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1 hour ago, roger001 said:

Just being told by the poor server that he/she is going to have to charge me $25 for the next one just takes aways from the comfort of the Haven experience.   NCL...stupid idea.  Your cost for the extra lobster can't be that great.  Don't tell a Haven guest no.  That ruins the atmosphere.  

It appears Sailingaway on Epic is getting plenty of 'no'.

We've done all sorts of rooms over the years.  Bermuda on a seven day is normally like 2.5 days in Port so a balcony would be nice.

On the private island in yc you can order the lobster roll sans the bun.  Ketchup varies between the unique, great English glass tubs or the pump into a container.

When we sailed Prima Shetland was cancelled..due to weather...

Haven on Jewel class not worth it.  OS on that class get Haven access.

6 hours ago, embarkmy- said:

Just got off the Epic couple weeks ago. Burn the Floor was a fave. Better than most Vegas shows.

Food was good. Cagneys twice and Modernos once. MDR once, but not a fan. Mrs liked the Bliss Lounge. Did the Sky Vodka Ice Room. 5+ shots in 10 minutes. What's not to like?

 

I think the food value-wise is fair, at least compared to what the cruise fare is. And the drunk, I mean drink, package, come-on!

 

Trying the Jewel next in couple months Alaska bound. .

Welcome to CC.

14 hours ago, Broccan said:

My wife and I have been on Norwegian (Cuba 1 years ago, Iceland, Hawaii is this year) MSC (Western Med) Princess (Alaska, Western Carib). The only one I would not go back to is the MSC. The service was not great and the food did not even get to mediocre. The excursions did not seem that great either with most of the guides seeming to have a chip on their shoulders.

Welcome to CC.

We've done eight MSC and numerous NCL.  While I'd say the first seven were great, last was not so good as far as food on MSC other than pizza and burgers.  Hola's was extra charge at a cheap $17 pp but worth it.

NCL had a brief stint to Cuba but it was more like six years ago.

NCL has supplied ships at Port Canaveral stop for years.  MSC on their Canadian runs has had trucks supposedly come up from Florida.

14 hours ago, Grandmafreddie said:

Dont look that good. Sad that potstoes is important to you 

Where did I say important to me?  And since your recent arrival here, your auto correct is still working against you.

That is the best lounge for treats I've ever seen.

Are you certain they have beds in ceiling?  What ship, what category?   The fleet has a wide variety of how a room for four is setup even within a same category.

I put ketchup on them.

Safe sailing.

It has varied a bit over the years, but once entering the hall, normally the Haven hosts are on the right.  Have proof as sometimes they try to tell you no.

Once they approve, it was a zig to left for security than zag to right to the lounge last time.  They'll escort you through the main hall.

We sailed Prima Haven on a TA.  Bar had consistent 6-7 people always there, always, including a 85ish lady with stamina.

Bar had usually 2-3 bartenders but service hit or miss.  Lounge space usually fairly empty but could get filled.  Restaurant is huge and never more than half filled ever.  Outside area not usable due to weather.

Years ago by pool they had many places to take used dishes and cups which I always took ours.  Rumor when FDR came in, didn't like those so they went away.  It was then left for staff to roam and pickup.  You could still go find the collection point behind a divider if you wanted.

Maybe same thought exists for OL.

We had haven pool closed 24 hours last sea day because some kid dropped one in pool.  For the convenience of the one guest, not for the other hundred others.

55 minutes ago, cruiseny4life said:

Hey @detroitlions - I'm a day late. Yesterday's time in the bakery was crazy so I didn't have time to reflect on the vegan chocolate chip recipe! 

 

So, here goes, at a bakery scale, so you may need to reduce it just a tiny little bit. Also, we weigh ingredients, so get that kitchen scale out!

 

4,000g flour

4 tbsp baking powder

4 tsp baking powder

4 tbsp baking soda

2 tbsp salt, preferably of the sea

2 tsp sea salt

3,000g chocolate - I hope you know not to use milk chocolate 🐄

 

1,600g turbinado sugar - you don't want any of that pesky bone char white stuff!

1,760g brown sugar

1,968ml vegetable oil

1,120 ml H2O

 

Here's the directions, probably not verbatim, but I'll try not to confuse them.

 

In lg. bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Be gentle with the chocolate chips. Don't be scurrying that whisk around haphazardly! Instead fold them like you fold your unmentionables. The cookie texture will thank you. 

 

In another bowl - yup, you're going to have dishes! - whisk all the sugar, vegetable oil, and water into a smooth, lovely mixture of love. 

 

Add flour mix to the sweet yum yum mix. Make sure the flour disappears and you can't see any more of it. This means the entire mixture is well incorporated. BUT, don't be mixing, mixing, mixing to Little Mix! The mix can't be over mixed. Yuck on those kind of cookies. Remember. Texture! Is your friend. 

 

Chill dough in the fridge for 12 hours. Kind of like where you want to be on a sultry afternoon in the Mississippi Bayou. 12 hours can equal overnight if you want to nap after all the mixing. 

 

Photo of yeast donuts frying to break up this long text!

 

 

Use a mashed tater scooper like they use in prison and schools to portion out those lovely little lumps of dehydrated taters. One scoop equals one cookie. Lay the cookie out on a parchment-lined parchment tray. After using your scooper, take a pinch of sea salt and top cookie with a nice little pinch. I like to roll the salt between my thumb and index finger feeling each grain as it gently sprinkles the cookie from about 6 inches high. 

 

To bake in a convection oven, set the oven to 350 and bake 12 minutes, turning the tray at the 6 minute mark. Once the cookies are nice and lightly browned on the outer edges and the center looks ooey gooey so good and unbaked, take those suckers out to cool. Be sure they cool! That chocolate is like Carnival's melting cake. You know....like lava! 

 

And enjoy each and every lovely, vegan morsel. 

That sounds like a PhD dissertation with the combined metric and English measures.

It can get windy when underway if winds are just right, especially at the way back.  But overall, we've had more good than bad.

Points will be credited on first cruise once over18 but it does not say status will be given.  Having gone through this, status was not granted until after first cruise.  Second cruise after 18 she had status.

In any case, their terms when they changed the program was those with enough points would get status at 18 without having to take a trip yet they couldn't get that right.

Which side do you want?  It can be either.  I've tracked this for a few years, not lately, but it was 2/3-3/4 port side at dock.

At the end of the day, to us, not really a big deal.

Depends what you like to do.  There are some things on the island at night, but not much.

Main is music by main beach.

Never heard of Coco Bay.  Maybe I haven't been on enough cruises.

It can vary with being busy.

They had it at least once last October on Mera.

Haven service generally not that good and very inconsistent.