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Great to know about this. Hopefully it will include some major spruce ups! Carpet and furniture. These older ships have character but need a cleaning and updating.

Cram everything you can into a plastic bag first and sit on it cram more then put in paper bag they give you! Works well! Also if you befriend a Platinum member who isn’t using the free bag you might get lucky. My wife won’t trust the laundry but I always come home with clean clothes, other than that pesky little tag that they put on most pieces of laundry

UK 🇬🇧 Folks get great deals on drinks package though. To compete with Pand O cruise 🚢 lines! Plus to get them over here.

I think I read that Starbucks is included. I’m gonna try next time but loaded on your individual card so my wife doesn’t drink and I use hers separately.

Not sure boomer here! But an old timer told me he and his girlfriend take separate ones on formal night! For their obituary! So I’ve been doing same. A nice current picture if God forbid you pass away

Back in 2016 boat protest kept ships out! Take a walk further up the hill behind vendors to the more aggressive vendors. Definitely feel their anger

Recently onboard getaway food was okay, nothing was a wow something’s just not right. MDR was average. Specialty 3 Cagney good! Ocean blue yuck. Osheans pub decent American dinner okay Buffet to be avoided. So we actually lost weight. Took stairs. Dancing with 20,000 steps every day and night. 2 comics see em once and done. But the live music was amazing Latin duo in mojitos bar and dancing with some folks who we enjoyed on previous cruise was priceless. Piano guy did country music and line dancing to him. Cutterz band was outstanding with reggae and rock. Even dj was great. So this is why we still love NCL. Plus the excellent activities staff with Alex Stenko, theme parties in Bliss lounge and spice H20. great times

Gangs trying to overtake the airport recently. I remember a few years ago a boat protesting preventing ships from entering Labadee maybe 2016 just before we actually went there. Seems like the current situation is getting worse. Love the place. Anyone know from recent trips there? How was it?

we used to bring the little battery operated tea lights for inside cabin still for balcony and help seeing the way to the bathroom 🚽 at night Boooomer! Here….

NCL still has best activities staff live music and dancing opportunities! Post pandemic we loved the Getaway once in 2023 and again in 2024 RCL adventure once and very little activity and silent disco and karaoke can’t stand that. But on Getaway 20,000 steps dancing each and every day/night dancing to Latin duo in mojitos bar, country music by piano guy with line dancing, cuterez regae band, theme parties with Alex Stenko the assistant cruise director and a whole activity staff keeping us busy, Zumba type class freeeeee! Food was average but we didn’t gain any weight. If my wife is happy I’m happy…..yes shorts are worn in dining room including Cagney so I’ve retired my suit as I looked like I worked there, ha ha

We’ve been cruising for over 29 years and over 50 cruises and many were inside, hardly ever in the room but now we do get balcony or ocean views often. Makes it better when sickness onboard as post pandemic travel seems more problematic than before. $300.00 would make sense. Sometimes certain websites include free gratuity with balconies, just got off getaway and had a balcony included free tips! Bjs club booking like costco

Burn the floor performance in Tropicana was on 2 different nights towards end of cruise, dancing class with them once towards end! Zumba type class was on sea days and later port days freeeee! in Bliss lounge or by pool check your schedule and highlight it or you miss out.

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Just off the Getaway and Alex Stenko the assistant cruise director was outstanding! Everyone agreed as he got the parties started and kept em going!

Love that little guy Jeff Hernandez and enjoyed him on Gem a few years ago. Just a nice guy and very personable. Plus he did a killer Zumba class.such a great time

Thanks! Was there a lot of activities like Zumba and live bands with dancing opportunities? Thanks in advance..

Going back on Gem sooon! Any information especially cruise director? Enjoyed Jeff Hernandez a few years ago. Wonderful guy.

Yes Broadway unplugged. Bring your highlighter and mark your schedule otherwise you’ll miss it. In Tropicana burn the floor dancers performing different nights too.

Yes Broadway unplugged was great. Zumba type class every day in Bliss or by pool with different activities staff. Same in atrium with different activities staff. All of them in Bliss lounge late at night. All of them in Spice H20 for theme parties, ‘70’s, 80’s, Latin night, glow party, plus a hilarious improv movie night. All on schedule.

Taino Bay the place with free lazy river. Another big pool but very loud music so we got off early and went by lazy river. More quiet. Some music but not blaring. Many shops but everything was expensive. Did buy a bottle of vanilla though. Last year 2023 on Getaway in February we went to the other port where they had a lazy river but it was only for Carnival cruise so we cab ride to a lousy beach. Very confusing DR

I’m not ever bringing my suit on NCL again! Just got home and shorts and tank tops on big guys with flip flops in every dining restaurant specialty included! My ring dinger suit is staying home from now on! From experience Celebrity has better food and service but everyone is in bed by 8 pm. RCL has great ships but not enough activity. NCL has non stop activities and excellent live bands and dancing opportunities. Food is adequate drinks great so that’s why we are loyal, platinum and soon sapphire I believe.

Just got home from getaway and the activities staff were excellent! Alex Stenko the assistant cruise director was everywhere hosting and dancing and just so much fun. The entire staff including Attila and Paul and Grace and a Colombian girl who taught an amazing Zumba type class were all very fun including a tall redhead staff member who was from UK and so friendly and helpful to everyone. 7 am stretch and abs class free in gym, followed by fun type Zumba class in Bliss lounge at 8:30 am. Dancing classes with burn the floor dancers absolutely amazing. Live band Cutterz by pool was exceptional. Playing reggae and rock music. Dj by pool very accommodating.Duo of Latin music with nightly dance in sugarcane mojitos bar was great. Piano guy even did a country night with line dancing by mojitos bar. Drinks were great. Food adequate but not fantastic. Great ship and theme parties well attended in Spice H20 and Alex and company had everyone dancing. Ate at Cagney 3 times very good and ocean blue once okay American grill is free now and nice burgers 🍔 and Greek salads and banana daquari! Osheehan pub was good Tropicana had burn the floor dancing too. Million dollar quartet was great and burn the floor excellent. Comedians were good for one show and no new material on second so one and done. No Bermuda and NCL graciously gave us $20.00 each onboard credit, so nice of them, on other cruises they replaced with St. Martin. Never ever saw the captain nor the cruise director so who could you ask? NCL continues to have the best activities and is a lot of fun…..but food needs improvement!

First cruise 🚢 was Premier and I was in heaven old ship wooden but I was young and enjoyed eating and buffets. Then Carnival a lot then I was enticed by a celebrity ship 🚢 that had a basketball court loved their food and service but no fun activities. Did princess quite a bit because of Zumba for the wife. Then Ncl and RCL back at fourth but NCL now primarily because of the activities staff and all the dancing. Mojito bar with Latin band many theme parties that go late into the night. We are active people and on NCL we often get over 20,000 steps dancing each and every day. If and when we get old we’ll be back on Celebrity and HOA for oldtimers. So occasionally I can get my wife to do a RCL because diamond level and 8 free drinks as she doesn’t drink are a better option financially. Best cruise 🚢 ever was on Bliss and Getaway and Dawn and Gem.

We love activities on NCL but are diamond on RCL land elite on celebrity plus platinum on NCL and upper tier on Princess. Used to love celebrity but it boring and quiet. Rcl is decent but sometimes not as much fun. Holland America definitely later in life as they get the closest port spot and cater to the elderly. Did carnival a lot when younger. So now it’s NCL or Rcl depending on price Never understood the loyalty thing but love ito try Virgin sooo

Cruise director for activities. Some are excellent others missing in action