Cruisedeacon Posted November 16, 2010 Author #51 Share Posted November 16, 2010 wow you are right... the crepes were really good... sorry I forgot to mention them... the water temp at the beaches were like lukewarm to cool... but easy to get used to and once in no problem staying in...:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yhtfzfw Posted November 16, 2010 #52 Share Posted November 16, 2010 We parked about 12 noon and went through embarkation procedures without any problems... (for those of you questioning liquor... I did see a couple that tried to bring on scotch and were stopped ... it was taken away to be returned on the day of departure) you can take wine on board... some are stopped to pay a corkage fee but most are not... we brought on a box of wine and were not stopped... was nice to have wine in the evenings in our room...without paying for a whole bottle... How did you get the box of wine on board. I have heard that if you take the wine out of the box it will pass through the xray machine undetecded but how do you prevent the bag from being punctured? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dajbman22 Posted November 16, 2010 #53 Share Posted November 16, 2010 How did you get the box of wine on board. I have heard that if you take the wine out of the box it will pass through the xray machine undetecded but how do you prevent the bag from being punctured? 1) Put it in a good water-tight ziplock 2) cushion it with something soft 3) Pray it does not get punctured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartervan Posted November 16, 2010 #54 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Thanks for your review. We're booked on the Spirit for January 30 and have been busy researching excursions, so I appreciated your reactions. Was there an extra charge for the Second City show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwalaska Posted November 16, 2010 #55 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Thanks for your review. We're booked on the Spirit for January 30 and have been busy researching excursions, so I appreciated your reactions. Was there an extra charge for the Second City show? No charge for Second City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisedeacon Posted November 16, 2010 Author #56 Share Posted November 16, 2010 we didnt take the wine out of the box... actually didnt realize it but when I packed it ... I had items on either side of the box (top bottom)... did that help it not be realized??? dont know... but I do know we didnt get stopped...:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisedeacon Posted November 16, 2010 Author #57 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Thanks for your review. We're booked on the Spirit for January 30 and have been busy researching excursions, so I appreciated your reactions. Was there an extra charge for the Second City show? If you need more info about side trips let me know... we have been to each of the ports 3 times...;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkboy95 Posted November 16, 2010 #58 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Did you only go to the buffet for breakfast? Do they still have the Scotch Bangers there? Any specific problems w/breakfast at the buffet? For certain, Bingo on NCL is a monstous investment. Fool me once..... Well, anyway. Bangers still there as of 11-7 cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigbelk Posted November 17, 2010 #59 Share Posted November 17, 2010 There is no smoking near the elevators, stairs, in front of restaurants. Smoking is designated to one side of the ship outside around the pool. As well as it should be, we don't need to be breathing in your nasty second hand smoke and bad breath . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yhtfzfw Posted November 17, 2010 #60 Share Posted November 17, 2010 One last question about the wine. Did you put in the checked luggage on in your carry on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-9 Posted November 17, 2010 #61 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Hi I'll be on in December and am wondering what it is usually like on deck on the sea days. Hot or cool? Thanks for the info so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted November 17, 2010 #62 Share Posted November 17, 2010 HiI'll be on in December and am wondering what it is usually like on deck on the sea days. Hot or cool? Thanks for the info so far! WE sailed her 2 years ago the last of Nov/first of Dec. The weather, for the most part was very pleasant and we enjoyed the pool deck. It certainly wasn't hot though. The worst part: the water in Cozumel was really choppy. We tried to snorkel and all of lasted about 5 or 10 minutes. Nita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lena B Posted November 17, 2010 #63 Share Posted November 17, 2010 We've been on the Spirit twice and this itinerary a bunch of times October-February. I usually find the morning of the first sea day to be a bit chilly, but by afternoon it warms up nicely and the water starts to take on that beautiful blue hue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dajbman22 Posted November 17, 2010 #64 Share Posted November 17, 2010 One last question about the wine. Did you put in the checked luggage on in your carry on? You can bring it in either, but it saves time to put it in the carry-on since if they find it in your checked luggage, you will have to go down to the "naughty room", open the bag for them, then pay the $15 there. It's not a huge hassle, but it does take time out of your Embarkation day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toyz711 Posted November 17, 2010 #65 Share Posted November 17, 2010 HiI'll be on in December and am wondering what it is usually like on deck on the sea days. Hot or cool? Thanks for the info so far! hopefully you will have weather like we had, a couple of years ago. plenty warm, not hot, but comfortable around the pool. we did have one morning, as the ship was heading to roatan, that we passed a small storm...great photos of the storm over roatan...but the temps did drop down to the 70s. we had no surf, the gulf was flat and cozumel was great...water clear and very blue/green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piercetc4 Posted November 18, 2010 #66 Share Posted November 18, 2010 we are looking forward to trying this ship in may- did you book playa mia thru cruiseline or does playa mia itself offer a package deal of food/ drinks/ beach chairs? thanks for all the info- we mainly sail on rci as well ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricruise Posted November 18, 2010 #67 Share Posted November 18, 2010 We will be sailing her in February. When you left NO were you able to see anything as you sailed down the Mississippi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazou Posted November 22, 2010 #68 Share Posted November 22, 2010 thanks for the review. Since I was trying to book a private snokeling trip at Cozumel, I was wondering if there is any time change during the cruise? If so, do you remember when? thanks, Isabelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricron Posted November 22, 2010 #69 Share Posted November 22, 2010 thanks for the review. Since I was trying to book a private snokeling trip at Cozumel, I was wondering if there is any time change during the cruise? If so, do you remember when? thanks, Isabelle The Spirit's entire itinerary is in the Central Time Zone. Whether there is a time change depends upon the time of year, and whether that Country observes "Daylight Savings" or not. USA and Mexico do for the most parts; Belize and Honduras don't. Blue = DST used Yellow = DST no longer used Red = DST never used Additionally, not every country switches to and from "Daylight Savings" on the same date. USA recently changed it's dates, forcing Mexico to have split dates. Confusing, isn't it? http://www.examiner.com/sf-in-san-francisco/mexico-does-not-change-clocks-this-weekend-for-daylight-saving-time-but-there-are-exceptions So, to answer your original question, it depends upon when you sail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Chick Posted November 24, 2010 #70 Share Posted November 24, 2010 :D First of all I want you to know that we tried NCL about 15 years ago and have pretty much been loyal to RCI... but we got a good deal on the NCL price and it was out of NOLA which allowed for us to drive a couple of hours and not have to deal with the luggage issues... that said... we did enjoy our cruise. VERY MUCH... Please note that the comments I make are my opinions.. I am not to trying to influence anyone to sail or not to sail... again we did enjoy our cruise very much. * We attempted to get on early but due to a jewelry show at the covention center (right next door to the port) we got stuck in a tremendous amount of traffic... backed up all the way to the I-10... I would recommend not using the Tchipitolas (mispelled I know)... find out what exit is just prior to that exit and exit there... it still takes you down to the port... anyway... we finally arrived at the parking garage ($16 per day ouch!!)... but the garage is right above the terminal so it is easy to bring luggage down and back up... (the porters will actually bring the luggage up to the level of parking you are on for a few bucks ...) We parked about 12 noon and went through embarkation procedures without any problems... (for those of you questioning liquor... I did see a couple that tried to bring on scotch and were stopped ... it was taken away to be returned on the day of departure) you can take wine on board... some are stopped to pay a corkage fee but most are not... we brought on a box of wine and were not stopped... was nice to have wine in the evenings in our room...without paying for a whole bottle... Did you bring wine with you in November 2010? I have brought wine with me on several cruises and have never had a problem but things change. :( We are sailing on 12/5/2010 would love to take my own wine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisedeacon Posted November 27, 2010 Author #71 Share Posted November 27, 2010 we brought on two boxes of nice wine... (for a box anyway) scanned in our carry on but did not get stopped to pay corkage fee... yipeee like having six bottles of wine with us... :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisedeacon Posted November 27, 2010 Author #72 Share Posted November 27, 2010 we carried our wine (in boxes) on board....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallyho8 Posted November 27, 2010 #73 Share Posted November 27, 2010 HiI'll be on in December and am wondering what it is usually like on deck on the sea days. Hot or cool? Thanks for the info so far! It is usually in the 70s during the day on sea days in December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Chick Posted November 27, 2010 #74 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Thanks, Had not thought about boxed wine. Many advantages won't break and doesn't appear as a bottle in the scanner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minncruisers Posted November 29, 2010 #75 Share Posted November 29, 2010 You made no mention of Costa Maya. Did you stop there? If so, what did you do? Maybe I missed this.:confused: We also like to snorkel and have never been to CM, so we're hoping they have some good snorkeling there. TIA.:D BTW, I was SO happy to finally see a more recent review of this ship and itinerary, so a big THANK YOU for posting it.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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