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Margaritaville coming to Breakaway & Getaway

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Jimmy Geegitz

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They are taking away a free place to eat and replacing it with another pay venue. Not to mention there are Margaritavilles in about every port. I really want to try NCL but with all the upcharge restaurants the only place left will be the crappy buffet. Can you still get a free burger somewhere? or do u have to pay the $7 at Margaritaville?

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stickey_mouse

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They are taking away a free place to eat and replacing it with another pay venue. Not to mention there are Margaritavilles in about every port. I really want to try NCL but with all the upcharge restaurants the only place left will be the crappy buffet. Can you still get a free burger somewhere? or do u have to pay the $7 at Margaritaville?

I know you can get burgers at O'Sheehan's. Does NCL have a poolside burger grill like most other cruise lines?

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TheDougOut

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I think O'Sheehans is an upcharge. No poolside grill on NCL? That blows.

 

O'Sheehans is NOT an upcharge.

 

I believe the older (pre-breakaway) NCL ships have poolside grills. With breakaway, they migrated to the Uptown Grill concept (now Margaritaville).

 

Edit: how do I always forget a ship named "epic"?? What does the epic have in regards to an upper deck grill venue?

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TheDougOut

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Darn, I was really looking forward to trying the cuban food at Flamingo Grill.

 

+1 Agree

 

I'm disappointed that NCL is homogenizing the fleet (Margaritaville on BA/GA, Cellars on Dawn). I want variety when exploring the different ships.

 

Yet the District Brew House remains a one-off venue. Sad face. Exclamation mark. Exclamation mark.

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Sand and Seas

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But it was "widely successful" on the other ships, and will help us "enjoy the island life before we leave port" ! lol

 

'Widely successful' ??? Not sure who they were quoting on that one! A very under utilized venue. We were quite disappointed with Margaritaville on Escape....and we had looked forward to it. Now they want to change the Flamingo Grill which we have always loved. Great lunches and a good spot for breakfast. We will really miss it:(

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FLSteve11

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'Widely successful' ??? Not sure who they were quoting on that one! A very under utilized venue. We were quite disappointed with Margaritaville on Escape....and we had looked forward to it. Now they want to change the Flamingo Grill which we have always loved. Great lunches and a good spot for breakfast. We will really miss it:(

 

Wasn't it wildly successful when it first opened up and was no charge??? Then they threw a charge onto it and most people don't find it worth it. I looked at the menu and don't see anything on it that makes me want to pay the extra for it, particularly as you can go to it in so many places already.

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LrgPizza

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It will suck to lose the Flamingo/Uptown Grill as a breakfast option. Maybe with these changes they will bring back the Margaritaville breakfasts? I had the pleasure of having breakfast there 3 times before they stopped serving it, and they were great! It would be nice if we don't have to lose a breakfast option with this change.

 

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TheDougOut

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It will suck to lose the Flamingo/Uptown Grill as a breakfast option. Maybe with these changes they will bring back the Margaritaville breakfasts?

 

I agree that would be a great compromise / PR-motivated move. When the Escape first launched, I was honestly more excited about that initial breakfast menu than what was being offered for the rest of the day (complimentary at the time). It was disappointing that we never got to experience it.

 

I will miss Uptown on the BA. But in reality, for me, I only had a burger there upon boarding and then 1 or 2 salads during the week.

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AdoraBelle

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The burgers rock!! We will happily drop $20 for a meal for two ... I would drain through that in 10 minutes at the casino [emoji74]

 

 

No offense, but your screen name suggests you have a little bit of Jimmy Buffet confirmation bias. :) Some of us don't want to pay to eat at chain restaurants we can visit on land.

 

Ah well, had a feeling my June GA trip was my last.

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CoffeeGoddess "Live from...." Rare

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Goddamnit. Flamingo Grill was my go-to for Breakfast and lunch on the Getaway with their tasty fried yucca. I was really looking forward to it on my December cruise.

 

Why don't they bring The District and Food Republic to other ships instead of something I can just go down to the strip for if I want overpriced typical restaurant food?

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AdoraBelle

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Goddamnit. Flamingo Grill was my go-to for Breakfast and lunch on the Getaway with their tasty fried yucca. I was really looking forward to it on my December cruise.

 

Why don't they bring The District and Food Republic to other ships instead of something I can just go down to the strip for if I want overpriced typical restaurant food?

 

 

Preach.

 

For me it was the fried plantains, not the yucca, but the cheese pastelitos for breakfast were another contributor to my sense of being on vacation.

 

It's sort of funny; on my first trip on the GA in June 2015, I remember having embarkation day lunch at FG, marveling that it was included in my cruise fare ... and thinking that it was too good to be true.

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