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Any guesses why the mid May (May 12/May 19th, 2024) Anthem sailings aren't showing up on Royal's website? Only seeing the short 2 nighter on the 10th and then May 26th.

Yeah just noticed this this afternoon. Booked for January 17, 2021 so not a great sign. Would love to think it's something with capacity or ship changes this far out, but not optimistic

Was Siglo still on board performing in The Cavern?

They were onboard for the March 10th-14th cruise :)

Intro: I'm a late 20's female who has been lucky enough to cruise a bunch-living in Florida for the last 10 years definitely helps, as does having a very generous PTO policy at work :) Typically I cruise with my mother who is as much of a cruise addict as I am, but this cruise was myself, her, her fiance, and two former of her former coworkers. First cruise for the fiance and one of the former coworkers and first cruise in many years for the other former coworker, while it was the 6th time on NCL for mom and I in the last 4 years.

Embarkation: We drove over from Tampa, and parked at the Radisson via Park Port Canaveral. Easy process and were at the terminal by about 10 minutes to 1 pm. Although the embarkation line looked bad, it moved quickly and we were on board by about 1:30ish.

Cabin: I was in a studio cabin on deck 12 and loved it. Perfect amount of space for just me, easy walk up to get food, the lounge was a nice touch but didn't seem to get utilized a ton on this cruise. There was a large group with an Orlando based podcast (Tom & Dan) and I think many of the people in the studios were with that group, so already had a group to hang out with on board. Would have zero hesitation about booking a studio again if going solo.

Ports: We've had a recent cold snap in Florida (cold for us at least) and the weather wasn't picture perfect Caribbean at either port. Great Stirrup Cay was chilly in the morning but warmed up nicely. Unfortunately it was windy all day which put the kibosh on mom and I's plan for parasailing but nothing you can do about that. Nassau was cloudy with off and on rain most of the day. Three of us did a tour with one of the drivers just outside the terminal who was great-took us to Fort Fincastle, the Queen's Staircase, a local fish market, one of the rum cake factories, Atlantis, and the Straw Market for $25 a piece. Did a great job and covered many of the "must see" Nassau sites.

On board: We ate in the dining room on the first and last night, Le Bistro on Great Stirrup Cay night, and Moderno after Nassau. I'm not a picky eater and felt the food was great everywhere and service was very quick. I did not go to Priscilla or Burn the Floor having seen them last year. Our friends went to Cirque Dreams and raved about it. Julie Barr was one of the on board comedians and she was fantastic. The Piano Bar was also great. Cruise staff did a terrific job with games, trivia, etc. especially since the sea day was a bit rocky and on the cool side.

Spring Breakers: Yes there were a lot of them on board. Mostly clustered around the pool bars, but otherwise really not a big bother. Saw a few being helped back to their cabin who were definitely a little worse for wear, but that's pretty much it.

Overall another fantastic trip on the Epic! Next scheduled cruise is a pre Thanksgiving weekend cruise on the Carnival Victory and it can't get here fast enough!

Got a drop of about $50 pp for an inside on the Gem next summer. Not a lot, but a nice little savings!

Just got off the Sun a week ago yesterday going to the western Caribbean. Loved the ship-great size. We were in an inside on deck 8 (8111) right near the forward elevators-no issue with noise, and it was nice to be only a few decks up to the lido and a few decks down to the Stardust, etc. Cabin was good size for two people, although the showers are pretty darn small.

We went to two specialty restaurants-Teppanyaki and Moderno. Food and service were great in both, and the staff in Moderno were especially friendly. Main dining rooms were also very good and you could see officers and other bigwigs helping out consistently which was great.

We had an issue with our toilet on the last sea day with it not flushing and they were very efficient and helpful with fixing it quickly.

Great ship, great crew, great cruise!

Just returned yesterday from a fabulous week on the Sun. We purchased a future cruise reward and are eager to put it to good use ;) How soon do they typically show up in your MyNCl account?

Just off the Sun today-Zumba was offered on both sea days I believe, with there being two classes yesterday. Both were free-held poolside and very hot!

Just got our assignment yesterday for our March 8th Sun cruise-booked inside guarantee got an inside.

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