*LIVE* Norwegian Encore – 7-Night Eastern Caribbean March 31, 2024 – April 7, 2024

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Get on an early tender if you want a lounger with a little shade from a palm tree. Otherwise umbrellas are $29 or a clam shell is $49. 
 

When selecting a clamshell, you want one with a mesh vent on the back for air circulation. If you pick a solid canvas clamshell, you may become a baked clam. 

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Relax in a lovely cabana… or spring for one of the air conditioned Silver Cove cabanas. 
 

Edited April 6 by BirdTravels

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The lighthouse is the launching point for an exhilarating zip line adventure. It features beautiful art work from Guy Harvey, the artist who designed the hull art for the Norwegian Escspe  

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Great Stirrup Cay is a tender port. The island has a combination of newer, bigger tenders with covered top decks and older, smaller tenders with open top decks. The Bird makes the distinction because the tenders can take 20 minutes to load and it can be blazing hot or raining wet on top decks of the tenders. 
 

Regardless of the tender, you need to cross a moving gangway from the tender top deck to the ship. 
 

 

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The Jumbey Beach Grill is the main buffet on the island. It serves a beach picnic lunch with hot dogs, hamburgers, ribs, chicken, pizza, salads, fruits and cake. 
 

For early arrivals, pastries are served on the dessert station. 
 

One of the great upgrades NCL did pre-pandemic was to build dining spaces at the grill. Prior to that, there were picnic tables in the sand. 

 

Edited April 6 by BirdTravels

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Some of the pop ups on the island. 
 

 

Taco Stand

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Day 7 Main Dining Room

 

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Happy New Year!

 

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The Card Room is the place to play cards, borrow a book, get a board came, and most importantly,

get the daily crossword and sudoku. 
 

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On 4/5/2024 at 5:40 PM, BirdTravels said:

If you make “The List”, there is a thank you reception thrown by the senior officers. 

Very cool! appetizers and beer look awesome!  I hope you had a great time. Cheers!

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Thank you for the great live review of the Encore. We have not sailed on the Encore and now I am more intrigued. She looks like a beautiful ship!  Again, many thanks!

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This is where it all started 7 days ago. It was been a wonderful cruise. The Bird will continue to post addition information over the next few days. 
 

 

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Uber costs from the port to MIA at the time The Bird hit the streets… 

 

(Consider the non-discounted prices) 

 

 

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Eastern Caribbean. The Encore will be back on this itinerary for her 2024/2025 winter season. 
 

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We need power!  In a standard Balcony / Club Balcony you get 3 US outlets and 1 European outlet on the desktop. The desk is on the opposite side of the room from the bed (across the sofa). 
 

There is a shaver outlet above the bathroom sink (for shavers only). 
 

And there is a USB port on each bedside lamp. From a cybersecurity perspective, you should never us a USB port that you don’t own. Not in a mall. Not at an airport. Not on a cruise ship. 
 

 

 

 

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All staterooms from inside to Haven have standard hair dryers. No need to bring one from home. 

 

 

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When you’re on a cruise, what’s better than breakfast in bed. Fill out a hang tang and leave it on your door and when you wake up, breakfast is served. 

 

 

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Forgot to put out your hang tag? Just give room service a call and your breakfast will be brought up. 
 

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All Day Room Service. 
 

 

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The Best type of room service! 
 

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Another newcomer in the freebie sparkling wines used by NCL

 

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The Garden Cafe is the place for a wide variety of international foods. The buffet is located at the bow of the ship with beautiful forward facing views  out the 2-story observation lounge windows. 

 

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Lunch?