Seas2mountains

Thank you, @cruiseny4life It was quite strange. We received an update from the Haven concierge that the security team and officer were involved and would be sure to watch this person. As you said, we have no idea if it was a mental health issue or alcohol or what.

We had something strange happen when we were in the Bliss lounge last night listening to Prelude Duo. Another passenger decided to approach us after he left the dance floor and gestured for us to go dance. Despite us shaking our heads No and motioning for him to leave, he would not stop. Then he decided to sit at our table and got really close to my husband to ask why we weren’t dancing. My husband told him we wanted to listen to the music. (We had danced to a few songs earlier but we don’t know if that man saw us dance or not.) He then told my husband that he wanted to speak to me alone. My husband said No and asked him to leave. When he refused to leave our table, we got up to leave and that’s when the creepy guy finally left. We did ask the bar tender to call security if the guy came back. The bar tender encouraged us to file a security report. When we walked out of the lounge to use the restroom during the next music set and when we went to leave, we saw creepy guy speaking to two different women who appeared to be sitting alone in the casino. We did go to guest services and did file a report with security. They asked us to contact security if we saw the man again. We were able to describe the clothing the man was wearing and gave the time range when he approached us. Our big concern was that creepy guy did not respect the word “no” and had no respect for personal space with how close he got to my husband’s face and how he continually wanted to shake his hand. I hope he is not ruining the cruise for other people. We were feeling like we needed to watch for him so we decided to end our night earlier than planned. The Haven 2 bedroom suite is spacious and very comfortable so it was not horrible but was unfortunate.

I think previous Bermuda cruises impacted by hurricanes have gone to Canada. Maybe pack warm clothes to prepare for an adjusted itinerary? Wouldn’t you lose all funds paid or did you get travel insurance that would cover a late cancelation like a cancel for any reason policy? I’m sure the crew will do all they can to make any cruise enjoyable.

Yes, agree. Crew are all saying they actually look forward to having a full ship again for that sailing.

We have been back to the spa everyday as we purchased a pass for the entire cruise. The crowds have been very light after that first day and there have been plenty of heated spa lounge chairs available. There are no life guards in the spa but there are spa staff members in there who are constantly wiping the floors. We have not been to the spa before 10am to see what the crowds look like at that time of day. And we agree with you that this is so frustrating to see people reserve those heated chairs who walk away and don’t touch the chairs for an hour or more. I wish their belongings got removed or there was a system to assign the chairs for a period of time. You are welcome. Enjoy your cruise, too!

We arrive in Bermuda later today and leave tomorrow (Tuesday). It was mentioned that some of the swells we were feeling were from Fiona. Waters seem really calm this morning. We should be ahead of Fiona including getting back to NY by Thursday morning.

We kind of miss the District Brewhouse which was on the Bliss and Encore. We really liked the entertainment option with the piano players. There are so many entertainment options so we are not bored but think that is something we do miss visiting at the end of the night.

We had our mandatory Covid antigen tests today before the stop at Bermuda. it was done very well and NCL did a great job of having something so unpleasant move as quickly as possible.

After the GSC stop, the ship had so many different entertainment options, (see Day 6 daily), it was tough to decide where to go. All areas seemed quite full including many enjoying Gold River Duo by the pool. We enjoyed hearing Prelude Duo play while we ate at Ocean Blue last night. We had a bad Ocean Blue experience many, many cruises ago and were reluctant to try it. We can report about an amazing and delicious dinner at Ocean Blue last night with many familiar faces from the staff at the Haven restaurant. I forgot get photos of our entrees - grilled fisherman’s platter for me and fried fisherman’s platter for my husband. All were prepared perfectly! My husband loved the Blazing Shrimp appetizer. We may need to go back but with the fabulous Haven restaurant, we may need to wait until the next cruise.

Dailies from Day 6 and Day 7

Here are photos from the stop in at Great Stirrup Cay yesterday where the weather was also perfect. You can also see RCCL’s Coco Cay where two ships were docked.

The weather has been beautiful. After doing two Alaska cruises and one Pacific/Mexican cruise this past year, we realized we didn’t pack enough short sleeve shirts as it has been warmer than we expected. We are about a day away from arriving in Bermuda. We slept well last night as the swells are felt and kept rocking us back to sleep. With needing to move our clocks forward an hour, we wanted to keep resting but also didn’t want to lose too much time from our daily routine. Here are some photos taken this afternoon.

Thank you for sharing this info. We gave up asking until seeing your post. Happy to say we enjoyed hash browns today.

I keep forgetting to take food photos but here are a few. We shared a steak last night as after an appetizer and salad, and being able to add lobster tail, we aren’t able to finish our entree. The egg white frittata is really good! All of these are from the Haven restaurant which we love more than we expected. It is neat to see how the Haven staff work as a team and all help guests whether they are assigned to the table or not.

This is our fourth cruise since the Covid restart. We had a great time on the Encore (Aug. 2021), Bliss (March 2022), and Jewel (June 2022). We did not get sick or have any Covid symptoms after any of these cruises but did hear of others who tested positive after the cruise ended. Fingers crossed we will dodge Covid again. We both work in career fields where we have been around people since Covid started so our immune systems may be boosted from contact with others. We have been enjoying a fairly empty thermal spa with the port stops in Port Canaveral, Nassau, and today at Great Stirrup Cay. As we have cruises frequently before Covid, we’ve enjoying these ports but also really like being on the ship when many guests get off. Yesterday, there was an officer Q and A session. One guest commented on how wonderful the staff have been on the ship. We have encountered amazing staff members on this cruise and on previous cruises which is why we remain loyal to NCL as we did not feel the same about a few other cruise lines we tried. One officer did mention that they do use Cruise Critic for feedback. We can attest to several situations where the staff went over and above our expectations such as getting a certain wine we asked about but they didn’t have at the bar where we were listening to entertainment and this morning in the Haven for breakfast when my husband asked for salsa for his eggs and they went somewhere on the ship to get it for him. In both situations, we would have been fine with hearing the items were not available and feel bad they went though so much trouble for us. We do believe in tipping and filling out the vacation hero forms so we are sure to thank them for being so kind. We listened to a great performance by Antonio last night. He and other musicians who play In the lounges are very talented.

Thank you! And thank you for your wonderful live review. We requested four shrimp but the staff was ready to give us six or more. 🙂 Yes, we benefited from your cruise having done customs in Miami as even though you didn’t arrive until 8am or so (correct?) they sure got us on faster than I expected.

The numbers are accurate and consistent with other 5 day sailings that happen over a weekend. I’m sure the crew will be sure you have an amazing cruise.

Ocean Blue, Wasabi and Teppanyaki are open for lunch on Sea Days but do charge - specialty dining packages can be used.

We so miss the hashbrowns at breakfast we learned to love as part of the NCL experience.

As mentioned, we love listening to Prelude Duo. We are also big fans of the other lounge/bar entertainment such as Antonio and the band Zennhitt.

On Day 3, we decided to take advantage of Tepanyaki being open for lunch as we didn’t want to miss dinners in the Haven when using the specialty dining package. We arrived at Teppanyaki at 1pm and were seated to find that we were the only ones in the whole restaurant. The staff insisted on serving us when we felt bad that they were there just for us. We asked the chef to skip the show part of cooking as we have seen plenty of their cooking stunts, skills and humor in many past cruises. The chef and waitress made this a wonderful experience. As usual, it was too much food for us to think about any dessert.