Latitudes lunch

[luckyinpa]

It's at 1230 tomorrow and I was wondering what goes on the breakaway 

[shof515]

i never heard of a latitude lunch. could this to be a replacement for that party they used to have?

[luckyinpa]

It's in the Manhattan so it must be somewhat formal

[ColeThornton]

At the risk of being Captain Obvious why not just ask someone in Guest Services or the Manhattan Room?

 

Let us know what you find out.

Edited October 25, 2021 by ColeThornton

[hawkeyetlse]

16 minutes ago, luckyinpa said:

It's in the Manhattan so it must be somewhat formal

 

It's lunch so it can't be that formal. 😉

[phillygwm]

41 minutes ago, luckyinpa said:

It's in the Manhattan so it must be somewhat formal

Since when is the Manhattan Room formal?

[BirdTravels]

29 minutes ago, ColeThornton said:

At the risk of being Captain Obvious why not just ask someone in Guest Services or the Manhattan Room?

 

Let us know what you find out.

It would actually be Cruise Next who manages the Latitudes program onboard. 

[shof515]

8 minutes ago, phillygwm said:

Since when is the Manhattan Room formal?

forever. on almost all NCL ships, the aft most dinning room is always formal. 

[luckyinpa]

[All-ready2cruise]

Is The Manhattan Dining room formal or just more formal? Not heard of any dining rooms being "formal". 

Edited October 25, 2021 by All-ready2cruise

[shof515]

3 minutes ago, luckyinpa said:

looks like your standard typical latitude cocktail party 

[ggTexasGal]

That invitation says absolutely nothing about lunch.

Latitudes parties, generally, are not "dress up" gatherings.

It's won't be like an Evening Gathering with the Captain.

[gizfish]

First "formal" for the Manhattan room just means no shorts.  And that applies to dinner, not lunch or tea.  Secondly, the invite says party, not lunch.  Years ago, NCL changed their latitudes party to an early in the day time from the pre dinner time it used to be.  Knowing NCL, they probably save a lot of money on those free drinks since people are less likely to attend a 12:30 party over a 5:30 party.  You can expect wait staff serving wine, mai tais and rum punch from trays.  It you ask, they will get you any drink you want from the bar.  They will also be passing canapes which have declined over the years to a bunch of things no one really wants to eat.  

[casofilia]

Please post here just what it was like.   Never heard of a Latitudes Lunch!!   The time is more like a lunch time than the usual time for the Latitudes Cocktail party.   No one would go to a Latitudes Cocktail party to miss their lunch surely!

[Old & Retired]

As already stated, it is the standard, disappointing latitudes party.  They have had a noonish start time now for a few years.  Free drinks and snacks to go with the CruiseNext sales pitch.  Speaking of which, CruiseNext solicits you about 20 times to buy your next coupons.

[phillygwm]

46 minutes ago, Old & Retired said:

As already stated, it is the standard, disappointing latitudes party.  They have had a noonish start time now for a few years.  Free drinks and snacks to go with the CruiseNext sales pitch.  Speaking of which, CruiseNext solicits you about 20 times to buy your next coupons.

Good to see that some things never change and I can skip this one.  I have no problem buying a couple CruiseNext certs to replenish the ones I used for this cruise but the marketing IS a bit much.  

 

/Sarcasm-on Now please tell me there's still an art auction! 🙂 

Edited October 25, 2021 by phillygwm

[don't-use-real-name]

5 hours ago, shof515 said:

forever. on almost all NCL ships, the aft most dinning room is always formal. 

Exception - - - dress code on the sail away day/night your fancy duds

(luggage) may not have been delivered to your stateroom to change clothes into.

As for NCL - Formal is the new Smart Casual - no tuxes required 

 

An Upscale FreeStyle wardrobe ! 

[zqvol]

6 hours ago, shof515 said:

forever. on almost all NCL ships, the aft most dinning room is always formal. 

What line are you sailing on?  There is nothing formal on NCL.

[The Traveling Man]

17 hours ago, luckyinpa said:

It’s a cocktail party, not lunch.  The senior officers will be introduced, the Cruise Next Manager will introduce any Ambassador Latitudes members and maybe recognize the other Latitudes groups.  The band will play, the drinks will flow, and you’ll all have good time.  Then you can leave Manhattan and find a restaurant that’s actually open for lunch.

[EllieinNJ]

We were on her September 26.  No lunch.  Just had some Pina coladas, talk by Cruise next, jokes from captain and other officers and music by Leo.