Rare KeithJenner Posted October 23, 2015 #1 Share Posted October 23, 2015 As I did for my last couple of cruises, I am intending on reporting live from the Escape rather than doing a review at the end. This one will obviously be a bit different to my previous ones as there is a lot of interest in the ship but also a number of other people reporting at the same time. I imagine that lots of people will be getting their questions answered in the next few days, whether by me or the others who will be reporting in. Just to start I'll say a little about my plans. I'm writing this at the train station waiting for our train to London so we can fly out to Hamburg tomorrow morning. At the moment I'm with my wife and out ten year old son. We've booked tickets for minatur wonderland tomorrow and then we'll be boarding the Escape on Sunday for the three night trip to Southampton. In Wednesday, my wife and son will catch a train home from Southampton (school next week) and I will meet up with my brother for the final one night trip before he leaves and I head off to Miami by myself. This is my second Transatlantic (I was on the Breakaway) but we are regulars on NCL. I will try to report as much as possible (I've got internet all the way except for the one nighter), and will be happy to try to answer any questions. There is no need to ask for me to post the new a la carte menus for Cagneys or Le Bistro or the beer menu at the Brewhouse as these will be the first places I will visit on Sunday unless, as I suspect, there are already lots of pictures of those menus already posted by then. There is also little point asking for details about the Spa, fitness club or the fancy new shops that are onboard, as I've never managed to find these sort of places on any previous cruise and this one will be no different. I'm afraid my interests are much more in the food and beer area. I'm staying in three different cabins. Starting in an angled balcony then a standard balcony and finally a large balcony for the TA. I'm sure I will be checking out a few other cabins next Wednesday but again I expect these to be pretty well covered by then. I've set up an Instagram account (Keith_Jenner) which is currently empty but will have some pictures from the trip later (probably starting when we get to Hamburg). I'll probably link some of them on here. That's it for now. Train will be here soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubechick Posted October 23, 2015 #2 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Thanks for the effort Keith. I am torn between looking at everything I can before we board on the 29th and avoiding looking at anything at all so I can soak it all in for the first time on board! Kind of like, do I open my presents before Christmas morning or wait until the day!!?? :D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSUmom Posted October 23, 2015 #3 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Following here and on Instagram. Looking forward to your pictures and review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotermarler Posted October 23, 2015 #4 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Thanks for the effort Keith. I am torn between looking at everything I can before we board on the 29th and avoiding looking at anything at all so I can soak it all in for the first time on board! Kind of like, do I open my presents before Christmas morning or wait until the day!!?? :D:D:D Me too! I want to look but then again I don't want to spoil the fun for when I get there. So, I think I'm going to avoid any threads for the next 3 weeks. (but then I probably won't) lol ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dna529 Posted October 23, 2015 #5 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Thanks Keith! Can't wait to see your comments on the food and beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccaneergirl Posted October 23, 2015 #6 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Looking forward to your opinion of the beers on board. Dh is a home brewer and a lover of microbreweries. so much so, that we went to Portland, Oregon in July for a brewfest and to try out all their microbreweries there, since it is the microbrewery capitol of the U.S. We will be on Escape in a few weeks and the district brewhouse was definitely a deciding factor in booking this ship. Hope the beer selection is awesome and thanks for taking time out of your vacation to do this thread.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen haywood Posted October 23, 2015 #7 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Looking forward to your account as well! We just sailed our first NCL cruise on Getaway last month (Elite Plus on Celebrity and Diamond on Royal) and fell madly in love and cancelled a January Reflection cruise to book Escape instead! I was happy to hear that Escape's regular balconies are deeper than the Away ones. Hopefully you can confirm that; I had to upgrade to a B6 on Getaway so as to not bang our knees... I loved the Waterfront area and I'm interested in the now adults only 24/7 H2O. Have three wonderful cruises! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand and Seas Posted October 23, 2015 #8 Share Posted October 23, 2015 As a fan of your prior reviews, can't wait to see your upcoming posts. You always cover all the items we are wanting to learn about. We are booked in an angled balcony on deck 14 for our January Escape so very interested to see what you post about yours. Have a great cruise :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted October 23, 2015 #9 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Following! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdchiefthom Posted October 23, 2015 #10 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Thanks Keith, I'll be tuning in daily.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy412 Posted October 23, 2015 #11 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Beer is proof God loves us. I can't wait for your review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikki21 Posted October 23, 2015 #12 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Loving all the Escape reviews to be! Everyone of us has a different angle to the other & everybody is different! [emoji1] Lucky you to be on the Escape for so long!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SissasMomE Posted October 24, 2015 #13 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Looking forward to it Keith! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted October 24, 2015 Author #14 Share Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) Just reporting in from Heathrow. We stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn last night. I've stayed there a few times before and would recommend it, especially if you are travelling by train. It is a very short walk from Hatton Cross tube station. We were going to use the tube to get here this morning, but there was a small problem at the hotel and they offered us a free taxi as compensation. Way more than I thought the issue deserved, but who am I to complain. Just waiting for the gate number and then we'll be off. Edited October 24, 2015 by KeithJenner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adele1 Posted October 24, 2015 #15 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Following also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvcrzn Posted October 24, 2015 #16 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Thanks Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdc2122 Posted October 24, 2015 #17 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Following along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packercruising Posted October 24, 2015 #18 Share Posted October 24, 2015 There is no such thing as too much information on the Escape. :) I am going to have to become familiar with Instagram, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogmd Posted October 24, 2015 #19 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Following :) Thanks for doing this and have a fantastic trip. Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_sobe Posted October 24, 2015 #20 Share Posted October 24, 2015 I cant believe its almost time. Really looking forward to this. Thanks for taking the time to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted October 24, 2015 Author #21 Share Posted October 24, 2015 A good day today. Nice short flight to Hamburg and an easy 30 minute train journey into the city. We're staying at The Madison which is excellent. Great location and a really comfortable room. I'd certainly stay here again. We had a walk around the city after we arrived and then in the evening headed to Minatur Wonderland which really is fantastic. We spent a couple of hours there and could easily have spent double that. There is just so much detail to see. Really worth it if you ever visit Hamburg. I will probably put a few pictures of it up on Instagram later. All set for tomorrow now. We're planning to get a taxi to the port late morning so we should hopefully be on board soon after midday. Really looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batemangirls Posted October 24, 2015 #22 Share Posted October 24, 2015 "I'm afraid my interests are much more in the food and beer area." I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikki21 Posted October 24, 2015 #23 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Nice to say hi to you tonight! [emoji4] sadly we didn't have enough time in Hamburg to do too much but there's always next time - same goes for Berlin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusin' from Fl Posted October 25, 2015 #24 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I'm tuning in...thanks for doing this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sestar Posted October 25, 2015 #25 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Looking forward for the review. Thank you for taking your precious time to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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