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Want a roomie? I'd love to do the TA on the Encore when it comes over but it is always priced out of my range for a solo.

My SO is doing his first cruise next week - I'm hoping he will love it, but I feel like a TA will not be his bag.

Loving the review! Sounds like a fantastic trip!

What stage of penalty are you at? If it's truly a great deal, you may still end up saving money by cancelling and rebooking.

But ya, it's always been a cancel and rebook. Its just that prior to final payment, cancelling is usually penalty-free.

Thanks all. Not the news I was looking for, but appreciate the response.

NCL called me back as well, great job on the customer service!

Hi all,

Do any recent (Miami-debarking) Bliss cruisers have any info or a review on the luggage transfer service? I read about it on a review while the ship was in Alaska, I believe.

We have rather a late flight from FLL and I would love to UBER to the beach and then taxi to the airport at our leisure. I know renting a car is an option, but trying to keep all my options open.

Any info is appreciated! Thanks!

Very much enjoying your review! Making the days till January go by much nicer!

Your review has me thinking about Vibe for myself - how much per person for the week? 

If you get a chance, I'm looking for info on NCLs checking your bags right to your airline program.

I can mention it later in the week, as I'm sure the info isnt published much before Thurs/Fri.

Have a fantastic day at sea! Living through your trip (for now)!

On 11/12/2018 at 12:22 PM, skeeter558 said:

We found an excursion with aristocat charters.  Went out all day and snorkeled at three different spots.  We had a great time.

 

 https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g147355-d1526311-Reviews-Aristocat_Charters-Road_Town_Tortola_British_Virgin_Islands.html

They are amazing! Got my 3rd tour with them booked!

4 minutes ago, Tropicalgurl said:

Hey, was on last week.. saw staff putting towels out on the loungers for the stinky feet ppl.. did not see the velvet towels.. but maybe from staff?

I think it's a great idea! People will always put their feet up - shoes will make it dirty, bare feet will make it stinky. Towels, blankets, anything washable is the solution!!

Great start to your trip! Following along- we are behind you on the Bliss in January!!

Hoping somebody chimes in with their opinion on whether the show is good! At $60 cad for two, it's on the pricey end, but it looks like it would be right up my alley!

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you are right. I think some do not buy enough wine at places like hotels and up scale restaurants to realize how expensive wine can be. :rolleyes:

It still is expensive, just not out of line with some nicer hotel bars, or fine dining, particularly on a large city.

Not everyone lives in Miami or NYC.

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I dont know, seems like pretty standard pricing for a hotel bar.

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Of course not. $2100. was for two after various discounts. With OBCs the Bev pkg was about 28 bucks per day p/p.

I thought that seemed to good to be true!

While I think discounts can be used when comparing cruise costs, you really shouldn't count OBC not offered by the cruise line.

When someone says their cruise cost $3000 all in for drinks and specialty dining, you should probably compare apples to apples and not include TA credits.

We paid $2100. for same on the Allure last Spring. And it has lots more toys!

Damn, $1000 USD for 2 in a balcony for 7 days? That's amazing!

I'm assuming the drink/dining packages are approx. $550/person? That would put the cruise at like $500/person.

I didn’t hear about the women jumping, I learned a lesson the hard way if you know someone has had to much to drink DO NOT TELL THE SECURITY YOU WANT YOUR BALCONY DOOR SECURED, the next thing you know they are accusing the person of saying they are going to jump, them they grab a 108# women by the arm bruising her and to make matters worse they put the person on a do not cruise list, I was concerned my daughter had to much to drink and asked security to lock my balcony what a mistake that was.

 

 

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This has literally nothing to do with the topic on hand, or even the topics that have grown out of the original topic, but I felt compelled to respond.

*** did you want NCL to do when you told someone that you didn't think you could control your drunk daughter from jumping/falling from the balcony? How did you think they would react?

Lululemon charges $150 for leggings. Jimmy Choo pumps are 40% off and are still $350.00. BOGO sales these days are almost always Buy One Get One half off. Why don't they just say 25% off if you buy two? BOGO used to be buy one get one free!

 

Chevy Truck ads say they are the best truck, but Ford says they are? Kohl's puts t-shirts on sale for 40% off, but they have inflated the price so much you are still paying $20.00 for a plain t-shirt that isn't worth $10.00

 

Every day, every place, we are surrounded by marketing messages and strategies. We have choices between higher price points and lower price points. We all seem to be able to navigate through them with no problem...except for one: the "free" unlimited beverage package on NCL. With that one, we cannot seem to get past the asterisk that explains that free in this add is not free like in the Oxford Dictionary.

 

For God's sake people: do the math. Ignore the messaging and do the math. Price your trip with the sail away rate, then price it with the drink and dining package. Take the difference, divide it by the number of days and passengers, and look at that number. If you didn't have the drink or dining package, would you spend more than that on drinks (or dines?)? Yes: book with the package. No, book without.

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I liked Carnivals solution (though not sure how long it lasted) of putting time stickers on empty (hogged) chairs. If staff later saw a sticker past it's "time" they removed the items and the chair was free again. I believe 40 mins was their time limit. Enough for lunch on a sea day?

Also, I'd love to see cubbies and hooks near the pool/hottubs. Somewhere for my flip flops, towel, and book. Prevent a nearby chair from being used.

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I've never understood why people are so worried about their passports? You are in a foreign country, you should have your passport with you! You need to be able to prove who you are and where you are from. If a photocopy was valid, then wouldn't you be worried someone would steal that and use it?

Maybe it's because I'm a border-city living Canadian. I bring mine to Detroit all the time and carry it on me. No safe anywhere nearby.

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I was at an AI a few weeks ago and wanted to enjoy my morning coffee and book with a beach view. I found a great, front row, spot (with a towel) and sat down. I sat for 40 minutes, enjoyed it all, and left. Never did see the hogger.

I did leave my coffee cup so they knew I'd been there. Just my little petty move, lol.

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Love dressing up myself! Usually nothing too fancy, but I generally wear a sundress, or a nice little cocktail dress.

I've told my BF when we travel I really don't care what he wears to dinner but I'm dressing nice. If we are going specialty, he will usually dress to match me (in style, not hem length ;) lol).

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Lol thanks for the laughs!

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in the event of an extreme emergency, you go to the assigned muster area, the MDR. At the MDR, the crew escorts people to the lifeboat area

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Ha ha! I don’t think I’ve ever known anyone who doesn’t like cilantro. I can’t stand it.

 

 

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Me? I love it, and that guac will be in my belly in January!!

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Check for your sailing on the face page! I've had roll calls there that were quite active. Also, a reach out on Reddit may work too, though it's not as popular.

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