Black Magic

I believe I saw Tiki mugs at the Sugarcane Mojito bar. I also saw pineapple mugs at the atrium bar.

I was on this same cruise and this was the first NCL cruise for the family. I have a teenager(who stayed in the cabin most of the time 🙄), so we didn't experience the lack of things for kids. I will say that I was disappointed in layout of the ship. The pool deck was tight and crowded, even the way they arranged the loungers above the pool deck was odd. Instead of one row facing the pool and one row facing the ocean. Everybody got a nice view of the person directly across from them. We ate at Cagney's and La Cucina, both were underwhelming. The service at Cagney's was strange. We(3 of us) were seated and ordered before a group of 6, yet were served after. Not to mention, our sides came out several minutes after our main dish. The shows were great, the stateroom was nice and the itinerary was wonderful. And for the opinion that NCL is classier that Carnival, I can say that I couldn't see it. People are people regardless of the brand of cruise line.

According to the port schedule, only the Getaway and the Caribbean Princess were supposed to be in port last Tuesday. With saying that, I'm guessing two ships being in port is not the problem, as that seems to be the norm for St. Thomas.

We are sailing on her this Saturday as well. Did anybody say if they replaced the port with another or just added a sea day?

Thank you both for the quick replies. It definitely sounds like she'll still be able to get some work done(boo again).

Thank you for the great review. We leave this weekend on the Getaway for our first NCL cruise. I noticed that you mentioned the lousy internet speed, but you were able to send updates to CC. Were these post sent while in port or was the ship's WIFI good enough to hand non-streaming duties such as email and text? Were there locations around that ship that had a stronger signal than others? My wife will more than likely need to do some work(boo) from the ship and I'd like to let her know what to expect.

I hate to hear that you missed the Cabo Wabo. It really is a blast! I suggest a return visit to Cabo in October for Sammy's B-Day Bash!

We are trying NCL after several Carnival(Dream and Vista class) and one RCC. We are a family of three(sometimes 4 when we bring a friend for my son) and we vehemently prefer Carnival over RCC. I feel that it boils down to what you like to do on YOUR vacation. We enjoy the outdoor activities, as well as fun indoor games and shows. RCC seemed to roll up the sidewalks after 9pm(4pm if you like the outdoor features). Sure there were bars and a casino, but nothing fun for the family. We are hoping to find that NCL has a less stuffy attitude than RCC.

Well, I just checked on my cruise and sure enough, there was a change. Although we didn't lose any ports, it did change from Puerto Plata, DR to Amber Cove, DR. The arrival date and time in port remained the same.

I wonder if this has anything to do with the Dominican Republic's COVID status being raised by the CDC? CDC adds 2 destinations to 'high' risk list for Covid-19 | CNN Travel We have a July 23rd sailing on the Getaway that includes the Dominican Republic, but no canceled port yet.

Hey Sid, your mask has a slight EVH feel to it. I dig it!

We cruised the Breeze early May and the fries were the frozen type.