AKR2011

Thanks for the great review! Did you see any kind of farewell from the crew on the last night? They used to do it in the theater and another review said tee crew walked through Bar City I believe on the last night on The Jewel.

Welcome back, Sid! I'm excited to follow along again. I hope all is well. It's been so long since I've been able to get back to The Tribe I hope things are well at the condo and with your job. ❤️⚓️ Ashley

Oh no! I'm so sorry about your position being cut. Hopefully another school or local library could use you. I had such a great relationship with my librarians growing up. I can't believe your school is making that cut.

Thank you for another amazing review! I recommend Ebay for finding the ship ornament. I did that for one of my missing ones. Or find an upcoming role call and ask someone to look for you. I did that once too. Do you have any future travel plans? Your blog is incredible and I really appreciate everything you do to help others plan.

Hooray for the returned tradition! I have been hoping that this would come back and I hope it goes fleetwide. Absolutely one of my favorite NCL moments on every sailing. I have been asking and everyone keeps saying it's not back yet. This is the first time I've read a report of its return.

In general, I love the appetizers and often order a few to make a meal. At lunch,the peanut butter cheesecake is my absolute favorite!

Thank you for sharing your vacation with us! I am excited to follow along. The Star often has some unique itineraries, so I hope to jump on board myself someday ❤️⚓️

I'm so excited for another Jeff and Patti review! You are also in great company on The Tribe Cruise next January. I haven't followed in a bit, but they are some of the greatest humans on Cruise Critic. I am very jealous of you all. I'll be following this review of course, but I'm also psyched for everyone joining Sid!

I read a lot of cruise blogs. I have many favorites, and yours is definitely one of them! @ProfCruise is another winning site. She did a blog about how she runs her blog. Not sure if is too simplified for you, but here it is anyway: https://profcruise.com/secrets-of-a-full-time-cruise-blogger/

This! Is it back yet, does anyone know? I miss it so much.

OP, please post an update when you return. I'm on a B2B in August- last Bermuda and first Canada/New England. Entertainment has always been great on NCL, so I'm hoping that things improve. I've been reading too many mediocre reports lately. Very disappointing.

Teppanyaki as others have mentioned tends to be quicker, but so does Moderno in my opinion. The meats come out regularly, so there's no wait and the salad bar is self serve and delicious.

I'm piggybacking off this to go back to OP's 15 drink limit. Even if you paid outright for your drinks and they added up to $109 prior to gratuity, that would probably only be 10 or 11 drinks. So the value is MUCH higher than Carnival's 15 drink limit, and I might feel obligated to tip as well. Only my opinion, but I am happy to pay those grats ahead of time. I do drink more than 10 or 11 drinks/day when I'm on vacation and I'm glad that the bartenders are compensated.

Hi all. I am wondering if lunch menus are still rotating or if it varies ship to ship. Each reviewer seems to post differently. Some have posted one set menu while others show a change each day. I am hoping they still change. I know it’s just sea days, but I am a fan of MDR lunch. As far as dinner menus go, does anyone have an update on the one set dining room menu going to all the ships, or is it still just on Prima? I remember it was tentatively planned to be rolled out across the fleet, but then I read the pasta options being too difficult to keep? I’m definitely a fan of rotational menus, so I am hoping that they stay.

I have platform Crocs that are super comfy and nice with dresses. Not the ugly ones with holes, but nice ones. I’ve also recently found some really cute and comfortable Skechers.

Thank you for your great review! I'm hoping to jump on board in a couple years and am following the reviews closely. Did you fo mini golf and did you feel it was worth the cost? Thanks again for your report ❤️⚓️

Usually 9-9:30 at the latest. They may offer excursions for Miami that drop off at the Airport later. I would look into those.

Thank you for sharing another trip with us. I'm sorry the internet was so bad. Safe travels home! ❤️⚓️

Welcome back! Your website is fabulous, but wherever you choose to post is great. I will read it at either place. I'm just so thankful that you take so much time to do them. I've also loved watching Sakari grow up through your stories ❤️⚓️

I don't want to continue to hijack Megan's thread, but this Benny Brun situation reminds me a lot of Cruise Life Rick. He disappeared suddenly never to return either and I think I read that he too was getting promotional deals elsewhere. Anyone else remember that?

There is a large big box cruising site that often offers free gratuities with their bookings and prices are comparable to booking directly on NCL. Look around and you will find that.

I'm jumping back in remembering another favorite of mine - Peanut Butter Cheesecake from the MDR lunch menu. I scout this out, because it is the best! And I actually found a photo this time.

The Chocolate Marquise from Le Bistro! No photo, but it looks like a Chocolate sausage. Very rich and delicious!

I appreciate your honest review and how positive you stayed throughout. I really hope @Norwegian Cruise Line pays attention to this and all of the other recent reviews. Cutbacks are really showing and it is not good!

That looks great too. Adding it to my list!