jonpilk

I follow a few of the crew members on Instagram just so I can get sneak peeks. lol. just search #norwegianbliss and #nclbliss :)

Hi! Wondering if you can share any of the names of the Instagram accounts you follow? :cool::cool:

NCL FOR THE WIN.

 

 

That wall is one of my favorite things about this ship so far!

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I’m so ready.

 

Me too, Doug!!

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I hope it is. I tried googling, but no costs listed.

 

 

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I remember seeing this discussed somewhere else. It definitely was less than $25 that people were saying. $5 sounds more like what I read before.

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Man I need to find a travel agent to date for a few months in the New Year so I can do that May 25-27th sailing :cool:

Good idea!

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I was already in London, so what I did was most convenient for me. It was a direct train (South West Trains) from Waterloo. I just looked on Google Maps, and it looks like there is a bus from Heathrow that will take you to a different train (CrossCountry). Here's a link to what I found: https://goo.gl/maps/xRyZ9PkJ7TP2

To get to the Isle of Wight, you take a ferry (http://www.redfunnel.uk). The ferry to East Cowes is larger and takes an hour. The ferry to West Cowes is smaller and faster. It's about 1/2 hr. It was a pretty easy walk from the ferry station in Southampton to the cruise terminal, but I like to walk. :) Also, if you do go to Isle of Wight, I stayed at OneFifty Cowes (http://www.onefiftycowes.co.uk/find-us.html), which was an extremely charming inn. It was very reasonably priced, had a fantastic breakfast, and the owner will pick you up from the ferry terminal and take you back. It was so lovely!

Our flight arrives around 10am the day before we embark the cruise. I like your idea of a train from London to Southampton and spending a night in the Southampton area. Can you give me a few more details such as: how close is the Heathrow airport to the station where you would catch the train to Southampton? Is the train direct or do you have to change trains? How close is the Isle of Wight to Southampton cruise port?

Regardless of how you get to London, the train ride to Southampton from London is very easy, and it is not a bad walk (or taxi) from the station to the cruise terminal. I believe it leaves from Waterloo Station. I did it this summer, and stayed a night in West Cowes on the Isle of Wight. I'd really recommend that if you want to add a fun adventure in a quaint English seaside town before your cruise!

Wow, that's exciting. Not far from my cabin either. Could be my favorite place other than a lounge chair. :cool:

I suspect I will be on a first name basis with the bartenders in that lounge. My cabin is right down the hall from it.