Viva Live 21 days, Rome to Miami, plus a few days in Rome

[JIMESOPUS]

3 hours ago, Sugar Magnolia said:

I made sure Frank was on board. This time, he was way ahead of me on that hours long CruiseNext line to sign up for Latitudes perks. NCL has to find a better way to welcome its most loyal passengers. 
 

On the first cruise there was 4 at the desk, this time for most of the day just 1, in the evening there was 2

 

[JIMESOPUS]

tales of two cruises, today ( the first sea day ) ship felt crowded, long lines and the Food Hall was packed.

CC meet and greet had about 50% attendance, slot pull schedule in a hour.

[Sugar Magnolia]

42 minutes ago, JIMESOPUS said:

tales of two cruises, today ( the first sea day ) ship felt crowded, long lines and the Food Hall was packed.

CC meet and greet had about 50% attendance, slot pull schedule in a hour.

I thought it was interesting that the GM mentioned that our delay in departure time from Lisbon was due to the port’s enforcement of ESTA and not due to the pilot strike. It did not seem to be as much of an issue when I departed from Southampton on the Getaway TA a few  weeks ago. Now I am wondering whether this will be an issue departing on the Gem TA from Rome. 

And starting next year, I wonder how much the new EU ETIAS requirement will affect the transatlantic crossings from the US to Europe. 
 

Still remember what a fiasco it was on the first few cruises to Bermuda during the restart when testing and authorizations were in place. 
 

[JIMESOPUS]

slot pull was a success, almost double our entry money. Cookie monsters must have disembarked in Lisbon, plenty of cookies in the Observation lounge today.

[KKB]

1 hour ago, Sugar Magnolia said:

And starting next year, I wonder how much the new EU ETIAS requirement will affect the transatlantic crossings from the US to Europe. 
 

It has now been pushed to 2025

[sun_lovin!1]

Can anyone tell me where I need to go on this ship to change dining reservations?

[JIMESOPUS]

15 hours ago, sun_lovin!1 said:

Can anyone tell me where I need to go on this ship to change dining reservations?

go down to deck #7, restaurant Hasuki ( close to Hudson MDT ) has a desk in the mornings 

[JIMESOPUS]

Have been working off the addition free internet the past few days, we both received an additional 150 minutes. Monitoring usage.

 

Day #3, Ponta Delgada is slowly appearing on the bow camera. Today is also laundry day.

Bags lined with plastic bags and are fully stuffed.

 

 

[cruiseny4life]

25 minutes ago, JIMESOPUS said:

Have been working off the addition free internet the past few days, we both received an additional 150 minutes. Monitoring usage.

 

Day #3, Ponta Delgada is slowly appearing on the bow camera. Today is also laundry day.

Bags lined with plastic bags and are fully stuffed.

 

 

Wow! 

[JIMESOPUS]

Supporting local restaurants.

Beer with Sprite

 

Garlic Bread

 

1/2 burger with almost everything

 

 

 

total

[JIMESOPUS]

Christmas music playing in the shopping area.

Our first poinsettia of the year

[JIMESOPUS]

Ponta Delgada from the ship, self guided walking tour. Also some black Friday shopping, no returns this time.

 

[JIMESOPUS]

Feliz Natal! Leaving Azores last night

[JIMESOPUS]

Bathroom with a view

[JIMESOPUS]

Enchantment Of The Seas went south leaving the Azores.

 

 

While the Viva didn't deviate

 

 

Windy - waves

[JIMESOPUS]

Looking outside today

[JIMESOPUS]

@www3traveler Senior leadership still the same, new Executive chef is new and Metin is gone.

[mking8288]

21 minutes ago, JIMESOPUS said:

Looking outside today

Looks slightly choppy w sea swell, not bad. Several sea days ahead to relax & enjoy. 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Surprisingly, there are seats available at the Observation Lounge on a sea day. However, some might wish to reconsider.

 

 

There were more than a few who placed their bare feet on the tables and chairs. Out of respect to @JIMESOPUS I decided not to post those pics for the Observation Lounge Hall of Shame. 

 

 

[schmoopie17]

26 minutes ago, Sugar Magnolia said:

Surprisingly, there are seats available at the Observation Lounge on a sea day. However, some might wish to reconsider.

 

 

There were more than a few who placed their bare feet on the tables and chairs. Out of respect to @JIMESOPUS I decided not to post those pics for the Observation Lounge Hall of Shame. 

 

 

Ironic how those moronic people in the Observation Lounge don't OBSERVE the rules.

[Sugar Magnolia]

29 minutes ago, schmoopie17 said:

Ironic how those moronic people in the Observation Lounge don't OBSERVE the rules.

Next time I will hand out fortune cookies with the Observation Lounge courtesy rules printed. 
 

[JIMESOPUS]

7 hours ago, Sugar Magnolia said:

Next time I will hand out fortune cookies with the Observation Lounge courtesy rules printed. 
 

Did you see the group with the puzzle up there, question is how did they get the 4ft by 4ft piece of wood aboard the ship?

[Sugar Magnolia]

2 minutes ago, JIMESOPUS said:

Did you see the group with the puzzle up there, question is how did they get the 4ft by 4ft piece of wood aboard the ship?

I did see them and thought NCL had that all set up for anyone to join in. 
 

[JIMESOPUS]

Fleet Week in St Thomas

 

[JIMESOPUS]

Couple of pictures of the latitudes party today, yes I broke one of my rules ( again ). Packed house, over 1000 as per cruisenext manager