Langham1865

Following... I will be on Breakaway in November, though for a different itinerary. Any chance you can get a list of the officers that they usually post a pictures of. I realize some may change... Most importantly, I hope you enjoy your cruise and I look forward to hearing about your experiences!

I just booked the same sailing!

@thetravelingman remember is says new class not Norwegian Prima class, they could be very different in design and more than just slipping in another section

the 40's and 50's may be for New York City, where most Bermuda cruises leave from, at least that time of year

Can I Dm you my address? Also my trip on the Dawn was out of Boston!

I happen to be looking for a dawn pin

I am doing the same thing... going to look into booking the OV and upgrade to the Balcony... but not spending more than usual, just use this card in the lead up on things I buy anyway. I do wonder about the turnaround on getting points credited. Like if I book the cruise with the card, how long will it take for those points to be credited so I can use them for the upgrade...

I have the NCL card... although I agree it is not the best return compared to other cards, I use the points for upgrades. everyone is right not to use it for OBC, as cruise spending is one of the few areas you get a good return.

I am going to agree with anomaly. I work in a luxury hotel in a major city and domestic travel for summer vacations last summer was low. Last Summer was the first summer after the pandemic where international travel wasn't restricted by COVID testing. Domestic travel across the board last summer was artificially low.

Well in that case Moby Dick Charters. https://www.mobydickchartersbermuda.com/ in full disclosure I have know the owner since I was a kid. Captain Pete it a great guy. When he isn't hired for charters he does a lot of fishing and I think sell to some of the restaurants on the island.

If you haven't locked down your private tour, have you considered a boat tour? If you are considering that, there is a charter boat business with a reference to a White Whale (not sure I can directly recommend here) that is great. Does everything from charter fishing, snorkeling, & island tours by sea.

I see you've been to Bermuda at least once... It is one of my favorite places to cruise too. Maybe I missed it earlier, do you have any plans while you are there?

Having been to the Philippines and being married to a Filipina, this does not surprise me!

someone got me a couple cans of that beer.... I am blanking on the style this moment, but I remember it being tasty!!!! Tell the Captain I'll but him a beer!

will you ask the Captain if he will give me a free cruise?

is that the Holland America beer mostly clipped out of the picture on the left?

when I went to Alaska, the did have Alaskan Brewing Company beer on board on the Eurodam... Can't say if the do this on other Itineraries

that was your personal order if I am not mistaken? lol

speaking of regional chains Buc-ee's has a rest stop that has the largest convenience store in the world in Sevierville TN... may be too far out of the way, but I figured I would float it on the radar https://buc-ees.com/about/world-record-holder/

you may want to check sunset time and sit outside as the ship sails down the Mississippi for quite some time and it will be nice viewing

i though I has I though I remembered reading they lost a big chunk. Wasn't this one of the biggest in the fleet? Having never been on either ship I can't compare how they are different. Other than saying its smaller, it could be hard to just the differences between they old and new OL on Joy, as they may have reconfigured it as well to some extent.

Also, I know someone will correct me, didn't Joy just come out of drydock? I do not know how that impacts the observation lounge in relation to the Encore. If the observation lounge is a factor, I am sure someone here will pipe in with the differences between their lounges.

I wish the OP would let us know what makes a ship for them, so we can better recommend which chip may fit their cruising style. I know many people enjoy the observation lounges. For me though, when we are talking about enjoying what a ship has to offer, I like the Escape best. It has the district brewhouse, which Breakaway doesn't have. I also enjoy the dueling pianos at Howl at the Moon in the evenings, which Joy and Encore do not have. And I can always relax on the Waterfront, weather permitting. That said, the ship has never ruined a cruise... but it can enhance them.

@graphicguyeither I've read you mention this before or someone else had the same experience... AWESOME!!!! cracked me up...

I think amongst the "big three" lines, prices are up across the board at a higher rate than pre-pandemic with fewer true sales (not the fake 50% off 2nd passenger at an inflated rate). Many costs, as mentioned before (like fuel and grocery type supplies), are increasing in price at a higher rate than the before days, and there is a mountain of debt to be paid off that was taken on during the pandemic. I am interested to see if the rate of price increases slows once the debt taken on is paid off, though I am not holding my breath. Also demand, and therefore price, is always highest for new build/newest ships.