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Don't know if it helps. On May 5, 2019, NCL is doing the reverse. Tokyo to Vancouver on the NCL Jewel. My brother and I have been discussing the last few days if we want to jump on one of them or not.

Thx,

Debbie

This question may have been asked and answered, but are Guaranty staterooms eligible for the upgrade bidding process? TIA

I currently have an inside ID gty booked and we were given the option to bid for an upgrade.

Thx,

Debbie

I was actually very impressed with the app, especially with Royal's ongoing IT challenges. Sorry to hear it didn't work as well for you.

 

Curious about how far in advance your sister was able to make the Northstar reservation? I never saw that option even weeks out...need to be ready for the next time!

 

Thanks for the more accurate boarding info. ..

 

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My sister was checking each day on the cruise planner and it happened that a spot for 2 opened up and she grabbed it about 2 weeks before we sailed. I went in literally 5 min after she booked and it wasn't available again. I have no idea if it has opened earlier for others. But on embarkation day there were plenty available. But I heard soneone mention in the elevator that they went on the 2nd day and nothing was available.

I can't give you a first hand answer as we were delayed in NY traffic and didn't board until 1:15. [emoji33]

 

From what I hear though, boarding started in the 11:00 to 11:30 range.

 

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We were there at 10:30am and walked on within 15 min. We were not the first, so I assumed boarding started before then.

Just a minor note. We're on Anthem now as well.

 

Northstar and ifly could only be booked once onboard, either in person or via the Royal IQ app. Puzzle break can also be booked with the app.

 

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I think the app probably worked better for you then us. Whenever we tried to book a reservation to anything it gave us an error and told us to try again later. After trying several times across the first few days, we gave up.

Btw, my sister did manage to get a North Star reservation before we boarded. But by the time I logged into my cruise planner they were no longer taking advance reservations.

wonder if they charge on the anthem ? I haven't been able to book it yet and we cruise in about 11 days

As an FYI. My family booked too late to get reservations for ifly, etc b4 the cruise. What we did was book after we boarded the ship. They had crew available to help book in the Box office on the 4th floor. The same folks who are helping to book Northstar and ifly have access to also help you make a reservation to the Puzzle break room.

Thx,

Debbie

So not sure I got my answer!

Is it chargeable on all ships now, or free in Europe/on some ships?

Thanks for help!

I am currently on the Anthem. It was free when I did it earlier this week.

Thx,

Debbie

I HATE long reviews so I will keep this short as I can. Anthem is just incredible, its everything it was supposed to be and more. I just love the way RCI designs and lays out their ships. This ship or class has 3 of the coolest rooms on the ocean period, in my opinion. The indoor pools, the Solarium and 270 are just about the coolest rooms at sea bar none. You can throw in the Esplanade too because I liked it just as much as the Promenade and quite possibly better. The ship is clean as can be from top to bottom. The service was even better that I remembered from Explorer, and much better than the NCL cruise we took last year. The Captain who is from Croatia and I can't pronounce his name is very funny, but you can tell is no nonsense when it comes to safety.

Food I thought was excellent, From Windjammer to specialty was excellent. Specialty we ate at Wonderland, Jamie's and Chops. All were incredible. Wonderland was a fun experience, the food I questioned because of "looks" but when you taste it, its delicious. A very fun experience.

Jamie's was great but I can't give a full review because we didn't finish anything. It was Portland port and we had and early excursion and didn't eat Breakfast or Lunch so when we got back on at 2:30 or 3:00 we had slices of pizza and that ruined us for Jamie's. The bites we did have of everything was excellent though.

Now Chops was incredible and that is coming from someone who hates steak. I did not get steak, I got Salmon but it was incredible.

The Elevator situation was great I thought, worked much better than Breakaway last year. There weren't any huge waits.

Voom was simply incredible also. It was supper fast. Stream movies, no problem, no buffering, just played. I was highly, highly impressed with Voom.

Oh Bayonne port is awesome also, on the ship in 20 minutes. The weird new rule that you can't go to your stateroom till 1 PM I don't like but what are you gonna do. Getting off was a bit chaotic, but its 4200 people getting off a ship in 2 hours, hard to avoid. It's MUCH better than NCL Manhattan though, MUCH. The seas were calm, had a great time, and will do Anthem again. I'll post more as I think of things as I know already I forgot some stuff.

Hi,

We are on the Anthem in about 2 weeks. I know you said you can't go to your stateroom til 1. However, do you know when they let you start boarding the ship? We're trying to figure out when we should arrive at the port.

Thx,

Debbie

Usually 20 to 30 minutes. It's not far.

Yes, took us about 20 min. We didn't have any traffic. BTW, it was about $30 for the taxi ride from the port.

Here was my experience this morning. Although, I would still book a flight after noon. The NCL Pearl was supposed to come in at 8AM this morning. However, it got there early, as predicted by the captain. They let the Easy Walk off out first just before 8AM. And the gold and platinum members were next off around 8:30AM, which is when I left. I think I heard Red called after me. My luggage and I were checked in for my flight and waiting at MIA airport by 10:30AM for my 12:30 flight.

Thx,

Debbie

Thanks, we are booked under senior discount rate, as its cheaper then us using the cruise package for 4 of us in the room.

Is there anywhere to eat for dinner around there? We are flying in around 3:30-4PM, the day before the cruise, so would not be exploring too much

Hi,

Just wondering, has anyone ever stayed at this Springhill suites?

Thx,

Debbie

I received an email this morning where they said no shareholder credit applied currently to my reservation and asked me for copies of my request and brokerage statement again.

I received an amenity invoice from them about an hour ago. Yay! And I didn't lose my prepaid service charge promotion. Whew.

Hi,

Was just wondering if anyone had recently applied to get the benefit and if so, how long did it take before they said yes or no? Reason why I ask is that I emailed my request about a week ago, and I have yet to hear anything.

Thx,

Debbie

Hi,

Quick out of curiosity question. For the upgrade certificates, what happens if the category above you is sold out?

Thx

Hi,

Didn't make enough points for the $500 off, so am getting upgrade certificates. I was wondering. In order to use the certificates, so I have to pay the rest of the cruise with the NCL card?

Thx!