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You also don’t have to eat at different specialty restaurants, we ate at Cagney’s twice because I am a picky eater. 

5 hours ago, luvflorida said:

Also, my husband REALLY wants to watch the Stanley Cup Finals. Any chance that it will be broadcast on board??

Probably a good chance they will be showing it on the big screen out at Spice H2O as well as on the big screen in the atrium. In Jan we planned on watching the NFL playoffs at Spice H2O but because of rain we watched from Atrium. 

9 minutes ago, ssteinerman said:

Anyone have any clue why I wouldn't have gotten an invitation to bid? Today is the 80 day mark for my cruise (Aug 17 on the Joy) and nothing in my inbox. I got a free upgrade to a mini-suite from a balcony a couple of weeks ago because the prices on the mini-suite had dropped to what I'd paid for my balcony. Booked through NCL, not a travel agent, and when my CruiseNext Concierge processed the upgrade, she mentioned the upgrade would give me a better shot for bidding on concierge/haven rooms.

Myself along with several other on our cruise in January didn’t receive our offers to bid until 72 days out. I was getting a little worried too but it was fine. 

At embankment in NOLA just inside the waiting area (after security) there was a kiosk set up selling snacks, lanyards.... and there was a cooler with soda including coke products. 

21 minutes ago, misguy said:

I thought I recognized the cabin, we were the couple with the inside handicapped cabin.

Yes I have been following some of your posts, you did a great job documenting the cruise. 

57 minutes ago, misguy said:

Did you have your cabin on the cabin crawl?  

Yes we were in 12306, we were at the end of the tour (we weren’t on the list) our cabin was next door to the aft haven that was shown. 

Not sure but I think what they mean by booking only 1 show is that you can’t book the same show multiple times. As soon as we boarded the Breakaway in January we went to the reservations stable they had set up (sorry, can’t remember where it was) reserved shows also was able to change dinner reservations times. When I booked them on line only late times were available went ahead and booked them then was able to change once we boarded. Enjoy your cruise, very jealous I still have 301 days till my next one. 

We had always had an oceanview room before but we decided we would just book the inside after all we aren't in the room that much anyway and if given the chance to bid we would. Well as the cruise date got closer I started thinking 10 days is a long time in an inside cabin. We did get the upgrade offer and I would go in every day or so and nudge the bids up. I put a small bid in on oceanview and bigger on balcony and spa balcony (didn't really care about the spa). I called several times to see about just paying for an upgrade but it was a crazy amount so I passed. Anyway 10 days before cruise we were notified we had won bid for aft balcony (didn't even know that was a possibility) winning bid was $300 p/person. BTW normally you get the opportunity to bid at 80 days but all the people I know from our cruise got it at 72 days. Good luck! 

For the cruise we took in Jan on Breakaway we booked with land based casino offer, we received offer to bid on upgrade and won our bid. Went from inside to balcony. In 2018 we also booked with same offer, bid but didn't win the bid that time. 

So good! 

We were in Aft Balcony on Breakaway in January and loved it. Congrats and enjoy! 

Was in an aft balcony cabin on the Breakaway in January, loved it! 

For our January Breakaway cruise in which we used the land based casino offer I inquired about the upgrade and it was a lot more than what it was the year before. Called several times to see if the price had gone down to upgrade, nope! Luckily we had a successful bid to upgrade to a balcony, much less than what it would have been to pay for the upgrade outright. Just picked up another certicate tonight, anxious to book another cruise. 

We had an aft balcony 12th floor on the breakaway (wasn't a suite or Haven). It was a great balcony had room for 2 loungers, 2 chairs a small table with room to spare, loved it. 

3 hours ago, slugg said:

For people who don’t know all the Cruise Critic jargon, such as myself, can someone please clarify what “dailies” are? English isn’t my first language, but I don’t believe that word is being used correctly. Is it slang?

We were on a 10 day cruise and I think each of the theatre shows were only performed 2 nights each (7&9:30 both nights). 

Rock the Pour House 9:30-11:00

Roxy Rock Tribute 8:30

Howl at the Moon 8:39-12:30

We were on the Breakaway in Jan. 

Burn th Floor and Rock of Ages 7:00 and 9:30. 

52 minutes ago, MikeBTN said:

 

It is ALWAYS 80 days. The exception seems to be the Joy. I haven’t seen an explaination as to why.

No, for our Jan Breakawy cruise we received our offer 72 days out as did the other people on our cruise FB page. 

In Jan I had a Monday return flight booked originally with Southwest, something came up that I really wanted to be back for on Sunday but the flight to KC that would get me there in time was at 9:35 am, it was also a Southwest flight. I booked it but also kept the 1st flight just in case I didn't make it to the Sunday flight. Thankfully with Southwest you aren't penalized and would you the credit later for the flight I didn't use. We did the self assist debarkment, got in line around 6:30, line started moving around 7:00 and I was in the taxi by 7:35 and at the airport at 7:55. Worked out for me this time but did cause me some anxiety. 

3 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

1) Not on the Epic (which was the OP question)

2) Not in all Ocean Blues

Sorry that was on the Breakaway. And part of the seafood platter. 

1 hour ago, sid_9169 said:

Then, it was about bed time... But, not until a little Howl at the Moon...

 

Looks like the performers at Howl at the Moon have changed since our cruise in January. Really enjoying your review of the Breakawy. 

We went on Pearl last Feb and Breakaway last month. I was afraid the Breakaway might be too big but once we got on the ship it was fine. For smokers the Pearl has more locations to smoke, unless this has changed in the past year. Waterfront on the Breakaway is really nice area also Spice H2O. We would not hesitate booking either of them again. 

Ocean Blue has lobster tail on the menu. 

22 minutes ago, iamalmond said:

I'm on the Joy May 4 sailing (also courtesy of CAS).  No one in my roll call or FB group had received an email to bid.  There is no option either on NCL website.  Heck, the restaurant reservations aren't even working yet and we're 74 days out!

For our Jan cruise people on our roll call and FB page didn't receive offer until about 72 days out.