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caught up and jumping in.  excited to follow your valiant lady live!  I am sailing NCL next week, so this will be the perfect countdown to my next cruise!

Have so much fun!!

Don't Lose Ur Head is such a banger from the Six show!  

Heading to Alaska in a few weeks on the Encore, so definitely following along!

Enjoy your trip!!

the song is "Living Next Door To Alice" by Smokie.  it's one of the best to sing along to in a Carnival Piano Bar!

Hope you're enjoying your time in Bonaire!  

Keep the Spirit in good shape, (and leave some beer), as I board when you get off the ship on Sunday!

excited for another Sid review!  hoping today and tomorrow fly by to get to vacation packing time!!

I'm using NCL air for my June 30th cruise out of Rome.

We got information on the routing of the flight there yesterday (just under 45 days until flight date).  

One thing to look for is you may get an email from the airline that they book you on.  I received an email regarding a flight time change a few weeks ago that clued me in on which way they were sending me.  And of course, they opted to NOT put me on the direct flight that was available at a time that would work well, haha.

Bummed that you all are missing out on Santorini, but you've got the right attitude on it!

Hope the rest of your trip goes smoothly, and you all have a great time!

I'm sailing on this itinerary in June, so please keep us posted on how the rest of the trip goes.

which ports changed times?

Hello all! 

On my app for the Escape, it lists a private room at Taste as an option for dining.  Looking to organize a group meal for a birthday when onboard, but cannot find any information on how to do so.  Does anyone have any experience in how to book this?

Thanks!

Use the cabin hair dryer for a few seconds on the cookies.  it kicks them up a notch!

Anyone order recently know what the expiration on the tests is?  Considering buying a 6-pack, but want to make sure they'd cover all planned cruises.

Thanks!

Congrats on the negative test!  Looking forward to your review!

Looking forward to your review, Greg!  Vista is the only ship of her class I haven't been on yet.  Need to change that at some point!

I'll be sailing on Mardi Gras next Saturday, so this will be a great "pre-game" live to keep up with to amp up the excitement!

Excited to hear about your Mardi Gras cruise Sid!  I am booked to sail on her on December 11th!  I feel like you've been cruising on ships a few weeks ahead of me for a few now, and its the perfect way to get ready for the cruise to hear your thoughts on the ships!  Hope the rest of this Friday is smooth and fast.  

Are you on the western caribbean itinerary?

2 hours ago, luvcruzing said:

Thanks.  Luckily I have a friend who kept texting with me as I was dealing with this. It eased the stress a little.  
 

I see you have a cruise this month, too.

Have fun on the Horizon!  Look out of Annamaria at either alchemy, pig and anchor, or the steakhouse bar.  Also make sure to spend some time in the Piano bar with Eden and Mignon!

Hope you're enjoying the trip, and thanks for the live review!

I saw earlier you were in the piano bar?  How was the entertainer in there?  I sail in a few weeks, and like to spend time in there, but haven't seen any reviews of the PBE.

just a few more hours to go until Vacation time for Sid!

Are you expecting some good happy hour prices in Miami since you'll be there mid-week?

Looks like a great birthday dinner, Sid!  

I thought that was "The Shirt" for a second, haha.

Can't wait for your live review!!

22 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

 

 

I can officially say my time off is approved and I am booked at the Barcelo Maya Riviera June 20-28. Barcelo Maya Riviera is still fairly new. It opened just before Covid hit December 15, 2019. It is considered to be the high end property at the Barcelo Grand Resort which is located right between Tulum and Playa Del Carmen. It's a 30 minute ride to either city. I will almost definitely take this as an opportunity to check out the Mayan Ruins at Tulum. It's a long excursion from Cozumel and it would've been a long excursion from Planet Hollywood as well.

 

Barcelo Maya Riviera is adults only and the great thing about it is it's located on a mile long beach with five other Barcelo Resorts. Anyone staying at the Riviera has access to all six resorts but only people staying at the Riviera have access to the Riviera. Well adults at other resorts can book Riviera restaurants for a $30pp upcharge. I don't expect there to be much of that. The $20 charge and adults only rule kept most of the family side people from booking the adult scene restaurants at Planet Hollywood.

 

The various resorts have a dolphin show, water park, thrill park, mini golf, bowling alley, night club, 24 hour sports bar. They all have their own shows so you can pick which one you want to see each evening. I have heard with the mile long beach you have different types of water from smooth to rocky and you can snorkel with sea turtles at the rocky part in the mornings. There are also three cenotes directly across the street from the Riviera. 

 

Despite it being considered the high end resort it was only about $100 or so more to stay at the Riviera vs. the other hotels. Actually the Palace was the most expensive which is considered the second highest tier resort. Anyone staying at the Palace has access to all of the resorts except for Riviera. I think the base price at the Palace was $800 more for my week. All of the rooms at the Riviera include a jacuzzi on the balcony so that prompted me to pay the additional $282 upcharge for an ocean view room. That upgrade and the $45 roundtrip airport transportation upgrade brings the total for this trip to $75 less than I paid for the Planet Hollywood Adult Scene swim out room in April.

 

 

 

 

I actually stayed at the Barcelo Maya Palace in 2015 for my friends' wedding.  It is a beautiful resort, and the new section looks incredible!

Thanks for your review!  I'll be boarding the ship on Sunday, so keep her in good shape 🙂

Very much looking forward to Onda!  The menu looks incredible.  Would you say this week's crowd has been a typical spring break crowd?

Enjoy the rest of your cruise!!

Actually the max is $3000/day.  If you need more than that, you can ask for clearance from the finance manager for $2000 more for a total of $5000/day.

On 2/19/2020 at 7:38 PM, Cruisercl said:

 

That is all I have for today........I will be on the Encore on 2/23 so I will be toasting you all but no one will have a clue what I am talking about!  

Later Tribe.😁

Keep the Encore in good shape!  I'll be boarding on 3/1!

Thanks for posting your review! Ill be boarding the Encore in 3 weeks!

I read in your daily that it seems the casino tables aren’t open on the night of San Juan? Do you recall if that’s true?

Thanks!

Looking forward to your thoughts on the Virgin Voyages experience.  I have such a mixed opinion because I feel like it's marketed towards my age bracket, (lower 30s), but I find it hard to believe they aren't offering a drink package.  We'll see how it goes when time goes on, but looks like at least 2021 until I'll get to try them out.

44 minutes ago, luvcruzing said:

It’s Monday night. Does anyone else watch Below Deck?

I have caught up with all of Below Deck: Med, but need to get into the original as well now!