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[emoji23]🤣[emoji23]🤣 ME TOO!!

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There are free burgers and pay burgers... so nobody will know if there are free crepes and pay crepes until the 19th or 21st.

 

And anybody that doesn’t pronounce them as “creepies” is doing it wrong.

 

 

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LOVE it!! :hearteyes::p:hearteyes:

I will be posting a review with plenty of photos so you will at least get to see the size of the aft balcony and the cabin itself before your cruise!

....and I will be watching! [emoji6]

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I see "my" aft balcony! 55 more days!

Me too! But it’s 210 days for us [emoji20]

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NICE !!!

 

 

 

Tom

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Tempting pic! Thinking of climbing the fence and walking that gangway to take some snapshots... ;p

That photo is such a tease!

...and do you care to share those pics with the rest of us or are you just going to tell us about them...? #heresyoursign

 

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lol....

Do we have any aft photographs? I'm sure I've seen them in the past.

This was posted not too long ago!

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From the FAQ on the package

 

 

 

https://www.ncl.com/specialty-dining-package/faq

 

 

 

IN WHICH VENUES WILL MY SPECIALTY DINING PACKAGE BE HONORED?

 

Specialty dining packages are honored in the following specialty restaurants: steakhouses, Churrascarias, French, Teppanyaki, Los Lobos, Q Steakhouse, Margaritaville at Sea and Italian restaurants. Guests who have purchased the package may also choose to dine in other select à la carte priced restaurants, entertainment-based restaurants, Bayamo, Pincho Tapas Bar, and Ocean Blue restaurants, for the following per person upcharges:

 

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• Ocean Blue - $15 USD
   
  
• Bayamo - $15 USD
   
  
• Cirque Dreams/Illusionarium - $10 USD regular seats/$15 USD premium seats/$35 USD VIP seating on Breakaway
   
  
• Sushi -$7 USD
   
  
• Raw Bar - $7 USD (Seafood Platter not included)
   
  
• Pincho Tapas Bar - $7 USD
   
  

Room Service, Mini Bar, Food Republic and District Brewhouse, Specialty Items in the Asian restaurant, Hot Rock, a la carte items in the Main Dining Rooms, The Bake Shop items, The Bake Shop, O’ Sheehan’s Ice Cream Bar, Gelato, Special Occasion/Holiday menus (New Year's, Christmas, etc.), Jazz Brunch, Wine Lovers and Murder Mystery lunches, and beverages are not included as part of the Specialty Dining Packages.

 

 

 

 

 

BTW

 

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville at Sea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your lost shaker of salt is right here in Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville at Sea. Savor signature items like the Cheeseburger in Paradise. Sip on a Who’s to Bla ...

 

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• PRICE $14.95 USD
   
  

 

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• Items on menu are individually priced. An 20% gratuity and specialty service charge will be charged at time of payment.
   
  

Perfect....thanks!!

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Look in the Terms and conditions of one of the dining packages. There is a list of them there.

Thanks!

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Rainy days at the moment..

Still beautiful- even in the rain! [emoji6][emoji4]

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Question....do we have any idea if there are restaurants besides Ocean Blue that would be an additional charge when using the dining package??

Also - I’m guessing that Food Republic will be totally a la carte and not covered by the dining plan - like it is on the Escape??

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I have to agree. The only thing that makes sense about this recent change HAS to be that they want to "kill" the agreement with NCL and Buffett.

 

Like others had posted, I originally booked the Escape for a few reasons, one being the initial announcement that Margaritaville was "COMPLIMENTARY." We are sun people and hang out at the pool so the thought of not having to don clothes etc. and meander into the buffet and instead take a short walk up for a burger and nachos was thrilling.

 

ALAS, that did not last long and NCL changed it to ala carte pricing by the time we took our first Escape cruise.

 

That said at the current prices I never entertained ordering and paying anything off the menu. Just way too much money for regular burger joint food priced extra on my cruise. Nope, not doing that.

 

Now 16.95 fee per person.... Are you kidding me? It WAS a ghost town on all 3 our Escape cruises and now will be guaranteed to be the same...

Well...that wasn't the plan, I guess, since Margaritaville is now on the Bliss too. I guess the service charge will follow - as well! :rolleyes:

https://www.ncl.com/partners/margaritaville

http://www.bliss.ncl.com/dining/margaritaville_at_sea

Anyone have the recipe for the Apple Fennel salad served up in the buffet?

 

 

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Is this it??

https://www.carnival.com/awaywego/lifestyle/food-drink/grilled-pineapple-fennel-salad

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You may "request" the best suite on the Celebrity Edge for our seven day journey next January, 2019.

However, it's sold out.

For just $52,000.00 (for 7 days) you will be placed on wait list.:p

As crazy as it sounds - it’s sold - and as long as it continues to sell they will continue to charge that rate. Supply and demand will only work to bring prices back down when the rooms are not booked at the crazy rates!

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You may "request" the best suite on the Celebrity Edge for our seven day journey next January, 2019.

However, it's sold out.

For just $52,000.00 (for 7 days) you will be placed on wait list.:p

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We can sail in the Yacht Club for less than that (7 day YC suite on MSC Seaside for $3900 for March 2019) , and THAT price for The Haven is Oceania territory.

Yep! We’ve sailed the Seaside YC - and had a fantastic time. Have it booked again for 2019. [emoji6]

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Agreed we will book one more time direct in the Haven on the Bliss in late Nov. 2018 to experience this new ship during a more affordable week. If I didn't have a credit from my Irma interrupted cruise I would have went straight to Celebrity for my next cruise. NCL Haven direct prices have driven me to try the new Celebrity Edge for 2019 if I enjoy the suites on Celebrity it's goodbye to the Haven!!!

Thankfully we had the Escape and Bliss booked before it went crazy. But that may be the end of NCL for us.

Tried MSC Seaside and they have a nice product. Will stick with them...at least for now.

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He may lose the "top feeders" in the process. NCL's Haven isn't the only "ship within a ship" in town.

 

 

 

Plus, with the bid process subsidized (IMO) by the increased prices for the "directly booking suite" guests, many people (myself included) are continuing to look/book elsewhere.

Exactly!

Just looked in to booking the Encore for February 2020. $9600.00 for the Haven aft penthouse for 7 days is insane! Looks like more of my money is going “elsewhere” too....

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That will be something to see![emoji23] No music and a bunch of people twitching around. 🤣🤣

 

 

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Umm....NO! [emoji15]

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Go to the silent disco... plenty of howling. :eek:

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Wow... some fun additions. :)

Hot off the presses

 

Hot off the presses

 

Bliss Theater Main shows include:

 

· Jersey Boys - Tony Award Winning musical featuring the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

 

· Havana - New musical featuring songs from Albita, choreographed and directed by Warren Carlisle

 

The Social:

 

· Levity Entertainment Group - multiple shows throughout the cruise – similar to comedy on Escape, Breakaway and Getaway

 

· Happy Hour Prohibition the Musical - musical comedy involving alcoholic beverages

 

· Crank up the Silence - silent disco offered a couple of times throughout the cruise

 

· DJ playing music in the night club each night

 

Q, BBQ restaurant in the evening:

 

· At 9:00pm a live country band plays, the tables are removed from the dance floor and a country hoedown continues

 

· If the crowd is staying up extra late, the DJ will take over the duration of the night

 

Pool Deck:

 

· Caliente - an Urban Street party with a pop-latin feel

 

· Nashville Nights and Lights - A country party with our DJ, cruise staff and a live country band

 

So...no Howl at the Moon?? [emoji848]

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Regarding the aft corner suites (H6's) - perhaps it's been discussed, but is there any insight as to the "preferred" deck? I know on the Breakaway is was something like #9, followed by #12, etc.. as far as depth of balcony and overhead coverage.

 

Wasn't there something also to do with the configuration of the room on the different decks (placement of the bed or bathroom)?

 

Any idea how this applies to the Bliss?

 

THANKS,

 

Tom

Discussions early in the thread concluded that the aft cabin configurations and balcony sizes were likely to be similar to the Escape and early photos seem to confirm it. I can't give you all the details because I didn't pay that much attention. But Deck 9 - on the Escape - is the bed by the window configuration with the bath on the interior with the most balcony space.

Maybe Freestyle and or DougOut have the rest of the details???

IDK but I have one on the 12th floor and I sail 5/10/18. Just hope it’s at least the size of the Escape one. I really miss the bigger balcony that’s on Getaway/Breakaway.

We've stuck with Deck 9 on the Bliss for our Panama Canal cruise in November. We've had Deck 9 on the Breakaway, Getaway and Escape...seemed to make sense based on history to stay there hoping it's similar!.