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The Haven and the Solo Lounge are basically 'restricted areas' accessible only to guests booked in those accommodations, and therefore receive some degree of 'special' cookie delivery arrangements due to the very limited number of passengers (Solo Lounge) or its exclusivity (The Haven). Similarly, Cruise Critic Meet & Greets are able to receive a somewhat generous spread of cookies due to the 'limited access'. Those areas and/or events are not 'common areas' nor are they accessible to all passengers on the ship. I don't recall reading a plethora of 'Cookie's Discovered!!!' reports coming from The Great Outdoors on NCL's 19 ships. I do recall reading on here a report indicating that the general practice of having cookies as part of a permanent offering was going to cease in March/April, so maybe it's taking longer for some ships to go through whatever stock they have? Seeing a few pictures scattered here and there from 19 ships with a larger number of reports indicating NO COOKIES! leaves me to believe that open and free unlimited access to cookies in casual dining areas is going to be a thing of the past sooner that you might think.

Despite these images, I'll make the trek out there next May when the ship pulls into Juneau. I'll be there a week prior too on the northbound segment, but have a few other things planned. It's been over 20 years since I last visited, and this is sort of a final bucket list item going back to Alaska again. This will be the last time.

I forget exactly how much I paid for the macarons from the patisserie onboard Anthem of the Seas but they were also around that price.

On a side note, had my first ever Starbucks Frappuccino. I'll have to rate this 10/10. 🥰

THANK YOU! 🥰 I think that I'll have to try one of each, 😉 and imagine those would go very good with a cappuccino.

No. Not photoshopped. They're just using an image from roughly 10 years ago. Compare those two to what's in Post #6 and you'll see a drastic retreat of the glacier that has occurred in the past 20 years.

I was watching a YouTube video yesterday on Solo cruising, specifically the dedicated Solo Lounges. The one on Norwegian Encore looked particularly nice. I'm actually now contemplating a repositioning in 2026 on her when the itineraries become available.

From Marine Traffic

And very late Saturday RADIANCE OF THE SEAS was an absolute show-stopper as she transited the Miraflores Locks after sunset. How incredibly breathtaking that must've been!!! 🥰

Saturday late-afternoon Holland-America's NIEUW AMSTERDAM passed through the Miraflores Locks...

But earlier Friday Fram from the Norway-based expedition group HX Hurtigruten came in from the Pacific side...

Friday we had the Carnival Spirit pass through... 😁

https://www.cruisingearth.com/ship-webcams/norwegian-cruise-line/norwegian-dawn/

So, I'm guessing when my cruise comes around a year from now that open and free 'unlimited' access to cookies will most definitely be a thing of the distant past on NCL. I have to say that I like cookies, and have never wasted or left them uneaten on a plate. Even when they're crispy/crunchy and can be used as an ice cream supplement. 😁