LIVE SBS Suite Life Review: Sky 7/11/22 & Breakaway 7/17/22

cruiseny4life · July 12, 2022

14 hours ago, HBCcruiser said:

Will do! Sail away was great! It’s windy if you stand at the front of your balcony but where the table and hot tub is was ok. I’ll keep you posted.

Thank you, thank you! I'm so glad your sail away was wonderful. How could it not be with that balcony!

cruiseny4life · July 12, 2022

14 hours ago, NayRN said:

That looks like 8201! I sailed there twice and 8001 twice. I love those suites.

@cruiseny4life I didn’t think the wind was too bad. The balcony is steel which blocks a lot of the wind when you’re sitting. If I’m standing at the railing, I loved the wind blowing in my face. What is difficult about the forward-facing suites is that your drapes have to be closed prior to sunset so the light from your room doesn’t interfere with the bridge which is two decks above you. I received a call from the bridge to turn my lights off if I was going to be back and forth from the balcony to the room. No big deal - I just turned the lights off in the living room and kept a light on in the bedroom so I could see when I went back in.

Interesting - I never would have considered a need to close the drapes, but I suppose they do need that absolute darkness. Wouldn't be a problem for us as the night lights in the Haven rooms are usually pretty fantastic (those blue lights at the base of the tub and bed).

Appreciate your thoughts on the wind - I suppose I'll need to add this as a possibility. That private hot tub got me!

NayRN · July 12, 2022

10 hours ago, cruiseny4life said:

Interesting - I never would have considered a need to close the drapes, but I suppose they do need that absolute darkness. Wouldn't be a problem for us as the night lights in the Haven rooms are usually pretty fantastic (those blue lights at the base of the tub and bed).

Appreciate your thoughts on the wind - I suppose I'll need to add this as a possibility. That private hot tub got me!

Make sure you grab one on deck 8 - the hot tubs are huge! Deck 9 deck and hot tubs are smaller!

HBCcruiser · July 12, 2022

37 minutes ago, NayRN said:

Make sure you grab one on deck 8 - the hot tubs are huge! Deck 9 deck and hot tubs are smaller!

TRUE!!

HBCcruiser · July 12, 2022

So the WiFi had been down. We had a fun day on the Blue hole snorkeling excursion through Viator. Be warned - it is a local excursion and is in no way fancy. We had to take a bus for 50 minutes to the other side of the island where we boarded a small speed boat. No shade or comfortable seats. If you have any back issues do not book this. The snorkeling was great! The tour guides were great too.

turtle park;

Crazy right?;

Edited July 12, 2022 by HBCcruiser

HBCcruiser · July 13, 2022

We had dinner at La Cuccina which was excellent. Best buratta yet, IMO. 10:10 forks. The filet I had was also 10:10 forks. Love the blue cheese ravioli and sauce.❤️

HBCcruiser · July 13, 2022

Prior to dinner we attended the officer cocktail party. I must say it’s the best I have attended. Food and drinks were top shelf and the officers spent time talking to us individually and getting to know us. The beverage manager, for example, wound up recommending the bottle of wine we had at dinner. It was very good btw! The staff have all been very attentive and seem happy.

HBCcruiser · July 13, 2022

The mystery regarding the noise was solved. Our butler told us it’s coming from the family above us. Apparently they have rented the suites above us and kids (don’t know age) are right above us. I do not mind noise during the day but not late night early morning when I’m trying to sleep. He said their butler is going to talk to them. In the meantime we are going to try to cover the noise by playing our brown noise app.

HBCcruiser · July 13, 2022

The noisy people are in the cabins above. I’ve circled the cabins. If this is you please remember to be courteous to your neighbors. Party to your hearts content during the day. At 11:00 p.m. please tone it down. Thank you.

HBCcruiser · July 13, 2022

We have received some adorable towel critters every night!😍 Such awesome staff!

HBCcruiser · July 13, 2022

Enjoying our Villa!

luvcruzing · July 13, 2022

5 minutes ago, HBCcruiser said:

Enjoying our Villa!

OMG!!!

HBCcruiser · July 13, 2022

They have Veuve!! Included with beverage P+ package.

Moet bar.;

LATTELOVE · July 13, 2022

8 hours ago, HBCcruiser said:

Enjoying our Villa!

OMG!! a villa too, that's amazing. Love it!

HBCcruiser · July 14, 2022

There is literally NO internet on the ship or the island so be prepared!! NCL needs to get onboard with getting decent WiFi. At least RCI has great internet on Coco Cay. For what we pay for the best package it’s a total rip off! I’ve had issues this entire cruise.

luvcruzing · July 14, 2022

3 minutes ago, HBCcruiser said:

There is literally NO internet on the ship or the island so be prepared!! NCL needs to get onboard with getting decent WiFi. At least RCI has great internet on Coco Cay. For what we pay for the best package it’s a total rip off! I’ve had issues this entire cruise.

I was on an NCL cruise in April and spent half the cruise at the IT desk.

JustAPilot · July 14, 2022

Probably rated most ballin out cruise review of the year, Haven, premium plus drink package, private villa stay, like damn.. Gary and graphicguy made their review look like a Carnival cruise, just kidding 😂

HBCcruiser · July 14, 2022

I want to give everyone a heads up that there are upside down jellyfish in the water that will cause stinging. They are releasing there polyps which can cause painful stinging.

HBCcruiser · July 14, 2022

Last night we ate at the Palace main dining room. The food overall was a 7:10. I had the bruschetta followed by the pork loin. DD1 had the Caesar salad followed by a basil pasta. The Caesar was terrible, definitely not like the one from Cagneys. DD2 had the barbecue which she liked.