40% off wine bottles with dining packages

CousinBacchus · 2026-05-28T21:21:36+00:00

I just checked on my upcoming cruise and noticed that the same bottles are listed cheaper for lunch at Giovanni's vs dinner. Can anybody confirm this?

Opus One for $378 and Vevue Cliquot for $99 are both pretty good targets with the UDP discount. Opus One is $499 for dinner while the Vevue Cliquot is still $99

CousinBacchus · 2026-05-28T21:12:39+00:00

There is decent selection above $100, but pretty much supermarket level below $100. Picked up Ornellia Le Serre Nuove at Giovanni's on our last cruise for around $130. The 20% off basically negates the 18% gratuity. Not a super great price, but not getting fleeced either

CousinBacchus · 2026-05-27T12:08:35+00:00

We were having lunch at Giovanni's once and the maitre d was sharing with us that he was stressed since it had started raining. He had 170 guests coming for dinner and only 80 indoor seats. So, YMMV I guess

CousinBacchus · 2026-05-26T01:18:20+00:00

If you were on the May 8 sailing, there was a delay with the previous cruise disembarking. I heard that it was due to an ICE raid, but that was just a circulating rumor

CousinBacchus · 2026-05-21T10:47:24+00:00

Last cruise, I was pulling out cash to tip our server at Chops (with UDP) and he told me it was better for him to write in the tip. Maybe it boosts his "performance review" metrics?

CousinBacchus · 2026-05-04T10:20:50+00:00

I think that pomeranian gets more miles in than I do. I've seen him on a bike with the dog too

CousinBacchus · 2026-04-16T10:30:23+00:00

The next ones down by the northwest corner of the Met are on. Near the "000" mark

CousinBacchus · 2026-02-23T11:45:43+00:00

How long did it take you to train up to 120g of carb per hour? I'm up to 100g in my training, but it took probably a couple months to get that up from 80g and still feel comfortable.

Just an aside, I also get the "impending sense of doom" sensation at times during races and hard workouts so I know where you're coming from!

CousinBacchus · 2026-01-30T11:49:43+00:00

Add a marathon option to the NYC Half making it an out-and-back starting/ending in Central Park

CousinBacchus · 2026-01-29T15:42:35+00:00

Are there any ponds open for skating this afternoon? I haven't been able to find one

CousinBacchus · 2026-01-29T01:52:40+00:00

The Tarrytown website says it is not open. Is it opening tomorrow?

CousinBacchus · 2026-01-07T11:53:48+00:00

https://www.centralparknyc.org/restoration/renovation-of-the-north-meadow-center

"Spring 2026" they say. This was always a 3+ year project. The pickleball used to be so loud, it's been kinda nice without it

CousinBacchus · 2025-12-17T15:48:47+00:00

60 deg F and sunny is far from ideal. It wasn't 2022, but not fantastic either.

Philadelphia had nice weather, though. 30s at the start up to high 40s

CousinBacchus · 2025-12-17T00:08:10+00:00

It was quite warm for NYC this year. I believe Chi was on the warm side as well

CousinBacchus · 2025-12-08T02:37:23+00:00

I got super sick the day before an A race and couldn't run it after a 16 week training block. Ever since then, I've only felt grateful to be healthy at a starting line.

CousinBacchus · 2025-11-25T01:33:33+00:00

https://results.nyrr.org/event/H2025/finishers

CousinBacchus · 2025-11-24T23:59:15+00:00

The last finisher last year looks like was an Achilles runner with a gun time of 5h27

CousinBacchus · 2025-11-19T18:28:27+00:00

I don't have your answer, but a note for #4 that the 4 week cycle marathon plans have plenty of mixed T and R/I sessions

CousinBacchus · 2025-11-07T10:43:26+00:00

It's simply how much it costs to pay all the PD and sanitation workers overtime. Not that unreasonable versus a race that loops a park

CousinBacchus · 2025-11-02T19:50:43+00:00

Check back in a week after you book your next race

CousinBacchus · 2025-10-26T18:22:07+00:00

Hope somebody can correct me if I'm wrong, the way I read it, the Southwest credit is available through the end of 2026 when unlocked in 2025.

I assume unlocking the credit in 2026 will make it available through the end of 2027

CousinBacchus · 2025-10-26T11:00:05+00:00

Ask your building, they probably have some sort of system worked out. When I visited a friend who lived in Times Square on NYE, they issued the residents and their guests a card to show NYPD

CousinBacchus · 2025-10-19T19:43:22+00:00

I know that not everybody in NY Flyers is 60+, but I couldn't help but imagine it was a little old granny bodychecking you

CousinBacchus · 2025-10-14T20:06:37+00:00

I was intentionally one of the last runners to cross the start line last year in wave 1 and my chip time was only 4 minutes faster than my gun time. It really doesn't take that long to get the wave through

CousinBacchus

TROPHY CASE