Oakman58

Not true, you can ask to be seated at a different table and in most cases you will be accommodated.

To each his own. Although I am Platinum level with NCL, I prefer the set dining times that other cruise lines offer and having the same table every night. I like having the same waiter and assistant welcome me by name every night. After the first night of dining we never have to ask for our beverage since they know what we want and bring it automatically. I also enjoy meeting new people and hearing about their cruise experiences, shore excursions they took, etc. I wish NCL offered assigned dining as an option. My wife on the other hand prefers the freestyle dining.

I simply don't use NCL to book air. Every time I've checked any savings were minimal or not at all. I want to have control of what flight times I have.

I'm looking forward to reading about the rest of your trip.

So instead of using chips, I wonder if I could use replica coins like these that look real. Something that gives the look and feel of real money but isn't.

So I'm guessing if you're playing Gin for a penny a point, that's gambling also.

Have you ever played Left Right Center for money on a cruise? I ask because according to Brand Ambassador John Heald, that game is considered gambling and gambling outside the casino is forbidden on the cruise line.

In my opinion, after Covid food on NCL went downhill. However, I've never found the food to be inedible. I've also always had good food at O'Sheehan's. Right now my favorite cruise line for food is Carnival, especially with the addition of Emil Lagasse selections on the menu every night in the main dining room. While I never saw rude staff on NCL I did feel the staff seemed indifferent to the passengers.

I think it's interesting that NCL quit referring to it as a Discretionary Service Charge and now call it the Onboard Service Charge.

As mentioned the balcony cabins are small and I take it for granted you already know about the unique bathroom setup of the Epic. In my opinion, a balcony cabin for 4 on the Epic is in reality a cabin for 2 adults and 2 small children.

Those people made a grievous mistake and paid the price. You can bet they went through a lot of grief trying to catch up to the ship in Senegal. Since they feel NCL should have bent the rules for them, you can bet they won't be looking to book a future cruise with NCL. NCL certainly wouldn't have to ban them. I'm sure those folks will be bad-mouthing NCL for the rest of their lives.

Apparently they wanted to get their money's worth and finish a very expensive cruise. Perhaps they wanted to get back on the ship and give the captain a piece of their mind.

Oh please! The ship would have had to redeploy the steps and platform they use for normal tender operations.

This made me laugh out loud. Ban the couple? I seriously doubt the couple will ever want to book a cruise with NCL again.

The one thing I would like to know, what was the name of the tour operator that caused those passengers to miss the boat. I do have sympathy for those passengers who missed the boat. They made a terrible mistake not booking through the cruise line, but it was a mistake. We all make mistakes, some more grievous than others. And how many times on CC has someone asked about taking an excursion through the cruise line only to have many members tell them to book through an independent tour company because it's cheaper and better than the ship's tours.