Oceansaway17

me too for my mid August 2023. I like the idea of starting in Iceland so that I can spend a couple of days in Reykjavic. Just hope pretesting is over and done with by then

well I switched my cruise to something else as I do not wish to give them $40 went all the poorer islands in the Caribbean are not asking for money. Besides, the last time I was in Bermuda in 2016 the roads were so very crowded with cars and the downtown area looked a bit dumpy from what I remembered in 90's

yea that is what I am thinking. they like the income and I think it is tacky.

it is just annoying that is all

I suggest before you give up on RCCL, you try the bigger ships like Oasis class and or Quantum Class. They have more to offer for entertainment and speciality restaurants. I too have sailed on various line and each of them has at least one ship that I would not go on again and others I would.

well you could do speciality dining and if you did not prepay tips, then OBC would be used for that. However, you can decide if shops on board would be great for shopping for gifts for holidays or birthdays. Still with that much money, I would pick ONE shore excursion to go on especially if in Eastern Caribbean. St Johns is nice.

wow that sounds odd that he was able to walk around and also had to chase down his results. hmmm gives me pause on Celebrity in how they are handling this. Either that, or short on staff and it got overlooked.

I think they had concerns on the post cruise just as well and made it all one question. Canada still gives a lot of us pause also on when arrivCan will end. I have to deal with this twice once on each coast of Canada.

I meant removed from the plans to not build or add. NCL Prima and VIVA really look like they are going to be innovative and unique. On the Breakaway they had a presentation and more to come in September. Will be a total of 6 in the class

yes I sometimes am just happy to stare at the water and I do enjoy the ice shows a bit more than some production shows. I love the comedy clubs too. I will go see CATS on the Oct Oasis cruise from Bayonne.

yes but yours were interesting and done well.

well one thing is on the Breakaway I had 10511, and EVERY night I heard the shows in the theatre. The lounge is fine and has an expresso machine and a few snacks. BUT the best thing on Escape as the Thermal Spa pass. OMG really wonderful area and worth the price. Make sure you book it and you will NOT be dissapointed. Big Thasslo type pool. wow below is photo of H2O zone in back So keep this in mind, yet I do not remember having this issue on the Escape though. And you must do Teppanyaki as it is better than Izumi. Cagneys is hit or miss with the streaks. No reservations needs for main dining. There is IMHO a lot less stress with dining on NCL.

I agree. Never understood why precruise hotels, car ride or food matter unless it was unique

yea well now the Serenade won't even do the TA. My 7 day is cancelled. No RCI is going to Oslo next year that I can tell. darn

oh GREAT ship You will love the Waterfront area on the new NCL ships. Really nice. Atrium has lots of games and music and they Sheehans is a 24 hour restaurant. and the desserts are BETTER on NCL. They taste great.

ok I knew one of the ships removed H2O. My favorite H2O is on Escape

well I agree but for some reason I thought you were in the "anti Cats" group. I will look forward to my Oasis in Oct. I just did NCL Breakaway for a change and it was pretty nice ship and the food was BETTER. And technology as well, like all shows, dining, excursions could be made sitting on the bed in the stateroom on the TV. huh RCI should give this a try.

yes I agree. the weather is going to be bad in Greenland and the ship will be safer in Norway which is a very nice place to visit. I suppose they could have taken the ship to Scotland as well. Try for Greenland next year but perhaps not the same month

More information will come in September. This per the Future cruise lady last week on Breakaway. They are planning a blitz of info. I saw a lot of slides on the new ships of what is to come and it really does look like are trying to be a bit more adult and relaxing and upscale.

while on the Breakaway last week they had a presentation on the new ships and the most fascinating thing was how the seats in the theater will disappear under the floor and then the new floor can be for dancing. Also the ship will have a lot more room on the Waterfront as well as more pools.

yes I agree. Just was on the Breakaway and during the night parties the smoke from stack was strong. Also I feel the Water grotto should be covered a bit more as the sun makes it too hot to even walk around the tiles. I found the place to be empty a lot except for the parties. Guess this is why Bliss and Encore removed the area and put in the track.

yes I agree. I only sailed on one ship - Caribbean Princess and I was turned off by the lumpy ugly blue carpet on the Balcony off all places. That and just overall little things including the price. I find HAL to be reasonable for solo folks. Princess is just as expensive as Disney.

well considering since 9/11 how airplanes still make us take shoes off at security and liquids no more than 3 ounces. Also friends and family still can't go to the gate to say goodbye, I would say not really will cruising ever be the same too. But who knows in this crazy world

wow on the same ship for 4 weeks, I would be got bored with repeat show. Will you see CATS all three weeks? ha ha. meow

hope you have a good trip. I was supposed to do the same trip in 2020 and 2021 and stay in the same hotel. Maybe 2023 it might happen. Enjoy the new ship