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27 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Daily grats are a fixed $14.50 pp pd, not a % - maybe you are thinking of drinks or other purchases which have an 18% grats.

I tend to think of wait staff the same way. When we tip extra, we don't get caught up in how much. Do I think $50 is too much? Yes, but who is to say without knowing more? The whole point is to acknowledge service above and beyond what is required. Our last two cruises, on HAL and NCL, didn't have wait staff that was worth any extra. We barely found a bartender to tip extra. Looking forward to that changing on our next cruise, which is RCI.

I would advise,  be careful to not tip more than you can reasonably afford. If $50 is within your budget, go ahead. If you just add 2% to their daily prepaid gratuity, that brings it up to 20%. So how much does 2% per person per day add up to.

We just got back from 10 day NCL Breakaway cruise, so now can concentrate on the AOS Snowbirds cruise in October. AOS was also the first RCI ship we sailed. Sounds like you are having a blast!

Not sure, because we printed our edocs a couple weeks before the cruise. It woud be a pretty lousy app if you couldn't use that, but better to check further.

10 hours ago, Partyatsea said:

Try changing your party size.

Worked for us.

We will adjust the party size when we get on the ship.

We are only 2 to start with. 🙂 Seems like a good number for Valentine's Day.

11 minutes ago, Lovetotravel7559 said:

Well we had reservations.  Yes it’s pretty small but probably only 1/3 of the tables were occupied.  I don’t know why you couldn’t get reservations for Valentines Day.  Try online now and if not available then try when you get onboard.  Good luck!

Already tried online. All of the Specialty restaurants are booked. Someone said only 30% are offered for online booking. Those crab legs were only appetizers? Any entr'es with them?

8 hours ago, Stlcardsfan79 said:

At Harvest Caye yesterday I did not have phone service (I have Verizon) this morning in Costa Maya I do $5. for calls, text and data.

Last night we are at Ocean Blue, very good. 1 appetizer, 1 entree, 2 sides and a dessert. My husband ordered the shrimp appitizer at Cagney it was only 3 shrimp but at Ocean Blue there were 6. I had the king crab appitizer both were very good. We were able to sit outside, the sunset was beautiful, tried to get a picture but didn't turn out very good. We will probably go back there a 2nd night. Later we went to Howl and the Moon, very talented, we enjoyed it a lot. 

The Ocean Blue looks fairly small. Are reservations required? The chances of getting them for Valentine's Day is probably zero-none? 

18 hours ago, cheersforbeers said:

Thanks CardsFan for taking time out to answer so quickly, enjoy your cruise.  

As someone who has Tom T. Hall's, I Like Beer, for a ringtone, just want to say, I like your ID. You are probably even familiar with Cliff Clavin's Buffalo Beer Theory. 🙂 

I think we are going to really like O'Sheehan's! 🙂 Have you tried it for breakfast, yet

Thank you for starting this thread! Feb 7 for us. 

Looks like I missed the posts about the price. Is the messaging real time or delayed? Also, does anyone know if walkie talkies work on the ship?

On 12/25/2018 at 7:26 AM, xcell said:

I was just about to ask what the app does but then decided not to be lazy....so just in case....

 

 

Introducing the all-new Cruise Norwegian app. Think of it as your new travel companion, helping you experience an unforgettable cruise vacation every step of the way from the time you book to your last day on board.

Features Include:

Overall

• Preview and book Shore Excursions
• Preview restaurants and make dining reservations
• Preview onboard entertainment, bars & lounges, spa treatments, shopping
• Ability to favorite onboard offerings
• Vacation summary, view itinerary and onboard reservation details
• Check your Latitude Rewards points and learn about tier benefits

Before Your Cruise

• Purchase onboard gifts including wine, flowers and treats
• Check in online and save time at the pier
• On the day of departure, access your E-Docs and directions to the pier

During Your Cruise

• Review your account and track onboard purchases
• Get a daily schedule of what’s happening on the ship
• Learn about our CruiseNext program
• Review helpful disembarkation information including immigration and Easy Walk-off details
• Call and message guests on board including Group Chat*

*Calling and Messaging Package has a nominal one-time fee for making unlimited onboard calls and messages during your cruise.

Do you know what the nominal fee is?

Excellent, thanks!

I have not been posting nearly as much with the new format. Maybe I don't have the settings right, but whatever happened to the drop down for subscribed threads? When I go to a roll call, I have to scroll all the way down and click on last page to get most current posts.

1 hour ago, zqvol said:

 

Are you going to Belize City or Harvest Caye. Most NCL stops are at Harvest Caye.

We are going to both. Not stopping in Roatan this time. I pulled up an ariel view.

20 minutes ago, ColinIllinois said:

Is this what you are looking for?

 

http://www.ppigroup.com/Web_Maps/BZE_shopping.pdf

That's it! Except the only list the approved shops. Thanks!

Specifically, does anyone have a copy of the cruise port in Belize that comes in the cruise dailies? It would have a key should what all the stores, etc. are. There are maps online but they don't list what the buildings are.

Thanks!

We haven't been to Belize in almost 6 years. The Sandpiper bar was right at the end of the pier. Just wondering if it is still there as we are going again in February.

1 hour ago, tomservo said:

Sorry - Specialty Dining Plan. 

Thanks! We haven't done Specialty Dining in years.

2 hours ago, Linda the Book Lover said:

 

packercrusing - Not worried about anyone seeing me as If someone wants to look at an old lady having an adult beverage or reading on the balcony they must really be bored. LOL

Plus, you can see them, so cocktails on the balcony can be pretty interesting. 🙂

2 hours ago, Linda the Book Lover said:

We are port so no wind blowing my adult beverage off of the balcony. 🙂

Forward or aft. Wouldn't port side forward be just as windy as starboard side forward? What discourages us from the angled balcony is that everyone has a good view of it.

On 11/8/2018 at 4:24 PM, tomservo said:

How does the SDP credit work at the Raw Bar? Is anything considered an entree? Or can you get as much of whatever you want?

I give up. What is a SDP card?

9 hours ago, mommaof9 said:

My daughter has requested a trip to Alaska for her 21st birthday next year, and I thought a cruise would be the best way to experience it. (My husband and I will be taking our first cruise in January, so no cruise experience yet.) Both lines have itineraries that I think we would enjoy, so I'm trying to figure out which would be best, considering her age. I understand that HA tends to have older cruisers, but I don't know if that would bother her. She is going to be most interested in the sights of Alaska.

 

I would really appreciate any thoughts/advice on which might be better for our circumstance. It would be she and I on the cruise.

 

Thanks!

We have done both. We liked HAL better than Princess, but Princess is nice and would probably have more activities. If the itineraries are basically the same, she will see fantastic sights regardless of the ship.

Following as we are doing this cruise next year. Thanks for the updates!

16 hours ago, drpack said:

You click on your name on the upper right and then select Manage Followed Content from the drop down menu.

And there is nothing there "yet".