Dawniepoo

Most of the tolls on the turnpike are manned tolls. you can pay cash at these. As long as you stay on the turnpike you should have no problems paying at the time. There are a few smaller exits that are not manned and they will say exact change needed or give you a warning sign that you need E-pass. No need to purchase a transponder sticker. Mom22 gave great advice about staying on Disney property. You will absolutely need a car if you are staying at an outside hotel. Winter Garden is a little ways from Disney, so a car is needed.

Not sure which ship you are looking at, but we just got off the Regal Princess. We are a family of 4 and had a junior suite. It was plenty big for us.

Does anyone have a pic of these new comforters?

This is an interesting topic. One of my first childhood cruises was on Sitmar. It was a Panama Canal sailing for 14 days. I've been cruise obsessed ever since. I had no idea that we could get credit from such a long time ago. Time to pull out the pics!

 

 

Also, while you can get fancy coffee drinks and freshly brewed coffee at the International of course you can also get them in the desert area up in the Horizon Court and also at the bar outside the Princess Live studio. So if the line is long at the International or you want a special coffee with breakfast at the Horizon Court there is that option. You pay for them of course.

 

 

 

Gene

 

This is a great tip. I used to go to the Princess Live area to get my coffee drinks. There was never a huge crowd.

My preference is for a table for 8 (with only adults). On one cruise, we had a table for eight that included a family (mother, father, two sons around 9 and 12.) I'd probably ask to be switched after the first night if this happened again.

 

For just this reason, we requested a table for 4 with our 10 and 13 year old boys. We would not want to spoil anyone's dinners, nor would we want to spoil our dinner with people who aren't receptive to kids. It's a win win for everybody :D

It was interesting to see Antman on the big screen, as I worked as an extra in a few scenes. I didn't expect to see myself "under the stars" while on vacation.

 

That's not something you see every day!

wait, are you complaining about itinerary change in this discussion? that would actually be funny, but its not. :eek:

 

I was thinking the same thing.:D

Here is a pic of the view from E608. It wasn't very obstructed! Keep in mind that I am only 5 feet tall, so someone taller would have a better view.

 

What is it? A buck a day more? :eek:

 

We are a family of 4 and I'm a tightwad. Sue me. :D

Even though cost isn't a factor in your decision...it is good to know in advance that you will be paying the higher "suite" gratuity.

 

We didn't know this after deciding to upgrade to a mini suite. I don't understand why it is the suite price when it is not a suite. :eek:

All your drinks are single serve. No buckets and bottles of wine. Wine must be ordered by the glass.

Although it wasn't an upsell, we were booked in an aft deluxe balcony on the Regal for March. My husband is a diligent price watcher and noticed the prices for mini suites dropped. His first phone call to Princess he got the standard "new bookings only" answer to upgrading. He called again a half hour later and got a different person. This time we were able to get the mini suite for $100 more total!

I've recently been on both RCI and NCL. We are diamond on RCI and still like sailing with them on occasion, but Princess has a leg up with the quality of food and a slight edge on service. You couldn't pay me enough to set foot on another NCL ship ever again. Our last 2 were enough to last a lifetime. :eek:

I'm in grad school and just finished a paper regarding the Zika virus. The CDC has issued a travel warning to pregnant women traveling to Brazil, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Martinique, Mexico and other countries. Here is the travel advisory: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/pregnancy/travel-health-notices.html.

 

If you are pregnant, it is advised that you do not travel to these countries.

curtis stone & the foam. They the new deck band?

 

:d

 

bwahaaaa!!!!! :d

We stayed in a Central Park balcony on deck 14 right near the pool. I don't remember noise being much of an issue and I am a light sleeper. The view is beautiful at night. I would book it again in a heart beat.

Roasted garlic soup in the MDR. I live for that stuff :D

My husband is going to kill me for telling this story, but.....:p

 

Many years ago while we were cruising on Mariner, we were have a nice evening at what was then Portofino's. An officer came to our table and asked how we were enjoying our meal. We chatted for a few, and when the officer left my husband asked "Who was that? The headwaiter?" I said, "Uh, no, that was the captain." We got a kick out of that one.

This isn't really an answer to your question, but I just got off a NCL cruise and we changed the clocks back twice and then forward twice for the week. It was so confusing and I have never experienced that before. Every other cruise I've been on went by ship's time the whole trip. At least as far as I remember. :D

The port itself is easy. We just got back from a NCL cruise out of Tampa last week. Customs was sloooooowwwwww at debarkation, but aren't they always?

We just got off the star also and believe me the staff made you feel like you were a nuisance to place an order, one runner actually only went to young girls, I told my wife I cant believe this, we actually watched him go girls to girl as I kept yelling for him that I was thirsty. Never again!

I saw this happen as well. Because I wasn't a hot 22 year old I was ignored frequently.

 

As for the rest of the experiences regarding this sailing, I have to say it is all true in my experience. The service was the worst I have ever experienced. Still, we had a great time on the worst ship. A bad day on a cruise is better than any day at work ;). The food was above average in the dining room, and our room attendant was good too! As far as sailing NCL in future, nope, not gonna happen.

We were on this cruise too. We will not be sailing NCL again. They did everything in their power to NOT serve cocktails on this cruise. The beverage package is a joke.

wow so they're still sitting in tampa?

 

 

Yup. Still sitting here n

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Hope everyone gets on board as scheduled!

 

I don't understand any of it, not a darn word, lol