kathybelcher2433

Jeopardy!


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Posting a little late here:

We’ve been on plenty of ocean cruises including a few to Europe and So America. In the course of researching another ocean cruise, I randomly got an email from a TA about an upcoming Uniworld Cruise. I think I considered it for about 40 minutes before booking. It was 3 months in advance of the sailing time, Paris to Paris for holiday lights in mid December. We ended up upgrading to the top category with a private butler. Honestly, it wasn’t expensive. Everything was included and we had zero balance at the end of the cruise. This definitely spoiled us forever! I’m not sure where we go from here, but I would highly recommend Uniworld!


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It had the craziest deck plans.    Irregularly shaped cabins arranged every which way and unusual ones like these inside cabins that had a window looking out to a passageway that had a porthole.   It was a great ship for exploring!
 
 

I forgot about skeet shooting!


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I think I see the pattern here. It’s a quiet benefit of being a Platinum member: no annoying and unsolicited mail! I’m striving for that.


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They’re just not that into you.


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This reminds me of that great quote from David Sedaris:  “Comfort has its place, but it seems rude to visit another country dressed as if you've come to mow its lawns.”

It’s so refreshing in light of the c-virus posts to find the comfort in one once again about service charges. Makes me feel all is going to be okay.


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We always show up 2 hours before the stated departure time. No lines, no waiting, easy peasey.

I can’t imagine cutting short a day in Copenhagen fur example to fight the crowds getting in the ship.

That’s just me.


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Interesting question!

We’ve done cruises on NCL, Princess and RCCL, exclusively to the Caribbean, and all 25+years ago. After that big break, we decided to try cruising again and picked a Med cruise on NCL for itinerary, time of year, and price, and we’ve stuck with them ever since for another 4 cruises within the last 5 years. I keep looking at other lines but with those top 3 reasons, NCL wins out. Is everything perfect? Hardly! But nothing of any consequence is a deal breaking issue for us.

I do think a really odd phenomenon is how after a cruise or two on one line, you take any criticism super personal, since it calls into question your choices and makes you super defensive! I do it too, in my head of course, just not in social media. It does make me laugh though!

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Yes. It works like a charm.


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We chose our cruises based on itinerary. The ship is some place to eat and sleep. Pick the cruise with the itinerary that is most attractive to you. Both ships are Breakaway-Plus ships. We have sailed on the Escape 5 times and will be on our second Encore cruise in a few months. The ships are similar enough without major flaws that the itinerary would be the only deciding factor for us. 

It’s $50 per port not per person.


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Just substitute the word “Macy’s” for “NCL” and proceed accordingly.


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Would you rather have....

 

 

 

A) A $1000 cruise with an additional $1500 in service charges added.

 

 

 

B) A $2000 cruise with an additional $500 in service charges added.

 

 

 

C) A $2500 cruise with no additional service charges added.

 

 

 

If the total is the same, why do people care about how NCL distributes the $2500? As long as I have $2500 (or more) worth of enjoyment, I'm good. :cool:

You forgot option D) Stay home and complain full time!

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Your husband can order 2 drinks at a time anywhere if he has the udp... Those are the facts..;)

This is why we can't have nice things.

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Conditioning/forcing people to eat when they're not hungry is a good way to foster later obesity.

Odd. So I would assume me they were hungry when they put it on their plates 5 minutes ago but lost their appetite soon after. Sorry, I don't buy that.

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If you can find a "wine skin", buy it. (Plastic padded bottle shaped sleeve that's sealable.). A friend brought an entire case of wine to Norway from the US wrapped in 12 wine skins. Perfectly fine upon arrival!

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I've tried to avoid weighing in but I fear I must. I know the OP asked about traveling with a small fan. I think that's okay but frankly I prefer to travel with an entourage of fans of all sizes. I would hope my entire fan base would all want to cruise with me! That's all[emoji3]

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Due to high seas, Rome was skipped on my Epic cruise that embarked in Barcelona last year. We had been to Rome previously but some guests were super bummed. I am guessing those folks that were to board in Rome jumped in on the next port, but I never heard exactly how this was handled. So in this instance embarking in Barcelona was the better choice.

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And PS. It's refreshing to see a post about dressing up vs. one about the very least you can wear and not offend!

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I would wear them if I were you and I bet you will look stunning.

I agree! If I was on the cruise with the OP, I'd love seeing this and other cool dresses.

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Plastic cups?!!! Are we savages? Just no. I must have a proper drink in the proper glass, the only exception being the pool.

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Folks have reported tht if you call the Access Desk and request the distilled water, they will have it for you.

Yep. Exactly that is what happens. No need to carry on. It will be there for you as requested.

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I am so glad I upgraded to a bigger phone!

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