Rare Saint Greg Posted September 22, 2021 Author #2551 Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 9/3/2021 at 1:13 AM, SNJCruisers said: How much were they? I believe it was 12.95 which is about what they've been on other ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted September 22, 2021 Author #2552 Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 9/3/2021 at 1:05 AM, SNJCruisers said: Did not think they were included with Cheers... I don't think they have been on other ships. My guess is since they put in the new soda system and integrated it with BB and Cheers on this ship, they were able to include the self-pouring beer station as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted September 22, 2021 Author #2553 Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 9/3/2021 at 4:43 AM, SNJCruisers said: No special roped off area for Diamonds and Platinums? Nope not that I saw. just suites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted September 23, 2021 Author #2554 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Interesting. Heard a rumor that Mardi Gras is currently stuck in Roatan. Some kind of technical problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blarko Posted September 23, 2021 #2555 Share Posted September 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Saint Greg said: Interesting. Heard a rumor that Mardi Gras is currently stuck in Roatan. Some kind of technical problem. Rut row 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted September 23, 2021 Author #2556 Share Posted September 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, blarko said: Rut row apparently it did leave sometime after 9pm. No word on why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted September 30, 2021 Author #2557 Share Posted September 30, 2021 I finally have all of my accompanying video clips posted so here they are: Boarding https://www.instagram.com/p/CTZ4JFLFB3F/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Fun Squad Intro https://www.instagram.com/p/CTo-fOHlQJN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Chris Williams' Nations of the World https://www.instagram.com/tv/CTpyBRSFPmK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Center stage band plays all night long....well they don't play all night long, they play all night long....they don't play all night long they.....just click the link. https://www.instagram.com/p/CTwqevdFGxk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Time Lapse sail away San Juan https://www.instagram.com/p/CTmcWnal_0p/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Time Lapse sail away Amber Cove https://www.instagram.com/p/CTUxbEblKGa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Time Lapse sail away Nassau https://www.instagram.com/p/CTkOeyLFK6A/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Bathroom door https://www.instagram.com/p/CTb9wO8lRPP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Bolt https://www.instagram.com/p/CTerAjMlR2U/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Brass Magnolia https://www.instagram.com/p/CThDXmeFYjc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Carnival Magic backing in at Amber Cove https://www.instagram.com/p/CTUfvUplftd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Carnival Magic at Amber Cove https://www.instagram.com/p/CTSSdE8FnZP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Chuck Wagner sings new york new york. https://www.instagram.com/p/CTuMIZLFjNG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Center stage band plays footloose https://www.instagram.com/p/CTy3ZUrFpXP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Jeff the jerky juggler highlights https://www.instagram.com/p/CT4aSCklW7I/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Adult family feud https://www.instagram.com/p/CT7BPnol_lQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Adult family feud fast money https://www.instagram.com/p/CT9e6EVF5eT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link End of Flying Scotsman show https://www.instagram.com/p/CUADRQxldnr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Electric Violins https://www.instagram.com/p/CUC5Shvhack/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Celestial sTrings https://www.instagram.com/p/CUHsvxxlSuN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link More celestial strings https://www.instagram.com/p/CUK8Jw8Fyti/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Amber Cove Zip line https://www.instagram.com/p/CUFPLwglEcx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Fortune Teller bar drink made with smoke https://www.instagram.com/p/CUNFddgldkc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Seafood Bisque in Rudi's https://www.instagram.com/p/CT1p86clOm1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Circular staircase at Castillo San Cristobal San Juan https://www.instagram.com/p/CUPno4Tl-h3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Mardi Gras in Nassau https://www.instagram.com/p/CUSAiZYlbOx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link More Mardi Gras in Nassau https://www.instagram.com/p/CUVFUfBFfSY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Water through the grand central window https://www.instagram.com/p/CUXRfbcFEnD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Last night waiters singing in Cucina https://www.instagram.com/p/CUZ6xYylEr5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted September 30, 2021 #2558 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Great stuff Greg! Thanks!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceB Posted September 30, 2021 #2559 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Thanks for sharing all the clips. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted October 1, 2021 #2560 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Looks great, thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaz Posted October 1, 2021 #2561 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Thanks for this fantastic and detailed review. Sailing on the 9th and I feel like I've already explored the entire ship and won't need to explore it just after boarding! --Nahh, who am I kidding? I'll still explore. 😄 It sounds like the Mardi Gras and future Excellence-class ships have the following "deltas" (areas for improvement), as we politely say at work: more capacity for YTD patrons, OR just make the three "free" specialty restaurants permanently free...at least for YTD folks. Seems like the Flamingo Dining Room is already too small to handle YTD...and that's at reduced capacity. 😮 More late-night dining options. Every ship in the fleet, apparently excepting Mardi Gras, offers late-night snacks or sandwiches after 11 pm (when the Deli closes). Sometimes at a station in the Lido buffet, sometimes as an expanded menu at the pizza place ("Pizza Pirate Plus"). If it truly is limited to just pizza -- and maybe caesar salads? -- after 10pm, that's a huge disappointment for a ship otherwise known as a target-rich food environment. those finger-touch door buttons. Seriously? Just have them open with a sensor like every other ship in the fleet. ESPECIALLY during the pandemic; it's just silly to require someone to touch them with a finger. better signage for the public restrooms, reminding people to use the sensor inside to close AND LOCK the door 🙂 have a $15 Bolt ride include two laps (at least), not just one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lele100 Posted October 1, 2021 #2562 Share Posted October 1, 2021 6 hours ago, Pellaz said: Thanks for this fantastic and detailed review. Sailing on the 9th and I feel like I've already explored the entire ship and won't need to explore it just after boarding! --Nahh, who am I kidding? I'll still explore. 😄 It sounds like the Mardi Gras and future Excellence-class ships have the following "deltas" (areas for improvement), as we politely say at work: more capacity for YTD patrons, OR just make the three "free" specialty restaurants permanently free...at least for YTD folks. Seems like the Flamingo Dining Room is already too small to handle YTD...and that's at reduced capacity. 😮 More late-night dining options. Every ship in the fleet, apparently excepting Mardi Gras, offers late-night snacks or sandwiches after 11 pm (when the Deli closes). Sometimes at a station in the Lido buffet, sometimes as an expanded menu at the pizza place ("Pizza Pirate Plus"). If it truly is limited to just pizza -- and maybe caesar salads? -- after 10pm, that's a huge disappointment for a ship otherwise known as a target-rich food environment. those finger-touch door buttons. Seriously? Just have them open with a sensor like every other ship in the fleet. ESPECIALLY during the pandemic; it's just silly to require someone to touch them with a finger. better signage for the public restrooms, reminding people to use the sensor inside to close AND LOCK the door 🙂 have a $15 Bolt ride include two laps (at least), not just one. Agreed 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted October 1, 2021 #2563 Share Posted October 1, 2021 6 hours ago, Pellaz said: better signage for the public restrooms, reminding people to use the sensor inside to close AND LOCK the door 🙂 NO ONE, literally no one knew how to operate those handicapped switches. The thing is you have to WAIT until it it opens the door, then wait again until it closes it on it's own. You can't rush it, obviously it's timed that way to allow a wheelchair enough time to get in and out of the stall. Once it closes on its own, you have to touch the switch to actually lock the door. This Is the step no one knows you have to do. If you don't touch to lock it anyone on the outside touching the switch will open the door;furthermore, when you go open the door when you're done you will actually be locking it, since you forgot to lock it after entering. So in that case you have to touch the switch a second time and WAIT for it to open. Touching it rapidly multiple times, which many people do, only makes things worse. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lele100 Posted October 1, 2021 #2564 Share Posted October 1, 2021 I found this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted October 1, 2021 #2565 Share Posted October 1, 2021 1 hour ago, lele100 said: I found this Perfect video exactly as I described. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KmomChicago Posted October 2, 2021 #2566 Share Posted October 2, 2021 On 10/1/2021 at 2:24 AM, Pellaz said: Thanks for this fantastic and detailed review. Sailing on the 9th and I feel like I've already explored the entire ship and won't need to explore it just after boarding! --Nahh, who am I kidding? I'll still explore. 😄 It sounds like the Mardi Gras and future Excellence-class ships have the following "deltas" (areas for improvement), as we politely say at work: more capacity for YTD patrons, OR just make the three "free" specialty restaurants permanently free...at least for YTD folks. Seems like the Flamingo Dining Room is already too small to handle YTD...and that's at reduced capacity. 😮 More late-night dining options. Every ship in the fleet, apparently excepting Mardi Gras, offers late-night snacks or sandwiches after 11 pm (when the Deli closes). Sometimes at a station in the Lido buffet, sometimes as an expanded menu at the pizza place ("Pizza Pirate Plus"). If it truly is limited to just pizza -- and maybe caesar salads? -- after 10pm, that's a huge disappointment for a ship otherwise known as a target-rich food environment. those finger-touch door buttons. Seriously? Just have them open with a sensor like every other ship in the fleet. ESPECIALLY during the pandemic; it's just silly to require someone to touch them with a finger. better signage for the public restrooms, reminding people to use the sensor inside to close AND LOCK the door 🙂 have a $15 Bolt ride include two laps (at least), not just one. I too must agree. Considering how many things they are trying, this is a pretty short list of issues. I would say the YTD issue is probably the least of the concerns, and anyway, keeping Chibang! and Cucina and P&A all comp for dinner is a brilliant value-add for the passengers that is basically already baked into what is typically a somewhat higher base cruise fare for the biggest newbuilds. The public restrooms do need signage which is a quick and easy fix - it's like they want people to go back to their cabin for their personal needs so they are keeping the public ones secret. But let's face it - these doors are an epic fail. I really question if more than maybe 10% of passengers will figure them out during a 7 day cruise. Bolt is just a little bit too $$ to feel like a good value so yes to what you said. They could also offer discounts maybe at low demand times, if there ever is such a thing? Or some kind of pre-booked package with one ride per day, or multiple rides certain times or something. To me the biggest issue of all these is the LATE NIGHT FOOD! I am a morning person, y'all and always was and back in the day I stayed up for the MIDNIGHT BUFFET (of course this was before there were lots of buffets all the time). You know when they held that event? After 11pm! You know why they used to do that? Because people loved it! Ya wants ya guests to spend on the drunkie and the gambly until the wee hours, ya gots ta feed 'em! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted October 2, 2021 #2567 Share Posted October 2, 2021 1 hour ago, KmomChicago said: To me the biggest issue of all these is the LATE NIGHT FOOD! Ya wants ya guests to spend on the drunkie and the gambly until the wee hours, ya gots ta feed 'em! That's one of the best things about NCL on their Breakaway and Breakaway Plus ships. The Local, a 24 hour sit down restaurant whose menu fluctuates with the time of day. Think it's kind of busy about 1230-100 AM? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaz Posted October 3, 2021 #2568 Share Posted October 3, 2021 On 10/1/2021 at 10:32 AM, kwokpot said: NO ONE, literally no one knew how to operate those handicapped switches. The thing is you have to WAIT until it it opens the door, then wait again until it closes it on it's own. You can't rush it, obviously it's timed that way to allow a wheelchair enough time to get in and out of the stall. I've seen some reports that, after entering the restroom as soon as you wave your hand in front of the sensor, the door immediately starts to close. Which would make sense, since you've indicated that you are now inside the restroom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted October 8, 2021 #2569 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Greg, on your upcoming Panorama cruise will you be spending any time in LA or Long Beach pre or post cruise? Just curious. 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted October 8, 2021 Author #2570 Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Jamman54 said: Greg, on your upcoming Panorama cruise will you be spending any time in LA or Long Beach pre or post cruise? Just curious. 😎 Nah I’m really pushing it to squeeze in these two 7 days with the vacation time I have left. I almost booked the 5 day Breeze instead of Panorama. It’s really hard to think about going back to 5 days so I’m stretching it. Edited October 8, 2021 by Saint Greg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted October 8, 2021 Author #2571 Share Posted October 8, 2021 I do happen to have plans to be in New Orleans the two days prior to my Vista out of Galveston so I’ll probably cover that in my Vista thread. Then for Sailabration on Glory I’m going to have to get there at least a day early because it’s gonna be crawfish season. So I’m going to have to find a boil. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted October 8, 2021 #2572 Share Posted October 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, Saint Greg said: Nah I’m really pushing it to squeeze in these two 7 days with the vacation time I have left. I almost booked the 5 day Breeze instead of Panorama. It’s really hard to think about going back to 5 days so I’m stretching it. I remember those days when I had to count the vacation time down to the hour. Eventually you'll be at the point where you won't. For us, the adventure starts tomorrow when we fly out to LA. 😎 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted October 8, 2021 Author #2573 Share Posted October 8, 2021 13 minutes ago, Saint Greg said: I do happen to have plans to be in New Orleans the two days prior to my Vista out of Galveston so I’ll probably cover that in my Vista thread. Then for Sailabration on Glory I’m going to have to get there at least a day early because it’s gonna be crawfish season. So I’m going to have to find a boil. Did I mention my friend from the Cozumel trip recently booked my Vista cruise? Yeah…so that’s going to be….interesting. And I have to figure out the logistics of trip A with friend 1 who doesn’t know about trip B with friend 2 that starts the day trip A ends. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted October 8, 2021 #2574 Share Posted October 8, 2021 8 minutes ago, Saint Greg said: Did I mention my friend from the Cozumel trip recently booked my Vista cruise? Yeah…so that’s going to be….interesting. And I have to figure out the logistics of trip A with friend 1 who doesn’t know about trip B with friend 2 that starts the day trip A ends. Sounds like algebra to me! 😁 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KmomChicago Posted October 8, 2021 #2575 Share Posted October 8, 2021 18 minutes ago, Saint Greg said: Did I mention my friend from the Cozumel trip recently booked my Vista cruise? Yeah…so that’s going to be….interesting. And I have to figure out the logistics of trip A with friend 1 who doesn’t know about trip B with friend 2 that starts the day trip A ends. Exactly what kind of "friends" are you "picking up" I mean "meeting" on these ships? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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