Going Back To The Future On The Norwegian Getaway

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On 10/18/2020 at 9:58 AM, zencruisers said:

Before we new it it was time to board the plane to Fort Lauderdale.

 

The flight to Fort Lauderdale was uneventful which in my eyes is a good thing. We arrived at the airport grabbed our luggage and Uber’d on our way to Miami. We stayed at the Holiday at the Port of Miami. Sorry but I didn’t get any pics of the hotel or room. We went to our room and where we dropped our luggage off and we went across the street to Bayside Marketplace. There are plenty of places to eat here. We arrived just in time for a short fireworks display. 

 

We decided on some ceviche and drinks. I ordered the my first of many Painkillers of the trip. Miss Zen went with a Miami Vice.

 

We had a second round of drinks and called it a night.

Just joined your trip!..Love your photos and review.   We have stayed at the Holiday Inn at the port of Miami.  We loved it.  If I find any photos of the hotel room I will post them.  

[zencruisers]

We scored boarding group 7. We were at the terminal early so we had to wait about 45 minutes before they started boarding.

 

Faces that are ready to cruise.

 

On our way to board the ship. The anticipation of boarding is peaking!

[zencruisers]

We scored boarding group 7. We were at the terminal early so we had to wait about 45 minutes before they started boarding.

 

Faces that are ready to cruise.

 

On our way to board the ship. The anticipation of boarding is peaking!

[zencruisers]

As soon ask we boarded we hit the bar at O’Sheehan’s for a drink.

 

The first of many Painkillers of the cruise. My go to drink!

 

Soon the restaurant  portion of O’Sheehan’s opened so we decided to get something to eat.

 

Cheers to a great cruise with good friends! 
I spy another Painkiller. 🙂

A happy Zen couple.

 

[TSUmom]

Yes!  That feeling of excitement waiting to board the ship.....Oh how I miss it!!

[zencruisers]

2 hours ago, TSUmom said:

Yes!  That feeling of excitement waiting to board the ship.....Oh how I miss it!!

 

So do we! We had a Family cruise booked for April 2020 and that was cancelled. We rebooked for July 2020 knowing that may cancelled too. We wanted to have something to look forward to but unfortunately that was also cancelled. We have had a April 2021 booked for almost 2 years. 

[TSUmom]

1 hour ago, zencruisers said:

 

So do we! We had a Family cruise booked for April 2020 and that was cancelled. We rebooked for July 2020 knowing that may cancelled too. We wanted to have something to look forward to but unfortunately that was also cancelled. We have had a April 2021 booked for almost 2 years. 

We had Alaska booked for August...canceled and the Gem for April 202, canceled.  I have rebooked us o the Breakaway for August 2021 and a b2b on the Epic for March 2022.  I have done all of the research possible for those so now I am looking at 2023 and considering the Jewel Panama Canal cruise.  

[PATRLR]

Enjoying the "review".  We loved the Getaway.

 

On 10/17/2020 at 6:50 PM, zencruisers said:

The Gibson Cafe had live entertainment with Brianna Alomar. She is is granddaughter of Sandy Alomar Jr who played for the Cleveland Indians. 

This had me feeling old because if Sandy Alomar Jr has a granddaughter that old, then I must be really old.  But in fact he doesn't.  Brianna is his daughter.  

 

[zencruisers]

2 hours ago, PATRLR said:

Enjoying the "review".  We loved the Getaway.

 

This had me feeling old because if Sandy Alomar Jr has a granddaughter that old, then I must be really old.  But in fact he doesn't.  Brianna is his daughter.  

 

 

My bad! Now i feel old. LOL

 

[zencruisers]

After O'Sheehan's we took a walk around the ship while waiting for the announcement that the rooms were ready.

 

A beautiful day for sail away!

 

 

 

 

 

Mini golf.

 

 

Ropes course.

 

 

Water Slides

 

[zencruisers]

At 2 o'clock the rooms were ready. We had and 8th floor mid ship  balcony room. I can't remember the exact room number. We unpacked out luggage quickly.

 

 

Looking for people boarding late.

 

 s.

 

 

After unpacking we decided to check out Spice H20. Miss Zen is enjoying a vodka and cranberry.

 

 

 

We love the relaxing atmosphere at Spice H20.

 

 

 

I spy another painkiller. 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TSUmom]

I enjoy a vodka cranberry also...with a splash of soda and a lime.....Love the pics and review.

[zencruisers]

3 hours ago, TSUmom said:

I enjoy a vodka cranberry also...with a splash of soda and a lime.....Love the pics and review.

 

Thank you for following along!

 

[zencruisers]

It was soon time to head to the Muster Drill. We passed by the Ice Bar but unfortunately we never went there. 

 

 

You can tell by our expressions that it was an exciting Muster Drill. 🙂

 

 

After that was over it was back to the pool deck for the sail away party.

 

 

The last we will see of Miami for 7 days!

 

 

Before we knew it we were out at sea!

 

[zencruisers]

After the sail away party it was time to relax and just explore a bit. I spy Miami Vices. 🙂

 

 

Time to take a look at the water slides.

 

 

 

I am not sure what this slide is called but I call it The Elevator Drop. You stand up at the top and then the floor drops out and  "Whooosh!! " down you go. What a rush!

 

 

 

Here you get a glimpse of the walking track. I am not a fan of the layout for this. It is too short and too much congetstion.

 

 

 We decided to go back to room to get ready for dinner. Along the way we stopped to check out the chandelier again.

[zencruisers]

We got back to the room to get ready for dinner but first we went out on the balcony to watch the sunset. To say the least we were not disappointed.

 

          

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[zencruisers]

We met are friends Mark and Michelle at the elevators so we could go down to dinner together,

 

                               

 

While looking up at the chandelier.

 

 

 

Wouldn't you know that the there was a bar between us and dinner. :-). We are putting the drink package to good use already.

 

 

 

We finally made it to The Tropicana Room.

 

 

 

             Some bad pictures of the menu.

 

 

                                

 

                                

 

On our way to How At The Moon.

 

                                

 

 

Howl At The Moon is always a good time!

 

[zencruisers]

After Howl At The Moon we decided to call it it night. I am a early riser so i was up early to watch the sunrise. I love that time of day  while watching everything on the ship come to life. Below  I am standing out on the balcony seeing what the day is to bring.

 

 

After that I cruised around the upper decks checking things out.

 

 

This bar in right by the entrance to The Vibe. 

 

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[zencruisers]

While checking out the upper decks i got to see a water spout. That's not something I get to see every day while living in Arizona!

 

 

Soon  Miss Zen was up and about and we hit the Omelette station at the Buffet. After breakfast we headed up to the upper decks to see what the day had in store for us. That is Cuba in the background. 

 

 

We spent  most of the day out by the pool enjoying the reggae band and making the best of the drink package. I didn't get any pics of our day at the pool. That night we ate at Savor which is one of the MDR's. 

 

 

Our Friends Mark & Michelle.

 

 

Miss Zen loves Miami Vice's.

 

 

After a nice relaxing dinner it was off to see Burn The Floor.

 

 

 

Miss Zen agrees!

 

Burn The Floor was a good show and the dancing was very good. After the show we went up to Norwegian's Night Out but it was rained out at the outdoor venue(Spice H20). We were pretty tired from a day in the sun so we decided to to call it a night. When we got back to the cabin we were greeted by out towel animal. 

 

 

Tomorrow is Roatan, Honduras.

[TSUmom]

We were on the Getaway in 2018.  I enjoyed the ship.  Oh wait I enjoy ANY ship.  I see in your signature you have the Breakaway booked for 2021, we will be on her in August and I am really looking forward to it.  

 

Like you I am an early riser and I love watching the sunrise with a cup of coffee.  Not many people wandering around the ship and it is so peaceful.

[PATRLR]

On 10/25/2020 at 11:25 PM, zencruisers said:

We spent  most of the day out by the pool enjoying the reggae band 

Interesting.  When we were on the Getaway there was no reggae band.  Closest they got was a DJ playing Reggae tunes by the pool (and that just aint the same).  

[zencruisers]

   Sorry for the delay in continuing the review. I keep all of my photos on Amazon and I was having trouble accessing them, I think  I have it all figured out now. So where were we? Oh yeah. Today will be in our favorite place which is Roatan, Honduras

We woke up to what looked to be a cloudy day. Let see what the day has in store for us. 

 

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I see Roatan!

 

 

As we we pulling up to the dock you can see some blue sky. 

 

 

 

Today we are going to Tabyana Beach in West Bay. Our friend are doing the Tabyana Beach & Gumbalimba Preserve. We had done that excursion a few years ago and told them that they would not be disappointed.

 

 

 

[zencruisers]

   It was about a 20-25 minute bus ride to Tabyana Beach in West Bay. This is the second time we have been to West Bay in Roatan and we think it is a beautiful beach with great snorkeling. Our friends excursion starts at the animal preserve then comes over to Tabyana Beach so we told them we would find a nice spot with loungers. 

 

 

 

There were plenty of loungers available so we had no problem getting a group of 4. Miss Zen & I brought our own snorkeling equipment so we did and little snorkeling and had a few drinks before out friends Mark & Michelle arrived.

 

 

Our friends had a great time at the  Gumbalimba Preserve with the animals. They really liked how they let the monkeys get on you.

We then went to the buffet that was included in the price of the excursion. It was your standard bbq chicken with rice and beans but it did hit the spot, Mark and I wanted go out and snorkel for a while.  The water was pretty rough and it looked like there might be a storm heading in later. We had a guide in kayak with us who was the same guy Miss Zen and I went with last time we were here. It was little rough with the wind picking up. We had been out about 15 mins and when we started seeing a lot of jelly fish. Our guide said the storm must be pushing them in. We stayed out about another 10 minutes before deciding to call it a day. When we got back to shore we went to the bar for a few drinks. 

Soon it was time to go back to the ship. They have buses running back and forth often so we only had to wait about 10 minutes for the next bus.

 

 

We did a little  of shopping at the port before getting back on the ship.

 

One more look at our ship before getting back aboard.

 

[Sand and Seas]

Loving all these pictures.   We usually go to Maya Key in Roatan but you are making us think about Tabyana.

 This is fun😎

[TSUmom]

We did the same excursion as your friends and I loved the monkeys!