We just got back from a Caribbean cruise...our fourth, I think. However, this one was the inaugural sailing of the Norwegian Cruise Line's (NCL) Getaway. I know, were we crazy in taking the maiden voyage of a ship (remember the Titanic)??? LOL!
The Getaway sailed out of Miami and our port stops were St. Maarten, St. Thomas, and Nassau (Bahamas). We had done this same tour a few years ago with some friends on the NCL Epic, but did it again to see The Getaway. And, we did different things at the port stops this time.
In the next few days, I'll post about our port stops. Today, I'll just show you all the things to do on the beautiful NCL Getaway. We love cruising (thank you Total Rewards) and definitely try to take advantage of all the activities there are to do.
The NCL Getaway:
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| See how "ginormous" this ship is! |
On the Getaway, they have a water slide called the Free Fall. You stand on this platform and hear a recording counting down, "3 - 2 - 1", and then the platform suddenly falls and you literally plunge down into the slide. It is really fun, but the worst part is the anticipation when you hear the countdown.
There is also a ropes course that has a zip line and this thing called The Plank. The Plank is a very slim balance beam that goes out over the ocean. When you see The Plank from the deck of the ship, it doesn't look too bad. However, when you get up there and the ship is going full blast and it is very windy, it is the scariest thing EVER!!! Although you have a harness, there is no crew or anything around. If you fell, you would be free hanging over the ocean for a long time...praying the harness holds up.
We always take advantage of the other activities on all the ships we cruise on. Like the food...I always gain at least an average of 5 lbs every cruise! I also ALWAYS enter the slot tournament, but NEVER win! >:-(
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| The lobster dinner! I had 4 tails, and my husband had 9! The cioppino is also the best...even better than I've had in San Francisco! |
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| Slot Tourney...I am in 9th place (out of 9). :-( |
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| Enjoying journal and card making. My husband is very patient and will come with me, but see his packet still sealed. |
On the Getaway, they had a show called "The Wine Lover's Musical" where you get 6 wines to taste. At this lunch, the waitress spilled an entire glass of red wine on me, so they gave me free laundry service. If you know us, we love anything free! Although, I wish it were a free bottle of wine.
We were so fortunate to have the best weather on this cruise! Sorry, to our friends who are freezing their butts off in other parts of the country.
One last thing, a few years ago, there was a contest to name the 2 newest ships from NCL. The winning names were The Breakaway (the ship we went on last October) and The Getaway. My husband entered a few names, one of them being Escape. Guess what the next ship in 2015 will be named??? Escape!!! My husband is so upset that NCL stole his idea and he made sure everyone on The Getaway knew. The Cruise Consultant kept calling him "The Guy Who Named the New Ship". LOL!
After this cruise, we made Platinum status...the highest frequent cruiser status for NCL. Yes, it's us and all the other 80+ year old frequent cruisers... Ha ha!!!
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