Jess46

Great review! I'm doing this trip next Friday.  Do you happen to know who the cruise director was and if they were entertaining at all?  I find that they can usually make or break the game shows and whatnot.  It's much more fun with an engaging and enthusiastic cruise director. 

Won our bid yesterday for an inside (Cat I1) to a balcony (Cat B2). 22 days out. I bid 110 pp. probably overbid by a little but I really wanted a balcony! Really happy I didn’t end up on deck 8 with a Privasea one, which happened to me last time. This time I got to stay on floor 10.  

Not sailing until Aug 16 2016 on the Gem. I had been checking how many rooms were still available and there were over 15 balconies and over 15 mini suites still open before I got upgraded. After upgrade, price of inside rooms dropped by almost $200. My theory is that the balconies and mini suites weren’t selling so they upgraded people early to open up more insides to try and sell.  

So for anyone anxiously awaiting an upgrade, definitely do mock bookings and check how many rooms are still open for each category! It might give you an idea of your chances/how aggressively you should bid. 

16 hours ago, lovestocruise325 said:

I haven’t had much luck with the mudslides and switched to the Bushwacker(thinks that’s the name). It’s similar to the mudslide but much better taste. 

Thanks! I think I'll do the same then!

1 hour ago, PortFees45 said:

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Yeah that's an option!

On 7/20/2019 at 10:12 PM, yearsofcruising said:

let you know in sept or is that too late

going in August :)

1 hour ago, yearsofcruising said:

Mudslides are my life

Those look great!

Thanks everyone! Can't wait to have one in my hand lol

When I sailed on the Gem last April (2018), everytime I ordered a mudslide they made it using a premixed bottle of unknown contents labeled "mudslide".  They barely tasted like anything and I could hardly detect any alcohol in them.  This was a first for me.  I had been on 4 NCL cruises before this one, the 2 prior both being on the Gem and every time I ordered a mudslide they made it fresh in front of me adding the vodka, baileys and kahlua all separately from their own bottles and they tasted much better!  This is my favorite drink and I was sad to see the quality go down.  I'll be on the Gem again in August and I was wondering if anyone has been on it recently and experienced the same thing or of anyone knows how/where I can get a mood mudslide! Thanks!