Mrs.C05

On 7/14/2022 at 3:05 PM, Saint Greg said:

Be careful with the metal straws. Don't walk around sipping on them.

I am guessing that's why there is silicone on the tip of the straw, so people don't chip a tooth? That's my thought anyway. 

On 7/10/2022 at 6:23 PM, MeganGC1983 said:

We believe Tom was released at Bimini and told not to come back. Note: if you beat your wife and security comes to check on her, don’t try to fight them. Also, don’t stand out in the hall and try to fight anyone that walks by. 

Yikes!! Thankfully you were there to de-escalate?

On 7/9/2022 at 10:35 AM, MeganGC1983 said:

Good morning! I’m currently Liquid IV-ing. I had a lobster roll last night. And… definitely passed out in bed. But it’s a new day and a sea day

This is a great idea! I will have to take some on our NYE trip on Liberty in 2 weeks or so! I love the Liquid IV watermelon flavor!!

On 7/8/2022 at 12:40 PM, MeganGC1983 said:

My drink is waiting. Just have to add ice as I walk on. This is service. 

That is awesome!!! I need some bartender friends like this on a cruise, lol!!!

Hi everyone! It's been a few years since being on here and posting. We are booked on Carnival Liberty for this New Years Cruise, which is on my bucket list to do. So here we are about 2 weeks away! I will try and take as many pictures of the ship and do a review like I used to.

I just called twice tonight and got through within 10 minutes. Still haven't decided on re-booking. Waiting on the refund to hit first.

I haven't recieved a letter or email. We are still going on or cruise April 19th out of Tampa on Carnival. Any idea when the email or small mail letter will be going out? I don't see the $200 obc on my booking either yet. Just curious. 

10 hours ago, 1kaper said:

I would use a wipe to clean the machine first.  And hand sanitizer after play.  Since you are the only one touching the button, if you clean it, I wouldn't clean it after each press.  Probably hand sanitizer after playing cards.  But I'm a face toucher so I'd probably avoid cards personally.  

When we went on our cruise in mid-February, when the virus was first being spoken about (that I knew of), I took my own purell hand sanitizer and also Clorox disinfecting wipes as well. 

I just wanted to let everyone know that, those who like to take magnetic hooks to hang additional stuff up, the walls are not magnetic, nor is the stateroom door.

Only the ceiling is and the bathroom door. We like to hang additional hooks for hats, mini-shoe bag storage thingy's, etc, but could only use the ceiling.

Just a heads up for everyone.

I booked the Steakhouse for Carnival Sunrise we're going on tomorrow and had to prepay to complete my order. I did this a few days ago, for Valentine's Day night for 4 of us. Surprised I was able to reserve for that night at all. Yay!

I am actually going on Sunrise next week and just booked the Steakhouse Restaurant for Valentine's Day evening. Surprised I was able to book something with a week out, but thankful I could. I'll let you know how it is. I do know that you can order an upcharge steak in the MDR but like another has said, I'd rather pay for an actual restaurant.

On 11/18/2019 at 7:52 PM, imlulu said:

We take enough for the week. We just put in dirty pile. (1 piece of luggage gets all the dirty clothes..midweek and end).

We do the same thing. All dirty clothes that don't make it to laundry (platinum on Carnival at least) go in 1 luggage bag.

We bring our own plastic straws, but we also have our own metal straws too. The paper ones are so stupid to use, since they just wilt and you end up drinking wet pieces of straw paper. Ick!

I get the bucket of beer too and save them in the room for when I'm getting ready or relaxing on the balcony. I get all 4 to myself 😁

Hi everyone! We're looking at excursions to do, however none are jumping out at us that are booked directly with Carnival. I don't feel comfortable finding excursions on our own.

We have been to Belize twice now, maybe 3 times; the first time we got off and walked around, the 2nd time we got off, tried finding someone that was recommended, but never could find them, and the vendors at the port were very pushy and I felt uncomfortable so we got back on the ship.

Has anyone booked excursions on their own in Belize? Do you feel safe going outside of the ships excursions? Any recommendations?

In doing a little research, NCL is not carrying Truly Hard Seltzer like Carnival is (yet at least). No big deal, but it's been my favorite drink here of late so I was hoping someone could chime in and answer.

12 minutes ago, RedRover96 said:

Make a reservation for 4, they're going to use a 4 top for 3 or 4 so you're not keeping anyone from eating.  

That makes sense, but if I make a reservation for 4, I am paying for 4, when it's only 3 people. Do you think they'll charge me for 4 people if I wait to get on the ship?

We love Teppanyaki and Cagney's. I would probably say Teppanyaki is my favorite, but Cagney's is my husband's favorite. Come to find out though, you can only make a reservation for 2 or 4 people prior to sailing. I called them yesterday about our June cruise, and if you have 3 people, you have to wait until you're on the ship to make a reservation (and hope they're not sold out). This is something I don't understand. Makes no sense to me. 

On 4/2/2019 at 3:39 PM, lukeduke07 said:

My wife and I are wanting to go on a short, adults only, trip while the kids stay at grandmas house.  We are non novice cruisers by any means.   We are platinum on Carnival, sailed RCCL twice and even sailed on Premier's Big Red Boat (showing my age).   We are just searching for a change of pace quick getaway since the other lines can get repetitive if siled too often.  

 

We are looking at a short 4 day out of Miami on NCL Sky and don't know much about NCL other than what our friends have told us.   We've been on larger ships and smaller ships and the smaller ones actually work better for us so the size shouldn't be an issue.   I just have a couple of questions:

 

1.  Are the extra charge dining venues worth it? the rate can come with a dining package.  is this every night? 

2. is it worth upgrading to the premium plus drink package when its open bar for everyone?

3.  I've searched about flights thru NCL only to find conflicting information, do the flights leave the same day as embarkation?  

4. If i decline the "free" included flight is there any money to be saved?  

4.  How is the entertainment on the SKY?  Lots of reviews for all the new ones but hard to find recent ones for SKY

 

 

Thanks!

I have been on NCL sky out of Miami before......and to answer your questions.....

1.  Are the extra charge dining venues worth it? the rate can come with a dining package.  is this every night? ---the extra charges are definitely worth it, especially for Teppanyaki 

2. is it worth upgrading to the premium plus drink package when its open bar for everyone? ---we did not upgrade to the premium (at the time we went it was actually included in our booking, which was before they changed it from "UBP down to SDP" or whatever they call it now)

3.  I've searched about flights thru NCL only to find conflicting information, do the flights leave the same day as embarkation?  --- we have not chosen to use flights with NCL, we've always booked our own and in researching we've heard it can be a pain to deal with (not sure why though)

I will say that although NCL charges gratuities on for the drink package and/or dining package (depending on what you get), for the price you pay, it is still cheaper (in our opinion since we do drink) doing this instead of paying for drinks on your own and the dinners.

Hope this helps!

Hi everyone! My husband and I just returned from an 8 day cruise out of San Juan on NCL Dawn. I hadn't heard this until the 2nd to last day, but that was her last sailing in San Juan before it was being moved. Not sure where she was being moved to though. It'll take me a little bit to get the review up and go through my pictures, however I do not have many pictures of around the boat, as we did not go to any shows, but we did go to 3 specialty restaurants and had the "3SD" and "PBP" marked on our card.

If anyone has any questions or wants to know anything feel free to ask and I'll do my best to answer.

We've placed a bid for a mini-suite (upgrade from balcony) at $200/pp, and we sail on Sunday. We have yet to hear if we are approved/accepted or not. It still says our offer is pending. Not sure how we'll reprint our e-docs, as we're flying in to PR a day ahead of time. Hopefully the app will show our upgrade and stuff, and we can get new luggage tags at the port with the luggage people.

@SailBreakaway We have the sky booked for this June and when we booked the advertisement was "free open bar" but I cannot seem to find that stated anywhere in my reservation. Wondering if I should call them. I do see where I got a message to upgrade for $99/pp to the Ultimate Beverage Package which is premium alcohol, spirits, wine, etc. so maybe we already have the beverage package just not the "unlimited" version (since we obviously haven't paid)?

Yes I have read that some people the font comes up in cursive if they're reading it on their phones or iPads. I know on my phone, when I'm reading the reviews, and the OP uses a special font (not sure if it's a specific one or any font than the default) that it comes up in cursive. I can read cursive but does sometimes blend close together, lol! 

Can't wait to read the rest @CozGurl

@Stinger-pr Thanks so much for all the information. We'll be down there a day ahead of the cruise for our NCL Dawn sailing March 24th (flying in on the 23rd), hope it's not too crazy with the spring breakers, lol!!

Thank you for your review! Enjoying it, reliving ABC and looking forward to our cruise on Dawn in March!