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Saint Greg's Alaska Jewel - Live - August 28, 2023

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MississippiMom

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On 8/28/2023 at 10:01 AM, atanac said:

I don't know...but looking at a glacier is like looking at Niagara Falls or Mt Rushmore. After a few minutes I'm like "OK, now what?".

It's like you are reading my mind.

My husband has requested that our next cruise be to Alaska.  I'm sure it will be beautiful, so I'm not complaining (although I will miss the beaches).  However, the thought of staring at glaciers for hours and hours doesn't sound like much fun to me.  We have never been to Niagara Falls, but we did go to Mount Rushmore and I still don't understand how that became a busy tourist attraction.

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soup23

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On 8/29/2023 at 1:46 AM, Uff da said:

He must have extended his contract. He was one of the bartenders in the casino when we were on the Jewel in February for the Panama Canal. 

Big Michael!  he came back on board with Ruben on my cruise on the Jewel (June 5th). Great bartender. 

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MrsTocko

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@ctlyf, @MississippiMom

 

i totally get the thoughts on Alaska.  There is a raw, uninhibited beauty to the surrounding that I haven’t found elsewhere.  I am from MN (have had that cold) and now live in Southern California, so tons of beach…(I hate the sand though…) I’m glad I still go to the Caribbean, and Mexico though for the history and culture of the place.  You will never have to compete with me on those beach day excursions. Alaskan cruises offer a peacefulness to them. I have found a lazy, calmness to it.

 

You won’t regret trying it at least once.

 

 

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On 8/27/2023 at 8:29 PM, Saint Greg said:

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Trying to see what kind of shoes people wear. Do you need special snow shoes or hiking boots? I’m from FL so don’t know about these things, lol. 

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MrsTocko

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@Saint Greg  we love the jewel and that size ship.  We were on her in April of this year. We had a few stars of the crew. The day bartender at the great outdoors (I wanna say Evangeline), she works maltings (deck 6) in the evening.  She’s amazing. Also Elaiza (odd spelling) but she is a restaurant hostess.  In April she was at La cucina.  We had her in April 2022 on the Jewel.  Walking across the Lobby THIS year on the 2nd day, I hear a “Ma’am Gail, Mr. Chris”. Had not seen her in a year and she remembered us.

 

We prepay our gratuities, and if we have good pleasant experiences, we give small additional tips in cash at the end. Our room steward, we give a small one at the beginning of the cruise, and then a larger thank you tip at the end.

 

we too came from carnival. And love NCL.  I’m an equal opportunity cruiser, but DH wants to stick with NCL.  Neither of us are up to the crowds and ship size of Royal Caribbean yet.  Every line and ship has their good and bad points, including NCL.  
 

loving the review, as it makes me miss the ship and Alaska.  I have often thought that I need to do a review, I just don’t have the gift of writing a witty, entertaining review, thank you for yours.

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2 minutes ago, MrsTocko said:

@Saint Greg  we love the jewel and that size ship.  We were on her in April of this year. We had a few stars of the crew. The day bartender at the great outdoors (I wanna say Evangeline), she works maltings (deck 6) in the evening.  She’s amazing. Also Elaiza (odd spelling) but she is a restaurant hostess.  In April she was at La cucina.  We had her in April 2022 on the Jewel.  Walking across the Lobby THIS year on the 2nd day, I hear a “Ma’am Gail, Mr. Chris”. Had not seen her in a year and she remembered us.

 

We prepay our gratuities, and if we have good pleasant experiences, we give small additional tips in cash at the end. Our room steward, we give a small one at the beginning of the cruise, and then a larger thank you tip at the end.

 

we too came from carnival. And love NCL.  I’m an equal opportunity cruiser, but DH wants to stick with NCL.  Neither of us are up to the crowds and ship size of Royal Caribbean yet.  Every line and ship has their good and bad points, including NCL.  
 

loving the review, as it makes me miss the ship and Alaska.  I have often thought that I need to do a review, I just don’t have the gift of writing a witty, entertaining review, thank you for yours.

We've only ever been on RCL and I'm really nervous about NCL that we might not like it.

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Saint Greg "Live from...." Rare

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2 minutes ago, Putter23 said:

What was the excursion?  I’m enjoying your review and counting down the days to our Alaska cruise on the Bliss!


you can get the tram up here for free if you book it with free at sea discount.

I paid and additional $30 for the forest excursion up here. But I checked before I left and they jacked that price up $100

 

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