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Preview of the Reykjavik terminal - Prima on her last visit.

@Fogfog Yulp, dad renewed his US passport but stored them together at home, took the expired one and the daughter did double check & left together for P88, and being compliant w NCL's spam email bombing to not show up any earlier than noon & figured they aren't going to fight for a late lunch once onboard, arriving between 1 to 2 PM, caught in that cruise terminal fiasco ... Weather isn't all that bad and no snow in forecast, just be prepared for showers & windy conditions, real-feel temp in the 30's and 20's overnight. Timberland waterproof walking boots ready 👌 @dexddd Sharon helped answered your Q on H access, I hope. As for the missing anchor, I will try to find out & report back. We've trimmed the speed down to 19.7 kts now but with my rough calculated nm distance to port & speed ...I say we are looking at a pre-dawn or sunrise arrival ... the cloth hangers, ceiling panels and noises behind the wall partitions are vibrating & shaking again with the steady "rattling" sound. Beginning to see smaller birds hovering just above the ocean water searching for food, must be close to land but no sighting of whales or dolphins (???) - got my binoculars ready to spot for marine life and land - not quite there yet. Just don't be surprised if we sail into the harbor at 4 or 5 AM Google Gemini (Bard) generated this AI image a while ago -

Ha 😆 you are doing DWO tonight, unless you are beaming for a liquid diet, complimentary of course - should - for the special table - you might still be hungry afterward, given the "Cooking Lite" dinner sized servings in the MDR. Drop by Cagney's and if we aren't done by 8:30 PM - good chance you can join the ladies for French press coffee to go with dessert. As for missing Code Alpha, you weren't alone, our dancing niece crashed after another late night & never heard it. Since you are inside the Studio section, don't believe we can rush over to bang the doors, perhaps another CC'er in that area can do a wellness check to make sure you are safely evacuated if & when it isn't just a drill. If none of us hear anything about the reasons for the Prima to speed on the final stretch to Iceland and ignored maritime regulations & whales protection zones, you can ask the officers the reason for racing ahead. The Pearl was taking her sweet time getting to Reykjavik on Wednesday & only docked slightly earlier than their 2 PM arrival. Enjoy dinner & do share and tell us later.

Continuation of above - ETA is listed as 9:30 AM tomorrow morning. However, looking at our latest position, course heading of 44 deg (NE direction) at 20.5 kts, best estimated distance of 220 nm or less - even if our average cruise speed is throttled to 17.5 kts - we can easily be on final approach into Reykjavik's harbor for the cruise pier by sunrise or 4 to 5 AM. Of course, to sail & sustain, even at 14 to 15 kts, we can still dock by 9:30 AM 🤔 and that will be 4+ hours earlier than planned for. On the opposite end, I can see us at the pier by 2 to 3 AM during the overnight hours. No announcement of any kind nor do I expect them to say anything otherwise except on a need to know basis. There's a reason for the bridge to speed up again to Iceland and weather is not the reason, the adjustment is monitored & GPS tracked by NCL Miami's HQ operations command center, approval requested from the watch team on the bridge & being carried out ... it's one of the fun question asked by Peter last night during DWO and answered by the Ship Safety Officer. Let's just have trust & faith in choices made, and things to work out.

Beautiful afternoon with the sun out, starboard side - sunset tonight is around 10:15 PM, as close as we'll get to the midnight 🌞 sun. Prima was going about 14 to 15 kts during lunch - that was about 3.5 hours ago. Capt Kevin "Out" has been speeding again, seas are 1 to 2 m or 5 to 8 ft. with small caps, a slightly rougher ride but hardly anyone noticed that we are going rather fast at 20.5 kts +/- for the past 2 hours. 🤔 Hmmm

Email received, thanks ... will do. We'll chat privately more on our sidebar, station channel. Enjoy 😊 your weekend at Hell's Kitchen 😉

Random things around the ship - CruiseNext DoubleUp, any date, any ship, any stateroom - extra OBC to use on current cruise.

Nothing fishy, it just stinks for them, adult daughter taking aged, frail parent in late 70's, on this cruise - from Brooklyn, NY - one US passport is valid but other one was mistakenly taken from home, valid & already renewed current US passport left behind when they left for Pier 88. While standing in line to get checked in with the massive chaotic lines inside Pier 88, had they looked carefully again - should and would have realized the elder's mistaken ... probably could've made a round trip ride - weekend traffic is "lighter" - to Brooklyn (nearby) to retrieve the valid passport. Then avoid the long line while standing & waiting, and walked onboard close to 4 PM. Their checked bags had already been handed off to Pier porter when they got out of the car service. Avoidable but ...

Internet (iCafe) cafe with DIY $$ wireless printing service 24/7 but BYO - laptop, notebook PC, iPad, tablet, smartphone & iPhone, etc to connect. No desktop stations or terminals w keyboard/mouse to rent for a fee or use, etc. Station Zebra online - Linux Ubuntu v22.x LTS with Chrome browser, NCL hotspot log-in screen. Disable or turnoff VPN if connectivity issues are encountered. There are a total of 4 110v 3-prong US outlet in the balcony cabin, plus 1 220v 2 pin EU outlet (adapter required) and 2 sets of USB charging outlets, 1 being A and other C type, max output is 1.5A only. However, by (poor) design, unless you are using a micro-sized or slim/compact charger, the USB-A or USB-C outlet will be unusable, blocked ... unless you have a short 6" extension cord/tap (non-surge suppressed) Bedside, one 119v outlet is available and 1 pair of USB outlet per bedside USB lamp.

MDR breakfast & lunch photos - eating "light" Smoked salmon on a very, very lightly toasted half bagel x 2, yogurt and fruit plate, OJ & coffee. *** 1 piece of rolled up smoke salmon (endangered 😬) as I am used to getting 2 to 3 pieces per order - thus, double-up.

Random facts and info only "details" that we've learned onboard Casino At Sea players (base level or lowest tier) - no more house drink card, and not even carton of water while playing in the casino ... bar runners will bring a glass of water. Costs for missing embarkation & pier check-in cutoff and getting to next port, Halifax, NS, Canada to board the ship (missed 2 nights onboard) $1,000 USD for OW flight, LGA to Halifax on Air Canada connecting via Toronto (no direct non-stop) and 1 night hotel plus Uber to cruise terminal. #ouch #ouch - x 2 adults, one with an expired passport ... discovered / realized only after at the check-in counter inside Pier 88 last Saturday, after being in the long line before 2 PM moving slower ( got there sometime after 1 PM'ish) Lots of what if's ... no trip insurance. Pennywise & pound foolish - cost 2 of them an extra $2,000 to do this TA. True story from niece's circle of friends from NYC.

Beautiful day at sea, sunshine and calm wind, seas at 1 meter or 3 to 4 ft. Speed trimmed to 14 kts. Conditions will worsen ***** later today. ***** "Increased to" 2 meters or 5 to 8, 9 ft. and more wind speed.

Alex, LHR labor issues might be settled last minute, as you know ... Our GTW non-stop to JFK should land about 2 hours later than yours. Niece now said she can take Monday off so we don't mind an unplanned overnight stay at airline's expense, if our flight is delayed 😆. Fingers crossed Let's worry about that later ... gotta do last minute prep for tomorrow & download maps for navigation.

Good morning 🌞 cloudy skies and it's Day #8 - will arrive Iceland tomorrow around 1 to 2 PM. Temp will be in 40's and showery. Prima now doing 17 kts vs 13 kts over the past 3 days ... pushing faster to get there earlier ? Now, sitting in the Hudson MDR over breakfast - going at 18+ kts Code Alpha over ship's PA system around 6 AM in cabin 119xx starboard side, broadcasted into all stateroom - 3rd one on this TA.

Prima's Abby - digital online library screenshots - several thousands titles in popular categories *** accessed Abby on my Amazon Fire HD 10 Fire tablet, using my QPLS Card, NCL Prima card needed to borrow a book, samples can be read without a card.