Mr & Mrs Norwaylady+1 goes cruising on Infinity 29.6-6.7.24– Live—

[Norwaylady]

I was up walking 🚶‍♂️ Mr & M was sleeping a little longer🙂

 

It was all empty upstairs…. 

So everyone was sleeping in😎

 

At 09.15 I went downstairs to wake up the guys and get ready for some breakfast. 

Since everyone was late, they prepared for buffet craziness🤣🤪😵‍💫

So I said, today it’s Captain Club breakfast😅⚓️💙

 

 

It was 2 tables at Captain Club breakfast and very peaceful and quiet👍🏻

 

We had some salmon and ultimate plate😋

 

Maximus was very happy for real OJ. 

 

Mr was 🥰 a happy camper😎

[Norwaylady]

Today it’s captains club welcome toast 🥂

I noticed on the captains club paperwork that’s it’s only the captains club welcome toast. 

It’s no senior officers party during this cruise. 

They have the mixology event. 

 

The party is 11.45. 

 

it’s a good break from the sun for 30.minutes ish. 

[little britain]

On 6/30/2024 at 8:32 AM, Norwaylady said:

The Royal loyalty matches are already onboard😩🫣😱😳😬🙄😑

Not to be rude or judgmental… 

But the lady in front of me was so angry on the crew. 

She made it very clear that Royal was SO much better, they gave her 3 free drinks every day. 

She was not happy to pay for her cafe latte….🤬 Royal had a coffee card AND she had her 3 drinks vouchers🥵😥🫣

Just to let you know this rude lady is not correct.

There is no RCI level which offers 3 drinks. The lowest level is Diamond which offers 4.

Diamond has always matched to Elite so this is not a new match.

And she can use her vouchers against a coffee if she wants on RCI but what a waste of a voucher imho!! 
If she wants a coffee card she buys a coffee card. They aren’t free! 
 

I would be very happy to correct her! 
 

Have 2 cruises booked on Infinity ( just paid deposit on another this morning!) so loving your review x
 

 

Edited Monday at 09:15 AM by little britain

[Norwaylady]

Captains Club was a full service event. 

Canapés, drinks, acrobatics, live music 🎶 and officers. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Captain Ioannis had a little speech🥂⚓️🇬🇷

 

 

 

Top cruiser was a lady, 1600 points. 24 cruises. 

[cruise wizard]

12 hours ago, DaKahuna said:

 

 i hope you are able to find some suitable replacements.  Those look to be very comfortable.  Maybe look for a cobbler shop at our next port of call too see if those can be repaired? 

 

 

Gorilla glue works wonders!!!!

[Lena11033]

2 hours ago, little britain said:

Just to let you know this rude lady is not correct.

There is no RCI level which offers 3 drinks. The lowest level is Diamond which offers 4.

Diamond has always matched to Elite so this is not a new match.

And she can use her vouchers against a coffee if she wants on RCI but what a waste of a voucher imho!! 
If she wants a coffee card she buys a coffee card. They aren’t free! 
 

I would be very happy to correct her! 
 

Have 2 cruises booked on Infinity ( just paid deposit on another this morning!) so loving your review x
 

 

 

I suspect based on behaviour they probably would never admit they were wrong

 

[DaKahuna]

4 hours ago, Norwaylady said:

I have had the fish several times. It’s either hit or miss. 
The fish is either perfectly cooked or dry😅 

it’s not my favourite fish onboard, it’s due to what seasoning and garnish they served it with🙃

 

Thank you.   It was the cajun seasoning that I was worried about.  It has been hit or miss but the spicy gumbo remains one of my favorite dishes.  They seem to get the spice on that just right. 

 

[Norwaylady]

27 minutes ago, Lena11033 said:

 

I suspect based on behaviour they probably would never admit they were wrong

 

Totally agreed on this one😂😂

 

[Norwaylady]

Around 12.45 ish when we were outside on deck, Maximus saw several people carrying plates from the buffet side…..

 

after a little closer inspection 🧐 he discovered that it was fruit and liquid chocolate 🍫 

 

We said that they probably had fired up the chocolate fountain ⛲️…

Before we had even said the words, he was in direction of the buffet😂😂😂

 

He REALLY wanted to see and try it! 
 

It was Italian 🇮🇹 themed lunch today and a big section of 🍒, strawberries and fruit skewers. 
 

Maximus went for the fruits🍒🍫🍒 and chocolate😂😂😂

 

He was 🤩🤩🤩🤩 for this buffet. (Something tells me he will be a good buffet eater from now on😜) 

 

 

[Norwaylady]

So, we usually don’t know what’s going on in teens club…. 
 

But we have shown M where it is and that they offer a daily program. 
 

Todays schedule 

 

Around 14.30 M said that he wanted to visit the X club area. 
It’s 17.30 now and he’s still there😅😂😎

 

The trivia and ping pong 🏓 was tempting for him🙂👍🏻

 

So I will say what he says about the club later😉

[cruisetonowhere10]

20 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

So, we usually don’t know what’s going on in teens club…. 
 

But we have shown M where it is and that they offer a daily program. 
 

Todays schedule 

 

Around 14.30 M said that he wanted to visit the X club area. 
It’s 17.30 now and he’s still there😅😂😎

 

The trivia and ping pong 🏓 was tempting for him🙂👍🏻

 

So I will say what he says about the club later😉

Yes I’d like to hear about this.  Taking DS who will be 16 in April (up until now he hasn’t been a socializer per se but he’s coming out of his shell and those would be activities he’d like too.)

[Barwick Cruiser]

The Captains Club event didn’t look very popular…I’ve never seen so many empty seats near the front. Was it the time of day perhaps? 🤔

 

[chemmo]

21 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

So, we usually don’t know what’s going on in teens club…. 
 

But we have shown M where it is and that they offer a daily program. 
 

Todays schedule 

 

Around 14.30 M said that he wanted to visit the X club area. 
It’s 17.30 now and he’s still there😅😂😎

 

The trivia and ping pong 🏓 was tempting for him🙂👍🏻

 

So I will say what he says about the club later😉

The best thing from going to the club is that he will meet other youngsters he may meet up with again either poolside or back at the club…

 

 

[villauk]

7 minutes ago, chemmo said:

The best thing from going to the club is that he will meet other youngsters he may meet up with again either poolside or back at the club…

 

 

 

… and continue to meet/keep in contact for years after too 😉. Our kids often ‘bumped into’ the same kids on different cruises and they instantly remembered them.

[vswan]

I took my grandson on a cruise and told him that part of the deal was he needed to go to the kids program on the first night. If he hated it, he didn't have to go back, but it would be better if he met kids his age to hang out with rather than gma for the whole cruise. The next cruise I went on with him he could hardly wait for kids club the first night. His mom and I had to set times when he had to meet us for dinner etc. He loved it. We did see him around the ship throughout the day and would wave and generally make fools of ourselves to get him to admit we were there.

[hcat]

This did not take very long to start!

 

"I had a detour to Al Bacio to pick up some water and a cookie to M. 

The Royal loyalty matches are already onboard😩🫣😱😳😬🙄😑

Not to be rude or judgmental… 

But the lady in front of me was so angry on the crew. 

She made it very clear that Royal was SO much better, they gave her 3 free drinks every day. 

She was not happy to pay for her cafe latte….🤬 Royal had a coffee card AND she had her 3 drinks vouchers🥵😥🫣

 

I really don’t understand why they have the loyalty match… I’m personally SO against this one to one match of level. It was absolutely fantastic as it was! 

But back to fun times🇬🇷😎  "

 

YES

 

I agree..and oppose crossover perks  esp as Celebrity cruisers are way outnumbered by Royal C cruisers ..

 

When X first had drink packages, X was swamped with people from other lines who were drink oriented..It  definitely changed the demographics on board.

 

Now with the expanded crossover perks..the unique X identity will suffer another dilution..  Those who prefer the Royal C perks should pethaps stick with them, instead  of  trying to make X in to Royal...

 

And no back to this great review!

[Norwaylady]

Tonight’s show was The magic Hotel by Alex.

It’s an illusion show. 

He is a house magician onboard Inf⚓️

Show was good👍🏻 (but I have to say, Jessica Jane is a notch above🌟) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M was super happy 😃 and had a great time. 

 

Between the show and dinner, M run off to Club X. (They obviously do something right😂😂👍🏻) 

 

We went to Cellar Master and enjoyed the live relaxing music 🎵🥰

 

Dinner….

Wow, it was literally a full house tonight😅🤪

 

Tonight’s menu: 

 

M ordered a main ASAP, something fun was happening at 21.00 in club X😂😂😅

Andy fixed the deal🫡🫶🏻🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

M got a duck quickly, so he had dinner and run off😅🤪 

 

We on the other hand had plenty of time. 

So we ordered salmon tartare, salad, escargot, shrimp pasta and duck 🦆 

 

 

 

 

 

Dessert 

 

I had ice cream and Mr the panna cotta /strawberry soup. 

 

The we went upstairs, M was still enjoying X Club. 

He arrived back a few minutes after us. 

 

M had a great time with XClub🙌🏻🥰

He had connected with some of the other teens👏🏻🫶🏻🥰

[Norwaylady]

Yesterday it was canapés delivered…

nothing to write home about🫡

 

Mr tried the sweet treat… it tasted as something stored in an fridge containing uncovered onions 🧅😂😂

[Norwaylady]

Cruise Compass Day 4 Kusadasi 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 04:44 AM by Norwaylady
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[Norwaylady]

A very good morning! 

we are docking next to Wind Spirit and Celestyal Discovery 

 

 

 

[erikb923]

You guys might need a vacation after this vacation! Seems like a non-stop activities cruise!

 

Hopefully your nephew is having a great time and has the cruising bug as well.

 

Thanks for taking us along. 

[Norwaylady]

2 hours ago, erikb923 said:

You guys might need a vacation after this vacation! Seems like a non-stop activities cruise!

 

Hopefully your nephew is having a great time and has the cruising bug as well.

 

Thanks for taking us along. 

we usually do longer cruises😆😂😅😎⚓️ More time to relax and sea days⚓️😎

 

 I think M is hit by the cruising bug 😂😂

He couldn’t understand WHY we hadn’t taken him along before or WHY grandma or grandpa hadn’t sailed yet….

 

Believe me…. We have tried to convince the family… (it’s not the cash 💸 lacking) It’s the picture of cruise ships they have…. Think blue hair, carnival (not to stomp on anyone’s feet😂😅) but you see the picture… 

 

We have really tried and we are saying to everyone, it’s one cruise line for everyone. 
 

We will see if they change their minds now🤔🤔🤔😆

[Norwaylady]

We had breakfast in mdr. 

Our private tour had meeting time 8.30 on the pier. 

 

It was pancake day today🥓 for the boys😋

 

 

We arrived a little after 07.30 and it worked out well. 

Food arrived quickly and we had good service. 

At 08.15 we walked off and meet our guide , Cem, pronounced Gem 💎. 

 

Today’s tour was a private tour to Virgin Mary’s house, Ephesus and Artemis. 

Tour included lunch and a carpet demonstration. 

We had already notified the guide when we booked the tour, that we would skip the leather centre😝 

 

We left port before the majority of tours were ready for departure. 

So the guide said that we are going first to Virgin Mary’s house. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was empty when we arrived, so several rounds in the house and plenty of space🙂

 

Next stop was Ephesus. 

More people but still not too crowded. 

 

 

 

Our guide did an excellent job to explain to M. (We have visited before😅) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We picked up the mini show and left for lunch. 

 

 

 

It’s a Turkish 🇹🇷 lunch at the carpet place. It’s a cultural centre of carpets😆

 

 

 

 

After the lunch, it was time for a carpet demonstration. 

We said that we don’t want to buy, but please show M how to be a good salesman and the difference in carpets quality. Silk, wools etc. 

 

They run up a full carpet show for M😂😛

 

 

 

He found it funny and learned a new thing today 😁 

 

After the carpet shop it was time to go to Artemis temple (or the ruins) 

 

 

 

Again, our guide Cem did a fantastic service for M. To show and explain how the temple was constructed and how it looked. 

 

After Artemis, our tour for today was finished. 

We drove back to Kusadasi/port. 

 

We asked to be dropped off in the middle of the city centre and an option for buying real electronics. 

M wireless headphones are not working 😞 it won’t work on his new iPhone… 

 

So Mr Norwaylady has tried all the tricks and tips in google…. NO

So M has used Mr’s on ear headset from Bose the last days.

 

So M wanted to shop an in ear pair…

We found the electric shop our guide recommended. 

It was a large variety of items to choose from. 

So M was happy and the price was very reasonable. (We found the same JbL pair in the duty free store at the port, 30$ more. That duty free store and the one in Istanbul are definitely not duty free😂😂 it’s really expensive, so buyers be warned) 

 

We had a little stroll in the shopping streets and Grand Bazar. 

M and Mr was joking about getting matching Dolche Gabbana silk shorts and shirt 👕 

M was really laughing when saw the stores and everything you could buy fake. 

 

We had a stop at the optical store, M needed a new pair of sunglasses 🕶️ 

The pair he had home is living on the edge of survival🤪😆🕶️😅

He found a new pair and it was very good price. 

The optical store sells real brands. 

prices for real sunglasses 🕶️ are very reasonable compared to home in Norway 🇳🇴. It’s Atasun Optical in the Main Street. 

Service was good. 

The electronic store is just next door🙂

 

After our walk, M was ready for return to the ship. 

He was ready to get the new headset to work🎵🎵🎵

[hcat]

great photos of your tour.. thanks for posting

 

We felt like captives at the carpet place which was last stop on our tour..very long hard sell and pushy.   Hate to be rude but we finally walked out and escaped!

 

Enjoyed lunch at a former caravan stop...now a hotel/ restaurant with beautiful tile work;    and of course  going through the bazaar..also very pushy vendors.. did not stay long!

[Lena11033]

16 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

(We found the same JbL pair in the duty free store at the port, 30$ more. That duty free store and the one in Istanbul are definitely not duty free😂😂 it’s really expensive, so buyers be warned) 

 

I normally pull up on my phone prices in Canada because sometimes its better sometimes not.

Clinque stuff on the ship is same price I pay at home, but alcohol in Heathrow duty free is cheaper and bigger than the liquor in Ontario for what I buy. At least was last time I came back with whiskey, it was a 1 litre (and cheaper) vs 750ml in Canada.