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Had to book another one, sailing with our younger daughter and SIL on the Adventure OTS on March 16, 2019, for a basic Eastern Caribbean itinerary. The Adventure will be sailing out of Port Everglades next Spring - come join us!

Seven day cruise from Tampa. Cozumel, Belize, Mahogany Bay, Isla Roatan and Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. This is a clone from our April 29, 2018 cruise on the Miracle. After our cruise we will head to our 3 week TS at Siesta Key. We enjoyed the Miracle so much we decided to do this repeat cruise. Attached is some photos from our 2018 cruise on the Miracle:

Hello All Cruise Crazies, Just wonder and to get fed back, Has anyone take a Great Lake Cruise???

Yes isn't Florence wonderful!!! I was absolutely blown away with the statue of David .... so moving, the tears rolled down my face looking at this masterpiece marble sculpture by Michelangelo. So realistic, bulging veins, muscle groups OMG what a brilliant artist he was..... Did you check out the stores on Ponte Vecchio - I bought a gorgeous leather bag there.

Today we are in Livorno, and had a pre-booked private taxi to Florence. All I can say is what a beautiful city, and I love it more than Rome in some ways. Our goal was to see the Academia Museum and the famous statue of David. We reserved tickets in advance, which is highly recommended, because the lines can get pretty long, though if you wait until afternoon, it’s much less crowded. We spent all of our time in the area around Academia, had lunch at a cafe, people watched, stopped for gelato, and bought gifts for the grandkids. I am a little jealous to see the much prettier Viking Star docked in port with us. In fact, I’m hoping our next cruise will be Viking Ocean! Pictures to come!

Thanks for the great explanation Jan - it sure does sound a little crazy. Looking forward to seeing the pics. Enjoy the rest of your cruise!!!!

Andi and Jackie, I’ve got a photo but ship’s Wi-fi isn’t letting me load it. But if you can picture it ... step into the cabin, and you have two rounded “pods”, one on each side of the door; the one on the left contains the toilet, the one on the right has the shower. Each pod has a frosted glass door. A curtain can be drawn to separate the pods from the rest of the cabin. Of course, it doesn’t do much when one person is using the commode and the across the way in the shower. Step in another two feet, and the sink is on the right. Taking up too much space across from the sink is the overly large rounded love seat. On the right, after the sink, are a closet, a long counter, TV, and another closet - with the bed across just before you get to the balcony. We have a huge balcony due to being located on an angled bump out, but NCL only provides two chairs that don’t recline and a teeny, tiny table, too small for much of anything. No foot rests, either. Again, I’ll post photos when I can. The good thing about this cabin is the storage and closet space. There is plenty of it, nicely laid out. The electrical outlets are in the back of a low positioned cabinet, so a power strip of some sort is helpful to have. Epic was NCL’s first mega ship. There were so many complaints about it, that they did not repeat the design.

Yeah Jan, I'm with Andi ....... just as curious!

Love your pictures, Jan, but I am still fixated on whatever could be the weird bathroom setup in the cabin......before my imagination gets the better of me, can you please explain? And I'm thinking this is unique to the Epic, am I right....whatever it is?

If I can say anything about European cruises/trips, is that one needs to be able to walk and climb. So many hills and lots of uneven cobblestone streets. One thing is for sure if one cannot manage to do the above rather take a vacation elsewhere. Europe is OLD and Europeans are used to walking everywhere ..... including their seniors.

Yes, lots of cruise card envy out there. I’m very fond of flashing my Princess black Elite Card around so everybody can see. Tell your daughter to be patient. Her day will come! ?

Thank you, Shari! I will definitely share pictures and write a review!