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

[hcat]

12 hours ago, Norwaylady said:

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Happy 4. Of July to all Americans 

 

Have a wonderful day! 

Thanks for the shout out!  

Long may it wave!

[Norwaylady]

Tonight’s show is “ a tribute to the Divas” by Gen Maldonado, backed by the orchestra. 

 

It’s divas👌🏻🥂😎 Yes, I’m sold🥰

Bring on Cher, Tina, Arita, Whitney….

Yep, sing-a-long audience😅😅😂

 

 

 

Great show and fun. 

 

Tonight’s dinner, was 2 persons candle light dinner🤪😜😅😂😂

M was occupied in Club X, his new friends are getting along well🥰👌🏻

 

Tonight’s menu

 

We had salad, schrimp cocktail and turkey. 

 

 

 

All was excellent 👌🏻 the turkey was great and moist. 

 

Dessert: 

 

 

We had ice cream 🍦 

 

 

Then it was bedtime 🛏️ 

[Norwaylady]

Invitation on the bed for Mixology 

 

As some mentioned, it was not super crowded on the captain’s club event. And they only had Welcome Party, not the senior party. 
It’s extremely many families onboard. Lots of germane, French, Spanish and other languages onboard. So I think the number of captains club guests are lower than usual. 
 

It’s several lager families and the average age are lower than normal. 
it’s also many 🌟 on cards around here😉

 

 

[Norwaylady]

Cruise Compass Day 7 Hydra

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DaKahuna]

8 hours ago, Norwaylady said:

Tonight’s dinner, was 2 persons candle light dinner🤪😜😅😂😂

 

 i see you passed on one of my favorite dishes - Spiced Louisiana Gumbo.  I love that dish.  Not the best I have ever had but the best at sea I have ever had.  

 

 

[little britain]

@Norwaylady how busy are the specialty restaurants? Are they offering any deals? 
Deck plans show TG and Qsine still. Is that correct? I love Qsine! 

[Norwaylady]

🇬🇷⚓️ Hydra ⚓️🇬🇷

Last port of call🫣🥺

 

Hydra is a tender port. 

Think French Riviera in Greece 🇬🇷 

We had breakfast in OV on the terrace. 

 

It was not crowded around 08.45. 

 

We walked downstairs to a tender at 09.30. No waiting and it was running smoothly. (We have priority from Captains Club and Concierge cabin) 

 

Lovely little village, no cars. Only horses and donkeys 🫏 for transportation. 

 

 

 

 

 

Several restaurants and shops. 

It’s water taxis to the beaches if you don’t want to walk. 

 

We walked to the beach, the first is around 20 minutes away. We decided that the next would probably be better. 

10 more minutes, a beautiful view and a beautiful beach bay😎

Its chairs and umbrellas for rent. 

it’s also a restaurant on site. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We arrived at 10.35 and jumped into the ocean💙

Temperature was great and we were happy campers😎🇬🇷😎

We took the el cheapo towels on the beach 🏖️ 

 

At 13.30 we were ready to walk back to town. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had a stroll in town, found a grocery store and had an ice cream on the go. 

 

At 14.45 we walked straight into a tender and was back onboard in 5” 

 

Then it was a late lunch in the buffet😌

It was French 🇫🇷 as the theme. 

Look what they had🌟 grilled sea bass 😋🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟

 

Mr & M went to the pool

and I took the dreaded packing🥺😫 ( 7-days is too short… just saying🫣🫠🤥😬🙄🫤) 

last canapés 

[DaKahuna]

Alexandria -  I may have missed it but were you able to get your sandals repaired or replaced?  

 

22 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

Look what they had🌟 grilled sea bass 😋🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟

 

 That looks absolutely delicious. 

 

23 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

7-days is too short… just saying🫣🫠🤥😬🙄🫤

 

 We agree 100%.  That's why we are doing a B2B on our next cruise. 

 

[Norwaylady]

5 hours ago, little britain said:

@Norwaylady how busy are the specialty restaurants? Are they offering any deals? 
Deck plans show TG and Qsine still. Is that correct? I love Qsine! 

TG is on Deck 3😌

Qsine is LPC…. 
 

They have had the desk outside the buffet for specialty dinner. 
But no, I mean no upselling or push on specialty dining. 
Not during lunch time or dinner hours. 
what we have seen is that Sushi on 5 had some really busy nights. 
 

Other than that, I don’t know. 

[Norwaylady]

1 hour ago, DaKahuna said:

Alexandria -  I may have missed it but were you able to get your sandals repaired or replaced?  

 

 

 That looks absolutely delicious. 

 

 

 We agree 100%.  That's why we are doing a B2B on our next cruise. 

 

My sandals are long gone😂😂🙄🫤

Super glue would probably have fixed it. 
But I had them for years. (I do keep them nice 👌🏻) So at some point it’s great to have a new pair😂

 

[DaKahuna]

30 minutes ago, Norwaylady said:

My sandals are long gone😂😂🙄🫤

Super glue would probably have fixed it. 
But I had them for years. (I do keep them nice 👌🏻) So at some point it’s great to have a new pair😂

 

 

 As long as it was a conscious decision to replace rather than repair.  
To be honest, I may have a few pair of shoes around the house that are your age, if not older.  My wife keeps asking me to go through and throw them out but I keep thinking there'll be an occasion where I may need them. 

 

[Norwaylady]

Last show….. yep 

Production show I Broadway 🎭 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cast and music did a excellent show👌🏻

 

 

The entertainment in grand foyer has not delivered. House band is okay/good. 

But it’s not as the guest entertainment has had a pop up preforming… 

Until tonight…. 

 

Sempra did a pop-up show👌🏻 Yep, that raised the room to the level we were waiting for…. 

 

And the “diva” from yesterday was having a pop-up in Constellation lounge at 22.00.

Hey??? She would be perfect in Grand Foyer🙄

And to make it even more difficult to understand her plans, they had the magic guy upstairs doing close-up-magic on deck 11. 

So your plan is to have everything on last night? Seriously🙄🙄🙄🙄 

 

Mr said while we waited between show and dinner…. CD Kelly Rose is a bit “slow” she has a million years of talking after each show and she doesn’t put fire 🔥 on the night🤭

I think I might agree on that one ☝🏿 

 

If she thinks it’s a wise decision and choice to have one show at 21.00 on first night and the 19.00 show as a port-talk, that’s her decision….. I’m really not happy about it….. she goes on thin ice 🧊 with us already😂😂😂😂

[mauimary]

I’m sad this was your last night and you have to get off. I’ve so enjoyed your live blog and all your beautiful photos of the gorgeous blue Greek Seas and of all of you having a good time. Looks like M has had a wonderful time with his Aunt and Uncle.  Seven days always is too short and sounds like he found a nice group of kids to hang out with. 

[Norwaylady]

Dinner was a “candle light” dinner again😂😂

M was SO occupied in X Club💙😅

 

Tonight’s menu: 

 

We had beetroot, spaghetti and jerk chicken. 

 

 

 

Beetroot salad was perfect 👌🏻 

The chicken smelled amazing and Mr said it was super good, spicy and delicious 🤤 

I had pasta bolognaise in May and it was very tasty and delicious 😋 

This time it was a new chef🙄🤭

Lots of tomato sauce and not the really good sauce from last time…. 

Oh well, one “a little off” dish of all things served🤭🤪😅👌🏻 

 

Dessert 

 

Tonight it was cheesecake👌🏻

The European version😋🤩

It’s really delicious and the sauce is real strawberry 🍓 

 

Chef supreme was Grand Marnier soufflé🤩

Mr was very happy 😊 

 

Andy & Wael has done a fantastic job. 

Maria, beverage is a “old” friend from earlier cruises. Love ❤️ to see her onboard. And she has taken supreme care of M and his request for sodas. 

Andy has facilitated Maximus requests for rapid rapid dinners when needed and they have done a fantastic service for us. 

Pio has made sure Mr has red wine 🍷 for dinner and everything else he wants. 

[chemmo]

I am going to miss your daily reports. Thanks soooo much for your review. I think your nephew may have caught the cruising bug…

[Norwaylady]

Last breakfast😫😋😅

Important to end on a high note ❤️⚓️💙

 

M went all in😋😋😋

 

I had my poached eggs salmon😋

 

 

 

Mr had waffles 🧇 

 

After breakfast it was time to walk downstairs and ping out one last time……

 

You know……..

[Norwaylady]

We walked over to the metro station. 

The blue line takes you directly to the airport. 

Tickets are 9€ each. 

 

We took the 09.45 metro 🚈 

It’s room on the metro for luggage🧳 

 

M was gaming on his phone on the way to the airport📲

It’s no phone/5g coverage on the metro before the last stops before the airport. 

 

Metro arrived on the airport 10.55. 

 

We walked from the station to LH check in. 

No line for LH/biz+star G. 

 

Then we went straight through the fast line security. So very quick and easy. 

 

We have just arrived the LH lounge. 

It has a Greek 🇬🇷 and German 🇩🇪 menu. 

Coffee, drinks, food and sweets. 

[PurpleTraveller]

Thank you for your wonderful review. I was on Infinity the week before you and we missed Mykonos and Hydra due to high winds so it has been lovely to see your photos of them. We replaced Mykonos with Bodrum, Turkey which was nice and Hydra with Nafplio, Greece which was an unexpected pleasure to visit. I really enjoy reading your reviews so can you please go on another cruise soon. 😊

 

[depplep]

Loved the review and can't wait for your next cruise. Did you say you were doing Azamara this year?

[DaKahuna]

@Norwaylady  Thank you  once again for a fantastic review.  I really enjoy your narrative and the photos you share.  Best wishes for a safe journey home and I look forward to following along on your next adventure. 

 

[Scottishclover]

Thanks so much for another great review. Looks like your nephew had a great time. I love how positive you are about your cruise experiences 👏😀 Please take some of that Greek sunshine home with you as we leave on Monday for a cruise to your neck of the woods! 

[Mark.Jules]

@Norwaylady Thank you so much for including us on your vacation. Your reviews offer insightful tips, outstanding photos, with a personal touch that is heartwarming. I look forward to your next adventure.

[Norwaylady]

Today’s way home is on LH. 

ATH-MUC-OSL

 

Our flight don’t leave until 15.30. 

So plenty of time to kill before departure. 

 

We have biz tickets. 

I booked award tickets. 

 

Come on, the kid needs to test a teaser of biz life🤩🥂 (you know it’s the pleasure of auntie & uncle to make memories😜🥰) 

And after a cruise 🚢 we just enjoy it to the maximum😅😎🥂🍓  (before reality kicks in again😆) 

 

LH Europe flights are not as a long haul flight… no lie flat beds. 

But it’s empty middle seat, serving on porcelain and a few drops of the real deal😅😉 and it’s fun for him to have tried it out😎😎😎

 

Our flight to München is on a fully booked A319-100. 

 

Biz row 1-3, rest economy. 

Middle seat is empty in biz. 

 

Biz was downsized due to cancellation of a BA flight earlier in the day. Originally 8 rows. 

So a lot of passengers were rebooked to our flight and onward to LHR. And they changed the configuration of seats biz/eco to accommodate more passengers. 

 

Seats on the A319 do not have usb/charging ports in the seats or under the seat 💺 Shame on you LH, get it updated😝

 

Beautiful view over Athens and Piraeus during take off😎

 

 

 

Service to MUC

hot towels 

 

Menu

 

 

We all went for meatloaf. 

And MR had some wine 🍷 

I went for sparkling water 💦 

 

 

Just before our landing, a severe thunderstorm arrived over MUC airport….

So it was 45.minutes circling over MUC airport. 

When we descended it was pouring down rain and it was some lightning ⚡️ 

 

So now we have just arrived at the LH lounge. 

The boys went for pretzels 🥨 and aunt is on the way to see if we will have a 

Delay home to OSL…..

[Jim_Iain]

Thanks for another wonderful live post.  Been enjoying following along.  

 

When's your next cruise?

 

[bbtondo]

Thank you so much for posting your vacation for us!  I really appreciate it.  I'm heading on the Infiniti with a group end of September and really looking forward to it.

 

Silly question, when you debark are there taxi's waiting to take people to the airport? Thanks!