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Enjoying The Haven sun deck 🕶️. There is not a Vibe on this ship. The cabanas on The Haven sun deck are really nice 

The Haven room is one deck below with a steam room, hot tub, and small pool. It has a glass ceiling. There are loungers and tables with chairs where you can have food delivered from Moderna for breakfast and  Cagney’s for lunch. It is truly a Haven. 

Today was pulse fitness day while everyone was off the ship. It was empty. We had a good workout. It’s a nice gym. If you want to lift heavy weights the largest dumbbell is 50lbs. They have 45 lb plates to put on a smith machine for squats, deadlifts and bench press. I opted to use the machines to lift weights and cardio, which appear brand new and in great condition. 
 

There is a walking/jogging track on deck 13 and it gets lots of use by guests. Also a basketball court aft 

We talked to a couple that went to the Acrobat show and they described it as “boring”. They said there was very little acrobats.

thats their opinion.  We haven’t been. Passing along the feedback 

Today is day 3 in Nassau. It is a gorgeous day. Partly cloudy skies, temps in upper 70s, possibly 80. It is windy, but that’s no problem today 

5 hours ago, izzy19 said:

snow and -30 C temps this week.

Temps have been mid 70 and today upper 70s. Very windy but that’s winter in the Caribbean. Bring your flip flops, hat for shore excursion, swim suit, shorts and t-shirts and fun sundresses for day  
 

Night time I have a light scarf to cover my shoulders, but I only need it if we step outside and walk around the ship. Gals can wear fun cocktail dresses and men can wear cotton dress shirts at night and be very comfortable. Now there is no dress code, except  Le Bistro and Cagney’s. Check the NCL web site for more info to be certain. We like to get dressed up for dinner

3 hours ago, Chrissy3427 said:

So if smoking is allowed on the port side for example, it will be on the port side by the pool and Promenade deck. Believe me, you'll know it when you walk by and know to avoid it throughout the cruise

Hello and thank you for this detail. Chrissy is correct. I happened upon the smoking area on deck 13 , midship overlooking the pool area. 

Dinner at Le Bistro tonight was outstanding. I had the beef tenderloin with fois gras. My husband had the Dover sole. We both had the cream of mushroom soup.we shared a dark chocolate covered cookie   
Everything was delicious

3 hours ago, Seas2mountains said:

They started really small - about 15-20 people but on our December Pearl cruise, there were over 100 people,  Each one seemed to be a little different as some cruise directors asked for a few or for all veterans to speak.  Did they have your husband pose for a photo and tell you to pick up a copy or offer to deliver it to your cabin?

There looked to be about 100 at the reception today. And they did have him pose for a pic.  We are going to pick up a copy at the photo area tomorrow. The photo is available today, but we got busy this evening. 
 

glad to know this is happening on the other ships. 🩷🇺🇸

Last nights wine with dinner was Penfolds. Tonight we are having dinner at Le Bistro

Today they had a private reception for veterans and active duty military. It was really nice. They had all the officers come in and introduce themselves. It started with a crew member singing the Star Spangled Banner, and she was awesome. USA flag on the screen. I didn’t take picture out of respect for our military family’s who might need to stay incognito. 🥸. They served us cocktails. I asked one of the crew if this was new because we haven’t had this reception on other NCL cruises and he told us there many officers on board who served in the military and they wanted to have this reception for us. As I said it was a nice event.  That explains the special package my husband got when we arrived in our room. 

2 hours ago, SenatorsFan said:

Port Canaveral for 10 days. We're in a lowly balcony

Port Canaveral is an easy terminal to embark/disembark from, having sailed from that terminal (I think it’s now been 6 cruises on NCL). Balcony cabins are awesome (speaking from past experience)   This cruise we splurged on the Haven for our wedding anniversary. It has been very nice. Not sure I’ll be able to go back to a “lowly balcony cabin” 😆

6 hours ago, izzy19 said:

We're non-smokers and wondering if smoking allowed on Jade and if so...where?

I’m not sure exactly where is the smoking section, but as a non-smoker, too, we haven’t encountered any smoking sections. Except, the cigar lounge near the wine and champagne bar, but that is an enclosed room and there is no smoke outside of that room. Casino allows smoking

11 hours ago, cruiseat50 said:

Virza for your butler and Careen for your steward as we just got off today and they were excellent!  Please tell them Hi from Steve and Lisa if you do.

Hello. Reggie is our butler and Iliana is our steward. They have been amazing. If I run into Virza and Careen, I will say hello 👋 

1 hour ago, tw67 said:

Celebrating my son’s 21st birthday(he is the youngest of the cousins!), my mom’s 89th

Fabulous!  Have fun celebrating those beautiful milestones. Happy Birthday. 🎉 to them both

Morning espresso ☕️. There is an nespresso espresso maker in our room. It makes very good espresso. There are three pods - intense (that’s my fav), decaf (which our butler says in not real coffee 😆) and medium. 

It is Day 2 and a sea day. Currently we are. Sailing around the Florida keys making our way to Nassau

Daily attached. I have noticed others post the Daily so it is nicely cropped, but I can’t seem to figure that out on my iPad.Tonights show is Acrobats.  If we finish dinner in time, then we might go. 
Today we will enjoy all the amenities of The Haven. I’ll post some pics of it later on. 

12 hours ago, laudergayle said:

Glad to see Blazing Boots still on the Jade.  We enjoyed the show.  Hope you do, too.

We missed the show…had late dinner. Maybe it will show again. Thank you for the tip. This looks like a show I’d love to see..big country music fan

8 hours ago, www3traveler said:

But I can not read any of the names

So sorry.  The officer names are in small print below each pic. It wouldn’t be practical to get get a picture to read the names of each officer. 
 

if that is something you really would like to know, maybe contact NCL directly to inquire.  Sorry if this didn’t meet your satisfaction. 

We had dinner at Cagney’s. I had the lamb and my husband had the 5oz filet. Both tasted amazing. Compared to our Escape cruise in November, my love for Cagney’s is back. Rosemary French bread was crusty crust and soft inside. My lamb had a Smokey taste and was cooked to perfection paired with risotto. My husband had similar compliments for his filet mignon 

we had a Penfolds cab / Shirah to pair, suggested by the  Som, and it was awesome. Not overly fruit flavored. I’d show a pic, but I was so hungry I forgot to take a pic before my plate was clean. 
 

No dessert tonight. We were stuffed. I promise to eat cake at least once on this cruise. ❤️

First day Daily’s 

And they had a nice welcome package for my husband because of he is a USAF veteran 

what a nice surprise. 

20 minutes ago, CAKEisgood said:

we can’t find the Haven

WE FOUND IT! There is an unmarked door leading from deck 13 to deck 14. We are in our room. OMG this is so nice! 

So we can’t find the Haven. Is one even on this ship !?🤣🤣🤣 wine at lunch might have something to do with my orientation 🍷

Officers!  This is a nice display of all the officers near the library on deck 12 

1 hour ago, mafig said:

How is the Haven on Jade?  Does it have its own restaurant?

We had lunch in Cagney’s and it was lovely. We are told breakfast will be in Moderna and lunch in Cagney’s every day. Woo Hoo!  
 

we haven’t made it to Haven, yet but will provide more updates.