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Jim did music quizzes every afternoon, and a group of us would always fall short on the correct answers… then a very ‘smart’ man embarked mid cruise and joined our team for one day… this man was incredible in his music knowledge, and we won the quiz that day! Jim couldn’t believe we had won… Then a week later, at the end of the quiz one day, Jim said to us the he had done the exact same quiz and how come our team had lost??!!😁 Jim bellowed across the room at us:”I knew you had a ringer in your team last week”🤣🤣🤣 Such fond memories….

Thank you. Incredibly sad… We sailed with him for 37 days on a repositioning cruise on the NCL Pearl 10 years ago, and got to know him very well. Sincerest condolences to you and his family. Every time I hear the song Piano Man, he is the person that I picture in my mind… RIP Jim Badger 💔

This is the Jim Badger I’m referring to

Second hand lion - do you have a picture of Jim Badger? I searched the obituary for the date and info you are giving and I’m wondering if we are talking about the same Jim Badger? The man I know would have been in his 70’s by now…

Oh! So sad to read this😢. He really was a fabulous piano player and entertainer. We will remember him with huge fondness… Thank you for updating me.

Thanks Mapleleaves!!

7am would work - that allows a good 3.5hrs for the transfer, and 3hrs for checkin and fly👍

Flight departs 13.15hrs

You’ve been so helpful- thank you for taking the time to reply!

Can I ask which hotel? I will need to overnight near the airport as my flight home has connection via London… if I can’t get the 08.00hr or 13.15hr flight, then I’ll need to book an overnight hotel at LHR, which I really don’t want to do 😉👍

Thanks!!! Much appreciated

I did think that… I’ve been to Venice many times and don’t particularly like it - lovely place, but way too rip off and touristy! I could stay in Trieste I guess… supposed to be nice and get train to Airport

I am looking at a 13.15hr flight from Venice Marco Polo on disembarkation day in Trieste. But I can’t establish how early NCL offer transfers on disembarkation day… Can anyone advise?

Thank you for the answers👍

We were with Cruise Director Pedro Serra on several NCL ships. Does anyone know if he’s on board now?

I’m wondering where he is too… we met him on the NCL Pearl 10yrs ago. Fabulous entertainer!

Thanks to you both for replying- I can’t decide on the ease of using the ship’s transfer to get to the airport hassle free, or whether to spend two nights in Trieste, then make our own way on the Flipbus to the airport… not interested in seeing Venice as we’ve been there 3 times before (nice, but overrated and overpriced in my opinion) thanks!!

I’m booked on an NCL cruise arriving j to Trieste next year. Would you be able to tell me what NCL charge for the disembarkation day transfer to VCE Venice Marco Polo airport?

Yes there are USB ports in the bedside lights. Check out this useful video The link won’t post, but if you Google ‘Norwegian Pearl Balcony Room Tour, Tips & Hacks’ on YouTube videos, there is an excellent video of balcony rooms (9100) on NCL Pearl

@Eglesbrech - yes, I did logion but there was nothing showing at this stage - no tours, speciality dining. Hopefully there will be something uploaded soon. thanks… I will definitely pre-book tur speciality dining.

Thank you Eglesbrech👍

Hello, we have cruised a few times, but this will be our first Fred Olsen cruise. We’re booked on Borealis in an Oceanview 1863 on Marina deck. - is that location noisy with the ships engines? - what can we expect on 14nt Xmas & New Year to the Canaries, how many formal nights? - will people be a bit more dressier as it’s Xmas etc? - any top tips for Xmas, fireworks at midnight in Funchal in New Years Eve? - we have a drinks package, are the house wines decent enough, or should I bring my indigestion tablets😉😂? - can we expect a lot of kids on board? We learnt a lesson on a previous cruise not to be adjacent to 3-4 berth cabins as we were surrounded by kids who ran amok whilst their parents were elsewhere in the ship! - we love good food and seafood - will we get the odd lobster night in the main dining room? - do we need to pre-book speciality dining, are they very busy? - what is the average arrival time back into Liverpool? Our flight is 14.20hrs on disembarkation day. Will it be easy to get a taxi to the airport or can/should I book in advance, any recommendations? thanks for any help/advice Linda

Fabulous! Thank you

Is Onda included in the speciality dining package on NCL Encore? Are any speciality restaurant on NCL Encore excluded from a dining package? thanks

In Shimizu (at least 7 yrs ago!), I recall there was a little shopping area by the port. We did the ships tour to see Mt Fuji, which was very pleasant- we ended up on a beach with Mt Fuji in clear shot in the background. Perfect on a clear day. But the irony was that when we got back to the ship and sat up on aft buffet open deck, we could also still see Mt Fuji in the distance lol! (Albeit further away) so if there is something else that appeals… I’m just saying 😉