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2 hours ago, adamnoone said:

I’m still going on the Escape 03/28. I actually upgraded to an H7 from an MB yesterday for a great deal. 

I am on the same cruise and moved up from a cabin with a large balcony to an H7 (Forward facing haven suite) yesterday also.  I unfortunately did not realize that the balcony was not in the front but it is on the side of the cabin.  I am bummed about that.  It will be our first time actually staying in the Haven.   Are you part of the roll call and are you going to the meet and mingle?

35 minutes ago, anitsiva said:

I just recieved an email advising that they attempted to upgrade me but my card declined. I was provided an option to add a new card and start the process over.  Thanks all for your help. 

You have to cancel your bid and bid again then put your new credit card information.  

On 2/23/2020 at 10:47 AM, ClevelandCruisin said:

Found some on social media group under freestyle dailies from February. There are 2 groups, this group has a large (N) in the group name. Can't post links or names here, so check it out.

13 hours ago, mscloyd said:

I actually have all of them from our cruise on Escape at the end of January.  I had planned to post them but there are sooo many pages.  I'll try to do that when I get time.

Thank you so much.  At least post the first day, and the two sea days if it is not too much for you.  Thank you.

23 hours ago, Master98 said:

Hi,

 

Is it possible to request an upgrade (inside to balcony) directly via the NCL website?  If yes, what's the procedure?  We are sailing on Sunday.

 

Thank you

I have done this for a lot of my family members when the priced of the balcony and mini suites dropped a lot. (There was about 16 different types of cabins booked for this memorial cruise) I was able to get them a balcony from an inside for $50 per person.  For the mini suites it was $100 per person.  It was a lot cheaper calling them directly then doing the bidding.

If anybody has any recent dailies for the Escape Western Caribbean could you please post them.  Or if you are leaving anytime in the next few weeks.  I am planning a few events for the cruise critic group, ie slot pull, poker pub crawl etc., and would like to plant them around some of the events happening on the ship.  Thank you in advance for your time.

There are a lot of unused areas on deck 8 on the waterfront.  Walk around and you can find areas with nice stuffy chairs and/or recliners with nobody around.

Thank you all who took the time to do this.  Much appreciated.

1 hour ago, Bananas27 said:

What percent of people would you guess bid on a higher category?

30%

1 minute ago, EleventyBangBang said:

 

Going on Bliss this May...  Was wondering about this.  Sounds like it might still be just a bit too chilly to sit outside? 

 

Just to let you know that when they were doing the inside passage, the vibe was open to all.  All the other days it was private but there were maybe a total of five people in there.  We knew the bartenders so we will go and just sit down to order a drink from them since they were bored on the outside of the vibe and they would tell us how they did not have the business.  Instead of a vibe pass for Alaska I would get the spa pass.  You have the 360degree view and you are inside the ship with less people.

Norwegian is really good at accommodating people for dinner.  Parties of 2-4 are usually very easy for them but when it gets to a bigger size group that is when it is harder.  Well this is what they told us.  My husband and I never had an issue with just walking up.

I appreciate all who took the time to bid and or comment.

2 minutes ago, Mike_DeA said:

Do you need to add "I'm not afraid to bid" as a choice?

I have one poll that is "Would you bid on these separate categories if they had it."

Norwegian would gain more revenue from both parties, those who want that location and those who don't want to bid in fear of getting that location.  They can now just bid on a balcony that is not all the way in the back.

22 minutes ago, JamieLogical said:

I have LONG wished they would break out aft balconies/mini-suites as separate categories for bidding. I was happy when they did it for Spa balconies/mini-suites, but really really wish they would do it for aft as well. Right now there are still 27 aft balconies available on my upcoming March sailing on the Bliss, but the prices haven't budged. I would happily bid to upgrade from my BA into one of these, but I am unwilling to pay the current $581 per person price difference from what I originally booked my BA for to directly upgrade.

I feel the same and so has a lot of other people that I talked to so I wanted to see how many actually would do it.  Also, if they had these separate categories, they would get more people to bid who DO NOT want these locations.  So if it was a separate category then they would not have that fear anymore.

I was wondering how many people are afraid to bid in fear of getting an Aft or front balcony?  

I wanted to see if there were other people like me who enjoy the aft cabins and the larger balcony cabins and are willing to bid on these categories if they had them.

6 minutes ago, davencl said:

Just received my upgrade notification success for 2/14 Joy cruise.  Went from minisuite to 2 bdrm haven suite(H4).  My bid was the middle of the fair range.

Congrats!

2 hours ago, firstimecruiseronncl said:

I'm sailing on the Bliss in 2 weeks. Just confirming that the passes are sold at the Social? Also -- any recent cruisers know if the Vibe is selling out? I was just wondering with the price increase and leaving out of NY -- if it is still selling out quickly.  

When I was on the Bliss in May they were selling them there.  However, it was an Alaskan cruise so they were not that popular for Alaska.

28 minutes ago, Nath said:

Usually bids for the Haven rarely gets accepted if in the poor range. Bid what you can afford but placing your bid in the fair range or better would give you better chances.
 

As other posters mentioned maybe your TA has opt out of the bid program, that would explain why you do not get the bid invitation/email.

 

Good luck with your bids!

I get the emails to do the bids, my bids were  never accepted.

5 minutes ago, DinaS said:

 

It's unlikely that it has to do with booking direct or through a TA.  It is more likely the bid amount and/or the number of cabins available.

3 minutes ago, julig22 said:

As far as I know, how you book has nothing to do with getting your bid accepted.  There have been discussions about whether or not you will get an offer to bid if you go through a TA - something about your TA has to participate in the program, whatever that means.  I've always gotten a bid offer, TA or not.  Just had a bid accepted for an upcoming cruise, booked through a TA.  If I remember correctly, that makes me 1/2 on bids because I don't always bid and othertimes I simply upgrade if prices have dropped and then cancel the bid.

Thank you all for taking the time to respond.  I use a travel agent just to get a little extra on board credit.  However, I just never get my bids accepted.  However, I guess going from balcony to a haven cabin you need to bid pretty well.  I am usually at $600 a person bid.

How many people who booked through a travel agent got their bid accepted?  I have bid on Norwegian five times and never had my bid accepted.  I booked through a travel agent.

If anybody could help me with this question it would be so much appreciated.  I needed to know if Mr. Francis is still with the Bliss or if he is moving on to the Encore. If anybody knows this answer, it would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you for your time in advance.

On 5/12/2019 at 5:53 PM, AtlantaAlly said:

Initial reports I’m reading have go carts at $15 and no unlimited passes available.

Yes the cars-go carts are $15.  I think this cost is high.

30 minutes ago, Alatraveler1 said:

Don't like the forced disembarkation by 8:00 for Port Valet, hadn't seen that in the past.  What difference does it make, and is it enforced?  We don't fly home till late on embarkation day and wanted a later breakfast before being asked to walk the plank.

We used port Valet and our plane did not leave until 5:45 pm.  We stayed on the ship until 9am

Just got off the Bliss on Sunday. This was a memorial cruise for my mother so there were 12 cabins booked in my group. Here is just some feed back from the great cruise. Some of the feedback is just from me some from the group. ---The workers on the Bliss especially the General Manager Jovo and the group coordinator David did an awesome job in helping us set up a room for 30 minutes with a projector and screen for our on board memorial service.

All officers were very approachable and extremely nice. Been on many other cruise lines where they don't seem to have the time to even say hi.

Boarding---Extremely fast. No issues here.

Food on boarding day----We went to the local which was great but others went to the buffet which there were no tables.

CABINS---We had from a three person accessible window cabin to many mini suites. The three person accessible window cabin was extra large. Since this was my brother's first time cruising he could not compare it to other cabins. My sister and her husband and me and my husband had aft cabins. We loved our balconies and scenery but we thought it was tight getting into the closet. I thought there were more than enough storage for two people. Tip putting the shoes in the drawer under the couch. That way you can sit down on the couch pull out the drawer and grab your shoes. People in the other balconies loved their balconies. The mini suites seemed to be the same room size as a regular balcony room, but mini suite bathrooms have a double sink and a shower with a large bath tub. If that is what you prefer then get a mini suite. Everybody said their room steward was awesome. I had towel animals every night without having to ask. I know my daughter and cousin did also. I forgot to ask everybody else.

Shows--Everybody preferred Jersey Boys over Havana. The Beatles show and the comedians were great. My son and his girlfriend enjoyed the prohibition show. None of us made it to the glow/white party.

Bars--Great service everywhere. We went to every bar. The mojito bar with the Chocolate Cowboy and the magician bartender Bong was always entertaining. Lily at the Atrium was always a sweet heart. The guy at the Q bar worked his little but off and made us great drinks and shots. Michael and Rommel and the vibe bar and right outside the vibe are always great.

Best food that was included---The Local

Best specialty dining the Steakhouse and the Food Republic.

Best place to be for the glacier if you can---The Spa. Not many people and it is warm and relaxing. Best free space for the inside would be the observation lounge. People get there very early. Best place for the outside to view--if you don't have an aft balcony Deck 8 in the heliport that they open up just for this event. Another is the Vibe which they open up for everybody for that day. Deck 8 also is nice but you only see one side. The vibe is only on one side but it is very easy to look across with the door open to the vibe, to see the other side of the ship.

Gym--Too small--besides the spin class there was only one bike in the gym.

Best place to find an uncrowded hot tub and bar--Right outside of the Vibe on Deck 19. Bartenders Michael and Rommel will always treat you well.

Paid activities. The cars were fun and the lazer tag was a blast. I would do lazer tag again but not the cars. If you get behind a slow person they usually don't pull over so you are stuck. However, I think the cost is twice then what it should be. I would have liked to pay half and did them twice.

Free activities--The slide racer was awesome and the water was warm. I could not go down the other slide since we could not get off our rings. We only did a little bit of golfing since it was too cold and windy. We had some family members who enjoyed the game shows in the atrium.

Best place to relax and have a great view of Alaska on the ship--HANDS DOWN the observation deck.

One thing that everybody wanted was longer time in port. Rather skip one place and stay longer at others.

Overall another fantastic experience on Norwegian. If you have any questions please ask.