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Q: When should I arrive at the terminal?

A: You must arrive at the cruise terminal within the 30 minute check-in window you selected. Check-in windows will be strictly enforced so that we can minimize wait times in the terminal.

Guests who are part of our Priority Program (Diamond, Platinum and suites), have purchased transfers with Carnival or 'Faster to the Fun' must still select a window online, but are invited to come at their leisure, up to one (1) hour prior to sailing - please select your anticipated check-in time so that we can prepare for your arrival onboard. Please keep in mind that transfers and Faster to the Fun may not be available for all sailings. Departure times can be found on your boarding pass.

If you don't get the soda package, do you remember what they cost per soda?

Thanks so much for posting your review. My hubby and I sail on Monday on the Sky. I am so excited to get away!!

I am getting more and more excited to go reading your review. Thank you for taking the time to post it! :-)

We leave on the Sky on Oct 19th. Thank you so much for posting. I can't wait to hear more!!

We are going to be on that cruise with you and plan on getting there early and hitting the MDR for lunch! :-)

I'm down to 40 days!!! Yay!!!

129!

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Thank you!! :-)

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This is my 2nd cruise. First was on Carnival Ecstasy in 2001 to KeyWest and Cozmel. It is my hubby's first though!

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Thanks so much Tricia. I am ready to wait until Oct.

 

My email address is sree.cruising@gmail.com

 

Please send me an email so that we can keep in touch

I sent you an email so you should have my address now too! :-)

I will be on the sky in Oct.

145..... seems like forever away!!:(

My DH and I applied at the end of March and received them 3 1/2 weeks later.

189 'til our first cruise!

I was trying to book Charleston for Oct/Nov 2016 and the only sailing I saw was Nov 6th. It was really weird!

WE have used the specialty studio twice now. The first time was on our cruise on the Grand to Hawaii, celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary. We had five 8X10's and one larger one for us (the others were for the kids and MIL) and we spent $1000. On the next California coastal cruise with my two sisters we bought six 8X10's and spent about the same. The photos are extremely beautiful and worth the price. Both photographers were excellent, spent over an hour on each sitting (no fee when we did it) and took over 60 shots. They talk to you and depending on what is being said your face reflects more emotions than say, regular pictures being taken. I believe they captured the true picture of each of us. The pictures are black and white and show all.

Oh wow, that does sound like it could be a really neat experience! I may have to check into that on a special cruise! Maybe our first one coming up! ;)

It's there under Get Ready for your cruise. Select gifts & more and scroll down.

Found it! Don't know how I missed it. Thanks a million!

Go to the gifts and more section on NCL.com. You'll be able to see prepurchase photo package deals. Log in to purchase.

 

In November the photographer was set up just outside the lower level dining room, not the Palace. I cannot recall the name of the other dining room.

Awesome! I will definitely check ahead and see what I can find. They weren't on the website when I was looking for shore excursions so I will keep checking! Thank you!

Just remember, there are two kinds of photography/photographers on board. The regular bunch that roam the ship/pier taking candid shots. And now, a professional photography studio that you make an appointment for a sitting. Big difference in pricing also.

I didn't realize there was a studio. I think I will avoid that and just get the candid shots. Thank you so much!

We were long overdue for family pics, so I didn't feel as bad about spending a little extra on them than I had originally planned! lol They listed the prices in each section as you searched for your pics. I believe the 8x10's were $20 each. One of the photographers helped me go through my pic. When he saw I had 4 8x10's and a 5x7, he told me to switch out the 5x7 for another 8x10, as that would be my free pic (instead of just a 5x7). I thought it was very reasonable, and I can't wait to hang them up! Just an FYI, they also take pics on the beach, so keep an eye out for the photographers! I got two great ones with DS in the water at GSC! :)

Thank you for the heads up. I will definitely look for them on the beach as well. Sounds like fun!

Thank you for your response! That's not as bad as I had expected. I'm glad you loved them and hope we do too! :-)

My hubby and I are going on our first cruise in Oct 2015 on the Norwegian Sky. However, I am looking at the Fantasy for 2016 as my daughter and family are moving to SC and thought this would be a great way to see them and cruise again! Thank you for the review. It was exactly what I was looking for!

Perfect. Thank you. I thought of editing the title to include the new room service charge...at least people would open it. Lol.

 

 

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Now that is funny!!!!! Have a wonderful time and let us know how it goes. DH and I are on the Sky in Oct. :-)

Thank you so much! That does help alot! :-)