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Semi-live from the Bliss 12/19
OrcaGirl posted a topic in Norwegian Cruise Line,
I’ll try to post 1-2 times each day with what we’re up to, though my particular focus will usually be cocktails, food, entertainment and excursion adventures. (I’ll likely also be posting lots of photos over on Instagram Stories; look for erin_braincandy if you just want all the photos and none of the chatter.)
A few background notes before we head over to the pier:
This is our fourth time sailing Norwegian, our first time cruising to the Mexican Riviera, and probably our eleventh or twelfth cruise together. My husband and I are both double-vaxxed with AstraZeneca. We got our required-to-fly-to-the-US COVID antigen tests done on Friday at a nearby drive-thru site, with the results back within 40 minutes. (FYI, antigen testing for the purposes of travel is not cheap in British Columbia, especially compared to Alberta and Ontario.) We sailed on the Encore in October out of Seattle to Alaska, and loved the ship and the experience. We felt that the COVID protocols in place made us feel as safe as we could reasonably expect to be when travelling during a pandemic. We were on the last sailing of the Norwegian Epic in March 2020 when cruising was suspended – we weren’t allowed to dock in San Juan for disembarkation and spent an extra 2.5 days at sea heading to Orlando instead. So going on two cruises in just under three months feels like making up for lost time. (I wanted to make a ‘Long time, no sea’ t-shirt but got lazy…)
We were supposed to have a relaxing flight from YVR to Orange Country airport yesterday, but our plane had a ‘systems failure’ and after circling over the Catalina Islands for 30 min we were diverted to LAX for an emergency landing. It was nerve-wracking but we landed safely. But I am going to be making good use of the drink package after all of that.
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CC Help Jenn,Silhouette Dec 13-24 Live Update
Stealthdog posted a topic in Celebrity Cruises,
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LauraS,Navigator of the Seas -Live
shanhowl posted a topic in Royal Caribbean International,
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LauraS,LIVE from Spectrum of the Seas (Hong Kong) - December 12
agf1583 posted a topic in Royal Caribbean International,
This will be our 2nd "cruise to nowhere" vacation this year, having done a similar trip on the Genting Dream in October. As you may be aware, travel into and out of Hong Kong is still quite difficult with our "zero COVID" strategy, so hotel staycations and these cruises have become very popular with both the local and expat populations.
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LauraS,Live from the Legend!! December 19-26, 2021 with Kmom.
KmomChicago posted a topic in Carnival Cruise Lines,
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LauraS,Live on the Koningsdam 12/12 - 12/19 Mexican Riviera
sergel02 posted a topic in Holland America Line,
My family and I are on the Koningsdam for our cruise this week and I figured I’ll log the journey here for those interested or had any questions about what it’s like. It’s our first pandemic cruise.
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LauraS,Live on Caribbean Princess 12/12 12/19
Eddie1 posted a topic in Princess Cruises,
Ed and Trish
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LauraS,Definitely, not live from the Allure December 11, 2021.
xpcdoojk posted a topic in Royal Caribbean International,
We are staying at the Hyatt Place Cruise Port off 10th, same hotel as the last time we sailed (again on the Allure) way way back in January 2020.
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LauraS,Live / Solo from the Carnival Legend - December 5-12, 2021
brilliantseas posted a topic in Carnival Cruise Lines,
This was truly a last minute cruise for me as I still had a week of vacation time to burn before the end of the year and refuse to spend it doing all of the things that I really should be doing at home. Who wants to organize the garage or pick the dead weeds out of the landscaping when you can go on a cruise!?
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CC Help Jenn,LIVE on the Caribbean Princess, Western Caribbean, December 5-12, 2021: Geoherb goes solo again
geoherb posted a topic in Princess Cruises,
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CC Help Jenn,LIVE Harmony OTS- Dec 5-12th Ask me any question?
serious sealeggs posted a topic in Royal Caribbean International,
This is our first cruise since the restart of sailing. We are Diamond Plus staying in a Jr Suite. We were awarded Royal Up 2 days before departure, nice surprise. Embarkation was smooth and quick. We were onboard and straight to our stateroom in 20 minutes. Our boarding time was a 2pm. The ship is currently sailing at 75% capacity. Not too crowded anywhere EXCEPT the Diamond Lounge. It’s been a horrible disappointment. Too crowded to find a seat anywhere and long lines just to speak to the Diamond Concierge for assistance. By the time we were able to speak to him all of the Aqua shows were completely sold out so we’ve been waitlisted. Same with some specialty dining due to limited capacity seating. We have eaten at Cafe 150 and Wonderland so far. But overall we are loving our cruise and delighted that everything is mostly back to normal! I’ll try to post updates throughout the week!
Cheers!
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CC Help Jenn,Live from Sky Princess 12/4/21 - 12/11/21
iamaqt2 posted a topic in Princess Cruises,
This trip is an early celebration for my big 5-0 this month. My husband, daughter, and her boyfriend are helping me celebrate this week.
We flew out of Seattle on a red-eye Thursday night and landed in Fort Lauderdale early Friday AM.
We're currently staying at the Crowne Plaza near the port. Early check-in wasn't available, but they let us hang out at the pool and stashed our bags. Then the unthinkable happened (if you happen to be a twenty-something year old). Daughters boyfriend jumped in pool with phone in pocket. And because phone already had prior drop damage, phone stopped working. So, 3 Ubers later, a trip to T-Mobile, and a trip to the local Apple store, crisis averted. Thank goodness he had insured the phone..
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CC Help Jenn,Live From Whisper.......12/2
Lois R posted a topic in Silversea,
It is noon and I will wait about 45 more minutes and then get a cab to the port. They said 2:00 but you know they will do testing and we leave from pier 25 so there will be space to sit while waiting.
I arrived here yesterday afternoon and got a cab from the airport......21.00. I ate dinner at a place called The Royal Pig........they have a large menu and I sat outside and it was probably 77 outside. (or so).....I decided on Fish and Chips and OMG......4 BIG fillets and I could not eat them all. They were very good and I decided to try a dark beer......the bartender let me have a taste first. It was a surprise......I normally NEVER like dark....porters. This had a hint of coffee and coconut in it and I REALLY liked it! It was not bitter or hoppy........really a nice flavor.
This morning I had a breakfast at a long time restaurant here on Las Olas called Bonn Crepe........it was excellent and sat outside here as well. I highly recommend this place.
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CC Help Jenn,Celebrity Reflection B2B 12/4 - 12/11 - 12/18
DaKahuna posted a topic in Celebrity Cruises,
This was originally planned to be a seven day cruise followed by a change of cities / ships to a RCL cruise out of Miami on Symphony of the Seas. However, as I mentioned elsewhere my wife informed me that packing, fliying, boarding a ship, unpacking, sailing, packing, debarking, Ubering to Miami, boarding, unpacking, and packing again seven days later was not her idea of a vacation. So, thanks to my gracious TA we cancelled the Symphony of the Seas and booked the 12/11 - 12/18 sailing on Reflection. Unfortunately we were not able to get the same stateroom, this being very last minute, for both legs of the B2B but we'll survive.
We departed from Washington Dulles this afternoon, actually departing ahead of schedule, and arrived, ahead of schedule, in FLL this afternoon. We took Lyft from the airport to the Renaissance Ft Lauderdale Waterfron and after an hour wait beyond our 4 PM checkin time, managed to get to our room.
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CC Help Jenn,Apex Live — December 4, 2021
What A Market posted a topic in Celebrity Cruises,
Starting my thread for our cruise on the Apex leaving Port Everglades on Saturday, December 4th. Like many of you that have ventured forth into the “world” of cruising recently, this is my first cruise since well before the beginning of the Pandemic times. (I’m not sure what else to call it.) I am mostly a frequent cruiser on Oceania, but my last cruise was actually on the Celebrity Solstice in September 2019. It’s crazy now thinking how long ago that was. Since then, I’ve booked and cancelled two cruises. One Oceania. The other on Regent (which would have been my first with Regent.)
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CC Help Jenn,LIVE from the Ovation Nov 29-Dec 10
WNcruiser posted a topic in Seabourn Cruise Line,
We are very experienced cruisers who usually sail on Celebrity but wanted to try a small ship experience.
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LauraS,LIVE REVIEW: NCL Escape (7-night PCV, COZ, OCHO, GSC)
drumexpert510 posted a topic in Norwegian Cruise Line,
Hello ladies and gentleman, I am back this week on board the beautiful Norwegian Escape 11/27/21-12/4/21. I am no stranger to reviews here and hopefully some of you followed me on my journey a couple months ago on one of the first ships back sailing The NCL Encore Alaskan cruise. (If not, I will post the link below)
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LauraS,Saint Greg's Vista - Live - December 4-11 2021
Saint Greg posted a topic in Carnival Cruise Lines,
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LauraS,LIVE from the Majestic Princess /Mexico November 27-December 4
pkt1976 posted a topic in Princess Cruises,
I had credit and vacay days to burn and cruise friends onboard so here I go again.
others on this cruise, please feel free to post!!! Different perspectives makes these so much more fun.
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LauraS,Navigating from Los Angeles November 29, 2021 Semi-Live
AJSkarbo posted a topic in Royal Caribbean International,
This is not my first time sailing Royal but this is the first time I am going to attempt a live thread.
A little about me. My name is AJ and I am going to be travelling with my mom. This will be my mom's first cruise AND we board on her birthday so she is very excited about that. As far as I know, our sailing is the 3rd sailing for the Navigator since the re-start not counting the test cruise.
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LauraS,Live From Nieuw Statendam Nov 28 - Dec 12, 2021
Crew News posted a topic in Holland America Line,
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LauraS,“LIVE” from Anthem of the Seas - Nov. 28, 2021
Radio posted a topic in Royal Caribbean International,
I will be heading north tomorrow to stay at my pre-cruise hotel at Elizabeth, NJ. On Sunday I will take the short ride over to sail on Anthem of the Seas from Cape Liberty. I recently posted “LIVE” from Oasis of the Seas on Oct 3, 2021 for a B2B from Cape Liberty. This will be the same itinerary, but on a much different class of ship. (Quantum Class).
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LauraS,Live from the Pride. Out 4th trip of the year
jimbo5544 posted a topic in Carnival Cruise Lines,
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LauraS,Live! Viking Sea: Iberia to West Indies 11/29/21 - 12/13/21
JeriGail posted a topic in Viking Ocean,
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LauraS,We’re Baaaaack!!! Live from the Regal Princess- B2B2B- 11.24.21 to 12.9.21
TracieABD posted a topic in Princess Cruises,
Day 1
Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale
Let the Shenanigans Begin
Holy Time Out, BatFriends-
It has been a long time!
We are currently sitting at the Westin in Ft Lauderdale... just waiting...
... waiting for our PCR’s to come back
... waiting to see if all well
... waiting for Wednesday morning to come to—-
Board the beautiful Regal Princess!
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