LIVE— Norwaylady goes b2b on Sil 27.March to 10.April in the Caribbean

[hcat]

hope you are rested and enjoying part 2..Key West can be fun to walk aroubd..esp the stylized houses and bldgs.

 

The kids club  activities look great.  our grandsons age 3 and 7  would be happy.   Their parents are looking at an expensive Disney cruise in the future but maybe after that they might consider X, which they generally prefer over Royal C..

[Norwaylady]

Out for a walk in Key West, logged my 10.000 steps… 

 

meet some manatees🦭🦭🦭

 

 

 

 

Didn’t shop or do anything special. Just a good walk in the heat☀️😎

Mr was melting😅🤪😎

 

Just returned to the ship for some lunch… homemade Affogato in Al Bacio as a starter l🥰 Double Espresso and my scoop of gelato on my card🍨

 

Then some salad in Ocean View on the terrace🥗🥂

Mr was so happy for chips and fish🐟🤩

[mauimary]

Love seeing the manatees.  We have never seen them in all the times we have been down there.  Key West is fun. Lots of good eating. 

[Norwaylady]

1 hour ago, mauimary said:

Love seeing the manatees.  We have never seen them in all the times we have been down there.  Key West is fun. Lots of good eating. 

 

 

[Norwaylady]

After lunch and walking, it was time for a power 😴….. 

Just tired and ready for a little downtime😝 

 

Today’s canapés arrived

 

Tonight is the captain’s club party. 19.45 in Sky lounge. 

We won’t see tonight’s show. 

It’s the same as last cruise. 

 

We are very happy for ensemble lounge. But since covid, we have stayed away… 

So tonight we kicked off the evening by live music 🎶 and glass of wine. 

[Norwaylady]

Captain’s club event was as scheduled. Drinks, canapés etc. 

Top cruisers was a couple, 50 cruises, 4000 points. 

Captain announced the employees of the month, March. 

 

After the party, it was time for dinner. 

Today’s service was smooth as silk compared to yesterday. 

Lots of tables in our area was empty. 

But the service and everything was more as expected. 

 

We had: 

Baby mizuna Salad

 

Seafood chowder 

 

Seafood crepes 

 

Cod

 

Pork Schnitzel 

 

Cherry jubilee 

[Norwaylady]

Today’s cruise compass 

 

 

 

Port Talk invitation for concierge 

[Norwaylady]

As we were leaving dinner in mdr yesterday, we walked behind a Norwegian couple. They were around my parents age. 

We said 👋🏻 hello

 

We had a little chat with them before we retired to bed. 

It was their first sailing ever on a cruise (not counting Color Line Oslo-Kiel or Dfds to Copenhagen) 

They were a little overwhelmed by the “Russeparty» (Google Russ Norway)  The first day…. And why it was lots of families and small children. 

They had read and googled different cruise lines and this was supposed to be a bit more quiet….😝 

 

We told them that this is a short cruise, so it’s definitely a younger version of guests sailing and due to Easter holiday weekend, it’s very tempting for families. 

So hopefully they can see thru this sailing and give it a go on a 7-n in the future😉 

Fingers crossed they will enjoy our sea day 🥰 

[DaKahuna]

8 hours ago, Norwaylady said:

 

Seafood chowder 

 

 

Was this chowder thin or thick?  It looks like it's thinner that the way I like it. 

 

[Norwaylady]

6 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

 

Was this chowder thin or thick?  It looks like it's thinner that the way I like it. 

 

 I would say medium. 

[Norwaylady]

We slept longer then normal today… 

Didn’t wake up before 08.30. And Mr was dead until 09.00😝

 

We had breakfast in Spa Café. The banana bagels and the avocado tomato sandwich is always a winner for me🙌🏻🥰

It wasn’t crowded and no problem to get a table. 

The line to Al Bacio on the other hand was loooong🙈 But it moved quickly and they did a excellent service. 

 

We attended the concierge port-talk 10.00 in the meeting room. 

We are going to a new port of call for us AND a new country😁🙌🏻🤩 🇧🇸 

It was informative and excellent for what we needed to know😎 

 

We are booked on a guided walk in the city centre in the morning. 1.5h. 

So we will bring towels and swim wear😎

 

After the event…. 

You know what activity I did😝 

Out for a walk🏃‍♀️ Pink light was out and about on the jogging track💃🏻 

Decent walk for 2 hours. 

They had volleyball in the pool and officers vs guests. 

 

Crew was walking beverage trolley’s , serving fruit snacks and keeping everyone happy🙌🏻😎🥰

 

After a little change of clothes, mr wanted to have lunch. 

Spa cafe was closing, so buffet or mast grill😎 So buffet, Mr favourite it is🥰🙌🏻🤩😁

One happy camper had some Indian fish and some roast of today😎

I went for caprese salad and some sourdough bread 🥖

The selection for lunch service is good. It’s something for everyone. (Only thing I’m missing is more fish) but for the majority/non fish/seafood eaters, it’s excellent. 

 

After enjoying lunch on the terrace and some ice cream for dessert.

We walked out to pool deck. Lucky us, it was a cabana bed available😎 

Perfect for a dip and relaxing in the semi shade🥰☀️

[Norwaylady]

It’s 17.00 and the pools are still packed. There’s so many families onboard. 

It’s very different for us on X. Not in a bad way, but just very different compared to what we are used to. 

It feels more like a royal cruise. 

 

You know it’s not the average X cruisers onboard🙈🙈🙈 people are walking around carrying their own private speakers and listen to their own music for everyone around😝🎶 

 

We went downstairs around 17.45. 

Today’s canapés had arrived

 

Still no delivery of last weeks cruise cards… Hopefully they will be in the mail box tomorrow😇 (we collect them) 

 

Tonight’s show is Matthew McGurk, the illusion show from last sailing. So we are passing on today’s show. 

So it’s a slow evening chic rhythm for us😉 

 

We went down to Ensemble lounge 18.45. It was a classic string duo playing. 

Very happy for the crew and live music🎶

 

At 20.00 it was time for a big flight in the martini bar🍸🍸🍸🍸

And after a perfect big flight it’s was time for senior officers presentation in Grand Foyer. 

❤️ X it’s just how it’s done🙌🏻

[calicakes]

12 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

Not in a bad way, but just very different compared to what we are used to. 

It feels more like a royal cruise. 

 

You know it’s not the average X cruisers onboard🙈🙈🙈 people are walking around carrying their own private speakers and listen to their own music for everyone around😝🎶 

 

If there is one thing I learned from your review, is NOT to take a cruise during Spring Break.  I would be irritated as I don't like to cruise with a lot of kids. 

[mauimary]

Spring break can encompass a long period of time from about the beg of March until about mid April depending on where you live in the country.  Looks like these short cruises and over a holiday attract many more families adding a cruise to their Disney holiday while in FL and locals looking for a short cruise. 
 

A story I can recall from about 2002 when we had teen and college kids.  We took a spring break cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas to Mexico from Long Beach CA. At one of the shows there were two older couples sitting behind us.  When talking with them before the show we mention what a bummer it must be for them  having selected  a cruise with so many kids on board.  Their comment was “they were enjoying having youth bring energy and vibrance to the cruise instead of just a bunch of old people sitting around”  

 

These little portable speakers drive us wild!    Think it is very rude to make everyone subjected to have to listen to them.  Where are the steel drums when you need them!!

Edited April 9, 2023 by mauimary

[Norwaylady]

Tonight’s dinner was good. Except for one dessert…. (The kitchen went off duty😝) 

Crew is very on the ⚽️ ball. Lina is spot on and Glory is in the zone. So nothing wrong in service from them. 

 

We had

baby leaf salad 

 

Corn soup

 

Scrimp scampi 

 

Beef tournedos 

 

Ice cream 

 

Apple crumble 

 

Starters and main course was excellent. 

The ice cream was good. 

But apple crumble….. the ceramic was cold and the crumble was not baked for a second….. So really a no no no…. Dessert. 

I received a new one, but still pale and not cooked for a minute🙈

[Norwaylady]

Rise & Shine 

 

We are soon in Nassau, we will dock by a Royal and a Carnival ship. We are sailing in line🚢🚢🚢

 

 

[Norwaylady]

Today’s cruise compass 

 

 

 

Invitation for helipad departure 

 

 

Mixology & Music 

[DaKahuna]

3 hours ago, Norwaylady said:

 

Invitation for helipad departure 

 

 

 

 On a B2B we had on Reflection in December 2021 we experienced a helipad arrival and a departure at Nassau.  Both times we got lucky and had a pod of dolphins escort use in the area around the lighthouse on the point at the harbor entrance.  Try and get as far forward along the rail as you can and maybe you'll get lucky and get some pictures.  

 

 

[Jim_Iain]

14 hours ago, calicakes said:

If there is one thing I learned from your review, is NOT to take a cruise during Spring Break.  I would be irritated as I don't like to cruise with a lot of kids. 

 

Really curious what our 4/15 cruise will be like.   It's on the edge of Spring Break and only 7 days -  This ship is almost completely sold out so expecting lots of kids.  

[Norwaylady]

Today’s program was the walking tour from the ship. 

It’s a small group tour, so 10 guests booked today. 

 

Tickets said meeting time 8.15 on the pier. 

Our guide had to bring a group to a beach break tour. So he took us to the police station and walked the beach group before he returned to pick us up. 

So our tour didn’t walk off officially before 09.15… 

So a long wait🙈 very safe waiting area😂😂🇧🇸

 

Back to the tour🙂

The tour went to the stairs and the fortress. It was a 1.5h tour. Our guide was fun and a perfect first visit way to start our Nassau adventure. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had packed our backpack. Ready to walk to the beach from our tour. 

So off we walked for Juncano beach. 

 

We walked all the way to the end of the beach. The majority of the guests stopped in the area close to the hotels. 

So a big private beach for us and 3 locals on Easter family tour. 

Perfect😎🏖️

 

 

The local beer 🍺 had to be tasted… So as the good wife I am…. I picked up some colds on the way to the beach🥰

 

At 13.00 we decided it was time to return to the ship. 

 

Since we wanted to enjoy the sail in to Nassau, we had breakfast on the terrace in OceanView 07.00…. 

Perfect timing before the crowd arrived and we had perfect view for our docking/Atlantis. 

 

We dropped off our bags and freshened up before we went up in the buffet for lunch. 

 

It was Easter decorated🐣🐇🐣 cakes, Easter eggs, chocolate fountain, lots of sweets 🍭 

[Norwaylady]

 

We can’t complain on this view🤩 

It’s sad that this is the last day onboard🙃

But it’s not over yet🥳🤩😎

[Norwaylady]

After lunch, it was time to start the packing…. No one loves that🥺 But it needs to be fixed….

So Mr in the shower and his butler takes care of the rest😜

 

The canapés had arrived🍴 the last for this cruise⚓️

 

At 16.45 was the helipad sail-away. 

Very happy to be invited. 

Beautiful view and weather😎🥂 

 

Great place to have a helipad event🤩 

 

 

 

 

 

After the helipad Norwaylady needed to shower and finish packing. (No butler service for me😜) 

 

At 18.50 we decided it was time to head downstairs. 

 

Have a last cosmopolitan and listen to the live music in ensemble lounge🍸❤️🎶 

The crew are very welcome and it’s always nice to sit there. 

 

Tomorrow’s departure information: 

 

[MarEll1]

I have loved following your live post! You are always so upbeat and enthusiastic. I hope you and Mr. have a safe trip home.

[hcat]

Great review...excellent photos.thank you

Safe trvls home!

[bunnyette]

Thank you for a fantastic review