bluesea777 Posted June 23, 2023 #126 Share Posted June 23, 2023 12 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: If there are a lot of kids and no bar, I don’t think this is where we will be!😉 There will be times when there are no kids, I'm sure. There is no bar in there but Spinnakers is downstairs, or you can go out thru door to Biergarten to get the drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Seas2mountains Posted June 23, 2023 Author #127 Share Posted June 23, 2023 When we went to Spinnaker lounge for the Latitudes party, we brought our water glasses as we had been drinking San Pelegríno. Servers were walking around with drinks but for some reason, we couldn’t get them to stop at our table. One server saw us as we tried to flag one down. She said she would be right back. She came back with a tray of 4 glasses of pineapple juice and set two glasses down without asking us if we wanted one. I asked her what it was and why she was giving it to us. She said it was pineapple juice and she thought we didn’t drink alcohol. I let her know I am allergic to pineapple and to please take it back as we would not be drinking it. My husband asked for her to come back with alcoholic drinks. She sure came back as she gave my husband not just one but two glasses of the red wine they were serving, Merlot. 🤣 That’s when I tried the Whiskey Sour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Seas2mountains Posted June 23, 2023 Author #128 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Day 3 daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Seas2mountains Posted June 23, 2023 Author #129 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Day 3 daily. PDF. NCL Spirit Day 3.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Seas2mountains Posted June 23, 2023 Author #130 Share Posted June 23, 2023 We are off to get breakfast and hopefully walk on deck 7 if it isn’t too windy or wet like it was yesterday. I think we will go back to Spice H20 for the hot tubs and the spa to relax on the heated lounge chairs where it is quiet. We should arrive in Sitka soon and have the Best of Sitka tour planned. It is foggy now but the sun is trying to break through the fog. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted June 23, 2023 #131 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Great itinerary. One of my faves. I stayed in that same JW last year for an Alaska on the Encore. IIRC it was one of the Hotel options that AMEX offered with some healthy restaurant and drink credits. I paid for the rest in points. So, I think it cost me nothing except tips for dinner and drinks. Loving the review. Glad you're having a great time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted June 23, 2023 #132 Share Posted June 23, 2023 38 minutes ago, Seas2mountains said: Any suggestions for non-sugary drinks that don’t contain pineapple juice? Unfortunately, I am very boring so I don't have a lot to say, but I do know I enjoy a vodka, club soda (no carbs), with a splash of cranberry juice (thanks for the rec, @laudergayle). I don't want the entire drink red. Just slightly pink. Some bartenders know what a splash is vs. a giant pour. others...not so much. I drink both versions to prevent the alcohol abuse. Also, I enjoy an Aperol Spritz (not non-sugary, but not terrible). Same with grenadine....Just a splash and it makes me happy in virtually any drink. If you come up with any better drinks (I recognize mine aren't great), I'd love to hear them! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted June 23, 2023 #133 Share Posted June 23, 2023 19 minutes ago, graphicguy said: Great itinerary. One of my faves. I stayed in that same JW last year for an Alaska on the Encore. IIRC it was one of the Hotel options that AMEX offered with some healthy restaurant and drink credits. I paid for the rest in points. So, I think it cost me nothing except tips for dinner and drinks. Loving the review. Glad you're having a great time. Didn’t the Encore leave out of Seattle last summer? I it did it twice. The J.W. Marriott in this thread is the one in Vancouver, Canada 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted June 23, 2023 #134 Share Posted June 23, 2023 @Seas2mountains try a Matador! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare laudergayle Posted June 23, 2023 #135 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Botanical Spritz: Kettle One Botanical Grapefruit and Rose vodka with club soda. It’s supposed to have grapefruit wedge but lemon and lime work too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted June 23, 2023 #136 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: Didn’t the Encore leave out of Seattle last summer? I it did it twice. The J.W. Marriott in this thread is the one in Vancouver, Canada Now you're going to make me go look it up when/where I stayed there. you are SUCH A TEACHER! OK....hold on...I'll be back shortly. 🙂 Edited June 23, 2023 by graphicguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare laudergayle Posted June 23, 2023 #137 Share Posted June 23, 2023 7 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: @Seas2mountains try a Matador! @Seas2mountains Beware…pineapple juice is involved. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted June 23, 2023 #138 Share Posted June 23, 2023 17 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: Didn’t the Encore leave out of Seattle last summer? I it did it twice. The J.W. Marriott in this thread is the one in Vancouver, Canada OK...it was Seattle. And, it was the JW on the waterfront I stayed in. Happy now? 😄 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted June 23, 2023 #139 Share Posted June 23, 2023 11 minutes ago, laudergayle said: @Seas2mountains Beware…pineapple juice is involved. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea777 Posted June 23, 2023 #140 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Out of the two MDRs on Spirit we preferred Taste to Windows. More ambience, lovely staff and great service. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare laudergayle Posted June 23, 2023 #141 Share Posted June 23, 2023 1 hour ago, YVRteacher said: Lol. The one I had was tequila and pineapple juice! Too funny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Seas2mountains Posted June 23, 2023 Author #142 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) The current view from one of the Spice H20 hot tubs. The sun makes it feel warmer than the air temperature. The photos don’t capture the real beauty. Edited June 23, 2023 by Seas2mountains 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted June 23, 2023 #143 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Loving this! Thank you for sharing all the photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDebreuil Posted June 23, 2023 #144 Share Posted June 23, 2023 You mentioned 'no kids' in the Spice H2O area. Do they seem to strict about the 18+ for that area? My 17 year old daughter is traveling with us, and due to still recovering from knee surgery can't really run around. Would she be able to use the hot tubs, and padded loungers in Spice H2O, or are they checking ID or something? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomabound Posted June 23, 2023 #145 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Seas2mountains said: Any suggestions for non-sugary drinks that don’t contain pineapple juice? I don't know your taste, but possibly my favourite drink on the cruise was the Wasabi Cocktail at Silk (or Teppanyaki). It consists of sake, lychee liqueur, lemon juice, orange juice, and grenadine. Reading this it sounds like it would be sweet but I didn't find it to be. Edit: I have this wrong! There are two special drinks at Silk and the above is one of them. The OTHER was my favourite. 🙂 It is called Shaku-shaku and it contains sake, drambuie, sambuka, cucumber, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Honestly, they are both good, but the shaku-shaku was delicious. Hard to drink just one....or two.... Edited June 23, 2023 by bomabound 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted June 23, 2023 #146 Share Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, KDebreuil said: You mentioned 'no kids' in the Spice H2O area. Do they seem to strict about the 18+ for that area? My 17 year old daughter is traveling with us, and due to still recovering from knee surgery can't really run around. Would she be able to use the hot tubs, and padded loungers in Spice H2O, or are they checking ID or something? As an adult in an adults only space I expect the passengers to respect this. You wrote in our roll call that your daughter will be turning 17 this summer, meaning she is 16. Edited June 23, 2023 by YVRteacher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Oceansaway17 Posted June 23, 2023 #147 Share Posted June 23, 2023 7 hours ago, Seas2mountains said: Photos of the Great Outdoors seating area overlooking Spice H20 taken on embarkation day. wow nice seating area. I loved the shady areas on the Vista. One of the few ships that had 3 decks at the pool. So now this back area looks great too. BTW look for Tony La Lido loco from Youtube who is one your cruise if you follow him. Enjoy trip. I am on Princess Grand at end of summer and it is 14 day r/t doing each port twice and glacier bay twice too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Oceansaway17 Posted June 23, 2023 #148 Share Posted June 23, 2023 7 hours ago, Seas2mountains said: Photos of the Great Outdoors seating area overlooking Spice H20 taken on embarkation day. oops sorry got mixed up thought this was CCL ship. tony not on. But the NCL Spirit does look nice in the back. and CCL is nice with 3 levels at the pool deck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted June 23, 2023 #149 Share Posted June 23, 2023 6 minutes ago, Oceansaway17 said: wow nice seating area. I loved the shady areas on the Vista. One of the few ships that had 3 decks at the pool. So now this back area looks great too. BTW look for Tony La Lido loco from Youtube who is one your cruise if you follow him. Enjoy trip. I am on Princess Grand at end of summer and it is 14 day r/t doing each port twice and glacier bay twice too. Tony is not on this cruise. Tony left out of Seattle and the Spirit left out of Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Oceansaway17 Posted June 23, 2023 #150 Share Posted June 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, YVRteacher said: Tony is not on this cruise. Tony left out of Seattle and the Spirit left out of Vancouver. yes I know I just explained I errored 6 minutes ago. So confusing when both lines have a ship called SPIRIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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