NMTraveller

Hmmm. I was wondering about this same topic. We exclusively dine in specialty restaurants ... We were wondering if Blu was better...

I like Sushi on 5 for the Seafood Tower.

So did we run out of E class cheerleaders? 🙂 For all of the numerous posts on this topic I have never heard a reasonable response to this topic: "If X think IV verandahs are so special why do they not put their suite guests in them?" As from Post #101. In most threads, but not a good answer yet.

If you are into packed bars you will like the E class. If you like relaxing quiet bars you will like S Class. They do not have to be elbow to elbow and loud and shouty to be a gem.

OK. The same for my HAL offers. I suppose that they are just trying to fill ships that have below average bookings with paying customers or customers that will cover the cost of the cruise and have some potential to pay more.

The only thing missing from E class to complete the ambience is rock and roll piped in at 120 db. If you are for loud and shouty ambience, why not loud music?

Just curious how one gets these Blue Chip offers? If it is casino, how much does one gamble to get the deals? I get deals from HAL all the time for free cruises, but I have no idea how I got on their list.

I wish that it was rougher for my 2 cruises. Smooth as butter... One was a bit windy but not very rough. Now if you go on a smaller boat to Delos you might notice. I like a little bit of chop at night and I sleep like a baby.

Maybe you could ask your neighbors to quiet it down a bit. Perhaps they are on their honeymoon also. 🙂 If they can't move you to an inside perhaps try ear plugs.

I think that you must also consider the quality of the bars. For example sky lounge on S class beats anything on E class. The Martini Bar on S class is smaller and more intimate. I can get a drink in a timely fashion. Craft Social vs Cellar Masters... LOL. The one positive that they added on E class was the World Class Bar. The Magic Carpet is just too windy. S class has hands down better bars with a more intimate experience. E class is more loud and shouty. The only E class bar you would find me at would be WCB. That is not much choice. On S class it could be martini bar, cellar masters, wcb, or sky lounge. Numbers or quality. I will take quality. Yet S class has more usable quality bars.

I thought that the Magic Carpet was the windiest place on the ship. I have some pictures to show it. My recollection is that it was laughably windy when the ship was moving.

OP, I agree 110%. From the IVs to the missing Sky Lounge I view it as a hot mess. The only way I intend to sail again on E class would be due to itinerary or if in a suite. The suite cruisers seem to like E class more. I think that you barely touched on the differences...

So I looked into this a bit. AND: "Not only will there be 60+ days worth of blackout dates, but on top of that travel can only be confirmed the day before departure for domestic flights, so you really can’t consistently rely on this to get anywhere. We also don’t know what inventory this availability will come out of, which seems like an important detail." I suppose that to me that the dealbreaker is that travel can only be confirmed the day before departure... It kind of sounds like they are doing a fire sale for their unsold seats. Probably a good deal if you are flexible and don't have a cruise or sailing to meet.

Milford Sound is one of my favorite destinations. I have really enjoyed your pictures. My only recommendation for Milford Sound would be to do an excursion and get off of the boat if you have not already done so. It is a lovely lovely place.

NCL lost one of my bags on my first cruise with them that they eventually found. Not a good way to get new cruisers to book future cruises. Talk about stress. They have a kit where they give you t-shirt, toiletries, etc. Very, very cheesy. I laugh at the experience now. But I learned to just let things work themselves out. Perhaps be more concerned on the 2nd day.

Hmmm. You could go down to guest relations. But I would recommend enjoy your time and things will work out.

There appears to be some weather affecting cruise ships in the area.

Duplicate post.

Ah yes. I think that the record holder would dive into the water off of the ship. Zip into a waiting UBER and catch a 700 AM flight while running through the airport to the gate . 🙂 Once this record was recorded others would dive before the ship docked...

$800 for a flight pass and $800 of stress. I have never flown Frontier nor do I have intentions of doing so. But those that have, have told me that they charge for everything. Just don't bring any bags.

A day's delay would not cut it with my schedule. Perhaps it would be fine for others.

My experience with them is that they do an average job. They may not get you the shortest flights or the best seats. They are a good value though. I don't like a middle man between me and the airlines. I book mine myself without a TA. When things go south I want an answer back right away.

If your dates are after July 10th the schedule is not up yet for Southwest.

In the last week or so I looked at booking a flight on Frontier because they were having a 100% off sale. I was skeptical when I saw their advertisement for the deal. When I did a mock booking it was actually 10% off. 🙂 There were numerous other issues. They only had one flight back from where I was going. If the flight was cancelled I would have to wait the next day. Add all of this to them being a below par airline and no way would I fly them.

They have that 24/7. Just order a beer and a hot dog at the pool. 🙂