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  1. I doubt anything was aimed at the sailboat from the Pearl, except maybe a fire hose. According to one of the episodes of Cruise Ship Diaries, it is against the law to have weapons onboard a cruise ship. They are trained to use the fire hoses as weapons if necessary but they do not actually carry any arms onboard.

    Not entirely correct. The weapons cannot be in the possession of the ships crew, but the cruise line can hire outside contractors which can carry weapons. The sticky parts comes when the ships docks, which usually means the contractor comes and goes by boat rather than boarding at a pier.

     

    A contractor hired by MSC thwarted a pirate attack against the Melody a while back.

  2. Don't tell Beaver1975, he will tell you that you're wrong!

     

    Wow, it is an honor to be singled out amongst the many who say it against NCL policy to have the balcony dividers open. Even the person that quoted an NCL hotel director did not warrant such an honor.

     

    Or are you just personally bugged that someone dare offer a differing opinion than yours and you felt the need to come to a completely different thread and call me out?

  3. Mr Beaver no I want to speak to my family, on all my 49 cruises so far we taken never once not have the doors open. Yes, we are aware they can move. Im sure at night we will have them closed. I not a "sue type" of person and again 49 cruises (just got off my 49th this past week) never had any problems.

     

    ...and your number of cruises has what to do with the topc at hand? Is there an NCL rule that states you do not need to follow their rules if you have been on more than 40 cruises? Wow, that is good to know, I am at 38 cruises and can forego all their rules very soon.

     

    I assumed you were not a "sue" type person and would take responsibility for your action when someone in your group was injured by one of those heavy doors slamming against a body part. I certainly hope nothing of this sort happens.

  4. We know how to open them and will we have four cabins in a row lol

     

    You must be so proud that you can defy the rules set forth by a company you buy services from. Heaven hopes nothing happens with one of those heavy doors slamming against someone or something. But, I am sure would never try to hold NCL accountable for your actions.

  5. i don't recall the exact size, so i bring a few ranging from 1/8"-1/2" they don't take up much room in your luggage.:D

    It is so good of you to promote bad actions. It is known that NCL does not want these dividers opened by passengers, yet you continue to tell people how to break NCL's rules. Yea you!

     

    John

  6. We just got off the Jewel and had 4 mini-suites on deck 11, all in a row. We opened all the balcony dividers ourselves before we left Seattle, and they stayed open the entire trip without issue. It was wonderful. I'll post a picture once I get them uploaded.

     

    ...and I always thought your would be one of the last to disregard rules/guidelines. SMH :(

     

    Oh well, As I said before, NCL reads these boards and will probably have to do something to resolve this issue. Probably at a significant cost, which may be passed on to passengers in some way.

     

    John

  7. Its like the HSN OBC, everybody gets a different answer.

     

    BRING THE WRENCH and unfortunately your stewards answer is not the top rung of the ladder

     

    Doubtful NCL would change 4 nuts on 20,000 balcony's fleetwide. It's not in da budget

    LOL:D

    Comparing an OBC to a heavy steel door slamming on someones hand or other appendage? Not in the budget to change a few nuts as compared to a major lawsuit for the loss of a hand or worse? Makes perfect sense to me. :confused: SMH!!

     

    John

     

    P.S. 20,000 is a bit of an exaggeration doncha think? That's about 1,800 balconies per ship with most ships only carrying a little over 2,000 passengers. ;)

  8. There was a mention of saftey issue does anybody know what those are?

    Jeff

     

    The safety concerns have to with one of those doors/partitions slamming closed on a body part. That is why some have said it is sometimes allowed while in port and not while at sea.

     

    John

  9. I am seeing two different conflicting recipes.. one as a vegetarian makes me sad (the one with chicken stock :() and one makes me happy (no chicken stock-plus white wine-as a wino-extra happy! :D).

     

    Can someone please confirm which is used? This will probably be our deciding factor in booking LeBistro or not.

     

    Thanks!!

    The recipe I posted (without wine) is the most current recipe being used aboard NCL ships. The one posted with wine was the old recipe that was served in the sourdough bread bowl. The one posted by LenaB is her own interpretation, and looks like a very yummy rendition.

     

    The older NCL version was incredibly rich and filling. The newer (being used now) recipe is lighter and cleaner tasting but still very good. I can't vouch for LenaB's until I make a pot for myself, but it does look good.

     

    John

  10. Here is the actual recipe from the Norwegian Jewel:

     

     

    Name: Cream of Mushroom Soup

    Yield: 10 portions

     

     

    Amount Ingredients/Details

     

    4 oz Butter

    4 oz Onions chopped

    20 oz Mushrooms chopped

    4 oz Rice Flour

    2 pints Chicken Stock

    ½ pint Milk

    ½ pint Heavy Cream

    Salt & Pepper

    1 ea Bouquet Gami

    1 oz Parsley chopped

    1 oz Sliced Mushrooms for garnish

     

    Procedure:

     

    1. Sauté sliced mushrooms in half of butter until golden brown.

    2. Sauté onions in other half of remaining butter, without color in 5 minutes.

    3. Add chopped mushrooms, let cook for 5 minutes.

    4. Add rice, flour and stir mushrooms, let cook for 5 mn

    5. Slowly add chicken stock, stirring continuously.

    6. Add bouquet garnis, and then slowly simmer for at least 60 minutes until smooth and thickened.

    7. Take out bouquet garnis and place soup in food processor and blend until smooth.

    8. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

    9. Serve in soup cup

    10. Add parsley and sautéed sliced mushrooms for garnish.

     

    ...should read Bouquet Garni

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