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GORDONCHICK

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  1. We never got tier pins for any of our tiers - we're platinum now, and ave been for a while. But I'm missing some fo the ship pins because they stopped doing them for a bit.
  2. The wine we always give away - or used to until we found out we could trade it in for something we would actually drink. We already get a bag of free laundry. This will probably be the first NCL cruise we go on where we aren't receiving treats every single day. Over the years, we've known officers on board and they showered us with love, but I think most have either left sailing or NCL, some are in NCL HQ, etc.
  3. Thank you. This is what I thought, but hubby thought otherwise.
  4. We haven't sailed in a few years and the newest NCL ship we've been on is the Breakaway. My husband is saying that club suites are the same as suites as far as the "extras" go, but I don't think so. Besides extra room, what do you get when you book a club suite other than the cabin itself? And yes, I searched but went through 2 pages of stuff that didn't pertain.
  5. This really helps clear up some things for me for our possible upcoming cruise. And it's really too bad. We wanted to spend three extra days in the disembarkation port but it sounds like that's really an option.
  6. Contact Victor and he or one of his people may be able to handle this for you. He a very nice man and really likes to take care o his customers! If not, there's a lady named Anita Tennyson (and she's on FB) who gives stand up paddle board lessons and she might be able to help you out as well.
  7. Helpful. I see you want me to dig through all the menus to find or not find something that many people already know. And I have the app. The cruise isn't booked yet.
  8. Where can I find some current MDR menus? Also looking specifically for creme brulee, escargot, lamb - MDR or specialties or not to be found anymore?
  9. Wow. Hard time believing you can't book specialties before boarding. Not that I don't believe you all. Just don't understand not using the technology instead of having to stampede to make reservations.
  10. Disappointing. We aren't booking another Alaskan cruise at this point, having done 3 and there are lots of other places to go.
  11. Yep. Checked a large-ish suitcase per adult plus a large garment bag. We don't even have a garment bag anymore.
  12. IMO, there's always wear and tear on ships, due to the number of passengers on and off plus the sea air. Also IMO, Alaska should be more focused on the itinerary than the actual ship (same goes for Europe). To really experience Alaska, that is off the ship. Whatever glacier(s) you put priority on, and if there are specific ports you want to hit. We did a cruise on HAL solely because I wanted to go to Sitka. The fact that our 3rd person (minor son at the time) was free except port charges and taxes was also a plus. I definitely wouldn't sail HAL again (at least not for another 15-20 years) or in the Caribbean unless it's an itinerary thing. And what I've learned from reviews - some people's expectations and travel standards are very different than ours. There are some reviewers on here that I put a whole lot more stock in than others because I've learned that their expectations and standards are pretty similar to ours. I also don't take travel recommendations from my SIL. Why? She rents castles to stay in while in Scotland and Ireland! I think that would be cool - if I had her basically unlimited budget. But we don't. If people drag on things that aren't important to you, just skip that part. As far as food goes, that's incredibly subjective. I'm a great cook. But not a chef. I am picky about food but my criteria is probably different from many. That's okay!
  13. Yep, absolutely jaw-dropping! These are from 2007 and we were on Mercury.
  14. I also LOVE Hubbard! We seem to be in the minority, but it does depend on the time of year because it's trickier to see (fogged in) or get close to (lots of bigger ice in the water).
  15. I checked and all Edge Panama Canal cruises are RT Ft Lauderdale and are partial transits. The ship will hang out in Gatun Lake. Some passengers may elect for excursions and they usually leave the ship in ship lifeboats. The ship stays in Gatun until they (the canal authority) get most of the traffic through going westbound. They will then turn one side into eastbound traffic and the ship will go through. If you're in a balcony on the port side, you would most likely see ships heading west while you're heading east in the canal. It's very cool. Docking in Colon at Cristobal Pier may have changed since I've been there (2004). Back then, it was a warehouse with lots of booths of handmade things (and some junk). It's a very industrial area, or at least it was, so walking around wasn't advised. But there were some kind of carts that you paid the people to take you to a different area. There weren't excursions from that area back then, but I would hope there would be now. Hilarious thing I remember about this stop: my son was 3.5yo, so very short. We were standing by the rails and looking at the dancers, who weren't wearing a lot of clothing. But my son couldn't see much and all he could see was there feet so he announced that they weren't wearing shoes - loudly. Everyone around us just laughed. He was pretty popular on that cruise. There were 3 kids on the entire cruise. My son, a 9yo girl named Jessica and a baby. Aaron and Jessica ran that kid's program. They got to choose everything they did.
  16. The partial we did was 12 nights, so it was as long as some full transits. We liked that it returned to the same port and hit some quasi unusual ports along with some very common.
  17. Your ship should "line up" before 6am, so you will see it lit. The boats and ships will enter in the order that those directing canal traffic arrange, which should the be line up order. Sometimes small boats are shuffle to fit in with other smaller boats. It sounds like you may be doing a partial transit. Our partial transit was transiting the Gatun locks (before the Panamax canals but where they would be was pointed out to us) and floated around in Gatun Lake. Some passengers took excursions that took them off the ship in different directions. They did not board the ship again until we were docked at Cristobal Pier so they only saw the transit early that morning.
  18. My husband collects ALL the receipts! It's the CPA in him! LOL.
  19. IMO, do a carry on (that would fit in a plane's cabin luggage compartment) that will have a change of clothes, swimsuit, any medications or must haves (C-pap, etc), electronics and jewelry. Check anything else and it will be delivered to your cabin. While I'm sure you are more than capable of schlepping all your luggage, you're on vacation! Relax and let someone else do the heavy lifting! Have a great time!
  20. Alaska and Europe are where the itineraries should be the top priority, IMO. This doesn't just include ports, but TIME in ports is important to me. I am one that prefers Hubbard over Glacier Bay. BUT there's a huge caveat to that! If sailing early in the season, there's a good chance of fog covering Hubbard or not getting very close because of all the ice in the water. If cruising late in the season, you have a much better chance of actually seeing Hubbard. The wildlife in Glacier Bay is amazing, but the glaciers did not impact me like Hubbard did. Our last cruise to AK was in 2015 and it was in very late May. The itinerary had both Glacier Bay AND Hubbard. However, Hubbard was so fogged in that we couldn't hear a thing. But we could hear the calving - soooo frustrating!
  21. My husband still has to wear a suit and tie to work. Which is exactly why it's not appealing in vacation.
  22. This is actually Bermuda formal - as long as they wear the knee socks and dress shoes.
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