simpjo Posted October 21, 2015 #326 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I guess they're trying to justify the cost increases. It does look much better. I'm just thinking if it's the same food at a higher price, they had to do something. I've never eaten there on any of ships because I felt like it was something I could get at home. Nothing looked special enough to pay for. I hope the menu is different. Since I have UDP I'll definitely will give it a shot in November. Thanks to everyone for posting pictures. Can't wait until the 29th. Whoop Whoop Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solorizor Posted October 21, 2015 #327 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Wonder how the first cruise is going after dry dock! Hope priscilla is wowing them really looking forward to that show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted October 21, 2015 #328 Share Posted October 21, 2015 llhuge thanks for the photosensitive! Have a great cruise! At some point can you do a couple of Le Bistro for me, I'm hosting my birthday party there! GRACIAS, Karen Here's the refurbished Le Bistro Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted October 21, 2015 #329 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Le Bistro Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulster-cruiser Posted October 21, 2015 #330 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Le Bistro looks pretty similar? Maybe new chairs thats about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirsty_r Posted October 21, 2015 #331 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Have they taken the coffee machine out of the cabins? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I think a machine is still there, but for suites might not be the same machine as previous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlicanteMac Posted October 21, 2015 #332 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks for these pics! My colour scheme is blue and gold so I'm safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexysgirl Posted October 21, 2015 #333 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I would love to see some pics of the new library???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare eroller Posted October 21, 2015 #334 Share Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) Le Bistro looks pretty similar? Maybe new chairs thats about it? I would agree. Not even new chairs but new carpet. I think that is it. Here is a pic I took of Le Bistro during the crossing over to Europe in April. I actually prefer the old carpet. It looks more custom designed for the space and less generic. Edited October 21, 2015 by eroller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted October 21, 2015 #335 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Wonder how the first cruise is going after dry dock! Hope priscilla is wowing them really looking forward to that show We were at opening night of Percilla. The 9:30 show was standing room only. The cast did a fantastic job! So did the bus! Now,,,, almost a slight, they are showing the Percilla movie on the movie channel on board. I would hate to be the floating singers if the seas are rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted October 21, 2015 #336 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Have all the cabins had a refurbishment ? We are sailing on the 24th of February and can't wait!Kim All of the cabins got new carpet and new new mattress. Some/all had some laminated floors replaced with tile. Touch up paint as needed. "Behind the walls" there were some mandatory electrical and hvac updates in all rooms. In the Haven, they have new very heavy pillow tops in the master bed and a new sofa bed topper in the second bedrooms, some new furniture, new tile, new coffee makers (good bye Lavassa). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnybunny70 Posted October 21, 2015 #337 Share Posted October 21, 2015 All of the cabins got new carpet and new new mattress. Some/all had some laminated floors replaced with tile. Touch up paint as needed. "Behind the walls" there were some mandatory electrical and hvac updates in all rooms. In the Haven, they have new very heavy pillow tops in the master bed and a new sofa bed topper in the second bedrooms, some new furniture, new tile, new coffee makers (good bye Lavassa). Thank you Birdtravels hope your enjoying the ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted October 21, 2015 #338 Share Posted October 21, 2015 The resident Beatles band and owner from the Cavern Club in Liverpool are aboard the Epic to dedicate the new Epic Cavern Club. Playing to packed crowds. They will disembark in Lisbon tomorrow. Fat Cats use to have rows of chairs. The Cavern Club has more lounge chairs which decreases the number of seats available. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted October 21, 2015 #339 Share Posted October 21, 2015 As one final observation for the evening, as we left the dock in Vigo, Spain, the ship stopped dead in the water. We noted 3 engineers and an officer in a station up in the mast with sighting equipment. We then started a verrrrryyyyy slow rotation. After about 45 min, the Captain came on the PA to say that due to the extensive new metal work done in dry dock, they needed to recalibrate their magnetic compass to back up the newer gyro and gps systems. After another 45 min we got underway. By this time, we were in Cagney's seated at the aft windows. We felt the ship's props come up to full power with a lot of shaking and rattling in the dining room. Then with an even greater shaking (now with dishes dancing only the tables) we execute an emergency stop (props in full reverse). Dead in the water again for 20 mins. The restaurant manger said that they were taking advantage of the glassy waters in Vigo bay to run more tests. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maisie45 Posted October 22, 2015 #340 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Me too!Are you going to the meet & greet? My main purpose of this trip is to discover the ship so I'll take a lot of pictures of the new additions! When and where is the meet & greet? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostieFingerz Posted October 22, 2015 #341 Share Posted October 22, 2015 When and where is the meet & greet? Thanks We're meeting in the Cavern Club (deck 6) on Monday October 26th, at 1 PM :) Hope to see you there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jofishes Posted October 22, 2015 #342 Share Posted October 22, 2015 any update (pictures) in the haven epic club or courtyard areas at all ? please share if anybody has taken any ~ thanks in advance :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinHarvey Posted October 22, 2015 #343 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I've never eaten there on any of ships because I felt like it was something I could get at home. Nothing looked special enough to pay for. I hope the menu is different. Since I have UDP I'll definitely will give it a shot in November. Thanks to everyone for posting pictures. Can't wait until the 29th. Whoop Whoop Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk You can just make the trip across the Licking river and go to Pompilio's. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_sobe Posted October 22, 2015 #344 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Thanks for posting all these incredible photos. She looks like a new ship! I like the new La Cucina but I think they should have swapped locations.....Le Bistro where La Cucina is and vice versa. Le Bistro on Epic is so cramped and dark. The carpet is the same in the suites but they did change the fabric on the chairs. I cant wait to see the Haven lounge. That place was amazing and so over the top I am not sure you could have made it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpjo Posted October 22, 2015 #345 Share Posted October 22, 2015 You can just make the trip across the Licking river and go to Pompilio's. LOL Haha We could go together. Glad to see a fellow cruiser so close[emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulster-cruiser Posted October 22, 2015 #346 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Thanks for posting all these incredible photos. She looks like a new ship!I like the new La Cucina but I think they should have swapped locations.....Le Bistro where La Cucina is and vice versa. Le Bistro on Epic is so cramped and dark. The carpet is the same in the suites but they did change the fabric on the chairs. I cant wait to see the Haven lounge. That place was amazing and so over the top I am not sure you could have made it better. I like the Le Bistro on the Epic, it is nice and spacious in my opinion. This is compared to the Le Bistro on the Breakaway which is more of a dark cubbyhole compared to the Epic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop_Deck Posted October 22, 2015 #347 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Thank you for the photos! We booked the Epic for 2017 while onboard the Getaway earlier this month. Looking forward to experiencing The Haven again! For those that have sailed both Getaway & Epic, is the Haven similar? I know Epic layout is much different than the Away class in general, but not sure if that pertains to the Haven as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardex Posted October 22, 2015 #348 Share Posted October 22, 2015 All of the cabins got new carpet and new new mattress. Some/all had some laminated floors replaced with tile. Touch up paint as needed. "Behind the walls" there were some mandatory electrical and hvac updates in all rooms. In the Haven, they have new very heavy pillow tops in the master bed and a new sofa bed topper in the second bedrooms, some new furniture, new tile, new coffee makers (good bye Lavassa). We are on the current sailing in a balcony on deck 9 and our cabin does not have new carpets nor were they even cleaned recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingo Posted October 22, 2015 #349 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Our first experience with the Haven was on the Epic. We LOVED it. Last year we were on the Getaway in the Haven and were disappointed. The atmosphere just wasn't the same. I'm sure it was due in part to the staff. We really liked the staff on the Epic - they made you feel special, the Getaway - not so much. The Epic lounge seemed more personal where as the Getaway was just like any bar area. The Courtyard was the same with the exception the Epic has an outdoor eating area with a bar a little off the actual courtyard. But then it's the Haven - how bad can it actually be! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGP1111 Posted October 22, 2015 #350 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Personal Opinion: La Cucina looks dramatically better with the updates, and I'll go so far as to call it elegant. :) The former place was a dismal thematic experience with not an inch of Italian 'look/feel' at all (well, minus the printed menu & food). Le Bisto has served me multiple superb meals, and I'll look forward to dining there several times again next year, but it continues to be really lacking in the department of theme . . . thanks to it being the Park West retail hub of the ship, adorning it with art from countries across the globe . . . and rarely a single work from France. Duh. Thanks, again, everyone for all these great pictures!! :) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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