Von & John

Woo Hoo -- The Pre-Party is over & the Party has started!!! Wishing both you & Pookie a Fantabulous Cruise filled w/ Happiness, Adventure & FUN. Happy Retirement & Von Boyage... Cheers -- Von

You never know... 2 more days to go - they could pull it out in the final 2 days 🙂

Thanks for a Fantastic Review!! Love the SeaLife Center & the Recovery efforts they do. We take most of our visitors to Seward & to the SeaLife Center specifically. Traveling along w/ you on this cruise has been most enjoyable & helped to fill the void of not getting to go in real life 🙂 Snow City & Glacier are both great choices - there a number of other downtown local restaurants in all price points I'd be happy to recommend in the future. Cheers & Welcome Back - Von

Woo Hoo... A Day Late & a Dollar Short to wish you an Amazing Cruise & Von Boyage, yet I'm doing it anyway 🙂 @Saint Greg Have a Fabulous Time... I'll be reading in arrears - story of my life lately! Cheers -- Von

On longer cruises the Cruise Next Team has informed the Meet & Greet Group on the additional bags... For those w/ Latitudes Laundry Perks who have question on # of bags - ask the Cruise Next Director - they are usually very generous 🙂

Looking forward to your first Alaskan Cruise of the Summer. Enjoy your time w/ your Dad & your birthdays. Ambassador - what a wonderful birthday gift. Cheers - Von

Enjoy your final days in HI...

I've used the AT&T International Travel a # of times - I was charged only for the days I was in port & used the phone.

@Rick&Jeannie - Thanks for inviting us along on your adventures!!! Are you staying in Honolulu or headed home? Travel Safe

Colin & Ruth - Hola from Talkeetna.... Hope you are enjoying life & all your adventures! Although it was HOT - we still enjoyed the unplanned extended stay in Cartagena. Even though we had No Power, No A/C & No Cooking Power for part of the time - the crew were cheerful & went out of their way to make the days better for All! To be honest - it was way too hot outside to eat hot food anyway - The Popsicle's & Italian Ice were very much welcome... Most all made the Best of the situation & our extra days in port! Cheers - Von

OK - Maybe I should claim 5:00 AM...

Thanks for the review! We were on the Spirit in 2015 and Loved every minute of the cruise & our time on the ship. We'd love to take another trip on the Spirit - the photos you've provided entice us even more 🙂 We really enjoyed the uniqueness of the original decor & will miss it - but are looking forward to an opportunity to sail on the Spirit again & experience the revitalized ship. We have experienced the on-board Customs several times. I don't recall ever in US waters - generally where the first stop in a country does not have the facilities to process a ship full of peeps through Customs. Thanks Again!

HMMMM... SInce I'm always in bed asleep by 5:00 - I wonder how I've witnessed this?

As noted above - All things equal - if you are asking specific NCL Class... When we sail NCL we enjoy the Jewel Class the most. Someone mentioned the Spirit - we have not been on the Spirit since 2015 - but Loved our Cruise & the Ship... Would love to sail w/ her new look to see if she is still as great! We've enjoyed all our cruises - just some more than others 🙂 Again - with the right itinerary we are happy to sail on any size ship!!

Itinerary is our # one reason to book a specific cruise. All things equal, when we sail NCL we enjoy the Jewel Class the most. Fewer Crowds & easier to get around. However - with the right itinerary we are happy to sail on any size ship!!!