This is an informative and helpful video, thank you!

@JandJTravels2023

18 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Agreed we sailed on May 4 th 2024 The ship was better than we could’ve expected…the entertainment was a lot of fun , the service we got was phenomenal …kudos to Moana the Hawaiian ambassador ..our granddaughter loved the the picture of me with Moana and the book Moana I bought her and had signed! Anne amatie the cruise director was so much fun to be around and to watch at activities, Kristyn in the wifi room was very helpful …our room Steward Ryan was so attentive and kind …we appreciated all of the staff. And We had a great first cruise ! So memorable and fun! Maholo

@michellevincent8338

Ай бұрын

Anne Marie the cruise director …

@JandJTravels2023

Ай бұрын

So glad you had a great experience too! We really enjoyed this ship and we can't wait to share our experience on the NCL Bliss to Alaska.

I’m glad to hear what your experience was as a guest on board. I have recently been hired as a server and my experience has always been in fine dining, banquet style serving as well as silent service, and I will say that it gives me a little bit of anxiety to know that some guest expect you to interact and talk with them as I like to be more speedy and efficient and give that talk to your service rather than having conversations the entire time so now I know I have to turn it up a notch. I have a lot of personality but when I’m at work, I’m very serious and I like everyone to enjoy their food, and go out to eat with me I rather than make sure that everything is correct and top-tier. I guess everyone is different but it really concerns me that so many of the reviews always goes back to the service isn’t excellent because that’s unacceptable to me I hope I can be shining that makes a difference in the crew.

@JandJTravels2023

18 күн бұрын

You're absolutely right that everyone is different and wants different experiences. In our case we have just found that we prefer the longer more conversational experience to a quicker one. Thanks for all you and all the crew do to make the cruise experience so enjoyable!

Can't have too many bars 😁

@JandJTravels2023

Ай бұрын

And they even have an English Pub!

afaik the crew would be 100% American. It is required, to be a US Flag ship. The whole crew has to be US citizens who were trained at a US Coast Guard approved facility to be "Merchant Mariners." 🙂 UK doesn't require the crew to be UK subjects, however, they do have to pay all the crew just like they would a UK subject. Same with French (Ponant) and Italian (Costa, Aida) flag. That Disney ship, a lot of them are probably getting paid $400/month, and they may not get appropriate breaks etc. 😲 That's why flag is very important to me 🙂

@JandJTravels2023

18 күн бұрын

We've talked with several cruise crew members and so far it is the crew on Royal Caribbean that seem to be the happiest, I'm not sure if its the wages or not, but they certainly enjoy it a lot more. They talked a lot about the fun things they do for just the crew, like parties and they have raffles and celebrate birthdays etc...

What time does the bars close at night?

@JandJTravels2023

27 күн бұрын

I'm not sure, maybe 2:00 AM. We're heading back out on another Royal cruise shortly so I'll find out.