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On 2/21/2024 at 4:23 PM, Sun2SeaAZ said:

Family group of 16 will be on the Escape from Rome to Venice, June 26 - July 3. Would appreciate any information about transfers from Rome hotel to the NCL cruise port in Civitavecchia.  And also best/easiest way to get from Trieste port to Venice. 

Whew, a group of 16! We are boarding Escape July 3. Can't wait. The train to Venice might be a good option to book in advance. https://www.trenitalia.com/en/purchase.html

Have fun!

On 1/9/2024 at 11:29 AM, lovetotraveltx said:

Can upgrade to a club balcony suite from a regular balcony stateroom for about $200. The trip is for a special occassion. Is it worth it to move up? Heard it's a much nicer bathroom, is that true? What are you favorite perks of a Club Balcony Suite? Thank you!

If the cruise is full the early booking of shows will be a huge benefit!

Good info here, we will be visiting next July, in Valletta port from 7AM to 1PM so a whirlwind tour is in store. Thinking the best bet is grab a taxi for 5 hours first thing and head to Mdina then Ghar Lapsi to snorkel a bit, visit Mnajdra / Hagar / Blue Grotto and back to Hypogeum. The archeological sites all open at 10AM which makes the whirlwind even more challenging. Is that possible? Any other ideas?

The Epic shower is fine, the toilet space is a drag as it forces everyone else in the cabin to experience your nature calls, unless that's your thing 😂

12 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

Shootings. Curfews. We are flying in the day before our cruise, but it doesn’t sound safe. 
 

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/03/19/us/miami-beach-shootings-spring-break/index.html

1 hour ago, ramja96 said:

Why? I've used this garage in the past with no issues.

Forget Miami beach, depending on how much time you have do an Everglades air boat ride or a nice drive to Key Largo

2 hours ago, cruiseguy1016 said:

 

I guess I'm old. I don't understand any of this.

😂 Random "speech" to text laziness

You can find out here along with other ships in port the same day:

https://crew-center.com/saint-lucia-cruise-ports-schedules

You have to scroll to the bottom to view all dates.

VOS April 6th will be a Castries FWIW

On 3/8/2023 at 9:30 AM, Shand9219 said:

So yes it's totally my fault for not checking properly before booking. But my cruise says docking in St thomas 7am-1pm

 

Can anyone tell me if this means back on the ship for 1 or leaving? Seems super short? I was hoping to book Sunfari tours but it seems like that's a really tight time frame to really do anything. Is that enough time to explore? What time would you need to be on the ship for? Thanks for reading this ramble and for any help.

For some local vibe you could try Brewers Bay beach, a beautiful slice of paradise but limited services, it's only 2 miles from the dock, take a cab but be aware it might take a bit to catch one back from there, get the cab phone #, or you could walk back. The locals go to snorkel with the ever present sea turtles there. I think food trucks are around too.

This guy did a great job, just uploaded:

On 3/4/2023 at 9:27 PM, SoonerDan said:

Hey all!

 

Lots of firsts on this cruise for us 

 

First cruise out of San juan

First attempt at a semi-live 

First time to do guarantee cabin

 

Looking forward to sharing it with all of you. 
Would love any questions or things you want us to watch for or find out. 

Thanks for posting this, getting excited about our April 2 VOTS!

On 2/7/2023 at 4:20 PM, Kellie in Texas said:

I'm trying to find pictures of the aft balconies, specifically junior suites, on Voyager. In the pics I've found, it seems like a lot of these aft balconies have somewhat obscured views because of the ship's superstructure. One of the pics I saw almost looked like a cave. We've only been in one aft junior suite and that was on Serenade, which was a wide-open but deep balcony. Are there not any like that on Voyager?  Or what would be the best aft junior suite balcony? 

Try here :

Cruise Deck Plan Database and Pictures

Interesting tech discussion but back to the OP, on upcoming cruise I plan on using a blue tooth speaker and will play occasionally at low volume for ambiance. No rap, metal, or hip pop, just cool ocean vibes, Sven Van Hees comes to mind ✌️

Oh here's a crazy story, last summer I was at Zion, hiking in the Canyons and a kid behind us cranks up dumb jams on a boom box. I told him God's music was a lot better... took him a few minutes to get it and he turned it off.. yay!

I've gone from tux in MDR and show, to shorts n stuff later to relax and get those (you know who you are, lol ) glares

Cane Bay St Croix is a shore dive, and a good shop right there. Starts sandy and shallow then gets to some good coral about 20' deep then on to 50' and to the deepest wall in the Caribbean about 200 yards out.

Thanks for the informative thread. Glad you had a great time, will be there Spring Break!

I read that cruise lines are considering banning smoking in casinos.

Question:

Would you gamble more if casinos didn't stink? LOL

If you own it, wear it! Especially on NYE!!! It makes the champagne taste better. Cheers!!!

Never had a bad cruise so I just assume these "bad" reviews are written by spammers or grumpsters. It's a frame of mind thing. There are a million worse places to be and it's amazing how friendly the staff is if you are friendly first 😉

On 1/18/2019 at 11:42 AM, Outerdog said:

 

OP's point was virtue signaling which doesn't necessarily depend on logic.

Or that bottled water is mostly a scam in the first place.. except when you venture to Mexico 🤢🤢

On 2/16/2019 at 2:28 PM, Two Wheels Only said:

The NCL water probably comes from the same source as Aquafina water... (P.W.S.)

Or NCL could bottle it on board from the same tap water supply, lol

So now that's one less decision to make for the trip, lol.. the spa is way better for that $$

On 2/28/2019 at 6:05 PM, tumblew467 said:

Somewhere on some review  which I cannot remember who posted this but-----they said Maltings Bar has whiskeys and bourbons included in UBP  that are not included at other bars

Thanks, good to know. Will find out soon enough 🙂

Cool video to get you stoked

The reef looks good (google earth) south of town but it's maybe 300 yards off shore and the area kinda desolate, no buoys I could see. So I'm doing a $25 pp boat trip out. Check out dreamtime diving. They may be a bit more but that looks like the area to go

On 2/14/2019 at 2:29 PM, mickismith said:

When we were on the Getaway in October, a bartender told us the UBP "value" was being raised from 89/pp/pd to 99/pp/pd which I figured was to just collect an additional gratuity/service charge, but he also said he thought it would come with more drinks available on the UBP like Hendrick's Gin, which went from $14.95 2 years ago to $16.95 last year to now $19.95. We got on the Bliss in December to see more upcharges, not less.  

 

The whole bottle is $35.  There is a serious issue when a bottle of $35 gin is considered super premium and raised $5 in a year, and the UBP raised as well. When we started cruising in 2016, we paid about $200 for the service charges on the UBP.  It is now up to about $275 with a smaller selection. We still get it because my husband likes his beverages on a cruise, but the constant upcharges and ridiculous pricing on some liquor brands makes us less likely to book with NCL in the future if they continue raising their pricing.  We love the vibe of NCL but when you know they are gouging you on pricing, it makes it less enjoyable. If we chose not to do the UBP, the individual cost of a lot of the drinks is ridiculous! 

you really can't make a great martini without Hendrick's gin... so I guess those are out of the question, grrr