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So nice of you

You do not need reservations for the included, main dining rooms. You just show up and they seat you or give you a buzzer to return. We typically eat dinner early, so we always got a seat soon after arrival. You DO have to make reservations for Ginza. It is the complimentary for now, but reservations are required. There are some specialty restaurants. Depending on the promotions when you book (for instance if you book the More at Sea package) usually one or more nights of dining in the specialty restaurants are included. There will be a gratuity added to your invoice at the time of booking. You can usually go ahead and book those specialty dining reservations in advance prior to boarding - and it is best to do so if you like a specific time in the evening for dinner. If you do not book in advance, go to the restaurant on embarkation day and book them. And even IF you did book in advance, it is wise to go to the restaurant on embarkation day and confirm your specialty restaurants reservations. Sometimes the online reservations are not always communicated correctly to the onboard staff.

@shirleysjourneys9505 thank you so much 🙏

Yes, very nice hotel.

Agreed!

I appreciate the kind comment. Thanks for subscribing!

What a nice compliment! Thanks so much.

So disappointing.

I Agree completely!

Hope you have an amazing trip!

Point taken. Perhaps this would have been titled, “Food Options with photos.” So I’ll tack on my review: Our group ate pretty much everything we ordered. Everything was “OK.” Nothing that made me think, “This is the best thing I have ever tasted.” My favorite dessert was the carrot cake and the 7layer chocolate cake. I thought the salads were fresh and tasty, and I liked all the soups except I thought my French onion soup was overcooked. I especially liked that the toasted English muffins at OSheenans always came out hot. I did ask that they be well-toasted. None of my group was blown away by the foods we ordered at Ginza. I would try something different next time.

That is really good advice. I have been privileged to sail through glacier bay three times before I started You Tube. Glacier Bay is amazing! I sailed with Princess and I rate it right up there with Holland America.

No. The Norway trip I did was with Royal. I think traveling with Holland in Norway would be great!

Pretty cool, isn’t it!

Really excited that my videos are being found. I always research before I cruise, and I try to include the things I would want to know.

I'm so glad I could help you out!

I found out occasionally they reroute to Labadee, Haiti - especially if they are avoiding weather. But I would not want that to be the reason for getting a different port.

@@shirleysjourneys9505 I would book the cruise just to see Haiti!

Thank you for the follow! I love sharing my travels.

Thanks for watching!

Later in September, we did another HAL cruise from Quebec City to Boston, with a stop in Halifax. We had a great day exploring Peggy’s Cove and the Halifax Public Gardens.

We had done one NCL cruise, 15 days from LA to Miami through the Panama Canal. The embarkation and de-embarkation were both so ridiculously chaotic that we decided to probably never cruise on NCL again. Of course, the highlight of the cruise was the Canal, and the broadway shows, we say Six and Jersey Boys, and they were both great! The food was generally good, but the service everywhere was pretty bad, plus the worst thing was they really didn’t seem to care. We were in an upgraded balcony stateroom, and many times our room was still not touched when we got back to it to prepare for dinner. Not good, NCL!

We did a similar itinerary on Princess, but round trip out of New York

@katcrow9988 wow, thank you

I’m so happy I could help! I love sharing my tips and tricks!

You’re very welcome, I’m so glad it’s been helpful. You’re going to love Iceland and Greenland!

I'm so glad you found the video helpful!

You are very welcome!

I always look for a cabin on a deck which is between other passenger decks. I really liked deck 9 for that reason. We did not hear noise from other guests, only noise when raising and lowering the lifeboats for use on port days when needed. If you are sailing in heavy fog areas like we did in Iceland and Greenland, the people far forward were annoyed by the fog horn every two minutes. So, perhaps mid or mid-aft would be best.

@shirleysjourneys9505 thanks so much 🤗🤗

They have a sports court lined off for basketball and soccer. Our Iceland and Greenland itinerary was too cold and windy most of the time to ever see anyone up there. I never noticed if it got set up for pickleball once we made it toward the US and warmer climates.

So glad to hear it!

Thanks for the compliment. I try to be as thorough as possible.

We were there the end of June

Enjoy the back-to-back! Coco Cay is great!

I’m glad you found the video helpful! Have a great time on your cruise! I understand the Quantum just had a major dry dock. Got some new carpeting and paint and some of the areas got a major freshening up. If you think about it, come back to my video and comment if you noticed any major differences from what I posted. I also heard they were doing repairs on North Star so I hope they got it working.

@shirleysjourneys9505 we hope the North star is working to.

Thanks for the encouraging words.

I agree with you. That is why I try to be as concise and thorough as possible. I appreciate your kind words!

Thanks for the kind words.

I appreciate the encouragement!

Yes. In those cases, I feel that safety played a large factor in the decision to cancel, but I do feel sorry for the cruisers who had made plans that they now have to rearrange.

I agree that NCL’s food is better than MSC’s food.

They offer day passes and packages for the full length of the cruise. I don’t remember how much I paid but I’m confident it was over $20 per day.

Glad it was helpful

Thanks for commenting. It encourages me to keep doing these

Thanks for the encouragement

I’m glad my videos were helpful!

Congrats! We sailed on the Escape several years ago. Way before I started doing RUclips so no videos about it from me. If you like a thermal spa, you will love the one on the Escape. I remember O'sheehans to have much faster service on the Escape than it did on the Star - It may be due to the location. We are also Diamond on Royal - should be diamond plus next year. I just published a tour of the Utopia - very much like the other Oasis ships but LOUD - they are really promoting the party weekend. Still plenty to do, though, since after 10:30PM, my idea of a good time is to go to bed:) And I think the Aqua Show was the best one I have seen on the Oasis Class ships. I'm not sure where the Escape will be docked in NYC, but I do have a post about the Brooklyn cruise port when we did a New England itinerary on Princess. If it ends in Barcelona, and you are staying a few days, I do have a blog post at shirleysjourneys.com under the title of Mediterranean ports. I used to blog before I started RUclips.

@@shirleysjourneys9505Thanks so much for your reply and the invitation to visit your blog! We, too, aim to be Diamond+ with Royal within the next year or so, but since my husband and I just entered our 60’s, we’re all about peace and restfulness, so we’re excited to try the thermal spa! The NCL Escape sails out of Manhattan - a first time visit for us! As Canadians, we love the proximity to NYC/NY and Bayonne/NJ, but lately, the exchange on the dollar is killing us! 😄