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47 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

Patti takes us into the Woman’s Locker Room…….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of course, they’re always pushing the Elemis…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

Quite a see-through shower. How European of them! 

Really appreciate Patti taking pictures of the gym hours. I was curious about that. 

I will be having all of those frozen drinks during my 12 day cruise. They look so good!

6 hours ago, NC_Cruisin said:

My family is looking to visit Japan in 2025. I noticed NCL has Asia cruises that depart from Japan. I have just a few questions that I am hoping you all may be able to help me with. As a little background, we have never been to Japan. We have been on several Caribbean cruises (not NCL) and have always driven to port. I have always booked directly through the cruise websites, never used a TA. For this particular cruise, we would like to book flights through NCL so that our trip is packaged together. My questions are:

 

1. The NCL website is showing only one cruise departing from Tokyo in 2025, currently that cruise is in March. What is the possibility more Japan cruises will populate for later in 2025?

2. What is your experience with booking flights through NCL? Will they handle transportation to the cruise port for embarkation and back to the airport for debarkation? We are looking at booking two staterooms, will they accommodate our flights so that all of us can be on the same flight?

3. I have a 16 year daughter that is used to sailing Carnival, does NCL Jewel have similar activities on board to keep her entertained? I am having some difficulty locating the onboard activities for each individual ship.

 

Any guidance, input, experiences you can provide are greatly appreciated. 

 

Thanks!

I went on the Jewel twice this year and will be doing the Japan-Alaska transpacific on the Jewel next year. 

I love the Jewel and would compare it to a Spirit class ship size wise and ease of getting around. 

More cruises will almost certainly be populated after March 2025. It's still a pretty long way out and they're probably going to send Jewel back to Alaska in Summer 2025, so they have some logistics to work out. Regarding flights, I never let a cruise line book flights for me because I like to be in charge of my own itinerary. If something goes wrong or I need to make a change, I can do that myself directly with Delta instead of there being a third party involved which can complicate myself (I'm flying Delta over to Japan using credits I have). 

Regarding onboard activities, Carnival definitely does not have nearly as many daily activities (on my most recent NCL Jewel cruise, there were no comedy shoes). They still do the normal trivias, games, etc, but the staff is not as great as the Fun Squad in my opinion. NCL does have a teen club, but on a Japan cruise, I don't think there will be as many teens onboard (if your kid doesn't participate in the teen club on Carnival this might be a non-issue). 

You'll want to check pricing, but the NCL Jewel has a few two bedroom suites (one master bedroom and a smaller room that is good for kids). Might be cheaper than doing a balcony and interior. 

Let me know if you have any other questions. I love the NCL product. It is better than Carnival in some areas, but worse in others. 

Perfect timing! I'm going on the Venezia in a couple weeks. Love your reviews and can't wait to see what y'all have to say about the Venezia. 

I'll be following along! I was just on the Jewel and loved it. I have my eye on the Japan to Alaska cruise in April 2024 (but the website won't let me book anything...). Very curious to hear how you like the ports in Japan and what y'all get up to. Enjoy!

3 hours ago, Lovetocruise38 said:

All nude?

No one walked around naked. Everyone either walked around in a towel (or robe) or bathing suit

Just got back from the Norwegian Jewel. That class of ship still has the best setup at sea for a spa. It was a perfect place to see the glaciers and Alaskan scenery without having to go into the cold/rain or battling crowds. It was well-used all week, but never too crowded. 

1 minute ago, Saint Greg said:

I actually added it to my bar tab but you can hand them $10 cash when they make the announcement 

Sounds good, can't go wrong with a beer and a brothel..well, I guess you can...

On 8/27/2023 at 7:01 PM, mojitos24 said:

It's a free sauna in the men's locker room for Spa and Gym. It's a cloud9 Spa but they don't have a coed thermal suite so it's free. 

 

 

Was the sauna well-used? I have 12 days on the Venezia next month. 

Where did you buy the brothel tour? Inside Red Onion? I have nothing planned for Skagway and this sounds interesting. 

Glad you're finally onboard. How was the train ride overall? Did you get stuck with weirdos at your table? Sitting at a table with strangers for 4 hours sounds like my personal hell.

Awesome pictures! I'm doing the helicopter tour and glacier trek in Juneau and this is getting me excited for that. 

Really looking forward to your review. I'm doing the same cruise 2 weeks after you. I'm loyal to NCL and Carnival most. I've always thought that NCL takes care of solos well. 

When I was on the Jewel in April, Evangeline and Benedict were the best bartenders. Not sure which bar they're currently at, but definitely look for the. I know Evangeline is still onboard. 

For excursions, I only have a river tubing excursion for Dominica booked and I know I'll be taking a taxi to Orient Beach on St Maarten. 

For Barbados, there's an interesting cocktail making class at the Mount Gay Rum Factory that I'm considering. May do a catamaran cruise in St. Lucia. Will probably just walk over to Charlotte Amalie in St. Thomas. Been there soooooo many times haha

19 hours ago, tiger-91 said:

the dry dock made changes. they changed the sauna door to clear glass. they got rid of the second tier seating in the sauna. and hopefully by now they've reinstalled the towel hooks at the showers. We had to request them to reinstall the shampoo dispensers when I was on in June.

Also, the new hallway door swing open now exposes half the locker room to viewing by any people in the hallway. Not nice when you're changing clothes!

how weird! On Spirit there is a curtain around the door that can be closed. The locker room attendant always made sure the curtain was closed around the door. 

I love reading your reviews so much because I feel like we have similar senses of humor. Love all your pictures and observations! Thanks for taking the time to put these together. 

8 hours ago, robbycruises said:

Currently onboard the Carnival Pride. Happy to report no changes since its short dry dock this year, same-sex locker rooms still have both steam and sauna, showers and coded lockers. Hoping to meet some guys for good conversation this week!

I had a GREAT time on the Spirit last year. Really nice layout. Does Pride have the mirrored locker doors like Spirit? 

Thanks for a great review, Party P! Looking forward to the next one!

49 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

Really odd bathroom setup on 4. Just a hearty hello to anyone who walks in 

 

Hey man, nice watch you got there

4 hours ago, TxTeach79 said:

Two Pina Coladas from the country duo in Ocean Plaza 

 

Wiklund vs Wiklund! I saw them on the Valor last year and really enjoyed their sets. 

1 hour ago, garsny said:

They don't publicize it.I was on in June and complained.They said spa not owned by NCL.Mandara can do whatever they want.Now please stop riding me.

Was just asking for a bit more information and documentation. Chill out dude. 

Eh, it kinda worked.

I was in Australia for work, and I loved Sydney! I have my eye on the Luminosa for February 2025.

For anyone traveling to Sydney and staying around Circular Quay/The Rocks, you can also take the train straight from the airport and get off at the Circular Quay stop. You don't need to buy a train card and can just tap your credit card when you enter and exit. Also worked on the ferry to Taronga Zoo. 

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I left Sydney on the 21st and walked down to Circular Quay really early to get pictures of the Splendor. Going to upload a picture and see if it works...

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46 minutes ago, garsny said:

20.00 a day.Not sure.

Could you try and post a picture of where it says that? Very big change for the sky

11 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

Ah, the “it’s cute to let your kids shriek in the hallways at 8:45 and say nothing” gang

 

It's always the matching t-shirt families. ALWAYS. 

11 hours ago, garsny said:

Not free on Sky anymore and nobody there.

that's surprising. How much is it and how are they enforcing it? It's not really connected to the spa IIRC.