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I can’t wait to hear what you guys think of the ship. We’re going Bliss/Breakaway just like you guys. I’m hoping Breakaway isn’t a letdown after doing Bliss!

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Is anybody on Untappd? I downloaded it last night to track this Baltic spree. If you are on it, friend me and tell me what I’m doing wrong.

I am Doug, I just friend requested you. Looking forward to seeing what you drink this week!

Thanks folks. It really helps to hear what others have done as it give me something to investigate.

 

 

 

No one ever says much about Grenada. I wonder if that is because not as many cruise stops there or what. I'm also concerned about the rebuilding of St Maarten. We were supposed to go there on a cruise when the hurricane hit. I've read a bit and still not sure if you can get all the way around the island or not. Sad.

 

 

 

Thanks again.

We went on a great tour in Grenada. I can’t remember the name of the company but I can find it for you. They took us to a cocoa bean plantation and a rum distillery among other things. The only problem with it was that my wife got terrorized by some kind of insects. By the time we got back to the ship she was covered in bug bites. The next day we were in St. Kitts and the only thing we were able to do there was search the port area for calamine lotion. She was miserable!

I agree with kopiko about the beaches in Antigua. We went to Valley Church beach and it’s the best one we’ve ever been to.

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Is there a way to mute a user on this thread? Just asking of course, not thinking of anyone in particular. 🙄

 

 

 

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We're debating on whether or not to use one of our 3 specialty dining on Cagney's. The menu looks great and I know it's very popular. But wow that petite filet is awfully tiny, even by petite standards. It's even smaller than the tomato!

There are NO outlets by the beds. The only strip of outlets are under the mirror on the opposite side of the room. Luckily we brought a power strip and a 9 foot extension cord. It would have been better if we had brought a longer extension, but the 9 foot worked. Hope this is helpful for future travelers. We had a mini suite, mid ship.

But you did know about the USB ports by the bed, right? I assume the only reason you would need an outlet there these days is to charge a phone or tablet.

Doug has too many sailings on the horizon and may have consequences if he decides to live-post for some of them.

 

 

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I was asking for selfish reasons this time because I’m on that cruise and would love to empty some kegs with Doug in DB2. But I hear you Sue. Thanks for sharing your vacations with us. We are lucky that you are willing to put up with Doug’s late night live reports. Or maybe we’re just lucky that you usually have an early bedtime.

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Hey Doug what about your future cruises, do you have those listed somewhere? I remember seeing that you were going to be on the Bliss Mexican Riviera in October and was just wondering if you're still doing that one.

To be fair I was champ at most things [emoji23]

 

No offer of a growler on this occasion although I have one and a pint glass from the Escape so not too fussed. It was more for the glory. All beers available with exception to the three $20 chimay’s consumed on the trip. 63 different beers consumed on the trip (inc the beers in port in Halifax)

 

 

 

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63! Nice job. Forget the growler they should give you an honorary keg!

We did it. Ran the kegs dry...

 

What a great accomplishment. It’s very appropriate that you were the one to officially christen DB2 like this Doug. Now get some sleep!

I saw one of the scales for the waterslides and couldn’t resist. Oh my!

 

 

 

 

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How much Doug? I think I gained 10 pounds on a cruise once and that was only 7 nights. I imagine on a cruise this long you can do some serious damage!

Hey Doug inquiring beer drinkers want to know...was there no DBH competition on this cruise? I think you would have mentioned it by now if there were. Have you had a go-to beer or have you just been mixing it up based on what’s available?

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We return to our stateroom to find:

 

I can’t wait to see what this is about. Hopefully they’re not just letting you get first crack at the new Canadian beers on tap. Not that you would complain.

I think you've taken your late night wandering to another level. You didn't sleep last night, you just had a quick nap!

Am I the only future Bliss passenger worried about this? This is a half empty ship that is out of (most) beer? Is this normal?

No you're definitely not the only one. I'm assuming that they underestimated the amount of beer consumption on this cruise because it was only 70% full (didn't they know that Doug would be onboard?). But they seemed to start running out of things very early. The same thing happened when I was on the Escape last year. It was only a couple of things that ran out, but it was very early in the cruise.

From the NCL FAQ page:

Children turning three (3) years old during the cruise are welcome to register and participate on their birthday.

Children turning six (6) years old during the cruise are welcome to register for and participate in the 6-9 year old age group beginning embarkation evening.

Children turning ten (10) years old during the cruise are welcome to register for and participate in the 10-12 year old age group beginning embarkation evening. Sign in and out privileges* only apply after the child turns 10 years old.

Children turning thirteen (13) years old during the cruise are welcome to register for and participate in the Entourage Program beginning embarkation evening.

Have a great trip!

Thanks so much kitkat! That’s the news I was hoping for. Now let’s hope it doesn’t change again before October. [emoji38]

I apologize in advance if this has been asked before.

I've heard how strict they are with ages of kids in the clubs. The age groups are 6-9 and 10-12 and my 9 year old daughter will turn 10 halfway through our cruise. Will she be able to be in the 10-12 with her brother the whole time, or will they make her go to the 6-9 for the first few days?

Doug you obviously have the "I'll sleep when I'm dead" mentality. Do you take a nap in the afternoon or do you just naturally have the energy of a 19 year old?

Glad I'm not the only one who can look down at the moving water for hours. LOL

 

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Same here! I definitely missed this view when I was on the Escape.

She’s suffering from extreme dehydration.

Oh. So I’m guessing she doesn’t partake in the Party Patch!

I can’t tell if Sue has had too much to drink....or not enough?

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Wow, you guys are organized. Nice!

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How many people are doing the pub crawl today? Hopefully not all 398 from your roll call....

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Hey Doug did they replace any of the beers that they had run out of? That seems like terrible planning if they are out less than halfway through your cruise.

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