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As I understand wines under $10 a glass before service charge are included. When I search for pictures of the bar menu all red and white wines listed are below those $10. Is there a special wine menu with wines more expensive or is the $10 limit identical to all wines?

There are 2 whites and 1 red over $10. If you go to bon vot gifts on the NCL website, it lists wines by the glass.

Can anyone tell me if you wanted to order a drink/wine above the price limit, could you just pay the difference in price? Also, would the package work on the wine machines in the studio lounge on the Breakaway?

Captain: Tommy Stensrund (sp?)

 

HD: Steven Jacobsen

 

F&B: Kevin Bland

 

Concierge: Omar O'Besso (excellent)

 

Butlers: We had Maurice, but he left for vacation as we did on Wednesday and I think he said his replacement was David; my parents had Teresa.

 

CD: JC (Johnny Cash) Sanchez (he leaves soon, then going to the Dawn in March)

 

Casino Manager: Grace

 

Exec. Casino Host: Glenn

Bland in charge of F&B....hope it's not prophetic.. :D

Taking the jade in October

Ports of call

Naples

Florence

Palermo

Sardinia

Monte Carlo

Barcelona

Valencia

Tunsinia

 

Wondering if any of these ports you can walk off ship and explore without the high cost of shore excursions

Palermo has a hop on hop off bus with a stop at the port. This was probably my favorite on my own port. If you arrive on the weekend, the bus passes by a park with a little flea market. There are 2 routes, about 2.5 hours total time to do both routes.

Also, if you're into history at all, a tour of tunsia is a must. I was thrilled with the chance to visit carthidge. I would avoid a tour with shopping highlighted as part of the tour. The merchants in and around the shopping areas take agressive salesmen to a whole new level. I made the mistake of buying something from a street vendor. I literally ran back to the bus with 5 other vendors on my heels.

Because of the recent political changes, it's best to do a organized tour. Check viator to see if they serve tunisia, but going on your own right now is not a good idea. But it's still a place you should see!

Sorry they no longer have endless summer restaurant on Star

They have two main dining rooms Aqua and Versailles

Blue Lagoon open 24/7

Market Cafe Buffet

 

Specialty

Cagney's

La Cucina

Le Bistro

Moderno

Teppanyaki

Ginza

Sushi Ala carte

I also saw mention of Soho Room. Is that still on the star?

That's all I have for you. Good night everyone! :):)

Thank you!! A little more then 300 days and i'll be in the picture!

I have a couple of questions if you don't mind.

Where do they have hammocks at? What kind of food do they serve at Endless Summer? Did not see that listed under restaurants for the Star. And lastly, is the sushi bar all you can eat, or do you just take what you like from the conveyor belt and pay per plate?

Thanks again for sharing! :)

What a awesome review! Only 55 more days until I get my turn!

I do have a question, if you don't mind. Was Moderno opened for lunch during your cruise, particularly on embarkation day?

I'm just gonna let the pictures do the talking on this one . . .

 

 

 

 

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So, was it good??

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Most definitely! :D

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That's just plain mean, Don! :(

I would appreciate any info you have for the Azores. We will be there in May and don't have a plan as of yet. We would like to take a taxi tour but cannot find one. Please tell me what you did and if there is someone we can contact. Thanks so much Kaye14:o

Take a look at www.geo-fun.com. They have quite a few tours for Ponta Delgada.

If you're interested in more adventure/outdoor excursions, try

www.futurismo.pt.

Daughters family does not have a credit card. According to the NCL web site if you use cash for your onboard credit account instead of a credit card, they require $100 a day per person so for 2 people 7 day cruise it would be $1400 down. After calling the people at NCl they said it is $500 per person for the first to people in the room for the entire cruise not per day. So 2 people would be $1000. Has anybody used cash for there deposit and if so how much did they really require at check in. Im not real comfortable with what the people at NCL tell me.

There are a couple of ways around the cash deposit; they could give you the cash, you could buy on board credits for them. they're listed on the NCL website in the bon voyage gifts sections.

The other option, if they don't have a debit card with a visa/mastercard logo, they can purchase one at most check cashing places, load it up as much as they'd like, and go from there. There are fees for buying the card initially, but it does solve the problem fairly well.

It's been posted that you can buy 6-8 bottles of wine once you get on board and get a 20% discount on the total price. You can also bring wine with you and pay a $15 per bottle corkage fee. Hope this helps!!

THANK YOU!! Your evening photo just became my screensaver!

Sorry about that!! I didn't realize how big the photo was.