Rare ohioNCLcruiser Posted February 21, 2016 #1 Share Posted February 21, 2016 NCL is phasing out O'Sheehan's Restaurant fleet wide. Same type of place just a new name. Kevin Sheehan soon to really be a distant memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Chuckwagon Posted February 21, 2016 #2 Share Posted February 21, 2016 NCL is phasing out O'Sheehan's Restaurant fleet wide. Same type of place just a new name. Kevin Sheehan soon to really be a distant memory. New name is going to be O'Feehans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzlechest Posted February 21, 2016 #3 Share Posted February 21, 2016 New name is going to be O'Feehans. No need to post anymore in this thread. Nothing will top this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxette Posted February 21, 2016 #4 Share Posted February 21, 2016 A shame. I really don't hope this is FDR's idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted February 21, 2016 #5 Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) Cool. I'm surprised it took so long. I'm excited to hear what the new name will be. Edited February 21, 2016 by LrgPizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlantaCruiser72 Posted February 21, 2016 #6 Share Posted February 21, 2016 "Good afternoon and welcome to Del-Fee-o's pub. May I please see your sea pass so I can charge the discretionary $4.95 per person seating hostess fee (plus 18% service charge, for your convenience). Should you wish to have this discretionary charge reduced or eliminated simply visit guest services for a form you can fill out and submit to our corporate office post cruise" Seriously though. I have to wonder how long before this becomes another a'la carte venue?! We know it's coming - for our convenience ...... And NCL wonder why they can't fill their ships, even with giving away promos left and right, while their two nearest competitors sell out week after week with out offering hardly anything except a small onboard credit? After my Epic transatlantic this fall its bye bye NCL, and back to Royal or Princess. I may not get a free drinks package, and may even pay a bit more, but I won't be charged fees on my fees and fees for the convenience of charging fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted February 21, 2016 #7 Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) while their two nearest competitors sell out week after week with out offering hardly anything except a small onboard credit? Are those two competitors the ones you mentioned later in your post? If so, when I was pricing options for a future cruise, RCI were offering a drinks package, and Princess was offering some very big discounts on their cruises that are about 6 months out. Edited February 21, 2016 by KeithJenner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlantaCruiser72 Posted February 21, 2016 #8 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Are those two competitors the ones you mentioned later in your post? If so, when I was pricing options for a future cruise, RCI were offering a drinks package, and Princess was offering some very big discounts on their cruises that are about 6 months out. I was referring to Royal Caribbean and Carnival. Except for one ship in Europe for summer 2016 I have not seen RCCL offer a "free" drinks package in a long, long time, and Carnival to my knowledge has never offered one. I'm talking strictly for US bookings. If you look at those two brands where they compete head to head with NCL I generally find RCCL to have the highest fares and occupancy and Carnival usually a MARGINALLY lower price than NCL and both brands more likely to sail full than NCL. When I have clients looking for space in the last 30-45 days before sailing, or less, NCL invariably has space available when the others don't. They are simply having trouble filling the ships consistently. Even the Escape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCLfamily Posted February 21, 2016 #9 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Why does a name change thread need to devolve into an NCL bashing thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH2508 Posted February 21, 2016 #10 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Why does a name change thread need to devolve into an NCL bashing thread? Maybe because some of NCL's recent changes (keyword) are not popular - their being bashed is perhaps self-inflicted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCLfamily Posted February 21, 2016 #11 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Changing the name of O'Sheehans isn't going to be popular? There are things in life to get annoyed about, this is not one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMESCC Posted February 21, 2016 #12 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Wow we are taking out first NCL cruise in Oct. after being RCCL exclusive and I am shocked by the amount negatives we see on these boards. All lines have that, but it seems a bit more, and a bit more vicious too. We chose NCL because the price is very good. We'll have to go, and see, evaluate and then decide to go NCL again or pay MUCH higher fares and go back with RCCL. Good news is I just switched employers that pays MUCH better than my last so we will be able to afford to go back to RCCL if we decide to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonyte Posted February 21, 2016 #13 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Changing the name of O'Sheehans isn't going to be popular? Based on the changes that have happened in the last year, the fear of this change ending up being more than just a name change is really not unfounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH2508 Posted February 21, 2016 #14 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Changing the name of O'Sheehans isn't going to be popular? There are things in life to get annoyed about, this is not one of them. Agreed - however there have been many other changes that impact the wallet and the experience directly - those are what I was referring to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvtheships Posted February 21, 2016 #15 Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) Based on the changes that have happened in the last year, the fear of this change ending up being more than just a name change is really not unfounded. Based on all the changes this past year IMHO it will not only be a name change but a fee or 2 will be added. The horrible service will stay the same or get worse The place was empty for the most part on my recent gem cruise even though it was free....hmmm...the lousy service could have been why The waitress couldn't even figure out that we needed water and silverware. Edited February 21, 2016 by luvtheships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvtheships Posted February 21, 2016 #16 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Agreed - however there have been many other changes that impact the wallet and the experience directly - those are what I was referring to. Trust me...changing the name will undoubtedly impact your walket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpster Posted February 21, 2016 #17 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Change they name is NCL Change for the better thy name is not NCL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted February 21, 2016 #18 Share Posted February 21, 2016 NCL is phasing out O'Sheehan's Restaurant fleet wide. Same type of place just a new name. Kevin Sheehan soon to really be a distant memory. I just copied this from a January 9th CC new story. Forget the name change, they just axed the venue. I have been reading the NCL pages as of late considering a cruise here but I am wondering if I should hold off until things settle down. Full story: http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=6134 Quote On the Cruise Critic message boards, members were already wondering what changes might take place with Sheehan's departure. Unlike some CEOs, Sheehan seemed more familiar to cruisers, with the ship bar O'Sheehan's bearing his name, along with a 2011 appearance on the TV show "Undercover Boss." "Will they have to rename the bars?" philhar asked on the Norwegian message boards. "Quick, paint new signs… Del Rio's," computerworks joked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonyte Posted February 21, 2016 #19 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I just copied this from a January 9th CC new story. Jan 9th, last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryarger Posted February 21, 2016 #20 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I may not get a free drinks package, and may even pay a bit more, but I won't be charged fees on my fees and fees for the convenience of charging fees. So you're OK with paying more overall as long as less of that total comes as "fees"... even though not having a drink package means that more of your overall total will come as individual drink purchases ("fees"). Sounds like you make your purchasing decisions based on emotion rather than logic! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker@sea Posted February 21, 2016 #21 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I wonder if/how this will effect Dawn,s upcoming dry dock?? She was to undergo major work for a new O'Sheehans. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare All-ready2cruise Posted February 21, 2016 #22 Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) Why does a name change thread need to devolve into an NCL bashing thread? Information sharing is not bashing! I love(d) NCL, however, with all of the changes, additional fees, cancelled cruises, changes that are not passenger-friendly since they just add cost to the bottom line, the thought that a favourite venue is having it's name changed leads one to believe there will be other changes. Like it or not, most changes made by FDR have meant that our costs have risen, our service has not. Edited February 21, 2016 by All-ready2cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted February 21, 2016 #23 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Not a big deal if they don't change it into an a la carte venue. I saw this coming (as did many) and I'm surprised it's taken this long. I figure the hull art is probably next to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coscab Posted February 21, 2016 #24 Share Posted February 21, 2016 We just returned from a cruise on RCCL Freedom of the Seas, I have to say I can't wait to return to NCL, crew seemed like it was a bother to serve us, even though we are good tippers, even tipped the young lady cleaning the restroom. They have six month contracts as opposed to nine months on NCL, I would think that they would be even more pleasant than the NCL crew on that fact alone. I wanted to be happy with RCCL after returning after many years because they sail out of a very convenient location for us to get to so we were very disappointed to come to the reality that we will not sail on them again, for us NCL's staff is far superior to RCCL's and the prices seem comparable even with extra fees. No one forces you to use extra fee venues, yet!:D Happy sailing:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLH Arizona Posted February 21, 2016 #25 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Wow we are taking out first NCL cruise in Oct. after being RCCL exclusive and I am shocked by the amount negatives we see on these boards. All lines have that, but it seems a bit more, and a bit more vicious too. We chose NCL because the price is very good. We'll have to go, and see, evaluate and then decide to go NCL again or pay MUCH higher fares and go back with RCCL. Good news is I just switched employers that pays MUCH better than my last so we will be able to afford to go back to RCCL if we decide to.You on board experience will be nothing like this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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