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10 hours ago, oldplayer532 said:

I hope there is still The Baked Alaska in MDR!

I never saw baked Alaska on NCL - even in Alaska. Saw it many times on X.

45 minutes ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

What is the "HD?"

Hotel Director (4 stripes on the shoulders or cuffs for formal uniforms, only answers to the captain).

59 minutes ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

Why don't you have time for that?

I have metastatic breast cancer.  I literally don't care what y'all do, collect or wear. Y'all do you.  I'm gonna do me while I can.

On 2/16/2023 at 2:33 PM, MSP_CRUISER said:

When people choose to make a statement, then yes I will make a judgement on that statement. It's no different then seeing a political sign in a neighbors yard. It's hard not to judge when people go though all the effort to advertise there status or opinion with others.

You lost me using the wrong "their" there.

We've never gotten tier pins but would have liked to.

Honestly, I don't care what others wear or collect.  I don't have time for that.  Ask me why - it might change your perspective a bit.

I was told/read that MDR menus can be found on the app under your booking but I haven't found them.  I must be looking in the wrong place.  This is our first sailing snce the app, so I'm sure there's a lot I'm unfamiliar with/haven't figured out yet.

Also, I know we used to be able to get creme brulee in LeBistro but I didn't see it on their menu.  Is is available on board anywhere?  One of my favorite memories is from about 10 years ago.  We were in the MDR (group of 8), and the HD found out I loved creme brulee - I have no idea how unless the HD he relieved told him.  They weren't being served in the MDR but here came 8 of them delivered to our table on top of what others had ordered for dessert.  A guy at a nearby table started pointing and was gettng ready to say something.  One guy in our party would rather smoke than eat dessert so we passed his creme brulee to the guy at the other table.

Hubby is going to want to know if crepes are still made and served at the buffet in the evenings.

2 minutes ago, Nilbog said:

I'm curious, what do you trade the wine for that you would actually drink?

A wine we like.  Not a fan of the sparkling wine.  We've also given them as part of an extra thank you to crew.  I can't have alcohol anymore due to medication so that's what we'd do now.

Edited - found what I was looking for!

Just say no if you are prone to sea sickness.  I stck to midship.  Sometimes what they consider an upgrade isn't an upgrade to us.

That's really too bad.  All NCL sailings are not indicative of this.  And the first issue was most likely not due to anything NCL did or didn't do, but the others are.

On 2/12/2023 at 1:24 PM, romalley99 said:

 

I wear my Ambassador Latitudes Pin with my name customized on it -- but I see many wearing their other tier pins all the time, especially at the party. 

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.

14 minutes ago, RB9643 said:

 

... and a bottle of sparkling wine. The bathroom and slightly more living space is the main attraction for us.  Also, there are a bunch of non-connecting rooms (at least on deck 10).

 

 

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.

Thank you.  This is what I thought, but hubby thought otherwise.

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.

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.

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.

55 minutes ago, viperfoth said:

Easiest is to download the Celebrity App on your Phone. All the menus show up there for future cruises.

 

If no future cruises then.... search the forum 🙂  

 

 

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.  

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?

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.

15 minutes ago, mahdnc said:

Disappointing.  We aren't booking another Alaskan cruise at this point, having done 3 and there are lots of other places to go.

21 hours ago, calicakes said:

Where can we find the power up points from those games earlier this year?

I got points for one but not the other.

1 hour ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

The OP specifically asked about RT Hawaii on X.

9 minutes ago, mfs2k said:

Right. Most going in a cruise check a bag. But in the good old days of formal nights we used to each check two. And so did most other cruisers. Not anymore. 

Yep.  Checked a large-ish suitcase per adult plus a large garment bag.  We don't even have a garment bag anymore.

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!

2 minutes ago, bigbenboys said:

In my eyes the Hubbard Glacier is my favorite. Also Ziplining in Icey Strait Point. Photos from Millie June 2022. You can see the excursion boat in the one photo.

Yep, absolutely jaw-dropping! These are from 2007 and we were on Mercury.

2 hours ago, bigbenboys said:

We did 2 Alaska cruises this year and one last year. Celebrity has 3 ships that do Alaska. If a newer ship is important to you, then look at Millennium. Millennium has been updated. Also Millie goes to Hubbard Glacier. HG is my favorite glacier. In my eyes Solstice is in good shape. We are back on her in 2 weeks.

https://www.celebritycruises.com/blog/celebrity-millennium-revolution

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).