Semi-Live, Dawn - Canada & New England 5/11/2019, our old favorite

[mking8288]

Freestyle Dailies for Day 5 and Extras

 

Nothing about priority tendering for Platinum n higher tomorrow at Bar Habor.

 

Port maps as FYI only, not an endorsement .

 

WiFi info valid as of now, Cisco hardware & servers, mostly on 2.4 Ghz, seemed slow earlier after dinner but now normal satellite speed, usable. Make Google Voice & WhatsApp VoIP calls at sea again, worked just fine at HD quality. I see 5Ghz network SSiD & will try to connect to it again.

 

Tomorrow, switching back to T-Mobile, leaving Telus & Google Fi on my 2 lines.

 

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[amygutman]

Great information - 

Hubby and I loved the dailies...it's funny - NCL ships are (I think) wonderfully predictable in their daily offerings, but that's one of the things we love about cruising. 

Trivia? 👏

Canvas By U? 👏

Movies in the Atrium? 👏

Teppanyaki? 👏

 

Seeing the line-up in the dailies of the fun options and the photos is just awesome...thank you so much! Amy

 

 

 

 

Canvas by U? 👏

[dexddd]

Land in sight.  Teppanyaki always good except maybe sodium intake.  

 

Have a great day in Bar Harbor.

[mking8288]

Lobsters & lobster roll up the block, around the corner from the tender Pier, yummy good.

[dexddd]

Wow, that lunch looks good and I don't even eat lobster. 

 

Geddy Cam showing streets of Bar Harbor but not harbor itself.

 

ETA:  If you hadn't posted the menu I might have thought that was in O'Sheehans due to the little fry basket - oh wait, no more lobster on NCL, how could I forget.

Edited May 15, 2019 by dexddd

[All-ready2cruise]

That lobster definitely looks great, reminds me of down home. 

[mking8288]

@dexddd - we ordered 4 Shore Lobsters @ 1.25 lbs. each & 4 lobster rolls, all came with Fries ... light lunch to prep us for Moderno tonight. 

 

This place has free WiFi, fresh lobsters at pretty good prices and that lobster roll w fries, just $20, just walk uphill from the tender Pier & turn right, mid-block.  

 

It's a bit chilly, cold wind so anyone coming next, bindle up. 

 

[jaja]

 

Glad you are enjoying Bar Harbor..!!!  Last 2 times I was there...cold , rain, windy !!!  Hoping next week a little better!

Anxious to hear how the Immigration Inspection went this AM !!  What time did you manage to get ashore?

 

[graphicguy]

20 hours ago, mking8288 said:

It's 7:02 pm local in SJ, she are still docked, maybe waiting for 2 possibly missing pax, paged by Guest Services 20 minutes ago. 

 

Footnote: 7:10 and we pushed back away from the Pier, going sideway & on the move.  Bye, Canada ... see ya soon.

 

Just finished a fun & very good dinner. 

 

Thanks for the pics.  I love me some Teppanyaki.  You're making me "jones" for another cruise.

[mking8288]

We arrived at SJ earlier & CBP got on and started the face to face 30 minutes early, around 8 am and tenders started to run much sooner for NCL booked Shorex, keep in mind each lifeboat has a capacity of 100, for the 7 to 10 minutes shuttle ashore, loading & unloading is slow at times for safety reasons.  We're not in a hurry & got off the by 10:45 while some groups heading to Acadia NP are still gathering.

 

Heads up, those on Sprint & T-Mobile will likely find no to limited cell services here on land. 

 

That lobster lunch was great, $60 for 2 including tips ... We are going to get more in Portland tomorrow.

[jaja]

Thanks!   I noted your restaurant for Bar Harbor (last time I did West Street Cafe) ..as I am solo..do they have bar seating and/or small tables? 

Need a recommendation for Portland to eat ..so anxious to see what you choose!!!

[mking8288]

@jaja - yes, they have small tables and some of the off duty crew also ate here.

 

Moderno was good & fun tonight. Garden Cafe was pretty quiet tonight, spotted the AED mounted high up on the wall, next to hand wash station at the entrance.

 

Too chilly for dipping into the pool.

 

Satellite WiFi tonight is very slow, folks with plans must be trying to log in and use it, or waste it.  Streaming would be impossible at these high latency & speed.

[Arzeena]

Henry

We just booked a last minute on the Escape 6/2 to Bermuda. Any idea if  the January crew is on board? Alvin? Charry?
 

[mking8288]

WiFi very sluggish tonight, we arrive Portland at 7 am, early & sail at 3:30 pm, 30 minutes sooner.  Will post more then.

 

/Henry

 

[shadowmeboy]

Thank you for sharing!

[seadog67]

Good Morning Mking! Thanks again for all the updates. That Lobster Lunch looked phenomenal and has me drooling for next week. Also , thanks for the heads up on the weather, hoping for a nicer day temperature wise for you today in Portland.

 

Have a great day!

[dexddd]

7 hours ago, Arzeena said:

Henry

We just booked a last minute on the Escape 6/2 to Bermuda. Any idea if  the January crew is on board? Alvin? Charry?
 

So you are slipping in a trip before our 6/22 MSC trip?  No fair.

[mking8288]

More pix uploading next, held since yesterday. Gangways ready, guests can go ashore now, 7:35 am local time /EDT.

 

Freestyle Dailies for Day 5 & disembark info. 

[mking8288]

Pictures from Halifax & Bar Harbor ... 

 

[mking8288]

Random things from the Dawn, voyage info, TV channels, and our own "towel" animals, etc.

[mking8288]

Henry
We just booked a last minute on the Escape 6/2 to Bermuda. Any idea if  the January crew is on board? Alvin? Charry?
 

Charry said she was going on vacation in April, not sure if she's back yet. Alvin has been onboard for a while, I would check upcoming Bermuda roll calls to see who is around, etc.

Catching a nice last minute deal ? Enjoy !

Now Dexddd is jealous, LOL. Life isn't always fair, no ? [emoji23] [emoji16] [emoji41]

Ok, got our fast 4G LTE signals back, post more later ... time for the gang of 8 to find breakfast [emoji39]

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[Arzeena]

7 hours ago, shadowmeboy said:

Thank you for sharing!

Ahh another one of my fav reviewers!

I have read yours and enjoy them. When is the next one?

[Arzeena]

1 hour ago, dexddd said:

So you are slipping in a trip before our 6/22 MSC trip?  No fair.

Yes, I am. LOL! 😁. Cruise junky here!

Last minute decision for annual pilgrimage to BDA. Was planning on July but I like this time better.

[Arzeena]

44 minutes ago, mking8288 said:

Charry said she was going on vacation in April, not sure if she's back yet. Alvin has been onboard for a while, I would check upcoming Bermuda roll calls to see who is around, etc.

Catching a nice last minute deal ? Enjoy !

Now Dexddd is jealous, LOL. Life isn't always fair, no ?

Ok, got our fast 4G LTE signals back, post more later ... time for the gang of 8 to find breakfast

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Yes, have been looking at price going up and down and up again,  but booked it before RJ keeps changing his mind anymore.

Hopefully Charry will be back.
Dexdd ...looking forward to meeting them on the 6/22 cruise.

Have fun!

[mking8288]

Shrinking iCafe, check onboard for posted manager's hours.

Seen 2 cabins on our corridor decorated, passing the MC again, quiet.

Busy Venetian MDR for breakfast & today's Special.

Also MDR dinner menu.


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