Saint Greg's Jewels - Live - August 12, 2024

[princess76021]

safe flight,  although you may be home already 😏

thanks for inviting us on your cruise

hugs from texas!!

[ninjacat123]

Sorry if you already said it…when and where is your next cruise @Saint Greg?😁

[Cscomedygrl]

Thanks for sharing with us! Hope your day back tomorrow is an easy transition back to work life...until the next one. 

[Saint Greg]

1 hour ago, ninjacat123 said:

Sorry if you already said it…when and where is your next cruise @Saint Greg?😁

Jubliee on Saturday.

[Saint Greg]

 

 

 

it took forever to takeoff. 20 mins after we were supposed to takeoff we were still sitting on the taxiway.

 

[Saint Greg]

Now we’ve been sitting here in Dallas for 10 minutes because another plane is at our gate.

 

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[Saint Greg]

30 minutes it took to get a

gate.

 

Edited August 20 by Saint Greg

[Saint Greg]

AA2473 Takeoff in Vancouver to DFW

AA2473 Landing at DFW from Vancouver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ninjacat123]

59 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

Jubliee on Saturday.

Let’s go!!!🥳💃🏻🎉

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Must’ve had a dust storm or something

 

 

[luvcruzing]

Glad you made it home - and without going through Toronto.

[Southern Dan]

Greg I did not meet you sadly but must say you are an absolute beast with your play-by-play thread here.

 

What a wonderful week on the Jewel.  Going home with a big ass smile on my face.

[wrightkj]

Starting to plan an Alaskan cruise to celebrate retirement in 2026, so I'm reading ALL the lives and reviews. I really enjoyed yours! Thanks!

[depplep]

10 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

Jubliee on Saturday.

For real??

[Saint Greg]

29 minutes ago, depplep said:

For real??

yeah

[dctravel]

43 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

yeah

Live on the Jubilee too?

[Saint Greg]

1 hour ago, dctravel said:

Live on the Jubilee too?

yeah

[mikayla73]

I can't wait to get back to Alaska. Thanks for all the pics and info, looking forward to reading about the Jubilee. 

[TxTeach79]

On 8/17/2024 at 10:13 AM, Saint Greg said:

And now that I think about it they had weird rules with the shows last year.

 

The first show they closed down entry to the lower level. I don’t remember if it was at show start or a few minutes before. But if you weren’t in your seat you had to go to the upper deck.

 

A bunch of us were running around trying to find a place. We ran into CD in the stairwell. She said there was plenty of seating upstairs. There was none. But there were tons of open seats down stairs. I had to return to the later show that night.

 

At least for the last show she made an announcement about that policy. So far I’ve heard her mention that show a few times and she hasn’t said anything about it.

 

Anyway standing guard at the velvet show last year.

i tried to take a picture of all the empty seats and she put her hand in front of me blocking it.

 

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So they told everyone to go upstairs and it was a lot.

 

upstairs full. Downstairs not full

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm late catching up here after the weekend, but just my two cents - this happened on the Pearl this summer as well. In Spinnaker, they had two members of the entertainment staff flanking either side of the stage back between the bar and main seating area essentially tasked with running around and making people put phones away/not take pictures. This was almost every show, and it wasn't a problem with flash/etc.... between that and the folks standing guard at the pool barking at people to not go near the water with a drink in a plastic cup, it was a strange experience. 

[Saint Greg]

10 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

 

I'm late catching up here after the weekend, but just my two cents - this happened on the Pearl this summer as well. In Spinnaker, they had two members of the entertainment staff flanking either side of the stage back between the bar and main seating area essentially tasked with running around and making people put phones away/not take pictures. This was almost every show, and it wasn't a problem with flash/etc.... between that and the folks standing guard at the pool barking at people to not go near the water with a drink in a plastic cup, it was a strange experience. 

 

Yeah they definitely have people standing guard on the aisles. And I always have a boarding video right? Didn't post one this time. The most boring one I have was Jewel last year because you board in an elevator lobby. This year it's just as boring but they tell me I'm not allowed to take a video while boarding. And I noticed the guy standing there with a very unwelcoming look on his face is one of the guys who stands guard at the shows. I had some run ins with him and it all started when I stepped on the ship with my camera running. 

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[mikayla73]

Any of the weird interactions taint your view on NCL? I know you mentioned you have more cruises with them scheduled already, does it make you want to not book more? Or is it just something to be annoyed by, eye roll, and move on?

[Saint Greg]

9 minutes ago, mikayla73 said:

Any of the weird interactions taint your view on NCL? I know you mentioned you have more cruises with them scheduled already, does it make you want to not book more? Or is it just something to be annoyed by, eye roll, and move on?

 

I planned on buying the max number of cruise next certificates and I ended up not buying any. I'm taking a wait and see approach before committing anything else. I still have two of the $500 cruise first certificates on my account.

 

Edited August 20 by Saint Greg