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Getaway - Piraeus to Athens Airport transfer question
redlock replied to Kvnfla11's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
Have a look at the Welcome pickups app. They give you the price up front also. The driver monitors the arrival ship/plane and in the case of the airport, he waits in the arrival hall with your name held up. Very curious drivers who also insist on helping with luggage. Great service. -
Getaway - Piraeus to Athens Airport transfer question
redlock replied to Kvnfla11's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
I used welcome pickups in Athens to and from the Ship/Airport. Excellent service both ways. -
Is The Gem Still A Gem? Almost live... 6-28-2024 sailing
redlock replied to Laszlo's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
As I said on another thread, we turned up at 1005 on the 31st May sailing and people were already being checked in. We were on the Gem before 1035, so less than 30 mins processing. -
We also saw Blazing Boots, so that was still on. I think Get Down Tonight was still showing as well, although I cant be certain.
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I suppose I went with fairly low expectations of the show so it was better than I thought. Whitney aside, the (real) backing singers/dancers and the band were great. Like I say, im no fan, but I was quite interested in the concept and how it worked. But when it comes to music, I'll stick to the real Bruce Springsteen at Wembley next month.
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Just got off the Gem on Friday 7th June. Regarding the entertainment, whilst we were onboard we saw a Whitney Houston GCI show called Whitney Houston-Everlasting. Not really being a great Whitney fan and also being sceptical of a hologram style show, I wondered if I would enjoy it. Apparently it was the first time the production had been shown, whether that was just on the Gem or NCL, I wasn't sure. It was quoted in the dailies as..... ''An unforgettable performance where Whitney Houston's extraordinary vocal tracks from her original master recordings are brought to life in a beautiful production. Combining advanced digital GCI technology and a sensational live band and performers, this is the only live show approved by the Whitney Houston Estate.'' The show was very good and played to a packed house where it was well received.
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Beverage package question - Europe
redlock replied to Twolittleboys's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
We were on the Breakaway from the 15th July 23, calling at Greece, Malta Italy and France. We encountered no problems getting drinks with the FAS package. Before we went a lot of complaints were regarding drinks not being served and/or taxed in Livorno but all seemed to be sorted when we were there. -
Think the OP's gripe is about tax being charged whilst sailing through Puerto Rico waters, although not stopping there. Never heard of this before. So if you are cruising down from NY to the Caribbean, depending on how close you come to the eastern seaboard, you might be charged tax?
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Marella Discovery-Balcony Dividers
redlock replied to elmac40's topic in Marella Cruises (formerly Thomson)
Don't know if Marella allow this but some of the American lines have stopped opening the dividers, saying they wont open them due to fire regulations. -
Having to tender at Mykonos isnt necessarily a bad thing, as the tender drops you off in the town. If the ship docks, the port, its about 3km from the town centre, so is either a shuttle ride or a 35 min walk.
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To avoid the queues for the cable car in santorini, you can buy a ticket for the boat to Oia, which is a much more picturesque town than Fira. The ticket includes the boat to Oia, a mini bus ride to the town from the port and also a return coach ride back to Fira. We have done this a couple of times, the last being in July 2023 and I think the price was about €40. Tickets are sold on the pier at Fira. Obviously, there are still queues to get down and back on the tender when returning. Although if you are one of the first ships into port that day, you may be lucky and breeze straight up the cable car with very little waiting.
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Latest possible disembarkation time after arrival in Miami
redlock replied to LONGLEAVER's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
Yep, I can appreciate that. -
Latest possible disembarkation time after arrival in Miami
redlock replied to LONGLEAVER's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
The normal security line in Seattle took us 95 minutes to get through, a few weeks ago. Whether this is standard for Seatac, or we just picked a bad day, I don't know. -
Latest possible disembarkation time after arrival in Miami
redlock replied to LONGLEAVER's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
Hi Longleaver, We can also recomend the luggagelounge if you fancy a few hours on the beach. We got an Uber there and dropped the bags off and relaxed on the beach, ready for our flight back to Heathrow. Lunch at Finnigans Way -
Live-ish Norwegian Bliss October 14-21st Alaska 2023
redlock replied to eileeshb's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
As I said, our sea day was very rocky. Much more than a normal rough day, to a point that even the bar staff were mentioning it later in the day. But the Spa was still open and to be honest it was probably the best place to be. Hope you have a great time. -
Live-ish Norwegian Bliss October 14-21st Alaska 2023
redlock replied to eileeshb's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
Our first sea day was very rocky, all the first night and upto about 1600 the next day till we got sheltered by Moresby Island. We spent most of the morning in the Thermal Suite. I thought it would have been shut but it was open, the water in the pool was moving so much it was exposing all the water jets. The staff were constantly wiping up the water. -
Live-ish Norwegian Bliss October 14-21st Alaska 2023
redlock replied to eileeshb's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
Have a great time in Alaska. We were on the Encore on the 17th Sept sailing. Had a great time. I booked the White Pass Railroad independently but unfortunately we couldn't dock in Skagway due to high winds. I emailed The White Pass Railroad and they refunded me straight away. Still a great cruise and enjoyed every minute. -
We were on the Encore last week and did the Wine and Cheese tasting. I think there was about nine different tasting classes through the week. It lasted about an hour and there were about 42 people on our session, although it wasn't full and places were laid out for more people, maybe late comers? We booked this when we got on, near the Atrium bar and think it was about $22.
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Got off the Encore yesterday (24th) and me and the wife had a Thermal pass for the first time. Thoroughly recommend it. We loved it and used it every day. Mostly mornings and the occasional afternoon. Maybe we were lucky but we got loungers every day, even the ones adjacent to the windows. Some days more people were in the suite than others but it never felt overly full. We found it emptied around 1200 - 1300, due to people going to eat. The combination of relaxing pools, steam room and snow room had the same effect every day.....a mid day snooze.
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NCL Ship to Train Shuttle in Livorno
redlock replied to AstoriaPreppy's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
We were in Livorno a few days ago (Sunday) on the Breakaway and got the train to Pisa. I didn't see any advertisements for any shuttles straight to the Train Station. As you say, the cabs on the dock were all filling up for Florence/Pisa. We got quoted 300 Euro for an 8 seater round trip to Pisa which is only about 15 mile away We ended up getting the shuttle to town. We were told at the Tourist info that a free shuttle to the station could be caught at the H&M shop round the corner from the bus drop off, but we ended up walking to the station which took us about a 30 min. The trains were quite frequent and cheap (5.5 Euro each). It was another 20mins walk to the Leaning Tower. When returning, after getting off the train in Livorno, we got the (crowded) free shuttle to the cruise shuttle bus spot and transferred back to the ship. The shuttle buses from port to Livorno are 7 Euro return. As an aside to the earlier posts regarding Bar sales etc.....All normal drinks were served whilst in port. -
This has happened in Greece, Italy and now the UK. Maybe they should keep up with local regulations more closely.