havanadaydreaming Posted October 9, 2023 #26 Share Posted October 9, 2023 1. Epic 11 nt cruise. Love that ship. Dont love cabin bathroom set up. 2. SKY 4 NT all inclusive out of miami for $199. Where i learned i could stomach an oceanview and dont require balcony. Plus, free dranks!!! 3. Ncl escape 7 nt while Margaritaville at Sea was still onboard. Love jimmy buffett! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baileycat122 Posted October 10, 2023 #27 Share Posted October 10, 2023 44 minutes ago, SuiteTraveler said: We've loved all of our NCL cruises, but the latest one on NCL Joy from New York to Quebec was probably the best of all! If you were on the 9/25 - 10/04 sailing I was on it too! We loved it. Food & entertainment were great. Our cabin steward was friendly and attentive. We found the Observation Lounge too busy during the day, but it was always quiet in the evenings. Maltings was quiet for a pre-dinner drink. We were so lucky to have such great weather after the wet start in NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted October 10, 2023 #28 Share Posted October 10, 2023 13 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said: We didn't understand it either but it quite a show . Did they release any type of statement explaining how turning the waters into their personal sewer system helped stop "cruise ship pollution"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 10, 2023 #29 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Hong Kong to Tokyo.2019. Panama Canal 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted October 10, 2023 Author #30 Share Posted October 10, 2023 2 hours ago, ontheweb said: Did they release any type of statement explaining how turning the waters into their personal sewer system helped stop "cruise ship pollution"? Perhaps but my wife's High School German didn't recall any , so perhaps it was lost in the translation . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuiteTraveler Posted October 10, 2023 #31 Share Posted October 10, 2023 13 hours ago, baileycat122 said: If you were on the 9/25 - 10/04 sailing I was on it too! We loved it. Food & entertainment were great. Our cabin steward was friendly and attentive. We found the Observation Lounge too busy during the day, but it was always quiet in the evenings. Maltings was quiet for a pre-dinner drink. We were so lucky to have such great weather after the wet start in NYC. We were one cruise before you, but ours was absolutely wonderful, too! We did a shore excursion called Tastes and Traditions of Newfoundland and just loved it! Also did Alexander Graham Bell museum, lobster lunch and Anne and Lunenburg, Nova Scotia - all of these were fantastic! And the ship was just great, especially the crew in The Haven who made our trip very special! They have really come together as a team to offer a very elevated experience - better than any other The Haven crew we have had! We enjoyed Maltings and also the wine bar as well as The Haven bar. We were also lucky enough to get upgraded to a Platinum Suite at the New York Hard Rock when our cruise was postponed by a day due to the hurricane (it was gorgeous) and upgraded at Chateau Frontenac to the Celine Dion suite (absolutely fantastic with probably the best view in Quebec!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted October 10, 2023 Author #32 Share Posted October 10, 2023 1 hour ago, garsny said: Hong Kong to Tokyo.2019. Panama Canal 2021 Covid cancelled our Tokyo to Alaska cruise but we did enjoy the Panama Canal twice but on a different cruise line . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted October 10, 2023 #33 Share Posted October 10, 2023 3 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said: Perhaps but my wife's High School German didn't recall any , so perhaps it was lost in the translation . I guess it will remain a mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedwingHockeyFan Posted October 10, 2023 #34 Share Posted October 10, 2023 My favorite was an Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Epic when it was brand new. It was our 3rd cruise ever and first with a cruise line other than Carnival. The experience was totally different and better. It was a bigger ship with more activities, unique room configuration and better entertainment. This cruise had the Blue Man Group and the Circe de Dream shows which they don't seem to have any more. This was also before all the free at sea promos. Conversely, my least favorite was a Western Caribbean cruise on the Breakaway. had nothing to do with the itinerary, the ship or anything to do with activities. It was just that we had bad weather for most of the cruise that caused us to miss GSC and closed the pool deck on our last cruise day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted October 13, 2023 Author #35 Share Posted October 13, 2023 South America on the road to El Chalten 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted October 16, 2023 Author #37 Share Posted October 16, 2023 (edited) The Perito Moreno Glacier is 19 miles long , 3 miles wide and 200 feet tall and advancing ! A Caracara We saw calving , a block the size of a semi truck This block of Blue glacial Ice floated up from underneath the glacier . It was 200' long ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_ice_(glacial) Edited October 16, 2023 by scubacruiserx2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Nahoumi Posted October 17, 2023 #38 Share Posted October 17, 2023 All of them, but Boston to Bermuda is the cruise that we take frequently. I just wish that it was longer than 7 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted October 17, 2023 Author #39 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Barb Nahoumi said: All of them, but Boston to Bermuda is the cruise that we take frequently. I just wish that it was longer than 7 days. We get that . Sometimes when we find a place we like ( like Bermuda ) we just stay there . Or pick up the next cruise back ( with the Captain's permission ) . Have you been to these places there ? A couple of our favorites . Edited October 17, 2023 by scubacruiserx2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted October 17, 2023 #40 Share Posted October 17, 2023 29 minutes ago, scubacruiserx2 said: We get that . Sometimes when we find a place we like ( like Bermuda ) we just stay there . Or pick up the next cruise back ( with the Captain's permission ) . Have you been to these places there ? A couple of our favorites . Not the person you quoted, but we've been to both on an NCL cruise. I am not a beach person (DW definitely is), but my favorite beach in the world is Horseshoe Bay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted October 18, 2023 Author #41 Share Posted October 18, 2023 On 10/17/2023 at 11:00 AM, ontheweb said: Not the person you quoted, but we've been to both on an NCL cruise. I am not a beach person (DW definitely is), but my favorite beach in the world is Horseshoe Bay. We walked from Horseshoe Bay to Warrick Long Bay about 23 minutes and you can see lots of great photos and videos from our overnight there at this link beginning at # 162 through # 288 . The month after we were there the NCL Dawn ran aground on May 19 , 2015 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antmaril Posted October 20, 2023 #42 Share Posted October 20, 2023 My late husband and I were on the NCL Starward in 1982. Our first cruise. We had an inside cabin. I remember that I was shocked at the small size. Felt like a closet with a bathroom. 😁. I got terribly seasick. If I remember correctly, the Starward was 17,000 tons. Very small by today’s standards. We had a lot of fun, though. I am considering the Breakaway with a friend for next September. That ship will be a tad bigger. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted October 20, 2023 Author #43 Share Posted October 20, 2023 1 hour ago, antmaril said: My late husband and I were on the NCL Starward in 1982. Our first cruise. We had an inside cabin. I remember that I was shocked at the small size. Felt like a closet with a bathroom. 😁. I got terribly seasick. If I remember correctly, the Starward was 17,000 tons. Very small by today’s standards. We had a lot of fun, though. I am considering the Breakaway with a friend for next September. That ship will be a tad bigger. 😁 Wow , was that steerage ? Some of the new cruise ships hold 370 passengers and their ship comes with a side order of a swimming pool . 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antmaril Posted October 20, 2023 #44 Share Posted October 20, 2023 2 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said: Wow , was that steerage ? Some of the new cruise ships hold 370 passengers and their ship comes with a side order of a swimming pool . 😊 Well, it was 1982. Not steerage, but, obviously, the smallest cabin on the ship and the ship was small. I am pretty sure I was expecting a cabin like the ones on “The Love Boat”. It was a little bit of a reality check. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiser2015 Posted October 20, 2023 #45 Share Posted October 20, 2023 5 hours ago, antmaril said: Well, it was 1982. Not steerage, but, obviously, the smallest cabin on the ship and the ship was small. I am pretty sure I was expecting a cabin like the ones on “The Love Boat”. It was a little bit of a reality check. 😁 Most of the Love Boat cabins were probably just like the one you had. That was a mighty SMALL ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sprint180 Posted October 21, 2023 #46 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Hands down, St. Petersburg Russia and our Baltics cruise. The buildings and history were amazing. Even the subway was awesome. 2nd would be Alaska, very peaceful and beautiful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sprint180 Posted October 21, 2023 #47 Share Posted October 21, 2023 I really loved the Tortola stop with a trip to Virgin Gorda. I Loved crawling my way through the huge rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted October 21, 2023 #48 Share Posted October 21, 2023 3 hours ago, sprint180 said: Hands down, St. Petersburg Russia and our Baltics cruise. The buildings and history were amazing. Even the subway was awesome. 2nd would be Alaska, very peaceful and beautiful. Yes, what a shame no cruises are now or in the foreseeable future going to St. Petersburg. There are still great ports on a Baltic cruise, but St. Petersburg was the real highlight. Did you take a private tour or a ship's tour. We did an Alla tour with 10 of us that I set up in our roll call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sprint180 Posted October 21, 2023 #49 Share Posted October 21, 2023 2 hours ago, ontheweb said: Yes, what a shame no cruises are now or in the foreseeable future going to St. Petersburg. There are still great ports on a Baltic cruise, but St. Petersburg was the real highlight. Did you take a private tour or a ship's tour. We did an Alla tour with 10 of us that I set up in our roll call. We used a private one, someone in our roll call started it I think it was SPB tours or something like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Nahoumi Posted October 21, 2023 #50 Share Posted October 21, 2023 On 10/17/2023 at 10:28 AM, scubacruiserx2 said: We get that . Sometimes when we find a place we like ( like Bermuda ) we just stay there . Or pick up the next cruise back ( with the Captain's permission ) . Have you been to these places there ? A couple of our favorites . Yes, I went to the Caves and saw the Rocks at Horseshoe Beach. I like the cove at Horseshoe where the surf is calmer than the main beach. We enjoy cruising from Boston, because it's fairly close to home, and we don't have to fly or stay in hotels like we do at distant ports. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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