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Norwegian has just announced eight new ships across three brands! https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/04/norwegian-cruise-line-holdings-8-new-ships-for-3-brands/ This strikes me as a pretty bold move and a huge commitment to staking its claim in the coming cruise boom. Then throw in the construction of new piers and it's clear that NCL expects their private island to add a substantial share to the bottom line. The shape of things to come.

I'm sorry I won't be able to help you with the information you are trying to find. But I did want to say that my first ever cruise was on Galaxy and I will forever love that ship. I wouldn't sail on anything else if it was still around (it was sold to a German line and became "My Ship"). Good luck with your search!

Okay, hear me out...Blaring from the loudspeakers as sailaway commences, the opening theme from "Jonny Quest". It's fun, it's bombastic, it speaks to the adventure of the cruise.

In an age where a multitude of THC edibles, tinctures, pills, sublinguals and vaporizers are available (where it's legal, of course) anyone smoking an actual joint on a ship is just plain stupid. THC extract, when vaped, does not smell like WEED (I feel obligated to capitalize it now). Edibles have no pot smell at all and can be consumed without offending other passengers. There is simply no need to smoke actual flower on a ship.

Thanks for sharing these menus. What great food!

I love it!

You're being facetious, right? Is that really happening?

There was a time, pre-Covid, when the pros and cons of formal nights and what to wear, ignited some pretty heated debate here. People who violated the dress code in the MDR on formal nights were roundly criticized by those who adhered to the rules. Verbal combat could take place across multiple threads on a good day. The mods often had to tamp down the flare-ups. Formal night rules were enforced unevenly, which only prompted more skirmishes. But now it seems lines are moving away from formal night altogether, so that may be why the issue is no longer so heated.

There was a time when the issue of cruisers claiming empty deck chairs by simply putting a book or towel on it, was a heated issue on these boards. With the return to cruising now in full swing, and ships are sailing at full capacity, is this still an issue or is everyone "over it"? The same question with the formal night wars. Not looking to start anything, I'm just curious if people have simply moved on from these formerly hot topics.