Rare ottahand7 Posted January 7 Author #101 Share Posted January 7 Lunch today in the Lido. The roast meats at lunch time are uniformly excellent. A real boon for those of us who do Keto or Atkins. If you want a table in the Lido on a sea day is to get there early. Complicating crowding was end by the Seaview pool was very warm so people moved down to the forward end. Lunch today was Porchetta. John's breakfast this morning which is one of the scramble bowls but with two perfectly poached eggs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ottahand7 Posted January 7 Author #102 Share Posted January 7 Main dining room menu tonight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ottahand7 Posted January 8 Author #103 Share Posted January 8 Dinner in the Pinnacle Grill last night. First time this trip. We brought 7 special bottles of wine from home and paid the $20 each. We had a 1995 Beringer Private Reserve we bought a case of for $35 a bottle in 1996. Well aged it was wonderful. John had mushroom soup, I had steak tartare for starters. John had filet and I had the supplement Aged Delmonico. Both yummy. John's baked potato unremarkable and just warm. No desserts. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ottahand7 Posted January 8 Author #104 Share Posted January 8 Heading into Roatan Honduras. An early start for us as we have a HA shorex to a resort. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare VMax1700 Posted January 8 #106 Share Posted January 8 3 hours ago, ottahand7 said: We brought 7 special bottles of wine from home and paid the $20 each. Did you volunteer the corkage fee or did the 'search team' request it? Seems that there is no pattern recently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ottahand7 Posted January 8 Author #107 Share Posted January 8 (edited) 2 hours ago, VMax1700 said: Did you volunteer the corkage fee or did the 'search team' request it? Seems that there is no pattern recently. We were caught. Go early and divide in multiple bags may help, just saying Edited January 8 by ottahand7 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandect Posted January 8 #108 Share Posted January 8 2 hours ago, ottahand7 said: We were caught. Go early and divide in multiple bags may help, just saying Really nice wine! You're our kind of 'Wino's! 😎 Will most likely bring a couple nice bottles from home ourselves! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ottahand7 Posted January 9 Author #109 Share Posted January 9 Playing catch up. A nice day at Turquoise Bay resort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ottahand7 Posted January 9 Author #110 Share Posted January 9 Tonight's MDR menu. We had shrimp crostini, lasagna and NY Strip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ottahand7 Posted January 9 Author #111 Share Posted January 9 Yesterday's Mariner wine tasting. Still featuring the elusive Meomi. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ottahand7 Posted January 9 Author #112 Share Posted January 9 (edited) Our day at Turquoise Bay on Roatan Island. We splurged on an over water bungalow and we had a perfect day for it. Edited January 9 by ottahand7 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare QuattroRomeo Posted January 9 #113 Share Posted January 9 Beautiful looking spot! I will definitely consider it next time Roatan is on the itinerary. Although that fish swimming in the water looks rather menacing..😲.. Did you swim or snorkel there? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ottahand7 Posted January 9 Author #114 Share Posted January 9 We did take a dip. The fish are rather shy and could hardly inject a tossed shrimp. Thanks for your comments! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TravelE Posted January 9 #115 Share Posted January 9 22 hours ago, VMax1700 said: Did you volunteer the corkage fee or did the 'search team' request it? Seems that there is no pattern recently. Are you allowed 2 bottles per stateroom without paying the corkage fee? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted January 9 #116 Share Posted January 9 3 minutes ago, TravelE said: Are you allowed 2 bottles per stateroom without paying the corkage fee? No. All wine is subject to $20 per bottle corkage. Its still good value for a good quality wine compared with onboard prices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare QuattroRomeo Posted January 9 #117 Share Posted January 9 3 hours ago, ottahand7 said: The fish are rather shy and could hardly inject a tossed shrimp. I'm good with that!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ottahand7 Posted January 9 Author #118 Share Posted January 9 Tonight's MDR menu. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ottahand7 Posted January 9 Author #119 Share Posted January 9 We did another HA shore excursion because we had never been to Belize before. The tour was great but there were four ships in port all requiring tendering. It was a zoo at the port area. I have another HIA excursion in February and I will cancel. Not worth the hassle. Today we took a bus the the recently excavated ruins, Amon Ra. It was an hour drive each way and we were served a simple meal away from the ruins. It was not crowded at the ruins and both our bus guide and the park guide were excellent. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadarocks Posted January 9 #120 Share Posted January 9 Can I ask how long was the tender ride to Belize? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadarocks Posted January 9 #121 Share Posted January 9 I’m considering the VIP option at the Turquoise Bay resort in Roatan. When you were there, did you happen to notice that section and if it was easily accessible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petronillus Posted January 9 #122 Share Posted January 9 21 minutes ago, ottahand7 said: We did another HA shore excursion because we had never been to Belize before. The tour was great but there were four ships in port all requiring tendering. It was a zoo at the port area. I have another HIA excursion in February and I will cancel. Not worth the hassle. Today we took a bus the the recently excavated ruins, Amon Ra. It was an hour drive each way and we were served a simple meal away from the ruins. It was not crowded at the ruins and both our bus guide and the park guide were excellent. Thank you for the passing on the word on Amon Ra, and especially for the photos. Sounds like what one hopes an excursion will be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 9 #123 Share Posted January 9 33 minutes ago, ottahand7 said: We did another HA shore excursion because we had never been to Belize before. The tour was great but there were four ships in port all requiring tendering. It was a zoo at the port area. I have another HIA excursion in February and I will cancel. Not worth the hassle. You might want to reconsider that. If you are referring to February 20 you are the only ship in town that day. Roy 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ottahand7 Posted January 10 Author #124 Share Posted January 10 3 hours ago, canadarocks said: Can I ask how long was the tender ride to Belize? About 30 minutes. Saw a few Dolphins. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ottahand7 Posted January 10 Author #125 Share Posted January 10 2 hours ago, rafinmd said: You might want to reconsider that. If you are referring to February 20 you are the only ship in town that day. Roy Thanks Roy. Our bus guide said 4 big ships tomorrow over 20k. If we are the only ones we can have the nice shopping port to ourselves. Nice waterside restaurants too. Yes it will be 2/20. Four days left on our cruise. Will keep our boat ride. 🐵🐊🐒🦜 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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