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Yes! 💯 How is it that this is not the norm? I really don't understand. Again, I feel so awful for your experience. I'm so happy that Dad is willing to try Princess. I thought you wrote that this would be your last cruise with him. You both deserve a do-over, so I'm looking forward to your next adventure together ❤️ ⚓️

I'm glad you made it home safe. Thanks for taking us along on another adventure with you ❤️⚓️

Thank you for taking time out of your vacation to bring us along with you. Wonderful review as always! I'll be looking forward to your next one ❤️⚓️

Cruise Critic needs a "care" reaction like that other site. I feel so awful for your experience 😥

I'm super late to the party, but I'm glad that I stumbled across your review. I always enjoy following you and Lisa - plus Owen! - when you cruise. It looks like a wonderful trip so far, and I'm wishing you a fabulous rest of your week at sea ❤️⚓️

It took me forever to make it back to the boards and catch up on reviews, but I'm so glad that I made it back to yours! What a fabulous write up and recap. I love your cruising attitude, and your kids seem awesome. I can't wait to follow your next shenanigans soon ❤️⚓️

Thank you do much for taking us along, and it saddens me so much that this was your experience. They absolutely should be comping this last cruise. The Jewel was my first NCL cruise, and I would be so upset if I had your experience. Things lately are just not great with the line, and I don't see them getting better soon. Little cuts here and there and lack of training all adds up to bad experiences. I hope you do get to try Viva and have a more positive experience ❤️⚓️

Thanks for another great review, Greg! I'm too busy to get on here all the time, but I'm glad that I finally caught up. I hope you're having a good week back at work, and I'll be following your next adventure whenever you get back to sea again ❤️⚓️

I love Bermuda, and your reviews are fabulous! I'm definitely excited to follow along with you again ❤️⚓️

Wow, I can't believe you are cruising again! I think I am in the wrong field of work 🤔 Looks like you have a great week in the Caribbean with some great weather. Wishing you another fabulous time at sea ❤️⚓️

Welcome back, Yvonne! I didn't think,you were doing a Live, so this is a lovely surprise. I'm sorry things aren't starting out so great, and I really hope they improve. Wishing you a wonderful couple weeks at sea ❤️⚓️

I love following your shenanigans, so I'm definitely excited for this review. Wishing you and your kids safe travels this week ❤️⚓️

Thanks for another great review! Bummer about the internet. I have a couple thoughts on the theater. One is that they assume anyone using a phone is taking photos or recording. The other is that it could be seen as distracting to others if people have the bright lights of their phones on. It's super subjective, byt definitely possible. I did notice on The Pearl last summer that the staff were very vigilant about telling people to turn their phones off during shows. I didn't notice any rude staff per se, but I could see staff getting tired of telling people to turn off their phones and then reaching their breaking point. It's not an excuse, though, especially since it sounds like that tainted your entire experience. Wishing you safe travels and hoping your next cruise is a little better. You posted the most amazing photos that made me really want to get to Alaska someday! Thank you again ❤️⚓️

The Jewel Class (Jewel/Gem/Pearl/Jade) has a Promenade deck. So does The Sun and The Dawn. Lovely smaller ships.

I did this B2B last year on The Pearl and had an incredible time. Wishing you a wonderful cruise! I'm excited to follow along ❤️⚓️

Thank you for sharing another adventure with us, Yvonne! I look forward to your comparison of NCL and Princess and hope that you and your dad have a wonderful trip on The Jewel in another week ❤️⚓️

The captain moves fast out of NYC in cold weather. You shouid be off the coast of NC by your second day. Possibly chilly, but definitely beautiful and much warmer. I find it worse coming back north. That last sea day tends to be really cold, and we always seem to have rain as well.

Thank you for sharing your adventure with us! I love The Escape as well, but I haven't compared Celebrity. I'll try to follow you there if you do another review. Thanks again ❤️⚓️

Thank you for another amazing live, Megan! Safe travels home and wishing you and your kids a smooth return back to school ❤️⚓️

Welcome back, Greg! I'm excited to follow along again and I'm wishing you safe travels. You definitely have some exciting things planned ❤️⚓️

Looks like you had the perfect day at sea to celebrate another trip around the sun. Happy Birthday, Megan! ❤️⚓️🎉🥳

What a great review! Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. I'm looking forward to The Breakaway next year. Reviews as of late have not been very favorable, so you give me hope. Bummer about Howl at the Moon, though. That was my favorite on The Escape years ago. Thank you again for your helpful review ❤️⚓️

Irish Car Bomb! Ask for one 😊

Wow! What an old thread! I haven't seen NCL scrapbooking kits on any ship in years. I definitely used to buy them too. I would recommend just buying stuff from a craft store online.

Welcome back, Megan! It sounds like you are definitely in need of this vacation. Having a late 80s childhood myself, your summer sounds exhausting. My mom just let my brothers and me take off on our bikes all day or would bring us to the pool to hang out for hours. Then of course, there were hours playing Nintendo and watching talk shows and soap operas. Kids these days do so much during their summer breaks. Anyway, wishing you a wonderful vacation. I can't wait to follow you along on your adventure ❤️⚓️