Norwegian Getaway 9/9 through 9/16

[GA Dave]

The guide met us at the end of the dock and escorted us to the bus. This was a fairly long walk through all the shops and the ongoing construction from the previous CAT5 hurricane. Thankfully, the transportation was an air conditioned coach bus with curtains, etc. The bus ride was approx. (10) minutes to Mahahual. The bus dropped us about a block from the hotel where the event was held. Everyone received a blue margherita upon entering the covered outdoor patio. The salsa cooking lesson included three different recipes made from fresh ingredients, with one containing tequila. The "teacher" wore a cheesy mustache throughout and was quite entertaining. Then they had the salsa dancing lessons, and then a tequila tasting for those that were interested. We were then given an hour to hit the beach, but my DW and I decided to just sit at the hotel's outdoor bar and enjoy the scenery.

 

 

 

 

 

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A few shots of the Getaway from the port area.

 

 

 

[GA Dave]

One of the blessings of staying in The Haven is being able to return from a hot excursion to your daily afternoon snacks. Our butler, Rodelio, kept us well supplied.

 

 

[GA Dave]

More random pictures.

 

 

 

[GA Dave]

That evening we ate at the Haven restaurant again, went to Million Dollar Quartet, and then the 80's Party at Spice H2O. We really enjoyed this party. My DW and Jane from England even dressed for the occasion!

 

[All-ready2cruise]

OMG, so cute, I love it! Apparently your DW had a great time too. Great pics, thanks again for sharing. :D

[vacation44]

Really enjoying your review.

[GA Dave]

Our last port of call was Cozumel. Based on a website I had found out about that lists al the ships in ports around the world, we had found that there were six cruise ships due in Cozumel that day. My DW and I decided against scheduling an excursion and figured we would just wing it. The weather that day was beautiful. We also had another neighbor, the MSC Armonia. At the other port there were two RCCL ships and two Carnival ships.

 

 

 

 

[GA Dave]

Since we had no plans and the ship was mostly deserted, I decided to take the opportunity to go down to desk 6 to order our Haven CruiseNext certificate in order to burn off our remaining OBC. I also decided to take as many pictures as I could of things I had missed.

 

 

 

[GA Dave]

The Illusionarium.

 

 

 

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Customer Service area in the Atrium on deck 6.

 

 

 

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[GA Dave]

My DW and I decided to try the mini-golf course while everyone was away. We went to the course but there was no attendant there. We searched and searched and no one was around. Finally my DW figured out that the clubs, balls, scorecards, etc. are all kept in the barrel near hole #1 by the edge of the deck.

BTW, I won. :')

 

 

 

 

[GA Dave]

We returned to the Haven Bar for a drink and I realized that the Topmast menu that was in the lounge was different than the one from earlier in the week. Not sure if this is just a Haven thing or not.

 

 

[GA Dave]

Lunch was in the Haven restaurant again. DW had veal, I had the pork chop. YUM again!

 

 

[GA Dave]

A few more shots of the Armonia. The things I found interesting is that people were disembarking and embarking her in Cozumel, and that their Yacht Club sun deck seen in picture 3 has no clam shells or umbrellas for shade, just loungers.

 

 

 

[GA Dave]

Dinner tonight was at Teppenyaki. Service was very good, the chef was really entertaining, and the food was delicious. Another one we would definitely repeat in the future.

Pre-dinner cocktails in the Haven lounge. Happy cruiser.

 

[GA Dave]

Final party of the cruise was the Glow Party. Spice H2O was really crowded and the event did not seem as well organized as the 80s party the night before. We had brought our own glow sticks from Dollar Tree, so we were glowing as we arrived!

 

 

 

 

[GA Dave]

The walk back to our cabin across deck 16 afforded some beautiful night shots.

 

 

 

 

[GA Dave]

The next day, Saturday, was a slow day of laying around on deck, talking with the many new friends we had met, and starting the job of packing.

I finally remembered to take a picture of the Haven Courtyard morning fruit table.

 

[Shoppie124]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great review! Thank you! Do the cabanas include anything?

 

 

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[GA Dave]

The bridge crew did a good job of steering around several thunderstorm cells we encountered off the coast of Cuba, so we were able to enjoy the sundeck one more time.

 

 

 

[GA Dave]

DW and I had decided on Friday that we wanted to try one more specialty restaurant for the trip. We had checked with Anoop, but he had said that Ocean Blue was completely booked for Saturday night. Just a few hours later, he called to let us know that we had a 6:15 PM reservation! (y)

Sorry about the menu pics being sideways. No matter how hard I try, Photobucket does not seem to want to show them landscape.