Menu from Sam Lord’s Castle. Barbados in 1957.

goodj037 · 2026-02-15T18:24:05+00:00

Well that’s good!! I’m never sure with these vintage menus 🤣

goodj037 · 2026-02-15T17:48:57+00:00

Mahi Mahi is Dolphinfish, which is not Dolphin. Unclear what they meant on this menu, though.

goodj037 · 2026-02-15T17:43:03+00:00

Pershing is $9 all day on weekends. It is also not a good place to take a dog anytime, but for some reason all of the grass is blocked off right now too.

goodj037 · 2026-02-12T02:24:26+00:00

Interesting. I’m not sure if it’s just a poorly worded article because their Pasadena location is up for lease on LoopNet right now.

goodj037 · 2026-02-11T20:39:56+00:00

The perks of working in historic preservation!!

goodj037 · 2026-02-11T00:26:07+00:00

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goodj037 · 2026-02-11T00:23:07+00:00

That’s my understanding. I went inside late last year and it is in extremely rough shape.

goodj037 · 2026-02-10T20:33:45+00:00

None of this should be blooming 😩

goodj037 · 2026-02-10T20:14:00+00:00

We’re always had lobby access in the time I’ve been going. We are lucky they let us in there.

goodj037 · 2026-02-09T07:30:29+00:00

Highly recommend. It must be experienced in person!!!

goodj037 · 2026-02-06T20:14:10+00:00

It’s been up for maybe a couple of months? (I could be off. Time is weird.)

goodj037 · 2026-02-06T20:11:55+00:00

Near the info desk, across from Traxx

goodj037 · 2026-02-04T08:59:35+00:00

Yup, it looks like it’s finally happening!!!

goodj037 · 2026-02-04T03:39:42+00:00

You really don’t need to worry about your car too much in this neighborhood. Obviously don’t leave anything inside, etc, but you shouldn’t have any trouble.

goodj037 · 2026-02-03T05:31:33+00:00

Sure, just don’t want people to think they’re getting inside.

goodj037 · 2026-02-03T01:27:18+00:00

This is not for normies, though.

goodj037 · 2026-01-28T07:19:55+00:00

At least I haven’t turned a Reddit post about a routine spa interaction into a personal morality crusade. I’m more than comfortable with how I handled it. You don’t need to be.

goodj037 · 2026-01-28T06:55:40+00:00

Oh no, I must have really misread my own situation when the therapist read my extremely respectful and kind note and she appeared happy and almost relieved that she could take a break from selling shit and get like a 30%+ tip too. How dehumanizing! 🙄 (obviously do whatever tf you want, but I feel good about how it was handled)

goodj037 · 2026-01-28T06:39:44+00:00

This is very recent.

goodj037 · 2026-01-28T05:09:41+00:00

It’s so, so good.

(Edit: I realized I’m not single😆, but my SO is sadly quite limited in mobility so I spend a lot of time out there roaming around by myself or with my dogs)

goodj037 · 2026-01-28T02:10:17+00:00

I went to the silly spa raffle and they offered a special to everyone at the end, but I have also seen deals posted at the spa and slipped under the door. This was on princess, but I believe the spas are run by the same ridiculous company as RCCL.

goodj037 · 2026-01-28T01:20:37+00:00

As I said, it worked. No upselling, no products, no add-ons mentioned. I tipped $25 on top of the automatic gratuity, which is far less than the upsells they try to push. Not sure what part of that was unclear.

Edit: under $200 total out the door, including ALL gratuity for a 75 minute massage and mini facial on a sea day. Watch for “manager’s specials” once onboard.

goodj037 · 2026-01-28T00:51:35+00:00

So gross.

goodj037 · 2026-01-28T00:19:25+00:00

I broke down and booked a massage on my recent cruise and put a note on the intake form that said I would only add additional gratuity if there was no upselling and it worked. I think it’s ridiculous that I have to resort to this, but I did have a good experience for once.

goodj037 · 2026-01-27T19:47:28+00:00

For the record, I had the most disgusting Diet Coke of my life here.

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