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I'm a NCL newbie as well. I believe it's been mentioned, but note that bottled water is NOT included in the beverage package (even though every single other cruise line includes it). Every cruise line nickel and dimes you nowadays but an open bar that charges for a bottle of water is a joke.

One of the benefits of living in Europe the ubp on our 2 week upcoming escape cruise includes specialty coffee and 2 bottles of water pp per day , they “give “ this away on lots of sailings

If you are buying the dining package before the cruise then you pay for it at the time for booking (you enter your credit card details when doing it online, for example).

 

If you buy it onboard then the cost is added to your onboard account which is charged to your card at the end of the cruise.

Thanks mate , I read your thread on the subject and it answered all the the other questions I had running through my mind

A quick question as I’m a bit of a cruise novice , if I book a 5 night specialty restaurant package when will payment for this be taken , is it at the time of booking or at final payment date or at the end of cruise . Thanks

Can anyone tell me what the last time to disembark is , as I don’t fly till 22.30 and am in no hurry to get off the ship . I was hoping to have a long slow breakfast and stroll off the ship last , can I do this ? And is it best to keep my cases with me or send them down the night before .

Also can anyone recommend somewhere in Manhattan to store our luggage for a few hours .

If you want to settle with cash, I think you have to do it by the night before.

Thanks , I will check on this when I get onboard , although that’s not till January!

Hey BirdTravels. thanks for posting those drink menu/prices. One question, how recent/current are they?

 

Thanks: KJM

I think they must be quite new as the last ones I looked at I could get Glenfiddich on the ubp , now it’s over 15$

When I sailed on the getaway in May 2015 there was almost nothing that wasn’t included in the ubp , unfortunately that list of over 15$ is a lot longer now

I second Bluesea777's approach and when we cruise, pack our gadget pouch's content accordingly. We have 2 of those Berkin power cube, they are good but since cruiselines do not welcome them for fire safety reasons due to ground, fine ... they come up & I just toss in other items, i.e. like a 6" or 8" 3 prong short extension adapter, to use with our various chargers or the Anker 4-port hi-output charger, see picture below.

 

A Big Blue Live (bluebooth enabled) speaker for better music, coupled with our Nexus 6 or 5X. Everyone carried several charging/data cables, I also have small adapters to cross-use, in case the OEM one is damaged, lost or broken.

 

Also, very important - a 6' or 10' shieded, high quality USB extension cable, this allow use of devices across the room or closer to the beds, etc. (ships dry docked now have USB charging port integrated into the bedside LED lamps ... just did not measure its output, my guess ... it's either 1 amp or 2 amp maxium, oversized devices typically require 3 amp or more for proper charging.

 

A simple, direct extension cord should NOT be a problem, i.e. for those using CPAP, it's when there are multiple outlets - even when it's non-surge suppressed. Regardless, I always carry these accessories with us and do not put them in checked luggage, whether it's flying or cruising ...

 

Ikea's sell a short 3 outlet extension, ideal for those with bulky charging cubes, without surge protection or switching circuit. MicroCenter sell a short 6" extension with an extra power tap on the top of the plug.

 

For newer mega-ships, the staterooms have 2x 110 volt outlets and 2x 220 volt outlets, with the use of those inexpensive plug adapters - that's plentiful in most instances, especially when we use the 4-port USB charger.

 

When embarkation out of NYC, port security in the pier typically are on the lookout for liquid & bottled water, soda, "runners" -

 

Wow , that would be half my luggage allowance carrying all that . The only thing I plug in on a weeks cruise is my camera , then only once ! My phone and iPad are locked in the safe and only come out for 1 hour half way through the trip to check for any urgent messages! , no need to charge or power anything , it’s a simple life for me

Thank you,

Hi , this may seem like a stupid question but I just wanted to make sure, when we leave our cruise are we able to settle our onboard account with cash or will they charge it to the credit card that we assigned to the cabin .thanks for any help