Gabika Fun Posted July 16, 2017 #1 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Hello - we are travelling on our first cruice (NCL Getaway Baltic) with our children. Do they offer a history or city lecture/session the day prior to arriving? Thanks Gabika Fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted July 16, 2017 #2 Share Posted July 16, 2017 In order to reach more people with direct experience, I would also post this in the dedicated NCL forum: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=107 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted July 16, 2017 #3 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Generally, there are no "enrichment" talks...but there may be shopping talks...directing you to stores that the cruise line thinks you should buy from! It's best to do your own studies of your ports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted July 16, 2017 #4 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Generally, there are no "enrichment" talks...but there may be shopping talks...directing you to stores that the cruise line thinks you should buy from!It's best to do your own studies of your ports! CB, guess you don't sail Europe. No recommended stores or shopping talks in Europe. They don't play that game there. No Diamonds International, either. Sometimes there are port talks, but you really need sea days for those, and there aren't many on cruises in Europe. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6rugrats Posted July 16, 2017 #5 Share Posted July 16, 2017 CB, guess you don't sail Europe. I believe CB has previously stated she doesn't have a passport, so think you're correct. Some cruise lines, such as Windstar, do have a port talk the evening before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocap Posted July 16, 2017 #6 Share Posted July 16, 2017 No, I've not seen shopping talks on European cruises, except ones selling excursions, which usually have plenty of information about the ports, and are repeated on the TV... but I can't remember what they did on NCL- sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted July 17, 2017 #7 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Didn't do Baltics on NCL. On Regal Princess, we had port lecturers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger727 Posted July 18, 2017 #8 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I'm not sure that you'll get something as literal as a city overview the day before; but when we were on our last NCL cruise in the Caribbean there were a few sea day lectures on historical topics about the Caribbean (piracy for example). When we cruised the med w celebrity there were some city overview lectures but we weren't impressed and by the end they generally dissolved into selling excursions/where to shop in port. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rala Posted July 25, 2017 #9 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Generally, there are no "enrichment" talks...but there may be shopping talks...directing you to stores that the cruise line thinks you should buy from!It's best to do your own studies of your ports! Oh, yes there are on most European itineraries. We are just off RCCL Vision Baltics cruise and had several very informative, interesting enrichment lectures by a lady named Sondra Ettlinger. CB, please, think outside the Caribbean box!!:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NantahalaCruiser Posted August 4, 2017 #10 Share Posted August 4, 2017 We had excellent itinerary-based enrichment lectures on our Celebrity Millennium Asian B2B last fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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