Seas2mountains

We are currently enjoying a great evening listening and dancing to Sea Shakers with their guest saxophone player. The demographics of this cruise ship seems to be mostly age 50+ couples and friends or family. Many are from upper NY State and Canada. The dance floor was packed during their last song!!! There are lots of pink (sunburned) people on the ship. At 10pm, Spinnaker is packed with this demographic. Will update on day 3 tomorrow.

We have not yet. Should we say hello from you? If so, what names should I give?

Yes it is twice daily but we only need one time per day.

This is our fifth time in a suite/Haven. We are much smarter about our requests to minimize food waste. DH put together a written list of foods under “Yes” we would eat them and “No” please don’t bring them. We are super happy with the snacks our butler is bringing as all fall under the “yes” category.

New decor at Le Bistro. Dinner at Le Bistro. We were a little rushed to get to the VIP party at 7pm and let our waiter know. Drinks. Veuve Cliquot Appetizer. escargot dinners. Dover sole and Sea Bass Desserts. Marquis chocolate and Frazier.

Lunch on day 2

Breakfast Day 2 The amazing almond croissants were there. the little hash browns are better than the normal size ones.

The master bed is one of the few that is one bed. You could use the pull out sofa in the main room or there is a pull out sofa plus a pull down bed in the second bedroom. You can fit 4 on the balcony but will need to use the chairs from the main room.

On Day 2, it was still a little cold about 40+ degrees in the morning and windy. We enjoyed a wonderful breakfast at Moderno. Knowing the thermal spa would be busy on a cold sea day, we went there immediately after breakfast and enjoyed it before it got too crowded. Next, we made it to trivia on time but lost by one point over the winning team. After trivia, we went to the fitness center to get in a workout. While it was so cold in the morning, we and several other passengers were a little amused watching a woman go through so much effort to transition from using her personal towels which were blowing away to cruise ship towels with her clips before 9am.. It was too cold and no other chairs were reserved. The pool deck started coming to life at night as the temperature climbed to 60+ degrees. When we walked through the pool area about Noon, there were people in hot tubs but few people on lounge chairs. Following the workout, it was time for a delicious lunch with fabulous service in Cagney’s. After lunch we ventured to Spinnaker lounge which was really crowded on a cold sea day. It was tough to get drink service and the line at the bar was super long. We gave up and went to the atrium bar where we discovered ‘66 by Norwegian Gin which is on the P+ plan and is soooo good! We went back to the room to chill while DH napped and I answered a few small business related emails and then updated CC with photos. The internet got better about 5pm as I was able to add many photo updates. We had a great dinner in Le Bistro where the decor has been updated and looks fantastic. After dinner, we went to the VIP reception and had a nice chat with other guests and officers. Next, it was time for the hilarious Newlywed or Not So Newlywed game. We listened to the very talented Sea Shakers who seemed to have a guest saxophone player. We wanted a quick light snack before Garden Cafe closed so we hurried there before 9:30pm. While we usually would go back to the band, we were a little tired and wanted to chill watching the rest of a movie we started the night before. We got a glass of wine to take back to the room. The butler evening snacks were exactly what we preferred some very yummy cheese and crackers. We pulled out the ziplock bags to save these for later as the light snack at GC was all we needed.

It’s an absolutely gorgeous sunny sea day. The kind where every deck lounge chair is taken and everyone is so happy to be in the hot sun after a challenging cold and snowy winter.

For @www3traveler Is this helpful?

Yes, I will post it later today. 😀

We are really happy with the extra sea day as we knew today would have been cold and windy in Bermuda. Instead, we have an extra warm and sunny day at sea. 😀 Ink 48 was great for the location to the pier and how close it was to our nephew. We are reluctant to stay again and recommend it but with some concerns. I’ll share those sometime in this review. We would probably choose a different hotel next time. You are right about this being a hotel for partiers. We do recommend 44 and X and hope you get to try it! Thank you for the yummy bakery suggestion.

Yes, we do have Paquito! He did a great job at The Newlywed, Not So Newlywed Show tonight. It was hilarious, as usual. Do you know which bar we might be able to find Ali? The mini suites still have bathtubs and did not get converted at dry dock at the end of 2022. We got upgraded to a 2 bedroom non Haven and I think the bathtub will stay as it’s like the design of 2 bedrooms on the Breakaway class Haven 2 bedrooms. Did you make it to LA for your cruise? Have a great time!

P+ Gin worth trying. Otherwise $19.

Afternoon treats. Yum! 😀

Lunch today at Cagney’s.

Breakfast at Moderno Almond croissant - only at the Haven or Suite breakfasts The little famous hashbrowns taste like the bigger ones. Yeah - they have them. Hope they do T run out.

Wonderful Dinner at Cagney’s

Sail away from NYC Pier 90 Docked next to the Getaway.

Our non-Haven 2 bedroom suite. We are being spoiled. We were very blessed to get the upgrade from Club Balcony Suite. The best parts are getting breakfast at Moderno and lunch at Cagney’s .

Fitness center