PhillyTravelBug

7 hours ago, wncretired said:

I guess I’m the oddball here. I sail NCL, but all of my “cruise” stock is with RCL! Go figure!

Doesn’t make a lot of sense, but hey, it works for me! 😎

glad you mentioned this. I just sold a property and wanted to invest and would love to put some in NCL, but RCL looks to be the better investment.

I would be extremely disappointed to miss Madagascar.

I just began my search for Celebrity Flora and was wondering what the difference was. I see south, north, inter loop , outer loop.  

The plunge pool looks like a handicapped toilet. I'm assuming its enough space for 1.

Disappointed with the lack of pools like everyone else, but everything they did do looks appealing. I did like the charcoal room they have on the Prima.  I wonder what their pricing is for this. 

We have our first Disney cruise booked for September doing the British isles. I’m hoping with the time of year and it not being in the Caribbean it won’t be so heavy with children.

Oh no! Hope you can continue. Best wishes!

I can't wait  to see photos as well. Been holding out booking Joy out of NYC until I see the finished product.

I would, but in a warm climate where I can enjoy the outdoor spaces more. Looking forward to Aqua.

Thank you so much for this review. Appreciate the details I have always wondered about VV. . As someone loyal to NCL, I have been thinking about Virgin Voyages and Celebrity. 

Thoroughly enjoying these stunning pictures. This trip is on my bucket list!

I just got the flyer as a travel partner with NCL.  Says bookings will open the 15th and include 11 and 12 night sailings to the eastern Caribbean and 4 and 5 day sailings to the Bahamas.

https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/01/jacksonville-reportedly-set-for-second-cruise-line/

I would have no desire going anywhere near Jacksonville, but looks like it appears NCL is the company eager to sail out of there.

I haven't used another cruise line in about 15 years, but I keep saying I want to try the edge class ships on Celebrity.  Once I use my four cruise next vouchers with NCL, I do plan to try Celebrity.

If I read correctly, it's like old school tipping with the envelopes handed to cast members?

So, does that mean the dry dock for the Joy is done?  Guess they thought they'd be bored without the galaxy pavilion.

A little behind, but yes, Los Lobos impressed us as well. We just went there to use our last FAS meal and it was the best meal we had on the prima.

2 hours ago, newcruisehi said:

Thanks - if it is cancelled do they spend time at a different port in Iceland or is it an extra sea day?

We had an overnight in Akureyri. It was very nice. We got to do our originally scheduled tour and the next day checked out the botanical gardens.

Geiranger and Alesund was my favorite.

on my sailing this past summer, my favorite port was Geiranger. I would take Norway over Iceland, but both are beautiful. Only got to do Reykjavik and Akureyri.

Just ask not to have a gym over the thermal spa. Weights dropping isn’t as relaxing as I thought it would be.

Stunning photos! Can’t get enough of the penguins and the captioning.

That's a bummer. We stayed a few nights before our cruise left and this was an 11 hour excursion. We got to see lots of falls, a volcanic crater, and the blue lagoon

I would recommend a golden circle excursion if time allows.  Not sure what your port

times are for Reykjavik.

6 hours ago, mooline said:

THANK YOU all so much!! There are so many awesome suggestions here...definitely have my work cut out to research these.

 

A few specific responses/questions:

 

@destar, not necessarily set on British Isles and Iceland, though it's surely of interest. We're open to everything at this point!

 

@PhillyTravelBug, @ontheweb, @Pitzel, @complawyer and @Ken the cruiser: is there any chance of seeing snow (on the ground, not necessarily falling) on any of the Iceland itineraries in early June (or even late May)? How about Northern Lights (I know, never guaranteed...) And, for the Star itineraries (and maybe even the Prima) how are the open water crossings? Typically rough or not necessarily?

 

@BigRedFan South Africa is a fascinating suggestion. Everyone in the family loves animals and a wildlife expedition would be fascinating!

 

@Silver Sweethearts, so nice to see your name! I hope all is well with you and that your beautiful island is recovering. Yes, French Polynesia would be neat and we could add Hawaii again I believe  🙂

 

Thanks again to all - please keep these great suggestions coming!

 

 

I went in the middle of August. No snow or northern lights. But we did see snow in Norway in Geiranger on top of the mountains

I also vote for Iceland/ Norway.  We did the Prima sailing this summer.  Iceland was stunning.  We arrived two days before. It's a beautiful country.  Norway was definitely the highlight of the trip.  It's comparable to the beauty of Alaska, but on much grander level.  We also stopped in Amsterdam and Bruges.  Highly recommend.  

There's also Greece.  We are looking at a Mediterranean cruise for '25.