smillerholmes

OMG - I absolutely loooove a good water thread! Bravo! 😅

I totally forgot to ask about this - thanks for the reminder! Rex is the Executive Host on the Sun and I will be checking on this tonight.

Breakfast in Seven Seas. I am giving up on trying to get a properly poached egg. Otherwise pretty good. Looks like many are taking advantage of the updated itinerary and heading off the ship. All aboard is 18:30!

Yes, I chatted with him briefly at the Meet & Greet. Getting ready to put that "At Your Service" card to use because I am wondering if they are doing anything special for the coronation. Curious minds want to know!

I know they are seriously behind on laundry here on the Sun. Utensils were being wrapped in paper napkins, so it will be interesting to see how long it takes that laundry special to show up. Keep up the good work. Enjoying the thoroughness of your review!

Kinda got sidetracked yesterday once we were actually moving. 18:00 I went to another art history feature, this time on Thomas Kincade. Interesting and well done. I am pretty impressed at the awesomeness of the Gallery team so far. Passed by the Four Seasons and took a peek at the menu posted outside and figured tonight was going to be Specialty Dining. 19:30 Hey the Casino is open! Stopped by for a few minutes while I put some serious thought into what I had a taste for... I cannot lie, the double cut pork chop in Cagneys was calling my name. 21:15 Headed up to Cagneys and even though they only had a few empty tables and I had no reservation I was seated promptly. Yay! P.S. I asked if I could get my 7 layer chocolate cake to go - no problem. It was wrapped up with the quickness and I dropped the plate off in my cabin on the way back down to the Casino. Ended the night on the positive side of the ledger and sleep came quickly.

The ship has been cleared and guests are heading out for the day in Colon. All aboard is 18:00!

Departure time is 17:00, but we are still here....

https://www.cruisehive.com/norwegian-cruise-ship-suffers-technical-difficulties-and-delays/99848

https://www.cruisehive.com/norwegian-cruise-ship-suffers-technical-difficulties-and-delays/99848

Costa Rica is out. Colon, Panama is in. The ShoreEx desk is mobbed.

Prayer is appreciated.

The ship has been cleared by local officials. A modified itinerary is being delivered to our staterooms.

For the first time in two days the doors to the Four Seasons MDR are open. 🤞 I won't have to eat in the buffet again.

It's almost 15:00 which is today's all aboard. Heading to the atrium area to see what I can find out. Day 5 of the Freestyle Daily was just delivered. It's full of lies. All they did was alter the front page with Day 2 of Cartagena info. The back page with all the restaurant information still shows I could have had breakfast and lunch at Seven Seas. I am just a bit tired of the buffet and of course it's crowded because that's where EVERYONE has to eat!

Buffet only for lunch again. Whomp whomp! A few oddities around the ship include: lighting in the sauna and spa still not working. Several display screens around the ship have the blue screen of death showing. Cruise Next cannot access their program for booking cruises??? (Not sure what they use, but I can get to ncl.com. I cannot get to the app - weird!) Spa unable to book future services. You can walk up and get services from any of the available technicians, but if the person you want is not on duty they can't access scheduling.

That definitely makes sense because as much as I like to roll with the punches I do expect to go through the Canal and experience it during the day. 🤞 I am going to keep on being positive because today is not a work day which is always a plus in my book! Thanks again for the insightful info!

Totally agree about being safely docked vs. floating/stranded in the middle of the ocean. That's me keeping it positive. I really was looking forward to doing less and this cruise has not disappointed. 😁 Since we are docked the Casino has been closed so I figure they are saving me some mega bucks for my next cruise. Thanks for the well wishes and enjoy your cruise as well!

Announcement from the Cruise Director: Local tour operators have generously provided 400 tickets for a tour of Cartagena from 10:30-13:30 today. Nice! Lots of cruisers showing up in the Atrium for those first come first serve tickets.

It appears cruisers are getting antsy. Long line at Guest Services. No Freestyle Daily was printed today. The angst is starting to show.

Internet is still crappy. Apologies for double/triple posts!