The Escape Live 4/2!!

[Gimmiethebeach]

Not sure if starting off our trip on the red eye from Denver to Miami was the best decision, but at least we are finally on our way!

 

 

Don't you love Frontier's new seat design? Not only did they take out the TV's, but all of the padding as well. [emoji12]

 

We checked in to the Hyatt Regency at 6 am and promptly went to sleep. The "we" in this group consists of me (Nikki), hubby Kevin and 15 yr old twin boys Patrick and Aidan. Fifth cruise for me and Kevin, third for the boys. But first on NCL for all of us.

 

Since this live review will be following oh so close on the heels of the highly entertaining TheDougOut and Yorkvillian, I'm hoping I can live up to what they started. I know it made the time waiting for our cruise go by so much faster and I was sad I didn't get to follow along with someone new every week! Hope you enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

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[pats4ever]

Hope you have a great time. They sure don't make airplanes like they used to! We have pictures from when I was a toddler in one of the lounges on one of the airplanes...couches and all! It's a good thing I can't remember that or I would really be disappointed now.

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[Keith1010]

Have a great time. Bon Voyage.

 

Keith

[ilovetotravel1977]

This is awesome! Will make the next week fly by for me :)

[iceman2a]

Have a great cruise! I am looking forward to following you for a week!

[colecandler]

It'll be interesting to see how well you are able to post....there have been some complaints about super slow internet speeds on The Escape recently.

 

Hope it works well...I love live reviews.

[Tasm3n]

It'll be interesting to see how well you are able to post....there have been some complaints about super slow internet speeds on The Escape recently.

 

Hope it works well...I love live reviews.

 

Definitely interested in this as well. We aren't sailing until January, but once onboard I do need to stay connected for work reasons.

[j603]

Looks like Frontier redesigned the tray too. It looks like balancing a snack or a beverage on that thing requires a bit of skill!

[LrgPizza]

What a great idea for a seat design. That allows a few inches of extra space, which can mean a lot on a plane. Nice move, Frontier!

[Jim The Lizard]

You're off to a great start! I for one will be checking in every day to hear about your cruise! Enjoy your vacation -

[patsfantb12goat]

You will have the best time!! Just got off the Escape and we too were new to NCL. Loved it!!

[billfish]

We will be on the Escape on May 21. Looking forward to you Review

[Cruzinbabe06]

Enjoy your cruise!

 

I'll be following.:)

[Gimmiethebeach]

Looks like Frontier redesigned the tray too. It looks like balancing a snack or a beverage on that thing requires a bit of skill!

 

 

Haha here is a good reference for you...

 

 

 

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[Gimmiethebeach]

We slept until 11 am and then went on a little walk about downtown to gather provisions we did not want to pack. Then a little pool time in the nice 88 degree weather. And this.

 

 

Vacation has officially started!

 

 

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[mimi'sgirl]

Yay! So looking forward to your live review! Have a great time and thank you!

[Clarea]

Looking forward to this!

[BirdTravels]

We loved the Escape. Have a great cruise.

[TenForward]

Following! I'm curious if there's someplace near port to purchase a case of water? We'll be flying in from NY and would rather buy there than haul it with us.

 

Enjoy!!

[KirkNC]

Thanks for your live report.

[Gimmiethebeach]

Following! I'm curious if there's someplace near port to purchase a case of water? We'll be flying in from NY and would rather buy there than haul it with us.

 

Enjoy!!

 

 

We are staying at the Hyatt Regency Miami and there is a CVS two blocks away where we picked up a case of water.

 

 

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[anniev3]

Looking forward to following your review! We are 2 weeks away! Enjoy your trip!

[stviecruise]

Sweet can't wait for the review going to sail on her May 7th can't wait and can't wait for your review also

[newcastlemam]

Following along

[Gimmiethebeach]

We arrived at the pier at 10:00, taking Uber from our hotel ($6.82). There she is!

By 10:30 we were through security, Freestyle Cards in hand, first obligatory picture taken and sitting upstairs waiting to board.

We brought Dr. Pepper, Coke and Diet Coke with us in our carry on. Yes I know soda is included in the UPB but we are die hard Coke people and NCL is Pepsi. And I have to have a Dr. Pepper in the morning and I had read that they don't have it on the ship so there you go. But no issue with those going through security. They didn't even check to see if they were all sealed. We also checked a case of water with our luggage.

 

We did bring wine on board with us. We brought it in a carry on, knowing we would have to declare it and pay the corkage fee. They took it from the X-ray machine to a nearby table where the nice lady put stickers on each bottle, wrote us a receipt for the charge that would show up on our room bill and told us we were free to start drinking at any time. I do love vacation.

 

 

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Edited April 2, 2016 by Gimmiethebeach