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Partial Solar Eclipse 4/8/24

23 minutes ago, n6uqqq said:

Stockperks took about three days for me recently but after that they have been good at getting the credit applied in a day or two. I was a skeptic at first, but like how easy it is now for future cruises.

Thanks. We submitted 5 days ago and haven't heard anything. Do you know if there a phone number to call?

How long has it been taking for them to confirm stock ownership? 

On 3/7/2024 at 11:10 PM, HopefulCruiser123 said:

I use Ratio Keto Friendly.

I ordered some and ate it today. It is really good! Thanks.

22 hours ago, HopefulCruiser123 said:

I use Ratio Keto Friendly.

Thanks!

15 hours ago, HopefulCruiser123 said:

 I eat a lot of fruit (with keto yogurt and coconut almond granola -to die for😁), veggies, cheese, meats (especially fish and Chicken).  

What brand of granola is it, or do you make it yourself?

14 hours ago, themob said:

What shops at  Cozumel cruise port sells good vanilla and you can use Princess medallion to purchase?

In case you're interested, you can make your own vanilla. It's very easy and it's just 2 ingredients (Google it).

Thanks. 

Great pictures Scubcruiserx2! What cruise line did you use?

How does Princess Cays compare to Half Moon Cay?

11 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

Emerils sweet potato waffles for breakfast.

 

 

 

 

 

How was the waffle? It looks really good.

42 minutes ago, navybankerteacher said:

Perhaps if you voted “Down” - in bold face capital letters every time there appeared to be an option, they might get the message.

Where/how do you vote? I will definitely do that, but I didn't see anywhere you can vote.

Don't like the new format. Please go back to the original format.

Don't like the new format. Please go back to the original version.

Enjoyed the review, thank you! Good luck with your future plans.

A few snowflakes.

1 hour ago, sid_9169 said:

I was going to wait until later to tell y'all this, but this is definitely going to be my last Live Review (or any review) here... I'm not going to go into details, but I simply need more freedom of expression than they allow me here... It's like telling Picasso that "you're not allowed to paint that" sort of thing, if you get my drift... (Not that I'm the literary version of Picasso, but from an artist / writer point of view)

Sorry to hear that. I really enjoy reading your live reviews!

Ice drops on a branch.

21 minutes ago, WhiteOptima said:

In the Marco Polo restaurant.  The call it a pasta bar but you pick off a small paper menu.

Thanks, I will definitely have to check it out!

On 12/17/2023 at 9:10 AM, WhiteOptima said:

Try the pasta bar for lunch for something different. Bonsai Sushi we had the meat skewers and tempura shrimp.  I also had a ramen bowl that was very good.  Lemon Spritz in Rococo’s.  May have had 1 or 10 of those😜.

Where is there a pasta bar?

9 minutes ago, Yorkvillain said:

Vision - until at least May, 2025. 

Thanks!

9 minutes ago, Another_Critic said:

 

Vision of the Seas.

Thanks!

On 12/7/2023 at 8:47 AM, RonLevittown said:

I have cruised Carnival out of Baltimore but no Royal. Our departure time is listed as 3:00PM. Can anyone tell me what time the parking lot opens?

For Carnial with a 5:00PM departure, they seen to open at 11:00am.

What Royal ship sails from Baltimore?

37 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

For Princess Carnival does Alchemy, comedy, included fast casual lunch options, towel animals and kids areas better. Everything else I would give to Princess.

 

NCL I don’t think got a fair shake with 20 year old ship in Alaska. I felt like they had a lack of entertainment options. But I liked their breakfast the best. Their MDR seating the best. I thought their MDR lunch options were better than Princess. I was surprised by the number of USB ports in the room (Princess had none). I was surprised by the number of specialty restaurants in a small old ship. Maybe comparable to sunshine. 
 

I’ll probably have a better idea with NCL after encore. But I like their free at sea and free at sea plus. I like their 10% vets discount. I like their cruise first/cruise next certificates.

 

Oh the deal with people camping out in front of the MDR…doesn’t happen on NCL or Princess. I haven’t really seen any long food lines anywhere the last two cruises. Maybe like a 7 man pizza line once.

 

Never had more than one person in line for coffee on NCL.

 

 

Thanks, good information. I would definitely miss comedy. we go to as many shows possible a day on Carnival.

23 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

 

I can't say that one is a favorite. They all have their positives and negatives. I am working on a blog on that subject. I will post it here when it's done. I don't know if NCL gets a fair shake since I only did Alaska with them on a 20-year-old ship.

 

I did just book NCL again for feb 2025. Actually, princess was close on that. It was really maybe just a $100 or so difference between sky princess and Norwegian encore. But the deciding factor was Encore goes to three ports I haven't been to and sky only goes to one of them. Itinerary is big for me at this point. 

 

I'll also be posting a link to my Jubilee thread here in February if any of you are interested in checking the new Carnival ship out. 

Thanks. We haven't cruised either Princess or NCL. Just wondered if you liked either more than Carnival. We are interested in trying a new line.