caitlynambrai

Also excited to see the dailies and hear about the activities on the ship! Thank you! I'd also love to hear about entertainment- I know one of the shows ended in October but I don't know if it was replaced with anything else.

When I was religiously reading the CC chat boards for my 2021 transatlantic, I read that a small child choked on something they took off of one of the decorated doors and this led to the door decorating ban by NCL. I can't find the original posts, but that it what I recall.

I'm taking the family on the NCL star for 16 days over Xmas and New Year's and there will be a lot of sea days. I'm planning to take some games and activities for the family, but I saw that board games can be checked out at guest services (I watched a video of the Star's library that showed a sign which directed people to guest services to check out games). Does anyone happen to know what sorts of board games they will have?

No upgrade yet, but the prices for the cabin I want went below my bid, so I went and lowered my bid. I'm closely monitoring how many of these cabins are left in hopes that I can simply upgrade if it looks like they will sell out.

In late 2021, we were placed with United from Tampa to Newark to Rome. My BIL was placed on Delta from Ft. Lauderdale to Atlanta to Rome.

@YVRteacher Have you happened to hear what show, if any, will be replacing What the World Needs Now? It will no longer be offered on the Star after October 11, 2023.

Yes! Bringing my spouse, 4 kids ages 14-24, and my in-laws. See you there!!

I agree with you, 100%. We were on an RCL Alaska cruise earlier this summer and I kept noticing that some food seemed to be lost in translation. For example, in the buffet at breakfast, there was "avocado toast" which was actually guacamole on non-toasted, sliced baguette. I can't recall the other examples I noticed, but it helped me realize just how different the home diets of the employees are from the diets of many cruise passengers. Meanwhile, I was eating AMAZING Indian food for breakfast on that same cruise, including a bread called puri, which I loved and intend to ask for on my cruise on the Star this December.

We’re doing a 16 day South American cruise in Dec/Jan this year. I’m eager to hear about your experience!!

I priced out flights via NCL from Miami to Buenos Aires in December and was quoted $2000 per person. I was able to book tickets for less than $800 on my own (which, admittedly, took some cyber sleuthing and using an app that tracked prices and sent me a notification when the prices dropped). But we're a family of 6 and this saved us a TON of money over NCL, even with the 2nd person flying free. Even if I hadn't put so much effort into finding the best deal, I was seeing prices around $1500, which still would have saved me money for my party of 6. We used NCL for our flights out to Rome in 2021 and it worked out very well for us. No glitches in the flights, we were all seated together, and I saved money over booking on my own. I've read some scary stories about NCL arranged flights (and RC, too) and I'd only be tempted if the cost savings were significant.

Ahhhh, I misunderstood. Thank you for clarifying.

Where do they sell the BOGO onboard? We got UDP on our last cruise but the BOGO sounds really appealing because our next cruise is Alaska and we are in ports until later in the evening so I feel like UDP would go to waste.

I’m sailing with RCL for the first time. I haven’t done anything with paper for my July 23rd cruise- I’ve uploaded selfies, vaccine records, etc. And I’m glad we’re testing at 2 days out, instead of three. It’s a hassle but it’s safer. NCL cancelled the July 5th cruise for the NCL Sun on July 4th- some things just suck and it doesn’t matter which cruise line you’re with. When you’re dealing with unexpected issues, it takes some time to come up with a plan. If you need perfection, now might not be the time to cruise.

I know the drug sniffing dogs USED to sniff for marijuana products at the Miami port because one of my friends got busted at disembarkation like 15 years ago. Who knows what's being sniffed for now, The problem with CBD products is that they are NOT regulated. There have been investigative articles showing that some products have MUCH lower CDB than they promise on the package and some have THC when they say they don't. You really don't know what you're getting unless there is 3rd party verification. For the nerve pain, if it flares up in one position and gets better in other positions, have you tried propping your leg with pillows or tried sleeping in a reclined, but not flat on your back, position? I imagine it would take some experimentation to find a position that doesn't exacerbate the burning (if that position does, indeed, exist).

Don't forget that RC allows you to bring on 2 bottles of wine per stateroom. Don't forget your corkscrew!