Norwaylady goes b2b Alaska+Hawaii on Eclipse

[TeaBag]

So glad you are going to see Kauai.  Celebrity used to go there.

[Norwaylady]

Rise & Shine

A beautiful day to wake up to🤩

Warm and not wind on my balcony🥰🥰

That means balcony breakfast😎🤩🥳

Finally🥳🥳🥳🥳

 

Coffee collected at Al Bacio and again a cheerful start of the day from the crew there🥰

 

Breakfast delivered and it’s was time, breakfast on the balcony😎 Love this🥰

 

Nice and warm walking on the open decks 14-16. 

Water was waiting now on halfway thru the walking in Sunset😅😎 Just got to love the crew🥰 (can’t say I haven’t a ritual;) 

[upwarduk]

12 hours ago, Norwaylady said:

It’s just unnecessary to seat us all on the highway when they could seated us a bit more private/not in a runway 2-3m away. 

Probably staffing problems.

On Silhouette at the end of August, they lost 68 waiting staff who were not replaced, so very few Assistant waiters. 

[dlh015]

On Kauai, see if you can get to the  Allerton & McBryde Gardens. They are lovely...and rather historic.

A couple places in it were used for Jurassic Park and other movies.

I found some dinosaur eggs...lol...

 

[asnaleah]

I think it would be very hard to go from Blu to MDR. If I have to do it, I will start with MDR and switch to Blu for cruise 2. But you are coping admirably!

[Norwaylady]

Mr went to Milos talk about Sharks 🦈 of the world. 

I had a call on FaceTime, needed to say hallo to our fur baby’s🥹🥰 Miss Marple & Hannah Hortensia before it was to late. Remember they are 12h+ of us⏰ So I called them when they had went to bed🙃 

It’s extremely fascinating to see how they react when I’m calling. They can hear my voice and they instant start purring loudly and walk around the phone making biscuits🥰🥰🥰🐈🐈‍⬛ 

Who said cats don’t miss their owner? 

That’s the worst part being away for a longer time. The fur therapy is missing❤️

 

Well, after a long walk. It was time to relax a bit. Sun is shining and it’s good temperature. So time to put the bikini on and have some down time on a sun bed😎

 

It’s nice to hear Dj Rexor down on pool deck and the vibe of good time spreading out🎶🎶🎶 and live music outside. 

 

Mr was directed into the buffet for some lunch picnic collection. It was nachos and guacamole time on deck🥑😋 Simple, but very good in the sun. 

 

Around 15.30 we decided that it was good to go down to our balcony. It is shade😎

And freshen up before we start the evening. 

Today’s canapés was waiting. 

[Norwaylady]

[abbydancer2003]

48 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

 

Is the green thing peas or guacamole?

[Norwaylady]

9 minutes ago, abbydancer said:

Is the green thing peas or guacamole?

 Peas😉

[Norwaylady]

3 hours ago, asnaleah said:

I think it would be very hard to go from Blu to MDR. If I have to do it, I will start with MDR and switch to Blu for cruise 2. But you are coping admirably!

thank you☺️
We are not hard to please😌😅😁

the only thing I’m picky on is:

1. Fish/seafood 

we eat lot of fish & seafood home and I like to cook. So it needs to be good quality and presentation. 
Taste is very important. 
 

2. coffee 

I don’t drink half & half or Starbucks😝 It needs to be good quality of the beans and correct making. 
 

3. visual presentation 

My appetite is very visual. If everything is just clashed on the plate I’m not very hungry….. So visual presentation is important to me. (Probably why I hate buffets;) 
Don’t drown my food in heavy gravy or mix everything in a stew.
 

3. Vegetables 

I like vegetables/salads, so they need to be crispy and fresh, don’t drown them in sauce or vinaigrette. Let me decide the amount of dressing😉
 

if you tick of those things….. I’m very easy to please😊😅

 

Mdr has some pieces on the menu we really like. They are visually appealing and they are “clean” and taste very good. 
So we will not starve🤣🤣🤣

Blu is very pleasing for my taste and visual a pleasure for me🥰 (and they know how to make my espresso macchiato;)

[Norwaylady]

It’s captain’s club senior officers party today. So we went up to have a drink and start the evening before we are attending the show. 

The senior officers were presented and off they run😝

 

Tonight’s show is comedian Steve Caoette. We didn’t see him in Alaska, so this will be fun😂😂😂

[Salt Lifer]

18 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

It’s captain’s club senior officers party today. So we went up to have a drink and start the evening before we are attending the show. 

The senior officers were presented and off they run😝

 

Tonight’s show is comedian Steve Caoette. We didn’t see him in Alaska, so this will be fun😂😂😂

 

Steve is an awesome entertainer!  You will enjoy his show.  Be sure to check out the late-night adults-only show he will likely do later in the week.  I have found his late-night show is actually in good taste (not overly raunchy like some comics get) and very funny.  

 

I have been enjoying your write-ups.  Thank you!

[NBliving]

Is this duo True Colours?  We had them on the Equinox in May and really enjoyed their performances.  Although the woman came down with something and so we only saw her once. The live music is one of our favorite things onboard.

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[Norwaylady]

Steve Caoette😂😂😂😂😅 what can I say? 

My stomach hurts🤣🤣 

According to CD list we received, he will do a late-night comedy. We will be back😂😂😂

 

So after the show it was ukulele and Hawaiian dance in grand foyer. It was the guests playing and dancing after course during sea days from the Hawaiian ambassador. 

 

Dinner tonight was good. Service is okay.

We had:

Starters: melon & ham, spinach puff pastry. 

Main: gnocchi and Turkey 

Dessert: ice cream & crème brûlée 

Coffee & sambuca 

 

Starters was excellent. The Turkey was juicy and good. The gnocchi was a bit burnt from the frying pan. So the sauce was good but gnocchi a bit burned in flavour. 

Dessert was standard. Our coffee is improving😁👍🏻👍🏻

Today it was delivered a espresso macchiato as ordered🫶🏻 

Great improving🙌🏻👏🏻 

 

We had to stop by Al Bacio on the way back to our room. (No daily water delivered, so need to pick up some bottles during the day;) It was so empty inside. 

A: everyone was up on pool deck on Hawaiian night🙃 

B: Everyone had gone to bed to be ready to run of the ship as soon as we dock. 

 

On return to our cabin, it was a invitation to the helipad for tomorrow’s sail- away from captain’s club. That’s nice❤️

[Norwaylady]

Rise & Shine

 

We are soon in Hilo. 

Today’s shore excursion is a waterfall hike. We are ready and looking forward to a walk. (In NZ we toured a lot of waterfalls, so this will be exciting to compare)

 

Coffee is picked up and breakfast is on the way❤️ 

[Norwaylady]

49 minutes ago, NBliving said:

Is this duo True Colours? 
 

Yes, it’s Mia & Dan True Colours. 
 

they play mainly concerts in Celebrity Central. 

[Norwaylady]

Breakfast delivered, balcony breakfast🥳🥳🥳😎

 

Ready for our tour👍🏻🙌🏻😎

[Jeaannie55]

Thank you for your review, along with the photos, been following along, seems lovely and you look as if you are having an amazing time.

My daughter and her husband are on this cruise and I am onboard The Eclipse in January when it sails from Auckland, NZ, finding your thread very interesting and look forward to hearing and seeing more of your adventures.

[C4HCG]

On 9/21/2022 at 4:20 AM, Norwaylady said:

Tonight is evening chick🤩

Love those evenings🥰

But this sailing, I feel a bit under dressed. (Normally I pack the lovely dresses in my closet… but they had to stay at home;) 

 

We stayed out in the lovely weather😎 lots of wildlife in the water to watch until it was time to dress up🕺🏻💃🏻 

 

Our housekeeper went up in smoke a few days ago. We don’t know if he is in quarantine or if he is I’ll of something else. 

They have split our zone to the neighbouring housekeeping. So it’s made up and towels delivered. But you can notice that they have more rooms to take care of. 

 

Tonight’s show is December’63.

We had a pre show cocktail in Sky lounge. Lots of whales puffing and swimming around us. 

 

At 18.30 I received the mail from MoveUp. Bid was not accepted, so we will move 1 deck down and into our concierge stateroom 10xx. 

We will ask if Blu can help us out, we are still waitlisted for select dining. We are booked on 2.seating 20.30. Not a world class  problem, but we need a table in a more quiet zone. 

Otherwise Norwaylady will have big problems. So we will ask politely if they can help us out. 

I tried to speak to the concierge about it earlier, she replied: next cruise problem, ask in the evening on the first night🙄 my experience is that it’s not working well on set dining. So we try to solve the problem before it’s a problem😝

 

Show was okay. Entertainment but not a winner. 

All ladies received a rose on arrival. 

Time to head for dinner😉

December 63 are fantastic, we saw them on our first ever cruise on Equinox in June 2019. On each of our cruises since we’ve been disappointed that they’ve not been on. We are huge Franki Valli fans though and know music is totally subjective. Envious you got to see them.

[maggie.1008]

So finally last night we met Norway couple At officers party. I am really enjoying their reviews. They are even cuter in person. 
cheers, Heather

[calicakes]

5 hours ago, Norwaylady said:

spinach puff pastry. 

Main: gnocchi and Turkey 

we just returned from the Med on a reflection cruise.  We were in Luminae, but ordered off MDR one night.  I had the spinach puff and we both had turkey.  We didn't get the stuffing with the turkey, that would have been nice.  

[Norwaylady]

Hilo, first meeting of Hawaii🌺

We left on our tour to Akafalls and Rainbow Falls. 3,5h tour/half day. 

Okey guide and scenic drive. 

Would definitely enjoyed a stop in the botanical garden we passed on the way to Aka Falls. A perfect day would been a combination of both, that means a full day. 

Nice waterfall’s and love the green lush trees, bamboo and tropical flowers🌿🌱🌴🌳🌺 

The green forests and the waterfall reminds me of Mauritius and NZ🥰 (love both of them🥰) 

 

We asked to be dropped off in the city centre on the return. No need for taking us straight back to the ship. 

 

We walked a round in the city centre and food market. Lots of fruits and nuts. 

Mr had detected on untapped….. a beer brewery🍺😝 

So we walked to Ola Brew, Hilo😌

Nice tasting paddle arrived on the outdoor deck and he was a happy camper🥰

 

After the beer stop, it was time to walk onward in direction of the ship. Love to walk and just have a look around the area.

We went to the Japanese garden/coconut island on the way. Just nice to see. 

In reeds bay beach park we had a walk in the waters. 

Well, guess what? A large turtle 🐢 was swimming next to us🐢🐢🐢❤️🙌🏻

After the little dip, we decided it was time to return to the ship. 

So we walked back to ship 15.15. 

Iced tea and a lemon tart was tempting after the walk. So we stopped by Al Bacio to have a little break. 

[dlh015]

What a coincidence! That is just what I did too this past March!  (I was on a Princess cruise...Hilo, Lahaina, Oahu, Kauai...) The falls (and walk) were nice...Coconut Island was completely deserted...it was great...and you had to walk by Liliuokalani Gardens right across the way...

   

[Norwaylady]

Today are we invited to a helipad sail-away. Thanks to captain’s club hostess Saori🥰 for inviting and arranging this🥰

We will see if we can get a warm weather picture😌🌺😎

 

Tonight’s show is Will Martin. We asked, same show/songs as last cruise. So we will not attend😌

 

Helipad was fun, sunset and great sail-away. 

We decided to walk up to Sky lounge after visiting the helipad. 

Just taking it easy before dinner, listen to music and just relax in a sofa🥰 

Again,  Victoria & fellow crew in Sky is excellent🙌🏻 

 

Tonight’s dinner was a empty zone😁

All our neighbours was eating specialty restaurants. 

We had for starters: tuna poke, shrimp cocktail and the mesclun greens

Main: lamb kebab and sea bass, extra vegetables. Broccoli and carrots. 

Dessert: bananas Forster, coffee 

 

Service was good and food was good. The bananas could have been fried one more minutes. Then they would been perfect. 

Coffee arrived as espresso macchiato🙃 So things are good🙌🏻

[Norwaylady]

Good morning Kailua Kona🌺

 

We have anchored up, royal wake-up for those near the anchor😂😂😂 We could loud and clear hear it in our room on deck 10😝 

Tenders are on the water and we are ready for a beautiful day😎

 

Breakfast was delivered on our balcony😁 

Today’s plan is a snorkelling tour🐡🐠🐟🐢