shadowmeboy Posted April 3, 2023 Author #101 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Rommel Temones - Executive Housekeeper Sarah Mittelstaedt - Guest Service Manager Marjan Stamenkovic - Beverage Manager (If I remember right) Jay Hizon - Restaurant Manager Praveen Mathias - Executive Chef Vikanm Mohindra - Assistant Food & Beverage Director (If I remember right) Charles Fernandes - Food & Beverage Manager (If I remember right) Nomita Rambhunjan - Assistant General Manager Deepak Punla - General Manager 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 3, 2023 Author #102 Share Posted April 3, 2023 We headed back to the room to drop off some stuff. Cruise ship in the distance. Unfortunately, I couldn't tell which one. We headed to the Cruise Critic Meet & Greet We talked to Jay again at the Meet & Greet and he asked us where we were eating lunch. We said most likely the MDR or the Local after the the Latitudes party. He said that he was going to make a call and for us to go to American Diner after the Latitudes Party. We were not expecting that and we said thank you! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 3, 2023 Author #103 Share Posted April 3, 2023 Next up on the circuit was the Latitudes Party! Officer introductions again! Interesting enough, we sailed with the Captain back in 2017 on the Escape. After the Party, we made our way up to American Diner. Menu Housemade Mozzarella Sticks Honey Mustard Chicken Club Loaded Nachos Look at Susan's face! S'more Chocolate Bar Vanilla Cheesecake We tried... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 3, 2023 Author #104 Share Posted April 3, 2023 We went and checked out Galaxy Pavilion Personally, I felt Galaxy Pavilion was a waste of space. I would rather have a Spice H2o. We headed back to the compass, I mean Sugarcane! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare justhappy Posted April 4, 2023 #105 Share Posted April 4, 2023 3 hours ago, shadowmeboy said: We were really full after Los Lobos! So we did the slow walk forward on the ship. We both didn't want to go to bed yet since we were so full. So we headed for the DBH to hang for a bit. It was fairly calm in here tonight. I think it was the fact it was the first night and people wore themselves out on the first day and crashed early. I had a hard cider and Susan got a drink she did not like at all. she literally drank two drinks. This is why I like having the drink package. I can try things without regretting my purchase if I don't like something! I also like trying new foods on cruises. I fell in love with gnocchi aboard a cruise ship. Would I have bought it in a grocery store and tried it? Would I have taken a chance in a restaurant? probably not on both questions. Needless to say, we crashed when we got up to the room. End of Day 1 Sea Day tomorrow! Beau Tahana on the piano ❤️ I loved him when I was on the Encore in March 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotscrapz Posted April 4, 2023 #106 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Looking at the pano down the side of the ship and seeing those delicious mini chocolate croissants makes me even more excited for my cruise on her in less than a month! I love the tranquility of sitting on the balcony with coffee and those little croissants and watching the sun on the water... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotscrapz Posted April 4, 2023 #107 Share Posted April 4, 2023 I have to say I am not a fan of those fabric things over the big light fixture ... from far away maybe, but not a fan lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea777 Posted April 4, 2023 #108 Share Posted April 4, 2023 2 hours ago, gotscrapz said: I have to say I am not a fan of those fabric things over the big light fixture ... from far away maybe, but not a fan lol! Bubble*rap, right? Sorry, it is the worst chandelier on any of the BA & BA+ ships! My fave is the Joy’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 4, 2023 Author #109 Share Posted April 4, 2023 13 hours ago, justhappy said: Beau Tahana on the piano ❤️ I loved him when I was on the Encore in March 2020. I will agree, he was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 4, 2023 Author #110 Share Posted April 4, 2023 11 hours ago, gotscrapz said: Looking at the pano down the side of the ship and seeing those delicious mini chocolate croissants makes me even more excited for my cruise on her in less than a month! I love the tranquility of sitting on the balcony with coffee and those little croissants and watching the sun on the water... I hope you have a wonderful cruise on her. I am assuming its an Alaska itinerary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 4, 2023 Author #111 Share Posted April 4, 2023 11 hours ago, gotscrapz said: I have to say I am not a fan of those fabric things over the big light fixture ... from far away maybe, but not a fan lol! Understandable 8 hours ago, bluesea777 said: Bubble*rap, right? Sorry, it is the worst chandelier on any of the BA & BA+ ships! My fave is the Joy’s. I honestly like the one on the Bliss the best. I haven't sailed the Joy or Getaway to see those though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 4, 2023 Author #112 Share Posted April 4, 2023 So we went and got ready for pictures. We did the circuit backwards (deck 8 first then deck 6) since we had reservations at Q. This young lady was really cute in the photos she did with her family. Her brother did not like it when the two of them were posed together. This was one of my favorite photos out of our package. Once we were done with the photos, we headed to Q. Outside Menu I couldn't get this photo to edit correctly, so I did it two ways. The top picture, the sign is over exposed while Susan is good, and in the bottom one, the sign is better, but Susan is too dark. I couldn't win on that one. Dinner menu Drink menu I always have loved the red cups. They did such a good job making them look like a red solo cup! Smoked Peach Margarita Wet wipes! We both got the Texas Crab Cakes and the Deviled Eggs The Nelly Rich Band was playing while we were eating! Susan got the pulled pork. I got the brisket. Unfortunately, I was too quick moving the phone and it messed up the exposure in the dark of Q. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 4, 2023 Author #113 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Dessert Menu Aunt Josie's Mason Jar Banana Pudding - This is my second favorite dessert in a Jar NCL has! You will see my favorite later in this review. Susan got the Pecan Pie Our server was awesome! We had her a few other times in other venues. We headed to the Social for our Comedy Reservation Tim Homayoon was the Comedian The chocolate outside Coco's! Overall it was a very nice Christmas Eve! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 4, 2023 Author #114 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Day 3 - Sea Day December 25th, 2022 - Christmas Day Location: Caribbean Sea ESE of Cuba Merry Christmas! Daily A little bit more cloudy today, but still beautiful! I headed out to my spot! Beautiful Sunrise! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 4, 2023 Author #115 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Look who finally joined me. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 4, 2023 Author #116 Share Posted April 4, 2023 We headed down to Savor for Christmas Day Breakfast Susan found a duck under the tree as we went into Savor. Fruit Salad with, OMG, Cottage Cheese Strawberry Yogurt Parfait Open-faced smoked salmon bagel Mushroom and Ham Omelet 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 4, 2023 Author #117 Share Posted April 4, 2023 After breakfast, we headed to the Atrium for the Cupcake Decoration Demonstration! The chef started out showing how they made the gingerbread houses that were on both displays. Susan and Mom's house didn't look like that. The chef then started decorating cupcakes. Chef makes several fun cupcakes. He then starts three festive cupcakes. a Christmas tree A poinsettia type cupcake 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 4, 2023 Author #118 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Hey I know that person! Chef called up volunteers to try making one of the three types of cupcakes. Susan decided to make the tree. All done! Here she is with her creation! A closer look! The little girl sitting in front of us also got selected. She did an excellent job. another look at Susan's The third victim, I mean volunteer! We had fun! Chef brought premade cupcakes so others could have one! So I indulged! Susan eating the tree! Real romantic there! We had to get a picture with "Santa" 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 4, 2023 Author #119 Share Posted April 4, 2023 (edited) We headed up to the room. It was a beautiful day to be at Sea! The main reason why we went up was to allow Susan to get proper shoes on. Also to grab the GoPro gear for the next activity. It was time for Susan to go to her Speedway reservation They were running doubles when we got up there. Check-in line Double Go Cart Susan getting ready! Heading to her cart! Edited April 4, 2023 by shadowmeboy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 4, 2023 Author #120 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Here they go! There is Susan It was super windy up on the deck. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 4, 2023 Author #121 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Look at that smile! She had a blast! Here is the video from the Speedway! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 4, 2023 Author #122 Share Posted April 4, 2023 We finally burnt of the sugar from the cupcakes and headed to lunch in the MDR. As we were sitting at lunch, I started talking with the table next to us. We asked where they were from and they said Sammamish, WA. We were shocked. We told them we were from Washington as well, and we got talking. Let's just say we became good friends over the cruise! Susan had the Nicoise Salad I had the Spinach Caesar I also had a Caprese Salad Susan had the Chicken Parmigiana I got the BLT Sandwich I got a Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake Susan got the Raspberry Panna Cotta Oh look, more display photos! The figurines are outfitted like the officers! A lot of work went into these displays! We ended up going back to the room and got ready for Laser Tag. Since I needed both hands, I couldn't bring my still camera. But we got video! Both of us wore GoPro's! Susan wore a chest mount, and I wore the head mount. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 4, 2023 Author #123 Share Posted April 4, 2023 So they were having a special Christmas performance tonight. We got ready for that performance and then headed down to take photos! We love props! One of the hard working Photographers Time for the show! We had good seats! The production show casts and musicians were great! The skit with I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas was really funny! The violinist from Choir of Man was amazing. The lead singer from Kinky Boots was such a great singer. The Nellie Rich Band even got in on the action! They all did an excellent job. I got video but haven't had time to put it together yet. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 4, 2023 Author #124 Share Posted April 4, 2023 After the show we went to dinner in the MDR for the special Christmas Dinner. Red Beet Salad Caesar Salad Roasted Turkey Glazed ham to share! Beef Wellington Pumpkin Pie Christmas Log Our excellent server for Christmas Dinner with the tip bag! After dinner we went to the Comedy Show! Comedian Julie Bar was on stage. One of the bands preforming in the Atrium When we got back to the room, our laundry was ready! We sent it out that morning. We called it a night! We had a fun filled Christmas Day. Tomorrow is our first port stop! -- Stopping here till most likely tomorrow 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted April 5, 2023 Author #125 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Day 4 - Port #1 December 26th, 2022 Location: Oranjestad, Aruba Good Morning Aruba! They were still getting lines situated Enough looking out at Aruba, it was time to grab our stuff and head down to breakfast. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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