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On 10/10/2022 at 6:43 AM, BirdTravels said:
Restaurant menus are very similar on ships across the NCL fleet. The link below contains menus from specialty restaurants on the Breakaway, a cousin to the Escape. On the Escape, “Bayamo by Ocean Blue” has a menu similar to the attached Ocean Blue menu.
Oh, thank you so much! Will definitely check it out.
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On 10/10/2022 at 9:34 AM, CaptainBazz said:
Log in to your account online...go to your vacation...go to the restaurant you want to visit and there will be a menu. It is usually pretty close to what there will actually be on the ship.
Will do! Thank you so much
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On 10/10/2022 at 5:48 AM, www3traveler said:
The Escape has just come out of drydock today. Might be a week or so before people report on the new menus.
Thank you! I'll check in another week, or so.
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On 4/5/2022 at 12:04 PM, CruiseCrew123 said:
Staying in a suite for the first time next January on Beyond . Think my ‘butler’ will have an easy time as I’m quite capable of doing all those things myself . It’s part of the fun of planning 😆
Ditto for me. I'm thinking on my spring cruise, my Butler will have it really easy. I can't imagine what I would even need him for.
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21 hours ago, grandgeezer said:
In the eyes of this beholder, cruising lost it’s sparkle long before covid. This beholder’s opinion is based on 47 cruises with almost 500 days at sea, with about 240 on Celebrity and 65 on RCL., none after October 2019.
Agreed, similar opinion for me, based on over 65 cruises.
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On 10/2/2022 at 10:35 PM, RichYak said:
When I see someone wearing a cloth mask I assume they either have covid or are just virtue signaling. I avoid both those groups of people.
Post of the day award!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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On 10/2/2022 at 7:51 PM, SusieAV8R said:
Yes, Celebrity needs to get over the mandatory wearing of masks There is no absolute safety, either on cruise ships or grocery stores. AND cloth masks don't stop viruses from entering one's body!
Hear, hear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! totally agree
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On 10/4/2022 at 9:17 AM, WrittenOnYourHeart said:
So just stay home and isolated.
We all have to make choices and decisions. All of life is a risk - you can get hit by a runaway car while you're walking down the sidewalk, or you can do everything right health-wise and still end up with cancer. Each person can decide what they are comfortable with in all situations.
If someone is so freaked out that even removing their mask to eat or drink is an issue, cruising is not for them right now. If ever. Unless they're renting a private yacht where they supply the crew from people they know are 100% virus free. Then cruising would be ok I guess.
100% agree! Great post!
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Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!
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We just booked a week cruise on the Escape. Is there a link to CURRENT menu's for dining venue's on the Escape? This will be my first NCL cruise since The Norway in the mid 80s. I wanted to give them our business since they were the leaders in dropping the "vaxx" mandate & now doing away with covid testing for un"vaxx" passengers.
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On 10/3/2022 at 8:14 PM, AwesomO said:
I have to shlog to work and risk covid at work, my kids risk covid at school. might as well risk getting covid doing fun things, too. Vaxxed, boosted, masks, etc. isn't going to prevent anyone from getting it at this point, but people aren't dying from it at even close to the rate as they were before. COVID is here to stay for the long haul, just like the flu. We just have to learn to live with it and move on. I suspect the 5 day isolation period for positive cases will also disappear by the end of next year. They'll just say you can go back once you are fever free for 24 hours like we do for all other viruses.
Great post! 100% correct!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Never. I've been on over 60 cruises (long & short) and have never sent out clothes to be cleaned.
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On 9/6/2022 at 7:44 AM, leisuretraveler223 said:
That's just super. Because little kids are so good at remaining sanitary. Sorry, nope. Kids don't need to be grabbing their own food. Basically until they learn to keep their hands out of their mouths, noses, shorts, and stop touching every conceivable thing in their universe, they don't need to self serve.
Totally agree
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On 7/10/2022 at 7:57 PM, Rebels82 said:
Thanks for starting this topic. I love the Adult Only cruises and hope this option increases.
Me too!
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On 9/3/2022 at 1:14 PM, BirdTravels said:
No kids are running over old people.
Not true...I've seen it happen with my own eyes. Thankfully, I was there to steady and hold onto an elderly lady walking down the hall or those teens would have caused to her fall and possible break something.
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27 minutes ago, hallux said:
It's right on the COVID-19 cancellation policy - https://www.ncl.com/refund-and-cancellation-policy-covid-19
Denial of Embarkation or Reboarding; Quarantine and/or Disembarkation
- If you, your family members, travelling companions or other close contacts are denied embarkation or reboarding, or are quarantined or disembarked during the voyage, due to a positive COVID-19 test or being suspected of having COVID-19, you and they are entitled to a prorated refund, or an optional Future Cruise Credit (“FCC”), for the amount paid to Norwegian in the event of denial at embarkation, or the unused portion of your fare in all other cases
But the OP stated: "if you have had close contact with a person with covid, you will be denied boarding"..
The policy you quoted above does not say anything about someone just "being close to someone with covid". It deals with an actual positive test result, which is understandable.
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On 8/20/2022 at 7:29 PM, broker1217 said:
If you live near a US passport agency you may be able to get a passport much faster than 5 weeks, if travel is within 14 days.
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/get-fast/passport-agencies.html
Not sure what the process entails now but about 6 years ago we got a renewal passport in 3-4 days at the Chicago agency. Involved 2 trips to the agency and some $$. But way faster than expedited mail process.
Husband discovered less than a week before taking youngest on a dive trip that the kids passport had expired. Not sure how it works now but at the time, Chicago agency also did a very limited number of same day passports.
Thank you for your help! Appreciate it!
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On 4/10/2019 at 2:54 PM, MamaLady76 said:
Ship - Escape
Deck - 14
Stateroom # - 14808
Stateroom Category – BA
Starboard or Port Side - Starboard
Balcony View - Give comments on view, noting if location of any obstructions was an issue. – No obstructions
If you stood at the balcony railing, could you see all the way down to the water?
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On 9/16/2018 at 7:34 PM, Wyoming2010 said:
Ship - Escape
Deck - 10
Stateroom # - 10220
Stateroom Category – BC
Starboard or Port Side - Port
Balcony View - the red lifeboats are one deck down, so you cannot see directly down into the water, but it did not affect our enjoyment of the balcony and there is plenty to see when looking out at sea.
We are thinking about booking the Escape. But I LOVE to stand at the railing and look down at the water. I thought the lifeboats were on Deck 7? But they are still obstructing the view down to the water? Bummer
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On 8/19/2022 at 4:57 PM, AnnaNicole said:
I did not pay an expediter. They wanted $600!
I paid the expedited fee and expedited shipping fee directly with my passport. I filled out the form online, printed it, and mailed it from a post office express mail. I followed the progress online. US Passport service also gave me email updates.
When you fill in the dates for travel you can put a much closer date than December.
From their site:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/renew.html
Processing Times
Routine: 8 to 11 weeks*
Expedited: Costs an extra $60. Takes 5 to 7 weeks.*
*Processing times begin the day we receive your application at a passport agency or center, not the day you mail your application or apply.
Expedited at Agency or Center: Must have international travel in the next 14 calendar days.
Thank you so much for that info!!!!!!
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1 minute ago, TampaGambler said:
We are unvaccinated and flew to the Bahamas over July 4th, I know they have different rules for if you fly vs. cruise to the Bahamas....
Yeah, what is up with that? My husband just mentioned that to me yesterday. Why different rules depending if you come in by air vs sea? I'm not really understanding the confusion. I might call the Embassy and see if they can explain it. 😂
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8 minutes ago, njhorseman said:
We recently got our new passports back 5 weeks to the day after we mailed them, without expedited service. You have plenty of time to get your new passport back before December without paying anything additional to have yours expedited.
That's really great news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just hate to take that risk, though. Although I could use my certified BC if it wasn't back, I guess.
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5 minutes ago, TampaGambler said:
Even that site has conflicting info. One page says everyone over 12 HAS to be "vaccinated" and then another page says Unvaxxed people can have a negative test 3 days before travel.
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On 8/16/2022 at 12:54 PM, DCGuy64 said:
Unfortunately the public has been so trained to spot Covid, you can't even cough or sneeze anymore without people assuming the worst. My wife and I both have been having some coughing issues, and both of us reflexively assumed we had Covid. Nope. I mean, people *did* cough and sneeze before 2020, right?
Exactly right! There are folks (like me) that have allergies that cause them to cough. Some people get coughing as a side effect from a medication. Some folks have bronchitis or other pulmonary problems.
Coughs are not always covid related and many coughs are just that....coughs. Not dangerous & not contagious.-
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Bermuda and Covid Testing, Is this Over?
in Norwegian Cruise Line
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Interesting that their country list does not include any of the Caribbean island countries. Should I assume that if a particular country (ie: DR/Haiti, BVI, etc) is not listed, there are no covid restrictions? Or do I have to check out each island's official page?