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[Jane]

Today was Thai Torture #9. We worked on my ribs, which we hadnt done before. I wasn't even sure Daniel could--or would--do that. He feels I'm standing straighter now. I suspect he's right. It's subtle, but surely all that pain results in some progress.

I always feel like I've been hit by a truck when I leave there. We've had very high tree pollen all week, so I got the double whammy.

I would be afraid to have someone torture my ribs.  I hope you feel improved tomorrow.

[Jane]

Unlike the other ships I have traveled, this restaurant is listed as alacarte, rather than a flat fee for dining. 

Really 
What ship is it again?

The Norwegian Star

Keith said Norwegian.  When I looked up their restaurants only the Sushi ones were ala carte and the others were $20 or $25, standard for the specialty restaurants on these cruises.

Did the price come out about the same or more thank if you paid a flat fee?

[Jeanne]

Thanks, Jane.

[TCB]

Chow!  No, I know thatisn't how you spell the greeting in Italian.  Chow stands or dinner in the high-priced restaurant tonight.

Did your travel agent gift you the meal?

No the cruise company offered four different "incentives" for booking this cruise.  The $50.00 dining credit was one of them.

Were bookings a bit slow? I've never heard of incentives, but there are a lot more cruise ships now and I did hear that the market was oversaturated.

Norwegian has been offering this on all of their cruises.

[Jeanne]

I'll check back later.

TTFN.

[TCB]

Yes, I know that is what ala carte means, but onboard a ship it seems cheap.

I agree. One of the attractions of a cruise is that's is usually all-inclusive. So nice to sit down to a dinner menu and NOT look at prices! Are all meals ala carte or just at this one restaurant?

Just this one restaurant.  The main dining rooms are all-inclusive.

[TCB]

TCB, I find it curious that you sailed from Tampa, rather than Ft Lauderdale. Surely it adds another day or so of sea time. I like sea time, but not everyone does.

That was the point.  Norwegian always does a 14 day repositioning cruise to change from the Caribbean cruises to their Europe cruises.  In the past, the first leg of the cruise was to the Azores, but this year they offered the stop in Bermuda.  But to make it a four day cruise to Bermuda, they needed to sail from Tampa.

Bermuda is quite interesting. Have you been there?

Nope, but ask me again in two days.

[Jane]

Chow!  No, I know thatisn't how you spell the greeting in Italian.  Chow stands or dinner in the high-priced restaurant tonight.

Did your travel agent gift you the meal?

No the cruise company offered four different "incentives" for booking this cruise.  The $50.00 dining credit was one of them.

Were bookings a bit slow? I've never heard of incentives, but there are a lot more cruise ships now and I did hear that the market was oversaturated.

Incentives seem to be more common these days.

Inclusive means drinks are also included, as are the specialty restaurants.  Many of the standard lines have specialty restaurants for a flat rate.  The price is less than a fancy restaurant at home and a change of pace from the main dining areas.  You just have to pay extra for them.

[vixmom]

Just back from voting.  I found the process (a two-step process, first you write down your choice, then you carry your ballot to a scanner in a different part of the room) rather confusing.

I liked the old machines. Ether. Idont see hoe this is more secure than pulling levers

[TCB]

Unlike the other ships I have traveled, this restaurant is listed as alacarte, rather than a flat fee for dining. 

Really 
What ship is it again?

The Norwegian Star

Keith said Norwegian.  When I looked up their restaurants only the Sushi ones were ala carte and the others were $20 or $25, standard for the specialty restaurants on these cruises.

Did the price come out about the same or more thank if you paid a flat fee?

It would probably have been more, but I ended up getting a price break.

[vixmom]

I was the first person in my district to vote this morning

[Jane]

Yes, I know that is what ala carte means, but onboard a ship it seems cheap.

I agree. One of the attractions of a cruise is that's is usually all-inclusive. So nice to sit down to a dinner menu and NOT look at prices! Are all meals ala carte or just at this one restaurant?

Just this one restaurant.  The main dining rooms are all-inclusive.

Are you saying drinks are also included or just the food?

[TCB]

Hello, Debby!

[Jane]

Unlike the other ships I have traveled, this restaurant is listed as alacarte, rather than a flat fee for dining. 

Really 
What ship is it again?

The Norwegian Star

Keith said Norwegian.  When I looked up their restaurants only the Sushi ones were ala carte and the others were $20 or $25, standard for the specialty restaurants on these cruises.

Did the price come out about the same or more thank if you paid a flat fee?

It would probably have been more, but I ended up getting a price break.

Hmmm, I want to know the secret of getting a price break

[TCB]

Yes, I know that is what ala carte means, but onboard a ship it seems cheap.

I agree. One of the attractions of a cruise is that's is usually all-inclusive. So nice to sit down to a dinner menu and NOT look at prices! Are all meals ala carte or just at this one restaurant?

Just this one restaurant.  The main dining rooms are all-inclusive.

Are you saying drinks are also included or just the food?

No, Jeanne was asking about the food being all-inclusive.

[vixmom]

Last night I had a strange occurrence.  I awoke around midnight to the intense smell of a fire.  As soon as I was ready to get dressed and flee the building, the smell was gone.  This has happened several times now while I'm sleeping, and I don;t know if it's an odor drifting in the window, if it's a dream, if I once died in a fire, or if the buidling once suffered a conflagration.

There have been a couple of times as well when I've walked into the hallway of my floor and had the same experience.

Maybe one of your neighbors is a lousy. Cook

[Jane]

I was the first person in my district to vote this morning

How long did you have to wait in line for this privilege?

[Jane]

Yes, I know that is what ala carte means, but onboard a ship it seems cheap.

I agree. One of the attractions of a cruise is that's is usually all-inclusive. So nice to sit down to a dinner menu and NOT look at prices! Are all meals ala carte or just at this one restaurant?

Just this one restaurant.  The main dining rooms are all-inclusive.

Are you saying drinks are also included or just the food?

No, Jeanne was asking about the food being all-inclusive.

OK, I took it that she thought the entire dining experience was all inclusive.

[Jane]

It was, except for alcohol on our first Princess cruise years ago.

[George]

I was the first person in my district to vote this morning

How long did you have to wait in line for this privilege?

It's not a privilege, it's a RIGHT!

[Jane]

[TCB]

What time do the polls close in New York?

[Jane]

Keith has an app on his phone that tracks the distance on our walks.  It always says he went farther than I did on my fitbit.  Today, using the mile markers on the walking path, we determined my fitbit cheats me out of a bit more than one tenth from each mile.  It may not seem like that much until you add it to the 10 miles fitbit says I walked today.

[TCB]

Unlike the other ships I have traveled, this restaurant is listed as alacarte, rather than a flat fee for dining. 

Really 
What ship is it again?

The Norwegian Star

Keith said Norwegian.  When I looked up their restaurants only the Sushi ones were ala carte and the others were $20 or $25, standard for the specialty restaurants on these cruises.

Did the price come out about the same or more thank if you paid a flat fee?

It would probably have been more, but I ended up getting a price break.

Hmmm, I want to know the secret of getting a price break

Ken's steak was overcooked and it took so long to get a new steak that I had already finished my meal when he got his steak.  So the waitress only charged me for the steak, and none of the extra items such as potato and dessert.

[vixmom]

I was the first person in my district to vote this morning

How long did you have to wait in line for this privilege?










Not at all I was the only voter there

[TCB]

Trump has been declared the winner with no votes counted (per CNN).

[vixmom]

My district is either populated by slugabeds or the apathetic

[TCB]

I am very tired tonight.  But, at least, the seas have calmed down.

[Jane]

Unlike the other ships I have traveled, this restaurant is listed as alacarte, rather than a flat fee for dining. 

Really 
What ship is it again?

The Norwegian Star

Keith said Norwegian.  When I looked up their restaurants only the Sushi ones were ala carte and the others were $20 or $25, standard for the specialty restaurants on these cruises.

Did the price come out about the same or more thank if you paid a flat fee?

It would probably have been more, but I ended up getting a price break.

Hmmm, I want to know the secret of getting a price break

Ken's steak was overcooked and it took so long to get a new steak that I had already finished my meal when he got his steak.  So the waitress only charged me for the steak, and none of the extra items such as potato and dessert.

At least they did that, as they should have.

[Jane]

I was the first person in my district to vote this morning

How long did you have to wait in line for this privilege?

Not at all I was the only voter there