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Supposedly NCL let's you access/post on CC for free while aboard. Considering she bought the top end wifi package, I hope she's raising unholy heck with IT.

Norwegian JOY

2/2/2020-2/14/2020

Captain Gunnar

GM -- Ron Mottahed

Asst. GM -- Marites "Mama Tek" Sonza

F&B -- Gilbert Derecho

CD -- Dan "Dan-Dan" Cuasito

Executive Chef -- Praveen Mathias

Chef du Cuisine -- Savio da Silva

Restaurant Mgr -- Vikram Rao

Beverage Mgr -- Suresh Palyekar

Asst. Bev. Mgr -- Frederick Vallejos

Exec. Housekeeper -- Cherry Paje

Guest Svcs. Mgr -- Rodel Gemeniano

Grp. Srvcs./Access -- Ligaya Dagasdas & Jessica Owhin

This is all I know.

If Dan-Dan is singing, GO! What a voice!!! He and Arwin (who also has a very nice voice) did a tribute to Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli show. It was the first time they'd performed it. WOW.

Leaving on the Joy February 2nd. Anyone know who the Restaurant Manager and Executive Chef are?

On my recent 10-day the free minutes could be swapped on day 1 for one device unlimited, $63.79 total for the 10 days. 

23 hours ago, dns20 said:

Does Crown Princess really have on demand TV now?  This must be a recent upgrade.

Yes.

I'm on board now. Not a large selection of movies or TV shows, but all are at no charge. 

Movies shown on MUTS will be shown the following afternoon in Explorers Lounge, then they will be put on demand in the cabins.

21 hours ago, steelers36 said:

True, but the OP clearly wants a situation where both they and cabin mate can be connected at the same time.  That requires either two individual packages or one 4 Device package.

I was coyly suggesting that if they can coordinate usage, they can share a one device package. 😉

I'm currently on the Crown and purchased the one device package. If I'm logged on with one and want to switch to the other, the second device can kick the first off the network. So, I'm finding no need for a multiple device package. 

Just a contrarian opinion....

I boarded the Crown 10/8. No problems with the Medallion Class app. A few days ago the update loaded to my tablet. Now Ocean Concierge is bundled in the app. The update has also loaded to my phone now. Still no problems, works great. Both are Samsung. 

Thanks for the update! 

So how did this turn out? Inquiring minds want to know! 😁

2 hours ago, Eskylady said:

 I also need to let Princess know I'll be sailing solo. (His idea. I lost a parent, a sibling and my job of 25 years to a sell out, oh and we moved - please no judgement on that..I'd love to have him with me. His anxiety makes travel very difficult for him)....    Thanks so much. 

Esklady, I completely understand where you're coming from. My story is nearly identical to yours. I'm solo on the same sailing (trying to regain my sanity) -- come join us on the roll call!

On my upcoming Crown sailing the event is nightly from 4:30-6:30.

On 8/5/2019 at 11:34 PM, medsed said:

Our little one is on the tiny size. I think we will have to come up with something. She will never leave it around her neck.  Perhaps I can fashion a way to put it around her ankle.  Not sure what we will do......except joy our vacation....lol

I just scrolled through the options presented to me in OceanReady. It seems to me the clip may work well with small children? Then clip it somewhere where they can't grab it off (e.g., the back of the shirt). Just a thought...

Here's a spreadsheet I put together a few months ago. Prices should be right on or close.

Carnival Vista Cheers Evaluator 2018-08-02.xls

On 10/16/2018 at 10:22 PM, DMH15 said:

For a minute I thought MB was back

BEETLEJUICE! 😆

27/38 of my cruises have been on NCL, 10 of those in suites (everything ranging from front & aft to 1- and 2-bedroom haven to Owner's Suite to Garden Villa). Haven't been on MSC yet, but one of the things pulling me this direction is the fact that the food in the YC seems so much more varied and plentiful. The room itself seems somewhat comparable to a standard NCL suite. Aside from our cruises in the Garden Villas, the butler service on NCL has been meh. That's another big selling point for YC.

We heard Bong will be on the Spirit in Dec. when we are on Bliss, but think Cowboy will be there.

 

Anyone who knows please post. :cool:

Message from Bong last week. He is on vacation, and will return to the Bliss. Didn't say when, but I'm thinking he'll likely be there in December.

I swear... People being mean to Clarence or Bong is akin to kicking a puppy. What sort of person would do that?!?

I was on a cruise with friends when he proposed to her. They had a private dinner at the steak house. He got the maitre'd in on it, as well as the waiters. After dinner, the waiter came over with a covered platter, explaining that he had a special dessert. When he lifted the cover there was a single red rose and an engagement ring displayed in its box. My friend got on his knee and proposed. It was a private thing in a public place. (She said yes.) Very sweet.

Great pics! Thanks for sharing.

...Klaus was still a Hotel Director.

The only time I gave gifts was when I took a cruise on which I knew there would be a couple of lady crewmember friends from previous cruises. I gave each a pair of soft, fuzzy aloe socks for kicking back at the end of a long day on their feet. They were delighted. I made it clear that if they wanted to toss them at the end of their contract my feelings wouldn't be hurt. Otherwise...

Cash is king.

Sorry to be "that guy", but your spreadsheet is calculating the sea days and ports days backwards...

Thanks for being "that guy"! Don't be sorry, just the sort of feedback I need.

Latest iteration corrects error khidhala pointed out.

I've also changed the default package price back to pre-cruise, without 15% gratuity included. This is a better comparison.

Please always look for the latest version of the spreadsheet. Once we get all the kinks worked out I'll post a new thread.

Carnival Vista Cheers Evaluator 2018-08-02.xls

Carnival Vista Cheers Evaluator 2018-08-01.xls

Way nerdy....coming from a nerd. :-)

 

Excellent job!!

The Queen Nerd thanks you! :')

I'll make the corrections crooooze noted and post an update tomorrow. Thanks for the feedback! Just what I was looking for.

Murph1977, no, the drink prices do not contain the 15% gratuity. The package price pre-loaded does, but you cam change that.