Escape & Getaway B2B Photo Review Nov. 28th to Dec. 13, 2015

[loupana]

LOL that is clearly the Epic... not the Breakaway. :)

 

Yes it is, several people at the talk said the same thing...

[SquishTheWhale]

Thank you for all the food pictures!! We're off on our first cruise in two weeks and I've been showing my partner the pictures to get him excited! He keeps saying 'I'm gonna order that!' 'Oh man I gotta eat that!' Haha

[loupana]

Did you do the Baths on your own? Is that the Speedy boat in your pic? We are thinking of doing this on our own in March. How long were you in port? Was it tight getting back to the ship for sail away? How much was the round trip boat & taxi transport? Sorry for so many questions just not sure whether to take ship excursion or on our own, have read conflicting reviews.

 

We were in port from 7AM till 2:30PM.

 

We purchased the excursion on Escape it was $72. Excursion was ok, I think it would be risky doing it on your own just because the ship isn't in port too long. Yes it is the Speedy boat. We had about 3 hours at the Baths and just got back in time, we boarded at 2:30.

Edited December 19, 2015 by LouTheGlue

[loupana]

We visited the Sugarcane bar a couple of times on the first day for some Raspberry Mojito's

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Mojito's we had on Escape were in a smaller glass

[loupana]

Went to Headliners for Howl at the Moon night one

 

 

 

Then we went to the Main Theater for the Welcome Aboard Show

 

 

 

 

[loupana]

Woke up in Great Stirrup Cay with off and on rain and overcast sky's most of the day. Friends rented snorkel gear for the day we went on the Waverunner excursion did some swimming and relaxed on the beach. The sky's really opened up and it just poured rain at the end of the day with everyone trying to get back to the ship.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[loupana]

Back onboard we went to O'Sheehan's for a late afternoon snack

 

 

 

 

 

 

[loupana]

 

 

 

Fat Cat's now replaces The Grammy Experience

 

No Jazz or blues artists all week, it was mostly art auctions, karaoke and they did have a band in the on the last night or two

 

 

 

[loupana]

Some of the shops onboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[loupana]

Spent some time at Guest Services before dinner. Our friends purchased onboard credit because we got a great rate on the CDN dollar. She purchased $500 and pre paid the gratuities before the cruise. They had no record of it and she really had to fight to get them to check with head office.

 

Why call your customer a liar, the first thing they should do or say is we'll check with head office in Miami. After about 1 hour of back and forth from cabin to guest services for documents and proof someone finally got info from head office that the account info was not transferred to the ship and it should be all settled by tomorrow.

 

Their account was settled the next day as promised, but what an ordeal. I made sure I had a copy of my Amenity report since I had heard of others having an issue but we didn't have any problems with our account.

 

Dinner tonight was in the Tropicana Room

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FYI, my pot roast looked and tasted like leather, everyone else really enjoyed their meal

[loupana]

 

 

 

Tonight's entertainment was Burn the Floor which was fantastic...

 

 

Waiting for us in our room at nights end...

 

[beantownmike]

The pictures were magnificent! I enjoyed them immensely! Thank you!

[loupana]

December 8, 2015

Breakfast Flamingo Grill

 

 

 

Technical Presentation Captain and Chief Engineer

 

 

[loupana]

Photo's from around the ship a look at La Cucina

 

 

 

 

[loupana]

Sushi & Teppanyaki Cooking Demo

 

 

 

 

For lunch today we did "Wine Lovers the Musical" in the Illusionarium, we really enjoyed it. You do get a lot of wine for lunch, I didn't finish all of mine

 

Menu attached below

 

 

 

Glass #1 - Estancia Pinot Grigio, Monterey, California

Glass #2 - Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand

Glass #3 - Navarro Correas Chardonnay, Mendoza, Argentina

Glass #4 - Beringer Founders Estate Pinot Noir, Napa Valley, California

Glass #5 - North and South - Norwegian Cruise Line Proprietary Blend

Glass #6 - (Not Shown) Villa Sandi Prosecco Brut, Veneto, Italy

 

getaway wine lovers 1.pdf

getaway wine lovers 2.pdf

[loupana]

 

 

 

[loupana]

678 Ocean Place

 

 

 

 

 

 

[loupana]

Walking around outside the sun starting to set

 

 

Tonights Dinner was in Savor

 

 

 

Wife does not recommend this dish...

 

[loupana]

 

 

Later we went to Headliners for comedy

 

 

Waiting for us back in our room

 

 

Oh yeah, forgot to mention I posted the Getaway Freestyle Daily in another post here is a link: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2288551&highlight=getaway+freestyle

[maggieq]

Thank you for this review. This loyal to rccl cruiser is going to start looking at ncl.

[Cruise-mom]

Great review and fantastic photos, especially the labeled food pics, thank you.

[paulh84]

 

 

 

I'm still working on my morning coffee...but I am seeing a man in a tuxedo in the water....correct???

[twisterfreak2280]

I'm still working on my morning coffee...but I am seeing a man in a tuxedo in the water....correct???

 

 

That's what I'm seeing.

[loupana]

I'm still working on my morning coffee...but I am seeing a man in a tuxedo in the water....correct???

 

OMG...that is so funny never noticed that before

[loupana]

December 9th we woke up in Ocho Rios Jamaica

 

 

 

 

 

Watched Celebrity Reflection pull into what looked like a very unappealing dock