detroitlions

This may not be a one off. I was just on the escape and the District brew house had a third of what they offered a couple of years before. It was not that they were out of the items I asked for they were not offering them anymore. None of the European beers were being offered though out the ship. 16 oz domestics are gone only 12 oz now. The liquor offerings were like half of what I am used to seeing. No Captain morgens I did not see Bailys anywhere. Crown was a 1$ upcharge. only 2 prosecco's available and not many wines included in the basic package.

I believe they are all the same now. Even with FAS they were firm at every restaurant that you could not get multiple apps.

I was off the Escape right before Christmas the upcharge was not there yet but my Porterhouse was horrible. I never had one that bad. Everyone else ordered Fillet or Ribeye there steaks were good. They should just take the Porterhouse off the menu if they have to charge for a 20 OZ steak.

They just refused to give you anything extra.

They were strict on this on the Escape I was just on. All of the special dining. One thing I really had to laugh at was the pizza in the Italian restaurant is now a main course and it looked the same as the buffet pizza.

I would not pay the $20 for the porterhouse I had it on the escape it was included but it was the worse steak I have had in years. All the Fillets ordered were good.

Just got off Escape Dec 24 it is still a 1$ upcharge. I must say that when I ordered it half the time they charged me the other half they did not. In specialty dining they did not charge for included wine for the folks that did not have the drink package cause some of us did have the package. A side note when they did charge for something I ordered that had a upcharge they acted very awkward like they ran over your dog. Every thing seems be turning into a package now. I do not know if this is a good or bad thing.

I just got off Escape Dec 24, From the looks at all the bars they are slimming down there drink menus and a lot of things they had before were not available. They did have Woodford, Whistle pig, and Bullit.

I like the steel guitar. Too heavy to bring though.

The reason I started going on NCL was to not have to dress up. Fancy for me is a polo or button up shirt and blue jeans. My wife is over it too she will wear a dress but not a crazy fancy one. I remember her dad and friends all wearing there tuxedos back in the day on carnival for captains night. I also remember myself not wanting to wear a jacket and tie.

I did not know people still wore tie die shirts. Are the jeans bell bottoms?

MCM describes the Vibe quite well. I have been in the Vibe several times and I am going to be in there next week if all goes well. My wife and I have always enjoyed it. The main reason I enjoy it is no standing in lines by the main pool or H2O for a drink, no crowded bathrooms and there are plenty of areas to lounge. Sometimes there is music and sometimes folks will bring in a speaker which we love music so all good. The bar tenders are great and they really cater to you and keep you entertained. I have had the passes for Vibe before where some in my group have not. when they wanted the high energy stuff around the pool or H2O I would go there for a hour then go back in the Vibe as a retreat from the huge crowds.

Been waiting for some one to chime in on the Escape getting Coke asked a few times with no response. So hopefully by next week the conversion will be over. One thing I always had a hard time finding was gatoraid or poweraid. 1 spot I did find it was in the kids game room in a vending machine. They also had hard to find soda in there too.

I have these times on my upcoming cruise next week. I will be staying on the ship. They used to stay till 3pm now its 1pm.

Most of the above comments are spot on. I have been on the Getaway 4 times. Loved the Million Dollar Quartet disliked burn the floor fell a sleep lol. One thing I must say is the food on all the ships are almost identical aka Cagneys on the Bliss or on the Getaway I have not found much variation between NCL ships. unless the restaurant is different.

Does it really matter what boarding time you get? my wife and I had to get 2 separate rooms our boarding times are 9:30 and the adult kids are 11:30 and 12:30. I was planning on getting there at 9:30 we sail out of Port Canaveral.

I am sailing soon on the Escape. Was there Coke on board yet? Was there anything on the standard drink list at the bars that were missing that used to be on the menu?

Does anyone know or have a currant list of drinks that are on the ships. But something on the list could be out of stock I guess.

Your probably right I am not the best at the review stuff but I will post one with a summary.

The soda package is included for all of the teens I just cant get any info on whether the drink package for them is mandatory I don't think it is

So yea they are using this port for Porta Plata then.

As I recalled speaking to the NCL Rep. You can sign your kid up for beer in wine 18 and up with out them getting the corks and caps package. Is this true? We have a large group and some of the 19 and 20 year old do not want to buy the beer and wine package (They want to pay per drink) and they are in rooms with 21 and older folks that have the standard drink package. I have been on over 20 cruises but I have not sailed in 3 years. And as you all know rules change and the NCL Reps sometimes do not tell you the right answer.

The 24th-the 31st? I hope its not the week before.

This sounds like a PITA I would not ever bother with it.

I tried it a few times everything had the same flavor and I did not like it so they should come up with something else. I am not a big eater of sweets at night but when your on vacation you do things you normally don't.