Spice H2O in the daytime: crowds, shade

[grouchomarx]

I am sailing next month on BA and wondering how crowded does Spice H2O get during daytime hours. I really want a Vibe pass but may not be able to score one, and wondering if this is a decent alternative to get away from kids and just relax. Also, is there shade? Thanks in advance.

[Debbie1029]

Like the pool area, Spice H2O is more crowded on sea days than on port days. Always seemed to be enough chairs and loungers on my 2 BA cruises but very little shade. It wouldn't kill NCL to buy a few more umbrellas. Nice waterfall to cool off and 2 hot tubs.

[crimmper]

Like the pool area, Spice H2O is more crowded on sea days than on port days. Always seemed to be enough chairs and loungers on my 2 BA cruises but very little shade. It wouldn't kill NCL to buy a few more umbrellas. Nice waterfall to cool off and 2 hot tubs.

 

Have not been on the Breakaway, but have seen some photos of Spice H2O. I wonder why NCL changed it. I was on the Epic and it looks nothing like the one on the Breakaway. Actually, it was the only part of the Epic the DW & I liked. 2 hot tubs and a small pool.

 

[Cruiser Bruiser]

I was at Spice H2O on Epic in December. It was crowded, but there was a slow creep of passengers throughout the day. Some folks would start at the bar and then swoop in to a lounger as one became free. Then they would swoop in to a better lounger, and so on. I participated in this process myself.

 

On Epic there was shade by the bar because there were umbrellas by the bar. You can also count on a little bit of a shadow cast by the video wall depending on the time of day. Again on Epic, there was also a little shade because of the terracing, but this is absent on the -aways. (But it will be back on Escape-class!)

 

Have fun at Spice. It's my favorite place on Norwegian's megas.