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We were there pre=COVID; two suggestions:

1. First thing off the ship take a taxi up to the Fort. That way you can see the early ceremonies and then take the tour. Worth it. Then you can walk, down, the hill to the boardwalk; no need for a taxi.

2. On the boardwalk we went on the WW2 Canadian Corvette exhibited, HMCS Sacacville. Really great. No tours available when we were there but were lucky to bump into the son of a sailor who had severed on her in WW2 and he gave a tour. Just an exceptional experience.

Ran across one yesterday that threw me briefly. I tried to book an excursion with a 9:00 departure. In my cart then when I tried to check out it said no longer available. I assumed the tour was canceled; turned out the 9:00 time was sold out; I booked the one leaving 30 min later.

Would have been better if NCL had said "try another time slot"; that would have saved me some angst.

Regarding my OP.

NCL chat gave me more of an opinion than an answer the other day. But I had time today, called, and was transferred to an excursion specialist. When pressed if she had a time breakdown of the excursion she looked for it and found there is a 15min photo stop on Cadillac Mountain.

That's the info I was looking for.

Thanks to all who chipped into my post. It's been interesting.

Yea, but 5K voted and win lose is a binary outcome. For me it's like watching Maine's version of BREXIT.

Out of curiosity I Googled Bar Harbor:

Small town, population 5,535

Median household income $67,245

Thinking about the voters who passed the referendum w 58% "for" (1,780/1273), doesn't feel like a small, "wealthy", group could sway much. Considering the size of the town that's actually an amazing voter turn-out.

The rest of us can only watch and wish them well in their choices.

SHOF525, Thx. I had checked that site and it does show the Breakaway in Bar Harbor 10/9 do I did make the switch to NCL.

I'm figuring 90% chance it works 😀.

Princess canceled the stop so I canceled them; booked NCL. From what I've read as long as the cruise line booked a slot before the town voted restrictions, Nov 22, they will honor it for the 2024 season. After that it doen't look good.

Has anyone taken NCL's "An Intimate Look at Acadia National Park" excursion?

Does it allow time on Cadillac mountain to walk around and take some photos?

Anytime we're planning a vacation, land or sea we try to remember that things like waterfalls, rivers etc.tend to cycle with the snow melts in the mountains.

So late summer; waterfalls and rivers are low. Spring thaws give spectacular waterfalls and deeper rivers (access).

We're in the process of booking a new cruise with NCL. This will be our 13th with NCL; over 30 cruises overall.

We've always used their insurance

Since we're getting older and I have diabetes I looked at the coverage a little closer and called both NCL and AON regarding pre-existing conditions.

I'd expected to find that as long as you purchased the coverage at booking you'd get a waiver on the issue. I found the conversations with both reps less than clear; but with the feeling that no waiver is given and that if I had an issue it would be evaluated at the time of a claim.

I found that unacceptable; I'd be better getting insurance through a third party (John Hancock, AIG, etc) where a waiver is given up front as long as you purchase the policy at (near) the time of booking.

Anyone have thoughts / experience with this?

No issues w one chair at Horseshoe Bay

No issues seating, helpful staff

The standard Disney policy did not cover pre-existing conditions; I have diabetes so had to go third party.

There are many sites available that will give you rates comparing various providers. Providers vary in what they cost and cover considerably.

Be aware some policies are secondary to your normal ins. Also they vary in terms of max benefits. Some offer "cancel for any reason" coverage (50 / 75% depending).

We'll be on the Prima in a few weeks. Is there a "behind the scenes" tour available. How do you sign up.

On 8/31/2022 at 12:46 PM, OnceAMarineAlwaysAMarine said:

Here is the show schedule for Oasisis on the 8/14/22 sailing.

Thanks for the show line-up; much appreciated.

Thx for the great info.

Question; which nights do they present the CATS show?

The forward section of deck 15 is essentially a library area.. Lots of nooks and crannies for privacy. At the very front of the ship a bar and Starbucks with a great view forward. Front a has food setup where you can get coffee / and danish in the AM. Port and starboard have areas with setups mid day snacks. The deck is not advertised much and consequently quiet and generally underutilized.

it is confusing; actually Bermuda has their requirement, NCL has theirs.

You can satisfy Bermuda with a NAAT test, etc 4 days ahead.

But w or wo that you need an antigen, etc. test 2 days before for NCL.

We used the mail order test from Inspire that NCL partners with.

One thing we did that cost me >$500. I called Bermuda to verify receipt / acceptance. Both times I was on hold about an hour and a half. I forgot it was a toll call to my cell. Don't make the same mistake; or arange for a day pass on your cell to mitigate cost.

We were on a Princess cruise in September. Couldn't book the shuttle ahead of the cruise but as soon as the ship left NYC They offered the shuttle bus to the "city center" for $15.95 pp. The drop off / pick up was near Quincy market on Old Atlantic ave, between Milk & Central. It worked out great, we walked around the North end, ate at the Green Dragon, & back to the cruise terminal easily on time.

Great review, Thx for posting. We had gone on the Regal Sept 29; great cruise. One item you mentioned about the wine gave me a smile though. I'm usually a beer drinker, but on the last night I decided to order a glass of wine with dinner. I ordered a Pinot Noir, the waiter came back sorry we're out; so I ordered a different vineyard's, sorry out. OK ordered a Riesling, out. Ordered a Merlot , out. He advised at that point the wine steward offered to open a bottle of pinot noir; I declined and ordered a Grolsch; which they brought; and we all relaxed. We had a great cruise, sounds like Princess needs to get it's wine act together though.

We had anytime dining, ate in the dining rooms three times. We suggest not arriving when the rooms first open. Hundreds of folks at the same process stage simultaneously. The rooms open at different times; suggest you go after the room's been open for awhile.

I went thru 9/29. Scheduled for 2 arrived 13 was on ship 12:30; best ever. Getting off was great too. The difference was the ship not the port as far as I could tell; the other lines should study and copy.