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This link has a ton of pictures, should answer your questions!

34 minutes ago, vacation44 said:

I know that pants are required for men at Ocean Blue, but are they required if you are sitting outside?

Short pants are ok while sitting outside. OB is one of our favorites. We love the basil sorbet! Never had anything like it. Delicious!

Ship?

We have done both and found no clear preference. It's nice on 18 to be right across from the Haven Restaurant and on 17 it's nice to have easy access to the Horizon Lounge. We would be happy with either one.

1 hour ago, Jetswdo said:

Since we will be eating diner at Haven restaurant that night, we just want to eat a light lunch

FYI, the lunch and dinner menus are different in the Haven. My favorite embarkation lunch is a caesar salad and mushroom flatbread appetizer!

All the way down the street from where you drop off the luggage is the entrance to the port building. There is a sign for Haven and Accessible passengers on the right side. It is clearly marked. 

That line is where they just check your name and cabin number to make sure you are in the right place, and after that, there is a security line for everyone except us folks with disabilities. 

Welcome to Cruise Critic anc congratulations! The Encore is one of our favorite ships. The atrium on Deck 6 has space as well as some meeting rooms.

Thank you for your kindness and generosity in taking time with this great review!

We like to drop off at the far end of the terminal where there is a special Haven entrance. 

It's on the west side of the terminal building, if I recall correctly.

I hope you enjoy Los Lobos. It is one of our favorites!

On 3/23/2024 at 7:19 AM, brooklyn6 said:

I’d like to bring my own coffee/pods.   Thanks 

Amazon has a nice assortment of compatible pods. These machines are similar to the Senseo and take the same kind.

This is a good video of the spa: 

Try the accessdesk@ncl.com I had some questions about something and they were able to get in touch with the ship directly and get the information for me. Have a great cruise!

Mr and Mrs Schmoopie are, in the words of Tina Turner, simply the best!

1 hour ago, jeffregpuck said:

Ok...so the "suite menu" for breakfast and lunch is similar to the Haven restaurant and not just a private restaurant that serves the same as main dining?

Correct!

The Dawn does not have a Haven restaurant but suite guests have breakfast and lunch in a specialty restaurant which does offer cappuccinos at no extra charge.

If you would like to try something different, and don't mind going vegetarian for a meal or two,

check out the Cauliflower Steak in Ocean Blue and the Napoleon de Legumes in Le Bistro.

They are really special!

Arrange this before your cruise. Contact https://www.ncl.com/about/accessible-cruising

We used toplimohawaii and were very pleased. It's about 90 dollars. You can do it cheaper with some of the shared services or a taxi.  Google honolulu airport cabs and a ton come up. Aloha!

As of our last Encore cruise in November, they did not have anything like Seedlip. Maybe someday! In the meantime it's all pretty much Shirley Temple type drinks. 

For us the best platinum perks are the two specialty dinners (for two), one with a bottle of wine, and the two free bags of laundry! (one for each of you)

Just returned from 3 wonderful weeks on Encore! Every restaurant has some kind of vegetarian option, even if not specifically on the menu. Probably the most hard core non-veggie is Cagney's. The chef made me an entree risotto, it was wonderful. Another time I just had several of the vegetarian side dishes. Once I even ordered a cheese pizza from the Children's Menu!

Ocean Blue has a delcious cauliflower steak with some out of the world spices. Scrumptious! 

Never had a problem with tweaking a menu into a vegetarian delight!

Pretty sure this is what is now called the Onboard Service Charge. Not new, still $20 or $25 depending on category of cabin.

We were given this by friends on our Pride of America cruise and it was really wonderful. The cake was huge and delicious. YMMV