Me in the Ice Bar
I have blogged in the past about Norwegian Epic’s charges for speciality restaurants. Whilst I tried to keep this generic I feel it may have been negative to the cruise line so thought I would balance this out.
Whilst I was on board Epic I was lucky enough to go into the ice bar and it was fab. It is only 1 of 14 true ice bars in the world, and is currently the only one at sea. The bar and seating were made entirely of ice. It is kept below minus 8 degrees celsius (17 degrees fahrenheit) and you are given gloves, hats and capes to keep you warm. In proper ice bar fashion they served only flavoured vodkas in shot glasses and you get 2 included in your $20 cover charge. I confess I drank my drinks in alot less than the 45 minutes allowed in the bar.
Whilst the charge is quite pricey (can you tell I’m not keen on opening my purse?) It is truly justified, Ice Bars are not common and are expensive to maintain. You are unlikely to come across one on your normal holidays, unless you are a skier, or like city breaks and cold destinations, so if you are lucky enough to find yourself on Epic, I would recommend that you give it a go.
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Way the go Jo,
Quebec City, Canada has an annual Ice Bar in an Ice Hotel with room and bed that you can spend a night in though I’d bring along someone warm to cuddle with.
It is part of their annual Winter Carnival.
http://www.canadacool.com/COOLFACTS/QUEBEC/IceHotel.html
http://www.icehotel-canada.com/reservation.php?action=forfait4
A romatic package is available including a night in the ICE Hotel and a regular fireplace hotel.
One night’s accommodation in an Hôtel de Glace theme suite including the Nordic sleeping bag
Access to the Nordic area hot tubs and sauna under the stars