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thanks for the thread! I'm on Breakaway on the 24th and getting hyped for it! now I need to watch Captain Ron!

I'm going to be on PoA in 2 weeks and this thread was very informative! Thanks!

hmm. interesting.

It's there mainly because it had to replace the margaritaville on some ships of this class.
Honestly it's the best burger I had on ship (I forget if it was the Bliss or the Joy) and they do a full nacho plate with better options than OSheehan's/Local...

2 hours ago, ziggyuk said:

 

Can I ask how the shows work on the big ships, I have only done Jewel class before?

 

I can see I can book them but only 2 dates on my 7 day, do these big shows only play a couple of days?

If so what happens on the other days, is it regular shows like I saw on the Jewel class?

Is it best to book in advance or ASAP on the ship, do they sell out?

On the Bliss and Joy shows I've been on, they would have the Beatles cover band play at least one night in the big theater since the 'cavern club' venue was packed for every performance...

I'm booked on August 7th to go to Alaska and I will eat a small part of my hat if it doesn't go. not disagreeing with anything you're saying, other than my chances!

I'm living in Seattle and have been on  Bliss and Joy to Alaska and had great times!

Just booked myself for August 7, 2021! Looking forward to drinking my belly full in District for a week!

It all worked out!

5 minutes ago, dipan0000 said:

I am also in same. NCL app is also crashing, at least on iOS. Probably side effect of their maintenance and must be normal.

Thanks for this. Reading the suggestion to use the app, I reinstalled it and it keeps crashing on me. Oh well. I’ll print every proof of purchase I have and talk my way into the ship at the time I was assigned: 10:30-11:00am.

Someone please tell me this is normal? There's a notice about an outage in service on the sight but that says it wouldn't start until tomorrow night.

I think I have printed out the proper confirmations but I was checking in to make sure there weren't other docs I needed to print!

Has this happened to anyone else?

12 minutes ago, Bootman4U said:

I am sorry but can we stop with the ageist stuff? Sending food BACK because it isn't cooked correctly or having a Come to Jesus meeting with the person in a restaurant who actually makes a difference because the service was sub-par is not "an age thing" IM very AGED opinion.  It's called growing a set and realizing that you paid for something and making sure it gets delivered.

 

However, there seem to be a lot of people who have what most would consider to be unreasonable demands and that isn't an age thing either.

When I said "maybe it's an age thing" I was referring to behavior I've noticed that doesn't make sense to me, that I've only seen in older post-retirement-age people. I wasn't making fun of older people, I was speculating that maybe this behavior that seems unusual to me might be more normal for older people for whatever reason. That reason might be that they were exposed to better service decades ago and they are still holding people to that higher standard they became accustomed to, or it might be that people just get crankier and more nit-picky as they age. I don't know what the reason is but in my experience, I've never seen a younger (well, <60) person send something back to the kitchen.

I meant no offense and apologize if I upset you.

19 hours ago, Snagler said:

Which restaurant served these? Want to keep my eye out for them next week. 

I'm not an expert, but if you're on Joy next week that means you are going to Alaska. You will have many crab options in every port your go to! Maybe just wait for a port meal for crab?

1 minute ago, Son of a son of a ... said:

 

Still only 4 of 5 stars ... one-half star better than the Sky.  OP wanted to know “why” the bad reviews ... even CC was not that over-joyed.  It was suppose to be a purpose built ship and now it has been repurposed.  This boondoggle will hang around NCL’s neck for awhile.

you're being silly. it's a positive review.

48 minutes ago, Son of a son of a ... said:

 

CC gave it 4 out of 5, which is not great given that the lowest NCL rating was 3.5 for the Sky.  Basically, the editor did not find “joy” in 20% of the ship/services.  

... or you could actually READ the review, which is in no way a bad one at all:

notes from cruise critic's review of Joy (Dori Saltzman)

positive: 
'packed with engaging activities and spaces'
'gorgeous and serene Observation Lounge'
'so many of the activities onboard are sure to put a smile on your face'
'the crew are among the friendliest we've encountered at sea'

negative:
'be prepared for a variety of extra costs onboard' (Galaxy Pavilion and specialty dining)
'there are just two small pools to serve everyone onboard'
'pool deck is one of the oddest we've seen' (big space between 2 diagonally-opposed pools, wasted space)
'no spa thermal suite or relaxation room'

Don't be a hater.

38 minutes ago, Son of a son of a ... said:

 

CC gave it 4 out of 5, which is not great given that the lowest NCL rating was 3.5 for the Sky.  Basically, the editor did not find “joy” in 20% of the ship/services.  

Well,  that's ONE way to interpret 4 out of 5 stars...

People love logging on here to tell us they had a "terrible" dinner at Cagney's because their baked potato arrived a couple of minutes after their steak. It seems like people refuse to ask for service from their waiters just so they can complain about how long it took. One reviewer claimed that they were done with their steaks before their baked potato came out. I find this hard to believe, unless the reviewer just started eating the steak without saying anything. It's a steak place! Baked potato basically comes with every order! They are baking potatoes constantly. If they brought your steak out and you didn't have your potato, I'd immediately say "where's the potato" to the person who brought it out and I guarantee a potato would be brought out to me in 1 minute.

I guess it's partly an age thing, but I feel that a lot of users here are more interested in being critics than enjoying their cruise. It's not cruiseenjoyers.com, right? Some people here are more inclined to not react in any way to servers ON their cruise just so they can complain about the service when they get back.

Hey there all,

I'll be on a cruise June 1st-8th that will be stopping Victoria. As a big movie fan as well as a lover of movie theaters themselves I thought I'd maybe try to see a movie during the 8 hour window (4pm - midnight).

Is there a fancy old movie theater in Victoria that I should check out? Am I silly for seeking out a movie theater instead of an excursion?

Thanks!

29 minutes ago, kitkat343 said:

Kids used to be half price, which was great - my 3 year old loved moderno. Now it’s an expensive option unless you use the kids menu.  

In my opinion, paying even half price to feed a 3 year old Brazilian steakhouse meat is a waste of money. They'd prefer hotdogs and mac and cheese.

2 minutes ago, ColinIllinois said:

 

 

The OP isn't traveling in a studio but a cabin outside the lounge with someone else so they won't be able to use it.

 

Oh okay thanks, I should read more closely. My main point still stands, they will hear no noise from the lounge is my guess. 

the lounge is not a club, it's just a room to meet up in with some OJ, water and cookies. the only music is like background-at-Starbucks type music. being right next to the lounge will be great because you can grab a cup of water whenever you want really quickly. 

Source: solo on Bliss last year

2 hours ago, cruisencrazy said:

I got pregnant with my 27 yr old son sailing in the owners suite of the Norway. 

... nice.

7 hours ago, Birdie And Sue said:

 

I sincerely hope you only request an ADA cabin if you actually need one.  Booking such a cabin when not an ADA passenger is despicable.

Doesn't "We didn’t know it was a disabled person’s cabin till we got there" cover the question you are asking?

Making baseless accusations is despicable.

12 minutes ago, tallyho8 said:

On many cruise ships I have been on, there are x or r rated comedy shows where they use explicit language and they ban minors under 18 from these shows. It only stands to reason then, that if minors are around, the cruise line should not allow explicit language around them. If you ban minors form places where there is explicit language then you should ban explicit language from places where there are minors.

 

This makes sense to me but I guess some will criticize me about it because I am from the "Deep South".

First off, there is basically no such thing as an X rated comedy show. That would mean people are like having sex during the show or being crazy explicit describing sexual acts. That's not happening on any cruise ship comedy shows. What you'll see in the 18+ shows is mild R-rated comedy that mentions adult topics like sex and drinking and weed or whatever.

Your reasoning is nonsensical to me. Because they don't allow kids into a show where adult content is discussed, adult content shouldn't be allowed to be discussed by ANYONE in a public location where kids ARE allowed? What?!  

Some people just don't think that the world needs to revolve around "protecting" children. Adults are allowed to curse and speak about adult topics in public. If you don't want your kids hearing about adult things, it is on you to "protect" them from that. 

Of course this doesn't mean people are allowed to be annoying to people around them. If an individual in a party at a restaurant or other public gathering location is being loud and several other surrounding parties have kind of made eye contact with each other and rolled their eyes, I'd expect someone to walk over and ask politely for the person to take it down a notch. Right?

19 minutes ago, mjkacmom said:

Why not? From 19+ we allowed our kids to be alone in the cabin (and in our home). NCL doesn’t care.

Huh? 19 year olds are adults.

On 5/6/2019 at 8:26 AM, Birdie And Sue said:

I highly doubt you can switch for free.  It is always a possibility but unlikely.  There really is no magic number that is 100% relevant.  Just call every few days and see what the current cost to upgrade directly is.  As soon as you get a price that you are wiling to pay, go for it.

Others have already called this out and I don't want to pile on BUT:

I can now confirm 100% that you CAN switch for free, because I just called up NCL and after a 10 minute wait on hold I was given a free upgrade from sailaway inside to sailaway balcony. I noticed this week that sailaway balcony price had dropped to almost the exact price I'd already paid for inside so I thought I'd give it a shot. I thought they would try to sell me on paying the difference between what I've already paid and current NON-sailaway balcony but she just came back from the hold music and told me that I was approved for a free upgrade! So much coffee while staring at the sea is in my future...