Cruzface Posted January 24, 2016 Author #51 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Dinner tonight is Food Republic: This was the best meal of the cruise. Period. You order from tablets. It is al a carte, but not expensive. The four of us ate like pigs for about $70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzface Posted January 24, 2016 Author #52 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Fish tacos: Pork something: Scallops: Sushi: We also had Pad Thai which was awesome, but no picture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzface Posted January 24, 2016 Author #53 Share Posted January 24, 2016 My favorite picture of the cruise: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzface Posted January 24, 2016 Author #54 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Watched the band in the atrium tonight. Really good. But we were wiped out from the beach day... But... we had to hit the 80's show! It's our era! It was fun, but we kind of felt like we were being made fun of. Still a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzface Posted January 24, 2016 Author #55 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Next day was the last sea day. Today, for some reason, the crew decided to enforce the no chair hogging rules. They put little yellow stickers with the time on loungers. If nobody came back in 60 mins, they would remove the towels, fruit, books and whatever other nonsense people left. We watched chairs with bananas and apples on them all day until about 4 pm when the idiots came back, sat for about 5 minutes and then left. Rude morons. This day we actually lucked out and got great loungers with a great view of the band area. And all the fun of the sea day. Like the ice carving: The crew dancing: Great sunset: Although we ate in Manhattan dining room tonight we saved dessert for this: The best dessert on any cruise. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzface Posted January 24, 2016 Author #56 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Thursday night on the Escape is the Glow Party. They promote it big time and everyone is there. Get there early because it is packed and forget about getting a drink at the bar. Packed. Before we went, we hit the atrium and listened to the piano player. Very good. Off to Spice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzface Posted January 24, 2016 Author #57 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Bahamas: We've been here before and we actually like it despite the bad reviews. Great sail in, and always marvel at how they spin the ship around and back it in. We just walk to Junkanoo beach. Not a great beach, but close by and the water is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzface Posted January 24, 2016 Author #58 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Sock monkey likes Junkanoo: I'm guessing the food is good on this ship??? We decided to try Margaritaville for lunch. OMG. Don't over order. We got nachos and a chicken quesadilla and we were stuffed. Couldn't even eat dinner that night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzface Posted January 24, 2016 Author #59 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Debarkation was smooth as could be. We had a very late flight, so we were in no rush. The boys never went to bed... We rented a car from Hertz. Worst part of the cruise. It was a Seinfeld episode. They know how to take a reservation, just not how to hold a reservation. Well after an hour we got a car and headed to Hollywood for the Margaritaville Resort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzface Posted January 24, 2016 Author #60 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Great lunch at the Land Shark Grill: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzface Posted January 24, 2016 Author #61 Share Posted January 24, 2016 After lunch, we drove around and headed to FLL where we would fly out. Mostly it was to let the boys nap in the car. But really enjoyed exploring FLL. Saw this contraption. It is a bicycle bar. So awesome. In summary, this was one of the best cruises we have taken. The Escape is a great ship, with great crew. The boys want to do it again next year and I would too. Forgot about the shows. We only went to the Million Dollar Quartet and it was excellent. Stay until the end. It is the best part. We would have loved to see a comedy show, but unfortunately, we didn't book it AS SOON AS WE GOT ON THE SHIP! Because it was booked the whole cruise. Bad system. Any questions, just let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkvillain Posted January 24, 2016 #62 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Did the ship seem too crowded or too smoky in any areas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzface Posted January 24, 2016 Author #63 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Did the ship seem too crowded or too smoky in any areas? It really didn't seem crowded. And I didn't notice it being smokey. We gambled a little and it was fine. The only time I felt the crowds was at the bars. The buffet never had lines. It's really set up well. And yes, I am an Islanders fan.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbri Posted January 24, 2016 #64 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Great photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted January 24, 2016 #65 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Enjoying all of your posts. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerman2 Posted January 24, 2016 #66 Share Posted January 24, 2016 On the NCL excursion to JVD did you go directly there or stop other places on way? Only thing showing on NCL web is combination of stops. Would love to spend time at JVD in Oct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzface Posted January 24, 2016 Author #67 Share Posted January 24, 2016 On the NCL excursion to JVD did you go directly there or stop other places on way? Only thing showing on NCL web is combination of stops. Would love to spend time at JVD in Oct. We went straight from the pier to JVD. I hope it is available because it was outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzface Posted January 24, 2016 Author #68 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Oh yeah, forgot about Mr. Worldwide. I love Pitbull and if you do, you will not be disappointed. The boys loved it. His music does get the crowd going. However, as we were walking down the ramp to disembark, Pitbull was playing. My wife said, "I think I've heard enough of Pitbull for awhile." That about sums it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted January 24, 2016 #69 Share Posted January 24, 2016 We booked two prenights at the Margaritaville resort and I saw your thread. How did you enjoy that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzface Posted January 24, 2016 Author #70 Share Posted January 24, 2016 We booked two prenights at the Margaritaville resort and I saw your thread. How did you enjoy that? That resort is awesome. You will love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallnthensome Posted January 24, 2016 #71 Share Posted January 24, 2016 That resort is awesome. You will love it.That's what I want to hear! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzface Posted January 24, 2016 Author #72 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Couple things I forgot. Debarkation was a disaster. We should have waited another half hour on the ship. The slides were awesome. The boys did the drop one. We did the tube one and it was very fast. The breakfast in the buffet was ok, but the scrambled eggs were terrible. I recommend going to the omelette station and having fresh eggs cooked to order. Worth the wait. We didn't do any of the specialty restaurants except Food Republic and Margaritaville. We found the food to be very good in Manhattan, so not really motivated to eat elsewhere. Plus, we really didn't want to be so full after dinner because there was always something fun going on. On the way back from Tortola, the ship was rocking quite a bit. If I think of anything else, I'll come back and post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkvillain Posted January 24, 2016 #73 Share Posted January 24, 2016 It really didn't seem crowded. And I didn't notice it being smokey. We gambled a little and it was fine. The only time I felt the crowds was at the bars. The buffet never had lines. It's really set up well. And yes, I am an Islanders fan.... Great to hear. And that goes for everything you said in this post. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanky284 Posted January 24, 2016 #74 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Looking forward to our cruise in November, thanks for your reviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach2674 Posted January 24, 2016 #75 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Did anyone dress up for the 80s party? Also, dos you only eat in Manhattan or did you try Taste or Savor? I was wondering if the service was any faster at the smaller venues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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