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NCL have appointed Drew Madsen as the new head to replace Kevin Sheehan who apparently announced that after acquiring Oceania and Regent Seven Seas,he would not be head of all 3 and each would have individual heads,so presumably he plans to head up one of the smaller lines.Interesting, as he was a major driver for change at NCL.

Restaurant veteran is tapped for Norwegian Cruise Line presidency

I have just gone back and re-read the press release from Norwegian yesterday. What is says is that Drew Madsen becomes President and COO of Norwegian Cruise Line WHILE Kevin Sheehan becomes President and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.

chengkp75: I would love to know who you are. I love sense of humor. Do you know one of the Chief Engineer's for The Getaway, Oeystein Undrum? Your sense of humor equals his.

 

Mandy

chengkp75: I think synyc232 was asking Merrtime 123 if they could post a picture of The Pearl's Navigation Officer in case someone might know who she would be.

 

Merrtime123: I would suggest that your son write a letter to Norwegian's Corporate Office in Miami (7665 Corporate Center Drive, Miami, Florida 33126 giving them the details of your cruise, they will forward your letter to the ship's Captain. i have done it more than once and know it works.

 

Mandy

Sir, whoever you are, I deeply appreciate your service to Norwegian as a Chief Engineer. It takes very special people like yourself to are willing to give so much and miss so much for your career. Chief Engineer's are my very favorite staff members. As someone who is about to embark on her 21st Norwegian cruise, I have come to appreciate Chief Engineers. THANK YOU

Is the Houston terminal in the same place as NCL's previous locations? If so, are there any hotels close by for pre-cruise lodging? I seem to remember there were not any hotels close by when we sailed out of Houston in 2000.

The Jewel in docking in Baytown on north Galveston Bay. According to the information, I have found, Baytown has a popluation of just under 72,000. I would assume there are lots of hotels and restaurants.

I was just looking at The Dawn's web cam from the Norwegian website. They are in some very rough seas at the moment. I know that their Captain will keep everyone as safe as possible.

I was just looking at the Dawn's web cam from the Norwegian website. They are in very rough water at the moment.

Yes this does help very much - thanks. It definitely was Jean Michel Dhelin that was on the Sky, now just have to figure which HD was on the Epic.

Would you be thinking about an Assistant Hotel Director on The Epic? I know that Richard Janicki may have been the Assistant in your time frame.

Richard Janicki is also from France.

Immigration check nightmares can happen almost everywhere. The worst I have ever been through were in Los Angeles and Miami- the best Key West, Florida.

None of the ship web cams are live stream-just frame by frame.

CONCIERGE: STAR: 6 October, 2014: Omar O'Besso left on vacation

 

CONCIERGE: JADE: Ryan Rabe leaves on October 9 October 2014.

 

I do not know who replaces either gentlemen.

Is there an active "meet & mingle" group for 11/22/14 departure of NCL Gateway? Please advise,

Raleighres

Yes, there is a Roll Call for your cruise. Go to the Roll Call Section, scroll down the list to the Getaway and click to open. Scroll down until you find it.

 

Have a great cruise. The Getaway is a wonderful ship with a great staff.

Just curious... Where is Bayport?

Bayport is in Galveston, Texas, The Jewel's winter home this season. Galveston is south of Houston.

I miss having a "safe place" to ask my really stupid questions, and since we haven't cruised in several years, and never on the Jewel I have a bunch of stupid questions.

I have not been on The Jewel in awhile, but I am more than happy to answer questions, if I know the answers, so ask away.

I have a very quiet Roll Call too going on The Dawn in January. I have been on some very active Roll Calls. I am on one now with over 200 on the Roll Call with the cruise over a year away yet.

Does anyone know whether it's correct that the Star is having a refurbishment done for the 2015 season? We are thinking of booking the cruise to Norway in June 2015 from Copenhagen.

DRY DOCK: THE STAR: 4-14 March 2015

I always go either the first or second cruise of the season before Memorial Day for several reasons: (1) the price sometimes is less, (2) school is not yet out in a lot of places so not as many families as there would be later, (3) the snow and the glaciers are still very fresh and pristine. It is a wonderful cruise. I am looking at booking The Jewel out of Seattle in late May.

[quote name='Daghis']We did speak with the Assistant Maître d' as we were leaving. She merely offered an explanation that my food must have cooked faster and needed to wait for Bryan's (nevermind the fact that he ordered the same thing that I did and his was also waiting on the shelf next to mine). She also explained that the assistant waiter must have been busy helping another server. Talking with her wasn't very enlightening as to what actually happened and ensuring that it wouldn't happen again.[/QUOTE]
Go talk with either the Restaurant Manager Deepak Gonsalves or the Food and Beverage Director Martin Ivanov. I had a food issue on my last Getaway cruise and talked with them a couple of days later. Both are very nice gentlemen.

The Whitehorse train ride out of Skagway is a wonderful excursion. I booked through Norwegian. The trains are parked right off the ship. it is a very popular excursion that takes you on the mountain into Canada so you will need your passport for this.

Have a wonderful cruise. I have had the honor and privilege to have sailed on her twice. She is a great ship with a wonderful staff from the Captain Rune Myre (from north of the Arctic Circle in Norway) on down to the housekeepers, wait and bar staff.

If you have not done so already, please join the Roll Call for your cruise. I am sure that your fellow cruisers have lots of information about where to stay and what to see.

 

I will be coming to New Orleans for a 4 night pre cruise stay for my January 18th sailing. this will be my fourth sailing out of New Orleans but my first on The Dawn.

 

Have a great cruise.

Thank you for your beautiful pictures and descriptions. I have not sail on The Pearl in several years.

From the discussion on this thread, I must be in the minority because Norwegian always books my hotel for me in any port (20 cruises and counting). Since I travel alone it is just so much easier for me. I also purchase the transfers from the hotel to the ship and the ship to the airport.

Unless things change quickly because of hurricane damage the Cabo sustain last week, ships are not going to be allowed to anchor. As of yesterday some parts of Cabo still have no power. The Port area, resort hotels and the airport were badly damage. Unfortunately there is another storm system heading in that direction right now according to the Weather Channel's website.