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Great Hiding session! We hid a few in lifts, around doorways, on tables and occasionally gave parents a nod to direct their children to one! One adult found one, and immediately her husband made my day to thank me on a dedicated Facebook page. We had actually seen them pick it up and her delight! All great fun! One little boy asked how many I hid as he wanted to find more! He had found four and was hoping to discover the other 44! We sat at a table in the French bar on the Galleria to watch the finds and it was fun to watch that unfold.
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I cannot praise last night’s show in the theatre enough! It was really brilliant from beginning to end. It was advertised as “songbook-Ed Sheeran”. I must admit although I am aware of his music, I don’t have any of it in my collection so, I was a bit apprehensive about what the show would be like and if I’d enjoy it. Well, the show started on a strong note with the aforementioned singer who I think is the best singer in the team. (I must find out his name!) taking lead vocals. The show’s sound was good and every song was done justice. The women singers, who previously sounded weak as soloists, when singing as a trio, came across well. I wonder if Ed knows about the show? If he doesn’t he really should! I can imagine this being a success on the West End or Broadway! The brilliant use of the picture wall behind was stunning with the start of the show being on a London Underground station-complete with a train on the screen! Another scene was an Irish bar, thatreminded me of the ‘Choir of Men’ production on NCL. That scene was excellent and really captured the spirit of a local Galway pub! Another great aerial performance which gave the show further interest although, for me the singing and dancing would suffice. This entertainment reaches very high standards and in the climate of NCL getting rid of their special shows, this kind of show would offer a real alternative for show loving cruise bookers! Well done MSC and the entertainment team for this fabulous show!
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We just got back onboard and well, what an event that turned out to be! 🤪 I know the following may bit be of interest to non yacht club guests-so skip if you like! We have always enjoyed being escorted to the front of the line at security as this maximises out time onboard. Today, for the first time, I couldn’t see yacht club butlers waiting to welcome us. I had expected this for this port and the next. I asked around the staff and eventually a kind MSC manager from check in, took us to the front and we boarded but not without a man loudly complaining that he should get priority as he only had one leg. All embarrassing but we went ahead and got quickly through and onto the ship. As soon as we were onboard I asked our butler why there was nobody to welcome us through security and his answer surprised us both! Apparently in Southampton, Hamburg and Zeebrugge Port Security will not allow butlers that side of security so there is no priority for Yacht club guests in those ports! We really didn’t know that and I don’t think most people booking this cruise would know it either! Sometimes we wonder whether to bother getting off at a port and often decide to stay onboard and enjoy the facilities. This would sway our decision as the lines had hundreds if people as they only had one security check point for all those people! Le Havre port do allow butlers to offer this service.