Seminole1975

It's Illusionarium not Imaginarium. My bad.

10 minutes ago, TPS123 said:

Nooooooo, Burn the Floor is a great show and I will miss it if it’s no longer on the ship. Do the ‘collective’ know if Million Dollar Quartet will still be the main theatre show post cruise? Please say yes. 

From what I understand, NCL has MDQ's contract for two more years.

11 hours ago, stinkyharriet said:

The Imaginarium will be converted to Q.  I also heard that there would be an enclosed smoking room in the casino.  The smoke was really bad when I was on the Getaway in January.  I wonder if they’ll also ban smoking in Spice H2O, which happened after the Joy’s recent dry dock.

I heard from someone who works on board that the Imaginarium will stay the same. They do Broadway Unplugged in there. I have also heard that they will take up the dance floor in the Tropicana as Burn the Floor is no longer on the Getaway. 

Thank you Mr Click

Can you rent a car at the cruise ship port? We will be on a Windstar ship and would like to rent a car when our cruise is over. 

I would like to recommend a website called whatsinport.com    

It says "it is your cruise guide to 1200 ports of call". It was very helpful to me in planning our Mediterranean cruise on the NCL Getaway last August.

Palamos is one of the ports listed. 

Thanks for sharing a positive review!

The Windstar ship with the sails. My fav cruise of all time was on a Windstar ship from Istanbul to Athens. 

Barcelona was the cruise port I was most looking forward to last August 2023.  It was very crowded and hot. 

Now I do not know why the NCL excursions are not showing up, but I would recommend a private tour. (or at least a semi-private tour) 

We used Pepito tours and Jose Sole is the tour guide who responded to us and made arrangements. (He might be the owner) We had a private guide (not Jose, but a knowledgable, fun young woman from Barcelona) and driver. We were able to zip around and beat the crowds. Jose has one of the tours recommended by Rick Steves. We did all things Gaudi, but I think you can customize their tours. They met us at the ship. 

It was fantastic. Our guide even recommended a fabulous tapas restaurant for lunch when we were finished. There was a line waiting to get in and she helped us skip the line and get a great table. We met our son and DIL there for lunch. It was my favorite day on the cruise. I would love to go back there someday. Good luck!

In August, we were on a Mediterranean cruise on the Getaway staying in the Haven. We got permission for our son and DIL (who work on the ship) to have lunch with us in the Haven on a port day. We could not get permission for them to have dinner with us as the Haven was completely full and very busy.  It was $30 per person. So yes, you have to be invited by a Haven guest to eat in the Haven and even then, you might not get permission. I went thru the concierge and dining room supervisor.  I think the money is worth it for the experience. We all really enjoyed it. 

Euros

Weird. Maybe try Rick Steves websites or Fodor's. Good luck!

I would look on their websites. 

We were on the Getaway several weeks ago. The Viva was in port with us in Cannes. She was so impressive and beautiful! 

Thanks for the memories. We just got off the Getaway in the Haven August 27. 

They really stick those tags on! 😆

Just double checking. I am getting ready to write a letter to the concierge and the butler about some things we need done. We leave 2 weeks from today!

I know the butler is not included in the pre-paid gratuities. I want to tip him/her 1/2 of the tip on the first day.

I think I also read that the concierge is not included in the prepaid gratuities. Is that correct? Thanks in advance for the answer. 

We were in a spa balcony cabin. We chose to upgrade to a Haven stateroom that did not have spa privileges, so we lost those. We are going to the Mediterranean in August, so I was OK with giving up the thermal spa amenities. Just FYI. 

48 minutes ago, chiefy_mom said:

I saw them on the June 24th sailing.  MDQ was great, but I have to say I REALLY loved Broadway Unplugged.

I can’t wait to see it!

Beetlejuice The Musical is being added to the Viva. I have never seen it but it was on Broadway for awhile. 

21 hours ago, Agent999 said:

Should also point out that while NCL does allow their Cruise Directors to wear "civilian clothes", other members of the crew are typically wearing some sort of uniform. Guests who have been given a name tag will NOT be wearing a uniform, and unless someone thinks the guest is actually the Cruise Director (which the name tag will clarify that they are not), there should be no confusion over who is a guest and who is an employee.

The entertainers wear street clothes and will be fired for behaving badly so to speak. 

5 minutes ago, cruiseny4life said:

I'm pretty sure your son wasn't onboard in September or January when I saw Broadway Unplugged...but I'm sure they are equally as good as the rest of the crew. The September Broadway Unplugged was, hands down, one of the best shows I've been to...having said that, I've been to maybe ten shows in my life (on land and on sea). But, it was really dang good. I'm glad your son, and daughter-in-law, are onboard, living their best life, creating memories for a lot of cruisers. I hope they have opportunities for years to come!

They got on the ship in May. Thank you for your kind words. They just got married in October so it’s like an extended honeymoon with work. 

2 hours ago, Sand and Seas said:

So glad to hear that MDQ is safe....hopefully for years more🤞

 

We saw MDQ and your very talented son & DIL in late May.    I think part of the reason we love that show is they always have very talented singers who actually play their own musical instruments.

 

We also loved Broadway Unplugged.  Again, the MDQ performers plus a few more put on a very enjoyable show.  Was just sad it was only once during our cruise.

I am really looking forward to Broadway Unplugged! I have seen bits and pieces of videos. Thanks for your kind words. 

21 hours ago, newbie55 said:

Having Million Dollar Quartet was what tipped the scales to pick the cruise we did. Does anyone know if it is being cut? Or, what nights it is playing, so I can make dinner reservations?

 

Thanks!

 

My son and DIL are in MDQ on the Getaway currently. They say MDQ is safe for now. We are going to see them in August. They tell me they get their exact schedule for the shows week to week. I too wanted to make dinner ressies around the show and they said it was too soon to know what nights they would be performing. They did say MDQ is usually performed towards the latter part of the cruise. They are also in Broadway Unplugged and have to cover for Burn the Floor as the singers sometimes. 

On the Getaway they are using the Illusionarium to perform Broadway Unplugged