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I'm interested in the Pool situation.....overcrowding and lounge chair hogs who throw out a towel at 6am, and return at 10am to use the lounger. Supposedly the Infinity Pools are to take some of the pressure off of the Main Pool.

We were on the Getaway in April of 2022 and gave Ocean Blue a shot. I had some sort of Fisherman's Platter, and Scallops and Pork Bellies. Fishermans Platter was okay, fish had bones (huge turnoff), Scallops and Pork Bellies was phenomenal IMO. Wife had the Iceberg Lettuce (she absolutely loved it), and some sort of dish with Mussels and Clams which she was surprised came as some sort of soup, never touched it. I did get food poisoning from my meal at Ocean Blue, but that is just my experience. We've had Cagneys a few times, never disappointed, and during our upcoming Prima sailing, will hit Cagneys again, and will be trying LeBistro for the first time.

Don't recall exactly, thought it was originally shown as a charge on MyNCL prior to the cancelation of noise boys. Glad to hear it is no charge😋

My understanding is the Donna Summer show has a charge....hopefully I'm wrong 😋

Great, they took away noise boys from our May 7th sailing, so we won't get to see that, only show available has a charge. I thought mini golf was free ?

What ship / cruise line is better depends on ones perception. Someone who has sailed multiple cruise lines and / or multiple cruises may be looking for something different than others. For instance, we enjoy Syd Normans Pour House on NCL, where others have stated the couldn't stand 70's and 80's music played in that venue.

I was told by my travel agent, her NCL Rep response to me was "NCL has the right to change or remove Ports of call, change or remove any entertainment at any time, at thier discretion.....read your terms and conditions". Pay good money for a full cruise, get less than you paid for.

Shore excursions would consist of Corn Hole Tourney in his backyard

NCL keeps moving in this direction, your cruise will end up being a boat ride, much like my Nephew on the Lake on his Pontoon boat with his Bluetooth Speaker blaring, grilling some hot dogs and a cooler full of beverages......a stretch of course, just getting the idea of how some may feel as all the goodies disappear with prices going up.

For us, the overall feel, it felt smaller, the Bacony was definitely smaller, and we like to spend time there at the beginning and end of the day. The bathroom had a tub, not the best with two bad knees, but that is a hit or miss.

We cruised Escape in 2018, Getaway April 2022. The ships are different classes, we had Mini Suite / Club Balcony on each. The Getaway was somewhat a disappointment with the cabin and with Spice H20 and the water slides, no mini golf, no district brew house, but they did have Syd Norman's Pour house

Been on both, Getaway Cabin seemed smaller, Balcony was smaller for sure.

Might be doing a road trip to NC to look at real-estate, could be a stopping point for a couple days 👍

We were looking at the foot tour of the historic homes and the WWII ship, I'm a bit of a buff on both historic sites and WWII.

Yep, Boss Lady does the same

😡***** !.....What happened to the Norfolk Shore Excursions.......don't tell me cutbacks !.

I'm interested in the pool experience, the Main Pool looks a wee bit small, and the Infinity Pools just look like big Hot Tubs.

I will mention Cabin 12184 had a very disappointing Balcony, barely room for the 2 chairs and small table....almost elbow to elbow from slider to railing, and the cabin seemed smaller than what we had on the Escape (Breakaway Plus Class).

I was thinking maybe change it up for 2023, still a good show, I'll go see it again

What is the band playing at Syd's ?. Our Getaway cruise in April 2022 it was Fleetwood Mac Rumors album, and Prom Night.

Our Club Balcony on the Getaway had a Tub in the bathroom, rather have had the bigger shower as in the past, getting in / out of the tub with bad knees was a little challenging.

My understanding is that those who are Haven guests are allowed to enter Syd's early. When we sailed in April, we stood in line for 45 minutes and noticed there were folks inside already seated in the best seats. Not complaining, Haven comes at premium pricing, just noting my observation, either way, well worth the wait.

Not too long ago, 7 day cruises would have 3 specialty dining FAS, now down to 2🙄

We are doing an All Inclusive a week prior to our next sailing, comparison shopping. The increases won't effect us this time around, NCL Rep covering them. The once a day Cabin service we're fine with as long as they provide clean linens and towels. For some, this would mean the attendant will have a bigger mess to deal with being they pop in once a day to maintain.

Off topic question.....is Calico Jack's back at Port in Bermuda ?