Hello Again Speakies:
First of all I would like to welcome a new Speakie from the Dominican Republic who stopped by Joey Z’s to read the sacred words. The day down here started off cloudy with heavy rain storms and now the sun is shinning and highs should be in the 70’s for today.
I know Roe is doing her review of the Norwegian Pearl, but I would like to put my own 2 cents in a little review. Being slightly handicapped, Roe was limited to the use of the ship. Except for the 12th deck where the food and pool were, none of the doors leading to the ship's deck had sensors working. The handicap buttons were there, but for whatever reason were locked off. This made it hard for Roe to slip out with her scooter and run over the toes of the other passengers. The family pool had 2 side ladders that even I would be hesitant to go down. When we asked the desk if there was a pool with easy access we were told no. Two days before the end of the cruise, while up on the 13th deck, Roe and I looked down to see a few steps on the side of the family pool that would have made it a little easier. Too bad the last two days were too cool to take advantage of our new found discovery. These ships need to accommodate the handicapped and the ship's personnel are more in tune to the vessel they are working on.
First of all I would like to welcome a new Speakie from the Dominican Republic who stopped by Joey Z’s to read the sacred words. The day down here started off cloudy with heavy rain storms and now the sun is shinning and highs should be in the 70’s for today.
I know Roe is doing her review of the Norwegian Pearl, but I would like to put my own 2 cents in a little review. Being slightly handicapped, Roe was limited to the use of the ship. Except for the 12th deck where the food and pool were, none of the doors leading to the ship's deck had sensors working. The handicap buttons were there, but for whatever reason were locked off. This made it hard for Roe to slip out with her scooter and run over the toes of the other passengers. The family pool had 2 side ladders that even I would be hesitant to go down. When we asked the desk if there was a pool with easy access we were told no. Two days before the end of the cruise, while up on the 13th deck, Roe and I looked down to see a few steps on the side of the family pool that would have made it a little easier. Too bad the last two days were too cool to take advantage of our new found discovery. These ships need to accommodate the handicapped and the ship's personnel are more in tune to the vessel they are working on.
The staff aboard the ship was great, especially our 2 cabin stewards Connie and Peter. Walking around the ship you would always get a good morning or a hello from all the staff members. There were a few grumps at the Purser’s Desk.
Now for the food review, first of all I can’t believe how some of the passengers can stuff their plates at the buffet but more power to them. The upstairs buffet was very good with a variety of dishes featured everyday. The main dining rooms had a limited menu and to me the food was bland. There were a number of specialty restaurants with a fee to dine ranging from $10 to $25 per person. We enjoyed the steakhouse Cagney’s and the Mexican/Spanish Tapas Restaurant called Mambo’s. There was a 24/7 restaurant called The Blue Lagoon that served comfort food, good burgers, dogs, meatloaf, fries, wings, you name it. It was one of our favorites on board. Drinks went up in price; they averaged $8 to $9 for the drink of the day and all those other fancy drinks. Cocktails averaged around $6 to $7 and beer from $4.50 to $6.50 a glass or bottle.
Shows were good, saw the Las Vegas cast of the “Jersey Boys”, a great comedian named David Naster and the juggling act of Sharkbait.
Now for the food review, first of all I can’t believe how some of the passengers can stuff their plates at the buffet but more power to them. The upstairs buffet was very good with a variety of dishes featured everyday. The main dining rooms had a limited menu and to me the food was bland. There were a number of specialty restaurants with a fee to dine ranging from $10 to $25 per person. We enjoyed the steakhouse Cagney’s and the Mexican/Spanish Tapas Restaurant called Mambo’s. There was a 24/7 restaurant called The Blue Lagoon that served comfort food, good burgers, dogs, meatloaf, fries, wings, you name it. It was one of our favorites on board. Drinks went up in price; they averaged $8 to $9 for the drink of the day and all those other fancy drinks. Cocktails averaged around $6 to $7 and beer from $4.50 to $6.50 a glass or bottle.
Shows were good, saw the Las Vegas cast of the “Jersey Boys”, a great comedian named David Naster and the juggling act of Sharkbait.
Do NOT do the Mystery Dinner. For $20.00 a person, you are the entertainment as you sit around a table reading your character script from a folded paper 'book', trying to eat, talk to be heard (very noisy) and then decide from the 6 people at your table 'who did it'. And the food wasn't all that good either. I'm sure Roe will be writing more about this awful experience.
There you go Speakies, maybe one of the cruise lines will hire Roe and I to do reviews on their ships, and all I’m asking for is a balcony room and free cocktails.
See ya later Speakies hoped you enjoyed my little review. Now go cruising with your favorite Guy or Doll.
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