takeadip Posted April 21, 2016 #26 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I ask you this in all seriousness Mark, are you being funny or is this for real? I live a few miles from the world famous Grucci Fireworks Headquarters...... I can't believe they thing watching on a 24 inch screen is going to be popular..... Maybe a huge screen out by the pool...I can't coment on that because I have never seen it done and would not want to poo-poo it until I saw it.... But I don't even watch then on TV at home....let alone a cruise ship....... People in my neighborhood do private displays that would rival any City in the world..... Sitting in my room on a cruise watching tv is not how I want to spend my vacation....lol If you took the t.v. out of the room it would probably take me half the cruise to realize it....... I was just being funny... Cooped up in an office for the last month makes me a lil jumpy.. Lol I tried to make the world laugh.. Sometimes it's a welcome distraction from the petrels of a mundane life.. Plus sometimes it's fun to post something like a crazy idea that is out of the normal thought and see the response. Cheers Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Wheels Only Posted April 21, 2016 #27 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Me too. I refused to cruise on a ship with fireworks for fear they would explode, sink the ship and then I would drown........ Don't worry. As the ship is sinking, they'll signal for help with some fireworks and.....awww, crap. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathybelcher2433 Posted April 21, 2016 #28 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Don't worry. As the ship is sinking, they'll signal for help with some fireworks and.....awww, crap. :p Ha ha ha! You win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherylroslyn Posted April 21, 2016 #29 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I was just being funny... Cooped up in an office for the last month makes me a lil jumpy.. Lol I tried to make the world laugh.. Sometimes it's a welcome distraction from the petrels of a mundane life.. Plus sometimes it's fun to post something like a crazy idea that is out of the normal thought and see the response.Cheers Mark Ha Ha..I'm glad I asked if you were being serious. Nothing surprises me nowadays with these cruise executives....I keep seeing their hot ideas fizzle one after the other on the three lines that I travel........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chong67 Posted April 21, 2016 #30 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Me too. I refused to cruise on a ship with fireworks for fear they would explode, sink the ship and then I would drown........ I also have this thought on my mind if the ship do tilt, please be on the up side of my balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimusprime82 Posted September 22, 2016 #31 Share Posted September 22, 2016 What's odd is when we booked on the Breakaway (departing 10/09/16) back in February the NCL agent I dealt with specifically said he was placing us in a cabin that would have a great view of fireworks. Very odd that he was selling us on the cabin location with a perk that was no longer being offered at the time of booking, far less eight months down the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeadip Posted September 22, 2016 #32 Share Posted September 22, 2016 What's odd is when we booked on the Breakaway (departing 10/09/16) back in February the NCL agent I dealt with specifically said he was placing us in a cabin that would have a great view of fireworks. Very odd that he was selling us on the cabin location with a perk that was no longer being offered at the time of booking, far less eight months down the line. Did they also put you in that room because it was closest to the "free" lobster now offered in limited quantities in the buffet? I never saw fireworks on a ship but i would think other ship got confussed and thought they were flares being sent up as a sign of distress.. Best, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonyte Posted September 22, 2016 #33 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Did they also put you in that room because it was closest to the "free" lobster now offered in limited quantities in the buffet? I never saw fireworks on a ship but i would think other ship got confussed and thought they were flares being sent up as a sign of distress.. So essentially you are only posting nonsense about things you really do not know anything about. O_o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzlechest Posted September 22, 2016 #34 Share Posted September 22, 2016 NCL still has the fireworks promo on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFOSvMKzI1E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimusprime82 Posted September 22, 2016 #35 Share Posted September 22, 2016 NCL still has the fireworks promo on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFOSvMKzI1E That promo is advertising the launch of the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted September 23, 2016 #36 Share Posted September 23, 2016 That's a very good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted September 23, 2016 #37 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Did they also put you in that room because it was closest to the "free" lobster now offered in limited quantities in the buffet? I never saw fireworks on a ship but i would think other ship got confussed and thought they were flares being sent up as a sign of distress.. Best, Mark Yup. Kinda distressed about this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andychris Posted September 23, 2016 #38 Share Posted September 23, 2016 We will be on the gem for 4th of july next year. I guess no fireworks??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted September 23, 2016 #39 Share Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) We will be on the gem for 4th of july next year. I guess no fireworks??? NCL has only tried fireworks on the Breakaway and Getaway. Both discontinued a couple of years ago. And for passengers, brining explosives on a ship is a big no no. I have not seen NCL (registered in the Bahamas) do anything for the US Independence Day other than a few balloons and streamers. On another cruise line, we actually anchored off Portland MN one night to watch the fireworks and then sailed into NY harbor a second night to watch fireworks before getting back into international waters so they could open the shops and the casino. Edited September 23, 2016 by BirdTravels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mking8288 Posted September 23, 2016 #40 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Just for the records, NCL never had fireworks a "couple of years ago" before the arrival of the Breakaway & Getaway. Fireworks was set off in the evening in 2014 and 2015 when we sailed the BA, nothing to write home about & can't compare to those at WSW or Macy's annual ones, for sure. But, it was there - before the "takeaway in 2015" and that was not a couple of years ago. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/64025118/2014%20NCL%20BA/IMG20140327_2115.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/64025118/2014%20NCL%20BA/IMG20140327_2116.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/64025118/2014%20NCL%20BA/IMG20140327_2114.jpg We don't missed it as it's not a deal breaker for what it is - it was taken away by current management - mid summer 2015, as it was still being discussed a year ago here on CC. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2216705&highlight=fireworks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Racing Posted September 23, 2016 #41 Share Posted September 23, 2016 NCL has only tried fireworks on the Breakaway and Getaway. Both discontinued a couple of years ago. And for passengers, brining explosives on a ship is a big no no. I have not seen NCL (registered in the Bahamas) do anything for the US Independence Day other than a few balloons and streamers. On another cruise line, we actually anchored off Portland ME one night to watch the fireworks and then sailed into NY harbor a second night to watch fireworks before getting back into international waters so they could open the shops and the casino. I fixed it for you, from my best recollections no cruise ship goes to Minnesota and I don't think there is a Portland in MN. ;) But I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonyte Posted September 23, 2016 #42 Share Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) NCL has only tried fireworks on the Breakaway and Getaway. Both discontinued a couple of years ago.[...] I have not seen NCL (registered in the Bahamas) do anything for the US Independence Day other than a few balloons and streamers. Where do you get your "facts"? As already mentioned, Breakaway and Getaway weren't both even in service "couple of years ago", and NCL is an US based/registered corporation that is not "registered in the Bahamas" (ships are registered there, but so are everyone else's; in Bahamas or some other country - there is only one big cruise ship that is flagged in US and that ship is NCL's Pride of America). Edited September 23, 2016 by Demonyte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2tcdx2 Posted September 23, 2016 #43 Share Posted September 23, 2016 The Breakaway came out in April 2013, the first sailing across the TA did have the fireworks as we were on it. They were ok. So that specific ship has been out for more than a couple of years (almost 3 1/2 to be exact). According to articles I found online NCL announced they were being stopped in August 2015. So that would mean just a little over a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL Philly Fan Posted September 23, 2016 #44 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I just read that there are no more fireworks???? Is this true? Our cabin would have the perfect view & my kids always look forward to them! ALL I can say is that you must read much. They have been gone for a LONG time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted September 24, 2016 #45 Share Posted September 24, 2016 ALL I can say is that you must read much. They have been gone for a LONG time. The post you just quoted was from April. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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