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I read a mazatlan news article that said we had 2702 passengers and 1458 crew on the 8/21 sailing,  so 2500 seems possible for the second sailing. 
 

I felt bad for the hundreds standing in line outside when I finally debarked around 1pm.  
 

I texted this picture at 9:52 and it took  2 hours to get clearance from that point.

Here’s the official notice.  I am actually surprised they will pay for the airline change fees.  I drove to the port, so it doesn’t affect me.

Captain just informed us that they will be arriving late in Long Beach. He said expected arrival time is 10:30am.

There is some type of issue that doesn’t allow them to to reach max speed. Cabo port time was also cut. We will be leaving at 2pm - last water shuttle at 1pm.

I’ve danced At a couple of the band performances and they say wear mask when dancing on dance floor and stay 5 feet away from band so they can keep there mask off.  No one makes you have your mask on if you are sitting at a table listening to the music.

13 minutes ago, kdr69 said:

Am staying at Hotel Maya in November for my Radiance cruise How is it?

I enjoyed Hotel Maya for the 14 hours I was there. The parking deal (promo code p41) was good. The lot was pretty full when I came in friday night due to a private party on premises. The cruise parking is an outdoor lot mixed in with with all other hotel guests. At check in they gave me a card to put in my window with dates valid for 2 weeks. Its a doubletree, so they also gave me

two warm chocolate chip cookies. I stopped for a beer and a quesadilla at the El Fuego Restaurant before going to bed and it was good. The bed was comfortable and I had a water view balcony room.  I walked down to the port on The walking path andit was easy to get too.

Took a walk from Hotel Maya down to the ship this morning. So happy to be here and see my ship docked and ready to go!

I cruise Saturday and I ended up having two rapid test appointments at two different CVS locations cancelled before I settled on a PCR test at a neighborhood Walmart (via Quest Diagnostics).  I was worried about the PCR test taking too long, but in my area they say 24 hour turn around.  I went on Wednesday at 11:30 and had the result in my email Thursday morning at 10am.  

13 minutes ago, candigirl41 said:

Cabo on my planner says we leave port at 3:00 pm.  Last tender is around 1:30.

I hate they changed it.  I like Cabo first for the longer port stop.

5:45 was under my Cabo but that is the time for my time dining.  Mazatlan is 6:00, PV is 8:00.  You have to look at every stop.  5:45 was on all of mine as that is the my time dining time.

 

Candi

Shoot. I guess I did read it wrong. It says Cabo departs port at 3pm 💁🙃

These are the new port times listed in my planner.

Puerto Vallarta -8am - 8pm

Mazatlan 9am - 6pm

Cabo 7am - 5:45pm

I don’t have any excursions currently booked, so it doesn’t matter too much to me.

Just received an itinerary change, plus new masking requirements in Mexico.

it looks like the Cabo San Lucas day was changed from Day 3 to Day 6.

I was already planning on buying this test for a trip to Europe, but now am considering it for my cruise on the 27th.

it was helpful to see that they provided all of the required carnival information when you did your run through of the process.

Did they just put this description for

¡HAVANA!

on the web site. I don't remember seeing it.

http://www.bliss.ncl.com/entertainment/havana

¡HAVANA!

¡HAVANA!

NCL Bliss "night club" question. Besides spice where is the nightclub on the bliss?

Coffee Goddess is right. Deck 6: Social Comedy and Night Club

From NCL website:

Social Comedy and Night Club

Jump start the evening with two talented stand-up comedians that will loosen you up with lots of laughs. And then let loose on the dance floor as a DJ spins your favorite tracks late into the night.

Who else is staying at the Park Plaza Westminster besides us? Hoping we can get together the night before we cruise!

My group of 3 arrive on the 19th and check out on the 21st.

We had aft penthouse on the Jewel in Alaska (out of Seattle) last year. Loved it! So sheltered in the back of the ship, we spent an inordinate amount of time on the balcony.

We followed the Haven signs for check in at port of Seattle. Butler escorted us up to Moderno for lunch. Breakfast and lunch in Moderno was included for the whole cruise. We were invited to party in Haven one night and for a glacier viewing party on top of ship.

Camille Rae to Embark on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Newest Ship “Norwegian Bliss” for Summer Residency on 4/21

Tenn. — Country singer-songwriter and recording artist, Camille Rae, has committed to a three-month residency with Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship Norwegian Bliss, scheduled for it’s maiden voyage on April 21st.

Camille Rae will be seen performing country music’s hottest hits as well as signature classics from April 21-June 30 in “Q” Texas Smokehouse accompanied by her four-piece band.

http://www.thecountrynote.com/in-the-news/camille-rae-to-embark-on-norwegian-cruise-lines-newest-ship-norwegian-bliss-for-summer-residency-on-4-21/

I sailed the Jewel last September and they spotted my little 3 plug extension cord and port security in Seattle told me they were allowing no adaptors on board. Mine did not have a surge protector on it. They did give me a claim ticket to pick it up at end of cruise.

I think it is fun to travel and work at the same time. I had beautiful views outside my balcony window while working and I was able to use a lot less vacation hours at the same time.

While I haven’t sailed this specific ship, I was able to work and cruise ok. I access my work via vpn and it worked fine. however, I admit I spent a couple of hours each day we were in port linked up to my iPhone as a hotspot, because the wireless over iPhone was quicker than the ship WiFi.

Thanks. I heard they were upgrading to Nespresso fleet wide. Wonder if that has happened since last October.

It was still Lavazza in our aft penthouse suite in May 2017.

Hotel Ala pricey? It all depends on a person's budget. I think we paid $210 per night including taxes.

It was a fun location because we had the singing gondoliers go by several times a day right below our window.

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It wouldn't be so bad if you had longer times in port. It took 30 minutes to an hour to get off ship if you line up early to pick up a tender ticket. Plus you had to allow

Extra time to return to the ship via tender boat v hopping directly on the ship.

Our tender ports were Kotor, Santorini, and Mykonos.

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We stayed at Hotel Ala in Venice. It had a rooftop terrace. Nice hotel in heart of Venice. Alilaguna orange line from airport with no bridges to cross. Only negative was that it had a hard bed.

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We were in 9232 on Star and as far as I saw, we only had plugs in the vanity area. 1 US, 1 Euro 2 prong, and one British 3 prong. Since we had stayed in London, before Venice, we had U.K. And Europe converters, so we used them and then had 3 plugs for US devices.

Agreed, you will be fine. We were cruising by St Marks square by 6:30 am and docked before 7. They were scheduled to start disembarkation at 8 and they started at least 15 minutes early.

There was no immigration to go thru. We just picked up our bags and sailed past the customs desk and out to the bag drop area. It took less than 10 minutes for the whole process, but then again we did wait to leave the ship until 9am as we had a leisurely breakfast and most everyone who wanted to be off the ship was already gone.

Again, it was only a 20 minute drive to the airport so you should be fine assuming there is no unexpected mechanical or fog delays.