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13 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

The Skyline bar night buffet. Been there every night. 

Thank you. 

 Hidden in the casino.

2 minutes ago, bkrickles1 said:

Somebody on here is liable to kill me for this, but I don't get the hash brown love. I've had them and they're pretty good, but I also like the country potatoes if they're well done. 

Now, if they mess with my 7 layer chocolate cake at Cagney's (and maybe room service), blows will be thrown! Lol 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 

14 days till Getaway! 

Looking forward to you reporting back about the 7 layer chocolate cake from room service if you do order it!

On 3/31/2024 at 11:16 PM, BirdTravels said:

Guess what The Bird found… not that The Bird would partake. 
 

 

 

On 4/1/2024 at 8:01 AM, vacation44 said:

You did not mention where you found the cookies.   Would be helpful for those on the hunt for cookies.

Did I miss where you said where you found the cookies?

We always used to prepurchase water as we are big water drinkers.   Last year, after the NCL free water scandal, we just started bringing Yetis for our water and had no problem or issues filling them up.    

Note:   There really was no water scandal, however, those that were led to believe they were getting free water (us included) would know what I mean.   

What @JandC_Cruisingsaid.....................

I remember reading about your last trip on the Jewel and really enjoyed your writing style.   

I will definitely be following along on this trip and have a wonderful time!

We always head to The Local/O'Sheehans as our first meal on board.

10 hours ago, julig22 said:

I'm pretty sure if you take the early morning train they will take your luggage to the ship - although I went in a day early, so mine went to my hotel.

There is a free city shuttle that goes to the train station and the cruise terminal.

You are correct.   We took the early morning train on the same cruise and our luggage was delivered directly to our cabin. 

We use it on bringing home some bottles from the ship store.  And I sometimes order a cappuccino in the MDR when my husband and/or adult children talk me into it as I have an issue having to pay around $6 for it.

2 hours ago, ceilidh1 said:

 

For dessert, of course, we had to do chocolate lava cake. As someone who LOVES chocolate but hates strawberries, I get really sad when chocolate goodness is paired with strawberry nastiness. I loved the lava cake. The strawberries not so much!

 

As not a fan of strawberries, I always ask for no strawberries.

29 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said:

 There were no waiters circulating with pastries - maybe that’s a thing of the past or maybe we were too late in the morning to warrant it. DS was sad about not getting his danish fix.

 

 

 

We had to request the morning pastries in the MDR in February on the Encore.   I believe it is NCL's new policy.   

1 minute ago, odessy said:

Thank you…

You are welcome.   What ship are you interested in for the cabana?

6 minutes ago, odessy said:

What is the price to rent cabana for the day?

You cannot rent one for the day.   You have to rent one for the duration of the cruise and the prices have gone up recently.    We paid $599 for our Vibe cabana on the Encore in February 2024 but reserved it in July 2022.  At that time, Vibe passes on the Encore were $229.

I know that we are paying $659 for our February 2025 cabana on the Viva.   

14 minutes ago, odessy said:

I see that they have umbrellas in the Vibe area, do they set them up for you if you ask?  Are the cabana beds extra money? 
 

Yes, they will set up an umbrella for you as long as it is not too windy.

Yes, the cabana beds are extra.   Instead of reserving a Vibe pass, you would reserve a cabana which comes with two vibe passes.   This cabana would then be yours all week (or however long the cruise is) and no one else will be using it.   Actually, some will try to use it, but the Vibe staff will immediately let them know they cannot use it.   

5 minutes ago, JayS said:

I noticed this on other reports. Prime Rib was the first day buffet offering. Cut backs!😬

According to the daily posted above, it seems like the prime rib was replaced with brisket yesterday on the Encore.  

7 minutes ago, seemoreroyals said:

 

Don't rely on others.

 

 

Excellent advice.   

On 3/29/2024 at 10:47 AM, Chirphy6438 said:

I did reach out to Concierge yesterday and we DO get complimentary Breakfast & Lunch at Cagneys as well as Priority embark & Disembark, complimentary sparkling wine and several other things. When in doubt, call and ask directly. 

Unfortunately, as @UKstages and @Sailing12Awaystated above, you were given incorrect information.   

We have stayed in one of these suites and did not receive complimentary breakfast & lunch at Cagney's.  

8 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

Guess what The Bird found… not that The Bird would partake. 
 

 

 

You did not mention where you found the cookies.   Would be helpful for those on the hunt for cookies.

On 3/18/2024 at 6:26 PM, Healthmark said:

While I was on a B2B cruise on The Getaway and purchased a CRUISENEXT with the cruise consultant.  At the same time I booked another B2B cruise with the cruise consultant.  She sent the information/reservation to my cruise TA and he told me it was booked as one reservation. My Cruise TA was surprised to see it in that format.

I called NCL today and the NCL person said my Cruise TA did it correctly.  I called NCL because when I went to book the Vibe in "Entertainment", it came up as $309 / person and the NCL rep said it was the correct price.

I wanted to make sure it was correct and it was.

"MY NCL" even shows the itinerary as a 20-day cruise listing the two cruises as one. Thanks to the information from UKstages, he/she was correct and I'm in the Vibe for my next 20 day B2B cruise next February for the $309 price!🙂

Nice!

On 2/14/2022 at 2:10 PM, cruising sister said:

If they got rid of the weird and not real comfortable sofas  on the Haven sun deck and replace with loungers that would help. 

On 2/14/2022 at 6:43 PM, vacation44 said:

On Joy now and I agree.  There are alot of uncomfortable seats on the sun deck.  They need to remove these and replace them with loungers.   We have not had a problem yet getting loungers, but the weather has not been perfect.

I wonder if they switched out the uncomfortable seats during the last two years.   

On the last sea day of our cruise (noted above), it was the one beautiful day weather wise and all of the comfortable lounges were taken all day and the cabanas on both sides were taken up by 8:00 a.m. for the day.  

16 minutes ago, LatinaInTexas said:

Will be on the Encore first time in May. How were the wait times to be seated at the MDR? Last cruise I reserved some dining times because we like to eat at a certain time. This time there is no option to book dining times in any of the dining rooms.

When we were on the Encore last month, we also were not able to make MDR reservations before the cruise.   Once on board, we were able to make them immediately.

7 minutes ago, cruiseny4life said:

You can have a vile lobster sauce with ravioli every night in the main dining room. It's on the appetizer section - I believe it's one of the appetizers that does not rotate, so is available always. I'm sure a keen eyed observer will correct me if I got anything wrong. So yes, lobster is available every night, included in your fare. You just have to slobber up some sauce to get the taste and it's not a good taste, either. 

You are correct, the lobster sauce with ravioli is on the MDR menu every night.  I have had it many times but ask for no sauce, just ravioli with butter as I do not like lobster.  

On 3/27/2024 at 3:07 PM, NikiPinkston said:

Something else to be aware of is that the shuttle drops you off at Berth 4 in Ketchikan, which is 1/2 mile from "downtown" and it's a 10-15 minute walk.

21 hours ago, NikiPinkston said:

 

@PandaBear62 That is the correct address for Berth 4, but here are the directions from Berth 4 to downtown from Google Maps. It shows that walking will take you 11 minutes. I read somewhere that there's another shuttle from Berth 4 to downtown but can't confirm that. Perhaps someone else on this board knows, although then that would be another shuttle to have to wait for.

 

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Ketchikan,+Alaska/Berth+4,+105-120+Schoenbar+Rd,+Ketchikan,+AK+99901/@55.3433222,-131.6562625,16z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x540c25088729e15b:0x7e90e56bcfc60674!2m2!1d-131.6461112!2d55.3422222!1m5!1m1!1s0x540c25f3bce98341:0xdaf2944023c1c2c6!2m2!1d-131.6561142!2d55.3442609!3e2?entry=ttu

 

I just want to say great post explaining the Berth 4 situation.   I know I automatically thought last year that the NCL transportation would be more directly in town.  

Umbrellas are available if it is not too windy.   Since the Vibe on the Joy is on both sides, you always have the option of moving sides when the sun is too strong on one.  

5 hours ago, Chirphy6438 said:

We also just booked the Joy Penthouse suite SC for this May 2024 trip and hope you can help answer some of my questions :

Is there Priority embark and Disembark special lines or guides to take us on & off the ship?

Is the breakfast & Lunch in Cagneys permitted every day complimentary?

Is there anything special sent to the suite? 

Complimentary wine or champaine ? 

It seems difficult to find any information on those Penthouse suites, thank you in advance for your help & advice.

We have stayed in a Joy Penthouse Suite.  Our opinion, the only reason we would book this cabin category on the Joy again is for the bigger cabin, bathroom and balcony.