound loss. I know I have put on a couple this cruise. 

[Dan83]

1 minute ago, h20skibum said:

Great job on the weight loss.  I thought I did good with a 34 pound loss. I know I have put on a couple this cruise. 

For a one week cruise, I gain about 12 pounds. Most is water weight that I retain from eating carbs. It takes about 2 weeks to get back to pre-cruise weight. That’s just resuming the normal low carb lifestyle, I don’t try to lose the vacation weight quickly. It’s about long term. 

[h20skibum]

We just finished playing Michael Jackson name that tune. 

 

Daryl’s Crew had 13/15.  Not good enough for the win, but we had a couple fans on our team. 

 

[h20skibum]

Keeping a good pace

 

Mudslide and kraken colada 

 

 

a couple hurricanes 

 

[Dan83]

3 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

Keeping a good pace

 

Mudslide and kraken colada 

 

 

a couple hurricanes 

 

Portside hot tubs. 

[broberts]

2 hours ago, Dan83 said:

Our lobsters were tiny as well. Still calling them Maine lobsters but they’re smaller than the old ones. However, ours were cooked perfectly this time and were delicious. Every cruise we have ever been on has overcooked lobster. These were perfect. But we would have needed 3 or 4 to make a meal. We ordered 2 servings of cheese tortellini and shared them. We left full and had a delicious meal. 

 

Is it even legal to catch lobster that small?