Saint Greg's Alaska Jewel - Live - August 28, 2023

[Saint Greg]

[MrsTocko]

2 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

Oh wait breakfast.

 

 

 

 

Try a glacier blue in o’sheehans. It is our favorite

Edited August 30, 2023 by MrsTocko

[Saint Greg]

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[Saint Greg]

It’s going to be interesting with two ships here.

 

[pbxtech]

Did you do the Zip Liner on Icy Straights?

[Saint Greg]

[Saint Greg]

1 minute ago, pbxtech said:

Did you do the Zip Liner on Icy Straights?

people do. I don’t 

[Saint Greg]

Excellent signal.

 

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[Saint Greg]

I don’t remember that wilderness ropes course deal last year but I could be mistaken 

 

[depplep]

7 minutes ago, MrsTocko said:

What made you decide to do NCL?  What do you love about RCL? What parts make you nervous?

We chose NCL because we always vacation the last week in October (our anniversary) and they were the only line doing Alaska at that time. Afraid I won't like the ship, the layout, the food. 

[Saint Greg]

What a mess. All those freaking bliss people. they got the

bad Spot because they have to take the transporter for everything except the tram and zip line.

 

[Saint Greg]

The ticket was really non-specific and there aren’t signs telling you what to do. I had to ask someone every step Of the way.

 

[Saint Greg]

The guy giving out the wrist bands is from Mississippi and a Saints fan.

 

 

[Saint Greg]

I heard about this taco stand last time but it wasn’t open that early in the summer.

 

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[Saint Greg]

The transporter they packed us in 8 people in each. On the sky glider they let you have your own gondola.

 

[depplep]

Perhaps you can get some beers to go to get you back down that moutain.

[Saint Greg]

This is the video I’ve been trying to upload all morning. Since I’m standing next to a tower, it works here.

 

 

 

[MrsTocko]

1 minute ago, depplep said:

We chose NCL because we always vacation the last week in October (our anniversary) and they were the only line doing Alaska at that time. Afraid I won't like the ship, the layout, the food. 

Got it.  The Encore is a sister ship to the Bliss, (have been on bliss, but not encore) both were built with cruising Alaska in mind.  They tried to optimize public viewing (space and window), and did a very good job.  There is room for all to see.  Truly.  We do a balcony, and the glacier day  we actually will spend it on our balcony.  A ranger is brought on board that they will broadcast through your cabin tv on the ship channel.  (DH always sets us up, so I don’t know which channel).  I go get us drinks/snacks, and we enjoy the day.

 

the encore will have Spice H2O.  This is an adults only outdoor area with a dedicated bar, hot tubs…no one under 18 allowed.

 

we preferred dinning in taste or savor.  Encore will have 3 MDR, Taste and Savor being 2 of them. (Imagine they split azure on the jewel in half) They are bit more casually dressed and a bit smaller than the remaining one.  Usually never a wait, and there is a bar between them if there is.

 

The local (updated O’sheehans) is your pub food.  There is also the district Brewhouse. No food, but a great bar/pub space.

 

I have to admit that we don’t have direct knowledge of the specialty dining on this class of ship.  We have done them on the smaller ships and I can’t imagine they are all that different.  Cagney is our favorite.  We love a good steak. We also like teppanyaki, and Moderna (Brazilian).  We d like simple hearty food, so the frou frou places are often lost on us.  In addition, I have a shellfish allergy, so I pay attention.   If you like seafood, I hear OceanBlue is fantastic.

 

we love the melting cake, you have a 50/50 shot on it actually being melting.  But delicious anyway.  I have never left hungry, so we are not unhappy with the food.  We may get something we don’t like, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t good.  Just not for us.

 

the ships size and layout, will most like being smaller than what you are used to, with a passenger capacity of around 4200, but that is the most we like. There are no forward elevators, so if you are relying on them, use the aft elevators, as the midship ones are always busy.

 

we are making out second journey on the Bliss in 2025, so I’m looking forward to revisiting many of these.  Hope this helps.

[depplep]

Thank you for the tips. We are mid ship balcony and I was actually planning on using it cruising the glacier. Assuming we don't freeze to death having lived in Florida for 18 years now. Sorry to hijack your thread @Saint Greg. Carry on.

[graphicguy]

Digging the pics.  Glad you're having a great time!

[Saint Greg]

 

 

[NeaNea]

The crab at the Crab House was really good! There crab claw Bloody Mary’s are very interesting! They looked real good if you like them! I was there 2 weeks ago!