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TR: Norwegian Dawn & Albany (4/26-5/4) Pt. 1         


Author: GodsOnSafari
Date: May 5, 2008 10:34

This is getting crossposted on USENET on a couple different
newsgroups, chiefly because there is some content intended for RRC.
I'll put stars around that portion. There will also be an area
outlined with the old # symbol that may be of extra importance to
readers at Total-MMA.com, who will also get linked to it, but probably
never read it.

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Usually, my TRs are based on day to day activities. Cruise ships are
not really conducive to that sort of reporting when there's extended
at sea sections and but one real port of call (in this case, Bermuda).
The days very much blend together, and seeing as your transportation,
accomodations, entertainment venues, casinos, restaurants, and so on
are all together in one somewhat compact package, I find it
essentially impossible to separate them. Besides, how fun is "eat,
sleep, eat, sleep, gamble, gamble, eat, eat, show, sleep," to read?

Deviating from that, I'll first review the ship and the ports, then
the destination for the cruise (in this case, pseudo-nation state
Bermuda), and then Albany. Seems only just.

NORWEIGAN DAWN:
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Re: TR: Norwegian Dawn & Albany (4/26-5/4) Pt. 1         


Author: Charles
Date: May 5, 2008 16:36

In article
s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
gmail.com> wrote:
> I was dead set against Royal Caribbean or Carnival.
> No real logical reason for that, but I wanted to go at least maybe a
> quarter step up from them.

Interesting that you think that. After 28 cruises I rate Royal
Caribbean is a whole step up from NCL and I think Carnival is either at
the same level as NCL or a half step up from NCL. The food on Carnival
is way better than the food on NCL. NCL is a about as low as you can go
for cruises out of US ports.

--
Charles
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Re: TR: Norwegian Dawn & Albany (4/26-5/4) Pt. 1         


Author: GodsOnSafari
Date: May 5, 2008 17:58

On May 5, 7:36 pm, Charles his.com.remove.invalid> wrote:
> In article
> s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
>
> gmail.com> wrote:
>> I was dead set against Royal Caribbean or Carnival.
>> No real logical reason for that, but I wanted to go at least maybe a
>> quarter step up from them.
>
> Interesting that you think that. After 28 cruises I rate Royal
> Caribbean is a whole step up from NCL and I think Carnival is either at
> the same level as NCL or a half step up from NCL. The food on Carnival
> is way better than the food on NCL. NCL is a about as low as you can go
> for cruises out of US ports.
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Re: TR: Norwegian Dawn & Albany (4/26-5/4) Pt. 1         


Author: Charles
Date: May 5, 2008 19:22

In article
26g2000hsk.googlegroups.com>,
GodsOnSafari gmail.com> wrote:
> I love amusement parks, hate vacationing around
> children. Its the ultimate paradox, I know.

There are several strategies to avoiding sailings with a lot of
children onboard. For sure, don't cruise when school is not in session.
Summer Caribbean or Bermuda sailings will have loads of children. Ditto
school holiday weeks like Easter week and spring break times. So cruise
when school is in session. Also ten day or more cruises usually have
a lot fewer children. I think I only saw four kids on one eleven day
sailing I took on Celebrity in May when school was in session. Then
there are cruise lines with no children's program or area, Azamara and
Oceania. So they don't draw many children.
> For larger lines, like I said, I'd probably be A-OK with one of
> Royal Caribbean's immense floating cities

Since you love amusement parks you might like the Voyager and Freedom
class ships of Royal Caribbean. They have amusement park type
qualities.
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Re: TR: Norwegian Dawn & Albany (4/26-5/4) Pt. 1         


Author: GodsOnSafari
Date: May 5, 2008 19:43

> There are several strategies to avoiding sailings with a lot of
> children onboard. For sure, don't cruise when school is not in session.
> Summer Caribbean or Bermuda sailings will have loads of children. Ditto
> school holiday weeks like Easter week and spring break times. So cruise
> when school is in session.  Also ten day or more  cruises usually have
> a lot fewer children. I think I only saw four kids on one eleven day
> sailing I took on Celebrity in May when school was in session. Then
> there are cruise lines with no children's program or area, Azamara and
> Oceania. So they don't draw many children.

Yeah, Azamara or Oceania may be in our future.
>>  For larger lines, like I said, I'd probably be A-OK with one of
>> Royal Caribbean's immense floating cities
>
> Since you love amusement parks you might like the Voyager and Freedom
> class ships of Royal Caribbean. They have amusement park type
> qualities.
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Re: TR: Norwegian Dawn & Albany (4/26-5/4) Pt. 1         


Author: BaSSiStiSt
Date: May 6, 2008 14:36

"Charles" his.com.remove.invalid> wrote in message
news:050520081936462968%%fort@his.com.remove.invalid...
> Interesting that you think that. After 28 cruises I rate Royal
> Caribbean a whole step up from NCL and I think Carnival is either at
> the same level as NCL or a half step up from NCL.

I've done Carnival, Princess and Royal Caribbean. RC has by far been my
favorite, and the only one I've gone back to (multiple times). I have no
interest in their megaships, however, just give me a nice normal sized
one...no idea why anyone would want to get on a boat with 6000 people!

Great TR series, BTW, Alan!! Thanks for the write up on Albany as well,
bagging that this year (I still ride kiddie coasters, when they'll let
me!!).
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