jojoshumate

Congratulations on your retirements!  Will be following along virtually, as we are on the Silhouette at the end of November for a few quick days of sun and fun!  Enjoy your cruise!  Hope your friends were able to get another room??!!🫢  Crazy!!!

We just returned from a 16 night cruise on Cunard Queen Elizabeth, from Singapore to Tokyo. Our first port stop was Ho Chi Minh City and we hired Xuan Le as our tour guide.  Prior to embarking on the trip, he was responsive to all email inquiries. He and his driver picked us up at the ship and drove us into the city. His tours were exceptional, taking us to a local temple and a spot on the river to enjoy local coffee. We enjoyed a rickshaw ride thru the crazy market streets!  He took us to a beautiful local restaurant and ordered the food for us, explaining how to eat it.  Our subsequent tours were through the cruise line and I constantly compared them to Xuan's--his was the best.  If you are travelling to Vietnam, I highly recommend his services.  You will not be disappointed! 

Thank you Mitsugirly for another great cruise review!  Your pictures speak volumes of the fun you and your family have and the beauty of the Caribbean Sea!  We live on St. Croix and often enjoy the cruises out of San Juan!  Let Sakari know that mermaids live on St Croix—this one wished my husband a happy birthday!!!   Look forward to your next posting—and sending good vibes and prayers your way for you and your family!

Hi Miaminice—thank you again for taking us with you—photos were amazing!  Quick question—do you speak Japanese?  It appeared that you all did some independent sightseeing on your own—is it easy to navigate?  Can you get by with English?  Thanks in advance and safe travels home!!

Can’t say we got any discounted costs, but we did the Chefs Table for the first time last year on Jewel of the Seas and loved it!  Conversations were great—we had sailed RCCL in the past but learned so much from seasoned folks.  Food and wine made for an awesome night.  We are on Navigator of the Seas this summer and already have it booked.  Now that I see these posts, maybe I should have waited—but it is only a   4 night cruise and did not want to miss out!  Bottom line—if not booking specialty restaurants and you enjoy good food and wine and interesting people—along with great service—why not??🍷. Cheers!

Your photos are a 1000 words!  The places you have visited are beautiful!  Thank you again for taking the time to share!  Continue with safe travels!

Hi Miaminice—awesome photos!  My husband and I are looking into a Japan centered cruise.  We can hear the excitement in your voice with each daily review!  Thanks for sharing!!!

Awesome photo!   After the initial hiccup—looks like it was a great Birthday beach day!  Enjoying your review—we are on Navigator in June and did these ports last year on NCL Getaway. Happy Birthday week!!! 

Welcome back and thanks for taking us on the cruise!  Safe travels home and hope the warm memories from this cruise will help if there is still cold weather in St Louis!!

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Enjoying your review, re-visited Celebrity last year on Summit and think we need to do another!  If you can download apps on board—SkyView Lite is fun—point phone up and see what stars are there!!  Enjoy your cruise!!

Whoops—ignore that app—trying to use it now and appears it is under construction!  Save your internet minutes for your fun review!!

Enjoying your review, re-visited Celebrity last year on Summit and think we need to do another!  If you can download apps on board—SkyView Lite is fun—point phone up and see what stars are there!!  Enjoy your cruise!!

To OP—as residents of St Croix, many of our cruises have started/ended in SJU.  We did an Easter cruise in 2011 on Adventure of the Seas and had an awesome time. Since the storms in 2017, we did 2 cruises out of SJU—with no issues.  They rank as tops in my book—one on RCCL (Jewel of the Seas) and the other on Celebrity. As for staying in Condado or Isla Verde, we have enjoyed many MANY weekend get aways in those areas and always had a great experience.  As they say, no worries, it will be a good time —you are on vacation!  😎

 We are on the Navigator in June—thanks for the heads up about the mimosas!!! Will definitely check that out!  Enjoy your St Patrick’s day and the entire cruise☘️🥂. Cheers!

Hi emilyjay—enjoying your reports—we are on the Navigator this June—your pictures are a good pre-trip excitement!  Enjoy your cruise!

Hi sid_9169–enjoying your trip report—looks like a good time of eating and drinking!  We did the Getaway last year and had Vibe passes—thanks for sharing your trip with us!  

Hi Sid—enjoying your adventures on the Breakaway—we did the Getaway last year—and had Vibe passes!! So fun!  Your sea urchin story reminded me of another—sitting on the beach here on my home island of St Croix and watching some folks run in to the water on a rocky beach and run out—then sit down and look at their feet!  As they were leaving they told us to watch out for the SPLINTERS in the water😂😂! At least I did not need to pee on their feet!!

We recently returned from the Summit sailing out of SJU—one of the reasons that we chose this ship was for the wine—their main dining room, The Cosmopolitan, received the Wine Spectaor Award=great selection. We splurged on the Cellarmaster Dinner—-awesome!  If you love wine and good food —do it!!!  Enjoy your cruise!!

We also recently returned from the Summit sailing out of San Juan—we had the 5 wine bottle package and dined every night but one in the MDR—The Cosmopolitan—for us, the service was outstanding.  We had any time dining—but enjoyed our table mates and servers so much the first night, reserved with them for the remainder of the cruise.  Best wine experience—our sommelier was right there.  At the Martini Bar, I will agree —super busy—even with 2 bartenders, they had their hands full.  But other bars were never a problem.  Just my 2 cents worth.

Hi Andrew and Lisa—enjoy your cruise and wave to me over here in St Croix when you all are on St Thomas—Harmony of the Seas is on our bucket list—here is our view of STT!  We enjoy your postings—have fun! 

:)Does anyone know what to go for the Vibe pass on the Getaway? Thought it was guest service desk but saw a couple of days ago that it was at the Headliners?? Thanks :)

Ooops—my bad! Saw another thread. Looks like it is Headliners now—weird, as was just on the ship—good luck and hope I did not confuse you too much[emoji33]!

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:)Does anyone know what to go for the Vibe pass on the Getaway? Thought it was guest service desk but saw a couple of days ago that it was at the Headliners?? Thanks :)

I was on the Getaway Aug 12 sailing and it was Guest Services where I bought our Vibe passes. Good luck!

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what is the best way to get Vibe Club Passes for Getaway without priority boarding....is it even possible?

We were on the Getaway for 8/12 sailing and were successful in getting Vibe passes. The terminal did not open till 9am. There were maybe 5 people ahead of us? When they opened the terminal, it was to line up in front of security for another hour. Once we received our sea pass card, we went upstairs and got Group 1 boarding. That is important. We boarded after Platinum and Handicap/Assist. We made the dash to Guest Services and were #26 and 27. It seems like a lot of effort but we had to try. It was worth the effort!! Good luck and enjoy your cruise[emoji41]!

A big thank you for recommending this excursion—we were on the NCL Getaway last week and the Trikes trip in Cozumel was a highlight! The guides were great and we saw a lot of the island. I contacted Trikes via their website and received prompt emails from them. We would highly recommend this excursion!

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Oh yeah—I do love to hug a palm tree[emoji41]—guess I am a tree hugger!

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Here is a thought—bring a cup with an acrylic reusable straw—as someone that lives in the Caribbean, we are trying to reduce our use of plastic straws and cups. I will be on the Getaway in 2 weeks and this cup will be with me! Will work great for the Miami Vice! My island is St Croix!