Katie111

Great! Thank you so much!!

We have 2 reservations and I just realized my husband forgot to complete the check-in for his cabin with my sons and now that it is only 3 days out the app won't let him complete it. Is that going to be any sort of problem at the port? Leaving from Cape Canaveral.

So just to clarify, we CAN'T text each other on iphones for free? I thought I had read you could even text people back at home on an Iphone for free.

My kids are actually 21, 20, and 16 but I just refer to them as "teens" as its just easier. That being said, based on the bathroom situation on the Epic, we've decided to to Mom/daughter in one room and Dad/sons in the other.

We are sailing the Caribbean on the Epic next week and had a couple of quick questions as this is our first NCL cruise. Travelling with teens and we have an inside cabin and a balcony cabin nowhere near each other. 1) Is there shampoo, conditioner and/or body wash available? Hand soap? 2) Do the rooms have phones so we can call room to room? 3) We all have iPhones- can we just communicate by texting each other? We just have the free internet plan. Also, do we just keep our phones on airplane mode for the duration of the cruise even if we are at a port that has wi-fi? 4) Is there a fridge in the rooms? 5) Can you choose when to have your cabin cleaned or is it always in the morning? 6) How do we get our beds separated into two twins vs a king? Can the cabin steward do that or do we need to request in advance? Thanks!!

What specific tour did you do at the Blue Hole? It seems like there are multiple companies but they all seem to show pictures at the same spot. I think I saw a video on Youtube showing that some companies only have access to certain parts of the river.

Thank you so much! This is super helpful. We just booked with him yesterday. Did you just pay when you arrived? He didn’t ask for a deposit or anything.

Great review and perfect timing as I had just reached out to him for our Christmas cruise. So glad to hear good things! Interesting about Scotchies as the recent reviews on Tripadvisor are pretty bad. Wonder if there is more than one. Can I ask what your picky eaters ate as my 16-year-old is ridiculously picky. Was debating asking him to stop somewhere else instead. Also, did you need water shoes for this activity? Thanks!

Any idea what you paid? Wondering if it’s any cheaper to do it at the port.

Mine too! 😂😂😂

Yeah, 3 kids in a cabin that sleeps 2 might end in a death match with my kids! Husband & I just got off an RCL cruise and I think I walked out on the balcony once to check the weather. I don't really care where I sleep, we're never in the room anyways.

Two more questions- This is a surprise trip for my kids. Based on the odd bathroom layout, I booked mom & daughter together and dad & boys together. If the kids all decide they want to stay in one room, should I call and switch that (will they even allow me to do that) or can they just stay in one room without notifying anyone? They would take the balcony room that sleeps 3. We did the GTY rooms as that was all that was left. We have one interior and one balcony. Just got our room numbers and we are on opposite ends of the ship, 3 floors apart. Anyone ever have luck getting them to change their rooms with a GTY room? Not really a big deal and I was well aware when I booked that we probably would not be near each other, but it would be nice to be a little closer.

I did look at the NCL FAQ's and am in fact looking at the printout of it right now that I printed out and read before I posted. Sorry, I was still confused. And I've now learned a lot of new information by posting. Things that I hadn't even thought about. If you don't want to answer, you are welcome to scroll on by. That's what I do when I don't want to answer someone's questions.

Two of my kids are great at this,my 20 year old, not so much. He loves to spend $$. If there's a free steak and an upcharge one, he'll choose the upcharge one even if they're identical. And since he's a broke college kid, he's never going to pay me back.

Just thinking about this again, so if we go to a specialty restaurant only 4 of will be covered for meals. Is that correct? So we'd have to pay for one meal? Starting to feel like I should just drop this "perk" so I'm not paying gratuities on a meal we may never use.