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6 hours ago, DCGuy64 said:

That is VERY surprising. I would have thought with NYC having access to essentially 3 airports (JFK, LGA and EWR), there would be plenty of flights and good fares. Wow. Is that true all year or just at certain times?

If you want to fly during busy times, late in the week, over the weekend, etc.  It's pretty ridiculous how high fares have been

On 8/10/2022 at 5:12 PM, Charles4515 said:

 

A service charge at restaurants is pretty common outside the US instead of tipping like in the US. Wait staff gets paid a living wage instead depending on tips That is the case in Bermuda for most restaurants with a few exceptions. The Swizzle Inn is the only one I recall that does not have a service charge. They are warning you about the service charge because many American tourists don't notice the service charge is on the bill and add a tip. 

But then don't say tell the customer that the service charge doesn't go to them (the waitstaff) and make the customer feel guilty for not tipping on top of it

19 hours ago, hallux said:

I'll second the forum suggestion.

 

I'll tack on a restaurant suggestion - the Frog & Onion Pub, right in the dockyard near the entrance to the National Museum.

19 hours ago, billslowsky said:

Not only convenient but pretty good.  And if you buy something, they give you internet for an hour.  At least they did the last time I was there.

Went there a few weeks ago, food was good enough.  But beware of their "service charge" which is 18% or something like that.  The waiter dropped off the check, mentioned it and said that it goes to the management.  Asked another waiter and he said some of it went to management.  Either way it's bad for the customer

2 hours ago, mslayer_99 said:

Thank you for your review! Very nicely detailed.  We are going on the Joy next month.  Are there still issues of types of alcohol being unavailable, like at the beginning of summer?

And do you recall when were the showings for Footloose and Elements? Are they limited to just one night during the week?

Was on Joy the week of 7/17.  They were rationing some of the frozen drink mixes every day at the pool bars, so they made sure they had them for the duration.  Only thing we wanted and couldn't get anywhere on the ship was Frangelico.  

Footloose was Monday and Tuesday, while Elements was Friday and Saturday.

btw, our embarkation was the quickest ever, we were on and having a drink at the pool at 10:45am

Was there last week with 3 ships in.  Was crowded, but wasn't so crowded that you couldn't enjoy the water or relaxing

4 minutes ago, casofilia said:

 

 

If you are having dinner at A&B's place with half a dozen others do you openly compare, during that dinner,  that dinner with one you had at C&D's a few night's earlier?

 

Mike

Definitely.  Who doesn't?

On 7/19/2022 at 10:08 PM, patch216 said:

Hi all, Wondering if anybody has experienced a rebound / improvement with the NCL ships running out of alcohol?    

Just off Joy.  The first day they didn't have any Mudslide mix, was available the 2nd day.  Everyday after that they were definitely rationing the Mudslide and Pina Colada mixes to make sure they had them available at some point during the day.  By most afternoons, it was hard to get either, including Strawberry Daiquiris.  They did not have Frangelico anywhere on the ship, just empty bottles in the display at the bar outside La Cucina.  Otherwise never had an issue with any other liquor or beer.

Don't know if this is new, but was for us, no drink menus available at Sugarcane Mojito Bar

15 hours ago, marktwothousand said:

If people participate in the roll calls and then Specifically choose not to do the meet and greet.. that is a bit snooty and disrespectful. I understand if they’re too early or there’s some other conflicting event going on, etc etc but to deliberately choose not to participate… it makes it sound like the person feels they’re above it

Snooty?   I always go on my roll call to get tips and see if there is anyone from my area on there. Been to two M&G's found them both extremely boring and of no use to us.

2 hours ago, LGW59 said:

All I can say is that I know I am in the minority when it comes to using (I don’t) social media 

Hate to break it to you, CC is social media 🤣😂

The Roll Call for our cruise last week was very slow.  One person posted about a bar crawl for the trip that was posted on FB.  Since we're not on that site, they shared the info.  We had dinner reservations at the same time, so not sure how it went.  

I've never been a M&G person, but the traffic on the overall RC was the slowest I've ever experienced

3 hours ago, vacation44 said:

Thank you.    It will just be my husband and I this time around so we would want the regular umbrella.

 

What time did you get there that they were out of umbrellas?  And did you take a taxi, bus or mini bus--sorry for so many questions, I am just trying to get up to date information!

Took the mini-bus, got there around 10:30/11

6 minutes ago, vacation44 said:

Do they still offer the two chairs and umbrella option?  Or is it now a "tent"?

They do.  We got a tent because they just ran out of the umbrellas when we got there on Wednesday.  If you have more than two people, the pop up tent is the way to go IMO

On 7/4/2022 at 12:19 PM, Graciesmom2 said:

 

We only stayed a few of hours, so we let ship friends use our umbrella as we were leaving. The staff at Horseshoe made them pay the $15. I guess they have staff watching the crowd for transfers. 

They definitely do have people watching to see when people leave.  Saw two different parties think they were slick jumping in on people leaving and the staff swarmed on them and made them pay up

Was just there with 3 ships in port.  Had fears that getting a van or taxi would be terrible, but never waited for either.  Would not have known that there were that many ships in at once

Ours took a week and half or so to get back in the beginning of July

Did the shuttles for Horsehoe Bay, they worked great.  Also used a taxi to go to and from a golf course, they too worked great

On 7/20/2022 at 9:47 AM, moposh said:

How were the pink sands??  I'm looking forward to seeing that.

Not really pink pink.  Beach was beautiful, line for drinks was long, but worth it.  Rented 6 chairs and a tent for $130

On 7/20/2022 at 2:16 PM, JeninIndy said:

You can also request it via the free room service breakfast delivery and keep it in your fridge.

On 7/20/2022 at 1:53 PM, lisa928 said:

My daughter was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. For low blood sugars, especially in the middle of the night, we use chocolate milk to bring up her glucose.  Will I be able to access chocolate milk to keep in the room mini fridge, preferably sealed so it will stay fresh and not be suspectable to spillage?   I would not be opposed to bringing it with me but I think liquids are restricted, although maybe I could get an exception with her medical condition.  

Just got off Joy, we had chocolate milk delivered to our room with our breakfast every morning.  If you want to be safe, order multiple chocolate milks with each breakfast order

And they did not show the ASG on the Joy this week

21 hours ago, jmh87 said:

Just off the Joy last week. American Diner was only open 12-5 everyday. Everybody in my group really like the food.

That's a shame.  Was a great place to eat breakfast outdoors in the past

Do they still serve breakfast at the American Diner like they used to when it was Margaritaville?

8 hours ago, Starry Eyes said:

No FYI, NCL charges a corkages fee on every bottle of wine a passenger brings on board ($15 for 750 ml bottle).  There is no limit to the number of bottles a guest may bring, but no “freebie” bottle

NCL just changed their policy,  If you have the Beverage Package there is no longer a corkage fee

18 hours ago, Brian V said:

Don't know about bball but on our cruise in February we watched the Superbowl in Spice H20

 

Talk about an experience 🙂

 

So yes, they do show major events where available...

But I doubt they showed the Pro Bowl the week before. As much as I would love to be able to watch the AS game next week on my cruise, I highly doubt that it will be on

In my experience in the past it's been Sports 24.  Doesn't look like they’re broadcasting it, hoping that NCL broadcasts it, but not holding my breath

Here is Sports 24's schedule

https://sport24live.com/schedule?start=1658203200 

1 minute ago, princeton123211 said:

 

 

The bottom line is unless you are making a complete nuisance of yourself and are discreet, no one will really say anything to you about it.   

Thanks.  Then just like Shore

Are alcoholic drinks allowed on the public beaches?