Isabella Benjamin

Make any reservations that still need to be made and then head down to the one of the dining rooms for a delicious Bloody Mary and lunch. 

Onda was our favorite restaurant on our Encore cruise.  Way better than our experience at Ocean Blue. 

30 minutes ago, thwatcher100 said:

This has the potential to really impact the cruise industry, but the airline industry is just as bad and I'm not just talking about the Aircraft, we came through MCO the other night and the lines for security were ridiculous lines of people all huddled together a very effective breathing ground for any potential virus.

 

In the end i suspect this virus is going to run rampant and it will be just another fact of life, people will get it most will get over it unfortunately some probably due to other underlying health conditions won't.

Companies are starting to tell their consultants to just work from home until the virus stops spreading.  That's going to have an impact.  Last week my husbands flights showed they were fully booked online, but there were empty seats on the plane.  He had the whole exit row to himself.  

It doesn't sound like a very good plan, trying to figure out where people have been by looking at passport stamps in your book.

I've been to quite a number of countries that didn't bother stamping my book.  

I have a second Bliss cruise booked  and I can't wait.  

Looks really nice.  The Spirit was always one of my favorite ships and I'm going to look into booking on her next time.  

Part of me feels like Norwegian didn't save for a rainy day the way other cruise lines did.  

6 hours ago, tcrandal said:

Question on Food Republic... If you get 8 dishes, given that it is a place you typically share the plates, I assume bringing my son in, we likely wouldn't need to pay extra unless we went over 8 plates?

They did allow us to use just one person's credit to share between the two of us.

I am done with Ocean Blue because it was terrible on the Encore.  We went to Food Republic on both the Bliss and Encore.  My husband loved It and would have eaten there every day.  I thought it was pretty good.  They had these amazing tacos on the Bliss, but they weren't on the menu for the Encore.

On the Bliss we were able to sit by the window and watch whales which was an extra bonus.  

The only time I've ever gotten seasick was going from New York to the Bahamas. I was sick the whole trip up and down the Atlantic.

I've sailed out of New Orleans twice and never had a single problem, I think you'll be fine.  

I checked the price on our upcoming cruise today and it is currently listed at over $400 per person than when we booked it in December.  

Which, of course was in a different decade.  

I'll keep watching those amazing "sales" though.  

In Seattle we were able to sign up to transfer all of our luggage to the airport and put it in the hall the night before, if that works for you.  Then you just have to deal with your carryon's until you get to your home airport.  

I guess I would go with option #2 out of Miami.

I love New Orleans, it's one of my favorite cities but the Mardi Gras crowds might just ruin the whole experience.  

Onda was our favorite specialty restaurant.  Ocean Blue wasn't that great the night we went.  

"Norwegian Cruise Line, on the other hand, has introduced non-touch temperature screenings for all passengers boarding its ships from Chinese ports to prevent the flu-like virus from spreading. Those who have a body temperature of 100.4˚F will not be allowed to board.

Individuals who have lived or traveled through Wuhan in the last 30 days will be turned away as well."

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/cruise-lines-china-coronavirus

I just checked my Mexican Riviera cruise and its currently running about $160 more than I paid.

It's not until October, though so I'll keep checking.  

I just feel that NCL is one of those companies that don't particularly see the value in investing in great technology.  

7 minutes ago, SeaShark said:

 

Yeah...I must not get the humor. Bitterly or slightly, I don't know why anyone would be disappointed in the fact that they actually got a better deal. Again...just my opinion, but I think that should make a person happy.

I'm an awful person, I know.  Nobody else on this board ever would be so ungrateful as to book a cruise, and then actually hope that the price goes down later so they can get a reduction.  I'm clearly the only one who even looks at prices after they've booked.  There probably isn't a single thread on this board about people looking for price drops. 

It's been a few years, but on our NYE cruise they did hand out champagne on the pool deck and do a huge countdown party.  It seems like there were people of all ages. I saw some tuxes and people who didn't dress up at all.  I wore a black cocktail dress.  Anything goes that night. 

3 minutes ago, SeaShark said:

 

Just my opinion, but if you booked at a lower price AND you got all of the offers, then being "bitterly disappointed" is just a bit dramatic. Being that you have a better price and better offers, you should actually be happy.

I was trying to be funny - Let's just say I'm slightly disappointed.

I checked my cruise prices today hoping for a reduction, and the current price is actually higher today with only 2 Free at Sea offers.  I  have all of the offers in my current mini-suite reservation.

I am bitterly disappointed, obviously.  

I lived in Canada for a couple of years and they were always just called Caesars. 

You could actually make a meal out of them at some restaurants there. 

Yes, every ship I've been on has Clamato, with just the usual Bloody Mary garnishes.  They don't do any fancy rimmers that I've seen.  

The Encore is in Great Stirrup Cay this weekend.  I wonder how many guests are on board?

37 minutes ago, Sea saw 56 said:

I called, a rep updated the info on all 3 upcoming cruises, told me I needed to go into my NCL account and update my profile.

When I go into Edit my profile, it will not let me change my name, and has no place to enter a middle name.  

Am I missing something?

The rep you talked to is wrong.  You should call again.  I changed mine yesterday and the rep I talked to agreed that there is no way for a customer to change it themselves.  NCL has zero interest in having a fully functioning website, for whatever reason.