Everything... project Leonardo/Prima class!

[Steff79]

Good morning Tallinn. 
the Baltics are so worth to visit even without St. Petersburg. Tallinn is one of my favorite city in the Baltics. 
 

 

 

 

 

[Elsammo46]

Thanks for all the pictures!

[RVACruiser43]

8 hours ago, Jim The Lizard said:

Interested to see why you felt you didn't belong.   We are taking our first Celebrity cruise in December with some family who has encouraged us to try Celebrity.  I am a big NCL fan.  So your opinion piqued my interest!  Please share your thoughts if you don't mind.  

We entered the Pool area for the suite bookings.  Doors were not restricted like access to the Haven, but I was told the area is only for cruisers booked in the suites.  

[dexddd]

On 9/7/2022 at 1:49 PM, CruiseDoc79 said:

I just watched Harr Travel's video of the Haven on Youtube and I am very underwhelmed.  The lounge and restaurant look very spartan and minimalist but not in a good way.  The restaurant in particular I would go so far as to say it is the least appealing of all the other restaurant spaces onboard.  I would much rather spend time in Hundson's main dining room than in this Haven restaurant (except for the food and service of course!).  

And then the sun deck is beautiful, but there appears to be almost zero shade!  This was an issue for us previously having sailed in the Retreat on Celebrity Edge which they fixed with their next version on Apex by adding lots of sun umbrellas.  Hopefully Norwegian will too, as lots of their guests will want to enjoy the outdoor spaces but don't want direct sun the whole time.  

I will say having a sauna and snow room is very cool and welcome.

 

I remain quite excited to sail on Prima as pretty much every other venue looks beautiful and I love Norwegian in general.  This Haven though looks like a major miss IMO.

From the renderings I commented lack of Haven shade could be an issue if true and it is true.  Sailing in hot and sunny areas going to be a problem.  MSC learned that the hard way on Divinia by the YC pool.  They fixed it on newer ships.

[Steff79]

Can you see the prima?

 

and a little offtopic, but the beauty of Tallinn:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 9, 2022 by Steff79

[Dr. Cocktail]

20 hours ago, david_sobe said:

I wrote that at 5am.  I was not putting down the Yacht Club.  My choice of words should have been better.  Many complain on celebrity that the Yacht Club limits their roam of the ship since they are not booked in suites.  I was trying to do a comparison.

Gotcha!

 

I was stressing about canceling my December Prima trip but oddly/sadly am feeling better about the decision as more pix come in...

[kessdarln]

11 hours ago, Jim The Lizard said:

Interested to see why you felt you didn't belong.   We are taking our first Celebrity cruise in December with some family who has encouraged us to try Celebrity.  I am a big NCL fan.  So your opinion piqued my interest!  Please share your thoughts if you don't mind.  

I too am curise. I think I'd feel out of place on Celb too.  The ads portrait tall, thin, rich, well put together folks.  I would feel out of place there but feel so comfy at home on NCL ❤️ 

[kessdarln]

2 hours ago, Dr. Cocktail said:

Gotcha!

 

I was stressing about canceling my December Prima trip but oddly/sadly am feeling better about the decision as more pix come in...

Did you cancel or not?  I wish I had waited before booking other trips, prices are so low now. Remind to self: plan NOTHING for next fall until prices drop LOL 

[Jim The Lizard]

26 minutes ago, kessdarln said:

Did you cancel or not?  I wish I had waited before booking other trips, prices are so low now. Remind to self: plan NOTHING for next fall until prices drop LOL 

Prices dropped? My Prima March cruise is up over $300 per person what I booked!   Surprised!  

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

32 minutes ago, kessdarln said:

I too am curise. I think I'd feel out of place on Celb too.  The ads portrait tall, thin, rich, well put together folks.  I would feel out of place there but feel so comfy at home on NCL ❤️ 

 

The people they (all lines) pick for their model/guests rarely reflect reality. I don't think I've encountered the James Bond guy in the casino on any lines, nor the young thing by his side...

Tom

[Steff79]

The food at the food hall is great. The roasted tomato soup I would say was one of the best in my life. 



good bye tallinn. 

pan con tomato and idiszabal from tapas and Fiocchetti from nudls dinner here to see: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[steamboats]

I´m still late with my photos but my DH has his 4 parts about the ship and cabin online now (gee, and I´m in two of his photos - and yes, the text is in German). And if you only want to see more photos of the ship, here´s his photo gallery.

 

steamboats

[Dr. Cocktail]

3 hours ago, kessdarln said:

Did you cancel or not?  I wish I had waited before booking other trips, prices are so low now. Remind to self: plan NOTHING for next fall until prices drop LOL 

I canceled .... it sounds nuts as I had a FANTASTIC aft Penthouse but I got really nervous looking at all the renderings without much shade.  One of the main reasons we stopped sailing on the MSC Seaside Class Yacht Clubs were their absolute lack of shade. It's like a blast furnace.

 

I also love the Away Class Haven covered pools if I just want to read or hang out with some AC.

 

I may eventually try a Prima Class ship but for the same price, I can go on Regent or Explora ....

[cabincop]

3 hours ago, Jim The Lizard said:

Prices dropped? My Prima March cruise is up over $300 per person what I booked!   Surprised!  

My cruise is literally twice as much as when I booked in early 2021

[Steff79]

I love the theater. That place is awesome. 
it was not really necessary for the show today but it shows what they can all do with it. 
 

they should do a party with live band there when it is in night club mood. 
 

seats at first row and higher seats at second row there. 

Edited September 9, 2022 by Steff79

[steamboats]

I finally finished part 1 of my review... Part 2 will go online tomorrow. Part 1 covers the ship til deck 8. Part 2 will cover deck 9 til 20. It´s a deck by deck review - so the German text does not really matter. Lots of photos anyway. Restaurants are part 3, bars and lounges are part 4 (both not yet finished). I´m pretty slow this time.

 

As I´m out of town for a couple of days next week I´m not sure how many parts I will finish. But I will continue.

 

@Steff79 if you have a chance to check... I have a VIP Casino shown in the deck plans on the left side forward sort of behind the Penrose Bar. I haven´t seen anything there or may have missed it. I saw the glass enclosed smoking casino on the right side.

 

steamboats

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

31 minutes ago, steamboats said:

...I saw the glass enclosed smoking casino on the right side.

 

steamboats

 

Roughly what % of the casino space is smoking vs. non-smoking?

 

Tom

[steamboats]

1 hour ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

 

Roughly what % of the casino space is smoking vs. non-smoking?

 

I´d say less than 20% are smoking.

 

steamboats

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

12 minutes ago, steamboats said:

 

I´d say less than 20% are smoking.

 

steamboats

 

That's amazing - thanks.

 

Tom

[Steff79]

5 hours ago, steamboats said:

@Steff79 if you have a chance to check... I have a VIP Casino shown in the deck plans on the left side forward sort of behind the Penrose Bar. I haven´t seen anything there or may have missed it. I saw the glass enclosed smoking casino on the right side.

 

steamboats

 

there is a small casino behind the penrose bar. With a entrance at the left and right. 
Right entrance. Here are some pics, if you want to complete yours feel free to use them. 

left. At the right you see a little of the bar. 

 

 

 

 

 

[steamboats]

Thanks, @Steff79, we totally missed this! DH crossed it out on his deck plan but we haven´t been there.

 

I added it to my text and linked to your post with your photos.

 

steamboats

Edited September 11, 2022 by steamboats

[CptBoatface]

On 9/9/2022 at 8:15 AM, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

 

The people they (all lines) pick for their model/guests rarely reflect reality. I don't think I've encountered the James Bond guy in the casino on any lines, nor the young thing by his side...

Tom

I'm sorry we missed you. (totally joking)

[SpacemanSpiff]

On 9/9/2022 at 11:15 AM, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

 

The people they (all lines) pick for their model/guests rarely reflect reality. I don't think I've encountered the James Bond guy in the casino on any lines, nor the young thing by his side...

Tom

I could wear my tux for our Viva sailing next year when I visit the casino.  Problem is, I'd look less like Sean Connery and more like Sidney Greenstreet.

[Steff79]

Hudson‘s is great. Had dinner today there with noodle soups, salmon and hot chocolate lava cake 

 

 

 And a little of the beauty of visby:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[RVACruiser43]

9 minutes ago, Steff79 said:

Hudson‘s is great. Had dinner today there with noodle soups, salmon and hot chocolate lava cake 

 

 

 And a little of the beauty of visby:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How would you describe the internet speed on Prima?  Similar to other NCL ships or better or worse?  A You Tuber is on the cruise and gave it lousy review saying the wifi was off frequently.  He seemed a bit too negative.

Thanks

Tom