erikishere

hi ! these pics are perfect ! i just love them! thank you thank you! it was such a fabulous experience to actually swim with these wonderful sea turtles, that i wanted some pictures to make the experience last even longer! .....and i didn't actually lock him out of the house!!!!! ; ) Lorna

On our catamaran snorkel adventure along the coast of Barbados,

I forgot to bring our two inexpensive underwater cameras to take pics of the Sea Turtles.

Now, I'm locked out of the House, and Lorna won't let me back in,

till I get authentic, non-commercial, pictures of Barbados Sea Turtles.

Please help me get back in my house.

Much appreciated,

Erik username erikishere

Thanks! eletricron. What a Fun site!

and thanks! stunnedinva for the info on those six

possible "unobstructive view", G staterooms, on Deck 8.

Thank-you, from erikishere

Deck 8 is where all the action is. You're right by the always opened Endless Summer Restuarant, which is alot of Fun, the Mambos (free speciality restuarant) is right there too, plus the Atrium with classy stairs going down to the Crystal atrium and Java Cafe, but most important you're on the floor with the reservation desk (by Mambos) for the Specialty restuarants.

How much did I Love Deck 8 on the Pearl?

Enough that I would not trade my Deck 8 obstucted view, for even a "free upgrade", to an unobstructed view, to only be stuck in the "bowels" of the ship, on deck 5 or 4 (that's considered an "upgrade", but only staterooms down there, that's no fun).

poohbear95, have Fun on Deck 8. It's hard not to.

Have Fun, erikishere

I appreciate the insight, and I just found out that not only the Jewel, and the Pearl, and the Gem,

but also the Jade. and Pride of Hawaii, are all of the "Same Class" with the "Same Deck Plans".

Interesting.

Five (5) similar ships, so a Question about one ship from a poster, might be anwered by another poster, who's been on one of the other four (4) ships.

Good to know, even with slight difference public room designs, I would imagine that the stateroom locations are exactly the same on all Five (5) Ships. Would I be correct?

I think my Original "post-question" was too Convoluted to understand.

Does anybody know of any web-site, or source, I can go to that tells the percentage (25%, 50%, 75%, or 100%), that an "Obstructed View Room", blocked by the Lifeboats, is?

Usually it's the 'G' category on Deck #8 (my favorite deck, where all the action is), on a Jewel, Pearl, or Gem class ship.

I'll be booking this week and Obstructed View Rooms are the Least expensive of the Outside rooms, and they're all the same price. so I might as well get as much view (75%), as possible.

All insights, ideas, and guidance, greatly appreciated, erikishere

I'll be on the Jewel on a 9 nighter to the Southern British Caribbean this December 2008. I've been on the Pearl on the exact same trip. I believe the NCL Gem also, is the same class, with the same deck-plans.

We always get a Category G obstructed view on Deck 8, but our last sailing on the Pearl, our catergory G stateroom, was 100% totally obstructed, and I understand there is a web-site out there that identifies whether a NCL catergory G obstructed stateroom is 25% or 50% or 75%, or Heaven forbid, 100% obstructed view.

So does any kind Cruise Critic poster, have personal experience of the G category on Deck 8 (stateroom number or numbers would be greatly appreciated) on a Jewel, Pearl, or Gem class NCL ship, or second best, a link to that info on a previous Cruise Critic "thread", or thirdly, the name of a website that would have that information.

Thank-you kindly, from erikishere