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@reedprincess We in St. Lucia in two weeks.  It is our favorite island.  We're looking for a friendly day / beach fun place.  I looked at Naked Fisherman but can't figure out how to book a day pass??  Any advice?

(We normally do a water excursion with boat captain we've used for years. We've stayed at Bay Gardens for a week.  If that helps).  

Just looking for a new way to experience St. Lucia with a fun atmosphere while there for a day on a cruise.  Thank you!

Is there a bartender in the lobby named Pinky?  We love the Glory.  Warm and friendly crew.

I just love your reviews!  

Fake yoga!  That's the best kind!

We've used In Theory Charters.  Enjoyed it very much.

Looking forward to all the details. Our first RCCL cruise is on the Oasis in a few weeks!

We've reserved 1718 too. Really looking forward to it. The cabin looks amazing.

On the Escape in July we had no issue getting whatever we wanted in whatever quantity we wanted. The bartenders would say "just give me one card". On the Sky with the AI though, it was one drink at a time.

 

Edit: and my all-time-favorite, taken after I finished building a work bench...

 

Nap goals.

Thank you, Doug!

Can you just do a B2B please? I look forward so much to reading your updates every night after work. My family keeps on asking what I'm laughing about. And I'm not laughing AT you but with. Sincerely.

We were just on the Escape and bought premium. We streamed quite a bit without issue. I was able to work a bit and it was damn fine Internet. Best I've experienced on a ship to-date but I have not been on RCCL so there's that.

We just got off the Escape a week ago - and we went because of your initial live review. It was our 13th cruise and the best one to-date. Can't thank you enough for these live reviews!

How people do they put on the Rebel Yell excursion? It sounds great but I hate over packed boats. Thanks!

This is a great tip. Our first Haven experience in a few days and I hate carrying cash. Honestly, I'd lean to tipping a bit more if I could do it on my account than worrying about having enough at the end of a cruise. Can the Haven concierge do this or is it a trip to guest services?

I don't know about the Dawn but I'm Plat on Carnival. I've done the SJU route 3 times. It's our favorite. However we won't even consider it on the Fascination.

What time did you reserve the return car for? We're looking to do the same thing but I know they have limited wait times. Thanks!

I love your review! What a pretty ship. I love all the special touches NCL does like coffee as you leave. How nice is that? Love the cool towels when coming back on ship. We had them too.

So no Guiness? What a shame. This is a pretty limited menu! But hey - included!

Yay - an Escape review! We're booked for July.

The Haven's menu stays the same every day. Menus and all mean dining rooms, O'shehans, and the buffet change every day.

 

There are no real room service menus for the havens. You can order anything off the main dining room menu, the Haven's restaurant, especially restaurants. If you order something from a specialty restaurant, you'll be charged for those items.

 

There is a breakfast card in the room with check boxes for breakfast items. You can ignore the checkboxes and order whatever you want from the restaurant. For example, we order fried eggs, fillet steak, ham, bacon, fresh fruit, breads, juices, coffee by writing it on the card and giving it to our Butler. Your butler will bring your breakfast on time, with white tablecloth service

Thanks for the fast response! just booked our first NCL and in the Haven and it all seems so different from Carnival.

So white tablecloth service - what does that mean? We have small room with what appears to be a very small table. Can't imagine it holding much more than a pot of coffee. LOL

NCL Newbie myself - do the Haven menus stay the same every day? Are Taste/Savor the only place menus change daily?

Thanks!

We've never had the hook ups work and have stopped trying. Steward in our first suite told us they were disabled - they were in the cabinet/shelf. We stopped trying. I'd love to hear if anyone has ever had them actually work.

We have rarely had a problem getting drinks during dinner. In fact we are usually turning the bar waiter away and we like wine with our dinner! We've order bottles, glasses, done cheers, after dinner drinks... all of it. One cruise... The Breeze, it was slow but all the rest have been more than sufficient. We do tell the head waiter if we'd like another glass and don't wait for a bar waiter and that does help.

Bringing your first glass with you is a good idea as the first one can take some time. But we frequently have two glasses plus a dessert drink for dinner without issue.

Recent funtimes can be found in this thread:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2422722&highlight=splendor&page=2