LrgPizza Posted June 25, 2014 #151 Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) I meant to type the Escape's itinerary. Sorry, I will do my very best in the future to grammatically please you. I forgot,you decided to duck and run.:eek: It has nothing to do with grammar, and you just did it again. I also meant AN itinerary of the Escape, not THE itinerary of the Escape. Maybe they should change to that map of Germany for the hull art since that is THE itinerary. I'm just making a point since some of us were feeling like the post got hijacked. It's been made clear that it hasn't. Should there be any new news about the ship, I will be sure to start a new thread so I don't interrupt this one about THE itinerary. I'm cool with that. Carry on. Edited June 25, 2014 by LrgPizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peg013 Posted June 25, 2014 #152 Share Posted June 25, 2014 It has nothing to do with grammar, and you just did it again. I also meant AN itinerary of the Escape, not THE itinerary of the Escape. Maybe they should change to that map of Germany for the hull art since that is THE itinerary. I'm just making a point since some of us were feeling like the post got hijacked. It's been made clear that it hasn't. Should there be any new news about the ship, I will be sure to start a new thread so I don't interrupt this one about THE itinerary. I'm cool with that. Carry on. She did it again because that is what she meant to say - sorry if that doesn't please you. I'm glad you're cool with this thread the way it was meant to be. Everything Escape! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted June 25, 2014 #153 Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) She did it again because that is what she meant to say - sorry if that doesn't please you. I'm glad you're cool with this thread the way it was meant to be. Everything Escape! :) Absolutely! For a minute I thought it was a discussion of trains in Germany, but I see I misread. Everything Escape should include all it's itineraries, not just THE itinerary. Or maybe that poster doesn't realize that the ship will go other places also? Who knows. That's where the word choice is bizarre and misleading, but who cares? I can also call this the NCL ship, as if there aren't any others, and I suppose that would be correct too, even though it would sound stupid. If I made a post, "Are you sailing on the itinerary on the ship?" I'd be willing to bet people wouldn't know to what I refer. But keep telling me I'm wrong. *rolls eyes* Edited June 25, 2014 by LrgPizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted June 25, 2014 Author #154 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Don't bite me on the offtopic railroad map, such posts belong in a roll call yes. :) We all look forward to new and exciting news about the Escape, I am sorry that my post wasn't that. My idea of an Everything.. thread on a newbuild is that it focuses on the news, our speculation, the building process, the decks and public spaces, first sailings/the inaugeral season and what comes to mind. I hope that I contribute enough to that without being biten. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted June 25, 2014 #155 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Don't bite me on the offtopic railroad map, such posts belong in a roll call yes. :) We all look forward to new and exciting news about the Escape, I am sorry that my post wasn't that. My idea of an Everything.. thread on a newbuild is that it focuses on the news, our speculation, the building process, the decks and public spaces, first sailings/the inaugeral season and what comes to mind. I hope that I contribute enough to that without being biten. ;) Personally, I think you are great, and I look forward to sailing with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted June 25, 2014 Author #156 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Some factual dates, with a sparkle of speculation: Breakaway: Steel cutting Sep 21, 2011 Keel laying May 4, 2012 Float out Feb 26, 2013 Delivery Apr 25, 2013 Total build time to delivery: 18 months Getaway: Steel cutting May 4, 2012 Keel laying Oct 30, 2012 Float out Nov 2, 2013 Delivery Jan 10, 2014 Total build time to delivery: 22 months Escape: Steel cutting March 20, 2014 Keel laying Aug/Sept? 2014 (when Royal's Quantum of the Seas will float out) Float out summer? 2015 Delivery Aug/Sept? 2015 Total build time to delivery: 18 months Bliss: Steel cutting Sept? 2015 Keel laying Feb? 2016 Float out Jan? 2017 Delivery spring 2017 Total build time to delivery: 18 months? I hope all dates/months are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted June 25, 2014 Author #157 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Personally, I think you are great, and I look forward to sailing with you. Likewise :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzin Posted June 25, 2014 #158 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Some factual dates, with a sparkle of speculation: Breakaway: Steel cutting Sep 21, 2011 Keel laying May 4, 2012 Float out Feb 26, 2013 Delivery Apr 25, 2013 Total build time to delivery: 18 months Getaway: Steel cutting May 4, 2012 Keel laying Oct 30, 2012 Float out Nov 2, 2013 Delivery Jan 10, 2014 Total build time to delivery: 22 months Escape: Steel cutting March 20, 2014 Keel laying Aug/Sept? 2014 (when Royal's Quantum of the Seas will float out) Float out summer? 2015 Delivery Aug/Sept? 2015 Total build time to delivery: 18 months Bliss: Steel cutting Sept? 2015 Keel laying Feb? 2016 Float out Jan? 2017 Delivery spring 2017 Total build time to delivery: 18 months? I hope all dates/months are correct. "Sparkle of speculation" can be fun.... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted June 25, 2014 #159 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Did the originally announced transatlantic dates of either the Breakaway or Getaway ever change? I keep wondering how set-in-stone this Escape date is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalagh Posted June 25, 2014 #160 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Did the originally announced transatlantic dates of either the Breakaway or Getaway ever change? I keep wondering how set-in-stone this Escape date is. Yes, the Getaway had a change of date and itinerary because it was charted for the Super Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted June 25, 2014 #161 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Yes, the Getaway had a change of date and itinerary because it was charted for the Super Bowl. Okay. I knew it went to New York instead of Miami, but I didn't know that had changed the departure date from Southampton. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SissasMomE Posted June 25, 2014 #162 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Some factual dates, with a sparkle of speculation: Bliss: Steel cutting Sept? 2015 Keel laying Feb? 2016 Float out Jan? 2017 Delivery spring 2017 Total build time to delivery: 18 months? I hope all dates/months are correct. Oooooo - Spring 2017 for the Bliss! That is going to work out great for us for a TA! I hope you're right :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted June 25, 2014 #163 Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) Okay. I knew it went to New York instead of Miami, but I didn't know that had changed the departure date from Southampton. Thanks. From memory, it was originally scheduled to leave Rotterdam on the day it actually left Southampton, so if someone had travel arranged to arrive at Southampton based on the original dates then they'd have been a couple of days late. The Getaway must have left Rotterdam quite a bit earlier than originally scheduled as it had two one nighters from Southampton as well before the TA. Whilst nothing is certain, this one looks less likely to be changed in my opinion, as they seem to have scheduled everything including those pre TA one nighters in both Southampton and Hamburg. A cynic would suggest that NCL would be less willing to annoy a load of travel agents by messing around with dates than the likes of us, I'd still wait until next year before booking too much that can't be cancelled though. Edit: I just checked and the itinerary changes were announced 5 months out, which is very late. It shows that you can never be sure, but it's rare for changes that late in my experience. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Edited June 25, 2014 by KeithJenner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted June 25, 2014 #164 Share Posted June 25, 2014 From memory, it was originally scheduled to leave Rotterdam on the day it actually left Southampton, so if someone had travel arranged to arrive at Southampton based on the original dates then they'd have been a couple of days late. The Getaway must have left Rotterdam quite a bit earlier than originally scheduled as it had two one nighters from Southampton as well before the TA. Whilst nothing is certain, this one looks less likely to be changed in my opinion, as they seem to have scheduled everything including those pre TA one nighters in both Southampton and Hamburg. A cynic would suggest that NCL would be less willing to annoy a load of travel agents by messing around with dates than the likes of us, I'd still wait until next year before booking too much that can't be cancelled though. Oh, definitely. I don't plan to book anything for a long time, I was just curious. Heck, we will have a few other vacations before that, so I'm not doing much planning yet at all. I was just curious. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted June 25, 2014 Author #165 Share Posted June 25, 2014 And don't forget about Epic's half powered Rotterdam - Southampton. New ship smell comes at a cost.. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted June 25, 2014 Author #166 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Oooooo - Spring 2017 for the Bliss! That is going to work out great for us for a TA! I hope you're right :D Yup, Bliss is scheduled for a spring 2017 delivery. "The Company also has two larger "Breakaway Plus" vessels on order for delivery in the fall of 2015 and spring of 2017." http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/pressroom/pressRelease.html?storyCode=PR_100813 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylenyc Posted June 25, 2014 #167 Share Posted June 25, 2014 And don't forget about Epic's half powered Rotterdam - Southampton. New ship smell comes at a cost.. ;) Epic was built in France where there were labor issues and stoppages. I anticipate no such issues with our sailing. Breakaway/Getaway were built by Meyer Werft, Germany (and is Escape/Bliss, and as was most of NCL's fleet) and launched without a hitch on time with no changes to the launch date of the maiden transatlantic voyage. Thre was only non-disruptive minor tweaking being done Getaway that I barely even noticed. Getaway's transatlantic destination did changed due to it being chartered for Super Bowl but hopefully no such event coincides with our sailing. The 1-Day mini-cruises did change for Getaway in an unusually way. A 1-Day Southampton CTN did get chartered by Virgin Holidays so if you didn't have a reservation then you were too late. So, be sure to make reservations for mini-cruise as soon as possible in case some big company swoops in to charter them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff79 Posted June 25, 2014 #168 Share Posted June 25, 2014 sorry, off topic again, but no news from escape :D What would you suggest we see in Hamburg? http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/ watch the youtube video on the site, this place alone is a visit worth. http://www.hamburg-travel.com/attractions/ some tourism information in english if you like you can ask about more in the roll call thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted June 25, 2014 #169 Share Posted June 25, 2014 The two day Hamburg to Southampton and one night CTN from Southampton are now available to book on the UK site. There is no option for a combined three day cruise at the moment. I don't know whether that will come, or whether they need booking separately. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuneauWhatIMean Posted June 26, 2014 #170 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Gosh I wish everyone would stop apologizing for their posts. There is really no need. This thread is about EVERYTHING....ESCAPE for the time being and everyone is free to post anything they like, whether anyone wants to gripe about it or not. The negativity gets really tiresome. If you don't like this thread, tirade elsewhere please. Thank you FreestyleNovice, for starting this thread, and thank you to everyone that has contributed with a positive post. And now, on a lighter note, I noticed today that a certain big box membership store has in it's description of the amenities on the Escape the term "Self Service Laundromat". :eek::confused::rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted June 26, 2014 #171 Share Posted June 26, 2014 And now, on a lighter note, I noticed today that a certain big box membership store has in it's description of the amenities on the Escape the term "Self Service Laundromat". :eek::confused::rolleyes: Just how I want to spend my vacation.:rolleyes: I hope it has a hot tub and a bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare All-ready2cruise Posted June 26, 2014 #172 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Oh my, don't you know, every ship has a Self-serve Laundromat??? :confused: Instructions for use: put on clothes to be washed. step into shower. turn on water at proper temp. apply soap. rinse well. :D :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SissasMomE Posted June 26, 2014 #173 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Gosh I wish everyone would stop apologizing for their posts. There is really no need. This thread is about EVERYTHING....ESCAPE for the time being and everyone is free to post anything they like, whether anyone wants to gripe about it or not. The negativity gets really tiresome. If you don't like this thread, tirade elsewhere please. Thank you FreestyleNovice, for starting this thread, and thank you to everyone that has contributed with a positive post. And now, on a lighter note, I noticed today that a certain big box membership store has in it's description of the amenities on the Escape the term "Self Service Laundromat". :eek::confused::rolleyes: Who had a tirade?? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wansbrough Posted June 30, 2014 #174 Share Posted June 30, 2014 And don't forget about Epic's half powered Rotterdam - Southampton. New ship smell comes at a cost.. ;) Now that was great! :D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpgirl Posted July 1, 2014 #175 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I rang NCL Europe to book the 2 nighter from Hamburg & the 1 nighter from Southampton yesterday & the agent was very surprised I was thinking of taking children. I asked if it was because he thought it would be a 'booze cruise' & he replied probably yes. He said he'd had quite a few bookings, mainly from Germans happy to have a new ship sailing from Hamburg, & no-one was taking children. Has anyone been on a 2/3 nighter before? Are they that bad for people getting really drunk? Thanks, Michelle.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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