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This is a compilation of all of my favorite parts of cruises from 2025. Norwegian Encore, Norwegian Prima, Norwegian Getaway, Norwegian Escape, Carnival Radiance, and Regal Princess are the only cruises eligible for these awards.
Best Ship
Norwegian Encore
This was difficult for me between Norwegian Encore and Prima. If you could…
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Good morning! Today is debarkation day and we are already docked in Galveston. The hat over the touchscreen in the room did not work last night. When the screen came on you could see it through the hat.
Self-assist debarkation began at 7:13.
Here are the TV stations in the room.
They…
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Good morning. Today is a sea day and the last day of the cruise. I was able to get caught up on sleep with 8 hours which is about the maximum I can sleep.
I’m not a fan of that control panel on the wall. Last night it was black…
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Good Morning. We’re docking in Coxen Hole, Roatan today. I’m going to the Gumbalimba Animal Reserve & Sanctuary.
This is standing in front of my door. That is the entrance to the studio lounge straight ahead.
It’s a port day morning and I don’t have a bunch of time to drink…
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Good morning! I slept 7 hours then couldn’t get back to sleep. It was nice and quiet in the room though.
I’m pretty sure that broken display in my room also controls the temperature. Fortunately it’s been nice and cool in here so I haven’t had to worry about it.
Here…
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Good morning! I slept 8 hours. It was nice and quiet with no movement.
The one thing I miss about the Encore room is the virtual window. But here you can still turn your TV into one using the ship cams.
I get that they made the virtual window into a…
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I just boarded Norwegian Prima in Galveston, Texas. They have a sign showing you where all of the muster stations are located. I immediately checked in at my mine in the atrium.
The atrium on this ship is definitely fancier than the older Norwegian ships.
I need to find a quiet…
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Good morning! Today I’m boarding Norwegian Prima in Galveston. First I’m grabbing a Texas-shaped breakfast before leaving the Quality Inn in Texas City.
It’s a 24-minute drive from here to the Discount Cruise Parking.
I arrived at the parking lot right on schedule at 10am. Being the only ship in port…
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Booking
I booked this cruise last April. I was a little hesitant about booking a Friday-Friday cruise out of Galveston. I prefer to save that sixth vacation day for a cruise that I need a travel day for. But I decided to do it since this offers me a chance…
