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We just did Emerald and the class of ship in great. We ate in Bonicelli on deck 6 and really hit a home run with Table 119 and outstanding staff! Love having Tiki Dave (Elua) on board for their Hawaii program. We have sailed on Discovery as well (not Hawaii). Emerald would get our vote. The current Capitan is outstanding. We were not impressed with the entertainment staff and some if the entertainers were so-so. As said earlier, Adagio is a great spot to gather for games or quiet.

Port of Seattle has a Port Valet service. We just used this while getting off the Sun. https://www.portseattle.org/page/port-valet-enjoy-seattle-luggage-free The service worked great! We put our bags out on the last night and next saw them at baggage claim when we landed at home! It is a FREE service and your flight home must be for after 12 noon.

set to take this ship on May 11. Would hate to sail if the ship is crippled and slow or hot or otherwise damaged. NCL has not communicated a thing and leaves it up to the media and thankfully we have cruise critic. Thanks for all updates.

We just got off Mera. 2 cabins of 2, linked from initial booking. Once checked in, we were at 2 different tabled in MDR. Going straight to MDR at boarding we were given the same table. My knock on the MDR is they have way to many tables jammed into the room and it is extremely cramped. If you buy the dining package or have a Diamond comp meal, you need to find the reservation line and book those dinners on the first day. We ate at specialty for 4 meals so MDR was less of a hassle for us.

On the 7 day, if you go to Belize it is tendered and it is aboutA 15 minute ride each way. Gold and Diamond get priority tickets deliver to the cabin the night before port. It seemed to all go smoothly.

We were on Maraviglia. CD Chris was always helpful and made it fun. Our only issue was with MDR being way to crowded. They need to remove about 25% of the tables they have so people don't need to walk sideways and hoped their breath to get to a seat! We expected the worst and were pleasantly surprised!

Just finished 1st MSC cruise. I had submitted Princess Elite status and received Diamond (black card) top level with MSC. Priority check in line, priority tender tickets delivered to cabin night before, no further request required. Disembarkation sent bags off at night, and we were in second group off the ship after self help. Ate breakfast till 8 then went right off the ship. The status was worth it. Now we need to cruise 1 time every 3 years to maintain the status.

Taking my first MSC in Feb. Submitted Princess Elite status and received Diamond with MSC. Must admit it makes an impression to start at the top. Looking forward to my MSC experience!

I always use these. Went to Swans in Victoria years ago and included a $2 in my tip. 2 years later we stopped in and had a beer and I again left a $2. The bartender remembered me and was quite impressed. For me it is just fun to be different and watch the different reactions I get!

The link still works, now I hope I receive something!

I will be submitting as soon as we complete our TA booking! Hope it goes well.

Not getting into a covid discussion, I find it interesting that the media reports I have seen on national media only say a Carnival ship and never give the name of the ship. Interesting how that happens.

We saw Rock Opera on 4/10 Discovery and Spotlight Bar premiere show on 4/17 cruise. While Rock Opera was a louder show, we did think it was an excellent show. It was super high energy and you could see that the performers seemed to leave it all on the stage. We have never been to a "first performance" show and thought that Spotlight Bar was another excellent performance. We love cruising for all of the reasons most people do. It is great to be able to have such good performances at sea.