Bermuda Escape 11/10/2023 pre review/review

[Annies88]

First time platinum tomorrow on my 9th NCL cruise but well over a dozen cruises. NCL has been my go to. Did RCL to Alaska in a suite and was not impressed. Celebrity with the NY Jets almost ten years ago. This cruise is special in many ways. First time with a group. Ten of us going of which seven have never cruised. 50th bday for the bf day two in Bermuda. Haven aft cabin 9318. Have done the Haven several times now. always aft. Was going to bid for owners suite but decided not to to stay with group as all but one couple has 9th floor aft. No one else in group is in the haven so we shall see how that goes. Have booked group dinner for teppanayki. No other firm plans yet but will be doing another group dinner for the bday. Massage to be booked immediately upon boarding after finding a drink of course. See if we can get the bf in the behind the scenes tour with me. Then enjoy. 
 

Tomorrow morning. 6am pick up at house with first six via party bus. Bagels and mimosas to be served by yours truly. About an hour later pick up remaining four on our way to cruise terminal. Group has 9:30 check in with exception of one couple but have been told they will not separate group. We of course will be separated as we will check in the Haven line. Photos and more to follow tomorrow!!

[LouChamp]

Aloha.  Have been blessed to sail NCL since the 1970s and also to Bermuda via ship and air countless times.  Congratulations on Birthday and have a great time hopefully with great weather and seas and lots of food pictures lol!

[shof515]

i am also sailing tomorrow on the escape too. Bermuda weather does not look that bad, some wind and some rain

[Glitchlo]

Also on that cruise in Haven. Hoping Patrick is concierge and maybe get some sun time on sundeck. Enjoy!

[Annies88]

4:30 alarm. Bf finally finished packing. Bagels ready, cooler full of Prosecco and OJ, bus arrival 6 am. On our way to pick up next four!!

[dexddd]

It's 7:10 now so should be well into that cooler.

[Annies88]

Road trip!

[Annies88]

54 minutes ago, dexddd said:

It's 7:10 now so should be well into that cooler.

 

[Annies88]

[Annies88]

In the haven lounge waiting to get on ship. Not quite like Miami but fine. Bf worried about others so by myself. 

[D_And_K_gocruising]

Be nice to the ship!!  We board in 22 days 😄

 

[Annies88]

Finally have Wi-Fi. The ship service well. I probably don’t need to explain. Upon arrival we boarded and split up. Trying to stay with friends and enjoy haven. We were told no hats. Yes. For dinner but lunch? Day of arrival after traveling is a bit much. We have since been allowed with a hat as well as others for breakfast and lunch. The haven lunch was horrible. Burger and fries cold. We all partied on our balcony leaving NYC and it was great. Bf daughter wanted to try Cagneys for dinner. My last experience wasn’t great. Had to get concierge to help with reservation which ans always they helped.  Everyone loved it. I still have no taste for months since Covid so I can’t say. Service was great. Made our nightly donation to the casino. Saturday started in buffet because the bf needs something when he wakes. Than to haven. Again I can’t taste. Hit the outdoor haven hot tub. Windy and cold so went indoors. Holy hot Batman. Wasn’t about to try lunch and get pissed pdf in haven so went to o Sheehans with the group. Nice time. Teppanayki for dinner. Wow. I’ve never done that and I hate myself for not doing it sooner. What a blast!! Ok. Too long. On to next day separately 

[Annies88]

Bermuda arrival!! Beautiful morning. But the weather got worse.  Rain. Wind. Took a taxi and turned around. Had lunch in kings wharf. Rain coming back will be bad so hit snorkel beach. Do not. I repeat do not waste time coming here. I don’t mind paying to get in but the beach is a mess.  The fabric is coming up. Glass everywhere. Bathrooms are a mess. No TP. They should be paying me to be here. I will say staff is trying but it’s a lost cause. Only came here because another taxi ride would have ended up in a turn around. The live music is nice. May try haven for dinner. Not sure. Will report back when I get Wi-Fi somewhere else. 

[Annies88]

No dinner at all Sunday night. Did go to Pour House and saw rumors.  What a phenomenal show. 
 

Day two in Bermuda the waves and wind was whipping looking like a hurricane. Had reserved Tuckers Tours. Pick up at 8 and headed towards caves. He made several stops along the way. Got some nice shots of the ship in the background. 

[Annies88]

Hit the swizzel inn for lunch. Very good. Then Long Beach. I was overruled with church bay beach but it was the bfs actual birthday so I let it go. Now I know I was right because there were not many fish. 

[Annies88]

Made it back with about a half hour to spare. Came back to a cake in the room. Day of arrival I gave both the concierge and butler a note and tip asking them to decorate with my items I hid and arrange a group dinner. We opted for private room in taste as he does not like attention. A few things here. They charged me for taste which ok. I didn’t know and should have researched more. Or maybe they could have reminded me as they did with other things. Babe Ruth, our house keeper is the one who took the reins on decorations. She made sure to keep in touch about timing etc. She was great the entire time. I asked if we could have an officer join us. I understand they are busy but it would have been nice for an appearance. Dillip stopped by which was nice. 

[Annies88]

Yesterday our last full sea day. Really wasn’t too bad weather wise in the morning. Enjoyed lounge chair in the sun for a bit. But once again rain started up. Went to Haven for lunch. Much better than day one. The bf just wanted a sandwich and we couldn’t find a simple

ham and cheese or make your own so they made him one. Hit bingo and got called down to get my room card. Ugh. Yup I’m that person. Watched someone win twice-great for them but stinks for others. And finally, making our way for dinner at the haven.  Wanted to make the 7:00 comedy show but didn’t make it. The kids went to the 10:30 show and said it was just ok. Heard the same about about dueling pianos. 

Edited November 15, 2023 by Annies88
Update

[vacation44]

3 hours ago, Annies88 said:

 We opted for private room in taste as he does not like attention. A few things here. They charged me for taste which ok. I didn’t know and should have researched more. Or maybe they could have reminded me as they did with other things. 

We once had a private dinner in the downstairs Taste dining room on the Escape and were not charged anything.   We were a group of 12 and my brother-in-law arranged it pre-cruise to celebrate my dad's 80th birthday.

 

How much did they charge you?

[Annies88]

48 minutes ago, vacation44 said:

We once had a private dinner in the downstairs Taste dining room on the Escape and were not charged anything.   We were a group of 12 and my brother-in-law arranged it pre-cruise to celebrate my dad's 80th birthday.

 

How much did they charge you?

$60. I will have to investigate more.  Thank you for the feedback!