OnTheGo100 Posted January 20 #1 Share Posted January 20 Hi there. For those of you who've been able to sail on Ascent, is there a pickleball court? If so, any idea how scheduling/reserving court time is handled? Thanks! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denby Posted January 20 #2 Share Posted January 20 There arepickle ball courts in the rooftop garden area. We watched people play one morning. Warning…it is quite windy up there at times making control of the ball a little difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Georgia_Peaches Posted January 20 #3 Share Posted January 20 (edited) Yes, there is a court and it is used non-stop. There is an attendant organizing each match and also keeping up with the order of players. Another thing I really liked was the amount of seating in and around the area allowing spectators the opportunity to watch from various vantage points. We don't play PB but were truly amazed at the skill of those who did...looked like a lot of fun! Here’s a photo taken from above. Edited January 20 by Georgia_Peaches 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted January 20 #4 Share Posted January 20 How many hrs a day is the Pickle ball in use? Hope not during dinner up there.. Will others get to have a quiet space and time up there? Will there be any daytime music or other events up there? Unfortunately, The plinking sound is very annoying . Seems they needed to make a sports court area elsewhere as PB is very popular but was not in the original Lawn area design. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Georgia_Peaches Posted January 20 #5 Share Posted January 20 30 minutes ago, hcat said: How many hrs a day is the Pickle ball in use? Hope not during dinner up there.. Will others get to have a quiet space and time up there? Will there be any daytime music or other events up there? Unfortunately, The plinking sound is very annoying . Seems they needed to make a sports court area elsewhere as PB is very popular but was not in the original Lawn area design. I want to say that PB was from 9 AM to 3PM. It definitely didn't go into the dinner hour. There were other events up there as well, like football on the big screen and a party one of the nights. Plenty of room to spread out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted January 20 #6 Share Posted January 20 47 minutes ago, Georgia_Peaches said: I want to say that PB was from 9 AM to 3PM. It definitely didn't go into the dinner hour. There were other events up there as well, like football on the big screen and a party one of the nights. Plenty of room to spread out. thanks for the info Other than our one dinner res, and maybe a movie at nite, we'll be crossing that space off. No longer sounds like the nice garden spot that was created for reading and relaxation... probably too sunny anyhow! One joy of cruising is a break from the plink plink plink! Many PB places in Fla are moving indoors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelib Posted January 21 #7 Share Posted January 21 46 minutes ago, hcat said: tha. probably too sunny anyhow! Just as a side note, they have added large umbrellas in both the Fooftop Garden and pool area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardowMD Posted January 21 #8 Share Posted January 21 On our cruise there was yoga and meditation in the morning, pickleball afternoon with playoff tournaments on the last day. This was pre inaugural, so not sure what the new schedule looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2PB Posted January 21 #9 Share Posted January 21 we are on APEX March 2-16, looking for pickleball play. hope someone replies.... bring your paddles!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmitchy Posted January 23 #10 Share Posted January 23 (edited) Just got off the January 7 sailing on the Ascent. Pickle Ball was fun, 1 portable court. All of the Pickle Ball players will end up signing up for short games. The assistant Activities director comes up and puts on a fun tournament . All you do is put your name on the Sheet and they make sure the pairings are fair. After pick up games till 5pm . There are also first time players from the UK or other parts of the World that have never seen Pickle Ball. They pick it up fast because some are Tennis players. The pickle Ball players were a nice group. Fun Edited January 23 by Fmitchy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DingoMom Posted January 23 #11 Share Posted January 23 Did X provide the equipment, or did cruisers have to bring their own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dm3039 Posted January 23 #12 Share Posted January 23 19 hours ago, DingoMom said: Did X provide the equipment, or did cruisers have to bring their own? There is equipment available. Mostly used by beginners. Experienced players brought their own paddles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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