Rosalie B. wrote:


Bob stated after he got off the GOTS that he was never cruising again,
but I wanted to go through the Panama Canal, so he agreed to do this
one. But he said it was like watching paint dry.

I think I like Bob.




When we got our suitcases, two of them which had been in perfect
condition when we handed them over to the luggage people were
basically destroyed. Bob had a side pocket torn partly off one of
his bags, although he didn't think he lost anything. And my big black
roller bag had one side of the aluminum pull out handle ripped out and
the other side was twisted around so badly that it could not be
re-inserted.

I'm afraid that I'd have complained to high heaven about that. Did they
do anything for you?



The BIG BLACK MARK for this room and ALL the ones at this end of the
ship (and sometimes it wafted up to the dining rooms) was that
everything smelled of sewage - especially in the hall but also in the
room. More in port or when there were certain wind directions. This
was due to faulty engineering as the sewage stack odors were
re-entrained into the ventilation system. The toilets worked OK

If you you are saying is correct, the "sewer gas" is a combustible gas
that is potentially dangerous in quantity. Like the luggage, I'd sure
be taking to the airways complaining, if the "recirculating" thing is
correct.


This time I was prepared and had my earplugs in my ears
and my cane to sit on.

Thanks- now I've got to live with that image in my head for the next ten
years. grin





Lido: We learned to like the Lido, but rarely ate there. They still
have trays which is MUCH better than trying to balance everything on a
slippery plate.

With HAL catering to a more elderly crowd, we also found that the
busboys were quick to help folk using walkers or canes. One would grab
a tray and proceed to help Mrs. Nonny through the line and get
water/coffee for her when she was seated.



So I switched to Personal Choice Dining and that really worked out
very well.

Yup, it's great to be able to walk up and be seated. We also liked the
varying people at our table.





Bob was pretty disgusted with the TV. He wanted to watch Fox News.
There are no broadcast channels at all - just CNN, ESPN a cartoon
channel, and TCM (Turner Classic Movies). All the rest are ship
channels. They did show the professional football games (which I
liked and he didn't) and some of the college ones I think, although I
didn't really pay much attention to those.

Like I said earlier, I really think Bob and I could get along. Did they
have professional wrestling? Mrs. Nonny likes to watch that and cheer
on her favorites. grin I think Bob and I could sit around and agree
on politics.


Although he thinks CNN is biased liberal media, he insisted on
watching it anyway. He wrote on the interim comment card that they
should have an unbiased alternative to CNN. When I took it to turn it
in, I added to it the comment that as far as I was concerned I'd be
happy if I never ever saw Fox OR CNN ever again.

FOX is all I watch when there is a choice. They're still far too
liberal for my taste, but at least they're better than the socialist
channels.


Excursions: I will do these separately as it was a long cruise and
there were a lot of them.

Ship


One elevator forward did not work for the whole cruise, and the first
night I got trapped in an aft elevator with several other people - the
elevator would go up and down, but would not open the doors for us to
get out.

This has happened to Mrs. Nonny before. On one cruise, she was trapped
on an elevator for 5 nights before I noticed and reported her missing.
The smell was terrible. We pried the door open slightly and slipped a
pizza in for her to eat while they tried repairing the elevator. They
got her out just as the ship was disembarking passengers, so I at least
got to bring her home with me, and not have her shipped home separately.




--
Nonnymus-

Suppose you were an idiot.
And suppose you were a member of Congress....
But then I repeat myself.

-Mark Twain