www3traveler

WOW!!!  Thank You for posting your letter.  Hard to believe that it has been 4 Years!!!

Still praying for all the Norwegian family members.  So many of them had real struggles to survive and a number of them died or had family members die from Covid 19.

Again thank you for reminding us of what happened to so many people not only in the United but around the world.

3 minutes ago, justhappy said:

I gave up and came inside and now I can post a lot more and put you, dear reader, to sleep! 
 
I woke up in time for us to change clothes and head back up to the Haven for the Captains Reception.

We shook the hands of various men in officer’s uniforms and today I still couldn’t tell you who was who.

I do know that Errol Bailey wasn’t there, I’d know him from a mile away. 
We've probably cruised with him onboard 10 times.

 Turning down drinks and tiny little spoons of grey stuff, we headed in for an early dinner.

 Luisa, one of the Haven bartenders handed me a drink on the way in the restaurant and said try it you’ll like it. I had to it was so pretty.

i do t know the name but I think she said it had brandy in it.

 

 

 

Errol Bailey is currently on vacation enjoying a special time with his family.

Welcome Home   Long hard journey to and from The Breakaway.

Thank you for your wonderful pictures and descriptions.

Glad you are safely home.

33 minutes ago, L1211 said:

@www3travelerFound it last night!  Hope you can read it…

Thank You  I can read most of it.  Several very familiar faces and names. 

18 minutes ago, L1211 said:

Any idea where I’d find that?  They were all introduced at the Beatles experience last night- like a “welcome aboard “ show. 

There might be a picture board of all the Officers on Deck 6 between the rest rooms and the forward staircase.

Usually at the Cruise Critic Meet and Greet, they hand out cards with Hotel Officers and their phone numbers in case you need something during the cruise.

Probably the Hotel Officers will have said at the M&G, "if you have an issue tell us now so we can try to correct.  We do not want to read about it next week, when you post how terrible this cruise was on CC".  May not be their exact words but it comes close.

6 minutes ago, Rick&Jeannie said:

Me thinks you meant "Scooters that can't fit through a cabin doorway"?

Yes  Can not

1 hour ago, dmwnc1959 said:

These will be the next thing that’s being banned, didn’t Carnival Cruise Lines just ban door magnets? 

Carnival is also BANNING all Mobility Scooters that can fit through a cabin doorway.  Scooters must be able be stored in your cabin.

May not be kids

NCL has a rule against putting any kind of decoration on the outside of your cabin door.  Some Hotel Managers are better at enforcing the rule than others.

When you can, could you please post a list of the current Officers both Bridge and Hotel.

Thank you

Hope you and your family are having a wonderful time.

Was your suitcase ever found?

Hi,

Hope you have a wonderful cruise.

I love New Orleans   Thought about moving there several years ago.

My two favorite places are: (1) Aquarium and (2) the World War II Museum.  If you are into the history of Mardi Gras, there is the Mardi Gras.

13 minutes ago, TexasRealtor said:

Thank You  Very happy to see that Karin Aguiar has been promoted to Assistant Food and Beverage Director.

1 minute ago, Texas Realtor said:

I will try and get it for you. 

Sometimes the Day 2 Freestyle will list the Hotel Officers by their first names.

Just now, Texas Realtor said:

Where can I get that information?

There should be a picture board somewhere.

Usually at the CC Meet and Greet, they had out cards with all the Hotel Officer names and their phone numbers.

Would you be kind enough to post a list of the current Officers both Bridge and Hotel?

Thank you

Have a wonderful cruise

6 minutes ago, L1211 said:

Now this is quite intriguing- I was assuming g with PA I would skip any line to checkin and allow me to get an earlier boarding group.  I didn’t realize it was its own board g group.  If that is the case, we would t need to arrive as early.  Hmmm. Have you experienced this?  Thanks for the intel! 

Keep in mind, that boarding will begin somewhere between 11:00 A.M. and 11:30 A.M. depending on how quickly the prior cruise passengers complete disembarkation and the ship is cleared to begin embarkation.

Yes, I purchased Priority Access once and quickly discovered that it was not worth it me as a solo passenger.

On the Bliss at the rear of Deck 17 is an area called Spice H2O (which is a free deck area for sunbathing-- does have a bar and restrooms.  From about 7 A.M. to 7 P.M., it is an adult area ONLY.  After 7 P.M., they show movies up there geared for families and later in the evening the various dance parties are held (weather permitting).

If you are interested in World War II history, the Battleship Iowa is docked at the same pier where the Bliss docks.

Priority Access does not mean very much.  Will not help you get into the terminal any earlier.  It does not assign check-in times.  It is my understanding that most ports to do check what check-in times passengers have.

Priority Access DOES NOT mean you will be among the very first to board either.

Most of the time Boarding order goes something like this: (1) Any VIP guests, (2) Haven Guests, (3) Casino at Sea guests, (4) Upper level Latitudes members [Ambassador, Diamond, etc.], (5) Handicapped Passengers (Scooters, wheelchairs, etc.), (6) Priority Access and (7) General Boarding by Group Numbers.

Since this will be a Spring Break cruise, it will be very very crowded.

Enjoy

Spring Break is usually the timeframe between President's Day weekend in February through the week following Easter Sunday.  Easter Sunday in 2025 is the 20th of April.  Passenger counts should decrease a bit between Sunday April 27th and Memorial Day 2025.

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SENIOR OFFICCERS EPIC: as posted by Sailing12Away on the 28th of February 2024:

Staff Captain:  Marin Dobrilla

Chief Engineer:  Plamen Belyonski

General Manager:  Nehad Maric

Assistant General:  Veronica Manabot

Cruise Director:  Beancka Flermius

Guest Services Manager:  Denny Virnodkar

Executive Housekeeper:  Cesar Benedit

Food and Beverage Director:  Prejith Sukumaran

Restaurant Manager:  Dino Hadizmahovic

Executive Chef:  Jissmon Panachepilly

Beverage Manager:  Petrus Emilaire

CruiseNext Manager:  Carina Venter

SENIOR OFFICERS PRIDE OF AMERICA  Posted by Ellis1138 on 5 March 2024:

Captain:  Jozo Zflav

Staff Captain:  Slade Matthews

Chief Engineer:  Lindsay Smith

General Manager:  Dustin Brown

Restaurant Manager:  Randi Radja

I cross those railway tracks all the time.  They  run along the Eastern side of Alaskan Way.  Check out the Space Needle web cam and you can see them.

Crime stats came from the mayor of Seattle YESTERDAY when he was announcing a new crime prevention program for downtown Seattle.

Very few if any hotels downtown have their own transportation from the airport to the hotel.  Most is not all the hotels around the airport do have free shuttle services from the airport to their particular hotel.  Most downtown hotels seem to be much more expensive than those at the airport. I would suggest that if you pick a downtown hotel, please aware of your surroundings especially at night-- downtown crime rate at the moment is very very high.

The two hotels closest to the Pier 66 are The Edgewater (next door and expensive built for the 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair) and the Marriott Waterfront across the street.  Be aware that you have to cross several railroad tracks in order to cross over to the pier (sometimes not very easy).

If you are caught opening the partition, you and/or your entire party could be put off at the next port of call.

Glad you had a wonderful time.

Do you by any chance remember who the ship officers were?