Saint Greg's Alaska Jewel - Live - August 28, 2023

[Saint Greg]

Oh wow. Are they charging me $20 gratuity every time I eat specialty? Because they bring me a check that says $0 and i write in an nice tip. If they’re charging me $20 each time that should be in the receipt instead of $0

 

[Saint Greg]

Or is this just how they do gratuities..daily. And for today I have two $20 service charges already. 

[Saint Greg]

Has to be gratuities. Thats fine. It’s higher than carnival but it’s fine. But I don’t understand why they charged me twice today.

 

[Uff da]

8 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

For MDR I like NCL better. I do wonder if I’d get bored with the menu if I cruised with them a lot. On the breakfast menu there are only 2-3 items that change. With 2-3 versions of the menu. I noticed much of the dinner menu is the same every night as well. 
 

I would say the carnival steakhouse is higher quality but they aren’t giving them away for free with a booking either. I think they’re up to $48. 
 

I never tried the other specialty restaurants because when I looked at the menus, i just felt they wouldn’t be as good as the steakhouse. Kind of like offering you cucina or the steakhouse on carnival. You would go steakhouse 10 out of 10 times.

 

 

Oddly enough, La Cucina on the Jewel had a better filet than the one I had at Cagney's. 
NCL has several menus for MDR, 14 I think. They rotate them based on what's available. They always have the classics, the other things change. With specialty dining thrown in, it's not bad. I've never had a problem. If you like Indian food, the buffet station for that is highly recommended by many. 

[Saint Greg]

2 minutes ago, Uff da said:

Oddly enough, La Cucina on the Jewel had a better filet than the one I had at Cagney's. 
NCL has several menus for MDR, 14 I think. They rotate them based on what's available. They always have the classics, the other things change. With specialty dining thrown in, it's not bad. I've never had a problem. If you like Indian food, the buffet station for that is highly recommended by many. 

I’m not a buffet person.

 

[Uff da]

Just now, Saint Greg said:

I’m not a buffet person.

 

Me either. I only do it if I have to. Except for soft serve. I will go there for soft serve. Really good on NCL. 

[Uff da]

Yes, the daily gratuities are $20. Just make sure you only have 7 total on your account no matter when they showed up. 
As for Specialty Dining, you pay 20% gratuities when you get the package, either free at sea or purchased separately. Tipping extra is nice, but not required. We still do most times. Depends on the experience. 

[Saint Greg]

11 minutes ago, Uff da said:

Yes, the daily gratuities are $20. Just make sure you only have 7 total on your account no matter when they showed up. 
As for Specialty Dining, you pay 20% gratuities when you get the package, either free at sea or purchased separately. Tipping extra is nice, but not required. We still do most times. Depends on the experience. 

Sounds good then. The total does come out to $140 plus my write-ins.

 

[Saint Greg]

we have mice

 

 

[Uff da]

Just now, Saint Greg said:

we have mice

 

 

What? 

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Facing forward

 

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[Roscoe13]

Just now, Saint Greg said:

Facing forward

 

Those are definitely fish 🐟 

Sock eye salmon painted 🎨 

By Pablo Picasso 

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[Uff da]

5 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

Facing forward

 

Well that's it then. I don't like the new carpet. lol

[atanac]

3 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

On my last walk I came across half a dozen people taking pics and filming this. Just looks like the moon to me.

 

 

The moon shown down black water like an empty spotlight.

[bluesea777]

1 hour ago, Saint Greg said:

For MDR I like NCL better. I do wonder if I’d get bored with the menu if I cruised with them a lot. On the breakfast menu there are only 2-3 items that change. With 2-3 versions of the menu. I noticed much of the dinner menu is the same every night as well. 
 

I would say the carnival steakhouse is higher quality but they aren’t giving them away for free with a booking either. I think they’re up to $48. 
 

I never tried the other specialty restaurants because when I looked at the menus, i just felt they wouldn’t be as good as the steakhouse. Kind of like offering you cucina or the steakhouse on carnival. You would go steakhouse 10 out of 10 times.

 

 

 

Wish you had tried Le Bistro as their filet mignon tops the ones in Cagney's and La Cucina. Also, the Steak Tartare in Le Bistro is delicious, and more importantly the French Onion soup there is the best!

 

MDR menus rotate every 14-21 days, depending on ship/region.

 

 

[tundra1]

On 8/28/2023 at 3:27 PM, Saint Greg said:

yeah it’s basically fish and chips. Cod. But they do call it a fish fry.

 

 

A true Wisconsin Fish Fry also serves Walleye and Lake Perch.  Those are the best options!  

[odie1024]

19 minutes ago, bluesea777 said:

 

Wish you had tried Le Bistro as their filet mignon tops the ones in Cagney's and La Cucina. Also, the Steak Tartare in Le Bistro is delicious, and more importantly the French Onion soup there is the best!

 

MDR menus rotate every 14-21 days, depending on ship/region.

 

 

I need to add that the escargots are amazing, as well as the duck and the dover sole also at Le Bistro.

[Saint Greg]

22 minutes ago, bluesea777 said:

 

Wish you had tried Le Bistro as their filet mignon tops the ones in Cagney's and La Cucina. Also, the Steak Tartare in Le Bistro is delicious, and more importantly the French Onion soup there is the best!

 

MDR menus rotate every 14-21 days, depending on ship/region.

 

 

I don’t see filet mignon on the menu so if it’s there, it’s called something else. I’m not going there to eat anything tartare.

 

 

Edited September 3, 2023 by Saint Greg