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rent luxury sports car ohio We learned after booking that our cruise would be on board one of the largest cruise ships for Norwegian. Realizing that there could be potentially over 4,000 passengers, it occurred to us about the possible congestion at the terminal and within the food services and shows while on board the ship. We went with an open mind.
We arrived at the terminal at 11:45 am and was expecting to wait until 1 pm to board as that s normal for Carnival. We were expecting a chaotic waiting room with anxious passengers waiting to get onto the ship. We were surprised rent luxury sports car ohio to board the ship right away with no lines. We ve never been on a cruise that early before and it made it feel like we had an extra day on board as we were able to settle quicker.
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I was expecting, based on Carnival, to have photographers hounding us to take our photos and push buying the photos. We were so delighted by the fact where the staff on board will leave you alone and not push for extra sales in anyway.
While on the ship, there are meet ups scheduled into the ship s programming. We went to the Friends of Dorothy meet ups each day. While we have attended these types of meet ups on Carnival and Norwegian, for this particular ship, we would astounded by how many people were there. This particular meet up is what made our trip outstanding. With about 30+ gay men meeting up, most being couples, it allowed rent luxury sports car ohio us to socialize and be ourselves.
We have attended Friends of Dorothy on Carnival Cruise Lines and barely anyone shows up. I think what made this meet up place is that is was central to everything on the ship. It was on the direct path in the mid ship on Deck 8. It was comfortable. The services extended by the crew were superb.
rent luxury sports car ohio Throughout the week, I would describe that we were doing the gay square dance. The men formed about 4 large groups. Daniel and I bounced between a couple of the groups but by the middle of the week after getting to know people better, we formed a solid group of 11. I speak for all of us, it made our trip the best ever. The laughter, sharing and feeling like you can connect with others is so important.
Solo travelers rent luxury sports car ohio are encouraged as there are cabins meant for solo travelers. That s right, you don t need to pay for a full double cabin if you are by yourself. People staying in the solo cabins have regular get togethers, meet ups and as designated lounge just for the them. Norwegian, in my opinion, goes out of their way to ensure the passengers get a sense of connection with others if a passenger would like that. Everything is optional, of course.
Certainly, with any cruise ships, the amount of food is overwhelming. Of course, your cruise ticket includes 4 restaurants + massive buffet. There are many specialty restaurants that are extra. Food is available 24-7. Room services between Midnight and 5 am is available at an extra cost.
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Many people love to the specialty restaurants so the main inclusive dining areas were not congested like I would have expected. We heard the most positive from Cagney s Steakhouse. We didn t go there ourselves to render an opinion.
According to one of our friends, they were told about 300 kids were on board. You wouldn t have noticed there were so many. The ship s layout is ideal to allow passengers who are kid free not to bothered by kids running all over the place.
A handful of times, you see parents not respecting the designated areas of the ship where kids are not permitted to enter as it s designated 18+. This includes the back deck, some hot tubs, pool and etc. You occasionally see staff asking parents with kids to leave explaining the rules. They handled it professionally even if the parent didn t appreciate having to leave the area.
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Another really great area of the ship was the Waterfront on both port and starboard that runs the length of the ship. It s a simulation of being on the waterfront with restaurant seating, casual seating and bars.
To me, the Waterfront Deck, is the gem of the ship. When you go to walk outside, you are instantly blasted with wind and giving the impression that the outside is exceptionally windy that you will hate it. This causes many passengers to turn around and not walk far enough to realize the wind is the suction of the ship s air control pulling into the interior of the ship as the doors are open. Once the doors close, it s a serene area.
You barely see kids on this deck. You barely see any passengers with exception to a few that have realized that the wind when you go outside is only in the door area. Soon as you sit down on a couch or more, you realize it s probably one of the most relaxing areas on the ship. You can walk around the ship too on the outside on this deck. There are many restaurants on this deck that have exterior patios using this space.
Burn Up The Floor was the talk of the ship. The energy rent luxury sports car ohio of the dancers were, without question, incredible. Most of the music is very quick paced with non simple moves. Due to the exceptionally quick pace, it was awesome to see the entire cast to be in time with each other. A loud standing ovation at the end was well deserved.
Legally Blonde was either a hit or miss. Personally, I didn t enjoy it and caught myself falling asleep. Humour doesn t really hit until the last 15 minutes of a 90 minute show. The lady beside me kept nodding off banging her head on her purse each time. She was drooling too but she was doing what I was feeling rent luxury sports car ohio too. There were several attempts of humour put into the show but most of it tanked as I think the humour was a bit childish rent luxury sports car ohio or they were trying to too hard.
St Maarten, we decided to go to Orient Beach where it s partially clothing optional. We did exercise our right to strip off and I felt very comfortable in doing so. I was partially expecting fully clothed people to pass on by being nosey but I didn t see that happen. rent luxury sports car ohio It was $70 each to go to this beach through the ship.
Our friends grabbed a taxi at $7 each to go to the beach Then $7 each to return. In retrospect, I wish I had done the taxi too to save money. Though our excursion had lunch and 2 free drinks, the money savings is substantial enough to figure out your own transportation to the beach. It took a while to organize the entire group prior to getting onto the bus to get there. We could have stayed much longer if we went on our own.
For obvious reasons, photographs are not allowed to be taken on this beach. Photo above is Orient Beach but not the Clothing Optional Portion of the beach. You have to go out of your way to get to the Optional Clothing rent luxury sports car ohio Portion of the beach. Meaning parents rent luxury sports car ohio can go to this beach without worry of accidentally running into this portion.
We found the stores had people in the streets being somewhat aggressive to get you to go into their store. We found a couple art shops to visit. Most stores who claim they have art, they have mass produced items from China that they are trying to sell.
Nassau, we went to the Blue Lagoon. It s about $60 each to go. It s a private beach. It comes with 1 non-alcohol drink and lunch. It s heavily commercialized once you on the beach. You get nickel and dimed if you want the little things that make your visit more enjoyable.
There are also dolphins called the Dolphin Encounter. rent luxury sports car ohio It s penned off inside the lagoon where the dolphins cannot leave. I actually felt sorry for them. Who doesn t want to see a dolphin? However, I prefer to see dolphins in their natural rent luxury sports car ohio habitat verses being trapped in a pen. I m not a fan of dolphins being captive and will not knowingly support it.
To me, what makes this worse is the fact that these dolphins most likely can communicate with free dolphins in the ocean but are trapped behind fencing. Food isn t natural rent luxury sports car ohio as they must be fed. This excursion was hugely attended so I don t see it going away any time soon. It breaks my heart.
While on board, we purchased 1 Ultimate Beverage Program for each of us. After buying the first alcohol rent luxury sports car ohio drink, we realized it’s going to add up quickly. Never before have we purchased this program. To pay for itself, we needed to buy a minimum of 7 drinks under $10 each. Speaking honestly, we never purchased enough rent luxury sports car ohio of these drinks to warrant buying the card by the end of the trip. We don t drink that much. However, a couple days, we did go over 7 when at sea and those days paid for itself. I wasn’t upset that I didn’t get my monies worth out of the card because there is peace of mind knowing you don’t really need to monitor your drinks and worry about extra purchases. This program also included Soda, not all of our drinks were alcohol based.
I was really disappointed that our beverage program didn’t