Norwegian Prima *LIVE* – 7-Night Western Caribbean – December 3-10, 2022

[zzdoug]

On 12/9/2022 at 7:12 AM, BirdTravels said:

Video Poker

 

8-5 Jacks or Better VP at 25c is not bad, better odds than at many Vegas casinos nowadays. 

 

Unrelated fun fact: I have not been on Prima but I saw it from a distance at the Fincanteri shipyard in Venice this past summer as it was being completed and it looked very impressive. 

[zzdoug]

Very nice report; thanks for all the details. What did you like best?

[rccoble]

Wondering if you noticed whether any of the bars served or were able to make espresso martinis? It's one of my favorites while onboard. Have had them in the Haven and also most ships usually have at least one bar that makes them, but I don't see anything obvious on Prima. We sail on Friday.

[mypleasure]

Another great review by The Bird. Jam packed with information. Thank you for doing this.

[JGmf]

Thanks, as always, for the great time and effort you put into making your reviews the defacto reference for some of us, better and more thorough than referencing the photos, menus, etc. on NCL's own website.

[BirdTravels]

6 hours ago, rccoble said:

Wondering if you noticed whether any of the bars served or were able to make espresso martinis? It's one of my favorites while onboard. Have had them in the Haven and also most ships usually have at least one bar that makes them, but I don't see anything obvious on Prima. We sail on Friday.

The Brid heard people ordering them, but don't remember which bar. The Bird avoids them because they exceed $15. 

[BirdTravels]

8 hours ago, zzdoug said:

What did you like best?

I think the Indulge Food Hall. More because it is the "new toy" that everyone wants to go and try it. We've been there around a half dozen times between our two cruises on the Prima. The food was infinitely better than The Local. We have always disliked the food at O'Sheehan's / The Local and still do after eating lunch there on the Prima. 

Edited December 13, 2022 by BirdTravels

[rccoble]

32 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

The Brid heard people ordering them, but don't remember which bar. The Bird avoids them because they exceed $15. 

Good to know. Hopefully we can figure out where. I know they are a few $$ over, but we don't drink them all day so it's worth it to get a few.

[FlGoodShips]

2 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

I think the Indulge Food Hall. More because it is the "new toy" that everyone wants to go and try it. We've been there around a half dozen times between our two cruises on the Prima. The food was infinitely better than The Local. We have always disliked the food at O'Sheehan's / The Local and still do after eating lunch there on the Prima. 

We loved the Indulge Food Hall too. 

At the Local had the Sausage sliders, and they were great and best of all was the Hot Fudge Sundae. It was soooo good.

[debenson0723]

3 hours ago, rccoble said:

Good to know. Hopefully we can figure out where. I know they are a few $$ over, but we don't drink them all day so it's worth it to get a few.

They were available in the Penrose Bar. 

[ontheweb]

Question--I started a thread about dress codes and whether I could just wear tye die t-shirts and jeans in restaurants on NCL. I was told ok, but not all restaurants. Those who answered could not specifally say which restaurants on the Prima required collared shirts. Could you possibly answer that, Thanks in advance.

[ontheweb]

13 minutes ago, ontheweb said:

Question--I started a thread about dress codes and whether I could just wear tye die t-shirts and jeans in restaurants on NCL. I was told ok, but not all restaurants. Those who answered could not specifally say which restaurants on the Prima required collared shirts. Could you possibly answer that, Thanks in advance.

For anyone else interested in the answer, Bird Travels answered it in the original thread Palomar and Le Bistro.

[BirdTravels]

15 minutes ago, ontheweb said:

Question--I started a thread about dress codes and whether I could just wear tye die t-shirts and jeans in restaurants on NCL. I was told ok, but not all restaurants. Those who answered could not specifally say which restaurants on the Prima required collared shirts. Could you possibly answer that, Thanks in advance.

Per my response on your thread, Le Bistro and Palomar are the two restaurants on the Prima that ask gents to wear long pants (jeans and dockers are fine) and a collared shirt. People tended to be a bit more foresees up in Hudson’s, but it is not “required”. 

[BirdTravels]

19 hours ago, debenson0723 said:

They were available in the Penrose Bar. 

Thinking back, that is where I saw them. I remember that the bartender had to leave the bar to get the espresso. 

[BirdTravels]

[BirdTravels]

[BirdTravels]

What's on TV (hope you're not a TV addict, you would go into withdrawals) 🙂 

 

001 Navigation Channel

002 Bridge Camera

003 Feel Free Channel

004 Port Information Channel

005 Activities Channel

006 Onboard Offerings / Advertising Channel

007 Shore Ex / Cruise Reward Channel

008 Shopping Channel

009 NCL Partners Advertising Channel

010 Safety Channel

011 Cruise Director Daily Show Channel / Replays of onboard game shows

012 BBC

013 MSNBC

014 CNBC

015 FOX News

016 Sport 24 (lots of football a.k.a. soccer)

017 Prime

018 Special Feed (Sunday/Monday/Thursday US Football)

019 Special Feed (World Cup Soccer)

020 Action Movies 

021 Drama Movies 

022 Comedy Movies 

023 Family Movies

024 Favorite Shows 

[ontheweb]

2 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

What's on TV (hope you're not a TV addict, you would go into withdrawals) 🙂 

 

001 Navigation Channel

002 Bridge Camera

003 Feel Free Channel

004 Port Information Channel

005 Activities Channel

006 Onboard Offerings / Advertising Channel

007 Shore Ex / Cruise Reward Channel

008 Shopping Channel

009 NCL Partners Advertising Channel

010 Safety Channel

011 Cruise Director Daily Show Channel / Replays of onboard game shows

012 BBC

013 MSNBC

014 CNBC

015 FOX News

016 Sport 24 (lots of football a.k.a. soccer)

017 Prime

018 Special Feed (Sunday/Monday/Thursday US Football)

019 Special Feed (World Cup Soccer)

020 Action Movies 

021 Drama Movies 

022 Comedy Movies 

023 Family Movies

024 Favorite Shows 

Oh no, DW needs tv to fall asleep, and there is not HGTV or any of the Hallmark channels. 🤦‍♂️

 

We'll be on in the summer. I wonder if the sports 24 will have baseball.

 

Do you know if they have close captioning? (I cannot hear at the volume dW wants, and she can't stand the volume I need. at home we watch different tvs even when we end up with the same show watched.)

Edited December 21, 2022 by ontheweb
added last paragraph

[Quencups]

Wonderful review Bird, as always :)...Do you know what restaurants are available for using Platinum vouchers on Prima?

[JGmf]

On 12/20/2022 at 9:07 PM, ontheweb said:

I wonder if the sports 24 will have baseball.

 

Do you know if they have close captioning?

 

That's a big fat NO on baseball.  Yes, on closed captioning, at least on the prior ships I've sailed.  Can't imagine Prima would be different in that regard.

 

[ontheweb]

1 hour ago, JGmf said:

 

That's a big fat NO on baseball.  Yes, on closed captioning, at least on the prior ships I've sailed.  Can't imagine Prima would be different in that regard.

 

Glad they will have closed captioning. DW needs "dumb" tv to fall asleep. I cannot hear the tv at the sound level she plays it on. She gets a headache at the sound level I play it on. Closed captioning solves that as I do not have to hear what is being said.

[BirdTravels]

What was “On Demand”

 

The order page puts movies in different categories so there are duplicates. 
 

New movies were “pay per view” for $9.95. Others were complimentary. 

Edited January 9, 2023 by BirdTravels

[snorklinbarb]

Never noticed the "free" movies listed month the pay ones.  Bird, do you happen to know if they give the schedule as well?

 

Someone recently suggested asking at Guest Svcs for the schedule.  Otherwise catching a free movie TV  from the start is really hit or miss.

 

Thanks!

[snorklinbarb]

Just now, snorklinbarb said:

Never noticed the "free" movies listed among the pay ones.  Bird, do you happen to know if they give the schedule as well?

 

Someone recently suggested asking at Guest Svcs for the schedule.  Otherwise catching a free movie TV  from the start is really hit or miss.

 

Thanks!

 

[cruzincouple_808]

On 12/3/2022 at 1:14 PM, BirdTravels said:

Balcony 

Forgive me if I missed this in the posting.  But what Room # is this?  I'm having a hard time deciding between a balcony on Deck 11 and  a Spa Balcony on Deck 16.

 

Thank you!