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@RedRover96 not sure about naked wings, but will ask whether it can be ordered. The coating or breading on the new wings are pretty thin and not too soggy, better than the ones served on the Joy, Getaway and Epic as we've tried them all. MDR open for breakfast & lunch on all 3 sea days. Walking past Guest Services, folks gathering for the complimentary Behind The Scene tour, with security escorts. We decided to skip repeating this ship's tour for the 3rd time. P.S. posting this without connecting to ship's WiFi internet, only inTRAnet with the breakfast menus upload - variation with Daily Special choices

Good morning w a quick update, ship about 1/3 way returning to NY at 15.5 knots, headwind toward us & increasing wind speed, seas at 8 ft. & swell, moderate. Foggy, cloudy & 67 degrees F. Hardly any difference at all. Heading to breakfast 👌

FSD Day 4 - posting these while connected only to NCL's free WiFi inTRAnet only, not using remaining free airtime minutes.

Day 5’s FSD Sea Day … Food Republic open for lunch, MDR breakfast until 10 AM ***** Still has 4G LTE cellular coverage & tethering from MiFi hotspot on Google Fi @ 11:20 PM, 90 minutes after leaving cruise pier. (didn't "hurt" that our cabin is starboard side, sailing southwest across the Bay of Fundy toward NY, with land to our right)

Casino is jammed pack full tonight as we walked past ... who's worried 🤗 Only 511 nm to NY's Pier 88, now at 16 knots - only need 30 hours at full speed to get back.

Posting on the Lenovo Chromebook, tethering off 5G / 4G LTE from Google Pixel 7 Pro - Fi (T-Mobile) network with free data roaming in Canada (and Mexico) plus unlimited voice & data ... while we still have coverage & still within cellular tower range in the Bay of Fundy. @Cyndi874 - thanks & hello, promise to help take care of the Escape and bring her back to NY. Safe travel & best wishes ... the crew among the best within NCL, friendly & smiling, and say hello as they walk toward & pass us in the hallway ... as Deck 5 is their alternate I-95 path on the ship.

Express service - out at 11 AM and got our free Sapphire laundry back this evening - waiting for us when we got back 👌👌👌

All abroad ADT 9:45 PM and despite Guests Services paging some guests about 35 minutes ago ... We are setting sail now, underway & leaving Saint John, next port of call - home, New York bound. Laundry Special $29 per bag flyer distributed today, we sent our Platinum free one out already, today, avoiding the rush 😁😆😄 Likely be out of AIS tracking - crossing the Gulf of Maine toward Boston direction - for NY on Marinetraffic, will upload periodic update & brief status, etc. Quick check of latest forecast & storm track for Lee, should be okay for our sailing. It is a foggy out there - expect the horn to be going 🤓 Wish us a safe ride, if somewhat bumpy with a bit of rocking & rolling, to be expected during hurricane season. U-turn done, moving forward at 10 PM 👍 👌

Taste Private Dining Room on Deck 5 Foggy evening on the waterfront in Saint John at 8:30 PM, soon to set sail, all abroad in 30 minutes.

An excellent dinner at Cagney's - takeout of food still not permitted, we asked but ... whether using the dining package or Platinum voucher, we ordered 1 starter, 1 soup or salad, entree + sauce and 2 sides, plus dessert; all without being charged extra. Itemized total came to $210 on average for 2, zeroed out. We tipped for good services, direct & in cash.

Once we sail tonight, unless there is anything urgent - we will be semi-live, able to read CC posts & comments, questions, replies will be limited until we are in range of cellular signal, to conserve remaining free WiFi minutes - but if necessary, add extra minutes. This sailing has 4,850 pax onboard, a lot but short of max capacity of 5,200+ guests - per CruiseNext team member. mking8288 - Henry

Hi, it went wait for our SIL at Pier 88. Go thru security first & then on your left, should be a greeter to show you to the small lounge for SA. Get checked in there & wait, patiently for crew to be free & do WC boarding. Our SIL was anxious using WC services, noted on her eDocs - said it worked. Good luck, slip the crew a $$ bill bring a big smile & thank you too 😉 🤗

Since towel animals are no longer done, except ... notice the simple & subtle pillow placement trick for today. Yesterday was a different pattern or arrangement - creative 👏 More from Cagney's later ... 5:30 PM reservation for 6 of us 😋

Noticed that we are now below pavement or street level with low tide, dropping lower than 2 hours earlier. Gangway on Deck 5 near us won't be usable until high tide. Let's see when we sail at 9:30 PM ADT, with all abroad at 9 or 21:00 Latitudes party hosted by CruiseNext has been rescheduled to 1 pm tomorrow at the Supper Club since it's a sea day ... 👌 much better 👍 than 6 pm as that's prime time for dinner to many 👎

Heading back to the ship, this health walk is about 1 mile to/back from the City Market along the waterfront, accessible friendly using elevators & ramps, our SIL made it slowly with her walking cane. Started raining again by the time we reached the terminal. Lobster place still has a line, shorter than earlier. Souvenir shop remains busy while some of the street vendors are getting ready to close for their day.

City Square at Saint John

Follow the yellow bricks road ... tiled floors thru these brick buildings toward Delta Hotel, check signage & get to City Market, indoors & without getting wet, rain hard outside at times

City Tour - 2 hours, book on the spot $35 USD or $40 CDN. Go in here and escalator upstairs within the mall for the skybridge to City Market 2 blocks uphill, minus the incline walk. The Skywalk

Heading out via gangway on Deck 7 and 5 into Marco Polo terminal, out thru the Container Village stores toward the waterfront indoor, Market Square (free WiFi, off-duty ship crew hang out here)

While logged into ship's satellite WiFi by EMC last night, did a speedtest to benchmark it, not bad for the basic 150 free minutes, unlimited is the same, premium just unblock those udp/tcp ports ... still won't be smooth streaming YouTube. As always, YMMV - depending on your choice of gears & equipment used. This is on Samsung Galaxy S22+

Docked in front of Marco Polo Cruise Terminal on Water Street, easy to walk 2 blocks north to the Market Square Indoor Mall, escalator up 1 level to the passage that connect the buildings along King Street to SJ City Market ... we shopped here last September from the Joy, had a great lunch at Billy's Seafood attached to the mall. @10:40 AM, ship hasn't been cleared yet and pax still waiting to go ashore.

Breakfast as we watch us pulling into our berth, 5G signal now vs. 4G LTE ... 9:45 AM local time (ADT) in front of the Caribbean Princess.

Good morning 🌄 heading to MDR for breakfast, should reach SJ dock in about 30 minutes. New itinerary posted, $100 OBC issued plus 10% discount on a future cruise thru 2024.

Interesting updated plan or schedule on our MyNCL app.