Viva Live 21 days, Rome to Miami, plus a few days in Rome

[bluesea777]

1 hour ago, JIMESOPUS said:

Was informed today that there will be around 2900 PAX on the transatlantic. Expected arrival time at dock around 830 am, depending if the pilot shows up at 701 am.

 

7:01am seems highly unlikely … they end their strike at 7:00am and leave land to get out to the ship ….

 

We already chose the 2:00-2:30 pm as our check in time - we have 11 days to explore the ship, but want to have one more meal and a bottle of nice Portuguese wine.

 

 

[vacation44]

On 11/9/2023 at 12:42 PM, cruiseny4life said:

Are THOSE mozzarella sticks???????? 

I thought the same thing at first, then I noticed what they were served with.   

[KKB]

On 10/15/2023 at 6:33 PM, JIMESOPUS said:

After the sub spectacular Prima TA, nevermore was said by me, the raven, and many others.

 

Well never say never. We are going live in 19 days, 2 days pre-cruise in Rome, and 21 days on the Viva. 

 

So many “firsts" for us on this adventure. We are still burn’t out from the NCL Star cruise but super excited about our next adventure.

 

This will be our seventh and eighth cruise this year. We have been blessed by good health, retirement, excellent bargains, and surprising coupons found in MyNcl.

 

Thanks to all the negative reviews on the Prima and, a change in the Viva TA original itinerary we saved over 2K. This allowed us to book the 10-day cruise prior to TA sailing out of Rome.

Prices continued to drop and we saved additional money on both cruises before the final payment.

10-day cruise out of Rome to Lisbon

 

11-day TA, Lisbon to Miami

 

 

 

 

 

OK I love Cruise Plum--HOW do I get graphs like this??!!

[JIMESOPUS]

On 11/3/2023 at 4:51 PM, sun_lovin!1 said:

OP, any chance you can tell me if you can get Irish coffee at any of the bars on the Viva?  I don't want to go to Starbucks and pay the upcharge.  I loved going to O'Sheehans on the Breakaway class ships and getting an Irish Coffee to take to dinner with me!  TIA.

Only three bars have it, The Local, Penrose and the Observation lounge but this ship is very strange. Example, I got a lemon drop three nights in a row in Penrose then I was told they don't make them here, the following night I got a lemon drop.

[cruiseny4life]

5 minutes ago, JIMESOPUS said:

Only three bars have it, The Local, Penrose and the Observation lounge but this ship is very strange. Example, I got a lemon drop three nights in a row in Penrose then I was told they don't make them here, the following night I got a lemon drop.

I laugh...but gosh that's so frustrating!

[JIMESOPUS]

Cadiz, breaking my rule about posting and drinking. Want to say thanks all the CC members about all the information about the Mediterranean stops, it's been a blast 

Edited November 15, 2023 by JIMESOPUS

[JIMESOPUS]

Posted on the Roll Call - Welcome to day 1, again. Closed a few bars tonight, crew very busy. Hope to see us crossing under the bridge in Lisbon, first time for Viva here, will it fit under? GM expects things to go better than first announced the other day about the strike. 550 PAX priority disembarkment. Expecting about 2900 PAX on TA.

[JIMESOPUS]

Welcome to Lisbon, not the same as the Verrazzano and Statue of Liberty. Plans still are being planned, timing of docking will determine if we are getting off today.

[Sugar Magnolia]

1 minute ago, JIMESOPUS said:

Welcome to Lisbon, not the same as the Verrazzano and Statue of Liberty. Plans still are being planned, timing of docking will determine if we are getting off today.

Glad you are here. I gather the pilot is on board now. 
 

[JIMESOPUS]

12 hours ago, KKB said:

OK I love Cruise Plum--HOW do I get graphs like this??!!

click the more info icon on the right, great tool and site

[bluesea777]

37 minutes ago, JIMESOPUS said:

Welcome to Lisbon, not the same as the Verrazzano and Statue of Liberty. Plans still are being planned, timing of docking will determine if we are getting off today.

Not the Verrazano or Statue of Liberty, but the ‘Golden Gate’ bridge and the ‘Christ the Redeemer’ … 

 

Welcome to Lisbon! I’m looking at CruiseMapper …..

 

 

[bluefish17]

Just got cleared for disembarkation at 8:40.

[JIMESOPUS]

NCL is still trying to get folks off that have early flights, they just opened a second gangway. Some passengers not listening and are pushing their way thru. Observation lounge still packed.

[JIMESOPUS]

Final call for passengers, bar opens in the Observation lounge at noontime. 

[JIMESOPUS]

Boarding has started as per announcement, welcome aboard, 59 more minutes till the bar opens, lol

[B-Russell]

Took 30 minutes from getting in line at baggage drop off to checking in at muster station.  Pretty efficient process.  

[JIMESOPUS]

Looked out the balcony and there is a line going into the terminal, but there is a steady stream of passengers coming aboard. 

Cruise next desk is backed up, noticed that the team went from four to two now one.

NCL app is messed up, missing all our bookings.

 

[JIMESOPUS]

Klaus Lugmaier has been aboard since we boarded in Rome, he looks like a lost passenger but in reality he is here to make sure everything is correct before Miami. 

Funny to watch his guides walking around with him as he tours the public areas.

[bluesea777]

We’re on board now! Where are you Jim? We’re dying for some “water”!

[www3traveler]

1 hour ago, JIMESOPUS said:

Klaus Lugmaier has been aboard since we boarded in Rome, he looks like a lost passenger but in reality he is here to make sure everything is correct before Miami. 

Funny to watch his guides walking around with him as he tours the public areas.

Do you know if Klaus is staying for the TA??  Did he bring Denis with him?

Edited November 16, 2023 by www3traveler
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[JIMESOPUS]

11 minutes ago, www3traveler said:

Do you know if Klaus is staying for the TA??  Did he bring Denis with him?

Only seen Klaus and his guide for the day.

[JIMESOPUS]

1 hour ago, bluesea777 said:

We’re on board now! Where are you Jim? We’re dying for some “water”!

We have been checking the bars to ensure they are fully stocked for the TA, tonight we will be at Onda.

[bluesea777]

1 hour ago, JIMESOPUS said:

We have been checking the bars to ensure they are fully stocked for the TA, tonight we will be at Onda.

Drinking cosmo in Observation right now. Cagney’s tonight. 
 

Observed a poor guy attempting to get drinks but he had nothing on his card so he was instructed to go to Guest Services to have his booze pkg imprinted on his card. European. 
 

Lovely Balcony room - the biggest standard balcony room we’ve ever been on NCL! 🤓

 

 

[JIMESOPUS]

Lisbon from the ship, gift from the GM, long lines at cruisenext desk ( 16 Ambassadors on board this cruise ), passengers still boarding 0730 PM ( could it be Frank again )

[Sugar Magnolia]

14 hours ago, JIMESOPUS said:

Lisbon from the ship, gift from the GM, long lines at cruisenext desk ( 16 Ambassadors on board this cruise ), passengers still boarding 0730 PM ( could it be Frank again 

I made sure Frank was on board. This time, he was way ahead of me on that hours long CruiseNext line to sign up for Latitudes perks. NCL has to find a better way to welcome its most loyal passengers.