Starbored41

Sorry about the hurricane issues. WasDan Dan still the cruise director? I heard he was leaving. We sail the Breakaway 10/1.

 

 

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Hi ChefNene,

Dan Dan is still the cruise director. He was pretty funny and into all the activities.

Thanks for the reports! And welcome to the hurricane club. (Itineraries altered by hurricanes. We were on the not-Bermuda Breakaway last year.)

 

So how does Margaritaville work? You pay $14.99 per person and you can have... what? And what is there to drink with that?

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Argh, sorry to hear that you experienced some hurricane related issues also. Regarding Margaritaville.... we poked our heads in a few times to survey the scene. It didn’t look very crowded. The menu is the same as listed here:

http://www.beyondships2.com/uploads/8/2/4/5/8245255/222_margaritaville.pdf

I think the cover charge allows you to get whatever you’d like for as much as you’d like. We never tried it, unfortunately. We traveled with a very active toddler who didn’t like sit down meals for lunch.

Keep safe, this may help give you an idea as to what is ahead:

 

http://www.surfline.com/surfdata/chart_viewer/?chart=natlwave&id=2950

 

One goofy question if you have time to respond:

I was wondering if they have changed the type of coffee maker in the Breakaway rooms recently?

What type is it and does it make one or two cups at a time ( one or two pods )????

 

Thanks and hope the seas calm down some.

 

bosco

Hi Bosco,

We did not use the coffee maker. The quality of coffee improves depending on where you get it from. The buffet coffee was bleh, but the coffee at dinner or lunch was much better.

The coffee maker they supply in each room is a Hamilton Beach model HDC200S-CE.

http://www.hamiltonbeachcommercial.com/en/deluxe-1-cup-coffee-maker-hdc200s.html

Thanks for the link! Hope this helps.

Is the charge for Margaritaville still $14.99 per person or a la carte?

 

 

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Ship speed is 11.7 knots.

Wave height 14.8 feet (Rough Mounting Sea)

Wind speed: 10.2 mph

- as of 7:56 AM.

I have a picture of our course that will help answer questions. We still took a diagonal course on the way back but are more Westbound. We will then shoot straight up to NYC. We took quite a different route heading to Bermuda as we were trying to keep a 325 mile radius away from the storm (Jose). We traveled Eastbound and then went Southbound in order to beat the storm. The waves we encountered were still large and the boat was-a-rockin’ but nowhere like it could have been, I suppose.

Jose is still churning off coast of MA I guess. The captain made an announcement on Tuesday night at around 5PM that our trip to Bermuda would be shortened a day. We would now have to be on ship by 5PM on Thursday.

Despite the weather and our shortened stay in Bermuda, the crew have really made this trip enjoyable. I’ve cruised on Carnival and Princess in the past and haven’t received service like this. The weather conditions (rain, wind, and large sea swells) forced many outdoor activities to be closed for safety, but the crew made sure there was plenty going on inside. We initially made a reservation for a show on Monday that was cancelled due to the weather (excessive boat rocking) but they automatically reserved our seats for the next scheduled showing so we didn’t have to do a thing.

Hi folks,

Presently rocking back and forth in our shortened trip back to NYC from Bermuda. Feel free to ask any questions regarding My experience so far and I’ll be happy to answer them.

Thanks!