complawyer

why dont you do the humane thing? catch and release!

OUCH!

we were on the jade from athens april 8th thru the 17th. ncl required a negative covid result 3 days before sailing, so we had that done. at the pier in athens, before being allowed to board, we were tested once again (no charge) the 1st day was a sea day and the 1st port on the 10th was jerusalem. on the sea day (april 9th) the israeli health ministry sent their own inspectors, and the entire ship was tested once again. all the results had to come back before we were allowed to disembark in israel. all that being said, i didnt hear of any problems. or cases of covid on this cruise. i will give ncl credit where it's due. they seemed to have all their based covered as far as safety of the passengers and crew were concerned. now, obviously this may not be the case for all ports of call and all ncl ships, but we had no problems at all. to even simplify things, we flew delta and needed another negative covid test before we were allowed to board any flights back to the u.s. we stayed at the athens marriott, and right next door was a hospital. it took 30minutes to get t he test and results, no charge, and the next day we were happily on our way home

try not to overthink this, unless youre trying to book the teppanyaki, ive never had any problem getting a reservation at any other specialty restaurant before i actually boarded the ship, especially if there are only 2 of you. if you book a haven or a suite, you have a concierge that will make all the arrangements for you

sorry, but if you check the description of the family suite, although it a large and very spacious, it does not have a balcony. i dont believe any of the family suites on any of the ncl vessels have balconies, consequently i have been reluctant to book this type of cabin. no balcony is a deal breaker for me!

i believe it can be done, but if you book a cabin for 1, ncl will almost double the price, and i dont t hink their booking system will allow someones name to appear on two bookings. the 2 bedroom will work nicely if its within your price range. one of my close friends just joined us on the jade. prior to sailing, i advised her that the 2nd room was small, but she would get all the amenities that came with a 2 bedroom. she was fine. we all shared the rest of the suite, and she had her alone time. she also enjoyed the haven pool area.