Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I wonder how many of you saw the magnificent Norwegian Jewel in Dover yesterday.
Photo by Tugboat Ted at Dover Coastguard
Just the start of the season - looking forward to lots more.
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Is great to come down Jubilee Way and see the funnel over the clifftops and knowing it is a big on in !!
Noticed a lot of visitors heading in to town when I went to work yesterday and hope they found places open and welcome for them...
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Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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What a beautiful ship.
Oh and Jacqui I did laugh at "Tugboat Ted "
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Yes, I was working down there yesterday as a member of the check-in staff and chatting to all the passengers as they started their cruise holiday. You are right it is a magnificent ship, there were about 2,400 passengers so the recession didn't hinder the number of people booking their vacation. It was a very busy day with the additional swine flu health forms which had to be filled in by every passenger. Lovely photo of the Norwegian Jewel basking in the Dover sunshine
It is a great photo. Makes the lighthouse look tiny! Pity we have not got more in the way of shops in Dover to offer the tourists.
Guest 661- Registered: 16 Mar 2008
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Didn't see her in Dover yesterday but saw her in the Caribbean in November she looked quite small there compared to some of the ships. She looks huge in England though.
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Is that right Humphy re Caribbean, dwarfed by the others? there must have been some whoppers, yes she sure looks a big one here. Well done Jacqui getting hold of that photo from an unusual angle too. The ship looks fab. 2,400 passengers..jeeez I didnt realise they can take that many. I wonder did any one of them wander into town? Did they stay in our hotels prior to departure?
Its good to see the cruise liners again though...a signal that springtime is here and summer is on its way.
Brian Dixon
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i saw it on tuesday,dont know if anyone stayed prior to sailing but there a few americans at the railway station on tuesday morning all heading to london.its a shame really with all the history in dover that they didnt stay and enjoy it.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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The Jewel is a lovely ship, good cabins, lovely restaurants and the theatre is the best I've ever seen - superb dancers, entertainers etc. too.
The only thing that lets it down is that it's "freestyle", which gives people licence to dress down for dinner - last year there were people who looked like they'd been working in the garden and although you may not want to dress up in a dinner suite every evening, you don't want to sit with scruffs - do you ?
I'm not a snob by any means, but I was surprised by the very low level of dress amongst some of the passengers.
I think there's about 152 ships coming into Dover this year, so very well done the Harbour Board, but there must be a change in attitude from the Cruise Welcome Group who are "told" not to be pro-active in welcoming people to Dover: being passive/reactive simply does not work.
We need to be able to advise those who are not going on a day excursion, of what we have in Dover, in a warm, friendly and pro-active way, not hide behind a desk as they currently do.
Roger
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I saw quite a few American tourists in the town, where some were returning from the castle laden with English Heritage shopping bags and Burtons seem to draw in quite a few tourists and crew looking for a bargain or two.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i saw the burtons bags, the shop has an offer on, buy a suit for 99 quid and get a free shirt,tie and pair of shoes chucked in.
add that to the strong currency rate in their favour, then our allies would have had a good deal tp take back to the ship.
rogers comments about dressing down at dinner on cruise ships surprised me.
i thought that was the last bastion of the dress code.
having been at weddings, christenings and funerals where the guests looked that they had worn the same clothes in bed,i suppose that the cruises had to go that way.
Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Howard I so agree with you about the dress code. When I think of a cruise I think of the Captains table with beautifully dressed ladies and smartly dressed gentlemen dining in luxury. It takes all the romance out of it when you think of badly dressed people just sitting down to dinner as if they were in a cafe.
Mind you I don't suppose I'll ever be able to afford a cruise anyway but I can dream lol
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Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Last year we had a splendid time on the Norwegian jewel whilst on one of their three day cruises to Amsterdam. We were in one of the balcony staterooms and it was absolutely wonderful. There was a huge amount of restaurants to choose from with all kinds of cuisine. Roger, they also have a number of restaurants that carry a small surcharge that most people seem to dress up for, so well worth it. We certainly dressed up for our evening dining and I must say that everyone else in the restaurant did too, so you do have that choice. It was our first time to cruise albeit a mini one and we loved it. Would love to do it again
Guest 663- Registered: 20 Mar 2008
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Yes saw the Norwegian Jewel I to have spent time on her a spendid ship she took us to Jersey must say enjoyed every minute.
Also heard people stopped off in Town while she was in which was good.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I agree Colette, there is a choice of restaurants there - and those you pay extra for, you do have a minimum dress, but the "free" restaurant, the Tzars Palace, only has the criteria of no shorts.
Still, a good ship and definitely worth cruising on - we're on the Black Watch in 3 weeks.
Roger
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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i allways found that dressing up for dinner rather pointless and snobish,i would rather dress sort of smartly than a stuffy penguin suit.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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You don'thave to dress in a penguin suit Brian - smart-casual most evenings is what is normal.
Maybe a dinner suit if they have Captain's table nights - not sure if they still have them.
You wouldn't want to see people dressed as though they'd been working in the garden all day would you ?
Roger
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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i know what you mean roger,that was one of the reasons that put me of crusing.you could just imaging gravy stains down your best bib and tucker.
Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I didn't have my camera with me on Saturday but the little Tahitian Princess was in and looking lovely. This was her first visit to Dover as before she sailed only in the Pacific. In November of this year she is being renamed Ocean Princess by her new owners Princess lines.
For those interested we some some lovely visitors in the next week.
Friday 8th May - The Celebrity Century and MSC Opera
Saturday 9th May - MSC Lirica
Sunday 10th May - Norwegian Jewel
Monday 11th May - Princess Daphne and Emerald Princess
Tuesday 12th May - Seabourne Pride and Costa Mediterranea
Let's hope they bring some visitors to Dover!
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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This is the Tahitian Princess leaving on Saturday
Been nice knowing you :)
Been nice knowing you :)
