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We are iooking at the Anthem of seas. We like the layout of the Junior Suite but was wondering if it's worth doing the Grand Suite?

We've been on the Anthem for 4 cruises and love the ship.

We have used it, not the best but cheaper.

Our next cruise we fly from Philadelphia to London. 

Our flights are:

Philadelphia to Canada change planes and fly to London. Leave Philadelphia 3:30pm arrival in London at 6:30 am. Not to bad.

Coming home is terrible.

London to LAX(Los Angeles) change planes and fly to Philadelphia 🤔🤔🤔 Leave London around 6:30 pm get to Philadelphia the next day.

I just watched a video on the Dawn and Los lobos mexican bar/ restaurant had Clase Azul Tequila behind the bar. I see nowhere on the liquor menu claze azul. 

Can anyone say yes/no to Claze Azul.

I've been on the Dawn 5 times 2009 was the last year we was on it. Los lobos wasn't.

Thank you to everyone. I'll have to see if any credit card are good international rates.

Hello We are going on a 15 night European cruise and wondering what type of cash is needed. US DOLLARS, EROS, POUND, ETC.

I will list all the ports we are visiting below.

• Southampton London,United Kingdom
• Paris (Le Havre),France
• Brussels / Bruges (Zeebrugge),Belgium
• Amsterdam (Ijmuiden),Netherlands
• Hamburg,Germany
• Inverness (Invergordon),Scotland
• Edinburgh (Newhaven),Scotland
• Kirkwall,Orkney Isles
• Belfast,Northern Ireland
• Glasgow (Greenock),Scotland
• Dublin (Dun Laoghaire),Ireland
• Cork (Cobh),Ireland
• Portland,England
• Southampton London,United Kingdom

On the Anthem of the seas there is No bar  in Wonderland .  They use a bar out of their kitchen. 

We both passed our test, negative for COVID.

We'll traveling also!

NCL Escape?? I thought the Escape was In Drydock because she ran aground. 

I Google directions from our NYC hotel to the pier, I think it will be better to park at or near our hotel and then drive to the pier.

58 minutes ago, emilysmimi said:

We are just off the Oasis today, 10/24/21, and were still charged $175 for 7 days!  It was our first cruise on an Oasis class ship and we had a wonderful time with perfect weather and smooth seas.

Is this a public parking garage or just for the cruise ship? We are staying in NYC Friday night to Monday and getting on the Anthem of the seas Monday.  Just wondering if we can park Friday take a taxi or subway into the city then back on Monday. Parking in NYC can be $50 plus.

4 hours ago, Crazy planning mom said:

Yes, Alaska is opening up but Canada isn't allowing the cruise ships so far.

According to the law, the foreign flagged ships have to stop in Canada.

So I'm looking at this Cruise. It is leaving a American port and returning to the same port. There is one Canadian port. Do think this would still cruise?

7-Day Alaska Round-trip Seattle: Glacier Bay, Skagway & Juneau

• SHIP Norwegian Bliss
• CRUISE PORTS EMBARKSeattle, Washington Juneau, Alaska Skagway, Alaska Ketchikan, Alaska Victoria, British Columbia DISEMBARKSeattle, Washington

I know this has been discussed, but I can't find anything new. What is the OFFICAL statement on Alaska cruises? Last I heard there will be NO cruises to Alaska for the 2020 season. I also have seen Alaska is the 1st state to open everything up. We are looking to book a cruise for September.

I have 28 cruises with NCL and we are looking at jumping ship and trying the new "Oasis of the seas".  One reason is it looks like a awesome and huge ship, plus will be leaving out of New Jersey.

I've read that the beverage plan can/will change per ship anywhere from $49 to $89 a day. Does that include Gratuities?

1 hour ago, Greenpea2 said:

My friends are on board now and say all is fine. There was a deep cleaning, but everything good now.

 

That's good we get on sunday!

I have not been on the JEWEL, however on every other NCL ship I've been on they have a Friends of  Bill meeting. It is listed in the Freestyle and usually 5pmevery night in one of the board/meeting rooms. They usually will have coffee and some type of snack. One of my friends would go every cruise.

Escape

Breakaway

Dawn   Pre renovation

Gem

Spirit

Sky

We will be on the BLISS in January. I like the ESCAPE because you have a lot of options. Would like to try the ENCORE, However not sure if I'll like it, seems like they are taking a lot of free common areas away and adding areas that cost extra. Mainly the deck space to be outside. Haven and Vibe take the front, Laser tag takes over the Aft and no more Spice H2O, Go carts take Mid Aft.

6 minutes ago, Langham1865 said:

I also think there is a group booking responsible.  Once all of the group has been booked and reservations completed, they may have cabins open back up. 

This is what happened when we was on the GEM. The group has a time they have to be all booked and then the rest of the rooms will open, if any.

We was on the GEM in January several years ago Leaving out of NYC and a group bought the rest of the rooms and was sold out. The group had 1200 people.

I just like being on a ship.

SPIRIT: Was my 1st Ncl ship. Good size for the amount of people on.

DAWN: Really like the Dawn when there was a Spinaker lounge. Was good size for the amount of people. Like the stadium like seating around the pool.

SKY: Great for the weekend but that's about all.

GEM: If you like to go on a cruise it's great ship. I prefer all the shows in the Spinaker lounge then in the atrium.

BREAKAWAY: I really like the bigger ships, although more people more crowds. More things to do even if you only do it once. More areas to get away from people.

ESCAPE: Same as BREAKAWAY, but more to do. This is my Favorite ship.

BLISS: Jan 5th I will be on her for 14 nights excited.

I just like being on a ship!

9 minutes ago, smplybcause said:

 

Across various threads I've seen various people say this. Never quite get why they don't just take the refillable bottle off the ship? That's why I do. Much prefer it too since my bottle keeps my water nice and cold while a plastic bottle warms up fast. 

We take our refillable full of ice and water and bring a bottle with us. I drink a lot of water.

6 hours ago, trummy said:

A 50.72 fluid oz. bottle costs $3.95 on Carnival. A 12 pack of bottled water costs $4.95.  https://www.carnival.com/in-room-food-beverages All past guests recieve one free liter bottle of water which can be refilled.

 

The prices on NCL are 

6-pack (1-liter bottles)	$16.95
12-pack (1-liter bottles)	$29.95
24-pack (1-liter bottles)	$44.95

$53.94 for one 24-pack( 1 liter) per order before your cruise. they add 20% tip to your bill.

The only reason I know is because we are doing a 14 night  cruise and like to have a bottle to carry off with us when in port. While on the ship we just drink tap water in our refillable containers.

I did see something that NCL will not have plastic bottles on their ships starting Jan 1st 2020. Changing it to cardboard boxes of water. We leave Jan 5th so we will see if we get plastic or cardboard.

I feel I'll like to do it maybe couple/few times just to try it.

We will be on the BLISS for 14 nights and are looking to see what the cost is. I've heard $15 per time and I also heard $199 for a weekly pass.

15 hours ago, dgladis210 said:

This was the first we used the NCL Free Airfare and our return trip to Philadelphia doesn’t leave Florida airport until  after 9 PM. Any suggestions as to what to do for a whole day with all our luggage?? I tried to have the flights changed but no luck   

We had the same issue flying back to Philadelphia using NCL's FREE air. We did the Hop on Hop off bus. They store your luggage until they take you to the airport. The only problem was you had to time it so you was back at their location at one of their times to take you to the airport. There was 3 times you could choose from, I think it was 11:30- 1:30- 3:30 if you was flying out of Miami. For us it worked because we used our $100 credit we had.

NCL could of put us on a earlier flight but I think they chose the later so you will book a excursion and spend more money.