cruiserbear55

"Out of hundreds"? You were the eighteenth poster on this thread. The moderator must have been very busy deleting all those posts!!

You could buy a three day dining package for each of you for $238.00 plus 20% gratuity ( $285.60), or $47.60 person per meal. I will assume you're not heavy drinkers, and will work with 3 drinks per day per person. Bottled beer runs $6-7, cocktails $10-13. So let's average that out to $10 a drink. 7 days at 6 drinks per day equals 42 drinks for the week. 42x $10=$420.00. So now you're looking at approx. $705.60 for drinks and dining. When you book a cabin with free at sea, the cost is built into the fare.I think if you are happy letting NCL choose your cabin for you, you'll be ahead of the game. And if you go with free at sea, you 'll still have to pay an additional $277.20 charge for 20% gratuities on the drink package. Hope my math is correct. If not, I'm more than certain someone will pick me up on it!!

Have you tried their callback service? When you call customer service, you go through the prompts and establish yourself in "line". A recording then comes on and tells you your approximate wait time. It then asks you if you would like to wait on hold , or receive a callback. If you opt for the callback, the system verifies your phone number and you hang up. Have used this three times in the last couple of weeks. Each time I was called back within five minutes of my "approximate wait time". The only drawback is that when they call you back, NCL doesn't show on your caller ID. The reps ( at least the ones that have called me back) are working from home, and their name and number show up. Some folks may be leery about answering a call with an unknown name.

MoCruiseFan, I have to agree with Dcoy. I also had the same problem. Tried to book four restaurant seatings. Two Cagney's, one each LeBistro and LaCucina. Tried five or six times the first day I was eligible to book. Kept getting a message saying something in my cart was in error and to please try again. Gave up . Tried again the next day. Same scenario. Finally called customer service on the third day. The very nice NCL rep told me the system was not allowing the same restaurant to be booked more than once online. She was then able to book the times, days, and restaurants I requested. Problem solved!! This occurred 6/25-6/27, so was very recent.

I'm sorry, I couldn't figure out what you meant by "port days with 6:00PM muster call". After your explanation ,I realized what you were asking. I think you should have said"port days with 6:00PM all aboard call". Muster refers to learning how to put on a life vest and where to meet for your assembly station. It takes awhile for us old folks to figure out what you young uns are saying!!

I don't think there would be a limitation on what they would accept. I think the limitation would be on your end, due to the sheer weight of rolled coin. Especially if you have to fly. You wouldn't want to lose the exchange rate advantage due to increased baggage fees.

Wouldn't they take your rolled-up quarters at Guest Services as payment towards your bill? Cash is cash, no matter what form it's in.

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Do you remember what the production show was? Age of Aquarius maybe? They did that back in April . Seemed to be a hastily thrown together not very memorable musical, which they did in Bliss Lounge.

I think the OP was asking IF there is entertainment ( which I take meant full scale production shows), not how to book entertainment. There was none on our cruise in April on the Pearl, none that i have heard of lately, and our cruise in October still says 0 under entertainment.

Along with the Sega Key Master. They are touted as games of skill. There is no skill involved. The factory default setting is one win every 700 plays, which can be reset by the casino up to 9999 plays per win. I know we're now going to hear from those who won an I-Pad, a tablet, or a certain amount of cash and how skillful their play was. The truth is, they were just in the right place at the right time. Just like a slot machine!!

What is a personalizer?

118 days. Bermuda (yea!!). And a stop in Bahh (Humbug) Haabba, Maine.(Nay).

Last time on the Pearl, the prime rib(3 servings) and the strip steak I had at Indigo was far better than the porterhouse and strip steak I ordered at Cagney's. Go figure!

Is the cost of the balcony less than what you're paying for the upgrade charge, admin fees, port fees,government charges, et al? If so , just cancel CAS and go with the reduced price.( All you'd lose is the casino drink card and a few canape's.) However, that is probably not the case. It is very tough to beat a CAS deal.They have very strict guidelines on upgrades, and generally don't waiver very much. Especially if another category of cabin decreases in price, they're not going to lower your price to keep pace.( Because, again, your price is usually way lower than the lowered price.) Sometimes, you might talk them into a little OBC. Sometimes not. It never hurts to ask! Happy Cruising!!

Are you asking the OP, or Boston Pearl cruisers in general. Sometimes, you hate to chime in and rain on someone's parade. That is why if I'm responding to a specific individual or post,I always use the quote option. Just saying!!

You are free to come and go at any hour, night and day, until the ship is ready to depart.Then if you're not on the ship at that point, it's a long swim home!!

Ask your room steward for a foam or eggshell mattress topper. Solves the problem.

Can't wait for their 70% off 2nd person deal to come back. Now that's a real moneysaver!!

There is a thread from June 13th on this subject. It is currently on page 3, and is titled "Boarding Papers"

I figure it would be the perfect vacation, if golf is your sport of choice. Let's say you're on the Boston-Bermuda cruise. You board the ship in Boston around 12:00PM Friday afternoon. You disembark the ship in Bermuda on Sunday around 1:00PM. You still have time to get 18 holes in. You stay at the resort Sunday and Monday night. On Monday, you might have time to get 2 rounds in, and plenty of time Tuesday for another. You return to the ship in time for sailaway, and now have Tuesday PM to Friday AM to enjoy the rest of your cruise. So, 5 days on the ship, 2 days playing golf at some of the finest courses in the world. And the ship being your transportation, you've saved maybe thousands in airfare if you and yours had flown into Bermuda to play golf for a few days.

Roll,roll,roll!! You'll get a lot more in the bag if you roll your clothes and pack the bag tightly. Also, a roll of tape to reinforce the bag is a great idea. Or, as ChiefMate JRK stated above, bring a small trash bag to line the inside of the laundry bag.

Believe they went up from $25.00 to $29.00. Anyone?

Have seen numerous times in Bermuda folks getting off the ship with golf clubs and and a small suitcase. They head out to play golf for a couple days and, I assume, stay at the resort. They return to the ship on embarkation day. So there should be no problem with visiting friends and returning the next day. Just remember, as others have stated previously, the ship waits for no man ( or woman)!!

They got me for $75.00. Live and learn!