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I have had a similar experience with a TA (not in Canada), even after providing them with an itemized list and screen shots of what I wanted (it included cruise, flights, transfers, hotel, insurance etc.) with associated prices of each at the time of printing (obviously not including the TA fee etc.) and of course subject to price flux. The TA made such a mess of it, incorrect departing port, wrong city for hotel, incorrect stateroom and no transfers!, from that moment on, I book everything separately myself, I use NCL.com for the cruise booking only.

The teen area was under 18 only, so I cannot comment on if there was there. I played the kids in pool @ O'Sheehan's.

You can buy them pre cruise (if you cannot find the option on the NCL site, call NCL and they will assist), otherwise you can purchase it on board (just go to the casino area and there will be a stand to sign up). As for price vs value, my son had the price used up in about 3 days... it was approx $5 per game of pool alone and he played many games

This is exactly why we cruise also.

We seen 20 minutes of this show and left, jokes were worse than the dedicated 'comedian' onboard, and the singing was like a bad dose off of the TCM channel. I heard better singing collaboration from random passengers in the after hours sing songs.

Unfortunately the putt golf is still gone. I would have enjoyed that too if it was still there!

The lifeboat decks port and starboard have a shuffleboard on the Getaway. The wife and I had good fun playing it for the first time a few weeks ago on it. Also the American Diner was empty anytime we walked by it, and became a bit of joke during the 9 days of why it is offered as an option as it was clearly not appealing to those onboard.

Yes. Prior to May 2023 I enjoyed Grey Goose on each cruise as part of the FAS Ultimate Beverage package. Grey Goose along with many other alcohol brands/types is no longer part of the FAS Ultimate Beverage package. You now need to purchase the Premium Plus beverage package to access these. By giving everyone all the FAS options now as default when booking instead of a select option of 2 has really seen the chickens come home to roost IMO.

I was on the Getaway a couple of weeks back. I enquired and the results were: No Belvedere remaining on the ship. Grey Goose was an additional charge of $2.40 if you had the FAS ultimate beverage package (or whatever its rebranded as now) P.S. the additional charge was worth every cent IMO, We carried out some blind taste tests for fun. All the the vodka included in the FAS UBP vs Grey Goose. Each in a glass with ice and pineapple juice. Even my wife could tell the difference and she would not be into vodka.

I have never seen a bartender swipe for a soda for me or the kids (even though the kids have the soda package).

Supply and demand prices with some offers thrown in the mix over the calendar year up to sailing date. Cost of living and everything that goes with it has gone up, .. its up there with death and taxes from a control perspective if you are resigned to booking a cruise!

We never book specialty dining restaurants, we walk up ask and go with the flow of the answer and never have been refused. We were on the Getaway ending last week, and on each occasion of walking up we were granted a table. FYI... the Stateroom TV always showed reservations as book out for each specialty dining restaurants....

We were on the Getaway ending last week. There was a super hero escape type game on the dailies, I wanted to give it a lash, but the teenager's had other plans with their new found friends! Hence I cannot comment on the event.

We are just back off the Getaway, it was around 3:30 am each night we went to bed, we would leave the rest of crowd as they continued the sing song and joke telling into the buffet breakfast hours 🤣 Some great stories and memories and some serious laughter. It was great craic!

Update: I went looking for a 'fish theme' slot and found one. I inserted a $20 note and a soon I had won $60.40 after many auto spins on a big win on screen. I cashed out and did not play another slot for the rest of the cruise 🤣

I agree, its a good call, but I consider anytime away from the 'outlaws' (aka in-laws) as winning regardless of cost!

Thanks for the replies. Indeed, I do understand they are programmed, and the probability of hitting a decent sequence is an outlier in the grand scheme of things etc. Also, having a go at the slots is purely for entertainment purposes and not an 'investment', il just wet the whistle and tap that button, and hopefully I will find a fishing themed one. Although I do prefer my hard earned beer tokens to last awhile longer if possible 😄

Good evening, I wish to explore the slots on the Getaway in our forth coming trip. I have zero knowledge of slots regardless of location, type etc. I have played on slots randomly over the years for limited time periods, but never a concentrated effort on them. Any tips for a newbie who will be allocating some time on the slots (apart from keeping the whistle wet!), would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!

While I like the yard stick approach of the 2 beer wait, I do have some concerns for new cruisers reading this. Let us not limit ourselves to the 2 beer wait, let us aim higher #know your limits 😆, enjoy the surroundings and company and remember the room will always be there when we joyously make our way to it full of happy juice! P.S. I have never experienced the 'wait' .. probably because we were well under way (pun intended) by the time I felt the need to find the nest. Happy waiting 🍻!

I have a spare cushion if anyone needs one 📌

Funnily enough, I would always rate/judge any chipper/takeaway here on the quality of their burger. I love burgers! However I have never had one on a NCL cruise, because I discovered the hot dogs in O'Sheehans & The Local and I was sold. Savage Cabbage!

Are they confused because they think you are a solo traveler? Do they think all occupants are travelling solo? Seems a peculiar observation considering occupants can have multiple variations of room sharing with wife/kids or significant others.. I for one am an early riser and will put the 'DND' sign/indicator on the stateroom for the benefit of the remaining family.

Thanks for the insight. I have just mailed the hotel and see if they come back with anything. If not, I do agree with with you, for the sake of €89 bottle tops to get the ball rolling on the holiday.

I am facing the same predicament. We are staying in a hotel that is approx 2km from the port. The cheapest online taxi/cab/private transfer etc I could find (and I tried alot) was €89 for 4 people (which was booking.com) I was quoted as much as €294 by some companies (and yes they were the exact trip as the km distance matched my request) . Which in my opinion is taking the piss completely! We will walk it no problem, and wait for the shuttle busses etc. However I would like the option of paying around €20 and an oul tip on top (considering the location), to get us to the pier more efficiently.

Let us know how you get on please. We are boarding the Getaway on 24th June and I would be interested to know, thanks. Enjoy your cruise!