icft Posted February 2, 2023 #101 Share Posted February 2, 2023 5 hours ago, sid_9169 said: Well, I'm home now after what I could only describe as a magnificent dinner... Just food? No picture of the bathroom? 4 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilo November Posted February 2, 2023 #102 Share Posted February 2, 2023 So happy to have a Sid review to follow....have a great time Sid! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 2, 2023 Author #103 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Happy Groundhog Day!... Hopefully we have an early spring to look forward to, but I'm dubious of the meteorological prowess of an overgrown rodent... But first, coffee... 7 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 2, 2023 Author #104 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Storms are rolling in, but I'm not going to let them dampen my spirit. I just keep thinking about all the great food and beverages on board the Prima... 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 2, 2023 Author #105 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Around the beginning of October I had reached the 125 days until sailing mark, and I was able to book my specialty dining… I went ahead and booked Le Bistro, Palomar, Onda, and Cagney’s, leaving two more to book once on board. It was also around this time when the Prima arrived on US shores for the first time following the TransAtlantic. The initial reports agreed that the Prima was easily the most upscale vessel to date, and the new dining venues were a hit. On the other hand, venues such as Syd Normans appeared to be much too small to accommodate the passengers who wanted to attend shows there. Reports of long lines, and NCL allowing Haven passengers to fill the venue via a “back door” entrance, leaving the lower class steerage out in the cold. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare sid_9169 Posted February 2, 2023 Author #108 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Well, the Yankee groundhog says it's going to be six more weeks of winter, but our hometown groundhog General Beauregard Lee says early spring!... I'm trying to be optimistic about the situation, plus our groundhog has a better record of accuracy... 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 2, 2023 Author #109 Share Posted February 2, 2023 RIP Sid Vicious, who died on this day in 1979... Not the greatest bass player who ever lived, but a member of one of the most influential bands of the punk rock era... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted February 2, 2023 #110 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Wow! I'm 5 pages late, but I'm here now. Looking forward to this one! 😀 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted February 2, 2023 #111 Share Posted February 2, 2023 16 hours ago, sid_9169 said: I forgot the dang limes in the fridge at work so I rushed over to Whole Foods to grab some before getting ready for dinner. A quick change, and I was out the door. Chop's Lobster Bar is only a four minute walk from my apartment, so I made it just on time... Margarita ordered. Looking sharp!!😃 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 2, 2023 Author #112 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Someone on the roll call had volunteered to host the Cruise Critic Meet & Greet, but ended up canceling their cruise, so I contacted the Special Events Department at NCL online, and received a letter back within about a day and a half. I haven’t “hosted” one of these in a few years, but I wanted to try and be more “engaging”, since this was my first Norwegian cruise in 3 years. No idea whatsoever how many will end up attending, or if there'll be any “special perks” involved… We’ll find out once I’m on board, I guess… The roll call for this sailing remained pretty slow, and it seems like all the action was happening “elsewhere”, but I continued to be optimistic that SOMEONE will show up. I’m hoping to possibly put together a decent bar crawl on the ship, as the last one on the Encore only TWO PEOPLE showed up, even though dozens had expressed interest. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe13 Posted February 2, 2023 #113 Share Posted February 2, 2023 1 hour ago, sid_9169 said: RIP Sid Vicious, who died on this day in 1979... Not the greatest bass player who ever lived, but a member of one of the most influential bands of the punk rock era... Never mind the Bullocks. Here come the Sex Pistols! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 2, 2023 Author #114 Share Posted February 2, 2023 In case this is your first time running across one of my “reviews'', I like to offer some kind of disclaimer before we get too far into the weeds… This isn’t going to be your “normal, run of the mill” review, replete with menu photos and pictures of the daily program and stuff like that… You can find all that information in other Cruise Critic member reviews, as well as whatever website you wish to frequent… There’s plenty of information out there to satiate your urge for general information on the now not so new Prima… This will just be the twisted tale of my travels from my home here in Atlanta to Port Canaveral, and ultimately the story of boarding and my experience on Norwegians’ newest vessel. If you’re one of those types that get offended easily, or get angry if someone doesn’t use “proper pronouns”, then you may want to just go ahead and bail out now while you still have the chance… ***My observations tend to be “brutally frank” at times, and I tend to just “tell it like it is”... Don’t take anything I say too seriously, or you’ll miss the point of the entire narrative… (Just think of it as 10% “educational” and 90% “fun & games”...) With that out of the way, LET’S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!!!... 45 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 2, 2023 Author #115 Share Posted February 2, 2023 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted February 2, 2023 #116 Share Posted February 2, 2023 3 hours ago, sid_9169 said: Happy Groundhog Day! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColeThornton Posted February 2, 2023 #117 Share Posted February 2, 2023 16 minutes ago, sid_9169 said: In case this is your first time running across one of my “reviews'', I like to offer some kind of disclaimer before we get too far into the weeds… This isn’t going to be your “normal, run of the mill” review, replete with menu photos and pictures of the daily program and stuff like that… You can find all that information in other Cruise Critic member reviews, as well as whatever website you wish to frequent… There’s plenty of information out there to satiate your urge for general information on the now not so new Prima… This will just be the twisted tale of my travels from my home here in Atlanta to Port Canaveral, and ultimately the story of boarding and my experience on Norwegians’ newest vessel. If you’re one of those types that get offended easily, or get angry if someone doesn’t use “proper pronouns”, then you may want to just go ahead and bail out now while you still have the chance… ***My observations tend to be “brutally frank” at times, and I tend to just “tell it like it is”... Don’t take anything I say too seriously, or you’ll miss the point of the entire narrative… (Just think of it as 10% “educational” and 90% “fun & games”...) With that out of the way, LET’S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!!!... So eventually it actually is going to turn in to a cruise review? lol 😉 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Sol Posted February 2, 2023 #118 Share Posted February 2, 2023 2 hours ago, sid_9169 said: RIP Sid Vicious, who died on this day in 1979... Not the greatest bass player who ever lived, but a member of one of the most influential bands of the punk rock era... Possibly reincarnated as Pete Buttigieg?!?! 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 2, 2023 Author #119 Share Posted February 2, 2023 I've been pounding these for a couple of days, hoping to stave off any cooties that might try to invade my body. Believing in these things is probably about like believing in bigfoot, but I like to try and do everything I can to avoid getting sick on my expensive vacation... 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 2, 2023 Author #120 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Camouflage breakfast cereal... 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted February 2, 2023 #121 Share Posted February 2, 2023 1 hour ago, ColeThornton said: So eventually it actually is going to turn in to a cruise review? lol 😉 Probably not until he boards the ship. 🤦♂️🤣 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sid_9169 Posted February 2, 2023 Author #122 Share Posted February 2, 2023 2 hours ago, Jamman54 said: Wow! I'm 5 pages late, but I'm here now. Looking forward to this one! 😀 I was just about to put out an APB on you... Glad you found it Jamman54... 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare ontheweb Posted February 2, 2023 #124 Share Posted February 2, 2023 3 hours ago, sid_9169 said: RIP Sid Vicious, who died on this day in 1979... Not the greatest bass player who ever lived, but a member of one of the most influential bands of the punk rock era... The last bass player I saw in concert was Phil Lesh this past summer with the late Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble Band. It was a truly great concert! 😊 Phil Lesh & Friends Concert Setlist at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel on August 20, 2022 | setlist.fm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max and Ruby Posted February 2, 2023 #125 Share Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, sid_9169 said: I've been pounding these for a couple of days, hoping to stave off any cooties that might try to invade my body. Believing in these things is probably about like believing in bigfoot, but I like to try and do everything I can to avoid getting sick on my expensive vacation... Newbie here. Found your Carnival review and am looking forward to another review of yours. Don't know if you ever tried this, but if you start getting a sore throat, gargle with Listerine. I kept COVID at bay last year when husband came down with it a week before my solo cruise. Husband was kept quarantined in separate bedroom, but I gargled every morning that week and never got sick and got to go on that cruise! Then again, Listerine is mostly alcohol, so just drink more before your trip! 🙂 Edited February 2, 2023 by Max and Ruby 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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