KateQ22003

Glad someone "gets it".

 

We have been in this position.

 

We have a DOS suite that will sleep 4, not 5 (one is a baby who won't use a real bed anyway).

 

We wanted to pay full for the "extra two" in the DOS *AND* pay full price for an inside across the hall (yes, doors "match" on the hallway).

 

We are not allowed to do that.

(But someone last year mentioned getting a supervisor at NCL and being allowed to pay "more" to do this, but we can't find that posting, and I doubt they gave a contact name anyway.)

 

We were NOT trying to get something for "free", and not even trying to pay "less". We were trying to PAY *MORE* so that we could have the suite perks for all of the adults.

(The baby might at most slobber on an NCL cracker ;-)

 

We also wanted the privacy of the separate sleeping areas and extra bathroom.

-> But we wanted to *pay* for it all, by paying twice for two of the adults, as "extras" in the DOS, and *again* as passengers in the inside.

 

(We just didn't want to pay for the Garden Villa, which is far more space than we need, and also wasn't available, so that was a non-starter regardless of our preferences.)

 

GeezerCouple

I do get what you are saying, but bottom line is you are trying to get something, in this case suite perks, for people who are not in a suite. It's not what you pay; I'm sure there are people who pay an arm and a leg for an inside room at certain times of the year. It is based on what room you purchase. If you purchase a suite, you get suite perks. If you purchase an inside - mini suite, regardless of what you pay, you don't.

KateQ22003 come join the roll call for 9/5 to Bermuda if your so inclined.

I will do that! Thanks for the invite!

Even if they book one person in the inside cabin, nine chances out of ten they will pay full price for the inside cabin less the one set of port taxes and fees which NCL does not get to keep anyway. So NCL would only lose the $299 they would pay to add the one person to the suite.

That's assuming that 1) the single pays 200%, and 2) the room only sells to 2 people. If they put 3 or 4 in the single, they make more.

We always go the first week in September, and we always have had beautiful weather. It can be a little warm, but the ocean temperature is perfect!

In this case, the OP can put all 6 people in the suite and pay and with this logic get the perks. But, if the OP actually pays MORE money, one person will not get the perks.

 

Though I am one of those that usually say "no suite, no perks" - this one seems to a bit different.

The part that you are missing though, is that NCL will still have that second room to sell for more money if the OP puts six in the original room. So no, the OP isn't paying more to NCL than they would make by selling that second cabin for full price.

Thank you so much for doing this. I always get excited when I see the dailies!

Do they no longer have a live band around the pool? All I can see is a DJ. I will be so disappointed if they did away with the live entertainment!

I have always had to ask for peanut butter for my toast at Cagney's in the morning. They are very accommodating; they bring it in a side bowl.

Okay, I was wrong. I still don't fully understand why they will loan one out, but you can't bring one aboard. Maybe because travel irons often don't have automatic shut-off mechanisms? My recollection was that they were not particularly aggressive about getting the loaned irons back, even after you called them. Dunno. End of hijack.

Because if they loan one out, they know who has it and they know to go get it. If you bring your own, they don't know about it. A fire hazard aboard a ship is serious business; please take it seriously.

Unfortunately for my fiance and myself, he has a really hard time getting away from work. He usually takes about two weeks a year so when we do it, we do it up. So I guess we are in the cruise less often in a suite rather than more often in a regular cabin simply due to work restrictions. Hopefully someday we won't have to make the choice :)

This is how I feel too. I work many weeks and many hours a year; my vacation time is precious. I go all out; suite, new wardrobe, sky's the limit! It makes me feel pampered and relaxed, and that feeling needs to carry me through the next 50 weeks!

Exactly. I'm Latitudes Gold, but not one of my NCL cruises was booked because of Freestyle....especially since everyone does it now.

 

What I will say is, other than one night on Princess, NCL is the only line I have consistently been handed a pager to wait for a table.

 

What I do find ironic though is people around here like to say you can eat whenever.....but then say as long as it's not for a 2 hour time period when everyone is hungry. Seriously, the comment made earlier by sparks, be hungry when no one else us hungry, pretty much sums it up.

I heart this post!

I understand what you are saying, but not everyone that comes to try NCL is doing it because of the freestyle. Some may book because of the itinerary, price, or whatever else, and not because they want to try freestyle or have even heard of it. But I agree people should do their research on any vacation before booking that vacation.

Exactly! We choose our cruises for itinerary and sailing port. Food is really not a part of the equation; I don't think anyone has ever gone hungry on a cruise ship. I think it's sad when people voice their OPINION, which is what is being asked for, and then told they are on the wrong cruise line.

If I am told a 45 minute wait, unless I reeeeally am not in a hurry, I will immediately walk to another MDR where I more than likely will be seated immediately. Anyone who waits 45 minutes, is doing so by choice.

I'm telling you what happened to us. No more, no less. I'm sorry if you think I did something wrong or I chose to wait for 45 minutes. It certainly wasn't a choice; we were told 20.

Sounds like you need to go back to a traditional dining cruise line.

 

FWIW, we've never been given a blinker or have had to wait on our trips. We tend to get to the restaurant by 6, however.

Thanks for your concern, but I think I'll continue to make my own cruise decisions.

Excuse me, but how many restaurants have you eaten in that seat the number of people MDRs do?

 

Worst I've ever waited was 15 minutes.

30-45 minutes every night last summer. No free drinks either. By the end of the week we ate later so that we wouldn't have the same problem.

I think it's importnat that people know that just because you want to eat at 7, doesn't mean you will eat at 7.

Personally, we don't care for Freestyle. There is nothing worse than showing up for dinner, when you want to eat, and being given a blinking box and told to wait for 1/2 hour-45 minutes. It is very much like a land restaurant with the same wait. Hardly freestyle.

I would also love to see something with lots of sea days to relax, going from Boston to the Caribbean-I think it would be another cash cow for NCL!

I agree - I would love this!

Well, NCL is committed at least through 2016. Caribbean is to far for a trip from Boston, Bermuda or Canada are the choices unless you do the extended relocation from Boston to New Orleans once a year.

I don't think it is too far, but it would be mostly sea days and maybe 2 ports. I would love to see a 10 or 11 day from Boston to the Caribbean.

I 'd love to see 10 and 11 day cruises to Canada , Greenland , Iceland out of Boston

I'd love to see 10 and 11 day cruises out of Boston too, but heading South! I live in Maine; when I vacation I want warm :)

I am so looking forward to it. 7 days just doesn't seem enough time to me! By the time I start to relax, it's time to pack and come home :( I'm lucky I have a great boss who will let me be gone 2 weeks in a row.

I cruise the GA in October. I will be a 35 year old male, how do people sign up to be a judge?

:) Thanks for a good chuckle!

No need to get hyper. I have simply stated that all cruise ships I have ever been on have had a main pool that was the center of the activities and for this pool to be adult only does not make sense to me. The kid pool that is on the same deck is tucked away beneath a slide with no space for chairs around it.

 

I looked at the dailies and am confused as to what adult games you are referring to. What is listed in the dailies is ring toss, bean bag toss and music. There is a sexy leg competition that I can see you saying could be adult only but I can't imagine it being to inappropriate because the pool itself is adult only not the area.

 

As far as a bar being there. Seriously I mean then maybe I can't take my kids to the restaurants either because they serve alcohol there as well.

 

I was under the impression that there was an enclosed designated smoking area on the pool deck and that smoking was not allowed around the pool. But for that I might as well not take my children into the atrium because apparently you can smell smoke from the casino.

 

As far as dancing I thought people of all ages including children were allowed to dance.

 

I came on here to find out if the main pool is really adult only. I got the answer. I don't agree with it and believe it was a poor design. I understand why childless adults would love this and respect that.

 

I will be enjoying my cruise in a few weeks at the kid pool with no lounge chairs and will also enjoy watching the poolside games with my children from the jacuzzis.

I can't speak for the GA or the BA, but last summer on the Dawn the pool games were definitely "R" rated. They had a "bootie" contest where most of the contestants were females around 20 years old. Almost every one of them went right up to the judges and shook their butts in the judges' faces. A couple of them even sat in their laps and did a grind. It was certainly not appropriate for the young set, but that's for you to decide as a parent.

My only problem is that it is the main pool and I think the main pool should be inviting to everyone. Childless adults do have spice h2o and multiple quiet sun decks. I have cruised 3 times childless and this will be my first time cruising with kids. I have never had an issue with kids being around even before I had kids of my own. When my husband and I have wanted to be away from the noise we have found a quiet deck or gone to the adults only area.

 

I am a member at a yacht club and the pool is divided (including the lounge chairs) half is labeled adults area and half is labeled children's area. The funny thing is when you walk in and there is no more room on the child side I go to the adult side and of course sometimes an adult will complain that there are kids on "their side". But I always will find that there are childless adults sitting on the kids side and no staff will dare tell them to move for the people with children. I feel once there is a label childless adults get a sense of power and in turn it causes more problems.

 

Again I did not mean for this thread to turn into a debate. I completely agree there should be an adults only area just not the main pool that is the center of the pool deck.

From the pictures I have seen, the adult pool and the family pool are on the same deck and are the same size. I'm not sure what you mean by the "main" pool. I am not looking for a quiet sundeck; I want to be in the pool or around it, having some foofoo drinks, and listening to the band. Not only do I not want small children around playing marco polo and doing cannonballs; but some of the stuff I have seen around the pool is not suitable for children.

If anyone has the power, it is the parents with children. Imagine if an adult tried to go to the kid's pool or their play areas. Do you think they would be allowed to stay for long? All the childless adults want is a place to also go and "play". I think that's fair.