Change in times Suite/Pinnacle lounge open at night

[island lady]

17 minutes ago, orville99 said:

Serenade would have to convert the entire ship to hold the meeting😱😇

 

Not only given 6 vouchers a day...as Pinnie...but the full WC cruisers and the quarterly cruisers (Bucky and I) get unlimited drink package as part of the package program.   OMG...and each mini segment they insist on giving us another 3 bottles of wine in our cabin.  Urggle...burgle.  😄 😄 

 

AA and Weight Watchers will probably get a lot of new members.  😲

[orville99]

2 hours ago, island lady said:

AA and Weight Watchers will probably get a lot of new members.

DW and I just got off of a 2 week B2B on Adventure, and only gained about two pounds each. We just can't seem to gain weight on cruises any more. AA on the other hand....😉

[island lady]

39 minutes ago, orville99 said:

DW and I just got off of a 2 week B2B on Adventure, and only gained about two pounds each. We just can't seem to gain weight on cruises any more. AA on the other hand....😉

 

Oh no....I don't even own a scale.  It would be the demon that lives with us.....we tossed it back into the fires of hell.   😄 😄 

[doghog]

2 minutes ago, island lady said:

 

Oh no....I don't even own a scale.  It would be the demon that lives with us.....we tossed it back into the fires of hell.   😄 😄 

We have a old analog bathroom scale I use to weigh our checked luggage. Still accurate. Other than that it stays in our storage room with our luggage and other travel items.

[orville99]

9 minutes ago, island lady said:

 

Oh no....I don't even own a scale.  It would be the demon that lives with us.....we tossed it back into the fires of hell.   😄 😄 

DW hooked me on a GF diet, and I shed 35 pounds. Scale helps me make sure it stays off.😇

[island lady]

44 minutes ago, doghog said:

We have a old analog bathroom scale I use to weigh our checked luggage. Still accurate. Other than that it stays in our storage room with our luggage and other travel items.

 

LOL...Yeah, I forgot about that.  I have one of those those hand held luggage scales.  Hook it onto the suitcase, lift...grunt with effort...and check the stats.   For some reason Bucky's suitcase is always heavier than mine.   Go figure.  😄 

[island lady]

43 minutes ago, orville99 said:

DW hooked me on a GF diet, and I shed 35 pounds. Scale helps me make sure it stays off.😇

 

Oh my....I humbly bow to you.  Wish I could do that (the weight loss that is)!  😉  Good for you!   GF?  Gluten Free?   

 

My sister is on that...since she has Celiac disease.  Not much choice for her there.  Actually a lot of the gluten free choices are pretty good on the ship.  She loves the gluten free pizza at Sorrentos!   

[orville99]

59 minutes ago, island lady said:

 

Oh my....I humbly bow to you.  Wish I could do that (the weight loss that is)!  😉  Good for you!   GF?  Gluten Free?   

 

My sister is on that...since she has Celiac disease.  Not much choice for her there.  Actually a lot of the gluten free choices are pretty good on the ship.  She loves the gluten free pizza at Sorrentos!   

GF - Gluten free. She takes meds that gluten interferes with, so she started avoiding it as much as possible. Once we started converting our favorite recipes to GF, I really got into playing with ingredients and found that we could make almost anything GF with a little bit of tweaking. Pounds melted off of me, and once the meds worked as they should, she actually gained back the 10 that she lost before they got her meds correct.

 

Love the Indian food on RCL, and they now even have GF focaccia in promenade cafe - almost as good as hers.😇

[island lady]

7 minutes ago, orville99 said:

GF - Gluten free. She takes meds that gluten interferes with, so she started avoiding it as much as possible. Once we started converting our favorite recipes to GF, I really got into playing with ingredients and found that we could make almost anything GF with a little bit of tweaking. Pounds melted off of me, and once the meds worked as they should, she actually gained back the 10 that she lost before they got her meds correct.

 

Love the Indian food on RCL, and they now even have GF focaccia in promenade cafe - almost as good as hers.😇

 

When I had a bout of what I thought was Celiac's disease...thankfully was not...I did the Chef's table on one of the Radiance ladies (can't remember which one).  They made me a fantastic GF meal.  Was actually better than Bucky's regular one.  😋

[smokeybandit]

Gluten free is unhealthy if your body doesn't require it. If you're losing weight due to a GF diet, it's due to eating less or exercising more, not due to the lack of gluten.

[SG65CB]

On 5/4/2024 at 1:03 AM, Merion_Mom said:

I'm just trying to wrap my mind around the frequently stated "snacks before dinner".

 

SNACKS BEFORE DINNER?  How about just GOING TO DINNER?!?!??!

 

The term that should have been used instead of "snacks" is "hors d'oeuvres", which is what they serve in the lounge before dinner. An hors d'oeuvre is a small dish served before a meal. Basically an appetizer before your appetizer. 

 

 

[OCSC Mike]

3 hours ago, SG65CB said:

 

The term that should have been used instead of "snacks" is "hors d'oeuvres", which is what they serve in the lounge before dinner. An hors d'oeuvre is a small dish served before a meal. Basically an appetizer before your appetizer. 

Do they still count as hors d’oeuvres if you have 20? Asking for a friend.

[island lady]

2 hours ago, OCSC Mike said:

Do they still count as hors d’oeuvres if you have 20? Asking for a friend.

 

And that is why I call them....."happy-tisers".   😄 😄 

[island lady]

Boarding the Allure this morning for a very rare short cruise for us.  Just wanted to meet her before she left PC, as we have never been on board that ship. .   

 

Booked months ago and could not get anything over a JS cabin, even with checking every day.  Plus just now received my denial on my Royal UP bid.  Oh well, it's a nice "hump out" JS on deck 10 anyway.  

 

AS to this thread...it will be curious if we are allowed (as Pinnies) into the Suite's Lounge.  Will try for perhaps one night in Coastal Kitchen.   Will be fun to "bar hop" around the ship anyway.  😉 

 

As far as I know the ship is totally booked up.  

[smokeybandit]

6 minutes ago, island lady said:

Boarding the Allure this morning for a very rare short cruise for us.  Just wanted to meet her before she left PC, as we have never been on board that ship. .   

 

Booked months ago and could not get anything over a JS cabin, even with checking every day.  Plus just now received my denial on my Royal UP bid.  Oh well, it's a nice "hump out" JS on deck 10 anyway.  

 

AS to this thread...it will be curious if we are allowed (as Pinnies) into the Suite's Lounge.  Will try for perhaps one night in Coastal Kitchen.   Will be fun to "bar hop" around the ship anyway.  😉 

 

As far as I know the ship is totally booked up.  

If you get into the SL, you've got one of the best concierges in the fleet, Dudley Jean

[doghog]

2 hours ago, island lady said:

Boarding the Allure this morning for a very rare short cruise for us.  Just wanted to meet her before she left PC, as we have never been on board that ship. .   

 

Booked months ago and could not get anything over a JS cabin, even with checking every day.  Plus just now received my denial on my Royal UP bid.  Oh well, it's a nice "hump out" JS on deck 10 anyway.  

 

AS to this thread...it will be curious if we are allowed (as Pinnies) into the Suite's Lounge.  Will try for perhaps one night in Coastal Kitchen.   Will be fun to "bar hop" around the ship anyway.  😉 

 

As far as I know the ship is totally booked up.  

Bon Voyage. 🍷

[orville99]

18 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

Gluten free is unhealthy if your body doesn't require it. If you're losing weight due to a GF diet, it's due to eating less or exercising more, not due to the lack of gluten.

Pure myth - it is gluten that your body doesn't need, can't process, and can't eliminate. I eat twice what I used to eat before I switched, and still walk the same 2-3 miles a day and swim the same half mile a day as I did before I switched, so the only variable that the weight loss can be attributed to is removal of gluten, which the body stores as useless fat.

[orville99]

10 hours ago, SG65CB said:

 

The term that should have been used instead of "snacks" is "hors d'oeuvres", which is what they serve in the lounge before dinner. An hors d'oeuvre is a small dish served before a meal. Basically an appetizer before your appetizer. 

 

 

Given the quality of what they have been serving lately in the Suite lounge, even horses ovaries would be a step up from their "hors d'oeuveres" 🐴😱

[smokeybandit]

4 minutes ago, orville99 said:

Pure myth - it is gluten that your body doesn't need, can't process, and can't eliminate. I eat twice what I used to eat before I switched, and still walk the same 2-3 miles a day and swim the same half mile a day as I did before I switched, so the only variable that the weight loss can be attributed to is removal of gluten, which the body stores as useless fat.

This is an urban legend.

 

Those who lose weight eating GF do so because they're eating less fried foods since GF versions are less available or just don't taste as good.

But gluten is a prebiotic beneficial to the good bacteria in the intestines.

[orville99]

30 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

This is an urban legend.

 

Those who lose weight eating GF do so because they're eating less fried foods since GF versions are less available or just don't taste as good.

But gluten is a prebiotic beneficial to the good bacteria in the intestines.

"Individuals without a gluten intolerance, wheat allergy, or celiac disease have a gluten transit time of up to 4 hours in the stomach, 6 hours in the small intestine, and 59 hours in the colon. Therefore, it takes 2-3 days for your system to eliminate gluten entirely." - VeryWell Health

 

Every time you eat another gluten-laden meal, you restart the clock - not a myth, a medical reality - unless one is in denial. YMMV, but I have never felt better in my life😇

 

BTW, we just fry with Olive Oil whenever we want fried food. Just had Asiago breaded fried Tilapia GF tacos last night😎

Edited May 6 by orville99

[smokeybandit]

5 minutes ago, orville99 said:

"Individuals without a gluten intolerance, wheat allergy, or celiac disease have a gluten transit time of up to 4 hours in the stomach, 6 hours in the small intestine, and 59 hours in the colon. Therefore, it takes 2-3 days for your system to eliminate gluten entirely." - VeryWell Health

 

Every time you eat another gluten-laden meal, you restart the clock - not a myth, a medical reality - unless one is in denial. YMMV, but I have never felt better in my life😇

I'm glad you feel better. But it's not because gluten is unhealthy.  And definitely not because it gets turned to fat (what's not digested gets expelled). Just make sure you're getting proper vitamins and minerals that tend to not be included in gluten free foods.

[orville99]

18 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

I'm glad you feel better. But it's not because gluten is unhealthy.  And definitely not because it gets turned to fat (what's not digested gets expelled). Just make sure you're getting proper vitamins and minerals that tend to not be included in gluten free foods.

What’s digested has to go somewhere, and your body has no immediate use for it, so it is very likely stored as fat while the body burns simpler sugars and carbs.

[island lady]

7 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

If you get into the SL, you've got one of the best concierges in the fleet, Dudley Jean

 

Thanks.  We indeed have full access to SL/CK (29 total Pinnies).   Really nice lunch in there today, and was thrilled to see Tushar (our favorite waiter from Harmony) in there.  May have to cancel Giovannis tomorrow, just to have him as a waiter for this short 4 night spin.  🙂 

[island lady]

5 hours ago, doghog said:

Bon Voyage. 🍷

 

Thanks!  About to head up for drinkie poos in a few minutes.  😉  🍷

[Merion_Mom]

On 5/6/2024 at 1:42 AM, SG65CB said:

 

The term that should have been used instead of "snacks" is "hors d'oeuvres", which is what they serve in the lounge before dinner. An hors d'oeuvre is a small dish served before a meal. Basically an appetizer before your appetizer. 

 

 

do you actually think that the name ascribed to the food matters?  Your description literally buttresses my post.