Miracle 1/24/09 as it happens...

[mstea]

Oh,, on St. Kitts... can you get to a beach... with a taxi.. or should we book an excursion?

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Hi, sounds like you are having a blast. Have you gone to Frankie & Johnies? What band is there? Is it Music Unlimited and how are they? I will be back in May. My 3rd trip on the Miracle. Thanks for the info. Mary49

 

Sorry! :( Didn't get to Frankie & Johnies...

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let me know what nights you would recommend going to the supper club?

sounds like your having fun... !!!! YEAH...

is your ship crowded...I think ours is almost sold out... just a few left...like under 5...:(

thanks for your answers..

Barb

 

They said we are sold out. MOST of the time, it's ok. But there have been a few times when it's been crowded. Look later on today for Saturday's review.... :p I almost wish we had gotten back a day early!:eek:

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Hey all!

 

Home at last! :):( Yeah, mixed feelings. Let me tell you about Saturday and Sunday, then I will upload some pics from the week... was unable to upload them to photobucket this week while on the cruise. It would freeze every time I tried. I figure it was too difficult with the sattelite connection maybe?

 

Saturday 1/31/09

 

Fun Day at Sea #4

 

Woke up to a cold, windy, rough sea day...:(

Translation: EVERYONE was inside!!! Don't know why they didn't cover the pool area. People could have at least sat out there to enjoy breakfast, lunch, whatever. For lunch on the Lido there were NO tables. I walked around the entire Horatio's restaurant 5 times. 5 TIMES! There was even 1 couple putting a puzzle together at one of the tables! We decided to go to our rooms. They got food from upstairs and brought it down. I ordered room service for one last REUBEN!!! Mmm...

 

Played trivia, lost by one point... No plastic piece of ship on a stick for me!

 

Played bingo for the cruise. Lost that by 1 number. No free cruise for me!

 

Played the nickel slots. Broke even.

 

Went to the debarkation talk. Same old, same old...

 

PACKED!!!:( I hate that part...

Went to our last dinner, then the Legends show.

 

Put my luggage out & went to bed.

 

Sunday 2/1/09

 

Disembarkation Day

 

Woke up about 4:30 AM & turned the tv on to see what it looked like. (One of the odd things about having an inside room)It was still dark, but I could see the lights of Ft Lauderdale in the distance. We were docked by 5:30. I got dressed and took all my stuff up to the Lido deck to get a table to wait it out... our luggage tags were #25. (out of 25):rolleyes:

 

Ate my last omelet (with salsa) [i am REALLY going to miss that salsa!!!]

Waited...

 

We were off the ship by 9:30. Our hotel shuttle didn't get there until 10:30. Their van had broken down and they had to borrow another one.

All said and done, we were on the road by 11:45 AM.

 

Got home at 5 AM the next morning!!!:rolleyes:

 

Time to get back to the real world!

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Gar & Marilyn checking out the dock

 

 

Oh, yeah! We are cool!

 

 

How cute is this big turtle? He was swimming around the ships in port.

 

 

As we were leaving Port Everglades, the Splendour was highlighted by the setting sun...

 

 

A cool & windy sendoff...

 

 

Leaving as the sun sets in the background

[mstea]

Do you think you will post a final review?

 

What nights are the formal nights?

thanks

[fllady61]

Loved the review. I too like St. Maarten as for convience of shopping. better than St. Thomas. Plus I go to St. Maarten to a small shop on one of the side streets to get great deals on flavored rum. chocolate is one I buy all the time.

 

We also had rain our last trip to the Islands. everyday. both onboard on sea days and while in ports. Halloween was the rough day. water splashing from the pool on Glory up at least 20 feet in the air, and back down. Wind howling through the entry way to the Grand Atrium. spooky for Halloween night.

 

The new dock in St. Maarten is for the bigger ships ie...Dream and the ones RCCL is building, as well as Disney.

 

I hope there are not 9 ships in port when we go in November.

 

could you do more pics of the actual ship please.

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More pics!

 

My cabin...

 

midship portside category 4A

 

 

 

The goody basket

What's IN the goody basket

 

The MOST comfortable bed! Loved it.

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food pics...

 

This was an emanada(sp?) Sorry! started to eat it before I took the pic.:o

 

This was a pear sald. How gorgeous is that?

 

Chocolate melting cake. Hmmm... There seems to be a bite out of it!?

Ohhhh! That explains it!

 

Vegetarian Lasagne... IT WAS INCREDIBLE!!!!

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Doing a "teeth check"

 

Doing my own "teeth check" w/ my spoon...

 

Baked Alaska

 

 

Cappucino... MMmmm...

 

 

Our table.. #166

 

 

A blue margarita... oh yeah!

 

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This was a dessert with chocolate/ honey/ and phyllo dough...

It was by far the worst thing we had to eat on this cruise.

It was tough & chewy. PLUS...

It was VERY hard getting past the look of it.

 

 

a crab and lobster cake... THE BEST EVER!

 

 

 

 

Cappuccino pie!!!

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I'll do more pics later today...

ship pics

port shots

misc shots

[xz3k3x]

Thanks for the great review!

[hockeyluver]

Doing a "teeth check"

 

Doing my own "teeth check" w/ my spoon...

 

 

A blue margarita... oh yeah!

 

 

LOL love the teeth check!!! OMG Blue Margarita's they were my new favourite on our last cruise. I have the carnival drink book and have tried making them a couple times I have never gotten them to taste the same!! Thanks for the great review and all the pics. I dont think I am going to order that one desert kinda looks like someone fished something outa the kiddy pool and put pastry around it :eek:

[elika326]

We walked around heratio's like 10x before we found a table where we could do that puzzle...and it took us 3 hours...

[mstea]

We walked around heratio's like 10x before we found a table where we could do that puzzle...and it took us 3 hours...

 

 

How fun !! now that's what I call a relaxing cruise... I love puzzles, and doing one right next to the ocean. can't get any better than that !!!

[pawags45]

Great Review thank-you

[David148]

Same here when i was on her in July they had a late show. When we were going in for dinner they were going in to the show and then we would go to the late show after out dinner.... I still have my capers and yes.. there was always two shows!!

 

 

The main seating is at 6 PM. Their show is at 8:45 PM.

 

The late seating is at 8:15 PM. Their show is at 7 PM.

 

I've had the shows like this on the Glory 2 years ago, too. MUCH prefer dinner & a show. NOT show & dinner. Just my personal preference...:cool:

 

WOW! I've never had a cruise scheduled like this. I think i would like the Dinner and then going to the show after! Interesting.. Thanks for the info.

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We walked around heratio's like 10x before we found a table where we could do that puzzle...and it took us 3 hours...

 

LMAO!!! So it was YOU!!! I should've just "plunked down" beside you!:D

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I dont think I am going to order that one desert kinda looks like someone fished something outa the kiddy pool and put pastry around it :eek:

 

My thoughts exactly! I DID try it, but it was VERY hard getting past the look of a turd.:eek: Caddyshack, anyone?

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OMG Blue Margarita's they were my new favourite on our last cruise. I have the carnival drink book and have tried making them a couple times I have never gotten them to taste the same!! :eek:

 

I know. They went down Soooo smoothly! I have the drink book, too. I was going to try to make them as well. That's a bummer that they don't turn out. Maybe there's a secret ingredient they don't tell you about? Sea air?

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Here are some general pics of the ship:

 

the Lido deck pool area

 

watching them load supplies and our luggage

 

the infamous grapes in the Bacchus Dining room

 

 

 

a chandelier in the Phantom lounge

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[work2wander]

Thanks for the pics and review. Terrific!

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the chapel...