rtkenmore Posted October 29, 2018 #651 Share Posted October 29, 2018 6 minutes ago, timf2001 said: Bliss does not have HATM, and given that Encore is a virtual clone of Bliss I wouldn't count on it being on Encore. Well crap... I just assumed they were on Bliss as well since they've put HATM on every ship since Epic. Also assumed they'd add them to Joy during the dry dock. That's going to be disappointing for our Encore cruise if they don't have HATM. We love late nights with the piano guys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grovesteve Posted October 29, 2018 #652 Share Posted October 29, 2018 27 minutes ago, rtkenmore said: Well crap... I just assumed they were on Bliss as well since they've put HATM on every ship since Epic. Also assumed they'd add them to Joy during the dry dock. That's going to be disappointing for our Encore cruise if they don't have HATM. We love late nights with the piano guys. I'm glad my wife and I aren't the only HATM fans. We will not book the BLiss because of no HATM. Make sure you let NCL know how you feel, they could add it to the Encore instead of the stupid slient disco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grovesteve Posted October 29, 2018 #653 Share Posted October 29, 2018 42 minutes ago, rtkenmore said: I certainly hope they will have Howl at the Moon! So far, every -Away class and -Away Plus class ship has had HATM. I'd be very disappointed if the final ship in the class didn't wind up with the show as it's one of my all-time-favorites to do on NCL cruises. I wish they had it across the entire line including the older/smaller ships. Bliss doesn't that why we haven't done it. They replaced it with a slient disco, how stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted October 29, 2018 #654 Share Posted October 29, 2018 I imagine that Silent Disco is much cheaper for NCL to operate, but I agree that HATM is fantastic and a ton of fun and it is disappointing that they seem to be moving away from it with the newer ships. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtkenmore Posted October 29, 2018 #655 Share Posted October 29, 2018 18 minutes ago, JamieLogical said: I imagine that Silent Disco is much cheaper for NCL to operate, but I agree that HATM is fantastic and a ton of fun and it is disappointing that they seem to be moving away from it with the newer ships. One ship. Bliss is the only ship right now without HATM. Neither Joy nor Encore have been confirmed or denied. I'd hardly classify that as "moving away from it with the newer ships"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted October 29, 2018 #656 Share Posted October 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, rtkenmore said: One ship. Bliss is the only ship right now without HATM. Neither Joy nor Encore have been confirmed or denied. I'd hardly classify that as "moving away from it with the newer ships"... I hope you're right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtkenmore Posted October 29, 2018 #657 Share Posted October 29, 2018 16 minutes ago, JamieLogical said: I hope you're right! I hope I'm right too as we have a Thanksgiving cruise booked for Encore next year. My point was more so you can hardly say moving away from with the new ships when we only have one ship to judge off of to begin with... And that ship was a bit of an oddity in that it was built specifically for cruising the Alaska market. Maybe they did market research and felt like the dueling pianos show wouldn't be as big a hit in Seattle/Vancouver as it is otherwise. Encore is being built for the Caribbean so I'm sure NCL knows that a lot of people who sail Miami have come to expect HATM since it's been a fairly constant offering since Epic debuted. All three times we've sailed with HATM as an entertainment option, it has been standing room only for the first several hours of the show every night they performed. It was by far the highlight of our Escape cruise last Thanksgiving when Tyler the CD would join in on drums for several songs and performers from The Brat Pack/After Midnight would pop in and out as well. HATM was hands down the best part of our Escape trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted October 29, 2018 #658 Share Posted October 29, 2018 G 14 minutes ago, rtkenmore said: My point was more so you can hardly say moving away from with the new ships when we only have one ship to judge off of to begin with... And that ship was a bit of an oddity in that it was built specifically for cruising the Alaska market. Maybe they did market research and felt like the dueling pianos show wouldn't be as big a hit in Seattle/Vancouver as it is otherwise. Great point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grovesteve Posted October 30, 2018 #659 Share Posted October 30, 2018 7 hours ago, JamieLogical said: I hope you're right! If you look at the floor plans there is no Headliners, it’s a nightclub like on the Bliss. I asked some Howl players recently and they don’t have any gigs booked on the Encore or Joy, my guess no HATM on either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtkenmore Posted October 30, 2018 #660 Share Posted October 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, grovesteve said: If you look at the floor plans there is no Headliners, it’s a nightclub like on the Bliss. I asked some Howl players recently and they don’t have any gigs booked on the Encore or Joy, my guess no HATM on either What deck plans are you looking at? The plans on ncl.com show absolutely nothing but room layouts. Everything else for public spaces is just wide open with "To Come" printed. There's no seeing where anything is at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDougOut Posted October 30, 2018 Author #661 Share Posted October 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, grovesteve said: If you look at the floor plans there is no Headliners, it’s a nightclub like on the Bliss. I asked some Howl players recently and they don’t have any gigs booked on the Encore or Joy, my guess no HATM on either I don’t believe deck plans are avail for Deck 6 yet. Any that are out there on 3rd party sites are copied from prior ships. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted November 4, 2018 #662 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Well, we now can fill in the main pool's shape on those blank deck plans.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted November 4, 2018 #663 Share Posted November 4, 2018 (edited) Pool bar section went up I think! Edited November 4, 2018 by FreestyleNovice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted November 4, 2018 #664 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Encore's bow section on it's way to Meyer Werft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheDougOut Posted November 5, 2018 Author #666 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Update web cam view... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtkenmore Posted November 5, 2018 #667 Share Posted November 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, TheDougOut said: Update web cam view... can you post the link for the webcam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDougOut Posted November 5, 2018 Author #668 Share Posted November 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, rtkenmore said: can you post the link for the webcam? It’s not live... only updated about once a week: https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/meyerwerft_de/werft/das_unternehmen/webcam/webcam.jsp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtkenmore Posted November 5, 2018 #669 Share Posted November 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, TheDougOut said: It’s not live... only updated about once a week: https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/meyerwerft_de/werft/das_unternehmen/webcam/webcam.jsp Thanks... Even if it's not live, it's still cool to bookmark and keep up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carderman Posted November 5, 2018 #670 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Impressive progress over 2-1/2 weeks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtkenmore Posted November 5, 2018 #671 Share Posted November 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Carderman said: Impressive progress over 2-1/2 weeks! I'm so ready for some deck plans, venues, activities, etc. to be released. Does anyone remember how far in advance Bliss final deck plans were released prior to her first sailing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted November 5, 2018 #672 Share Posted November 5, 2018 8 minutes ago, rtkenmore said: I'm so ready for some deck plans, venues, activities, etc. to be released. Does anyone remember how far in advance Bliss final deck plans were released prior to her first sailing? Looking back at the "Everything Norwegian Bliss" thread, it looks like they had deck plans and info about the go kart track at over a year out: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDougOut Posted November 5, 2018 Author #673 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Based on NCL Press Releases, here’s when things fell into place for the Bliss: 12 months: entertainment lineup 11 months: keel-laying ceremony 8 months: ship features announced 5 months: godfather named What we don’t know is the “Joy Factor”... both on its impact on the Bliss and now on the Encore. The Bliss rollout came after the info-drought caused by the Joy, as it wasn’t being promoted for our market. And now the Encore is being tangled up in the Joy’s wake, as both have information coming out. I still don’t think the official Footloose announcement has been made. Maybe the entertainment reveals for both ships will come at the same time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtkenmore Posted November 5, 2018 #674 Share Posted November 5, 2018 18 minutes ago, TheDougOut said: Based on NCL Press Releases, here’s when things fell into place for the Bliss: 12 months: entertainment lineup 11 months: keel-laying ceremony 8 months: ship features announced 5 months: godfather named What we don’t know is the “Joy Factor”... both on its impact on the Bliss and now on the Encore. The Bliss rollout came after the info-drought caused by the Joy, as it wasn’t being promoted for our market. And now the Encore is being tangled up in the Joy’s wake, as both have information coming out. I still don’t think the official Footloose announcement has been made. Maybe the entertainment reveals for both ships will come at the same time? I know it's not likely but I'd love to see Footloose on Encore. I hope whatever show Encore does get is a good one. I would think we'll start seeing Joy announcements pretty soon since her season starts in April/May. It'll be no time before the reservation windows start opening up so they'll have to have something finalized very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean6365 Posted November 5, 2018 #675 Share Posted November 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, rtkenmore said: I know it's not likely but I'd love to see Footloose on Encore. I hope whatever show Encore does get is a good one. I would think we'll start seeing Joy announcements pretty soon since her season starts in April/May. It'll be no time before the reservation windows start opening up so they'll have to have something finalized very soon. It’s still possible and we’d love to see it too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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