After spending the day with Marisa's family at Disney World, we drove halfway to the Fairfield Inn and Suites in West Palm Beach. In the morning, we headed down to pick up my parents and board the Norwegian Encore - the newest ship in Norwegian's fleet. We stayed in a Haven Spa Suite. We were surprised to see the improvements that Norwegian made in the design since the Getaway. The suite was much bigger and had a walk - in closet.
We had a lot of fun all week with the concierge Adrian. I left him little notes on napkins each evening. He liked sneaking up on me and scaring me. One time, he even found us when we were filming the ship tour all the way down in the lower decks of the ship. This is also the cruise where my Dad ended up locked in the bathroom. Poor guy.
Some favorite moments onboard were Choir of Man. This musical is terrific. It is set in a pub so they let you come up on stage and have a beer before the show. We loved it so much that we went twice.
For activities onboard, we loved Onda the Italian restaurant and went twice to Ocean Blue. We tried to do the Escape Box activity, but failed miserably. Mostly we enjoyed the beautiful Observation Lounge with our favorite bartender Lovely.
For the ports of call, we stopped in St Thomas We took the cable car up to the top and enjoyed the views.
In Tortola, we took a boat ride over to Soggy Dollar and enjoyed a great day on the beach. We found a nice shaded table and enjoyed the views and some cocktails. You have get a painkiller - right?
