Prima TA Semi-Live 11 Days to NY from Spain, 4+ days @Barcelona from JFK ... land/cruise early Thanksgiving vacation

[dcipjr]

Have a great time, @mking8288! Hope we can coincide again on another cruise someday.

 

Very interested to hear your thoughts on the Prima; we haven't sailed her yet but are intrigued by the polarized reactions to her that I've read.

[mking8288]

2:15 PM, staterooms by deck or floors ready and by 2:30 PM all can ... 

 

Time to do a quick pictorial report on our midship balcony stateroom, around the corner by elevators & stairs, ideal location to us.  The outside view ... good 

 

 

 

Balcony, very good compared to the *Away class ships, comfortable cushioned chairs with a recline 👌

Edited November 20, 2023 by mking8288

[mking8288]

Inside, everything seemed fine & working, clean lines & bright, smart design.  Shower & toilet area are superior than older ships. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very good # of 110 and 220 outlets, plus USB-A and USB-C charging ports. 

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[Rockyhill]

Henry, is that a balcony, family balcony or club balcony? Seems bigger than std balcony on other ships

[mking8288]

Tech/Geek's corner ... "Command" station setup and ready to serve as CC gossip central. LMDE Linux Mint notebook PC up & running.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airtags reaffirmed that luggages are onboard & not lost in transit.  

 

Packing fewer power extension cords & bring extra USB extension cables. 

 

Edited November 20, 2023 by mking8288

[mking8288]

4 minutes ago, Rockyhill said:

Henry, is that a balcony, family balcony or club balcony?

Tom, that's just a run-of-the-mill standard balcony, Deck 9 midship as we are bringing her across the pond (Atlantic). 

 

It's bigger and most definitely very functional by careful design ... this, for 2 of us, with the loveseat sofa, means a club balcony really isn't necessary.

 

The family balcony is the same, sofabed converts into a double/full bed.

[dexddd]

Ha, being on board you are missing this.

[laudergayle]

Try the forward “lifts” for faster service.  There are more of them snd they take you right to the atrium.

Edited November 20, 2023 by laudergayle

[Sugar Magnolia]

Glad to hear Alvin is on the Prima. I might hop on if he is still there in a few months. 
 

What are your dinner plans? I had a leisurely breakfast this morning on the Viva at the gorgeous Hudson’s dining room.

 

It has been a smooth sailing for us today on the second sea day. However, the satellite map shows some storms ahead. So many passengers and crew I know did not feel well during a rocky patch two nights ago. 
 

Wishing a smooth and enjoyable sailing to all on the Prima. 
 

[mking8288]

1 hour ago, dexddd said:

Ha, being on board you are missing this.

How about this ... 

 

1 hour ago, Sugar Magnolia said:

Alvin is on the Prima. I might hop on if he is still there in a few months. 
 

What are your dinner plans? ... has been a smooth sailing for us today ... Wishing a smooth and enjoyable sailing to all on the Prima. 

Haven't run into him yet but we recognized his distinctive voice, he's crossing the pond along with rest of us. 

 

Tonight, we'll check out the Hudson and tomorrow night, Commodore then ... 

 

Donna Summer The Musical is on Day 7 and Day 10, now - we can book.

 

 

Got our chocolate strawberries ... petite 

 

 

Ship's navigational channel is on 1, bridge cam on ch.2 and both seemed working

 

 

We are 45 minutes behind sailway, party on deck 17 is over ... Now, finally on the way, quietly & smoothly. 

[mking8288]

Adiós, Barcelona ... we are leaving the harbor passing the container ships, escorted by pilot boat 

 

 

 

 

 

Catagena, Spain tomorrow - 10 AM scheduled arrival.  MDR dinner reservation coming up in about 30 minutes ...

 

[www3traveler]

I got your Officers' Listing posted.  Lots of new names for me.

[Treacher1]

Thank you SO much for posting all those pics and information on embarkation day and sail away.  We are boarding Dec 1 in NYC for the reposition cruise and look forward to more pics and comments and advice   as you make your way to NYC!  Wishing you smooth sailing - great service and food - appreciate the time you are taking to do this!!!  We made a bid on Haven - but not expecting anything.  We were scheduled to sail March of 2025 and got an email from NCL saying that cruise from NYC was canceled.  So when we booked this cruise there were no Havens left - so surprised we got a letter to bid???  Matters not - ship looks classy - and look forward to this cruise.

[bedfordmom]

Bon Voyage. Looking forward to dinner.

 

  FYI on my recent Getaway, TA I never received my chocolate covered strawberries. By the time I was able to notify Cruise Next of the oversight it was third day and guess what I ended up receiving two within a couple of hours (unless one was for the club balcony)

[schmoopie17]

1 hour ago, bedfordmom said:

 

  FYI on my recent Getaway, TA I never received my chocolate covered strawberries. By the time I was able to notify Cruise Next of the oversight it was third day and guess what I ended up receiving two within a couple of hours (unless one was for the club balcony)

Two...strawberries, or orders?

[mking8288]

2 hours ago, bedfordmom said:

Bon Voyage. Looking forward to dinner.

Dinner was fine, good - accustomed to the size of the MDR on other NCL ships, suffice to say, we're surprised when we walked past the busy host/ess station with our reservation for 4, asked by one on whether we wish to share a table, which I calmly declined.

 

Usual NCL Day 1 menu of shrimp cake, seafood gumbo soup, baby spinach salad, beef and broiled talipia, etc.  Select Cagney's entrees with an upcharge. Service was reasonably fast as they are trying to tables around quickly.

 

 

 

 

[mking8288]

Mrs M commented that the Flow Water equivalent sources in EU seemed smaller again, she's probably correct - at 500 ml, whatever ... At least, we received 4 cartons - this September, we only received 2 and steward said, that's based on the delivery sheets, didn't want to waste time to stand in line for 30 minutes to ask for the perk, for my (in) convenience of course 😳😤😧 not a deal breaker

 

 

We both agreed the strawberries are getting smaller & smaller, pretty soon ... will be none. 

 

[mking8288]

The new Ship Nav Channel is #1 on the Prima, as reported previously - very basic info ... nice graphics but useless, except on our speed & heading, no ETA or basic marine weather data. 

 

Back to my own preferred apps for supplemental data while at sea 😧👴🤔 

 

 

 

[bedfordmom]

51 minutes ago, schmoopie17 said:

Two...strawberries, or orders?

Two orders lol

[mking8288]

Starlink is up & running, decent upload but download isn't faster than EMC before, both over WiFi 6 and 5 Mhz band, inTRAnet speed is fast - we are being throttled with bandwidth priorities allocated to ship ops, nav & safety, and crew use. 

 

 

Upgraded just past midnight so costs dropped by $30 to 10 days at $300, less $100 trade-in for the 150 FAS minutes - down to $200 before applying other NR OBC. 

 

[Von & John]

Von Boyage & Cheers to an Amazing Cruise 

[mking8288]

4 hours ago, Treacher1 said:

Thank you SO much for posting all those pics and information on embarkation day and sail away.  We are boarding Dec 1 in NYC for the reposition cruise and look forward to more pics and comments and advice   as you make your way to NYC!   - ship looks classy - and look forward to this cruise.

Bravo -  welcome and would you be joining other CC'ers at the "official" Meet & Greet we've finally managed to schedule for the Dec 1st repo cruise, details forthcoming from the "team" in the next day or two.  Please feel free to sign up via the roll call, slot pull is being planned and 2 "Haven" suites should be available as part of the cabin crawl.  It is NOT connected to any other group's M&G.  Start packing ... 

[Sailing12Away]

Very jealous of your bathroom. I can see at least 2 shelves in there to put stuff on.... still bitter about my H4 room not having a single shelf at all.

[Rockyhill]

4 hours ago, Treacher1 said:

Thank you SO much for posting all those pics and information on embarkation day and sail away.  We are boarding Dec 1 in NYC for the reposition cruise and look forward to more pics and comments and advice   as you make your way to NYC!  Wishing you smooth sailing - great service and food - appreciate the time you are taking to do this!!!  We made a bid on Haven - but not expecting anything.  We were scheduled to sail March of 2025 and got an email from NCL saying that cruise from NYC was canceled.  So when we booked this cruise there were no Havens left - so surprised we got a letter to bid???  Matters not - ship looks classy - and look forward to this cruise.

I’m(we) are waiting for you to sign in to the 12/1-15 roll call,  would love to make you a name tag and meet  Henry’s new friends🫣

[Rockyhill]

Henry, we’ve had a meet bill w request, when do they meet on the TA?