schmoopie17

Wait for the "Second person sails free" sale.*. *First person pays 200%

After five pages and over 100 responses, it is clear that your son's fears, while very real to him, are what the majority of respondents would call irrational. Having said that, if he is that concerned, there is no way he should consider going on this cruise. He will be constantly on edge, fearful of what's lurking in the sea at night, jumping at every unexpected noise or bump in the ocean. And heaven forbid...a lack of hash browns. A cruise should be a time of relaxation...not trepidation. I'm not a psychologist, and unlike Bob Newhart I don't play one on TV...but in my totally unprofessional opinion, your son is better off on dry land where apparently he feels "safe".

At the check-in desk, ask to be seated at your favorite server's table. If he/she is not already booked up, it shouldn't be a problem.

You left out the most important part...for your convenience. The OP will find that phrase very useful in the future.

Excellent suggestion. When booking our last cruise it was discovered that Mrs. Schmoopie had three different Latitudes accounts. Your guess is as good as mine as to how this happened. They are all now combined into one account.

Better than NCL hash browns? That sound you hear is the can of worms opening...

Two...strawberries, or orders?

After I heard Siglo butcher one of my favorite songs (Change the World by Eric Clapton) I swore them off...after swearing AT them. In the immortal words of Randy Jackson on "American Idol"..."Pitchy, dawg"...I know people like them...I don't get it.

Terrorists have no interest in hijacking an NCL ship. There are no hash browns and the cabins only get serviced once a day.

Cool...so after having the apple tart ala mode in Ocean Blue, I can run down to the buffet for even more deliciousness.

Submerging hockey pucks of frozen potatoes into a deep fryer and calling them hash browns is blasphemy. Proper hash browns are created with shredded potatoes on a griddle.

We had a mid-ship balcony on Deck 10 (don't recall the cabin number) and the creaking of our entire wall that held the balcony door was outrageous. I sleep with ear plugs and Mrs. Schmoopie uses a sound machine and the noise was enough to wake us up in the middle of the night and lasted for several hours. Luckily, this happened on our last night.

But they're great at entertaining cats. Having said that, this was a huge story at our local airport a while back... https://www.fox6now.com/news/laser-strikes-aircraft-milwaukee-mitchell-international-airport

How does it work? Most people will tell you it doesn't work. However, every once in a while, people will report success stories with the BOGO...but they are few and far between. It's a gamble, that's for sure. Getting acceptable flights, acceptable seats, etc., is a challenge. The bad thing is, you don't know your flights until a short time before your cruise. Ar that time it's too late to cancel them. Search the board and you can entertain yourself until the end of the year reading BOGO threads.

Chief, you disappoint me. Surely you've heard of the issue with people/morons flashing laser pointers at aircraft landing and taking off in an effort to blind the pilots...???

But from what I've heard, the dinners are always worth missing. Again...YMMV.

Yep. As long as before final payment. We did exactly that last week when we found a better deal using miles.

Were those spiral things in the market (a few pictures earlier) supposed to be reminiscent of the gaudy towers of La Familia?

Gaudy on the outside...awe-inspiring on the inside. In other words, it's a dichotomy (how's that for a big word?)

Personally, I'd be more concerned on an airplane than a cruise ship...especially with the number of unhinged people flying nowadays. Also, a plane can be taken out of the sky with a well-aimed missile...or even a laser pointer. Plus...9/11 involved planes...I don't recall any cruise ships being involved. Besides, I hate flying anyway.

Ironic how those moronic people in the Observation Lounge don't OBSERVE the rules.

If you book the BOGO airfare, NCL automatically adds the transfer (and a fee of $150) to the airport. You can arrange better transport to the airport on your own...especially if traveling with more than two people...with Stefano's Rome Cabs, or other reputable transport companies. This is what we have done and will do again next fall. You can call and have the transfer (and the fee) removed. Our last flight leaving Rome left at 11:00am and we had no problem. But, as they say...YMMV.

Can't get in on Chrome. Can get in via the app on my IPhone, as well. I can pull up the website, but it tells me my login info is incorrect. No, it's not.

Try taking a TA. I believe we had five time zone changes on ours.

Can't argue with that...