Remark: it took me some time to arrange for another year of this blog’s life and therefore this time gap between all previous NZ posts and this one. It might look incomplete (though quite long), but I don’t really have time right now to properly review and work it out. Sorry….
This will be my last post about our cruise. I decided to collect all memories about onboard life in one post. During this 10-days journey we’ve been on sea 4 full days. And these were not all-too-boring days: the ship is full of activities that suit everyone. The ship’s capacity is about 6000 people (between 4200 and 4900 passengers + crew and staff). It’s hard to imagine 4 thousand bored people gathered in one non-escapable place 😉
Let’s start with the pool and the observation capsule. The “North Star” takes 14 passengers and lifts them up to 80m high. Depending on the location, the view is different: there is an obvious difference between overlooking endless waters or breathtaking mountains. We didn’t attend the latter, but did the first.
Sports and fun activities.
First of all, there is a gym. Of course, considering the amount of food available for consumption which goes along with your pre-paid package, there should have been an opportunity foreseen to shake those extra pounds ;-).
There is also a spa with a broad assortment of massages and body treatments (facials etc.). All quite expensive, but believe me, they didn’t suffer from a lack of visitors.
There is a sport hall where organised activities changed one another: a teen basketball tournament, a roller skates ride, a ping pong meet or bumper cars, etc.
In addition to all that, there are two remarkable spots: FlowRider and iFly, which I did not photograph for some reasons.
The FlowRider is a surfing simulator that attracts lots of people wishing to try this challenge. The 40-foot-long track is continuously pushing 30,000 gallons of water right in front of you. Standing on a board in such situation is a real challenge and although I have one video featuring me doing this, I won’t publish it here ;-). But the waiting queue is long at any moment of the day and not all those fellow passengers are experts in that ;-). So yeah, shame and self-underesteem go far away because where else would I find such a thing 😉
iFly is a body-flying simulator which I didn’t dare try. Here is a short video (not mine) that illustrates what iFly is: https://youtu.be/GiBi4K3HXXw
Ok, what’s next? Aha, Kids Club.
We used to call Kids Club, though it’s actually called another way, but it’s not important. What is important is that it’s full of fun. Some days at sea Anton literally sat there nonstop, not counting the lunch and dinner breaks. I have a few pictures from the family activities they organised between the “kids only” sessions.
Bionic bar
A bar where drinks are prepared by robots. Yeah, robots 😉
Evening entertainment
Every single evening there was a stage performance: either singers and dancers or a stand-up comedian or a magician… in addition to that, numerous bars have live performances given by small orchestra or a pianist.
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