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I've received them before and used them about a month later on a cruise. Went to guest services to redeem and saw the credit on my onboard account. Worked great

They did not have it last year on the Getaway. Were told they didn't have rights to broadcast ESPN. Not sure how true that is

cmurchake, I just sent them an e-mail this morning asking for my point balance and received a response in less than an hour.

Great, thanks. Booked on a back to back in January and was curious if I could check afterwards how many points I have

Do I need to be on-board to see how many points I've accumulated or is there a way to check online?

But don’t forget that you have to declare all alcohol coming into the United States, even if it came from Saint Thomas.

Do I need to claim what I purchase on the boat to bring back?

If you're looking into a resort, Jewel Dunn's River Beach Resort & Spa is absolutely fantastic. Transfers, food, drink, pool, swim up bar, beach, etc are all included. The resort itself is beautiful and adult only. Probably my favorite stop I've ever had

you can, because your "complimentary" cruise is not "complimentary"

I hear ya...still discounted which is nice.

Can I use a cruise next reward towards payment from "complimentary stateroom" offer from CAS?

I'm in this room in January and very glad to see the bed is next to the balcony!

Cruise lines usually keep things simple and streamlined and will continue to utilize the same ports so they will just do a double dose of Roatan, Harvest Caye, Costa Maya and Cozumel. It's the same theory when the Bliss will be taking over the same eastern itinerary of St Thomas, Tortola and Nassau that the Escape uses when she relocates to NYC next year.

Yeah, I wasn't saying I was expecting it, just hoping for some different ports. I'm sure it's a logistical nightmare right now...and not just for NCL but all lines

It would be great if NCL were able to use some ports that aren't frequented as much anymore. The typical Roatan/Harvest Caye/Costa Maya/Cozumel route is so easy to book already. Would love to be able to get to Jamaica/Caymans or other eastern islands not nearly as affected.

So much easier said than done though

Thanks for posting! I am on the original itinerary for January and while they have not changed yet, I sure hope we don't end up with the revised itinerary. Nothing wrong with those stops, but I just did that route! Was hoping that if they were to change, maybe go to to Jamaica or Caymans, etc.

We were on this cruise and found out when we got into the terminal.

Oh man....late notice. But, what are you gonna do

We were originally scheduled to enjoy a Western Caribbean cruise (Cozumel, Belize, Roatan) but because of Hurricane Harvey, we were rerouted to St. Maarten, St. Thomas, and Nassau. You could hear a collective sigh of disappointment from the Garden Cafe since most people had already traveled to those ports and were looking for something different (including me), but it was an enjoyable cruise -- with perfect weather -- nonetheless.

Did passengers not find out about the itinerary change until they had boarded?

May I ask how much your roundtrip cost was? (taxi, ferry, taxi. taxi, ferry, taxi)

Luckily for my cruise and cabin selection the price did not change and I was able to add this promo for nothing. Still not sure I want to be at the itinerary and pricing mercy of NCL

I just booked with the Distinctive package. I used them for air. From PHL to Rome RT in Oct 2018, the price was about $960 pp with the $200 credit applied - since DW is booked in the same cabin, she received the other $200 credit on her airfare. I have nothing to compare it to because flights are not available online to book that far out. I have no idea of the airline or flight times until much closer to sailing. The hotel in Rome was $199 pp and included transfer from airport to hotel. Therefore, for DW and me, it was about $400, but with the $100 hotel credit, it was $300. The hotel was the Crowne Plaza. We bought transfers from the hotel to port and port to airport for $110 pp.

 

Note: I was told by the rep that NCL would fly you in the morning of embarkation. I asked if they could schedule the flight to arrive a day earlier and the rep told me that they would only do that if we booked a pre-cruise hotel with them. Pre-cruise hotel stays can be 1-2-3 days ... your choice.

 

The deposit was only $100 for cabin, air, and hotel combined because of the current promo.

Interesting that they have a price for the flight although flights are not available that far out. For my specific cruise I would request to fly in a day early and use the hotel credit on a 1-night pre-stay. I suppose I can call and ask for pricing even if the itinerary is not available. Perhaps I can get the price but not book yet and wait until flights are available to compare.

We have booked air twice through NCL on international flights because it was significantly cheaper than anything else I found. We were pleased with it even though connection choices weren't the best.

 

I've never found their domestic air prices to be cheaper than what I can find on my own. The $200 credit might make a difference in that. Check and see.

 

We're flying Southwest so will stick with that.

 

However, I AM seeing about hotel.

Thanks for the feedback! I'll be flying from the Baltimore/DC area to San Juan and wondered if it was worth booking through NCL. I am a little concerned that I don't have much say on airline/time/price, but the $200 per person airline credit (there's two of us so $400 total) seems like I would come out ahead. I also fly Southwest and have points I could use so I'm still up in the air.

I'm sure I'll take advantage of the $100 hotel credit

Anyone have experience booking air and/or hotel through NCL?

Did you mean $5 min table rather than $6? It the minimum were truly $6, you would then have to bet a minimum of $10 to get the true 6:5 payout.

$6 min on the table - whether that be a $6 bet or a $5 bet AND $1 side bet on lucky ladies.

Hi! I'm cruising the Getaway in January 2018, and want to know the latest time I can pick to debark, as my flight is not until 4:20pm. I cruised the Getaway this past January, but left with a tour right at 9:00am, so I wasn't aware of the debarking times available. Then I have to figure out transportation back to FLL from Port of Miami. Has anyone used the shuttle provided by the cruise line? How did that work out, and cost? TIA

 

 

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If you use the NCL shuttle you will need to get off the ship somewhere around 9 am. If you choose to get back to FLL another way, you won't be able to stay on all that much longer. Maybe an hour or so

When I sailed Norwegian Getaway in January their $6 min tables were 6:5 and the $25 min tables were 3:2. They had 1 or 2 $15 min tables but I never sat there to know what the payout was.

In January 2016 I took Go Shuttle which was $25 per person and we tipped.

In January 2017 I took Uber which was like $42

With NCL offering such small deposits I've found the best thing to do is just book right when I know the dates I can and the ship/itinerary I want so that I don't risk the price rising and if the price drops before final payment I can rebook.

Booked a Jan 2018 cruise a few months ago for what I thought was a good price and got 100 OBC. Since then we were able to add an additional CruiseNext, saw the price go up, saw the price go down and rebooked, add another 100 OBC.

January 2016 Getaway cruise - ship was facing out to Atlantic when embarking and disembarking

January 2017 Getaway cruise - ship was facing out to Atlantic when embarking but did not "turn around" when returning