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Everything.. Norwegian Aqua / Prima class #3
RMS Olympic replied to Steff79's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
If Aqua is close to her float outā¦.will the next build be started? I think the plan was another ship for 2026. Viva in January 2025 Aqua in May 2025 Aquaā¦.tbd in October 2025 next build Iām guessing late fall of 2026. Send moneyā¦ā¦.š¤Ŗ -
The one area that the World Explorer has which WS does not have is the lecture Hall up forward. On an expedition shipā¦.lectures by science/environmentalists makes sense but WS states these vessels will be cruise ships not expedition ships. I hope the first itineraries are in the Caribbean and not on the other side of the pond during the winter months. Come on June!
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Everything.. Norwegian Aqua / Prima class #3
RMS Olympic replied to Steff79's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
When NCL decided to build this Prima class I was happy to think NCL was going for a more upscale product with 3000plus passengers. Perhaps targeting Celebrity and not going for the truly mega ships ala Carnival and RCI. Well looks like the decision has been made to follow the pack with these 200k ton ships. With ports restricting the number of passengers into ports of call, I question the decision. Even the new Sun Princess is experiencing tendering issues in the Mediterranean and even dropped Santorini due to port congestion. Me, the smaller the better but-to each his or her ownš -
I just watched a YouTube video on an epicurean cruise on the World Explorer. The interior of the ship and the cabins were beautiful and were very Wind Star. Iād even go to say the decor is nicer than the WS yachtsā¦.minus the geometric carpeting. Now to find some construction photos of the modificationsā¦.especially the bow.
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I was thinking the bow needed to be modified to look like the existing motor yachts. So happy this May actually happen. As for the purchaseā¦.my thoughts are: ships available as Atlas may be struggling. These two ships are the right size, designed to be environmentally clean and with one still under construction easy to modify. As for not planned for expeditions, the expedition market is full, WS demographics might not support cold itineraries beyond Iceland. This purchase suggests the balance sheet is healthy unlike other cruise lines in debt up to their necks. Then no continuing cut backsš. I am soooooo happy!
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I called WS to see if there was a waitlist for the inaugural/maiden voyageā¦.answer was no. But schedules would come out in June. Iām hoping a late Dec or early Jan cruise will be like the Breeze first sailing in 2021(post stretch)ā¦.in the Caribbean. So I will check the web site daily starting in mid May.
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Just checked out the interior of the shipā¦..looks like a perfect fit for WS. Even the dining area aft of the restaurant lends itself to a candleās venue. Since the ship is being delivered in Decemberā¦..could she start off in the Caribbean? Iād love to see an embarkation port of St Thomas, but San Juan would be in keeping with their current scheduling. Waiting till June for schedulingā¦ā¦š°š°š°
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Everything.. Norwegian Aqua / Prima class #3
RMS Olympic replied to Steff79's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
A big thank you for all the construction photos! counting the days to Prima in January and then the Aqua in May next year. Thanks again! -
all is well. I called WS to ask about documents and was instructed to print out the welcome aboard email and all its attachments. I explained that I never received that emailā¦.she looked into the problem and stated that they did not have my phone number so the email was never sent. So she sent the welcome aboard correspondence and I printed it out. I further asked if I was fully checked in with all personal infoā¦.she said yes. I asked including my phone numberā¦.she said yes. so next week at this time I will be on the Wind Spiritā¦..having a cocktail with an umbrella in it. Umbrellaās protect your beverage from a stray shower, or low flying seagulls š¤
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Thank you. Everything changes over the years. Long ago There were paper baggage tags, then there were fancy leather identification tags for your bags.
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Iām a week and a half from sailing, and have not received any cruise documents of any type. I searched the website (my wind Star) for documents to printā¦..yet found nothing. I figure Iāll print my email confirmation information, but wondered if anyone has actually received hard copy documents from WS to bring to the embarkation port? Thanks for any info and or guidance. Tom
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Iāll post thoughts and photos upon my return. The one thing I wonāt talk about is the internetā¦I go off line for the duration of the cruise.