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Thank you so much Doug and Sue. We will be on the Bliss in January 2019 and thanks to you guys we are even more excited to go, if that was possible. Enjoy the rest of your amazing trip!

When in January? We are on the January 5th sailing.

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Okay the bar outside the Vibe was open but no one was there. However when I shouted helllooo! They came out. I asked about the cabanas and he said they were gping to be extra but couldn't tell me how much. He did let me go in and take pictures of them. The other Vibe employees also confirmed they would be extra but couldn't tell me the cost. They said to ask at guest services and I told them they couldn't tell me either. I'm betting it's worked out before the PC cruise.

 

There is an elevator that goes up to that floor, and the entire front of the ship is blocked off for Haven.

 

 

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Regarding the haven deck space, I think NCL has done a great disservice to the non haven guests. How many of us like to go to the top level and look out over the Bow and feel the wind. Looks to me like this option is no longer available unless you are a haven guest. That’s the only thing that I have noticed so far that they did wrong.

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Just saw on a news clip that you now need to make reservations to go up to the summit for the sunrise. They said 150 tickets per day at $1.50 per person.

Actually, I use one to heating pad for my neck. I've always missed it aboard.:)

Thank you! I wasn't asking if there was one in my cabin. I was asking if staff had one available. It's sad that people find it fun to be rude. They have no idea why I asked the question and ASSumed it to be a stupid question.

Again thank you for you Normal answer.

The two stops we have starting this weekend show nothing but clouds and thunderstorms for the whole week! Key west on the 30th and Cozumel on the 1st.

What is there to do on a rainy day?

Not allowed. One of the least safe heating devices sold today.

When I was a kid we were at a hotel and my mother used one of those and it fell out of the cup and ended up causing a fire.

Does anyone know if there would be a microwave available to use on the empress of the seas?

MGH- you must be a nurse at Mass General

Logged on to my cruise planner and don't see the sale. My ship is the Empress of the sea.

Thanks. Now a days we don't even know our neighbors so still strangers at home! Doubt many kids will be on board. Would love a costume party!

We will be on the Empress on Halloween. Does anyone know if there would be costume parties or events?

I got the email but unfortunately by the time I was able to figure out which date to choose all the dates were already taken. No other offer available ! :(

Thank you all for your thoughts.

Offered a free cabin on the empress from the casino. I was wondering what this ship is like. I've read some reviews both good and bad. Just two of us would be going no kids. What are your thoughts.

We saw the same thing with our Escape May cruise. All the aft balconies were vacant. But the price they were charging was ridiculous! We booked a guarantee balcony originally and we're hoping to be assigned to an aft but then upgraded to Haven for not much more money.

Is the price super high?

Lauri

1549 down from 1799. Of course all the aft havens are gone and have been gone for a while. Up sells to havens are still at 750 per person.

Just wondering why so may aft balcony cabins are empty 2 weeks before sale date. I thought afts were very popular.

I wouldn't say all new. There were always 4 hot tubs and the big pool looks pretty much how it was before with the sides with a couple inches of water. They did change out the tile on the hot tubs and put in the canopies over the hot tubs. There also used to be a small pool on the other side of the stage closest to the bar but I haven't seen any post drydock pics of that.

From the photos it looks like the small pool has been replaced by a staircase to the stage and more deck area with comfy chairs next to the bar.

Can we film during the tour?

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Chips Ahoy is my favorite, too.

Hey I'm from Quincy but have moved to Whitman! Looks like you have been on the Dawn a lot! We've done two of the repo cruises back up to Boston and met Chips Ahoy there and then we saw him again on the Breakaway. Do you know if he is still there?

My favorite was Chips Ahoy who went from the Dawn to the Breakaway. Not sure if he is still there.

That depends on how the ship is docked. When we boarded in Miami, the ship was facing towards the ocean. When we returned to Miami, we docked with the ship facing towards Miami, so the next passengers got on completely opposite of how we did. Headliners is on deck 6 midship, so when you get on, just head there, regardless of how/where you board.

Thanks LrgPizza. Is it really a mad dash?

I was on the escape sailing on May 8th, we got our vibe passes from the shore excursions desk, we got the 3rd 4th & 5th passes as we were first group on the ship

I wonder how they decide where to pass them out. This will be our family reunion for my immediate family. All four of my grown children are now single so we decided it would be a great time to reconnect and take a cruise together. I think vibe passes would be absolutely wonderful. I've heard maybe 65-75 pass available. Is that true?

Correct. On May 21, my husband ran (literally) ahead of me with my ship card, while I tried to keep up. I was coming through the door of Headliner's and until they saw me, they wouldn't give him a number.

 

They hand out numbers to everyone in line, and if you get one, you get a pass. Once they are out of numbers you are out of luck.

 

For what it's worth, they don't bother to put these numbers in chronological order for any reason. My husband had 64 and I had 28. There is a set amount, and as long as you get one you're good.

Am I correct to say that you board the ship thru one of two ramps. Which ramp is the one right above headliners? Just wondering about the logistics.

Thanks for all the great responses. I love that people here are so helpful sharing their ideas.