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Finally finished with work! Let the fun begin🥳🥳🥂 I’m going to grab a glass of wine and finish gathering a few last items to pack and unpack items I don’t need. My DH just started packing.

Thanks good to know!

Perf! Were the pools heated? Last year they were freezing cold.

Ugh will this work day ever end..?!

Ok full confession - I am a woman and just changed my mind about lunch tomorrow. I have a hankerin' for Jamie's Bruschetta and Meat Plank. Plus I like the Oberon Cab. Can we just show up there at noon?

Just received this email. ONE MORE DAY!!

There are a few activities I am interested in trying onboard. One is the Casino: Learn to Play. Does anyone know if that includes Craps? I'd love to learn more about that game! Please let me know if you have tried this or know anything about it. I have not seen it on the other cruise that we travel with. This is the other activity we are interested in - the Moet & Chandon tasting. Question though - Do they still charge you if you have the UBP?

Will do! We plan on grabbing drinks there while we are waiting for Playmakers to open. Are Raj and Sabrina still there do you know? I will post pics when I am onboard. I LOVE the Mai Tais! How are the Zombies? Will I become one if I have too many?

I have a loooong workday today but am already pretty much packed. I pack in a very strange way. I pack everything I think I might need the weekend before we leave, percolate on what I may or may not need during the week, then on the morning before we leave I reevaluate and remove/replace stuff. Oh, and lists. I have to have LISTS! Who can explain it?! 😂 My DH, on the other hand, travels a LOT for work and can just throw it all together the day we leave. Go figure!

The weather looks pretty good! Typical for this time of year. We have had a lot of rain and cooler weather this winter, so I'll take it!

Now THIS is the Tote I need for my cruises!!

We purchased the Ultimate Beverage Package (UBP) with Voom internet (now Starlink I think) and Ultimate Dining Package (UDP). I waited until the Black Friday sale day to purchase these packages which saved us quite bit. Our dining reservations are: Friday, 2/17/2023 - Lunch, WAS supposed to be Chops at 12:00 PM but they do not open Chops for lunch even though it was available to purchase online. Why do they offer it online if it is not even available? SMH 🤷‍♀️ Odd. We plan on going to Playmakers instead. Dinner Izumi at 6:45 PM Saturday 2/18/2023 - Lunch Jamie’s at 12:30 PM. Dinner - Hooked Seafood at 6:45 PM Sunday 2/19/2023 - Dinner Chops 6:45 PM Monday 2/20/2023 - Dinner Hooked Seafood 6:45 PM One January 3, 2023 – 45 days before our cruise - we received the notice to Check In. On the same day, after I checked us in, I received the RoyalUp email. We have GS but I thought, “What the Heck!” and made low bids in on an OS and the RS. With a sold-out cruise I highly doubt we will win any bids. The other day I received the "wait and see" email which usually means the bids are not accepted. No prob. We are very happy with our cabin. 😁 This cruise has been sold out for about a month. Schools are out so I anticipate a lot of families onboard. We plan on getting to the terminal early for our check-in time of 10:30. I don’t think the terminal is open until 10:00 (anyone know for sure about this?), so I am hoping if we get there around 10 we won’t have to wait outside. We live really close to the port – about 40 minutes – and plan on leaving our car parked in the lot right by the terminal. It is so easy IMO. I received the following Concierge email on Sunday, February 12 – SUPER BOWL day; Like I always do, I emailed the concierge back with a request for her to book our dining reservations (this included the Chops lunch). I think I heard that the Concierge is new which explains why she did not know that Chops is not open for lunch. Yesterday she sent the following email; It is interesting that she did not list Playmakers. According to the App it opens at 11:30 AM. Our plan is to grab a few cocktails then hit Playmakers for lunch after we board.

Welcome to a LIVE review of our (DH and myself) 4-day winter getaway cruise on the NOS out of LA. I work in education and our schools are closed for President’s Day, so this cruise fit into my work schedule perfectly. Last year we sailed the 3-day cruise on NOS and really loved the crew and ship. The weather is showing mostly sunny weather around 60-68 degrees over the four days which is pretty normal for SoCal this time of year. Last year we were lucky to have the warm Santa Anna winds during our February getaway cruise. Of course, the weather doesn’t really matter because – I’m going on a CRUISE! This cruise stops in Catalina (day 3) and Ensenada (day 4). Day 2 is a sea day; From what I have seen on previous cruises, most of the time the ship will be doing large donuts off the west coast. Hopefully the captain will follow the sun!

Not on the Navigator. At least it wasn’t last year.

You won’t need the Key unless it is close to the cost of WiFi and you want the Chops lunch. You’ll get priority boarding and such with the suite. No drink package is included with GS but you will get access to the suite lounge and its perks. There is a reserved suite pool lounge area but it sucks IMO.

This is the current updated beverage package list as of 2/14/2023. Of course, things can always change…again… https://www.ncl.com/sites/default/files/Beverage_Packages_122322.pdf

Here is the floor plan:

There is a great website called cruise deck plans . com that will show you deck plans and photos of cabin. This is a link to the Youtube video of cabin 13106 which is the same category. Yes, it looks like a small balcony

For real? I get it but you will be missed. Thanks again. Safe travels and again, enjoy your last night onboard.

Thanks for letting us follow along. Doing Live reviews is often not easy. Enjoy your last evening!

Hmmm I bet there are some on this thread that may have them beat. 😂

Close to the edge...

I am going to guess it may have something to do with the body that was under your covers?

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Edit. I hope she is ok and not choking on anything. I guess this means you need to drink more alcohol to kill off any stray germs.