complawyer

little snippy, arent we? i think the sarcasm is somehow unwarranted!

in order to avoid this, merely ask for the soda with "no ice" and then ask for just a cup/glass of ice. problem solved. personally, i like pepsi with my ice (lol), or you can ask for a can of soda. i believe they are about $3.00

just got off the bliss last week. i was told at ocean blue that they do not accept the voucher for a free dinner (very emphatically, i might add)

we took the ncl cruise to rome twice. if youre going to do rome on your own, what we did was when the ship docked, we secured a cab for the day, negotiated a price, had him drive us from the port to rome, took us to what we wanted to see, and drove us back to the ship in plenty of time

east on the gulf of mexico or carribbean wins hands down. been on many ncl cruises to mexico and the carribbean, we live in los angeles, nothing on the pacific coast of mexico that i want to see. i probably wouldnt even get off the ship. that being said, however, it should depend on the price, ship and itinerary. personally, i wouldnt consider a mexican cruise from los angeles unless it was trans-canal in the end, the decision is "ALL YOURS" regardless of the different opinions you may receive here

you should be good to go for sapphire status on your feb cruise

cameronp12. we were never (and still havent been) notified of the cancelation. i only discovered it when i was checking out the shore excursions and found that port was no longer on the itinerary. on he other hand, we are booked for a cruise next july, and have already been notified of ports cancelation. actually due to this, im canceling that sailing

it's a nice comfortable room. nothing to complain about other than it's not the haven! if not being in the haven suites doesnt bother you, i'd go for the club balcony any day!!! certainly cant complain about the price vs. the cost of haven!

interestingly enough, is it worth it, relative to what? to an in door or ocean view cabin, certainly. to a regular balcony probably not, although i personally would choose the club suite over the regular balcony. it's a little bigger, and my wife has had 2 knee replacements and prefers the enclosed stall shower. i dont really care about the free bag of laundry or the strawberry's delivered one day of the cruise. as far as the prior comments about the sparkling wine that everyone makes fun f, we had a bottle of actual champagne. so in the end, it's whatever you can comfortably afford. if its a port intensive itinerary, your cabin probably wont make much of a difference

cagneys can be hit or miss. we were invited on the bliss to alaska, to a dinner with 12 people. i ordered among other things the 5oz filet, the onion soup and ahi tuna. it was merely ok. the next night was the last night of the cruise, and we still had a freebie dinner so my wife and i decided to go to cagneys again. i had virtually the same as the night before but it was 100% better and the service was impeccable. if you want to see a menu, go to ncl website and click where it says log on. if you click "dining" it will show youall the dining area available. click cagneys and it will say view menu. youreon your own from there

i can drink 4 or more pepsis daily, and my teeth are fine, thank you. you can get ice tea, lemonade and a couple of other drinks out of the dispenser in the buffet

probably better to grab a glass from the bar, but if youre sitting down for a nice leisurely dinner at any of the mdr's or specialty restaurants, what's the hurry? i usually like to have a glass of scotch before my dinner is served so for me its not an issue

ncl just distributes the costs differently. the price per the1st 2 people goes up proportionately.

well, to clarify, and i dont mean to sound like the diva i am, we usually book a haven when possible, or a suite (not club balcony) if theship has no haven complex. on our recent cruise (ncl bliss to alaska) we got a comped club balcony cabin. so while i was just a little disappointed in got getting the upgrade bid, it's a 1st world problem, and im sure no one will feel sorry for my wife and i that we had to tough it out in a free club balcony.lol

dont feel left out. we're booked on the star from southampton to copenhagen sept 16th thru 26th. one of the ports was berlin (which i was interested in seeing) and like your copenhagen port, this was cancelled with no explanation. to add insult to injury, i only found out about this when i went to book a shore excursion and saw it was no longer there. i dont knock ncl (although i'm not crazy about some of the chicken s**t they pull) but they could have at least notified us of the change

for me in particular, this would be a tragedy of biblical proportions. im 74 and addicted to pepsi like some people are addicted to coffee. ive been drinking pepsi since i was about 5 while i dont mind coke, i prefer to say "pepsi please"

fine print alert. free drinks will cost you the gratuities (check your reservation for amount) its factored into y our bill. 5 day will give 2 passengers in the cabin 1 free dinner each. im partial to teppanyaki, but cagneys comes close as 2nd choice. it may be worth your while to buy additional specialty dinners, but check the costs against the menu prices. you can get as many drinks per day as you want, and as long as the cost is under $15 the brand doesnt matter. if the cost of a grey goose, or cosmo is under that figure you can drink yourself into a stupor. the downside is you'll probably hate yourself in the morning. if you like mojitos (and who doesnt) and your ship has one, try sugarcane. no, it does not include the ice bar, which i couldnt hold out for 15 minutes. froze my tushie off. its 17 degrees in there and im a so cal guy. brrrr! mdr's are adequate. i usually only go here once or twice on a cruise (ok i'm a snob) but we just got off of the bliss they they werent bad. be careful of free shore excursions, it's only $50 off each port or each excursion and only for 1 person. other than that, bon voyage and enjoy your cruise

hope this helps you decide. the ncl ship that dont have haven suites but cabins listed as "suites" the cabins are virtually the same. the ships that list both "haven" suites, and "suites" (not club balcony suites, ) the only difference is access to the haven pool and bar area. the 2 bedroom suites, have both a master bedroom and the 2nd bedroom can comfortably sleep 2 adults, or the children/grandchildren if they are young. the sofa in the living room pulls out and again can accommodate another person, possible 2 if hey are small children. if this works for you, your entire party can enjoy the suite perks.

just got off the ncl bliss from alaska. i bid on separate haven cabins, and was locked out of each. my wife was super-pi**edat me for not just booking the regular way

sorry, i kind of agree with your husband, although i acknowledge they are different. that being said, however ,i'd return them both, they dont look very fashionable to be at all. signed: jonny versace lol

that's why im not overly disappointed. i can still chill out on my balcony with either a glass of champagne or an ice cold heineken . or if im feeling really motivated "BOTH"

i have only eaten there twice in my 18 ncl cruises. 1st time i went there, i was unaware that men needed to have collared shirts. im on vacation, this was supposed to be freestyle. well since we had 9 people in our party, i swiftly marched back to my cabin and put on a nice clean collared shirt. went back to the table, sat down, and the waitress spilled entire her tray of drinks all over me. no apologies, no offer of free drink or dessert, as they say in the old country "NADA" the next time was just recently. my wife, a close friend and myself were on the ncl jade this past april. my friend lived in paris for about 6 months and wanted to try it out. with much trepidation i agreed. if i want a steak ,ill go to cagneys. i ordered the sea bass, talk about tasting fishy, for what it's worth (not very much,however) we're sapphire level and get a freebie dinner at either cagney's of le bistro. guess what? this is a no brainer. cant say much in favor of la cucina either. slightly upscale from olive garden, but not much so. they used to have a terrific lobster and pasta dish. alas and aleck no more

the haven penthouse suites

well, the lets get you upgraded screen is gone, and no notification of bid acceptance. oh well, on the bright side i just saved $2500, and we're still in a free club balcony. sure will miss the butler,however!

while others may rave, i avoid le bistro like the plague.