MohrPfun

40 minutes ago, The Traveling Man said:

Or chair hogs?

These Ladies resent the implication that they would ever be considered chair hogs, but are also very troubled that you may have just called them fat.

1 hour ago, trivia addict said:

Calm down. A little hyperbole was used for humor. We are talking about plastic ducks here, not people!

Right?  Maggie and her Mermaid sisters agree (they arrived today!!!)

Ha!  3 very different location and/or amounts, so very cruise critic, love it!

Short answer=yes.

Inspired by this thread, I decided to order ducks for our June sailing on the Jewel. I almost went with the standard pirates/sailors versions, but decided to mix it up with these lovely mermaids.

34 minutes ago, YVRteacher said:

The NCL shore excursions to Hubbard don’t happen this early in the season. I don’t know when they begin. We are booked on the Hubbard shore excursion on our August cruise on the Jewel.

Awesome, thx for the intel!  Booked for 6/4.

32 minutes ago, bulldogmommy said:

Those on board, did you guys have to turn around before Hubbard glacier due to ice or fog? 

There isn't a live report with anyone on board at the moment that I'm aware of (Nate left in Seward, Yvonne starts in YVR on the 29th), but according to cruise mapper it looks like they got within 7 or 8 miles today before doing a 180 and back out.  I'm curious if the shorex got cxld as that's what I have booked for my June sailing...

9 minutes ago, YVRteacher said:

You chose fabulous excursions! Please say hi to Jayleen from me if she is your captain. Her business has expanded this year.  
 

You can say hi to Hubbard glacier too, but you likely won’t get a great response.

Will do on the former, and agreed on the latter!

I also want to book the Aleutian Ballad, but need to get a Teppenyaki booking revised for that one.

Looking forward to your adventures with Dad!!!

and thanks to your previous reports, I’ve booked the Hubbard excursion and also Jayleen’s for our 6/3 sailing!

14 minutes ago, purplecow15 said:

Not sure if the kayaks would be considered an excursion. I know that at Great Stirrup Cay rentals of umbrellas etc not considered excursions. 

This is the right answer.  When it’s classified as an excursion, it does apply it directly, here’s an example for our upcoming cruise on the Jewel:

22 minutes ago, YVRteacher said:

Hi @MohrPfun

thanks so much for reading! It means a lot to me!

 

I have a couple more trip reports written in the last year: the Star for Iceland and Norway and the Breakaway a few weeks ago from Spring Break.

 

My dad and I board the Jewel in 16 days for this year’s birthday cruise and we are both looking forward to being on board and cruising southeast Alaska.

 

Today I asked my dad what he was most looking forward to in our upcoming adventure.

He said, “getting away from it all.”  Keep in mind he is retired, gets all his meals in a main dining room and has near daily excursions and activities.

 

For seating in the Stardust theatre, the reserved section is up on the port side balcony. This section is for Haven and Suites guests. NCL ropes off a section of the Haven seating for the deluxe owner’s suite and they are not good seats. 
 

We love the view from the balcony seating and it’s easy to leave if the shows are not to our liking or are too darn loud (often!) We always use the Haven and Suites seating on the Jewel class ships but not always on the Breakaway and away+ ships.

 

Yes, our invites to the Haven sundeck are due to being in a suite and are not connected to latitudes status. I will become an Ambassador on this upcoming cruise and will likely be writing about how they bring me champagne in bed and provide private foot massages while gently strumming a ukulele as adorable puppies nuzzle my neck.  Stay tuned!

HA!  The puppies sound like the best part!

Thank you so much for the info., and now I know how I'll be spending tomorrow (catching up on your other reports).  I'm also more excited than I was to be having my first cruise on the Jewel after reading these last ones!

WOW.

What an incredible report!!!  Actually, all of yours that I've read so far.  I'm doing the southern AK from Seward on 6/3 (my actual birthday, I love how you and Dad celebrate yours!) on the Jewel, so stumbled across your '22 report first.  Then Mexico. Then back on the Jewel last May! 

As everyone else has said, you have a great writing style, and the care and love for your Dad is so beautiful to read.  It also helps that you're hilarious, and I love all the details you include!

I've literally spent all day (with several snack breaks) reading these, and then you sending me off into rabbit holes of research (especially the Aleutian Ballad/Bering Sea Crab Tour/Ketchikan and Yakutania Point/Skagway) which is the fun part of cruise planning.

Here's an easy question, but one I've never seen answered:

In the Stardust Theater they have Haven reserved seating, but is that available for Suite guests who have butler & concierge access as well?  I would assume since suites get Haven breakfasts (Moderno's) & lunches (Cagney's), the answer must be yes.  Is that where you and Dad usually sit?  And if yes, is it just one section in the balcony, which another poster said wasn't ideal seating?  It's such a minor part of the cruise, it's almost irrelevant, but I am curious.

I also assume the suite classification is what's getting your invite letters to view the glaciers from the Haven's sun deck too?  You also have the diamond latitudes though, which clearly drives many of your other perks (officers dinner, for example).

Can't wait to read your next one, which I think will bring me up to last July on the Spirit!

Out of curiosity and as a newcomer, what do the “tribe” references mean?  I’m assuming it’s another forum?

Wow.  What an eye opener this thread has been.  I’m a FlyerTalk regular (aviation/airline board) and I thought the personalities over there were strong…Child’s Play compared to you Cruisers!

Happy Cruising (if you can make the boat!) to all! 😉 

16 hours ago, MohrPfun said:

Now that we're in 2024, has anyone experienced any update this to, specifically with the Aft-Facing suites on Deck 8/9: Jewel?

Thanks!

FYI, I called in this am and got an answer to my question!

Ended up getting transferred to a supervisor who has sailed on the Jewel twice, once last fall in 9670 (SN) and once in 10664 (SM).  According to her, they never changed the suite perks, even though the website is very nebulous about which rooms qualify.  As long as you're in a suite (room type starting with S), you get everything.  On her fall sailing, that means suite/haven guests used Moderno for breakfast, and Cagney's for lunch, although some sailings use just Moderno for both, depends on staffing levels.  

Hope this helps others.  

Now that we're in 2024, has anyone experienced any update this to, specifically with the Aft-Facing suites on Deck 8/9: Jewel?

Thanks!