Fogfog

We ate in Commodore after Rumors w @Raybancop n spouse last evening. got a pager. They had us in quickly. Good service. Steak was perfect.

Chalk outline replica 😄

We love YC So…The shows on Prima have been excellent. As Haven the concierge made reservations for the Donna Summers show. It was outstanding. The Rock the Pour House was great. The band did a long set..maybe 90 min…16 songs with transitions. Rumors, 45 min The wait in line is a bit of a pill yet both were great. We do feel NCL takes it here for entertainment..strong voice talent main venues. But it’s not a YC vs Haven..that’s NCL vs MSC. Rock of Ages on MSC was good…and we liked Cirque pre cvd. We enjoyed the blended ballet-opera matinee pre cvd .. IDK what it takes to bring in talent and to plan. Haven menu doesn’t change…and with 15 days…the same lunch and dinner menu means getting creative with choosing. They are accommodating beyond the printed page as is YC when you do B2Bs and need a change

Haha well under that myself. though the avg age is pretty high for certain. We have had 2 great le Bistro meals before and 1 horrendous Cagneys that we’d never go back…other ships. Palomar here was great. We are in Le Bistro Tom. If it disappoints, we will move the other res to Palomar.

We joined line at about 615 with friends Stood 45min. waited in seats 45 min Show 45 min I did bring our cheese plate from our cabin but no food allowed in venue so after a few bites in the hall, took it to leave in neighboring bar. others here on CC had been in line prior to 6 to get prime seats center high top. @Sugar Magnolia sorry to miss you and the posse… what’s the plan tonight…another sea day Tom….though we lose an hour again tonight

Good morning from somewhere off of Greenland enroute to Iceland. No Haven priority to see the “hot” entertainment in the Syds venue. So we stood in line to see Rock the Pour Hour this week. Great cover band. Super show. Timed it right and being on a 15 night TA we know these shows are super popular. Got 2 of last seats Did the same last night, to see the Rumors show..the cover of the Fleetwod Mac album. Also excellent. Mind you we stood in line 45 min. Then wanted 45 min, then show 45 min. Done. The big criticism even for NCL loyalists is the no reservations for those hot shows.

Good morning. We enjoyed Rumors last night though thought the a Rock the Pour House was more fun. Dinner in Commodore after the 7:30p show Did go by the 80s event at 10:30p looking for @Sugar Magnolia and posse yet didn’t see anyone from Cc group or those we’ve met onboard. Flatter seas so the click in the one corner has subsided. Normal creaks Hear that it’s a WD 40 thing we get it..Heavy seas, pitch, roll. we do wish we had gotten an answer…If it comes back I will ask the direct question.. if it was looked at.

@UKstages hmmm that sounds like concierge won’t really be sending engineering then…I asked before breakfast…telling them we’d be out of the cabin between 10 and noon. came back to no notice of anyone having been here..still clicking. Asked Concierge again..saying I didn’t know if they had been by..and we’d be out after 2… Mentioned it to Butler where it is Did get a cheese and fruit plate… Still clicking.🥸 We are veteran cruisers so the pitch and roll is definitely in play here.

Some noise in a corner. Have asked to have engineering look at it. Given the rolling seas ..we understand. Not new to ships. Hoping they can address it. It’s a bit of an intermittent click. Not constant. And definitely depends on roll/pitch Re specialty dining.. we had 6:30 reserv, got seated at 7:10. Food and service was excellent. Best dessert on the ship imho is the orange/ fillo dough basket/ Greek yogurt ice cream thing Palomar . On ship vibe etc…for us bridge players it’s been harder because mahjong groups are big. Guest services has moved mahjong to different venues to allow other board games, cards to have space etc yet some mahjong pax don’t care despite signage and being asked to relocate. Cookies still MIA. TYVM Peter for hosting today. We all had a great time. @graphicguy we thought of you in the Local.

Gentlemen…how many of you actually pack and use electric razors in this day and age? I wonder because you see these plugs on ships, yet rarely in hotel bathrooms. And not in homes. Inquiring minds 🤣

Our room is done minus the daily which we expect this evening. Housekeeping has been stellar. Cabin is immaculate. Hallways, elevators etc all nice. I did notice an untidy women’s restroom and reported it so it could be addressed.

I was just going to look up the codes..Is that a stairwell? Interesting it came over stateroom pa

Maybe he’s responding so well and thoughtfully because of your input and concerns from previous sailings. So we thank you

We had a great conversation with Marc at a reception earlier in the week. We bought tickets over a month ago for the Van Gogh and the Rijksmuseum. Marc was clear that those who bought the Amsterdam pass needed additional ticketing ahead..which we told him we had already done. We had a specific question for him..today an answer arrived. Very detailed. He is a man of his word. We appreciated the gesture and effort.

We upgraded to unlimited Wi-Fi and have been fine with incoming email etc. not using streaming so can’t speak to that. I will miss a zoom mtg by choice..good excuse ..ha He’s getting some work done between eating, Ha Balcony like all spaces ..cold wet foggy. Kinda of cool and mysterious..and the foghorn etc … makes it fun Robrt took a nap on a lounger on the balcony wrapped in a blanket yesterday. He did use the pool today as have others..saying it was warm. He’s been to the gym twice as well. Can be crowded with weekend warriors so to speak. we hear the thermal spa is nice but haven’t been. Have noticed some pax are friendly, some aloof and in their own world AND are usually standing in the middle of walkways…kind of like herding cats in some hallways. So there are parts of the ship we haven’t ventured to yet. Others are just grumpy and seem to forget they paid to be here. Maybe they been stuck behind the ones standing in the middle of walkways…😆 It’s supposed to be fun, and maybe a smile, politeness to others from these grumpy ones might be the “pay it forward ticket” they need…..kwim? Noticed that we change time zones tonight instead of moving an hour today. We will see you all for Peters CC pub crawl tom. Have our trivia question ready.

@mking8288 looks like an amazing meal. So sorry they didn’t have a better way to juggle reservations an inclement weather. We are going to Paloma’s this evening. Hope this isn’t foreboding for all venues. Ship feels full and lively. There are some large tour groups traveling together that are monopolizing spaces. Went to play Bridge yesterday and the room is also packed with mahjong, lacrosse and other noisier interactive games. Quite the cacophony. Haven chefs has added a daily lunch and daily dinner special. Not certain if this is a trial run or because of the long sailing. Met a gentleman who is corp IT .. he’s here assessing evaluating etc…he also spends time at shipyards as the new builds are coming together… we had discussed point of sale, web and how with smart bands servers can know pax and anticipate needs like we have had on other ships. Something NCL doesn’t use. He’s here on the ship for the sailing…so hopefully he’s seeing and hearing the issues if they are IT and not operator error/mgt fails

@skeeter195 we were at the Captains reception in the observ lounge Sunday Even. Hope paths cross on these seas days. In other news we were glad for Haven concierge as we saw the Donna Summer show last night. Required to be in line 35 min beforehand and Reserv is a must. The best show at sea …a full on Broadway style theater performance. Strong ensemble. Leads were WOW. Where YC ropes off an area. And it’s easy to get a seat…. NCL instead requires Haven guests to cue up to be escorted in to reserved seating earlier for this high demand show. In this case on the Prima, Haven is aft and the theater is fwd. So you just need to leave dining by 715p to be in line with Haven guests for 8p show. For all other shows we won’t need reserv but do need to cue early and present room key to be seated in Haven area. The room key check is helpful Menu is the same each dinner and has been good. Different from the style of YC. Not better. Different. Wine has been better. The weak link imho is YCs wine choices post Covid. I’ve been able to get a dry minerally rose in Haven when nothing was available on Seashore nor Divinia in Feb and March. Some nice choices with of whites and reds. Pre cvd MSC had great premium bev in YC, that’s dropped off a bit Embarkation…YC all the way. NCL doesn’t come close to what MSC YC does at embarkation, luggage etc. Embarkation was so so crazy. Best FOG

We were at a welcome back event.. Few pax there.. lots of officers. Live music. I think it was Sunday nite. Spoke w Captain, CD. Most folks sitting in chairs with cocktails while apps on spoons passed. We stayed about 25 min which was longer than the officers. We were surprised it was poorly attended @graphicguy coming into lunch at Haven they put a traffic cone over a tiny water spill from “condensation” just as I approached. Do they know we are CC friends?

Good morning. Well catching up on the last 5 pages with thoughts. Embarkation was cray cray. And as bad as we thought we had it…spoke with others at the meet and greet that stood as long, yet outside. We were feeling pretty”BettyWhite” and wishing I had a snickers bar and bottle of water yet no dice. Once onboard things have settled a bit. Agree it’s full a lots of popular things to do ..so pacing ourselves and expectations. have met some lovely people and some others. Takes all kinds. Did a fabulous 6hour private tour at Halifax once we finally got off the ship…guide was dubious why we were at that berth. Great tour of the history of Halifax, the titanic, the explosion, architecture, all kinds of great stuff. Lunch in Dartmouth looking at Halifax and the ship. Great day. One of our fav servers is helping us learn Tagalog since we missed the lesson on Sunday. She went grocery shopping to pick up a few things in Halifax as things are more costly in Iceland. Now I’m craving pancit. Hear they make decent Filipino food in the crew galley… saw the Donna Summer show last night. The entire ensemble is strong..the leads…just Wow. Far exceeded our expectations. Ship started rolling good last night so I got up to secure a few things making noise. Will be interest to see posts of swells as we sail north and east. will be looking for bridge partner today. and hope to get some tandoor chicken at Indulge

@graphicguy we have inspected the prep of your dance floor and @Sugar Magnoliahas determined it to be perfect. @mking8288 we took advantage of the Wi-Fi upgrade for my device today @JIMESOPUS slow going. No whales sighted. Though we were having lunch Did look up the interesting details and it can be impacted quite quickly. What’s the deal with Halifax? Food has been good. Crew has been in good spirits. Captain has quite the sense of humor. It was nice to see so many officers at the M&G this am. And great to put faces with screen names. The am… TV had one time this am and we were confused by app. Concierge told us to go by the phone in our cabin because we didn’t know what time it was..and many were walking around either early or late for things this morning. So who is doing the drop? My dear spouse is on the way to go do it now. oh…and we had a plate of canapés..and a plate of cookies dropped off at the room. Who was nice enough to think of this? 😁

What was this in reference to? She is an older ship and not our fav of the MSC fleet The YC product is excellent, though we prefer other ships than Divinia. Some love her because she is small and an older style.

Guess NCL was correct about 10am sheesh…taking forever to berth. 🙃 Like a plane and the gate…imagine the lines right now to get off….

It was crazy. The agents, MSC landslide and even MSC agent on Divinia while we were in YC could see nothing. So for lots of opens cabins now..I don’t know why. see you later today or the Lounge or M&G We’ve done 8 YC and this if first Haven. Prima looks lovely. looking fwd to meeting and comparing notes. Arrival in NY was great. Weather cooperated. Tulips and cherry trees in bloom. Drinks at rooftop bar gave us the long view of the park. Kept dinner simple. Delayed embarkation today. Glads it’s only cold and not raining. I’ll take it. Best Fog

Arrived yesterday with all luggage. Yay. Carmel worked great. The ride into the city down Park was lovely..tulips a cherry trees in bloom. And sunny weather. Thank you to the locals @Sly Fox @mking8288 @Sugar Magnolia for arranging that. You must have friends in high places to arrange such a pretty day. Had drinks on rooftop looking down the length of Central Park and kept dinner simple. Looking fwd to being onboard later today.

Our Haven luggage tags have still not arrived. NCL says they went in the mail March 15. We are dubious about that claim. Made some changes to specialty dining requests that landside concierge says ship concierge will confirm (and not to worry we can't see it on our cruise planner). We hope that is correct. Embarkation tom. Best Fog