C cruise

I did a TA on the Epic and that would be my choice - sea days on the Epic are fabulous! 

enjoying your review - going to be on Breakaway in December so interested in everything about the ship and your cruise...

I always look for my room steward the first day, introduce myself and tip him $20 while requesting ice every night.... I then might ask for something else the next day (mattress topper if bed is too hard) and tip more at the end of the cruise.

thank you for posting all those Dailys ... looks like there is so many fun things to do.... and one thing I noticed - there wasn't one mention of a ban on door decorations!

On 9/19/2019 at 8:59 PM, 2cmu92 said:

C Cruise - I am in 9141 in a few weeks...is it really a larger cabin, or just a different layout?

It is so large - you will love it... so much storage - it really is a larger cabin....  I thought it was as big as a balcony room without the balcony...

enjoyed your review... was the pool area so crowded you couldn't get a seat?

Are the rooms noisy? I see the buffet and pool are above them... have room on deck 10 but am bidding on a spa mini suite and it looks like they are all on deck 14... only concerned with noise at night...

I stayed in 9141 - fabulous inside sideways room...

I loved the Four Seasons... we sat right by a window looking out at the water.... and the place was beautifully decorated... food and service was fabulous... you could dress up or not for it ... we dressed nice but not formal

I heard the hairdryer in the balcony is the same as the inside room...it wasn't bad for my short hair

Enjoyed your report and enjoyed your pleasant attitude.... I was happy to read you made the most of the extra days knowing nothing could be done about it.... when I watch the video of that enraged man I think of all the people he is getting upset (imagine his family) ... loved your pictures - loved the handstands - loved the cocktails... thanks for the detailed report!

We were on a 15 day cruise and so we used the laundry service - everything came back so nice- folded in a basket and ready to wear. Nothing was ruined, nothing shrunk... for $20 it was so worth it -- we used the service twice. I had hung our bathing suits up on the line in the bathroom and they didn't dry overnight. Why waste your vacation time doing laundry?

Tell your TA you are thinking of canceling with her and will book directly with NCL to get the balcony ... she might be able to upgrade you one more time rather than lose your business...

2 hours ago, gmbhardy said:

Just some general thoughts and info. Boarding was at terminal F that is usually used by MSC. Weather was fantastic. No towel art and no ice (we just asked our steward for ice and received it daily). Nightly turn down service is still intact. Vibe did not sell out. There was a blurb in the daily stating if you don’t show for a specialty dinner reservation you will be charged (is this new). Cagney’s and Ocean Blue both serving lobster (not very good) with no upcharge using SDP. Great staff and service. If you’re looking for cookies in the buffet they are in the Kids Corner station in the back corner. Rock of Ages was very good. Christian at Maltings is the best bartender I’ve encountered in all my cruises. O’Sheehans served prime rib on the last night of the cruise. The Waterfront was a nice quiet place to hang out at night. We had an angled balcony on deck 14 right beside the aft elevators. Great location but the internet was awful. If I think of anything else, I’ll repost.

thanks for this review --- we have an angled balcony room on deck 10 in Dec - I heard the balconies aren't to big but angled are a little bigger - did you find that to be true?

Good tip about the cookies... 

wow, sorry you had such bad food.... I was on the SUN in May and the food was fabulous... only ate in the buffet and MDR but loved everything... had heard the buffet was so small - I didn't think it was small - of course, it wasn't as large as on the Epic but we had half the amount of people so it was fine.

oh my.. you have really been through a tough time -- hoping the pain doesn't return and your recovery is quicker than they anticipate..

speedy recovery....so sorry to hear about your leg!

loving this review - can't wait for more

4 hours ago, don't-use-real-name said:

Those would be class IA inside cabins - deck plan diagram cabins 9108 and 9311 near the forward elevators

and adjacent to the stairs. No videos or photos available YET !

I had cabin 9141 an inside cabin that was huge... I did a video of it - although its not the greatest video, it is on youtube -Norwegian Sun inside cabin 9141.

1 hour ago, ColeThornton said:

How many people decorate hotel and resort doors?   Just curious on a slow Monday.

I have seen decorated doors at all inclusive resorts in the Caribbean..one resort decorated it for you if it was a special occasion

On 8/10/2019 at 7:56 AM, Jasonmom said:

 

It really stinks about the meat in Moderno.  I think my Mom and Brother would get a kick out of a Brazilian restaurant.  I went to one once that was excellent.  

 

Mom does not want to go to Mexican restaurant and me and my Brother plan to get off ship in Mexico and have a more authentic Mexican meal.  But thanks

we went to Moderno on the Epic and didn't have any complaints - everything was delicious

1 hour ago, Greenpea2 said:

Clearly NCL has their reasons. If they told you what it was they’d just get a lot of this sort of argument. Bottom line is it’s their ship, they make the rules. People who choose NCL have to deal with their rules. I guess I just don’t get what the big deal is and why some people expend SO much energy fighting this sort of thing. It’s a cruise. It’s a vacation. Relax and enjoy! And if you don’t like the rules, go elsewhere. Am I wrong on this?? Jeez. 

you are right, its not a big deal... BUT some of us spend time and money picking out a decoration that will bring us joy and maybe even the people that just walk past the door... I am not sure this "rule" applies to all ships or even any ship... we only saw it on one persons newsletter - no one else has even confirmed this. 

6 minutes ago, Birdie And Sue said:

 

 

You mean like on the daily newsletters that have been posted here?

all this controversy and we only saw one newsletter from one ship - what if this isn't really a ban...  

Just now, Bootman4U said:

I wonder how many people on this thread have ever been to the safety briefing and really listened to what was being said.

 

A fire at sea is not funny. A bunch of frantic guests running up and down the stairwells because they "thought it would never happen" and worse, because they were too busy looking at their phone during the safety briefing is even more pathetic.

 

And then there are those who question whether or not this is a safety issue but rather something designed to ruin their cruise.  Nobody wants to listen to only your half of a phone conversation much less know your birthday or whatever else you usually plaster all over social media because you "think" it is interesting.  Believe me, it isn't.

Tell me how a magnet is a fire Hazzard? And I could almost bet soon NCL will be selling NCL approved door decorations

12 minutes ago, expectthebest said:

 

Mom last cruise we witnessed our neighbor actually ‘painting’ the outside of his stateroom door with black chalkboard paint... he used the in room hairdryer to quickly dry it and then with colorful chalk he wrote ‘happy 53rd birthday Tammy’

 

the weird thing was it was just him and his wife sailing in the stateroom. His wife’s name was Donna.

 

on the last morning of the cruise the room steward was repainting the door back to the orig color.

 

well there you have it - the reason for the door decorating ban! seriously that is a stupid thing to do -painting your door!