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Atlantacruise
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 10:50 am | 76th Post |
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Any time other then Memorial Day is good for us. I would rather stay on the western side. The Sun is doing a western (NCL), the May schedule is not out yet I dont think.
So whats the name of this group? FOCN? 
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Catnip
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:02 pm | 77th Post |
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Saturday is May 17.....Sunday is May 18.
This far out, I can't find where they have listed the deaprture date....Sat or Sun?
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Catnip
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:03 pm | 78th Post |
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Ken,
If we did the May 17/18 Western sailing, would that work for you?
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Catnip
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:04 pm | 79th Post |
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Atlantacruise wrote:
So whats the name of this group? FOCN?
Pardon my Alzheimer's...........CN? 
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Catnip
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:08 pm | 80th Post |
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7-Day Exotic Western Caribbean Round-trip New Orleans
Ship: Norwegian Spirit
Embarkation port: New Orleans
Ports of call: New Orleans; Costa Maya; Santo Tomas De Castilla; Belize City; Cozumel
Last edited on Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:09 pm by Catnip
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Atlantacruise
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:10 pm | 81st Post |
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Catnip wrote: Atlantacruise wrote:
So whats the name of this group? FOCN?
Pardon my Alzheimer's...........CN?
CatNip....Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
When is Memorial Day? All I have planned right now is some beer drinking on the 8th.
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Catnip
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:11 pm | 82nd Post |
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5-Day Western Caribbean Round-trip Miami
Ship: Norwegian Jewel
Embarkation port: Miami
Ports of call: Miami; Cozumel; Grand Cayman
Last edited on Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:11 pm by Catnip
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TheWog
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:11 pm | 83rd Post |
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Catnip wrote: Everyone else...........any thoughts/suggestions on dates?
17th is after midmonth for Deb. Come on, hook it up!
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planersedge
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:13 pm | 84th Post |
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My only petential objection would some of the new RCI Behemouth of the Seas ships. Just a little to big for my taste. I would probably jump all over A NCL Sun out of NOLA. The Sun is my favorite ship (other than the Norway) of all time.
PE
I just checked out the Sun's new itineraries out of Miami for Spring of '08. Looks very interesting Roatan, Belize, Costa Maya, and Private Island.
Last edited on Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:17 pm by planersedge
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Catnip
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:13 pm | 85th Post |
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Atlantacruise wrote: Catnip wrote: Atlantacruise wrote:
So whats the name of this group? FOCN?
Pardon my Alzheimer's...........CN?
CatNip....Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
When is Memorial Day? All I have planned right now is some beer drinking on the 8th.
Sorry, Ken.........I haven't had my morning caffein yet!!!!!! 
Memorial Day 2008 is the weekend of May 24, I beleive.
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Catnip
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:15 pm | 86th Post |
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TheWog wrote: Catnip wrote: Everyone else...........any thoughts/suggestions on dates?
17th is after midmonth for Deb. Come on, hook it up!
Yeah, Deb!!!!!!!! 
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Catnip
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:18 pm | 87th Post |
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planersedge wrote: My only petential objection would some of the new RCI Behemouth of the Seas ships. Just a little to big for my taste. I would probably jump all over A NCL Sun out of NOLA. The Sun is my favorite ship (other than the Norway) of all time.
PE
What about the Spirit out of NOLA? I am not familiar with NCL's ships.
Also, RCCL's Liberty is the big mama (which I'm not crazy about either), but Mariner is only the 2nd biggest..........I typically wouldn't choose one of the bigger ships, but Mariner might be fun for a 7-day cruise with the group!!
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planersedge
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:23 pm | 88th Post |
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We've been on the Spirit and it is a nice ship. I believe they resolved some of the localized cooking issues on her last drydock. Nice itinerary with Coz instead of Roatan. I think the diving in Roatan is better than Cozumel but there are more things to do in Coz after diving.
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:25 pm | 89th Post |
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planersedge wrote: We've been on the Spirit and it is a nice ship. I believe they resolved some of the localized cooking issues on her last drydock. Nice itinerary with Coz instead of Roatan. I think the diving in Roatan is better than Cozumel but there are more things to do in Coz after diving.
PE
I'd vote yes for NOLA and the Sun!
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planersedge
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:26 pm | 90th Post |
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Actually the Sun is moving to Miami and the Spirit is moving to NOLA. Both ships are great options. Good itineraries.
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:30 pm | 91st Post |
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BAMA X 2 wrote:
I'd vote yes for NOLA and the Sun!
It's on the Spirit, not the Sun..........
7-Day Exotic Western Caribbean Round-trip New Orleans
Ship: Norwegian Spirit
Embarkation port: New Orleans
Ports of call: New Orleans; Costa Maya; Santo Tomas De Castilla; Belize City; Cozumel
But I like it because I have never been to Costa Maya or Belize.
Last edited on Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:31 pm by Catnip
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:33 pm | 92nd Post |
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Catnip wrote: BAMA X 2 wrote:
I'd vote yes for NOLA and the Sun!
It's on the Spirit, not the Sun..........
7-Day Exotic Western Caribbean Round-trip New Orleans
Ship: Norwegian Spirit
Embarkation port: New Orleans
Ports of call: New Orleans; Costa Maya; Santo Tomas De Castilla; Belize City; Cozumel
But I like it because I have never been to Costa Maya or Belize.
If John gives the Spirit a thumbs up we're there!
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planersedge
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:36 pm | 93rd Post |
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Bama can handle the particulars about Costa Maya. Belize is a very interesting place. There are cave tubing excursions. Great diving/snorkling. The only drawback is the amount of time involved with tendering into port. It is a 45 minute tender ride even in high speed boats.
The last time we were there we booked an excursion to Coral Sand Beach Resort. They picked us up the ship and headed straight to their island. It was a great beach day and would probably be even better now since they were in the process of building a LOT of infrastructure when we there.
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:37 pm | 94th Post |
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planersedge wrote: We've been on the Spirit and it is a nice ship. I believe they resolved some of the localized cooking issues on her last drydock.
PE
What cooking issues? Does it have a lot of dining choices for their Freestyle concept?
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:38 pm | 95th Post |
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planersedge wrote:
The last time we were there we booked an excursion to Coral Sand Beach Resort. They picked us up the ship and headed straight to their island. It was a great beach day and would probably be even better now since they were in the process of building a LOT of infrastructure when we there.
PE
That sounds super! I love beach days! Bring on the Margarita's!!!!! 
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:38 pm | 96th Post |
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The Spirit is a great little ship. It does have a goofy pool area because of all the columns and "fencing". But the Biregarten is a great place to hangout.
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:40 pm | 97th Post |
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Catnip wrote: Saturday is May 17.....Sunday is May 18.
This far out, I can't find where they have listed the deaprture date....Sat or Sun?
Probably because they haven't released the itineraries yet, but through April it's Saturday.
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planersedge
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:42 pm | 98th Post |
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Cooking issues!!!
The spirit has all of the same dinig options that the newer NCL ships have. It was previously the SuperStar Leo in Star Cruises fleet. Star was dabbling in the Freestyle philosophy a long time ago.
The localized cooking issues pertained things like being able to cook omolets in the buffet area or booking burgers and fries in the Biergarten. Everything was cooked in the main galleys and transferred to the "dining" areas. All of these issues were fixed with her last drydock.
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:43 pm | 99th Post |
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Thanks, Rich!!!!!
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Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:43 pm | 100th Post |
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planersedge wrote: Bama can handle the particulars about Costa Maya. Belize is a very interesting place. There are cave tubing excursions. Great diving/snorkling. The only drawback is the amount of time involved with tendering into port. It is a 45 minute tender ride even in high speed boats.
A lot depends on where the ship is able to anchor. On Grand Princess, we were less than 20 minutes away. Norwegian Dream was further out. If they can get the Spirit where the Grand was, it'd be a big plus.
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