Radiance 9-14-07 Polar Bear Express "Special"!

the show was AWESOME...........we were the FIRST row.......incredible seats.........I couldn't believe it, the place was over 1/2 empty.......guess that's a s sign of the times!

Off to shop.....

Have a gr8 day y'all

j

Good morning all--

not sure I told you we stayed in Des Moines for the state wrestling tournament. My brother coaches and his son is one of the wrestlers. Two of my other brothers and a sister are here with us to cheer on the family. We are heading into the finals tonight in the lead and our nephew is going for State champ--fun times and great tocatch up with family.

More later--

Morning...........

Glad you made it to STL,Jul.........did you get someone else or did your friend get to go??

Susan--if you're talking about the MN, deck OVs are the best deal.......esp if you pick one of the non obstruction cabins....

No problem Sharon.....updating right now..........

busy with the truck yesterday ..........went and got the title transferred and now just waiting on his compnay to send a tag.........so no work till then......he really hoped they would had sent him at least a temporary,but all the big wigs were in a meeting all day and so now we have to wait to hear on Mon..............the guy who was in charge of all this stuff died of a heart attack 2 weeks ago and nobody else knows what is what.........

He put the truck in the shop for a service and told them to check it out while still under some warranty........

Today,need to go to Sams and some other running.....

Have a super day all.....

Just posting the bday/anniv list for now(since it wont change unless we get a new PB)........but do have the cruise list updated too..

Jan:
8th--Jill

Feb:
7th--Bob(Sheila's DH)
12th--Wendy&Bill(anniv)
26th--Jill&Dave(anniv)

March:
10th--Sheila

April:
3rd--Marilyn&Bob(anniv)

May:
6th--Susan&Ray(anniv)
8th--Danny(Barb's DH)
11th--Marilyn
13th--Sharon
26th--Bill(Wendy's DH)
29th--Jim(Jen's DH)

June:
13th--Bob(Marilyn's DH)
14th--John(Diane's DH)

July:
3rd--Brenda
11th--Jen&Jim(anniv)
16th--Ginny
23rd--Jul&David(anniv)
25th--Ken(Nancy's DH).....Greg(Sharon's DH)
28th--Martha

Aug:
12th--Sharon&Greg(anniv)
14th--Kathy

Sept:
1st--Ray(Susan's DH)
4th--Nancy&Ken(anniv)
4th--David(Jul's DH)
10th--Jim(Patti's DH)
12th--Sheila&Bob(anniv)
17th--Jen
19th--Jean
19th--Dave(Jill's DH)
24th--Chris

Oct:
4th--Patti
8th--Jul
9th-Jean&Don(anniv)
20th--Dennis(Kathy's DH)
23rd--Diane
25th--Barb&Danny(anniv)

Nov:
4th--Barb
16th--Wendy
21st--Nancy
23rd--Patti&Jim(anniv)
25th--Kathy&Dennis(anniv)

Dec:
17th--Diane&John(anniv)
20th--Susan

Susan-heres the better cabins on deck 8..

Kathy we are on the Majesty but I think the deck plans are similar. I switched to 8536, so I guess I got a good deal!


It's snowing snowing snowing here AGAIN! It is kind of pretty today though.

I'm fighting a cold that I probably picked up on the plane home. I can't remember a flight with more sneezing and coughing than the one I was on last Sunday! But I have no where I have to go so will just cuddle up on the couch and continue to catch up on all the shows that were taped while I was gone!

Yes Susan........its the same deck plan for MJ and MN(as it was for SS)........so you got one of my fav cabins!!

Hope you feel better.........the girl that took care of us at DMV yesterday sneezed and coughed.......said she had a fever too.............I asked her is she heard of sick days! Said she didnt have any left.............soooooooooooooo,she comes to work and spreads her illness?????????? Can we say STUPID! or maybe sad, that people cant afford to take a day off...............

Good Morning...

Noticed the thread about Soldiers' Angels project. Coincidentally yesterday a patient noticed the picture of my grandson and asked me if I knew about SA. She gave me their card and I checked out the site www.soldiersangels.org last night.
Fortunately, Blake DOES have a lot of support from family and friends, but too many soldiers do not. We're aiming for the end of March to get him home from Afghanistan.

Julie - Glad you made it to the ice show. Front row???

Susan - Stay warm and beat the bug before it gets you down.

Susan: You picked a great cabin, no obstruction...Our fave is 8050 on starboard side...
Morning Bears, it is 39 degrees here, next week we will be sailing on the high seas heading to our first stop Aruba so am not complaining!!!

Going to do some packing this afternoon and the bulk of it tomorrow...

Sis: Glad you had a good time in STL and enjoyed the show...

Kathy: Hope Dennis gets the Tag Monday so he can get back on the road...

Will check in L8R

Morning everyone...............just checking in. Lots on the agenda to do today. Hope everyone has a great Saturday.

Susan...........please do not send that snow this way!!

Nancy......will be sending good vibes your way that your team brings home a winner.

cruisenfever wrote:

Susan...........please do not send that snow this way!!

OK, I just put a box fan on my front porch to try to BLOW the storm NORTH instead of EAST!

Kathy or Susan (or anyone) - can you please explain the "better cabins" on Majesty/Monarch.

Right now we are on Deck 6 - couldn't get any higher (and Deck 7 is obstructed view). So what do you mean when you say (and show) better cabins on Majesty. What category are they? I will have to keep an eye out for them

Thanks!

crusinmama06 wrote:

Kathy or Susan (or anyone) - can you please explain the "better cabins" on Majesty/Monarch.

Right now we are on Deck 6 - couldn't get any higher (and Deck 7 is obstructed view). So what do you mean when you say (and show) better cabins on Majesty. What category are they? I will have to keep an eye out for them

Thanks!

Michele, the better cabins that are marked are between the lifeboats, so the obstruction does not block the view. And the deck 8 cabins are the cheapest ov's even cheaper than deck two with a port hole.

This is 8560 on Monarch----


But Kathy is right, the cabins right next to the elevators are the least obstructed, virtually nothing there, just a big overhang.

If you do a deck 7 cabin, try to get a cabin near one of the doors that leads out to the promenade. Jean picked this cabin out for me, when I went with her and Ginny last summer. It was great to just be able to turn the corner and go outside and sit right under my window. Ginny had the cabin right next door to mine.

Thanks Jen!

Ok, so I looked and since I have 3 people in the cabin (me and the girls), not one of those "good cabins" are available. If I went to Deck 8 obstucted, it would actually save me $100. And I would be 3 decks up...which is always good. But the view would be really obstructed.

And on Deck 7, I could have my own "balcony" by staying near an exit without having my own balcony...which is cool. But the jogging track...is that a pain?

Last question, (yes I feel like a cruise newbie because I didn't pay attention at all to the cabins I was staying in on Sov)...if I take a cabin that is a quad (had the code that there are two uppers and not just one) - is there any benefit to that at all? We only need one upper.

jillybabes wrote:

They are Category I on deck 8...The SO cabins on deck 9 are unobstructed, 157 sf as opposed to 122 on deck 8...We have stayed on both decks and have gotten deck 9 for less than deck 8 at times...

And thanks Jill!

I guess those couches in the Deck 9 cabins don't open up to make a bed????? There are many Deck 9 cabins open, none sleep 3.

I wonder if I call if they will let me upgrade because my 4 year old would easily fit on that couch.

I don't think there is any benefit, the room will actually look smaller, because the uppers are hanging on the sides of the wall. At least on Monarch, they were. (The don't go up in the ceiling like the new ships).

If you do decide to go up to an obstructed on deck 8 that is not between the lifeboats, you will still be able to see a bit under the lifeboats, and look down onto the promenade.

The little sofa on deck 9 cabins, are actually a little corner loveseat thing. But those cabins are bigger and have a frig and safe also.

jillybabes wrote:

Michele, Cabin 8008 & 8508 are showing as available on Seascanner.com

I don't think either of those sleep 3, Jill, but maybe I'm wrong.

Murphy wrote:

jillybabes wrote:

Michele, Cabin 8008 & 8508 are showing as available on Seascanner.com

I don't think either of those sleep 3, Jill, but maybe I'm wrong.

I didn't check to see...

jillybabes wrote:

Murphy wrote:

jillybabes wrote:

Michele, Cabin 8008 & 8508 are showing as available on Seascanner.com

I don't think either of those sleep 3, Jill, but maybe I'm wrong.

I didn't check to see...

Neither sleep 3.

So Jen, it's not a couch then, just that oversized chair (we had one in our Indy cabin)?

This is so frustrating. There are soooo many cabins open on Deck 9. None of them sleep 3.

Michelle, my inlaws had a SO on the Monarch. The "extra" seating is kind of a loveseat/oversized chair. It is almost triangle shaped is is made to fit in the corner. I do not think anyone, even a small child could sleep on it.

Murphy wrote:

Michelle, my inlaws had a SO on the Monarch. The "extra" seating is kind of a loveseat/oversized chair. It is almost triangle shaped is is made to fit in the corner. I do not think anyone, even a small child could sleep on it.

Thanks. Then I guess I stay on Deck 6. Or take an obstructed cabin and save $100 on Deck 8.

For $100, I think I would just stay on deck 6 Michele. You may hear people running above you on the promenade, but it was slight and not bothersome, when we stayed on 6.