Pete's Girl

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Hello out there!! My wife and I are cruising to Bermuda on the Escape next month and I was wondering if anyone had any insight about the island and how gay friendly it is/isn't. I've heard alternative lifestyles are generally frowned upon there, but I'm wondering if anyone has had any experience with that...good and bad...that they'd like to share. We're a pretty conservative open couple...ie holding hands, etc and I'm wondering if this is a place we should refrain from doing so.

Thanks in advance!!!

I won an upgrade to the forward PH on Escape. Loved it. The balcony was small but we rarely used it anyway.Enjoy!

You didn't feel like you missed out because of the balcony being so small? We had a forward facing penthouse on the Jade last year before it went to dry dock and the balcony was HUGE! We spent time out there because we felt we were wasting it if we didn't, but I'm wondering if that's the one thing we'll miss. You didn't miss it at all?

Absolutely

 

The extra space, separate living room area are wonderful. The forward facing suites are our room of choice. You are physically under the Haven courtyard, and it is a short elevator ride up.

Thanks for the advice everyone!! We decided to go with the forward facing penthouse suite!! We're so excited and can't wait for this cruise!

Thanks again for the insight!

If you were in Aft Balcony (B1) deck 10 family of 4------------------

 

would you bid for a forward Penthouse suite???????? both on Deck 10

 

the is for sailing on the GEM this june

 

 

Just looking for your personal opinions!! Thank you for any advice!!!

We've been in a forward penthouse suite on the Jade...which I believe is the same class ship as the Gem. We've also sailed the Gem twice. I would say, absolutely.....without a doubt...YES. Bid on it. It's a great suite. :)

Congratulations!! and Less stress prior to the cruise.

When you are that close money wise you might as well just grab what you want!! I basically did the same thing except did not get to the point where I could bid a few days prior the final for Haven prices had dropped for the H5, while I really wanted H6 those prices were crazy high but the H5 difference was very close to what I planned on bidding. To not have to worry about where we might be or if any would be left. Plus getting my luggage tags mailed to me I figured it was worth it to make the big jump. :D

And the interesting thing about that was, while I was on the phone changing the reservation, the price dropped. I took it as a sign that I was supposed to get it instead of waiting!!

Sailing 5/29 Breakaway. Our $75pp bid on minisuite was successful. Was hoping to make it into the Haven, and I thought I bid generously. Still, I'm happy to get upgraded at all!

 

Our failed Haven bids were:

$1460pp for the Haven Forward Facing Penthouse (H7)

$1415pp for the Haven Aft-facing Penthouse (H6)

$1670pp for the Haven 2 bedroom Family Villa (H4)

$1515pp for the Haven Owner's Suite with Large Balcony (H3)

$1790pp for the Haven Deluxe Owner's Suite with Large Balcony (H2)

We're sailing on the June 3rd Escape. Our bids were quite generous too, but today I caved and just booked what we wanted. Our bids were only about $200 from total cost of what we wanted anyway, and once you've gotten to that point, and you're willing to spend $2000pp, you may as well pull the additional $200 and upgrade it yourself.

I'm going to miss the angst....sort of. I was getting way too obsessed. Mock bookings, checking inventories, you name it, I did it. It was fun, but at the end of the day, I really wanted that forward facing penthouse suite. And with only 2 left....I bit the bullet. Maybe next time I'll have the patience. :')

Here is my forward from Deck 10 on the Escape!

 

 

Kerry hope it helps!

 

 

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The pics look great!!! Thanks for sharing! Would you say that you'd choose this category again? Is there anything you were disappointed about? Ex: balcony size, view, etc. Thanks so much!

Forward Facing Suite is not actually in the haven, it’s below it, but its much bigger (separate bedroom and living room). The exception to this is the handicapped accessible Forward Facing Suit on the 13th floor.

Would you choose that over a courtyard suite in the Haven itself?

Hello out there!! I'm sailing on the Escape this summer and am considering upgrading my balcony cabin to either a forward facing suite or the courtyard suite. I've never been in the Haven and would love this opportunity. Do you have a preference between the two and if so, why? I can't figure out, other than size, which is "better."

Thoughts? Pros? Cons? Thanks in advance!!!

amtrak into Penn station from Princeton Junction- Uber from Penn Station to Pier 88. NJ Transit is even cheaper but not as nice! About 30$ per person each way on Amtrak and half that on NJ Transit. We always use NJ Transit and have no issues!

I agree with the Amtrak or NJ Transit to Penn Station....and then cab it to Pier 88. It's probably the quickest/cheapest route.

I'm curious to hear of anyone who's rented a Twizzy in Bermuda. We are considering it....sailing into Royal Dockyard on June 3rd. Is it worth it? Where did you rent from? Were you able to keep it parked overnight at Dockyard? Thanks in advance!!!

Please tell me I’m not the only one checking it every few minutes ��

We're not sailing until June 3rd and I'm checking EVERY day!!!

We won in the fair range...however a week out from sailing there were 27 left. I do think you have a great chance!

We're really crossing our fingers with this. Thanks so much for your reply!

We are 45 days out from our Bermuda sailing out of NYC on the Escape and I have a few questions...or perhaps would like some opinions. This is my first time bidding for Haven upgrades and I'm really crossing my fingers on this but I don't know how June sailings to Bermuda will fare with upgrades. Having said that, there are 17 Haven suites left on the website as of today...and while I know that's not entirely accurate due to mock bookings etc, I'm wondering what you all think are the chances of the possibility of an upgrade. We've bid in the mid "good" range and while we're good if we don't get it (we'll take another cruise with the money if we don't), we'd sure like to have this experience. What are your experiences with numbers like that? My apologies if I'm repeating what others have asked.

Thanks in advance!!