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Dannirose

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  • Location
    Sunny SoCal
  • Interests
    traveling, reading, painting
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Haven't met one yet I don't like ;-)
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Caribbean

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  1. On my 2018 cruise the thermal spa was $150 for the week. We ended up bidding on and winning spa balcony cabins so the pass was included for us but a few others in our party who did not have spa cabins purchased them. We all used them every day and thought they were worth every cent. And we did have someone with us who wanted a day pass but it was so crowded they told her they could not accommodate her.
  2. The 7 night has the same issue - we only show excursions available for Puerto Vallarta. Nothing for any other port, so it must be a bug on their end.
  3. Another vote for Teppanyaki, and we also really love Moderno.
  4. What a cute idea! I won't be subjecting the husband to that, but if we were traveling with kids I could totally see doing that.
  5. Our favorites were Teppanyaki and Moderno. We also really enjoyed Sheehan's after a night of partying. 🙂
  6. Yes, if it is still permitted, he would want to dive the Great Barrier Reef. I'm thinking we would fly into Melbourne for the Open, make our way to Sydney for the start of the cruise if we ultimately chose to do the cruise, and then end the trip with the diving portion before heading home. The alternative is fly into Melbourne, see the Open match and a few sights there and whatever day trips make sense from there and then head to Sydney and see the sights there and do one or two day trips (including the dive trip). While we had not been considering the cruise option before (because we honestly hadn't thought of it), the pricing right now does make it rather attractive.
  7. We always leave extra cash, but we usually bring some extra snacks, candies and small trinkets which we leave on the last day with a note asking the stateroom attendant to share with the rest of the crew. Our last cruise was our wedding and we had a large group with us so we had a lot of "extras" and I had asked the cabin steward if it was okay to leave those as well and was told they pool the items and whomever needs something takes it, so it was appreciated. That trip we even left behind some lottery scratch-offs that our group had not not used. I think the bottom line is cash is always best, but a little extra never hurts.
  8. It would be between 2-3 weeks depending on what I can arrange with my work schedule and likely in January-February 2024. We want to see as much as we can in that space and are fairly open to things to do. My husband will want to scuba dive at least once while we are there and possibly catch a tennis match if the Open is happening while we are there, but we don't have any other must dos. Even if we take a cruise, I expect we would plan a few days on land to be able to do the scuba and/or tennis but am trying to figure out the best options for the bulk of the trip if that makes sense. Thank you all for your input so far.
  9. For my husband's 50th, we want to go to Australia. Originally I was thinking we would fly in and explore by land, but that likely means we will spend a few days in Melbourne and a few days in Sydney and not really see much else (unless we can arrange a day excursion here and there), so we have been thinking of doing a cruise instead. I know some people say with a cruise you only see 5% of the country, but besides the 5%, what would you say are the pros and cons of seeing Australia by cruise?
  10. We will be on the Joy this December and cruising the Mexican Riviera over Christmas. Can anyone share some of their favorite things NCL has done on previous Christmas cruises?
  11. Our two favorite specialty restaurants on the Escape are Teppanyaki and Moderno. Both were great experiences.
  12. We had 2 teens in our group with us on the Escape and they absolutely loved it. We rarely saw them because they were so involved with the onboard activities through the Entourage club. The waterslide was a huge hit, as was the arcade.
  13. We were a group of 24 and even with reservations were split into several smaller tables when eating together for meals. Only once were we given 2 long rectangular tables in a sort of "L" shape set-up. The others they kept us all in the same part of the dining room but it was very scattered and some people were at a table for 4 and others a table for 6, etc. The maître d said it had to do with the times we were eating and even the group reservation cannot control if some people seated before you arrive take longer than others to finish eating so they have to seat you as they can.
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