cecil89

Thanks bird…….unfortunately I can’t drink

i didn’t know there was spice h20 on the encore.

Was smoking allowed in the haven sundeck?

On 9/27/2022 at 4:24 PM, wolft927 said:

So i did not, i was planning on leaving tomorrow morning. But the minute i got the email i searched to book another cruise leaving Saturday out of Miami....I booked the Symphony of the seas leaving Saturday the 1st. I usually only sail NCL but did not want to sail the Sun or the Sky..., First time on a megaship and we shall see....When life gives you lemons, make lemonade...

We were cancelled on the getaway too. We are currently in Kissimmee, thinking of booking a cruise out if Miami on the sky.    Anyone know what the drive is like to Miami right now?

can’t find any information.

thanks would appreciate any driving info.

Hi all,  does the azova, or switch test work for a cruise out of the USA.

for ncl.

sorry if this has been asked before.

thanks

Thank you all for your replies 

Thank you pacific

23 minutes ago, NW Pacific said:

There use to be (2019) the sundeck forward, lmited area for smoking.  hmm, guess it is gone.  would check NCL website, under ships for where smoking is allowed.

Thanks pacific,

the website still says smoking on the breakaway class on the haven sundeck forward…….but not sure if it’s been updated.

Is there still a section in the getaway haven for smoking?

thanks Cecil 

Hi ,

I was wondering if there is still smoking in the area of the haven , or vibe.

thanks,

Rosey

Thank you all

Hi all, 

we are driving from Canada to the USA , getting on a domestic flight in Buffalo ……..do we need a Covid test to get on the flight?

thanks , ceci

Thank you so much for all this information, hope u are having a great cruise.   Looking forward to sailing feb 13-27th, fingers crossed.

would love to hear more.   
cheers 

Congratulations, hope u have a great time,  please post a review with your experience.   I am still trying to get a third dose…….but not hopeful.  I fear we will have to cancel our January/February cruise.

I was replying to another inquiry about smoking on the sun, 

im sorry it offends u but it is a fact of life.

so if it bothers you don’t go,

Pool is at the second bar to the far left.

We were there in November, had a wonderful time.  The food and drink was great.

the sun was hot, but pool was refreshing, there was a lot of sea weed, but they did a great job combing it off the beach.

i had the best 25,00 massage.   Can’t wait to go back. 

The sun has one of the best smoking areas of all the ncl ships.

on deck 12, beside champs bar, there are tables with umbrellas, out in the open so it doesn’t offend non smokers.

bar service good too.

Sounds like a great cruise, thank you for your info.

Thankyou for your review.  I love the epic, we have been on her many times.  How were the ports?    Did u do any excursions?

how was the weather?
 

cecil

We usually pick pick our cruises by itinerary first then ship second.

have cruised from Miami and port canavral several times, usually 3times a year with back to backs.i love Miami but the hotels are so expensive for a nice one.

as a senior I find port canavral an easier port.   We use go port canavral and book a hotel with airport pick up and cruise shuttle, easy peasy.    No need to find Uber or taxis.

we just went out of port canavral for a short 5 day on the sun, had never been on such a small ship, but it was great, easy to navigate.

i am really stressed about our next one through San Juan with all the troubles with traffic and docking at the port.   Wish it was as easy as goport canavral.

On 12/16/2019 at 2:30 PM, sandycruzr said:

YES!! Change your flight if you can. The port in San Juan is a mess. We were on the Freedom for the last two weeks and experienced the mess getting in and out of the port. We disembarked at 8:50 am, ordered an Uber. The Uber app indicated a 4 minute wait. It took 40 minutes to arrive due to traffic.  Them

we were stuck in the parking lot trying to leave the port.  We finally left the port at noon!!! Our flight was at 235 and between the security line, using Tsa precheck we made it to our gate 5 minutes prior to boarding.  So learn a lesson from me,  if you are keeping your 125 flight do the self assist disembarkation and be in the very first group off the ship and take a taxi. Good luck and have fun!

I was able to change my flight to the next day, even got a credit,(southwest)

and was able to use my free room, so we will be spending another day in San Juan .

dont want to stress out about making a flight.

thanks sandy

My husband used to take a full set, not worth the aggravation of worrying about where to put them, theft etc.  the cruise ship room is so small even with a suite.

he now carries a small golf travel bag with about 6 clubs.  Bought at golf shop.  So much easier, and does the trick.

he golfs in Florida and whatever  port he can.
loves golf.

10 hours ago, ighten said:

 

 

We had a 1:30 to Philly and were off the ship at 10:30am ... I think like most this was chosen for the itinerary - if it wasnt for that I wouldnt touch the Epic as its so badly designed.

 

Have to add though I saw none of this rampant illness - nor did any other pax  we talked to ever bring it up... Quite a few smokers coughs around as usual - though we never actually used the buffet (even thats bad on the epic its the buffet designed in hell).. Everyone we talked to fully enjoyed everything and took the epics quirks in there stride (ie they knew  what she was before they even got on - common conversation at BArcelona in the queue was "thought I would never get back on this ship again if it wasnt for the itinerary" ..  Not arguing a point just trying to add  a little balance..  I'll post the vid and pics later that show the berth issue.. But back to the quoted poster - as long as NCL and the Epic dont try to berth in that particular spot again there should be no issue.

Thank you all for the responses

We have been on the epic 5 times and love it, but always out of Miami.

we are sailing on the 11 day Caribbean out of San Juan the end of January.

after reading through this thread , I’m starting to panic about our departing flight on disembarking day.   We have a 1;25 flight to ft lauderdale.    Should I look at changing this?

Just off the Sun, it’s a small ship but has the best smoking area of all the ships.

in front of Champs bar there were numerous tables and chairs with umbrellas and ashtrays.   Because it was on the top in the open, it was not smoky and did not affect non smokers.   I didn’t feel like a lepar in a glass box.   It was elevator straight up to 12 floor.  And bar service was wonderful, a few bartenders from the getaway were there and handed me my drink straight away.   
The casino was all smoking.  
we had a wonderful time.