Escape Bermuda Halloween 10-28-2018 Preview ... Semi-Live, an limited (Sunday) ed.

[mking8288]

OK, pictures of some of our dinner tonight. Stopped by the Bake Shop, deck 8 AFT for a look. But, we don't need any more goodie treats. 

 

P.S.  Dexddd ... Charry stopped by to say hi to us while we're dining in Taste, I said hi to her for you but she said ... you need to sail the Escape to get the answer yourself. 

Edited November 2, 2018 by mking8288

[mking8288]

We are getting pretty good 4G LTE speed locally here on the island and on the ship from the nearest cell tower.

 

Pretty quiet on the Waterfront & lots of seating available. Also a good place to walk & stroll, not intended for jogging.

[mking8288]

Official announcement

 

[shof515]

2 extra hours in port..wow that is very nice and lucky

[Gershep]

Always enjoy your reviews. I can't believe they still have the same lunch menu in the MDR. Enjoy the rest of your cruise.

[Beer Belly]

On 10/30/2018 at 7:09 AM, Beer Belly said:

Where / how do you acquire the "Cruise Critic" luggage ID ?. Thanks for taking us along. Is Charry still on board as the Hotel Directors Secretary ?.....she is great to deal with if you have any issues......always referred to me as Mr. Richard....guess the last name was hard to pronounce

 

 

[dexddd]

So Charry wouldn't admit one way or the other?  When Jefferson told us his wife was the HD secretary I said "....so when I write the HD about how Jefferson is not doing a very good job your wife will be the one to write back that no, Jefferson is the best...".  He thought about it for a second, face got a bit straight, then realized I was joking and we had a good laugh.

 

Will be watching the sailaway today.  Seems like the week went quick.

[dexddd]

Watching pier - plenty of leisurely strolls for your T-minus 2 hours to go.  Might be able to spot you if the people were just a bit bigger on the camera.  Safe sailing home.

[mking8288]

Dexddd ... the week gone quickly. We walked right passed DI but noticed a pharmacy nearby. Boat on standby in case of Pier runners but folks should be back on time.

[mking8288]

32 minutes ago, dexddd said:

Watching pier - plenty of leisurely strolls for your T-minus 2 hours to go.  Safe sailing home.

 

We are back on the ship, I am scouting out the dining menu. These boats are available for Pier runners late for the ship. Ferry should be back so I am hanging out on the Waterfront, Deck 8 for a spot.

 

Taste was open for lunch today.

 

P.S. we should be staying behind strong wind en route to NY tomorrow, not sure about big waves ... but running at near full speed to get back on time or close to it. Will post brief update if warranted.

Edited November 2, 2018 by mking8288

[mking8288]

Here are some of the current - Nov 2018 menu on the Escape, except for Food Republic. O'sheehan's and Le Bistro ... posted earlier.

 

I will look for & add Le Cucina, if I get around.

 

Edited November 2, 2018 by mking8288

[mking8288]

Color handout on the new Norwegian App, it's an improved software. Didn't paid for the optional call & texting option ...

[mking8288]

Most are coming back slowly, making good use of the extra 2 hours, including some of the happy crews with time off.

[mking8288]

FR pix and LC's menu

 

[mking8288]

Local & ship time is about 4:25 pm and still a dozen plus not yet on the ship, a few of them at the gate near the pirate ship.

 

Haven't seen these much on our deck, a rare sight of plates down the corridor near crew closet & passage hall.

 

[mking8288]

Local & ship time is about 4:25 pm and still a dozen plus not yet on the ship, a few of them at the gate near the pirate ship.

 

Haven't seen these much on our deck, a rare sight of plates down the corridor near crew closet & passage hall.

 

4:45 pm - possibly 4 guests not back, being paged now to contact guest services. Standby for Pier runners.

 

[mking8288]

Lines released n ropes dropped, we are getting underway now, thrusters going, homeward bound. Bye, Bermuda ... till next time.

Edited November 2, 2018 by mking8288

[mking8288]

Expecting windy day & weather tomorrow while at sea. 

[mking8288]

We are doing almost 22 knots and gone over 100 nm since turning around & sailed toward SG and then head NW for NY.

 

Feel free to post questions for reply, if not while we are at sea or follow-up once we get back.

 

Both the minisafe & refrigerator are smaller compared to BA.

 

[mking8288]

Good morning, just a quick update @ 8:15 am  EDT/ship time - tonight, we will turn the clock back 1 (more) hour.  We've traveled about 325 with about 383 nm to our homeport of NYC - doing 20 knots, heading of 311 degree - wind about 20 knots, sea state is still moderate and waves of 8.2 ft. reported - feeling some sideway motion from cross-wind and choppy, easily managed by a mega-ship of this size.  

 

Simple calculation - even if the ship needs to slow down & sail around any weather ahead, we have plenty of time to get back to NY on time tomorrow morning - Marathon Sunday.  

 

Stay tuned & I will come back later today on any semi-live updae on news worthy items to share.  Have a great Saturday morning !!

 

P.S.  used up another 30 minutes last night on 1 of our remaining Platinum WiFi plan and should have about 90 minutes on this one until arrival.  Satellite WiFi will probably be sluggish today with more users signing in ... did some booking on JetBlue late night & was just fine.  

 

This CC site is much easier to navigate on a desktop w. Chrome browser, cut-n-paste, IMHO vs. using it on a smartphone or even my newer Fire HD8 tablet, which works just fine.  Just saw an alert about TripAdvisor, CC's affiliate/partner, about to make changes ... hmmm.  

Edited November 3, 2018 by mking8288

[mking8288]

Per Capt.'s 10 update, planning for a 7 AM arrival, a gentle rocking with seas about 8 to 10 ft. and small white caps w cloudy sky, cross wind - bummer, time to repack. 

 

Satellite WiFi is slower today, as expected.

[dexddd]

Totally got tied up yesterday and missed the sail away!  By time I looked you were past spot where pilot would have gotten off.

 

Thanks for the updates.  Looked at web cam today and see a bit of wave action.  If you can get Mrs M out of the casino try the slides this afternoon.  On our sailing my DD and I did both the drop slides and the slides where you can basically go down the slides at the same time on the tubes this last sea day and had no lines in the late afternoon.

[mking8288]

 

And, we are now on the Hudson, almost there ... what the heck happened to CC yesterday, couldn't post reply or updates, etc.

 

More later, good morning.

Edited November 4, 2018 by mking8288

[mking8288]

Looks like I.T. finally trying to restore full functions.

 

OK, turning into Pier 88 now.  Woohoo, home again ... wasn't our satellite WiFi at sea problems while plowing thru 12 to 15 ft. waves.

 

 

[Iworktocruiseandtravel]

Welcome home😊.  Enjoyed your posts all week, I’m going on the Escape end of November 😊