Buford T Justiice

The Buffet line on the Dawn is narrower than on newer ships, with plates at the beginning or end creating a conga line affect. Much different on the jewel type ships with "action stations"

February 2015 BA Balcony (3 Pass.) on the Gem paid $3305 (nine day pd. $2975, adj. for 10 day for comparison)

 

Current pricing February 2016 BA Balcony on the Gem $4,150

 

increase 25%

I agree with David (OP) and DaPainter, the current promos and inflated cabin costs don't work for us currently. We are Non drinkers, happy with the MDR menu, with a couple of free (platinium) LeBistro meals.

 

we're looking at Bermuda for this summer and the Caribb. in February 2016. The Caribb cruise price is almost $2000 more than 2015 for the same cabin.

 

For Bermuda, We are going to wait out NCL and if prices drop after final payment, we will book. If prices don't drop into good deal territory, we may still book and try our first inside cabin

When NCL starts cutting bar servers (which I think they will, to limit UBP), then it will be time to panic.

So if I understand the OP correctly:

 

He will not cruise NCL again;

He has taken to CC and other forms of media to "out" NCL;

He never explained what he wanted as compensation;

 

Why would NCL compensate someone who is not coming back, belittles the product in media, and won't say what will please him?

 

circular file.

two words: legal representation

It's simply to reward the specialty restaurant servers for the extra work they have to do with all the folks getting the UDP; in a sense the cash paying customers are supporting UDP customers...

You also may want to consider the game room / video arcade for your purchase of bottle / cans. On many ships the room contains a soda machine.

On our last cruise on the Gem last November , we asked to get the mini bar emptied and found the content in a pillow case under the bed .

 

Same with us on the Gem last month; wonder how those Heinekens and Amstels' tasted after being cooled and warmed, probably multiple times.

We book Balcony Cabins and pay 93% of NCL Retail price and generally receive $200 - $250 in OBC from the on-line TA; plus whatever promotion NCL is running at the time.

We receive absolutely no customer service from the TA and once when I emailed a question to him, I received a reply of "your answer is here" with a link to the NCL main webpage.

Having said that, I believe that if you are a regular visitor / poster to the NCL forum here on Cruise Critic, you already know more about the NCL product than the average TA

I find the sleep sofa's (if the room has one) hard as a rock.

According to pelicanpassage.com it is 386 nm from Boston to NYC; a full extra day north and south moving rapidly (18kt) . If I was retired it would be nice, but three (plus) sea days on either leg would be too much for me, and my employer.

Like to see the Gen Dailies too!

Like I'm gonna remember all that stuff from 17+ cruises taken over a 20+ year period of time?!!? Hell, I don't even remember EXACTLY how many cruises we've taken, let alone the dates, cabin numbers, etc.

 

Then why post.

 

I hope your other 1,000 posts brought something more,:rolleyes:

Is it just me or do you feel a lack of interest in Roll Calls lately?

 

A couple of years ago the rolls calls for cruises were very active with people sharing info, hooking up for excursions, meet and greets, etc. There would be pages and pages of people chatting and getting ready for the cruise.

 

Our May Alaska cruise has very little interest so far. Even the other cruises to Alaska are showing very few posts. I thought maybe it was just the Alaska Roll Calls and checked a few others and it seems to be the same thing.

 

Anyone else seeing this trend?

 

For the cruises I've been taking the last four or five years, the roll calls have been declining. With the ability to subscribe to threads with email updates, there is no reason to visit rolls calls; In the old days, one would visit the roll call and since they navigated all the way over to the roll call thread, may have felt an obligation to post something.

It would be great if folks replied using a standard reply with verbiage under the basic data; that way someone could look at this thread in the future and have historical data that may be relevant to them as to whether they roll the dice with a GTY:

 

Ship.........Week/Period.....GTY type....Cat. Assigned.......Room assigned

Find a couple of "friends at the CC meeting" onboard, have them book the excursion, and have them give you their tickets. Your friends will have to meet the excursion outside the gated entrance.

we've been / booked for February cruises on the Gem the last two winters and have requested a simple BA balcony, mid ship... and have been assigned / given the same cabin in back to back years.

My wife wants to take the Breakaway to Bermuda next August. It will be our third time on the Breakaway that is fine, what I don't know is what is there to do in Bermuda for 3 days, we don't golf. Those of you who have done Bermuda please let me know.

thanks

 

Steve R.

 

You have your answer in the first sentence.

 

Happy wife, happy life.

It's simply a health decision. NCL is looking out for us:rolleyes:

Personal satellite phone?

It's another reminder why insurance that covers this eventuality is a must.

Hope the poor woman is soon on the mend.

 

I believe the Coast Guard is expressly prohibited by statute (Title 46 US Code, sec. 2110) from charging a fee for any search and rescue service. 2110(a)(5) provides: The Secretary may not collect a fee or charge under this subsection for any search or rescue service.

Kudos to the on line TA for being honest and providing the cancellation / rebooking policies upfront. Some don't.

we did an 11 day W. Carib. on the NCL Dawn from NYC in January 2007. I was very nice but 11 days away was too long for us. 9 days is about perfect for us.

don't forget plenty of socks. I think in Splash the kids most often take their shoes off