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My Solo Splendor repo cruise (with pics) 10/24/14
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<blockquote data-quote="Jamman" data-source="post: 1657532" data-attributes="member: 201"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)">We are now officially heading out to sea....</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"><img src="http://photos.cruisecritic.com/data/518/CS120.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)">At this point I head back to the Liner Bar for some beers, and to wait for the Cheers Program to become available. Gusti, my favorite bartender back there, keeps checking the computer for the go ahead to sell it. Three beers and a half hour later I finally can purchase the Cheers Program. My cost was $37.50 a day plus gratuities for a total of $345 for the 8 day cruise. I found out later, that the very next day, the price was jacked back up fleet wide to $49.95 plus gratuities per day. It's funny because back in August when I sailed on the Liberty, I purchased the Cheers Program the first day the price dropped to $37.50, and now I'm purchasing it on the last day at that price.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)">As soon as I purchased the program, all the drinks that I had purchased individually up to this point, were credited back to my account, and now counted towards my drink limit for the day. To summarize my Cheers experience on this cruise, I wound up about $100 ahead of the game. At $49.95 I would have been about even, and that being the case, I would not purchase it, because of the restrictions on the program.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)">That being taken care of, it was time to head back to the cabin to get ready for my first dinner of the cruise. Here's a night time view of the Atrium from near my Deck 8 cabin.....</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"><img src="http://photos.cruisecritic.com/data/518/CS1211.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)">I had traditional Late Seating in the Gold Pearl Restaurant, all the way aft. I was seated at a table for 10, table #438, on the lower level, Deck 3. Once again, I had a wonderful wait staff. These guys were GREAT the entire cruise. Let me introduce you to Inyoman, Elvir, and Satriva.....</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"><img src="http://photos.cruisecritic.com/data/518/CS122.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)">Now for my tablemates. I had hoped that a few from our roll call would have been assigned to my table, but that didn't happen. I do not have any pictures of my tablemates because a few mentioned that they really didn't want their picture taken, so in deference to them, I honored their request. But that doesn't stop me from telling you about them, so here goes.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)">Our table was made up of middle aged and up solos, except for one couple, so I'll start with them. Their accents and style of dress, made me think they were from the island of Jamaica. Wrong, Jamaica, Queens!! Next to them was a gentleman named Roger. He never returned after the first night, though we exchanged hellos in the Sports Bar a few nights. Next to him was Mary, the Slot Queen, from the Cleveland area. She was very vocal and energetic. She enjoyed taking the active and unusual shore excursions, and every time I went in the casino, day or night, she was there. Next was Daryl from Detroit. He was the Slot King, though he said he was not doing very well on this cruise. The Players Club must have liked him because they sent him a bottle of wine to the table every other night. Next to me was Gary, the retired ATF agent, who sadly lost his wife recently. He was in the midst of 8 almost back to back cruises. He had gotten off the Glory, flown to New York to join the Splendor, was flying to Miami to get on the Conquest following our cruise, and after that, was getting back on the Splendor again when she finally gets to Miami. Rock on Gary!!! After the third night, he stopped showing up.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)">To my right was Don from Brooklyn, and he looked and talked like a Don, if you know what I mean. Nice guy, who loved his red wine, maybe a little too much. Lol. Next were a mother and daughter from Westbury Long Island. Very nice people, though for the life of me, I can't remember their names. Finally, a man I'll call the bookworm. He came to the table every night carrying a book. He was now on the Splendor for the third straight cruise, and the wait staff knew him well. His purpose was to get through his meal in a half hour or less. So, as the rest of us were looking at our menus, he was already being served his starters. He was done and out of the Dining Room before we were served our mains. Needless to say, not much in the way of conversation came from him! So that's it, my tablemates for the cruise. Quite an interesting bunch to say the least!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)">For starters tonight, I had the chicken tenders, and the spring rolls pictured here.....</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"><img src="http://photos.cruisecritic.com/data/518/CS123.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)">For my mains, I had the sweet and sour shrimp, and the linguine with sausage, mushrooms, and peppers.....</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"><img src="http://photos.cruisecritic.com/data/518/CS124.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)">For dessert, I just had two scoops of chocolate ice cream.....</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"><img src="http://photos.cruisecritic.com/data/518/CS125.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(75, 0, 130)">To be continued..... </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jamman, post: 1657532, member: 201"] [SIZE=4][COLOR=rgb(75, 0, 130)]We are now officially heading out to sea.... [IMG]http://photos.cruisecritic.com/data/518/CS120.JPG[/IMG] At this point I head back to the Liner Bar for some beers, and to wait for the Cheers Program to become available. Gusti, my favorite bartender back there, keeps checking the computer for the go ahead to sell it. Three beers and a half hour later I finally can purchase the Cheers Program. My cost was $37.50 a day plus gratuities for a total of $345 for the 8 day cruise. I found out later, that the very next day, the price was jacked back up fleet wide to $49.95 plus gratuities per day. It's funny because back in August when I sailed on the Liberty, I purchased the Cheers Program the first day the price dropped to $37.50, and now I'm purchasing it on the last day at that price. As soon as I purchased the program, all the drinks that I had purchased individually up to this point, were credited back to my account, and now counted towards my drink limit for the day. To summarize my Cheers experience on this cruise, I wound up about $100 ahead of the game. At $49.95 I would have been about even, and that being the case, I would not purchase it, because of the restrictions on the program. That being taken care of, it was time to head back to the cabin to get ready for my first dinner of the cruise. Here's a night time view of the Atrium from near my Deck 8 cabin..... [IMG]http://photos.cruisecritic.com/data/518/CS1211.JPG[/IMG] I had traditional Late Seating in the Gold Pearl Restaurant, all the way aft. I was seated at a table for 10, table #438, on the lower level, Deck 3. Once again, I had a wonderful wait staff. These guys were GREAT the entire cruise. Let me introduce you to Inyoman, Elvir, and Satriva..... [IMG]http://photos.cruisecritic.com/data/518/CS122.JPG[/IMG] Now for my tablemates. I had hoped that a few from our roll call would have been assigned to my table, but that didn't happen. I do not have any pictures of my tablemates because a few mentioned that they really didn't want their picture taken, so in deference to them, I honored their request. But that doesn't stop me from telling you about them, so here goes. Our table was made up of middle aged and up solos, except for one couple, so I'll start with them. Their accents and style of dress, made me think they were from the island of Jamaica. Wrong, Jamaica, Queens!! Next to them was a gentleman named Roger. He never returned after the first night, though we exchanged hellos in the Sports Bar a few nights. Next to him was Mary, the Slot Queen, from the Cleveland area. She was very vocal and energetic. She enjoyed taking the active and unusual shore excursions, and every time I went in the casino, day or night, she was there. Next was Daryl from Detroit. He was the Slot King, though he said he was not doing very well on this cruise. The Players Club must have liked him because they sent him a bottle of wine to the table every other night. Next to me was Gary, the retired ATF agent, who sadly lost his wife recently. He was in the midst of 8 almost back to back cruises. He had gotten off the Glory, flown to New York to join the Splendor, was flying to Miami to get on the Conquest following our cruise, and after that, was getting back on the Splendor again when she finally gets to Miami. Rock on Gary!!! After the third night, he stopped showing up. To my right was Don from Brooklyn, and he looked and talked like a Don, if you know what I mean. Nice guy, who loved his red wine, maybe a little too much. Lol. Next were a mother and daughter from Westbury Long Island. Very nice people, though for the life of me, I can't remember their names. Finally, a man I'll call the bookworm. He came to the table every night carrying a book. He was now on the Splendor for the third straight cruise, and the wait staff knew him well. His purpose was to get through his meal in a half hour or less. So, as the rest of us were looking at our menus, he was already being served his starters. He was done and out of the Dining Room before we were served our mains. Needless to say, not much in the way of conversation came from him! So that's it, my tablemates for the cruise. Quite an interesting bunch to say the least! For starters tonight, I had the chicken tenders, and the spring rolls pictured here..... [IMG]http://photos.cruisecritic.com/data/518/CS123.JPG[/IMG] For my mains, I had the sweet and sour shrimp, and the linguine with sausage, mushrooms, and peppers..... [IMG]http://photos.cruisecritic.com/data/518/CS124.JPG[/IMG] For dessert, I just had two scoops of chocolate ice cream..... [IMG]http://photos.cruisecritic.com/data/518/CS125.JPG[/IMG] To be continued..... [/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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