Getaway 2/22 with pics

[tjaker11]

Ok on to the M&G we had over 100 signed up to the group but roughly about a third showed up, But the ones that did show we saw constantly throughout the week, Its nice to see a familiar face and spend a few moments talking about our experiences,

As is custom all the Senior staff except the Captain made their apperance and were introduced one by one to our group. we were givem a phone list of each staff members direct line if we had any complaints or suggestions.

There is a review from our sailing on the boards with alot of negative comments, For the life of me I dont understand how people can spend their time and money and not make it the best experience possible. All it takes is one call to a senior staff member and all those little complaints will be addresed and taken care of immediately. They are in the hospitality industry and really want to hear your issues before going home and passing it on to others.

Sean the Hotel Director really was an exceptional host, It is apparant as we interacted with his staff and crew that he is a well rounded Director and has the loyalty of his subordinates.

Rashida is Sean's secretary and was so very helpful during our cruise. Tek Sonza the executive Housekeeper is all over the ship and interacting with the passengers with her light cheerful charm, we have sailed with her on a few other cruises and it is always a pleasure.

We were suprised to see Anoop as the Consierge, In our opinion he is the best we have ever sailed with. He makes it a a point to see his guests every night at dinner and is always about during the day.

 

 

Anoop

 

Sean

[tjaker11]

Cant begin to tell you how nice the spa suites are, all the perks of the Haven plus unlimited key card access to the Thermal spa

[tjaker11]

How about an uncrowded look at Vibe

[AF-1]

Enjoying your review. I like how you group your pics together. Makes it easier to see more than one at a time. Thanks.

[tjaker11]

Now on to Entertainment

Howl at the Moon, what a great show, dueling pianos with some audience participation. As good as any from NCL and as much as I love Jose and Patty this was equally good yet different.

 

Legally Blond, sorry NCL just not for me as I felt as it were a bunch of teenage girls screeching. But in all fairness there were many others who enjoyed the show so take a chance and see for yourself.

 

Burn then Floor, The dancers and singers were very good and kept us enertained but it seemed a little long, hung in there to hear La Vida Loca which was very near the end so it kept me from donating to the casino.

 

Illusinarium, Wow was this a hit, The lead off magician was a comedian and kept the show funny throughout, A total of 5 magicians to perform with the story line and also had some audience participation. I would rate this as a absolute must do. This show can be pre-booked online for $39 per person which I highly suggest, The price onboard is $ 29 pp but dont worry as you will be refunded the difference following the show automatically. The menu is pre-set with a nice filet, appetizer, potatoe and a small desert. The filet is good but not as good as Cagneys or Le bistro.

 

Grammy Experience, Again this is not our normal entertainment, But we did stop in and the Muscians were awsome.

 

Levity, There were two comedians onboard and both were very funny, the each had a general audience show and a late show for adults

 

Grammy Experience

 

[tjaker11]

[tjaker11]

The ropes course

[tjaker11]

The Haven pool area

 

 

 

[BecT]

Cant begin to tell you how nice the spa suites are, all the perks of the Haven plus unlimited key card access to the Thermal spa

 

We will be on the Getaway in July and have reserved 2 Spa Suites. I do have a few questions if you don't mind answering.

Do I see 2 poles in the middle of the room? If so, are those in all the spa suites? We have reserved 14130 and 14132. (My DH wants to know if they are stripper poles? ;-)

Is the glowing blue light on the tub always lit or can it be turned off?

Is there a DVD player in the room?

 

Thanks for answering,

Becky

[Journey11]

Great informative review and very nice pictures! Thank you for taking the time to do this. I have one question about your embarkation. Being in a suite I was surprised that you had to take a number versus being escorted onto the ship. Was this because you were early and they had not started boarding anyone yet?

[tjaker11]

We will be on the Getaway in July and have reserved 2 Spa Suites. I do have a few questions if you don't mind answering.

Do I see 2 poles in the middle of the room? If so, are those in all the spa suites? We have reserved 14130 and 14132. (My DH wants to know if they are stripper poles? ;-)

Is the glowing blue light on the tub always lit or can it be turned off?

Is there a DVD player in the room?

 

Thanks for answering,

Becky

 

Sorry to tell DH it is not designated as a stripper pole but he can use his imagaination, we thought is was some sort of conduit to above and below, I saw other Spa Suites with it as well. Only one pole in our suite

Light can be turned off. No DVD player in our room

[tjaker11]

Great informative review and very nice pictures! Thank you for taking the time to do this. I have one question about your embarkation. Being in a suite I was surprised that you had to take a number versus being escorted onto the ship. Was this because you were early and they had not started boarding anyone yet?

 

 

We boarded with friends and did not want to seperate, but yes there is VIP boarding and they are open early.

[bktich]

Thank you for the review. We are going on our first cruise May 10th on NCL Getaway. Gathering lots of tips from everyone on here.

[funat55]

Thank you for the review. We are going on our first cruise May 10th on NCL Getaway. Gathering lots of tips from everyone on here.

 

Welcome to the cruise critic boards. Have you checked out the roll call for your sailing? Fun wait to get acquainted before you sail.

[funat55]

We will be on the Getaway in July and have reserved 2 Spa Suites. I do have a few questions if you don't mind answering.

Do I see 2 poles in the middle of the room? If so, are those in all the spa suites? We have reserved 14130 and 14132. (My DH wants to know if they are stripper poles? ;-)

Is the glowing blue light on the tub always lit or can it be turned off?

Is there a DVD player in the room?

 

Thanks for answering,

Becky

 

I'm in 14132 next month. I'll take more pictures.

[cruisinsly]

Great review and pictures. Sooo looking forward to being on this ship in January!

[gelo7]

Excellent review.

[lovewine]

Thank you for the wonderful review. we have a very large onboard credit so we want to wait to book our dining and the Illusionarium show, if we book when we first board so that we can use our OBC do you think that will work? We were told by NCL that they only pre-book 1/3 of the dining reservations in advance. We were concerned about reservations being available.

Thanks!

[tjaker11]

Thank you for the wonderful review. we have a very large onboard credit so we want to wait to book our dining and the Illusionarium show, if we book when we first board so that we can use our OBC do you think that will work? We were told by NCL that they only pre-book 1/3 of the dining reservations in advance. We were concerned about reservations being available.

Thanks!

 

 

Should not be a problem as they do hold back a large percentage of reservations, as soon as you board you can go to to any of the ineractive screens located by every stair well just slide your key card and pick your time, can also book from your stateroom as well but the screens will get you in ahead of the crowds

[tjaker11]

Cute towel critters

 

 

 

 

[CruiseGirlKS]

Wonderful review and pics! :)

[tjaker11]

Atlantis

 

 

 

 

Hope Disney does not do this to her passengers LOL

[8675309Jenny]

please let it be september 2014 so we can start our amazing adventure on this beautiful ship. thank you for the review and pictures.

 

 

 

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my getaway to do:

watch the fireworks

go to the magic show

play for free in the casino

ride the waterslides

[tjaker11]

We so loved the thermal spa, We visited daily and we always found a lounger because we went at non peak times like lunch or dinner. Our favorite days were port days as we have been to these Islands so many times we did not care to get off ship. (Well maybe to buy some booze in DSt Thomas)

 

You Can bring home up to 5 liters if you guy in St Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

[tjaker11]

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