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I.T. rebooted the onboard system, live status updating in real time for the restaurants this evening - Day 12 Should I grade this a "ya-hoo" or "woohoo" - cheers for finally getting things right. The Prima digital library system via Libby App, remains offline & "under maintenance" until further, indefinite notice" As a preview, it looked promising for sure. Linux USB boot drive didn't do it's magic when I connected to the Samsung Smart TV in the cabin. Will try something else & different to see if I can hook into the set-up screen, etc.

@Fogfog Sharon & Robert, enjoy that baked fish (sea brass) at Polamar, it's very good. Plus, 2 appetizers each and 2 sides each, and 2 desserts ... mamma mia as in OMG Code Bravo at 17:10 below deck on #3, main laundry ... 2 minutes later, on scene command established on deck 4 ... few minutes later, safety #'s called to report. That's not good either, at least it's not Alpha and now "stand down" as explained by Alvin, CD - no reason to be alarmed. Going to Commodore Room around 6:30 PM - same as the one & only, last show scheduled for Donna Live, all sold out since last week, booked 2 and can go standby or join virtual queue ...

Dan, pin them down. Bravo. I see lots of breakfast potatoes and skinny fries being wasted, I swear they are as bad as the ones from McD's ... maybe, central purchasing is sourcing them from the same wholesale vendor vs. supporting local & small businesses near major ports. Maybe NCL should stop offering home fries too since it's being wasted & feeding marine life instead. We only found out b/c the niece has severe food allergies, that NCL sourced the Palomar "special bread" from outside vendor & it's not freshly made & baked onboard at 4 AM daily. Ordering bread for breakfast, if you don't ask for 2 pieces, you'll just get 1 slice ... ditto for crossisant, default order is 1 per order/person at the table. Sylvia ran into Susan & I earlier at Indulge and we had a brief chat about the Prima, and we just both shake our heads about the encounters already mentioned.

We should just write Platinum free laundry on the slip and outside on the thin paper bag. The laundry master below deck decides on whether to charge or not, nor the CN Manager. If charged for the extra bags, I have a name in Guest Services to get that waived, within her discretionary authority. Lastly, I have extra "coupons," really to use as insert, let me know via a post here.

Calm seas, fair weather but cloudy skies, a bit windy & chilly in the 50's F A different view AFT looking down at the Ocean Walk below our other balcony earlier - plenty of loungers for use today. Time to eat a light lunch in the Hudson MDR, will be the last time they open for lunch on this sailing - dinners & breakfast until disembarkion early Sunday morning.

Yulp, until we get to do the Panama Canal, this one will do and should be great to watch - at 6 AM. Great weather in the morning to watch it from our balconies ... CruiseMapper has a newer ETA now, midnight or 00:00 hour to the sea lock ? We also increased speed to 20+ kts ...

The local place near our townhouse back home does it better too, set lunch special is a bargain. Just stop reheating leftover for lunch at work 🤗 😆 LOL - how about this smart innovation, bedside for CPAP users, careful when using the slim outlet while turning on/off the main light switch within millimeters away. Plug a mini charger for the iPhone & if not careful, wake up with it remaining not charged, plug loosen & not connected securely to the power outlet - reason, with the light switch moved to off/on position. A- (minus) for effort. B- for outcome & usefulness.

We should except CruiseNext doesn't really want words to get out to 900+ Platinum members currently onboard, including 300 Sapphire & in smaller numbers, Diamonds - you can stop at their desk & ask about it. If there's a charge for our two (second) bags from 2 cabins, I will have a word or two with a friend, supervisor at Guest Services to get it waived as well. I know others had already sent theirs soiled items including undies to be washed ... and I am prepared to report the facts on CC "Live" w 35,000 views - which frankly, is shockingly a huge # with numerous live report ongoing. Telling it like it is now, not last week, nor from a month ago or how things went on the last TA ... But, 3 free bags on a 12 days TA cruise on the Prima.

Prima only offered the $34 Laundry Special once thus far. We are sending our 2nd bag down to wash, dry & fold this morning.

Good early morning as it is 6:30 in NY but 10:30 AM onboard the Prima now - Day 12. Per Captain Kevin "Out" we were about 360 nm to Amsterdam, cruising at 18 kts with seas at 1 meter or less, 2 to 3 ft. with a breeze and light wind, reaching the IJmuiden lock at 6 AM, at the mouth of the 27-kilometre-long North Sea Channel that links Amsterdam. Hudson MDR was relatively empty at 8:05 AM but began to fill up after 8:45, sleeping in late or didn't see the notice about time zone change & moving the clock ahead by another hour overnight 😳

I echo your summation: The fault lies with management. One of the Asst Mgr (they're been servers & know what's involved before getting promoted) said if they see guests returning & coming in, they are expected to AND should let them in and provide the services. We're wondering how The Local could possibly handled several bus loads of hungry passengers coming back to the ship after a long tour - the other option being Room Service for a fee, and possibly something in the Haven lounge. Casino used to have a late night snack at 12 PM, but I heard it's been scaled down 👎 as well.

I was just busting chops on the tea options and oh yes, the variety of coffee options in the studio lounge 😸🤫🫢🫢😉 So, will they cheerfully deliver those cookies to our stateroom for a nominal fee of $9.95 plus 20% - in the quantities requested, for our convenience to sail & sustain ??? 🙄 What about as a part of breakfast delivery at $4.95

I have a stash of instant coffee ICE (in case of emergencies) whenever traveling but the organic black tea that I sourced somewhere else probably won't help ... down to 1 ginseng tea bag too, plus another herbal drink mix for sore throat, etc. If any of those can work, would cheerfully gift them to you. We finished our dinner in The Commodore around 8:30 and went over to Penrose & found some chairs to listen to the Duo close out the evening. Maybe your group should try The Commodore tomorrow night. Pop our heads into the Club & looked around, night still young for many, and then called it the night as Mrs getting sleepy already. Sounds like no Vacation Hero Card for your server this evening - we got 2 cards to fill out. Calling it an early night ? We are going to do Hudson in the AM and lunch, but avoiding dinner there - no welcoming smiles from the 2/3 of the hostesses out front is just isn't cool as we watched & see them do selectively laugh ... we've seen enough to call them out after 11 days onboard. The same group on our last Prima TA, they don't remember Mrs M and I with 2 different faces but I have a good memory & undercover photos (post #460 on last Nov TA) from Nov to match up. It is leadership by example, starting from the top - seriously. 5 more days before issuing my / our final report card.

FSD for Day 12 - tomorrow is the last full Sea Day on this TA, spring-like forecast w temp in 60's 😎 🌅 👌 and after 3 port days 🛅 ... we will be homeward bound 👋 " leaving on a jet plane ... "

Sunset was about 9:30 PM and smooth sailing this evening, doing 21 kts w extra calm seas, waves of 1 to 2 m, maybe 4 to 6 ft. at most - approaching the North Sea ahead ~ after midnight. One hour ahead on the clock again.