bkrickles1

I have a sailing coming up on Getaway in April and I never received an upgrade email. I used a PCC, as I always do, and didn't receive one and I was looking. When I sailed Joy this past July I received the email and actually won my bid from an inside to a club balcony. My wife told me that on the FB rollcall some had started receiving emails at the 110 day mark and so I went and manually inputted my name and res # and my upgrade offer was there. I've since put in 2 bids and I await any response. I mention all this for those that haven't received an email that want to bid, it might be available to you.

We've sailed Celebrity, RCCL and NCL. Our last 4 have been on NCL and our next one in April is also NCL. With that being said, we have no allegiance to any one cruiseline. I do the same thing every time. My girls will let me know that they're interested in going on a cruise and they'll give me a time frame. I will then look for sailings that meet the date requirements and then drill down on the value for us. What's included, do we have to fly, deals, etc. We've loved all of our cruises so I'd go on any of the three I mentioned, if it's the value winner. For our most recent sailings, NCL has won out. Before that, we sailed on a lot of RCCL ships. I've wanted to sail MSC and should have booked something when YC was super cheap, but I didn't. And now, I'm not so sure. I've had 2 sets of friends sail MSC and neither was overwhelmed. I think I'll probably check out the YC on MSC when it's just my wife and I sailing. Anyway, 81 days until Getaway!!

My guess is we'll make it to each of the different shows they do there. It'll be me, my wife and daughter and we all love live music. Standing in line is not an issue for us. I'm the one that waits while my girls wander around and bring me drinks every 6 1/2 minutes. Lmao!! We waited on line at the Cavern Club on Joy for one of the Beatles shows and on other nights I just walked in and stood towards the back. After being on 3 sailings in a row with the Cavern Club, we are really excited to experience Syd's for the first time. And, Fleetwood Mac Rumours was the first album that I ever purchased back in 1977 and it holds a special place in my heart as one of the greatest rock albums of all time!

It does now. It didn't when I sailed her in 2018. My daughter was on Escape this past May and said Syd's was there and she went a few times. Said my wife and I would love it, which was an impetus for us to book Getaway for April!

We had it happen to us on Joy. Same thing at DB. My niece said it happened at Sugarcane too on the same sailing.

Yep!

I am watching "The Apology" episode right now! Lmao 😂

As George Costanza once said: "Was That Wrong? Should I Not Have Done That?"

Thank you!! My ship, Getaway, is not on the Amber Cove calendar in April so I'm a happy guy and my girls will be happy too. Thanks to everyone for their quick responses!!

I actually am optimistic that we'll dock at Taino. Found one site that said what you said about amber cove and then I found one that specifically says it was updated at the end of December. That one shows getaway docking at Taino through the end of January and the amber cove calendar goes out to April and shows no ncl ships docking there. Fingers crossed. We'd probably stay on board if we docked in amber cove.

I saw it somewhere and I'll have to look for it. I'd be disappointed if we didn't stop at Taino.

Lmao!!! troll weasel This might be the funniest thing I've read on CC, EVER!!!

Lmao!! Odd Couple references aside, the OP started the thread and asked the question. We don't have to ASSUME that they have an interest in Vibe. They actually said that they do by starting the thread and asking the question. And I mean no disrespect but you cannot judge VALUE without firsthand experience of this or something comparable. Having no interest, which is absolutely fine, is not the same thing. As someone who just spent, close to $900 on Vibe and having zero experience in Vibe, I want people who've been to provide their opinions of the good, the bad and the value of it. Not the perception of value from those that have no interest. I believe the OP wants the same. BTW having read Vibe threads over the years, the overwhelming opinion of those that have actually experienced Vibe, is that it's awesome and worth the money at every price point. It's why I've finally, having the opportunity, bought these passes for me, my wife and daughter. I thank all those that have shared their experiences over the years!!

So, you disagree that an "opinion" based upon zero experience/first hand knowledge is speculation? Well I disagree with your statement. I believe that most people, like myself, come to these forums for facts and opinions based upon actual experiences. The OP asked a question regarding the value of Vibe in a certain circumstance. Responding yes or no, having zero experience, is sort of irresponsible and is the definition of speculation.

Again, have you ever actually experienced the Vibe first hand? As I've said previously, if you haven't then your "opinion" is just pure speculation!

It's not complimentary anymore. $4.95 plus 20% gratuity.

We're sailing Getaway in April and I'm really looking forward to this show. Actually, we picked Getaway for this sailing to have some different entertainment than what we've seen recently on Escape in 2018, Encore in 2020 and Joy x 2 the last 2 years. BTW for those mentioning Choir of Man, we've seen it a few times and it's terrific, but it was best before they moved it to the theater and it was in the supper club on Escape in 2018. That was the best show I've ever seen on a cruise ship!

There's actually a band, The Hollywood Vampires, and that's their thing. Playing the music of dead Rock Stars. Band was formed by Alice Cooper, Joe Perry (from Aerosmith) and believe it or not Johnny Depp. I believe one of the others is from Guns N Roses. I saw them once in AC and they were awesome, if you like mostly hard rock. I saw them right after David Bowie died and they played a couple of his songs too. Very fun!

I am about to experience Vibe for the first time in April and I paid 289pp times 3 people. It's not a little amount of money and my wife is skeptical of the value, but I know that the 3 of us will love it from all the recs on here and what I've heard first hand from cruisers when I've sailed. And yes, if you search for some older Vibe threads, you will read all about the mad dash people used to do just to get these passes, especially when there were only 100 available on some of the ships. Unless I missed it, you haven't mentioned actually experiencing Vibe. If you haven't, it's kind of bad form to knock it so adamantly. If you have, and feel that way, your opinion is noted.

I have Vibe booked for an upcoming sailing on Getaway. Do you know, for sure, that hot tubs in Vibe are open until 10pm on all ships? My wife was asking about this, as we love some evening hot tub time, and I couldn't find any definitive info on this. My understanding was that Vibe is open from 7am until 7pm. TIA

Awesome! Can't wait to hear back. We have some obc for our upcoming sailing in April and we'll probably get around to ordering some room service too. My daughter loves the seven layer cake too from Cagney's so she's going to be interested in what you find out. Lmao 😂 Anyway, have a great sailing! We were on Encore January 2020 and we had a great cruise!

I've been waiting for another room service thread... Does anyone know if the seven layer chocolate cake on the room service menu is the same as the one at Cagney's? It is described exactly the same and would be a deal if it was part of the room service menu. Cake at Cagney's is $12 and I could order 4 pieces for 9.95 plus gratuity at midnight. Lmao 😂

Call me Kreskin but I'm predicting this thread will be closed soon. Lmfao 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

You're right! I stayed at the Palazzo this past April, right next to Wynn, and while I already knew about the daily resort fee, most that I spoke to did not until they checked in

I just watched that scene last week. She should have won an academy award! Lmao 😂 😂 😂