LIVE Norwaylady escape the winter on Equinox B2B 23.03-11.04.24

[81Zoomie]

Safe travels home.  I always enjoy following along as you cruise!

[countess5]

Safe Travels home to the other side of the pond. Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences, thoughts and observations.

I understand Mr having to work so much. Before I retired I would do much work while cruising but I always looked at it as one of the best places to have an office and that the efforts put forth leads to us being able to have that office at sea. Much continued success for you and Mr! 

Looking forward to the next adventure!

 

Cheers! 🍸

[Ciaranaman]

Safe travels!  Thank you for taking us along 😊

~Bernadette

[depplep]

Loved traveling with you. Hope your flights are uneventful and your snow has melted.

[BytownMatt]

Thanks for the excellent live review and safe travels home. Sounds like it was a successful escape from winter!

[Arzeena]

Thank you for a great review, as always.
Have a safe flight back home.

Let us know when to look out for your next adventure.

Edited April 11 by Arzeena

[hcat]

safe trip home..What's the next adventure?

[Norwaylady]

So we have a little sticky situation…

As we know… all of us collect our cruise cards😅

1. It’s the only way to document that you was sailing 
2. It’s a great way to keep up on your sailings

 

Well, on the b2b meeting last sailing the document officer said it would be delivered to your stateroom on the last sea day…..

(I don’t like this practice… we have running down the ship before to get our cards last minute) 

 

Last night it was not on our door at 18.00 so Mr went to the concierge desk and they said it will arrive later tonight…..

After dinner, at 22.15 still no cards. 

 

Mr was attending a meeting on zoom 04.30, no cards on the door. 

 

At 07.15 he went downstairs to guest relations. 

“The cards should be delivered” 

🤯🤬😳🥵

 

We left our stateroom at 07.30 as requested… 

We meet concierge Freazer in the staircase down to MDR on deck 4. 

 

We told him our issue and that this is just a really bad situation and this happens every time they are “mailing them the last night” 

We said we will go for breakfast and be back at you soon to check if they have received the cards….

 

In queue for breakfast we were standing behind another couple we knew was b2b. 

So I carefully asked Sir: A very good morning! May I ask I you have received your cruise card from last week? 

 

Yes yes 🙌🏻 they arrived on the door midway through this cruise! 

 

🫠🫥🫡🫠 Yes….. 

🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

 

Last breakfast onboard….

No more omelette or poached eggs unless I make them myself😝

 

Service went well and for a busy morning it went smoothly. 

 

We went in a little search to Tuscan to find Freazer… 

We asked in Tuscan and they said he would be back soon… 

The other concierge showed up and collected numbers to take to the gangway. 

 

Mr took a little roam around to locate him. 

No vision of him. 

So when the concierge arrived back for a new group, we asked her.

She had the cards!!! 🥳🥳🥳

Freazer had to walk out a wheelchair so he dropped off the cards to her💙⚓️😘

 

On the way to the gangway we passed Freazer👋🏻⚓️💙 Thank You🙌🏻

 

Then it was straight off and curb side in 5.minutes💙⚓️

[DaKahuna]

Alexandrea I am so glad that you were able to collect your cards from the previous sailing.  We also collect all our cards as keepsakes. 

 

Have a safe trip home and look forward to reading along on your next adventure. 

 

 

[Norwaylady]

Our Lyft to Mia airport arrived after 5.minutes wait. 

Drive was uneventful and we arrived on the airport 10.30. 

Bags dropped off in 2.minutes and security check went smoothly (for us standards😝) only 10. Minutes 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

 

The text of delay of our flight from MIA to Washington IAD arrived 1.minute after dropping off the luggage🤪😜🫡😅

This is promising😂😂😂🙌🏻

 

Now we are safely seated in the Turkish Airlines lounge. 

Last year they did renovations and it was very sparse. 

Now it’s new and up to TK lounge standards. 

 

It’s a buffet bar and hot food for order via barcode. 

Full service bar and lounge areas and sleeping area. 

Mr sacrificed to test the facilities😜

[Norwaylady]

1 minute ago, DaKahuna said:

Alexandrea I am so glad that you were able to collect your cards from the previous sailing.  We also collect all our cards as keepsakes. 

 

Have a safe trip home and look forward to reading along on your next adventure. 

 

 

 

Finger's it will be a good adventure home😂💙🙌🏻⚓️

We really want to get our cards. It’s not as we throw them away. Our stack is beginning to be a little bit bigger now😊

 

Thank you for following💙 

 

 

[DaKahuna]

3 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

Mr sacrificed to test the facilities😜

 

Wait -- that does not look like a beer in front of him?  Isn't it unusual for him not to be having a beer? 

 

[Norwaylady]

58 minutes ago, hcat said:

safe trip home..What's the next adventure?

I spy with my little eye…. 
 

Bring on the red carpet! Make the hallway wide and open…… 

 

The Queen and I will sail on Inf from Athens in a very short time…. 
let’s just say I received the guest booklet the last few days💙⚓️🙌🏻

 

Are we ready for a Queen edition? 

[Norwaylady]

Just now, DaKahuna said:

 

Wait -- that does not look like a beer in front of him?  Isn't it unusual for him not to be having a beer? 

 

The spicy Mary was more tempting then the choice of beer offered😂😂

(something tells me they don’t offer that skunk IPA😜) 

[countess5]

22 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

 

So we have a little sticky situation…

As we know… all of us collect our cruise cards😅

1. It’s the only way to document that you was sailing 
2. It’s a great way to keep up on your sailings

 

Well, on the b2b meeting last sailing the document officer said it would be delivered to your stateroom on the last sea day…..

(I don’t like this practice… we have running down the ship before to get our cards last minute) 

 

Last night it was not on our door at 18.00 so Mr went to the concierge desk and they said it will arrive later tonight…..

After dinner, at 22.15 still no cards. 

 

Mr was attending a meeting on zoom 04.30, no cards on the door. 

 

At 07.15 he went downstairs to guest relations. 

“The cards should be delivered” 

🤯🤬😳🥵

 

We left our stateroom at 07.30 as requested… 

We meet concierge Freazer in the staircase down to MDR on deck 4. 

 

We told him our issue and that this is just a really bad situation and this happens every time they are “mailing them the last night” 

We said we will go for breakfast and be back at you soon to check if they have received the cards….

 

In queue for breakfast we were standing behind another couple we knew was b2b. 

So I carefully asked Sir: A very good morning! May I ask I you have received your cruise card from last week? 

 

Yes yes 🙌🏻 they arrived on the door midway through this cruise! 

 

🫠🫥🫡🫠 Yes….. 

🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

 

Last breakfast onboard….

No more omelette or poached eggs unless I make them myself😝

 

Service went well and for a busy morning it went smoothly. 

 

We went in a little search to Tuscan to find Freazer… 

We asked in Tuscan and they said he would be back soon… 

The other concierge showed up and collected numbers to take to the gangway. 

 

Mr took a little roam around to locate him. 

No vision of him. 

So when the concierge arrived back for a new group, we asked her.

She had the cards!!! 🥳🥳🥳

Freazer had to walk out a wheelchair so he dropped off the cards to her💙⚓️😘

 

On the way to the gangway we passed Freazer👋🏻⚓️💙 Thank You🙌🏻

 

Then it was straight off and curb side in 5.minutes💙⚓️

This past winter we were told to go to guest services to retrieve our cards. Went smoothly with less hands touching them. Card collection is fun!

 

 

Cheers! 

[Lena11033]

13 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

 

Finger's it will be a good adventure home😂💙🙌🏻⚓️

We really want to get our cards. It’s not as we throw them away. Our stack is beginning to be a little bit bigger now😊

 

Thank you for following💙 

 

 

 

I bought my husband this picture 'frame' where you can clip small pictures in. Similar to

 

 

He never used it so I've started using it and clipping my cruise cards to display like art

[Norwaylady]

7 minutes ago, countess5 said:

This past winter we were told to go to guest services to retrieve our cards. Went smoothly with less hands touching them. Card collection is fun!

 

 

Cheers! 

-On Inf last year they said so also… but the cards was missing….

 

- on eclipse they said door delivery and they didn’t turn up mid cruise as said. So they had a search until the last night. Then a guests relation manager was on our doorstep personally delivering them (it was not a reprint, it was the real thing) they had “lost” them somewhere on the way… 

 

So card collecting and re-delivery to us it’s a bit Murphyes Law🤪🤪🤪

[WrittenOnYourHeart]

I'm confused - your key cards to your door? Why would they have taken them? 

[Norwaylady]

4 minutes ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said:

I'm confused - your key cards to your door? Why would they have taken them? 

When you are b2b, you need to give in your old cruise card on the gangway in the morning and they will give it back to you later. 
Because one cruise is one card. 
 

So cruise 1 was 23.3-1.4.24 and cruise 2 was 1.4-11.4.24. 
 

So then you need 2 cards. 
So since we do b2b from time to time, this problem happens🤪

[WrittenOnYourHeart]

3 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

When you are b2b, you need to give in your old cruise card on the gangway in the morning and they will give it back to you later. 
Because one cruise is one card. 
 

So cruise 1 was 23.3-1.4.24 and cruise 2 was 1.4-11.4.24. 
 

So then you need 2 cards. 
So since we do b2b from time to time, this problem happens🤪

 

Ah, ok. Thanks.

[Altamar]

Safe travel, definitely looking forward to the “queen”adventures.

[DUTRAVEL]

Thank you for taking time out of your holiday to take us along on your cruise. Your sense of humor is priceless! Have a safe trip home.

[CardowMD]

Have enjoyed following your newest adventures! Sorry Mr had to work so much! Will wave to you at IAD from Baltimore! Hope your connection goes smoothly!

[hcat]

3 hours ago, Norwaylady said:

I spy with my little eye…. 
 

Bring on the red carpet! Make the hallway wide and open…… 

 

The Queen and I will sail on Inf from Athens in a very short time…. 
let’s just say I received the guest booklet the last few days💙⚓️🙌🏻

 

Are we ready for a Queen edition? 

looking forward to another adventure with you and the Queen!

[StopTheWorld]

Safe travel home to you both.

I’ve just watched a tv programme about the Nusfjord arctic resort - wow it looks stunning! I need to go to Norway 😊