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Cruise Blog Prima

Prima: Day 1

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July 4, 2025

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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Cruise Blog Galveston Prima

Prima: Embarkation

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June 30, 2025

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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Cruise Blog Galveston

Quality Inn Texas City

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June 27, 2025

Texas City is about at 25-minute drive to the port of Galveston. I was able to get a room at the Quality Inn I-45 in Texas City for a total of $80 on Hotwire. That was for a Thursday night before a Friday cruise on Norwegian Prima out of…


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Cruise Blog Prima

Prima: Planning

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June 23, 2025

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…


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Cruise Blog Encore Miami

Encore: Debarkation Day

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June 20, 2025

Good morning! Today is debarkation day. I was awake at 6:30 but had my alarm set to 7. I gave up on additional sleep at 6:45. I think I got 7 1/2 hours which is right about what I normally get. At 7:15 they started debarkation calling self assist…


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Cruise Blog Encore

Encore: Day 7

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June 16, 2025

Good morning. We are supposed to be in Great Stirrup Cay today but I just woke up to an announcement that the port has been cancelled due to unsafe tendering conditions.

Here is today’s Freestyle Daily. They are supposed to be updating it.

We have a changeup on the pastry in…


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Cruise Blog Encore

Encore: Day 6

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June 13, 2025

Good morning! Today is a sea day. This is the breakfast spread in the studio lounge.

I’m going with cafe latte today.

Then I headed to the atrium for an Irish coffee.

Here is today’s Freestyle Daily.

The atrium bar got loaded with walk-ups so I stepped up to deck 7 at The…


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Cruise Blog Encore

Encore: Tortola

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June 9, 2025

Good morning from Tortola. I had the steward clean out all of the junk they try to sell you that was taking up my desk space yesterday.

I got up three some clothes on and ran downstairs for coffee and water.

I got a couple pastries, a couple double espressos, and…


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Cruise Blog Virgin Islands

Discover Tortola

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June 6, 2025

Around the corner was a line of people waiting for the excursion. It turns out they had space for two people so me and one other solo got to jump the line and get on a bus immediately.

I got a very special bus. The driver’s name is Mejo. He…


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Cruise Blog Encore Virgin Islands

Encore: St. Thomas

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June 2, 2025

Good morning from St. Thomas! Today is going to be all about viewpoints. I have a ticket on the Sky Ride that takes you up to Paradise Point. Then I have a tour in the afternoon that takes us up to Mountain Top. 

Here is today’s Freestyle Daily.

I got dressed…

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